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    LCS 2020 Spring Playoffs / Round 1 - Day 3 / FLY vs. GG / Live Discussion

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 12:16 PM PDT

    LCS 2020 SPRING PLAYOFFS

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    Today's matches will be played on Patch 10.6.


    Today's Matches

    Day 3 Match PST EST CET KST
    1 FLY vs. GG 1 pm 4 pm 22:00 05:00
    • All matches are Best of 5

    Streams


    Teams

    # Team Record Information
    1 Cloud9 17 - 1 Leaguepedia // Riot
    2 Evil Geniuses 10 - 8 Leaguepedia // Riot
    2 100 Thieves 10 - 8 Leaguepedia // Riot
    2 FlyQuest 10 - 8 Leaguepedia // Riot
    5 Team SoloMid 9 - 9 Leaguepedia // Riot
    6 Golden Guardians 8 - 10 Leaguepedia // Riot
    6 Dignitas 8 - 10 Leaguepedia // Riot
    6 Immortals 8 - 10 Leaguepedia // Riot
    9 Team Liquid 7 -11 Leaguepedia // Riot
    10 Counter Logic Gaming 3 - 15 Leaguepedia // Riot

    On-Air Team

    Host
    James "Dash" Patterson
    Interviewer
    Ovilee "Ovilee" May
    Gabriella "LeTigress" Devia-Allen
    Analyst Desk
    Neil "Pr0lly" Hammad
    Mark "MarkZ" Zimmerman
    Alberto "Crumbz" Rengifo
    Play-by-Play Commentators
    David "Phreak" Turley
    Julian "Pastrytime" Carr
    Rivington "Riv" Bisland III
    Clayton "CaptainFlowers" Raines
    Color Commentators
    Sam "Kobe" Hartman-Kenzler
    Isaac "Azael" Cummings Bentley
    Joshua "Jatt" Leesman

    Format

    • Top six teams from Spring Season participate
      • Top 4 teams play in the winners' bracket
      • 5th and 6th play in the losers' bracket
    • Double elimination bracket
      • 1st seed picks between 3rd and 4th seed in Round 1
    • Matches are best of five
    • Winner qualifies for the 2020 Mid-Season Invitational

    The official NA LCS ruleset can be found here.


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    Servers on fire: Login issues and Chat Issues

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 05:05 PM PDT

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    FlyQuest vs. Golden Guardians / LCS 2020 Spring Playoffs - Losers Bracket Round 1 / Post-Match Discussion

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 03:49 PM PDT

    LCS 2020 SPRING PLAYOFFS

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    FlyQuest 3-0 Golden Guardians

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    MATCH 1: FLY vs. GG

    Winner: FlyQuest in 42m
    Match History | Game Breakdown

    Bans 1 Bans 2 G K T D/B
    FLY tahmkench olaf aphelios zoe pantheon 73.2k 15 11 C1 O3 H4 M5 M6 E7 B8 E9 B10
    GG senna syndra sett trundle azir 68.3k 9 3 H2
    FLY 15-9-33 vs 9-15-31 GG
    Solo aatrox 1 1-3-7 TOP 1-3-5 2 ornn Hauntzer
    Santorin reksai 3 2-2-6 JNG 2-3-7 3 jarvan IV Closer
    PowerOfEvil leblanc 3 10-1-4 MID 4-3-5 4 corki Goldenglue
    WildTurtle xayah 2 2-2-7 BOT 2-4-5 1 kalista FBI
    IgNar rakan 2 0-1-9 SUP 0-2-9 1 taric Keith

    MATCH 2: GG vs. FLY

    Winner: FlyQuest in 29m
    Match History | Game Breakdown

    Bans 1 Bans 2 G K T D/B
    GG syndra rakan leblanc gragas elise 44.0k 5 3 H1 H4 O5 O6
    FLY aphelios sett senna ornn olaf 58.0k 15 10 M2 I3 B7
    GG 3-15-7 vs 15-3-37 FLY
    Hauntzer maokai 3 0-2-0 TOP 0-0-4 1 aatrox Solo
    Closer lee sin 3 1-1-2 JNG 5-2-9 3 pantheon Santorin
    Goldenglue zoe 2 1-4-2 MID 5-0-7 4 kassadin PowerOfEvil
    FBI varus 1 0-5-1 BOT 4-0-8 1 kalista WildTurtle
    Keith tahmkench 2 1-3-2 SUP 1-1-9 2 blitzcrank IgNar

    MATCH 3: FLY vs. GG

    Winner: FlyQuest in 39m
    Match History | Game Breakdown

    Bans 1 Bans 2 G K T D/B
    FLY tahmkench aphelios kalista nautilus thresh 78.8k 17 11 O5 O6 O8 B9
    GG sett rakan senna ashe yuumi 61.7k 7 3 C1 H2 M3 H4 O7
    FLY 17-7-41 vs 7-17-14 GG
    Solo gangplank 2 0-2-10 TOP 2-1-0 1 aatrox Hauntzer
    Santorin pantheon 2 5-0-7 JNG 2-3-3 2 olaf Closer
    PowerOfEvil leblanc 3 6-0-8 MID 1-5-3 4 sylas Goldenglue
    WildTurtle syndra 1 3-5-8 BOT 2-4-3 1 varus FBI
    IgNar pyke 3 3-0-8 SUP 0-4-5 3 braum Keith

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    Updated TL;DR Lore Of Every Champion

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 08:30 AM PDT

    So, I had made a TL;DR Lore of Every Champion post about awhile ago, and in that time, Riot has made several lore updates, most notably for those champions who've had outdated lore since the Institute of War was made non canonical. These are all going to be brief summaries of the champions background and/or goal, and I'll try to keep it down to two sentences per champion, mostly because there's so fucking many. I'll also explain some lore terms and words after the champions, the italicized words are what will be explained.

    AATROX: Originally an Ascended, but now a Darkin, he has been trapped within his sword since the Darkin Wars. Coming to the conclusion that's he's indestructible, he hopes to end the world in an effort to end himself.

    AHRI: A Vastaya from Ionia, Ahri fed on the memories and emotions of others, killing people in the process, and was viewed as a monster because of it. She has since had a change of heart, and is trying to overcome her urge to feed while also searching for other Vastaya like her.

    AKALI: A member of the Kinkou Order, Akali disagreed with their lack of action, and left the order to bring her own balance to Ionia, becoming a rogue assassin.

    ALISTAIR: A noble warrior of the minotaur clans of the Great Barrier mountains, only to be betrayed by his people and taken as a slave by Noxus along with his tribe, forced into their gladiator pits. Escaping to freedom, Alistair roams the edges of Noxian territory, helping those who seek to rebel against Noxus' iron grip, as well as searching for the girl who helped him escape.

    AMUMU: Their exact history is unknown as they have become a mythological figure within Shurima, but the one common factor all the tales tell is that Amumu has arisen from the dead to seek friends.

