Stats by rankControl wards
Control wards per game by rank in League of Legends
The average Gold support places 3.1 control wards a game and the average Master+ support places 5.0. Most laners place less than one.
Top control wards by rank
| Rank | Typical | Top 25% | In wins | In losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iron | 0.2 | most place none | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 Bronze | 0.3 | most place none | 0.3 | 0.2 |
 Silver | 0.3 | most place none | 0.3 | 0.3 |
 Gold | 0.4 | most place none | 0.4 | 0.3 |
 Platinum | 0.4 | most place none | 0.4 | 0.4 |
 Emerald | 0.4 | most place none | 0.4 | 0.3 |
 Diamond | 0.4 | most place none | 0.4 | 0.3 |
 Master+ | 0.5 | 1+ | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Jungle control wards by rank
| Rank | Typical | Top 25% | In wins | In losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron | 0.5 | 1+ | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Bronze | 0.7 | 1+ | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Silver | 0.8 | 1+ | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Gold | 1.1 | 2+ | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Platinum | 1.1 | 2+ | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Emerald | 1.2 | 2+ | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Diamond | 1.3 | 2+ | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Master+ | 1.7 | 2+ | 1.7 | 1.6 |
Mid control wards by rank
| Rank | Typical | Top 25% | In wins | In losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron | 0.2 | most place none | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Bronze | 0.6 | 1+ | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Silver | 0.6 | 1+ | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Gold | 0.6 | 1+ | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Platinum | 0.7 | 1+ | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Emerald | 0.6 | 1+ | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Diamond | 0.6 | 1+ | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Master+ | 0.6 | 1+ | 0.7 | 0.6 |
ADC control wards by rank
| Rank | Typical | Top 25% | In wins | In losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron | 0.3 | most place none | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Bronze | 0.3 | most place none | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Silver | 0.4 | most place none | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Gold | 0.5 | most place none | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Platinum | 0.5 | 1+ | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Emerald | 0.5 | 1+ | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Diamond | 0.4 | most place none | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Master+ | 0.5 | 1+ | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Support control wards by rank
| Rank | Typical | Top 25% | In wins | In losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron | 1.3 | 2+ | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Bronze | 1.8 | 3+ | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Silver | 2.1 | 3+ | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| Gold | 3.1 | 5+ | 3.4 | 2.7 |
| Platinum | 3.6 | 5+ | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| Emerald | 4.1 | 6+ | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Diamond | 4.0 | 6+ | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Master+ | 5.0 | 7+ | 5.5 | 4.5 |
What stands out
- Control wards climb with rank faster than anything else here. Supports go from 1.3 a game in Iron to 5.0 in Master+.
- Junglers are second, at 1.1 a game in Gold.
- Most top laners and ADCs place none at all, at every rank.
- Gold supports place 3.4 in wins and 2.7 in losses.
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Questions
How many control wards should I buy?
One every back is the usual habit. For a support, 5 or more a game puts you in the top quarter in Gold.
Do laners need control wards?
One in the river bush covers most ganks. Most laners at every rank don't buy them, so even one a game is above the middle.
Are control wards counted in vision score?
Yes, and they count both for the vision they give and for the enemy wards they reveal.
Built from 63,189 player-games in 6,319 ranked solo matches played since December 2025 (patches 25.24 to 26.20), mostly on North America servers. A match counts at the rank of the player whose history it came from. Remakes and early surrenders are left out. Games behind each rank: Iron 1,930, Bronze 1,880, Silver 1,880, Gold 2,420, Platinum 8,680, Emerald 32,955, Diamond 10,290, Master+ 3,150. "Typical" is the middle player, except deaths and control wards, which use the average. Updated October 2026.