Explanations of each column are available below the tier list. The card pools in each tier are roughly the same strength. I don’t feel as though there is much value in determining if Grand Moments Lux is better than Afterlife Kalista. They’ll both easily take you to 7 wins.
The condensed image version of this tier list can be found here.
Tiers:
1 – Expect to get to the final battle even if the draft goes poorly
2 – Expect to get to the final battle with either a strong draft or a strong pool pairing, but not necessarily both.
3 – Expect to get to the final battle with some luck. Expect to get 4 – 5 wins with an average draft. Expect to get 0 – 3 wins if the draft goes poorly.
4 – Expect to get 3 – 4 wins if the draft goes well and 0 – 3 wins if the draft goes poorly
5 – Will be excited if I win more than 1 game
Stack:
In your expedition runs, you will typically look to stack 3 of a single champion with a single copy of your 4th champion. A check mark indicates this is a champion worthy of stacking.
Combat:
We recommend you try to stack combat-centric champions or spell-centric champions together. For example, Darius is a combat-centric champion. He plays well when paired with other champions that are centered on combat like Draven or Elise. He does not play well with a spell-centric champion like Heimerdinger.
Partner:
This is the partner pool for this row’s pool. This is Riot’s intended pairing for this specific pool so they will synergize together. If this champion is your first pick, it will force the partner faction for your second pick. For example Disruption Yasuo is paired with Disruption Darius. These two pools compliment each other with stun effects. If you take Disruption Yasuo with your first pick, you are guaranteed to see a Noxus champion in your second pack, but not necessarily Disruption Darius.
Good Pairings:
These pools indicate what I think are the best possible pairings with that row’s champion.