    ANNIE: A child mage with terrifying magical power, she was orphaned after accidentally killing her father and step-mother. She now wanders the outskirts of Noxian territory, lost in the innocence of youth.

    APHELIOS: Trained since birth to be a warrior-assassin for the Lunari faith, Aphelios is aided by his sister Alune, who sends him weapons from across the spirit realm.

    ASHE: War-Mother of the Avarosan tribe, while not personally believing it herself, her people believe her to be the reincarnation of Avarosa. She hopes to unify all the tribes of the Freljord, and to create a prosperous era for her people.

    AURELION SOL: A cosmic being who helped create the very universe, and is responsible for the creation of stars, he was enslaved by the Targonians. As the Targonians continue to lose focus through fighting each other and the Void, he hopes to regain his freedom.

    AZIR: The last Emperor of Shurima, he was killed by his friend, Xerath, and disgraced by his hubris which led to the Shuriman Empire's destruction. Recently resurrected after he helped heal his last living descendant, Sivir, he is now trying to recreate the Shuriman Empire and bring back it's golden age.

    BARD: A mysterious comsic entity, their reasoning and history is unknown, but their motives are to keep the fragile balance and peace of the universe.

    BLITZCRANK: A golem built by Viktor, Blitzcrank now helps the people of Zaun, and has a growing sentience and fondness for people.

    BRAND: Formally a human mage and the apprentice of Ryze, Brand gained the powers of a World Rune, and now searches for the other runes as well, bringing down his hate upon the world.

    BRAUM: A near legend of the Freljordian people, Braum is simply a big man with an even bigger heart, giving his all to protect and help those in need.

    CAITLYN: Sheriff of Piltover and leader of the Wardens, Caitlyn takes down criminals while searching for a person known only as "C", who is responsible for an attack on her family.

    CAMILLE: Principal Intelligencer of Clan Ferros, Camille ensures the continued prosperity of her clan as well as Piltover by maintaining the delicate balance between Zaun and Piltover, while also taking down any she deems to be a threat to progress.

    CASSIOPEIA: A member of the Noxian noble house of Du Couteau, she was transformed into a half snake monster after a failed expedition to Shurima for hidden artifacts, and serves the Black Rose. Her transformation has stopped however, and her new arcane might is only continuing to grow.

    CHO'GATH: A Void-Spawn, Cho'Gath is an almost titanic monster that seeks nothing more than to consume all life around him and continue to grow larger and larger.

    CORKI: Outdated Lore

    DARIUS: An orphan who rose high within the ranks of the Noxian military, he is now the leader of Trifarian Legion, and serves as the Principle of Might of the Trifarix, the ruling council of Noxus.

    DIANA: Originally a member of the Solari faith, she was imbued with the Aspect of the Moon, and now carries out it's will.

    DR. MUNDO: A crazed monster who is just barely human, Mundo roams Zaun believing himself to be a doctor, and forces his "operations" on any he comes in contact with.

    DRAVEN: The brother of Darius, and a egotistical glory seeker, Draven became an executioner, and has turned the affair into a spectacle, only to further blow up his own already inflated ego.

    EKKO: A Zaunite youth, Ekko uses the device on his back to alter time, and has become a protector of fellow youths within Zaun, leading his own gang called the "Lost Children of Zaun." Ironically, he actually has parents.

    ELISE: A Noxian noble woman, she was scarred by her husband and gained back her beauty after an encounter with a spider-god of the Shadow Isles. She now serves the Black Rose, and regularly sacrifices people to her god in order to maintain her eternal youth and beauty.

    EVELYNN: A demon who uses a seductive façade to lure people in, she feeds off of their pain and misery, torturing others so she may continue to live.

    EZREAL: A pompous Piltovan adventurer, Ezreal explores and studies ancient ruins both out of genuine curiosity and interest, and also to increase his fame. He hopes that his parents will return once he becomes famous enough, even though their most likely dead in a ditch somewhere.

    FIDDLESTICKS: The embodiment of primordial fear, Fiddlesticks is a demon that's drawn to areas of mass paranoia, most recently bringing him to the outskirts of Demacia.

    FIORA: Head of the Demacian noble house of House Laurent, Fiora gained the position after killing her father in a duel after she witnessed him cheating in a duel. She now longs for a worthy opponent, her dueling skills are unmatched.

    FIZZ: A Yordle, Fizz originally lived alongside an underwater city, a welcomed visitor to it's people, until they were all killed and he fell into a catatonic state. He has since reawakened, and amuses himself by playing pranks on the people of Bilgewater.

    GALIO: A giant statue made of petricite, Galio can only come to life when exposed to magic, and protects Demacia from all magical and arcane threats.

    GANGPLANK: A feared reaver pirate captain, Gangplank was seemingly killed by Miss Fortune, but survived, and now seeks revenge.

    GAREN: Leader of the Dauntless Vanguard, and protector of King Jarvan IV, Garen is a courageous warrior and protector of Demacia with unshakable faith in his country. However, the events of the mage civil war in Demacia and the knowledge that his own sister, Lux, is a mage, might lead him to begin to question.

    GNAR: A primitive yordle from a long ago era of the Freljord, Gnar was frozen by True Ice, but has escaped from the ice, and now wanders across the Freljord.

    GRAGAS: A fatass alchoholic with nothing better to do, Gragas searches the Freljord, half naked, for the perfect ale.

    GRAVES: An infamous outlaw known for working with Twisted Fate, Garevs was captured and thrown into a Zaun prison, where he wanted nothing more than to break free and exact his revenge on Twisted Fate for leaving him. He has escaped, but the two men have made their peace, and work together again stealing all they can.

    HECARIM: Originally a warrior from a long forgotten kingdom, he was overtaken by a lust for power, and is partially responsible for the Ruination. He was reborn in the Black Mist as a spectral monster, delighting in the slaughtering of the living.

    HEIMERDINGER: A Yordle who resides in Piltover, Heimerdinger is a scientist and inventor. (That's honestly it, he doesn't really have any goals, or that much of a backstory either.)

    ILLAOI: The prophet of Nagakabouros, Illaoi uses the golden idol that holds her god's power to test the will and spirit of those around her.

    IRELIA: A hero of Ionia for her part in helping defeat the Noxian invaders, Irelia formerly lead other Ionians who believed they should take the fight to Noxus out of revenge, but struggled with the pressures of being a leader. She has since stepped down from the position, but it still viewed by many as a symbol of the people.

    IVERN: Originally a Freljordian war lord, Ivern's body and spirit was combined with that of a great mystical tree, and he now roams Runeterra protecting all wildlife.

    JANNA: A wind elemental worshipped by some as a goddess, Janna watched over the seas and protected sailors before being called to Zaun, where she is now a guardian spirit for the downtrodden and hopeless.

    JARVAN IV: The King of Demacia, Jarvan had wandered Runeterra, inviting many that his homeland would look down upon to be his companions. Since the death of his father, he has taken his place as king, and it remains to be seen whether he stills holds his more progressive views, or has turned against them.

