Schalke 04 defends decision to bench player for being toxic in League solo queue

Photo via Riot Games Schalke 04 Esports has come out and defended its action to suspend its League of Legends jungler Ismaïl “Isma” Boualem. The organization made the initial decision just hours before the team’s first match in the ...

Everything revealed about League’s newest book Ruination during yesterday’s sneak preview

Introducing new side characters and information Preview of the book highlights Kalista and Hecarim Image via Riot Games Ruination author Anthony Reynolds and editor Bradley Englert revealed a slew of new information about their upcoming League of Legends fantasy ...

Riot says in-game reporting is being added to League in an upcoming behavior update

Image via Riot Games Sometimes, League of Legends can be an infuriating game to play. But no matter how upset a player can get, they must try their best to stay positive and prevent tilting into oblivion. Unfortunately for ...

Good intentions, better prizes: Riot introduces new Three Honors skin line as reward for good behavior in League

Image via Riot Games Although it’s always a good idea to maintain good behavior when playing League of Legends, some players might need a little extra incentive to stay calm whenever a teammate isn’t having the best performance. To ...

Saigon Buffalo become first team from Vietnam to qualify for League Worlds since 2019

Photo by Colin Young-Wolff via Flickr/Riot Games The road back to the League of Legends World Championship has been seemingly endless for Vietnam. The country has not sent a professional team from its domestic region to Worlds since 2019 ...

Contractz wins 2022 LCS Most Improved Player award

Photo via CLG CLG jungler Juan “Contractz” Garcia has been named the LCS’ Most Improved Player for the 2022 season, the league announced today. The 23-year-old is finishing his sixth year in the LCS, with some stops in Academy ...

DRX’s Deft hints at successful deferment of mandatory military service, could return to pro League in 2023

Photo via Riot Games After rumors surrounding DRX AD carry Deft’s mandatory Korean military service had threatened the veteran’s future in professional League of Legends, the legendary ADC hinted at a possible return to the scene in 2023. In ...

Best Kai’Sa ADC build in League of Legends

Best Runes for Kai’Sa in League Best Items for Kai’Sa in League Starting items: Doran’s Blade + health potion Core items: Kraken Slayer, Berserker’s Greaves, Phantom Dancer Lategame options: Image via Riot Games Ever since her release in March ...

Rioter Meddler named head boss for League, TFT, and Wild Rift

Image via Riot Games Andrei “Meddler” van Roon has been appointed the new head of League of Legends, Wild Rift, and Teamfight Tactics. He will now oversee the production of each of the titles, according to a press release ...

Riot will do fewer in-client visual novels for events in the future after several League flops

Image via Riot Games Andrei “Meddler” van Roon, a veteran of Riot Games and the designer behind Ziggs, Syndra, and Varus, is now the head of the Riot studio. Now overseeing the production of League of Legends, Wild Rift, ...

Best Jinx ARAM build in League of Legends

Hypercarry runes Poke runes Starting items Hypercarry build Poke build Core items Hypercarry build Poke build Situational items Hypercarry build Poke build Image via Riot Games Howling Abyss is the best casual mode in League of Legends and a ...

Ruination audiobook will feature voices of League of Legends champions

Image via Riot Games Riot Games, the renowned game studio that launched popular gaming titles like League of Legends, Wild Rift, and Teamfight Tactics, the stunningly beautiful TV show Arcane, and K-pop albums featuring League’s champions is publishing a ...

DWG KIA dominate SANDBOX to secure LCK’s third seed at Worlds 2022

Photo via Riot Games The LCK Regional Qualifier started with DWG KIA and Liiv SANDBOX locking horns for the third seed spot at the 2022 League of Legends World Championship. While both teams gave their all, it was DWG ...

G2 HEL introduced as org’s new all-female League of Legends team

Image via G2 Esports | Remix by Cecilia Ciocchetti G2 Esports has revealed its new all-female League of Legends team named HEL after the Norse goddess of death. Featuring some of the world’s top players, the new team will ...

JD Gaming outmuscle Top Esports in 5 games to win 2022 LPL Summer Split title

Photo by David Lee via Riot Games JD Gaming bested Top Esports today in yet another domestic final that went the distance between the two teams and claimed their second LPL title. The two teams battled atop China’s premier ...

Riot provides breakdown for group stage and play-in pools at Worlds 2022

Image via Riot Games With the 2022 League of Legends World Championship less than a month away, the pool breakdown for this year’s participants has been revealed and major region representatives are back on top. Groups are drawn so ...

Team Liquid reverse sweep CLG, eliminate them from LCS and Worlds contention

Image via Team Liquid Silver Scrapes sounded for today’s LCS elimination match between Team Liquid and Counter Logic Gaming, which saw  the former winning after a reverse sweep. With this loss, CLG are eliminated from the LCS Championship, while ...

Wunder still believes Fnatic can turn it around ahead of Worlds 2022

Photo by Michal Konkol via Riot Games Europe only has one spot left ahead of the 2022 League of Legends World Championship, and for once, Fnatic isn’t the clear favorite to claim it. The European powerhouse hasn’t lived up ...

League of Legends fan art shows off what Star Guardian Vex could look like

Image via Riot Games Buru Art, a freelance digital artist hoping to one day become part of the visual Riot Games team, showcased their latest splash art concept for Star Guardian Vex on Reddit. As a regular Vex lover ...

The lion gets his crown: Nisqy named MVP of 2022 LEC Summer Split

Photo via Riot Games MAD Lions mid laner Yasin “Nisqy” Dinçer has been named MVP of the 2022 LEC Summer Split. In the eyes of many experts and fans, Nisqy was one of the favorites to claim the title ...

