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League of Legends Patch 12.16 is quite a small patch in terms of changes to champions, except for one addition: the reworked Udyr. League of Legends editorial writer Landess “Small Baby Panda” Cole has shared in her write-up about the Udyr rework: “When we take on a VGU, the primary goal is to preserve the […]

LCK Summer 2022 Week 9 is the final week of the Group Stage. This week acts as formality as all Playoffs spots have been locked the week prior, so all matches this week serve only to settle the seeding. The group stage is a best of three double round robin, which means each team will […]

The best of South Korea clash in the LCK Summer 2022 Playoffs, in hopes to have the chance to win the Worlds trophy back to their home country. LCK Summer 2022 Playoffs Championship Points Teams are granted points based on their placements in this year’s Spring and Summer Split. This is used to determine the […]

LCS Summer 2022 Week 8 concludes the Group Stage. After Cloud9 clinched the fifth Playoffs spot last week, the remaining 6 teams compete for the other three Playoffs slots. Week 8 is a Superweek, meaning there are five games every day for three days instead of two, totaling 15 games (plus tiebreakers, if any,) to […]

After eight weeks of Group Stage, the LCS Summer 2022 moves on to Playoffs. Eight teams duke it out for three slots in the upcoming Worlds 2022. LCS Summer 2022 Playoffs Qualified Teams In order of their placements from the Group Stage, the following teams made it to Playoffs: Evil Geniuses Top: Jeong “Impact” Eon-yeong […]

LEC Summer 2022 Week 8 concludes the Group Stage. Following Week 7, 8 teams are still fighting for the 5 remaining Playoffs slots. MAD Lions locked their Playoffs slot in Week 7, while Team BDS got eliminated the week prior. The remaining teams is a close competition by the beginning of Week 8, as 2nd […]

The LEC Summer 2022 Playoffs will see the top six teams that qualified after eight weeks of regular season compete for the title of champion and spots at the upcoming Worlds 2022. LES Summer 2022 Playoffs Championship Points While qualification is based on the team’s placement during the Summer season, the Championship Points awarded for […]

In LCS Summer 2022 Week 7, the rest of the teams look to lock their playoffs ticket and join 100 Thieves and Evil Geniuses. LCS Summer 2022 Week 7 Golden Guardians vs. 100 Thieves Bans GG: LeBlanc, Taliyah, Poppy, Gwen, Azir 100: Pantheon, Sylas, Kalista, Jax, Fiora Picks GG: Sejuani, Jarvan IV, Akali, Aphelios, Lulu […]

LEC Summer 2022 Week 7 features the clash between Fnatic and G2 Esports. The thing that makes it different? Neither is fighting for the top. This is also the penultimate week of LEC Summer 2022 Group Stage, which leaves only three games for each team to be played on the Superweek on Week 8. As […]

The newest League of Legends skin line is Monster Tamer, the set of three definitely-not-inspired-by-Pokemon skins for Kog’Maw, Lulu, and Veigar. These skins are now available with League of Legends Patch 12.15. Zap’Maw – 1350 RP The Zap’Maw is a curious monster that baffles even the most experienced of Tamers. Sightings are limited to abandoned […]

Every energy-based champion is getting a boost in League of Legends Patch 12.15. Sivir and Master Yi are among the ones taken down a notch. “As a system, energy is intended to give champions spikes of power that fall off with extended combat times. Given the current state of the game and more extended fights, […]

Udyr is one of League’s oldest champions, released more than a decade ago in 2009 with patch 1.0.0.61. Our favorite animal shaman is long overdue for an update, and Riot is aware. Udyr’s Visual and Gameplay Update, or VGU, was teased way back. Riot finally got into the nitty-gritty of their progress on the update. […]

Finally, after months of waiting, the reworked Udyr is finally upon us. Udyr, the Spirit Walker, received new abilities, lore, and voice in this complete overhaul and can be expected within the month. Reworked Udyr Abilities Passive – Bridge Between https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt731acb42bb3d1659/blt4e75dcbed356a9ec/62f1ec2734f523580f1101f7/Udyr_Ability_P_MLim.mp4 Awakened Spirit: Udyr has four basic abilities that swap between stances. He can periodically […]