    JAX: One of the last surviving people of the lost land of Icathia, Jax wanders Runeterra searching for a worthy opponent, hoping that together they may save Icathia.

    JAYCE: A promising and skilled hextech inventor, he's viewed as a hero by those of Piltover, although he himself is ambivalent towards the attention.

    JHIN: A murderous sociopath who believes death to be a form of art, Jhin is currently being used by a cabal of radical Ionian elders, his gruesome art displays a scare tactic to keep would be foes out of Ionia.

    JINX: Another murderous sociopath, Jinx regularly creates chaos in Piltover for nothing more than her own amusement, casual violence and explosions being second nature to her.

    KAI'SA: A young girl who had fallen into the Void, Kai'sa survived by letting a void-spawn join her body, forming a symbiotic relationship with the creature as it acts as a protective suit. She questions whether she should let the Void take over, or help a world that fears her.

    KALISTA: A warrior from the same forgotten kingdom as Hecarim, Kalista was also killed by the Ruination, but reformed by the Black Mist. She now acts as a spectral assassin of sorts, getting revenge for those who form a pact with her, although their souls are the price.

    KARMA: The living embodiment of the Great Spirit of Ionia, Karma strives to keep the balance in Ionia, between the traditionalist who seek to return to their peaceful ways, and the radicals who want to bring the fight to Noxus.

    KARTHUS: A man who saw death as something holy, Karthus ventured to the Shadow Isles to be reborn in the Black Mist, and now brings the treasure of undeath to the living.

    KASSADIN: A man with nothing to left lose after he lost everything to the Void, he outfitted himself with all the magical relics and artifacts he could, and now fights against it. His himself was also touched by the Void, and uses their own powers against them.

    KATARINA: A member of the Noxian noble house of Du Couteau and sister of Cassiopeia, Katarina is an assassin for the Noxian military, and searches for the culprit of her father's death.

    KAYLE: The daughter of the Aspect of Justice, Kayle was the guardian of Demacia for a time until a battle with her sister, Morgana, caused her to see the fault in her own human nature. She has since resided in Targon, hoping to shed herself of all her humanity in order to percieve perfect divine justice.

    KAYN: Yet another murderous sociopath, Kayn is an acolyte of the Order of Shadow, and Zed's most promising student. Kayn wields a Darkin scythe, and hopes to become the next master of the Order.

    KENNEN: The Heart of The Storm of the Kinkou Order, the yordle Kennen helps keep the balance between all three leaders, as well as managing the relationship between the Order and the people of Ionia.

    KHA'ZIX: A Void-spawn, Kha'Zix's goal is to become the apex predator through evolution, evolving every time he slays another beast.

    KINDRED: The twin embodiments of death, Kindred roams Runeterra, visiting people in their final moments. Lamb offer a quick, painless death for those who accept death, while Wolf chases and eviscerates those who attempt to run from their end.

    KLED: The yordle Kled fights for Noxus atop his mount, Skarrl, a rather cowardly lizard, and is a legend among the Noxian military.

    KOG'MAW: A Void-spawn, Kog'Maw is still new to the world of Runeterra, and although his intentions aren't malevolent, he kills and eats everybody in his way as he roams the world.

    LEBLANC: The matron and founder of the Black Rose, LeBlanc is a mysterious sorceress who's existed since before the creation of Noxus, and who's motives and goals remain shrouded.

    LEE SIN: Wielding the spirit of a mighty dragon, Lee Sin was banished from his monastery for his reckless pride, but was allowed to return when he defended it against the Noxian invasion. He now tries to master the spirit, and himself, so he can better protect his home in times ahead.

    LEONA: A Solari warrior, and Aspect of the Sun, Leona saw the truth when imbued with the Sun's power, and now searches for Diana to make things right.

    LISSANDRA: An ancient being who's existed for near millennia, Lissandra made a deal with the Watchers, gaining power in exchange for her servitude. She has since turned against them, and has them frozen beneath her citadel, using of all of her resources to keep them from entering the world.

    LUCIAN: Wielding relic pistols that are particularly effective against the undead, Lucian wades a one man crusade against Thresh, who stole the spirit of Lucian's wife, Senna. Now that she has returned, they fight the Black Mist of the Shadow Isles together, though Lucian struggles to accept Senna's new nature and cope with his undiminished rage.

    LULU: A yorlde, Lulu brings enchantment to the world alongside her fairy companion, Pix.

    LUX: Born of the Demacian noble house of Crownguard, and sister to Garen, Lux was forced to keep her magical abilities hidden as it is taboo to be a mage in Demacia. She now works covertly, helping mages in Demacia, and hoping that somehow mages and non mages can live in peace together.

    MALPHITE: An elemental creature born of the Ixtali construct known as the Monolith, Malphite uses his tremendous strength to keep peace in a frequently chaotic world.

    MALZAHAR: Capable of seeing the future, Malzahar was brought to the ruins of Icathia by visions of the Void. He now views himself as its prophet, spreading its influence across Shurima.

    MAOKAI: Originally a nature spirit, Maokai bound himself to a tree after the Ruination, and now seeks to return the Shadow Isles to their former glory and rid it of the undead.

    MASTER YI: The last living master and original member of the Wuju practioners, his village was destroyed when he left during the war of Noxus and Ionia, and now searches for new disciples to pass on the Wuju legacy.

    MISS FORTUNE: Originally just a bounty hunter with a personal grudge against Gangplank, he killed her mother, she has since exacted her revenge, and now acts as a leader of Bilgewater.

    MORDEKAISER: A feared warlord with necromantic sorcery, he sought to join the gods by paving his life with the death of those beneath him, but after seeing the afterlife, he forced his own resurrection, and made an empire built on dead thralls. He has since been defeated, but his influence is returning, and quickly.

    MORGANA: The daughter of the Aspect of Justice and sister to Kayle, Morgana was also a guardian of Demacia in an earlier era, but where Kayle chose divinity, Morgana embraced her humanity. She now serves out of her own justice in the outskirts of Demacia on a personal level, believing that even sinners can be redeemed.

    NAMI: An aquatic Vastaya from the Marai tribe, Nami seeks out the Aspect of the Moon to save her people from the Void.

    NASUS: One of the few Ascended left from the old Shuriman Empire, Nasus put himself into self-imposed exile after seeing it fall due its own hubris. Now that Azir has returned, Nasus had pledged himself to make sure the Empire never falls again.

    NAUTILUS: Once a simple man who dived into the depths of the ocean to collect treasure from sunken ships, Nautilus was betrayed by his crew, and consumed by some otherworldly power. He's now bonded to the metal suit he sunk in, and takes out his anger on the greedy and wretched, becoming a legend in the taverns of Bilgewater.

    NEEKO: A Vastaya of the Oovi-Kat tribe, a tribe with a particularly strong connection to the Vastayashai'rei, her entire tribe was wiped out, leaving her the only survivor. Neeko now roams the Kumungu jungles, hoping to make a new tribe.