All pay-to-win skins in League of Legends

Project Ashe Infernal Shen Dark Waters Vladimir Arclight Varus Cosmic Lux Arctic Ops Gragas Image via Riot Games League of Legends, other than being the most popular MOBA alongside Dota 2, is well-known for being free-to-play. In order to ...

Santorin on Liquid’s LCS form: ‘I don’t think we’re near our peak’

Photo via Riot Games Team Liquid have remained near the top of the standings in the 2022 LCS Summer Split since it started in June, but they’re far from showcasing their full strength, according to Danish jungler Santorin. In ...

LIMIT reportedly joining Team BDS’ LEC roster for week 6 of 2022 Summer Split

Photo via Riot Games After spending six weeks at the bottom of the 2022 LEC Summer Split standings, Team BDS might be making some changes to its main roster. Support Dino “LIMIT” Tot will be joining the lineup for ...

Misfits to field Zanzarah for week 6 of 2022 LEC Summer Split instead of Shlatan

Photo via Riot Games Misfits Gaming will be fielding a different roster for week six of the 2022 LEC Summer Split. The European squad is bringing in Zanzarah from League of Legends academy team Misfits Premier for the upcoming ...

LCK looking to build ‘sustainable virtuous cycle ecosystem’ with 3 new policies

Photo via Riot Games Riot Korea is introducing three new policies to the LCK to build a “sustainable virtuous cycle ecosystem” for all League of Legends teams, players, and the league. To achieve this goal, which was detailed today ...

Riot hands out refunds after Shadow Isle Cup ruined by League Clash glitches

Image via Riot Games League of Legends players who took part in the Shadow Isles Cup over the weekend were met with a variety of bugs and glitches causing them to miss out on games and deserved rewards, and ...

100T loosen EG’s grip on first with grand final revenge win in 2022 LCS Summer Split

Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games via ESPAT The 2022 LCS Spring Playoffs finals lingers in the minds of players and fans alike. Against all odds, Evil Geniuses swept through the reigning champions in 100 Thieves to achieve the organization’s ...

Praise the youth movement: CLG’s young guns triumph over Liquid’s superteam, continue climb into top half of standings

Photo via Riot Games The faithful have finally been rewarded. To kick off week five of the 2022 LCS Summer Split, Counter Logic Gaming has picked up an upset victory over Team Liquid, proving that the organization’s investment into ...

Best Morgana build in League of Legends

Best starting items for Morgana Best core items for Morgana Best late-game items for Morgana Image via Riot Games For over 13 years, Morgana has terrorized the bot lane of League of Legends with ease. While her sister Kayle ...

LJL’s V3 Esports holds longest loss streak of any Worlds qualifying region, 35 straight losses since 2021 Summer Playoffs

Photo via Riot Games League of Legends is one of the toughest esports to become a professional in, and it’s even tougher to build a strong team at the top of their class. After their last defeat against AXIZ, the ...

100 Thieves dash TSM’s win streak hopes with clean victory in 2022 LCS Summer Split

For a moment, TSM fans thought that they might have a shot at their first win streak of the year after an impressive win against FlyQuest last week, but 100 Thieves were quick to snatch those hopes away with ...

Players are experiencing major PC-wide lag spikes due to League’s Star Guardian event animations

Image via Riot Games League of Legends players enjoying the ongoing Star Guardian event, complete with a new in-game story and skins, may notice that it also brings an unintended side effect that can limit the power of their ...

Champion-level team synergy brings Evil Geniuses revenge over CLG in the 2022 LCS Summer Split

Photo by Colin Young-Wolff via ESPAT The second round robin of the 2022 LCS Summer Split began with a battle between the reigning LCS champions Evil Geniuses and the surprising rank-climbers in CLG. With just a few weeks left ...

G2 celebrates Jankos’ birthday with victory over Rogue in second-half of 2022 LEC Summer Split

Photo via Riot Games Take a deep breath, G2 Esports fans. After two weeks without a win, the perennial LEC champions finally got back into the winner’s circle with an impressive victory against the hottest team in the league, ...

Riot employee claims company told her to take down swimsuit picture, reached out to by HR afterward

Image via Riot Games A current Riot Games employee has detailed an issue seemingly regarding further gender discrimination at the company. Riot Lydia, a software engineer on VALORANT at Riot Games, tweeted that Riot had expressed dissatisfaction at a ...

League fan creates adorable Blitzcrank model out of LEGO

Image via Riot Games League of Legends fans are known for their creativity and for bringing their favorite champions to life in unique ways. Now, one of them has used LEGO to create one of the most iconic champs ...

Deft’s quadra kill lifts DRX to second win against DWG KIA in 2022 LCK Summer Split 

Photo via Riot Games Today’s series between DRX and DWG KIA produced some awesome gameplay moments for fans. Most of them were from DRX’s side, the key one being Deft’s quadra kill in game three that helped his team ...

Victory Five’s Photic leads team to sweep over LNG in 2022 LPL Summer Split

Image via LPL English Despite another win, Victory Five’s weaknesses were highlighted in today’s victory over LNG Esports in the 2022 LPL Summer Split, which also made them the third team to lock in their spot in playoffs. It’s ...

MAD Lions maul Vitality, improve to 7-3 in 2022 LEC Summer Split

Photo by Wojciech Wandzel via Riot Games MAD Lions took the inch they were given in the bottom lane and ran miles around Team Vitality, slaughtering their opponents en route to MAD’s seventh win of the split. Looking at ...

White-hot Rogue withstand stiff Fnatic challenge, extend win streak in 2022 LEC Summer Split

Photo by Michal Konkol via Riot Games Two of the best League of Legends teams in Europe clashed in week five of the 2022 LEC Summer Split, with Rogue looking to continue their winning streak against Fnatic. The boys ...

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