
If for some reason there are few summoners in queue, such as on low-activity servers, then it is very possible for this to not be the case.įor non-ranked Draft Pick games, pick order is not dependent at all upon individual normal MMR. *assuming that there are enough people in queue. Note that in Premade, the pick order is still determined by individual Premade MMR and not the MMR of the team. It is also fairly common to see players in the upper divisions of a tier pick above players in a tier's Division V, as some players in a Division V may be stuck there due to the inability to drop tiers. This is most notable in each tier's Division I, as those players tend to have MMR similar to or above that of players in the next higher tier. It is in fact very common for players in lower divisions to have higher MMR and thus pick before players in higher divisions. Therefore, a Platinum I player can pick before a Diamond IV player, and a duo between a Gold II player and a Bronze III player will always* make the Gold II first pick and the Bronze III last pick. In Season 3, the pick order in Ranked, both Solo/Duo and Premade, ignores Leagues/LP, and is entirely dictated by MMR.

Elo still exists as a hidden value called MMR, standing for Match making Rating. Season 3 introduced the concept of Leagues and League Points to mark progression in Ranked.

In Ranked Premade, the person who invited everybody is Captain and picks first, and the rest are, according to several forum posts, ordered by a hidden Ranked Premade Elo based on wins/losses while in that specific queue. Thus, if you have 2nd pick, you have the second highest Elo on your team. In Ranked Solo and Duo queue, the pick order is by Solo/Duo Elo.