    NIDALEE: Raised in the Kumungu jungles by a family of cougars, Nidalee is mostly human, but with a very small trace of Vastaya blood in her, allowing her to take the form of a cougar. She protects her kin and the jungles from would be predators and hunters.

    NOCTURNE: A demon born during the Rune Wars, and crafted by Shadow Magic, Nocturne was used to kill his masters enemies in their dreams, but was locked away in the Spirit Realm. Now free, he occasionally ventures into the living world, a walking manifestation of peoples nightmares.

    NUNU & WILLUMP: Nunu is the orphan of a nomadic Freljordian tribe, Willump is perhaps the last living Yeti. Nunu sought to slay Willump to prove that he was a hero, but after the two met, they became best friends. The two now roam the Freljord, creating mischief and fun wherever they please, while searching for Nunu's mother.

    OLAF: A fearsome Viking warrior of the Freljord, he was told by a seer that he would die of old age, a dishonorable death among his people, and now Olaf fights anybody and everybody in an effort to get the honorable death he wants so badly.

    ORIANNA: The daughter of a wealthy Piltovan inventor, Orianna caught a sickness after going down to Zaun to help their people. Her body decaying piece by piece, each part was replaced by machinery until there was nothing left of the original girl. The mechanical construct that now uses the name of Orianna wanders, searching for her purpose and meaning in the world.

    ORNN: A Demi-God of the Freljord, he was worshipped as the patron of smiths and hard workers, but after all his followers were massacred by Volibear, Ornn went into isolation. Returned once more, he has made it his duty to put Volibear back in his place.

    PANTHEON: Imbued by the Aspect of War, Atreus was used as a puppet by the celestial, until Aatrox cut the entity out of him. Now fully returned, but still imbued with the Aspect's power, Atreus slays gods, hoping to prove that humanity has their own strength within.

    POPPY: A Yordle who was friends with the legendary figure Orlon, she was given his equally legendary hammer after he died, and now searches Demacia for somebody heroic enough to wield it, unaware that she is her very hero.

    PYKE: An infamous harpooner in the docks of Bilgewater, Pyke was seemingly killed was he was eaten whole by a giant fish. However, in the belly of the beast, he was awakened by something powerful and ancient, and now has returned to Bilgewater to exact his revenge on the crew that left him behind.

    QIYANA: The youngest daughter of the Ixtali royal family, Qiyana refused to be last when she had the strongest elemental magic of all her sisters. Slowly but surely, she's amassing allies as she hopes to claim what she views as her rightful place as the empress of Ixtal.

    QUINN: A ranger of the Demacian military, Quinn goes on covert missions for her country with the aid of her avian companion, Valor.

    RAKAN: An infamous Vastaya, known for his revelry and dancing, he was enraptured by Xayah's complete indifference towards him when they first met, and has joined in her cause to help the Vastayan people.

    RAMMUS: A really smart armadillo that has sentience and is worshipped as a god in Shurima.

    REK'SAI: A Void-spawn who has made their home in the desserts of Shurima, Rek'Sai has spawned multiple other void creatures.

    RENEKTON: One of the few Ascended left of the old Shuriman empire, and brother to Nasus, he sacrificed his life to help stop Xerath, being entombed with Xerath for centuries. Driven insane by the experience, he has risen from the sands, and now seeks to kill his brother for their supposed betrayal.

    RENGAR: A Vastaya from a tribe located in the Kumugu jungles, Rengar was a runt, and disowned for it. Proving his hunting prowess over time, he returned to his tribe and killed his father, taking their place as the leader of the tribe. He has a personal vendetta against Kha'Zix, who took his eye.

    RIVEN: A solider with complete faith in Noxus, she was sent to Ionia during its invasion, and lost her faith in her country after seeing the horrors of war. She now resides in Ionia, seeking redemption in her own self-imposed exile.

    RUMBLE: Outdated Lore

    RYZE: A mage alive during the Rune Wars, after seeing the destruction World Runes could bring, made it his personal mission to find them all and hide them, in order to save Runeterra from itself.

    SEJUANI: Warmother of the Winter Claw, Sejuani fights for survival, and to see her tribe become the strongest, believing she can purify the Freljord by subjecting them to war, for only the strong will survive.

    SENNA: A member of the Sentinels of Light alongside her husband, Lucian, Senna was cursed to have the Black Mist follow her, and it seemed her end when Thresh caged her soul within his lantern. Having escaped, she and Lucian now seek out the Ruined King, to stop him and thus also stop the Black Mist.

    SETT: The child of a Vastayan woman and a Noxian pit fighter, as a half breed and a child of the enemy, Sett was shunned as a child. He would later join the pit fights in an effort to find his father, only to take control of them himself.

    SHACO: Outdated Lore

    SHEN: Leader of the Kinkou Order, Shen keeps the peace in Ionia between the material realm and the spirit realm, being completely devoid of emotions in order to have perfect clarity and judgement.

    SHYVANA: Born from a dragon egg that was tainted by human magic, Shyvana lived with her father on the run, as she was a disgrace in her mothers eyes. Having killed her mother, she tries to master her own aggression, having found some semblance of peace within Demacia after having been welcomed there by Jarvan IV. (Since the events of the Lux comic series, and the short story "Aftermath", it's unknown where she is or what she's up to.)

    SINGED: Displaying a natural aptitude for the life of a scholar at an early age, Singed was one of the leading researchers at the University of Piltover. However, as hextech became more and more popular, attention to his work waned, and he was forced to Zaun. Without care for ethics, Singed has let his research run rampant, creating abominations and destroying lives.

    SION: The man who slew the first King Jarvan with his dying breath, Sion was hailed as a hero by the people of Noxus. Resurrected by the Black Rose under Boram Darkwill's reign of Noxus, he is now used as a weapon of war.

    SIVIR: The last descendent of Azir, Sivir was an infamous treasure hunter until she was betrayed on an expedition by Cassiopeia. Now aware of her lineage, it is up to Sivir to decide whether she wants to join in the recreation of the Shuriman Empire or remain as a simple treasure hunter.

    SKARNER: A creature belonging to the Brackern race, Skarner was in hibernation until he was awoken by the screams of his kin. Finding their stones stolen, he now searches for them.

    SONA: Outdated Lore

    SORAKA: A celestial who sacrificed their immortality to help humanity, she sought to lead them to the designs the celestials had made for them. Now seeing the beauty in the inherent chaos of humanity, she looks after them, believing they still have so much more potential to reach.

    SWAIN: The Principle of Vision of the Trifarix, Swain made a deal with a demon in order to protect Noxus from a threat few others can see or are even aware of, the threat being the return of Mordekaiser.

    SYLAS: A mage born into Demacia, he was imprisoned after accidentally killing a few people, and also because he's a mage. Refusing to be chained down, he is now the leader of a radical mage rebellion within the kingdom, who've already killed the king, and seek to bring down the ruling class entirely.

