Draft Pick

Draft Pick is type of Game Mode included in League of Legends.

History
The Draft Pick was included in the Season One Patch. It took part in the competition system for the Season One Ranked Games.

Since September 20, 2011 Draft Mode has been made available for unranked games on the Summoner's Rift and the Crystal Scar.

Process
Champion selection during ranked and, since September 20, 2011, unranked play will take on the form of a live draft. In 5v5 premade and 3v3 premade, the first phase of this draft process will provide the inviter of each team with the opportunity to ban the use of three champions. In unranked/normal draft, a random player will be selected as team captain; although, if the team contains a premade, they will be put first. In ranked draft, the player with the highest Elo will be selected as captain, and the order of the team will go from highest to lowest Elo. Banned champions cannot be selected for use on either team, so choose wisely!

In organized play where teams are familiar with each other, champions that someone on the other team play exceptionally well are normally banned to try to gain an advantage. In solo queue, bans are normally reserved for champions that are widely considered to be overpowered and are likely to be picked.

Bans are done in an alternating format, each team banning a single champion until 6 champions have been banned. After bans have been dispensed by both sides, the teams will begin the draft process. During play, draft picks will be exclusive, meaning that a drafted champion will not be available for play by the opposing team. The team who received the first ban will begin the drafting process in a 1:2:2:2:2:1 draft format for the 5v5 brackets and a 1:2:2:1 format for the 3v3 bracket.

As of November 15, 2011, 6 bans (3 per side) are allowed in Draft Mode. This means a player must have access to at least 16 champions (purchased + free week) in order to participate. Prior to this change, 2 bans were allowed to each team, requiring access to a minimum of 14 champions to play.