If you have ever been forcibly body slammed by an enemy, odds are you’ve faced Sett on Summoner’s Rift. Released in early 2020, Sett was one of the most meta defining champions in League of Legends casual and professional play this past year.

According to Gamepedia, him and Senna were the only two champions [to be featured in every single champion select during the Spring Split](https://lol.gamepedia.com/LCS/2020_Season/Spring_Playoffs/Champion_Statistics) of the LCS, either always being chosen or banned. Out of the nine times he was played, the team with Sett won seven times. But his numbers are even more impressive when you look at his impact across the globe.

[As gol.gg observed worldwide](https://gol.gg/champion/champion-stats/148/season-S10/split-ALL/tournament-ALL/), Sett had positive win rates in top lane, jungle, and mid lane, while barely missing an even mark at 49.6% on support. He was banned almost 2,400 times and [was the fourth most picked champion](https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/the-most-played-champions-in-professional-league-of-legends-throughout-2020) at over 1,900 times, with a presence of 71.6% in all champion selects during Season 10. All this adds up to a 51.2% win rate worldwide among pro regions, notching his best win rate in the LCK, at 55.2%. But why was Sett so popular?

Sett’s versatility put him in a league of his own, as he was featured more than 100 times at every role except ADC. Despite being a melee champion, his speed and range allow him to outduel many long- range enemies. Because he’s a juggernaut, Sett can both deal and take damage, but unlike others in this subclass (like Darius and Mordekaiser), he can also easily close the distance between himself and opponents with Knuckle Down, which gives him 30% bonus speed when an enemy champion is visible within a certain range.

Haymaker makes Sett amazingly tank-like, as he gains a shield that protects him from abilities like Garen’s ultimate. Champions like Kayle and Sylas struggled immensely against him, winning less than 30% of matchups against the Ionian.

Despite being a mainstay all year, Worlds 2020 saw other champions rise to the top, with Graves taking over the number one pick for jungle and Ornn doing the same for top lane. [Lucian became the most banned champion](https://dotesports.com/league-of-legends/news/lucian-was-the-most-banned-champion-at-worlds-2020-main-event-with-a-78-9-percent-ban-rate), while Sett failed to crack the top five for both picks and bans.

Including play-ins, Sett was played over 32 times during Worlds, finishing with a win rate of around 47%. He was played much more successfully during the main event, winning 9 out of 17 matches for a win rate of just under 53%. Sett did not appear in the grand finals at all, last being played by Top Esports jungler Hung “Karsa” Hao-Hsuan in a loss to eventual runner ups, Suning.

Still, Season 11 Sett has been appearing in APAC preseason professional play, making appearances in the [LCK KeSPA Cup and getting plenty of play time in the LPL Demacia Cup](https://gol.gg/champion/champion-stats/148/season-S11/split-ALL/tournament-ALL/). Sett has been played a total of 18 times across both regions (picked by the winning team for eight matches) and was played twice in the Demacia Cup finals.

After being a powerhouse for almost the entire calendar year, Sett is no longer the must ban or must pick that he used to be. At the same time, newer champions like Rell and Seraphine have yet to have the same kind of impact. It might be a long time before we see another champion become so integral to League of Legends upon release. If you want to remember 2020 for something good, remember it as being the year of ‘The Boss.’

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The Boss Who Defined 2020: Sett

Jesse "JAG" Goodman

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9:40PM on Jan 5, 2021

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