    SYNDRA: A mage with a constantly growing amount of power, she was feared a child because of it, and sent to a monastery to better control her magic. When she discovered her teacher had actually put a spell on her that limited her growth she was outraged and killed him. Put into a forced hibernation by the Great Spirit of Ionia, she was recently reawakened by Ionians who thought they could use her as a weapon against Noxus.

    TAHM KENCH: A demon that feeds off of the greed others, he got his name through a gambler he ate.

    TALIYAH: A Shuriman mage, she joined Noxus hoping they could teach her how to control her powers, only to leave them and be taught by Yasuo. Hearing the rumors of the return of Azir, she has gone returned to Shurima to protect her family.

    TALON: An orphan who became infamous for his stealth, he was adopted into the Du Couteau family by their patriarch, and trained as an assassin. Now that the patriarch is dead, Talon is free to do what he will, but chooses to search for his masters killer.

    TARIC: A former knight of Demaica, he was exiled and sentenced to climb Mount Targon after all his soldiers were killed under his command. Reaching the top, he was imbued with the Aspect of the Protector, and now shields Runeterra from the Void.

    TEEMO: Outdated Lore? (I'm not entirely sure where Teemo sits currently, as his lore was left relatively unchanged after the Institute was made non canonical. What's currently on his universe page could possibly be considered canon.)

    THRESH: Originally a man tasked with watching over arcane artifacts, he was driven mad while in constant exposure to them, and when the Ruination occurred, he was reborn in the Black Mist. Now he's a wraith who tortures peoples souls for his own amusement.

    TRISTANA: Admiring the way mortals protect things dear to them, Tristana made it her duty to protect Bandle City. She now roams Runeterra, protecting the many portals that lead to the yordle city from humans.

    TRUNDLE: A troll seeking to become leader of all trolls, he ventured into the Lissandra's citadel, hoping to get a weapon made of True Ice. When confronted by her, he convinced Lissandra to let him have it, and in exchange the trolls would be at her service. He now is king of the trolls. (Possibly outdated)

    TRNDAMERE: Belonging to an outcast beserker tribe in the Freljord, they were nearly all slaughtered by Aatrox. Bringing the survivors with him, Tryndamere ventured to the Avarosan tribe for help, and were welcomed into the tribe after Tryndamere fought in some gladiator fights. He's now married to Ashe, but worries his destiny will lead him away from her.

    TWISTED FATE: Born of the people of the Serpent Isles, Twisted Fate quickly caught on to the magic of cards at a young age. Using this, he has travelled across Valoran, stealing and gambling to his hearts content.

    TWITCH: A rat that was mutated by chemical exposure, Twitch roams the lowest levels of Zaun, and is fiercely territorial.

    UDYR: A spirit walker, Udyr was taken in by members of the Winter Claw, only for the members to be massacred by the Frostguard. Outcast, Udyr found friendship in the exiled monk, Lee Sin, journeying with him to Ionia after they heard Noxus had invaded. He has since returned to the Freljord, and hopes to find his own peace.

    URGOT: An executioner during Boram Darkwill's reign of Noxus, he was thrown into a Zaunite prison when Swain took control of Noxus. Freeing himself and taking control of the prison, he now seeks to purge the unworthy and the weak, for only the strong should survive. He has since been captured and resides in a Piltovan prison.

    VARUS: An Ascended being, after the fall of the Shuriman Empire, Varus descended into a Darkin, and was trapped inside his own bow towards the end of the conflict. The bow was then kept safe within an Ionian monastery, but when a hunter thought he could use it to save his lover, the two were bonded with Varus, mentally and physically, forming one being. Varus, now freed, seeks his sister.

    VAYNE: Borne into the Demacian noble house of Vayne, Shauna's parents were murdered by Evelynn when she was a young girl. Over the years, she has transformed herself into a remorseless hunter of darkness, hoping for the day she can kill the demon who killed her parents.

    VEIGAR: A Yordle who was tortured and imprisoned by Mordekaiser, Veigar was driven mad through the experience he endured. he now sees himself as somebody to be feared, a hateful magician that should be respected, despite all evidence to the contrary.

    VEL'KOZ: One of the first beings created by the Watchers, Vel'koz travels all of Runeterra to learn, and gives all the information to his masters.

    VI: A Zaunite orphan, Vi was part of a street gang before having a change of heart, and has since joined the Wardens of Piltover.

    VIKTOR: Brilliant inventor, promising genius, Viktor thought only to help others, but as his work was stolen from him by Piltovans, and he witnessed the imperfections of humanity, he now seeks to perfect people through turning them into machines.

    VLADIMIR: Alive since the Darkin Wars, he was originally a prince given over to the Darkin as a hostage, but earned his masters favor and was allowed to learn blood magic. He then used it against his masters, and has since done whatever he pleases, along with helping found the Black Rose. Currently, he plays the part of a Noxian aristocrat.

    VOLIBEAR: A Frejordian Demi-God of lightning, thunder, and war, Volibear is brother to Ornn, and embodies the primal nature of the Freljord and it's people. He isn't necessarily worshipped so much as he is appeased by those who don't wish to draw his ire.

    WARWICK: A Zaunite thug, Warwick tried to turn over a new leaf but was kidnapped by Singed, and forced through his experiments. Now a chimeric being, he hunts down criminals in the depths of Zaun, but is slowly losing control over his increasingly savage behavior.

    WUKONG: An energetic Vastaya of the Shimon tribe, WuKong could not sit idly by as Noxus invaded Ionia. He then wandered Ionia, searching for other warriors that could help train him, and settled with Master Yi. Since learning the Wuju style, he now protects Ionia from any would be threats. (Possibly outdated after Yi got his lore updated.)

    XAYAH: Belonging to the Lhotlan tribe, after her tribe disappeared, Xayah hopes to bring back the spirit magic of Ionia and restore the Vastaya to their true glory.

    XERATH: Born a slave during the time of the ancient Shuriman Empire, Xerath became the best of friends with the young Azir. Growing up, Xerath could no longer stand being a slave while his friend grew to be prideful and arrogant, and had him assassinated and took his place in the Ascension ritual. Morphed by the raw power, he was entombed, but has risen again, and seeks to create his own empire, and also kill Azir again.

    XIN ZHAO: Captured by Noxian during their invasion of his homeland, he was forced into their gladiator arean. Xin Zhao was then rescued by Jarvan III, and made his personal protector, and now protects his son, Jarvan IV.

    YASUO: During the invasion of Ionia, Yasuo was given the responsibility of watching over the elder of his monastery, but passion drove him to join the fight on the frontlines. When he returned, the elder was dead, and Yasuo was blamed for it. Yasuo now searches for the true culprit. (It's somewhat unclear, but since the release of the three part short story "Confessions of a Broken Blade" it's safe to say Yasuo is now aware that Riven is the true culprit, but what he does now is entirely up to him.)

    YORICK: Capable of talking to the dead, Yorick was included into a priesthood that was responsible for taking care of the dead. After the Ruination, Yorick was left miraculously untouched by the Black Mist, and now seeks to rid the Shadow Isles of the undead.