Riot Games has issued their competitive ruling against TSM FTX ex- League of Legends coach Zhang “Peter Zhang” Yi. Yi was the center of controversy earlier this year over allegations of conflict of interest and unethical practices. TSM terminated Peter Zhang March this year, accompanied with the following statement: We were recently made aware of […]

For the longest time, Udyr sat in a weird space in the League of Legends scene. The Spirit Walker was one of the first champions released, and as a result had a rather simplistic kit. However, as the game grew over the years, Udyr’s kit slowly started to become outdated. He became outclassed by other […]

Evil Geniuses and 100 Thieves lock their playoffs slots in the LCS Summer 2022 Week 6. The middle of the pack remains a close competition. LCS Summer 2022 Week 6 FlyQuest vs. Cloud9 Bans FLY: Kalista, Yuumi, Gangplank, Fiora, Trundle C9: Seraphine, Ahri, Viego, Leona, Alistar Picks FLY: Jax, Poppy, Taliyah, Sivir, Taric C9: Gwen, […]

LEC Summer 2022 Week 6 saw the first team eliminated from Worlds contention as Team BDS fail to find their second win. The Group Stage consists of a double round robin, and each team will play 18 matches. The top six teams will compete on the Playoffs, which will all be played in a best-of-5 […]

A full preview of League of Legends Patch 12.15 that buffs the ninjas has been shared by Matt “Riot Phroxzon” Leung-Harrison. Riot Phroxzon offered some context behind these changes: “Notable: We’re happy with where Yi has ended up across skill brackets, but he’s too strong across the board. Taliyah, targeted at E uptime Most buffs […]

LCS Summer 2022 Week 5 still has the teams neck-and-neck, with nobody out of Worlds contention just yet. Week 5 also marks the beginning of the second round robin. Dignitas vs. Cloud9 Bans DIG: Gangplank, Kalista, Yone, LeBlanc, Fiora C9: Seraphine, Jarvan IV, Sylas, Nautilus, Lulu Picks DIG: Gragas, Poppy, Azir, Jinx, Rakan C9: Gnar, […]

LEC Summer 2022 Week 5 saw a rise in popularity of a certain mid-jungle flex pick: Taliyah. The Group Stage consists of a double round robin, and each team will play 18 matches. The top six teams will compete on the Playoffs, which will all be played in a best-of-5 format. After the announcement that […]

LCK 2022 Summer Season rolls over to Week 6. As Worlds comes closer and closer, each team is working hard to keep or improve their standing. Only 4 weeks remain until the LCK 2022 Summer Playoffs. Only six teams move on to the playoffs, and the divide between the top six teams and the bottom […]

Jungler Kim “River” Dong-woo has departed Dignitas to join the Golden Guardians in the LCS 2022 Summer Season. His departure and signing were announced by the respective teams yesterday. We were excited to welcome you to #LCS — now we look forward to seeing you competing with @GoldenGuardians. See you on the rift! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/wmsbxBsqIe […]

LoL Esports has confirmed the entrance of Team Heretics to the LEC after buying out Misfits Gaming’s slot. Team Heretics will take the rift beginning 2023. .@TeamHeretics will join the #LEC in 2023 pic.twitter.com/SZpIYxifL0 — LoL Esports (@lolesports) July 27, 2022 The full announcement from the LoL Esports staff welcome Team Heretics, as well as […]

The second half of this new Star Guardian wave includes Akali, Morgana, Taliyah, Quinn, Rell, and a Prestige Edition Syndra. As a tie-in to the ongoing Star Guardians event, 4 new Star Guardians hit the Rift. Of course, a Star Nemesis also comes with them: Morgana. A Prestige Edition Syndra also comes along with this […]

League of Legends Patch 12.14 will take down a lot of the big healings in the game. Drakes, Rift Herald, and some Summoner Spells are taken down a notch, too. League of Legends Patch 12.14 Notes Champions Aatrox Base Stats Health Growth: 104 >>> 114 E – Umbral Dash Passive Healing: 18/20/22/24/26% >>> 18/19.5/21/22.5/24% R […]

LoL Esports has announced the schedule for the upcoming League of Legends Worlds 2022, as well as a welcome surprise for LEC fans. LoL Worlds 2022 Dates Worlds 2022 begins September 29 in Mexico City, Mexico, and the Finals is set to happen on November 5 in San Francisco, California. The Worlds 2022 dates and […]

