User blog comment:HozzieHozzbourne/Strongest champion outside of the game/@comment-7782121-20130920082448

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Just to kind of give some perspective, in case anybody's wondering, in Renekton's judgement, he stumbled upon a match. Without the restrictions and levels placed on him by the League, he took out Nasus and his entire team all by himself. Similarly, Maokai emerged in a 3v3 and owned all six champs. Doesn't necessarily apply to every champion, but that's the sort of gap between power within a match and power outside of it. ;)

It's definitely hard to figure out who's the strongest, as there are numerous rivalries of aparently equal level. Jarvan and Swain? Sejuani and Olaf? Garen and Katarina? As for my personal list...

In terms of magic, Xerath and Syndra are definitely strong contenders, as they, more than the others, have the whole 'limitless potential' thing going. After them, there are numerous magic users which are worth mentioning. Brand, Lissandra and Anivia are powerful embodiments of certain types of magic. Ryze might also count, as not only is he tapped into the raw magic of the earth itself, but thus far nobody's been able to claim the scroll he protects. He doesn't go around fighting everyone, I know, but thought I'd put that out there. Zilean isn't offensive, but his power is also extremely potent, and has been used to put a stop to a war before.

For pure fighting skill and might, Jax is the Xerath of physical strength and expertise, owing to the fact that the League rules have changed for his sake. Master Yi would be a close match, too, as he's trained so hard that he breaks the laws of physics. And Aatrox, having centuries of warfare and an endless bloodlust, would be a strong contender in any brawl. Tryndamere might not be in their league yet (pardon the pun), but he's coming close, and has been getting stronger and angrier since Aatrox butchered his clan. And I would also include Pantheon, as even above the likes of Darius and Garen who fight for their country, Pantheon's trained himself solely for warfare.

And another thing I would consider which doesn't get as much exposure in the League is their ability as leaders or strategists. In that area, Swain might be the dominant strategist, the most cunning, the most influential. In a match of ten champions, it might not show as much, but his ability to analyse a situation, command his available assets, and come out on top are ranked pretty highly. On the less manipulative side of things, I would rate Ashe and Sejuani as two of the most influential 'personalities', owing to how they've been able to carve out powerful kingdoms from almost nothing, the former through diplomacy and the latter through force.

And finally, worth mentioning, I feel, are the demigodlike champions which represent almost an entirely different plane or form of existence entirely. Most of them are kind of jacks-of-all-trades, not specialising in any of the above, but having proven themselves quite strong. Definitely Fiddlesticks (the League managed to bind Nocturne, but nobody could control Fiddle), Nasus and Renekton (Renekton threw his world out of order, and Nasus was set to stop him). Maybe a few from the Shadow Isles or the Void, though those are not as well-defined.