    YUUMI: A cat with a Yordle master, one day her master went missing, and using their book, Yuumi is searching for her.

    ZAC: A blob of chemicals that somehow gained sentience, Zac lives within the pipes of Zaun, occasionally helping those who can't help themselves.

    ZED: A former member of the Kinkou Order, Zed was enraged when his master let Jhin keep living despite all of Jhins horrendous acts. Delving deep into the Kinkou temple, Zed got his hands on some forbidden shadow ninja technique. Killing his master, Zed created his own Order of Shadow, which seeks to drive out the rest of the Noxian invaders.

    ZIGGS: Obsessed with his explosions, Ziggs is a yordle who was originally an apprentice to Heimerdinger before leaving him so he could go explode things in Zaun, because Zaun wasn't already bad enough.

    ZILEAN: One of the last few living people of Icathia, Zilean used his time magic to save his people, but instead only trapped them in stasis. He now looks through every time line in the hopes that there is one where his people survive.

    ZOE: A little girl whos boundless joy and short attention span caught the attention of the Aspect of Twilight, Zoe was imbued with it's powers, and now acts as a cosmic messenger of sorts.

    ZYRA: Originally the consciousness of a species of carnivorous flowers, during the Rune Wars they were destroyed in a magical cataclysm by a sorceress who also died in the process. Reborn, the flowers took on a single humanoid form, and now do nothing more than spread their growth throughout the land.

    Now for the lore words, not in alphabetical order.

    ASCENDED: Animal like beings of great magical power from ancient Shurima, they were originally humans, but were granted such power through a ritual involving the Sun Disc.

    DARKIN: The name given to the Ascended after the fall of Shurima, Darkin are specifically Ascended beings who became feared and hated warlords, and who used their magic to reshape their forms into armor like flesh. They were then trapped within their own weapons, or outright destroyed. Those that exist currently only do so by using whatever person that holds their weapon as a host.

    VASTAYA: A hybrid race, they are the product of breeding between humans and a shapeshifting spirit race, and take on animal qualities, along with usually having fairly long life spans and magical abilities. Those with only a little amount of Vastaya blood in them can shapeshift into an animal form.

    KINKOU ORDER: An order in Ionia, they believe themselves to be responsible for keeping the balance between the material realm and the spirit realm.

    DEMI-GOD: The classification given to the gods of the Freljord, and a few others, in this case Demi-God doesn't mean half god, but simply a lesser god, or like, a not fully omnipresent omnipotent god.

    WAR-MOTHER: Leaders of the Freljordians tribes, they often take on multiple husbands called Bloodsworn.

    TARGONIANS: Not to be confused with the people who live on Mount Targon, the Targonians are the celestial entities that are worshipped by them, and reside in a realm known as Targon Prime. It gets a little confusing, I know.

    WORLD RUNE: Believed to have taken a part in the creation of Runeterra, and are the building blocks of the very world, they contain a near unlimited amount of primordial power within them. They were used as weapons of war during the Rune Wars, which is how it got its name.

    PRINCIPAL INTELLIGENCER: The right hand of the head of the Piltovan clans, Principal Intelligencers act as spies, and ensure that their clan continues to prosper.

    BLACK ROSE: A mysterious faction within Noxus, their motives are unknown, and they are ruled by LeBlanc, often manipulating others for their own gains, and have a monopoly on almost all things magical in the empire.

    TRIFARIX: The leading council of Noxus, there are three positions, the Principle of Might, the Principle of Vision, and the Principle of Guile. Darius is Might, Swain is Vision, and Guile remains unknown.

    SOLARI: People who worship the sun, they are the dominant faith of Mount Targon.

    LUNARI: People who worship the moon, they are a hidden minority within Mount Targon, and to worship the moon is considered one of the highest heresies to the Solari.

    YORDLE: A race of diminutive furred beings from Bandle City, one of the few constant locations in the Spirit Realm, they are filled with whimsy and magic, and attach themselves to societies, cultures, and ideas, becoming a representation of what they attached themselves to.

    PETRICITE: A type of stone found only in Demacia, it has a nullifying affect on magic, and also absorbs magic inside it.

    DAUNTLESS VANGUARD: The highest and most honored branch of the Demacian military.

    TRUE ICE: A type of ice found only in the Freljord, it has magical qualities, and can never break or melt. However, it would be safer to say it can go a long ass fucking time without melting as there are several instances of it melting in the lore.

    RUINATION: The event that turned the Blessed Isles into the Shadow Isles.

    NAGAKABOUROS: A god worshipped by the Buhru people of the Serpent Isles, is often represented as an octopus, and resides over life, change, and growth. Is female.

    ORDER OF SHADOW: The order created by Zed, they use deadly shadow techniques to take out their foes. They seek to militarize Ionia's martial and magical prowess into a fighting force.

    WATCHERS: The creators of the Void-spawn, they are the most powerful entities of the Void, and seek to completely consume Runeterra.

    VASTAYASHAI'REI: The ancestors of the Vastaya, they are a race of shapeshifting spirits with unknown magical powers. They are thought to be completely extinct.

    BRACKERN: A race of gigantic intelligent scorpions, they carry crystals in which house the memories and souls of their people. Their crystals are used by Piltovans for hextech.

    AVAROSA: An ancient figure from Freljord's past, she was one of the Three Sisters, who helped unify the Freljordian people. Is also Lissandra's sister, and is worshipped as a goddess by some in modern Freljord.

    NOXUS: An inclusive empire that values strength in all forms, Noxus is ever expanding, using any and all means to do so with little regard to morality.

    DEMACIA: An insular yet powerful kingdom with a long prestigious military history, Demacia values the ideals of honor, duty, and justice.

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    4/7 PBE Update: Tentative Balance Changes

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 12:59 PM PDT

    Upcoming changes for 10.8 with preview

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 03:27 PM PDT

    A follow up from the previous post

    Riot Scruffy Tweeted the preview changes for patch 10.8.

    10.8 Patch Preview with changes.

    Not 100% final, but almost done.



