D · Matchups · §21
Metagame snapshot, August 2026 — starting configurations, not immutable plans.
27 shuffled units after boarding — at or above the 26-unit floor.
Bring in
Take out
Disrupt the Equipment engine and prevent the opponent from converting many small outside-hand plays into an uncontested board.
Watcher is the efficient compression tool. Mirror Image is comparatively slow and setup-dependent.
Avoid · Temporal Breach — replaying Kennen units can retrigger valuable play effects and create additional outside-hand interactions.
Structural problem → the card that answers it. Each sideboard slot exists for a specific structural reason, not a general one.
From the guide — §21 Current Matchup Map
The broad published metagame entering mid-August has centered on Kennen, Master Yi, Irelia, Rengar, Ezreal and other adjacent midrange or engine strategies — although available aggregate data and published tournament lists cover somewhat different samples and dates.◆src