LCS Summer 2022 Week 4 concludes the first round robin, and the power dynamic within the region seems to be cemented. Evil Geniuses, 100 Thieves and Team Liquid are take the top spots, will any of the other teams step up to dismantle them from their throne? LCS Summer 2022 Week 4 LCS Standings (after […]

LEC Summer 2022 returns from the week long break on Week 4. Players come up with interesting picks, like Shyvana top and Taric’s resurgence. LEC Summer 2022 Week 4 Astralis vs Excel Esports Bans AST: Gangplank, Lucian, Yuumi, Renata Glasc, Ahri XL: Seraphine, Volibear, Sylas, Pyke, Swain Picks AST: Ornn, Wukong, Orianna, Ashe, Tahm Kench […]

The first round robin of the season concluded in the middle of LCK Summer 2022 Week 5, and Gen.G Esports remains at the top alongside T1. LCK Summer 2022 Week 5 Schedule The schedule for LCK Summer 2022 Week 5 can be seen below: ✨IT'S OFFICIALLY #LCK x #StarGuardian WEEK!✨ Kick off Week 5 and […]

Riot Games Lead Designer Matt “Riot Phroxzon” Leung-Harrison offers a peek at League of Legends Patch 12.14. Gangplank, Drakes, and Potions are among the things receiving the biggest changes this patch. It seems that Panteon is also set to return to his jungle role, with his Q damage to monsters being raised to 105%. Gangplank […]

League of Legends Patch 12.13 introduces Nilah, The Joy Unbound. Coming with her is the mid-scope update for Sivir, as well as some pretty big changes for Master Yi, Taliyah, and multiple AP junglers. Only a little over a day after the patch went live, Master Yi, Gwen, and Sivir already received hot fixes that […]

One of League of Legends’ longer running skin-lines, a whole new set of Star Guardians is introduced, including the newest champion Nilah’s. Star Guardian Nilah – 1250 RP A powerful Outer Guardian who patrols the wider universe, Nilah has faced multiple reality-ending threats and returned alive… making her a living legend among her peers. Asked […]

Read on for the summaries for LCS Summer Split Weeks 1, 2, and 3. LCS Week 1 Summary The 2022 #LCS Summer Split kicks off tomorrow! Which match this weekend looks the most hype? #LCS10 pic.twitter.com/Dj2whreydC — LCS (@LCSOfficial) June 16, 2022 Cloud9 vs Evil Geniuses Bans C9: Kalista, Wukong, Lucian, Yone, Xin Zhao EG: […]

Riot Games will increase the prices and adopt a different pricing model on League of Legends RP and TFT Coins starting August 19, 2022. In the post, Riot stated that this change is due to “worldwide inflation, currency fluctuations, maintaining fair prices between and within regions, consistency across our products, and other associated cost increases.” […]

The 2022 League of Legends World Championship moves away from Toronto and announced the new city schedule. In a brief article, Riot Games announced that the semifinals of Worlds 2022 will be held in Atlanta, Georgia at the State Farm Arena. The semifinals were originally set for Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, but Riot has decided to […]

League of Legends Patch 12.12 is bringing more nerfs to Bel’Veth and Zeri, as well as Mythic Shop updates. Read the full League of Legends Patch 12.12 Notes here: League of Legends Patch 12.12b Notes Champions Bel’Veth AD Growth: 2 >>> 1.7 Health Growth: 105 >>> 99 E – Life Steal: 20/21.5/23/24.5/26% >>> 20% at […]

Juš “Crownie” Marušič, previously known as Crownshot, has violated the LEC Rulebook and will be suspended for two competitive games. Crownie, currently Team BDS Academy’s bot laner, has “exhibited unacceptable behavior in his games on the live server,” according to the competitive ruling that Riot Games has issued. The ruling provided both context and the […]

Sivir is the recipient of a mini-rework to keep her up to date with the rest of the champions. Ray “Riot RayYonggi” Williams shares the details of the latest League of Legends rework. The champion is currently a work in progress, and thus a lot of these numbers are tentative. Riot RayYonggi says that these […]

A new skin line arrives to League of Legends – Snow Moon. Set in the same universe as Blood Moon, it seems that the bigger picture for how these two skin lines intertwine has yet to be painted. Another Ashen Knight has also been revealed, and it’s Pantheon. All of these skins are now available […]