    >>> Systems <<<

    Jungle Personal Power

    • Jungle camp XP increased by 10% at level 9+

    • Jungle item's sustain increased by 50% when below 30% max HP

    • Early game Homeguard on death: 50% movement speed decaying over 5 seconds

    • Shared Kill XP reduced by 20% (lvl 1-6); reduced by 10% (lvl 7-8)

    • Solo Kill XP increased by 20% (lvl 1-6); increased by 10% (lvl 7-8)



    >>> Nerfs <<<

    Sett

    W

    • Base damage: 90-210 >>> 80-180

    Master Yi

    R

    • Attackspeed: 30-80% >>> 25-65%

    Aphelios

    • Stat level up 3-18% bonus armor pen >>> 2-12 lethality

    • Q abilities scale up at champ levels 1-9 >>> 1-13 (lvl 13 is the same power as old lvl 9)


    Senna

    P

    • Spawn rate on minions Senna doesn't kill 25% >>> 22%

    Varus

    R

    • Cooldown 110-70 >>> 130-70

    Kalista

    Base stats

    • Base Armor: 23 >>>21

    E

    • Slow: 25-45% >>> 10-42%


    >>> Buffs <<<

    Urgot

    Q

    • Damage: 25-205 (+0.7tAD) >>> 25-225 (+0.8tAD)

    R

    • Cooldown: 120-70 >>> 100-70

    E

    • Bugfix: Now properly gets movement speed on dash

    Evelynn

    Q

    • Damage: 25-35 >>> 30-50 (per spike)

    Soraka

    Base stats

    • Base Mana: 375 >>> 425

    Q

    • Mana cost: 60-80 >>> 45-65

    Xayah

    E

    • Damage falloff per feather hit: 10 >>> 5%

    Tristana

    E

    • AD ratio: 50-130 >>> 50-170%

    Ashe

    Q

    • Attack Speed: 20-40% >>> 20-60%

    Ryze

    Base stats

    • Health: 570.48 >>> 575

    • Attack Damage: 55.04 >>> 56

    Q

    • Movement Speed when consuming 2 runes: 20-40 >>> 28-44%

    Orianna

    W

    • Speed and slow amount: 20-40 >>> 30-50%

    E

    • AP ratio: 0.4 >>> 0.5
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    It should be made a lot clearer exactly when Tryndamere's ult ends

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 03:07 PM PDT

    Recently Riot have updated some abilities for clarity like Nautilus's Q or Thresh entire kit.

    In this vein I think Tryndamere's ultimate should get the same treatment, it's honestly very hard to tell especially in a teamfight exactly when his ultimate ends.

    It's the only part about Tryndamere I find really annoying, it's just so hard to tell when his ultimate exactly ends, especially in the middle of a teamfight.

    Every other champion that has an invulnerable ability in the game like Kindred R or Kayle R is made pretty clear exactly when it begins and ends.

    Sure, he shouts when it starts and gets a red glow thing but it looks a lot like his passive, again especially in team fights.

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    The Crack Down S01E12 - How Mad Lions pulled off the miracle upset over G2

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 09:19 AM PDT

    ADCs have become so team dependent that the Ryze/Azir/Kalista balancing issues are now applied to the entire ADC role, good in professional play but horrendous in solo queue.

    Posted: 06 Apr 2020 10:21 PM PDT

    Aside from Kalista now becoming a top laner, these champions have notoriously been incredibly difficult to balance between pro play and solo q. We are now seeing this with the entire ADC where in pro play they seem to perform well with a coordinated team around them and much less likelihood of a team getting so dumpstered it's ff15. But in solo queue, well no one wants to play this role. ADC mains are just plainly switching role, it's impossible to play and climb with ADC because you have no guarantee that your team will let you even play the game. Carrying with ADC in solo queue is impossible, you need your team to already be doing well for you to get to impact the game, and if your team is already doing well you probably were going to win anyway.

    The changes in 10.8 of buffing Ashe, Trist, and Xayah and nerfing Aphelios, Senna, Varus and Kalista will only affect pro-play. The top solo q ADCs will continue to be roughly the same in concept, maximising impact on the game by having one purpose that is almost impossible to fail at. Either lethality Varus and poking from a screen away, MF and just hitting R in a teamfight, or the upcoming utility Ashe focused around CDR for ult. There is almost no room for skill expression within this role, the best ADCs just need to hit their one button before dying. Kiting, dodging in teamfights, peeling the ADC from bruisers, concepts that are now all gone. Picking an ADC that has some expression of skill through mechanical movement and precise teamfighting is pointless and will continue to be pointless until the entire game gets rebalanced. As long as every role can 1v1 ADCs and that games are decided within 15 minutes (usually leading to 15-20 min FF), the solo queue ADC meta will be as stale as ever, with a select few ADCs who are barely playable, and everything else as trash.

    Edit: I don't like the proposed fixes of "nerf all supports" or "buff all ADCs across the board" since they usually create more problems than they fix, like ADCs moving to top or mid. My ideas for some fixes are in my comment below.

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    Game Quality Gone Down

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 04:39 PM PDT

    Has anyone else lately felt like there's been a decrease in game quality when it comes to players on your team. The amount of players I've had that have AFKed running it down or flat out refusing to play the game/ negative attitude has just been noticeably increased. I had 3 games in a row now where someone has lost lane or their respective role and DCed. Is this purely anecdotal or have other people felt something similar.

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    Disabling Teamchat was the best decision I have ever made in League

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 07:36 AM PDT

    A month ago I decided that I have enough of the tilting flamers, death threats, racists and straight up nazis in the game that I just globally disabled team chat. I was amazed how awesome the game felt again when you do not interact verbally with other people anymore. Even my winrate skyrocketed, from 51% before to currently 63%. Its obv because I do not get subconsciously tilted anymore and it feels amazing. I can just encourage everybody to disable all chat since with the ping system it is really not needed and there never comes something good out of it anyway.

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    Talon has a 55% winrate with Conqueror across a sample size of 25,000 games.

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 02:59 AM PDT

    Talon was recently nerfed. His winrate dropped to a staggering 53.5%. Now, this only looks marginally overpowered, but what's important to note is that he has 25,000 games with a 55% winrate on Conqueror, and 25,000 games with a 52% winrate on Electrocute.

    In other words, Talon's actual winrate with the correct rune is 55% -- only half of his playerbase taking the wrong rune is dragging his winrate down to 53.5%. Riot mentioned once that Yuumi was significantly stronger than her winrate indicated, because half of her playerbase was still taking the wrong rune, which had a deflated winrate. As people switched from Comet to Aery, her winrate inflated massively.

    Riot has already announced their balance targets for next patch, and no assassins are being addressed.

    Nocturne mid had to be nerfed and still has nearly a 54% winrate.

    Wukong mid also has a 54% winrate.

    Kled mid also has a 54% winrate.

    Talon mid got nerfed and still has a 55% winrate with the correct rune.

    Even Varus is being picked midlane in competitive now to abuse Dirk, and instead of Riot nerfing Dirk & AP assassins, they're just nerfing Varus.

    I think that Riot doesn't want to tune Katarina or Diana down, so instead of nerfing the overperforming AP assassins, they just overbuffed dirk. Dirk should not have been buffed to give 10 lethality for 50 gold. It's bleeding out into a host of issues where people are realizing AD champions in every role can rush a Dirk and do absurd damage.

    I believe that rather than nerfing champions like Varus, Riot should revert the Dirk buff, and then nerf the AP assassins that are overpowered so that AD assassins can compete with them without needing Dirk to be overtuned. This would ALSO help both classic mages and ADCs feel significantly better to play by toning down a lot of the current early burst in the game.

