Tool stack
The LoL ranked climb toolkit
Five tools that cover the improvement cycle in League — pre-game prep, live lobby analysis, and post-game coaching. The stack for climbing ranked with intent.
Climbing in League of Legends is rarely about playing more games: it's about playing games with better information and reviewing them afterward. The client won't tell you what to build against your matchup, or which part of your play is costing you. This five-tool stack covers that cycle —before, during, and after each game— without overlapping.
A game's cycle
Before playing, you open U.GG to see your champion's optimized build, runes, and counters at your rank, and OP.GG to review your own history and, if you want, scout the lobby's players. You reach champ select knowing what to expect.
During champ select and the game, Porofessor analyzes the lobby live: it gives you your lane matchup, concrete tips, and the composition's win conditions. It's the real-time information layer that U.GG and OP.GG don't cover.
After playing, Mobalytics steps in with its GPI (Gamer Performance Index): instead of telling you "you played badly," it shows which dimension —farming, vision, aggression, positioning— you're falling short in, so you know what to practice. And to stay ahead of the meta, Probuilds.net shows what pros are building right now, especially valuable when a new patch doesn't have consolidated data yet.
Why these five
Each attacks a different phase of the improvement cycle:
- Pre-game prep → U.GG + OP.GG
- Live information → Porofessor
- Coaching and diagnosis → Mobalytics
- Getting ahead of the meta → Probuilds.net
This isn't a stack for casual play; it's for the player who wants to climb with method. Each tool has its full analysis in the codex.
What's in this stack
- U.GGFree
Optimized builds, runes, and counters by champion and rank, before each game.
Builds, runes, and tier lists for every League of Legends champion, with a massive dataset and modern UX
- OP.GGFree
Your match history, win rate, and scouting of lobby opponents and teammates.
The most popular League of Legends match history tracker, with per-champion stats, tier lists, and leaderboards
- PorofessorFree
Live lobby analysis: matchups, lane tips, and win conditions during champ select.
Overlay and web app specialized in champ select for League of Legends, with instant teammate and opponent info in live games
- MobalyticsFree
Structured coaching with the GPI: pinpoints which dimension of your play is weak.
Coaching and improvement platform for League of Legends, with the GPI (Gamer Performance Index) and per-match analysis of areas to improve
- Probuilds.netFree
What pros are building right now, useful to get ahead of the meta on new patches.
The classic professional-player builds site for League of Legends, with recent pro match history aggregated by champion