Kennen and Master Yi set the early Vendetta pace

Kennen has the strongest early Vendetta case. It won the Runes League Invitational Qualifier, finished third at NovaRiftbound, and placed four decks across the two Top 8s. Five Kennen decks also reached NovaRiftbound's Top 32, so the result is supported by both a win and field depth.

Master Yi put two decks into the Runes League Top 8 and another into NovaRiftbound's Top 8. It also added ninth- and eighteenth-place finishes at NovaRiftbound, giving Yi the most convincing repeat performance behind Kennen.

Ezreal reached both Top 8s, finishing fourth at NovaRiftbound and eighth at Runes League. Tenth and twenty-ninth at NovaRiftbound add depth, but Kennen and Master Yi placed more decks at the very top.

Irelia placed sixth, thirteenth, seventeenth, and twentieth at NovaRiftbound. That is the deepest cluster near the top of the larger published field, although Irelia did not reach the Runes League Top 8.

Rengar finished sixth at Runes League and added twenty-fourth and thirty-first at NovaRiftbound. The repeated results support an A-tier position, even without a final-table finish.

Azir won NovaRiftbound's TCGArena Online $2K Showdown #3. That win establishes a high ceiling, but the available early-Vendetta evidence is concentrated in that one result and Azir did not reach the Runes League Top 8.

Kai'Sa finished second at NovaRiftbound. The final is strong enough for A tier, but Kai'Sa did not repeat the finish in the Runes League Top 8 and has less supporting depth than the decks above it.

Nasus finished second at the Runes League Invitational Qualifier. It stays at the bottom of A tier because it did not reach NovaRiftbound's Top 32, so the current case rests mostly on one excellent run.

Rek'Sai finished seventh at NovaRiftbound, proving it can reach a Top 8 in Vendetta. It did not add a second high finish at Runes League, which keeps it below the A-tier decks with stronger repeat evidence.

Viktor finished eighth at NovaRiftbound. That Top 8 earns a competitive B-tier position, but there is not yet enough repeated three-star evidence to move it higher.

Lillia placed fourteenth, twenty-first, and twenty-eighth at NovaRiftbound. Three Top 32 finishes show more depth than most of B tier, but none reached either event's Top 8.

Pyke finished twelfth at NovaRiftbound. The result shows that the deck can compete near the top, but one published high finish is not enough for A tier.

Akali finished fifteenth at NovaRiftbound. That puts the Legend in the competitive middle of the early field, with more tournament evidence still needed to establish a consistent Top 8 profile.

Annie finished sixteenth at NovaRiftbound. The result supports B tier, but Annie did not place another deck in the published upper field or the Runes League Top 8.

Jayce's best NovaRiftbound finish was twenty-third, and it did not reach the Runes League Top 8. The archetype remains relevant, but these two three-star events do not yet support a higher tier.

Shen finished twenty-sixth and thirtieth at NovaRiftbound. Two Top 32 decks show a playable foundation, but neither converted into a Top 16 or appeared in the Runes League Top 8.

Draven's best finish in this two-event window was twenty-seventh at NovaRiftbound. Other local results remain useful context, but the available three-star evidence puts Draven in C tier for now.

Sett took the final Top 32 position at NovaRiftbound and did not reach the Runes League Top 8. That is enough to stay above the long-shot group, but not enough for B tier.

Kha'Zix did not reach the published Top 32 at NovaRiftbound or the Runes League Top 8. The early three-star results do not yet support a higher placement.

Ornn did not reach the published Top 32 at NovaRiftbound or the Runes League Top 8. The deck needs a stronger tournament result before moving out of D tier.

Miss Fortune did not reach the published Top 32 at NovaRiftbound or the Runes League Top 8. Current Aurora experimentation has not yet translated into a three-star finish.

Diana entered Vendetta with a strong Unleashed record, but did not reach the published Top 32 at NovaRiftbound or the Runes League Top 8. This tier reflects the current Vendetta window rather than Diana's previous-set results.

Mel did not reach the published Top 32 at NovaRiftbound or the Runes League Top 8. The available lists are still developing without a three-star result to anchor them.

Zed did not reach the published Top 32 at NovaRiftbound or the Runes League Top 8. Promising individual lists have not yet produced the tournament evidence needed for a higher tier.

Fiora did not reach the published Top 32 at NovaRiftbound or the Runes League Top 8. The current Vendetta builds need a three-star finish before the Legend can move higher.

Lux did not reach the published Top 32 at NovaRiftbound or the Runes League Top 8. The early Vendetta results have not reproduced Lux's stronger finishes from the previous format.

Sivir did not reach the published Top 32 at NovaRiftbound or the Runes League Top 8. Aurora remains a live strategy, but the current two-event sample does not support a higher tier.

Vex did not reach the published Top 32 at NovaRiftbound or the Runes League Top 8. Control builds need more time and stronger results in the Vendetta field.

Ivern did not reach the published Top 32 at NovaRiftbound or the Runes League Top 8. There is not yet enough competitive evidence to place it above the rest of D tier.