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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 […]

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 […]

Teamfight Tactics Patch 12.14 brings the Attack Damage rebalance as well as some big Augment and Dragon changes. Read the full Teamfight Tactics Patch 12.14 Notes here. A mid-patch update was also shipped last August 2nd: Teamfight Tactics Patch 12.14b Notes Traits Bugfix: Players can no longer toggle between Astral tiers during Planning Phase Astral […]

Back in Evo 2019, Riot first announced Project L – one of the several games Riot Games announced that year as part of their celebration of League of Legends. Since then, we haven’t heard much about the game’s development and when the release date would be. Fast forward two years later, Riot finally revealed some […]

The upcoming Riot fighting game Project L has just been confirmed to be free-to-play just ahead of the EVO Championships 2022 in Las Vegas. Will Riot’s Fighting Game Project L be Free-to-Play? Riot Games has just confirmed that Project L is going to be free-to-play, following the trend of previous Riot Games like League of […]

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 […]

With the final regional leagues for VCT Stage 2 wind down and head closer to Masters Copenhagen, let’s see who actually qualifies for the LCQ. The regional leagues for VCT are about to be finished next week, and both teams and fans alike have brought out their calculators to see if their favorite teams still […]

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 […]

Teamfight Tactics Patch 12.13 is stock-full of balance changes, but a couple stands out: the Aurelion Sol rework as well as the changes towards reducing game time. Teamfight Tactics Patch 12.13 Notes System Changes Game Time In order to reduce the total game time slightly, the following changes have been made: Stage 2-1, 3-2, and […]

Almost everyone who plays Valorant or watches competitive Valorant games wants a Riot Fist Bump Gun Buddy. Here’s how to get one. How to get Riot Fist Bump Gun Buddy in Valorant A Gun Buddy is a cosmetic item in Valorant that features prominently on your screen when equipped. A Gun Buddy is a charm […]

Riot has begun using the Valorant voice evaluation system that now runs in the background of games, using these to train language models. As previously reported, Riot is trying to develop ways to combat toxic player behavior in their games. Hence, the VALORANT Voice Evaluation program was initiated, and that program enters a new phase […]

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 […]

VALORANT Patch 5.01 attempts to revitalize Phoenix, and updates both Yoru and KAY/O. Smurf detection improved. Phoenix Dev note: We believe Phoenix’s Curveball is the cornerstone of his kit, and as we explored adjustment options it became clear that Curveball being more powerful unlocks his kit as a whole. So we wanted to assess Phoenix […]

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 […]

With the dust settled, here are all the qualified teams for VCT Stage 2 Masters Copenhagen, coming soon this July 10. All Teams Qualified for VCT Stage 2 Masters Copenhagen Twelve teams are headed to the Masters Copenhagen, the last stop for Circuit Points in this year’s VALORANT Champions Tour. As the second stage of […]

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 […]

Riot Games will soon record and evaluate Valorant voice chat in their effort to combat disruptive behavior. In a short and concise statement, Riot Games announced that they have updated Valorant’s Privacy and Notice and Terms of Service, modifying it to allow Riot to record voice communications made by players while playing the game. 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 […]

Only a few weeks after Bel’Veth graced the Rift, Riot Games uncovered the newest League of Legends champion: Nilah, The Joy Unbound. Nilah will be available on League of Legends Patch 12.13. Nilah (pronounced “nee-lah”), is designed to be a melee bot laner. Harnessing the power of a demon in a jar, Nilah uses her […]

League of Legends Champions Korea, or LCK, has begun its Summer 2022 Season. Home to teams like T1, DAMWON Gaming KIA, Gen.G, and countless other talents, many eyes are on this region. After the World Champions came from China’s LPL for the past few years, LCK teams are rearing to bring back their former international […]

LPL continues to surprise fans in its second week with off-meta picks. Ornn, Kled, and Sett were all played mid in LPL Summer 2022 Week 2. LPL Summer 2022 Week 2 The schedule for this week can be found below: Week 2 pic.twitter.com/k3bCvcn0Ut — LPL (@lplenglish) June 6, 2022 Standings (After Week 2 Matches) Rank […]