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    Farmer Yorick Fan Skin Concept Update

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 10:15 AM PDT

    Farmer Yorick Fan Skin Concept Update

    After posting my design for a Farmer Yorick skin, I got a lot of great feedback. I've created a Maiden concept of her being a big cow in a barn or a big chicken in a chicken coop. I also made Yorick's ghouls fit more in the style of the maiden so they would fit the theme a bit more. (the chickens are my favorite). You can see more images here! (https://hermendez.artstation.com/projects/rR8D42)

    Maiden Concepts

    Ghoul Variations

    In-game example

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    If ADC keeps going down in popularity, it might end up getting reworked-buffed like it happened to Support.

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 08:40 AM PDT

    Support in the past was extremely unpopular for many years, and the few supp mains found matches in 0,5 seconds. Eventually Riot turned them into tank-roam-burst gods, created Pyke, and solved the issue.

    I was an adc that swapped to mid, and the only disadvantage is not having my extremely short ADC queue times. I then realised that ADC was probably becoming unpopular.

    And I can't even begin to explain how HUGE the difference in agency is by playing mid instead:

    • No support difference deciding if you're gonna be useless for 25 minutes or not.

    • I'm massively ahead in levels without doing anything better than when I played ADC.

    • This allows me to duel others and make plays instead of being a mere observer.

    • Huge early powerspikes for most champs to make snowball even more insane.

    This state of ADC has been going on for 2+ years now, but I wonder if it's going to end when popularity issues arise.

    This brings us to the inevitable dilemma: you can't simply buff ADC without either making botlane insanely strong, or nerfing Supp to the ground, both undesirable options.

    In other words, are we on our way to an ADC rework in season 11?

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    The best part about Fiddlesticks rework was seeing him being developed from the very begining

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 12:50 AM PDT

    First of all we chose him to be reworked,after that we got a ton of super cool early concept art shown plus some cool ideas for his kit,later we got to see which concept got to be new fiddle after that we started seeing his animations plus some more cool ideas like him imitating voices and his effigies and after that the reveal with his cinematic. It was cool seeing how much time they took making our favorite scarecrow into a monster because a lot of the time reworks and new champions just kind of appear (i swear i blinked and Qiyana was in the game i blinked again and Sett was too)

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    Kia #LEC Mic Check: Playoffs Round 1 (Spring 2020)

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 09:06 AM PDT

    ranked 1v3, only a LITTLE bm. enjoy ^^

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 04:52 PM PDT

    LCS host James "Dash" Patterson: "I don't think there's any world where Cloud9 doesn't win."

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 08:12 AM PDT

    Hear me out... The Ultimate quality skin for Aphelios: Gun God Aphelios

    Posted: 06 Apr 2020 11:03 PM PDT

    The antagonist that MF deserves. The flamboyant, arrogant yet smooth and classy antihero whose cybernetic suit changes with his weapons. Gun God Aphelios is of course accompanied by an AI in the form of a floating drone, that's composed of the consciousness of his long lost sister Alune (Alune definitely got killed by MF or something, cos vengeance and stuff you know?). Lore checks out, and if there's a goddess there has to be a god.

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    [FANART] Iron inquisitor Kayle

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 01:15 PM PDT

    [FANART] Iron inquisitor Kayle

    https://preview.redd.it/4qo4hi3ybgr41.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=e5421886d59a601033ed0b61f3b602bbb944553d

    I was looking for a new interesting character to draw and my friend suggested me to look through the champions of league of legends. After that I decided to draw Iron Inquisitor Kayle.
    Btw, i`m trully love with LoL designe, so i`m still thinking to draw another one.

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    It's time to check our tin foil hats again: (Re-)Analysis on champion appearances in patch notes and winrate changes after skin releases

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 06:59 AM PDT

    It's time to check our tin foil hats again: (Re-)Analysis on champion appearances in patch notes and winrate changes after skin releases

    Tldr: Your bans matter, power creep is real, new skins increase banrate and popularity, but not winrate, champions with new skins are actually less likely to appear in the patch notes than otherwise.

    Table of contents:

    • Introduction
    • Webscraping of the necessary data from leagueofgraphs and lolwiki
    • Analysis of correlations between patch occurences against winrate, banrate and popularity
    • Analysis of skin releases
    • Final words

    Introduction:

    Hello again reddit.

    Approximately a year after I made my last analysis (which can be found here), and the release of the last Blitzcrank skin together with the 100 range increase on Q which triggered my tin foil hat really hard, I thought it's time to have another look. In addition, I read quite some comments in season 9 that said that Riot would need to increase skin sales for more revenue, therefore prioritizing popular skins and buffing them.

    This post expands on the previous analysis by adding the complete season 9 and season 10 until the 31th of March 2020. In addition, I will test quite some correlations and use a lot more p-values (I explained p-values here, otherwise wikipedia is always of help) than before. In short, a p-value is the probability of observing the observed result or a more extreme result if everything is random. I will not mention it explicitly in the post, but when there are multiple p-values per question, they get corrected using this method.

    Why do I do this? Basically, I'm bored at the moment. Initially, I wanted to do an analysis on which champion skins have the highest winrate, but the Riot API doesn't give back this information to the public. So I took up my previous analysis and fixed quite some stuff.

    You can find all data and code here. Yes, it's in German. No, I will not change it. You are free to use the data and code as you like. If you disagree with my parameters, clone the repository, change the parameters and run the code. Then you can compare the effect of your parameter choice vs my choice.
    The tables containing the processed data are found in Ergebnisse/Auswertung/*, if you want to have a look.

    Webscraping of the necessary data from leagueofgraphs and lolwiki

    There is a famous saying in statistics: In God we trust, all other bring data (Edwards Deming). So that's where I started.

    From leagueofgraphs I downloaded the winrate, banrate and popularity for all (at the moment of writing) 148 champions in the game. I always chooce Platin+ and the whole world. This is certainly debatable, but I have to settle on something.

    In addition, I download 3 things from lol wiki:

    • All skins per champion with their release date.
    • All patch occurences for all champions, starting from season 4. Note that this includes all patch occurences: Buffs, nerfs as well as bug fixes.
    • All patch days, starting from season 4.

    Analysis of correlations between patch occurences against winrate, banrate and popularity

    In this and the following section, I will look at all data starting from season 5. When I look at a value over time, I split the data into quartals, starting in 2015 up to the first quartal of 2020.
    I made several hypothesis and tests, which I will present below:

    • Do newly released champions occur more frequently in the patch notes?
      The first thing I had a look at was whether Riot needs to balance newer champions more than older champions. For this, I made a rank-correlation test between the number of patch notes appearances and the age of the champion.
      The resulat was a correlation of -0.58 (the older the champion, the less likely it appeared in the patch notes), corresponding to a p-value of <0.001. So this is definitely true.
    • Is there a significant correlation between the champions present in the patch notes and their winrate/banrate/popularity? (In other words, does the balancing team consider winrate/banrate/popularity when deciding which champions to change)
      In order to check this, I counted the number of patch notes occurences for all champions and made again a rank-correlation test against the average winrate/banrate/popularity for all the champions. The results are given in the graph below in Fig. 1.
      Note that with the p-values, a low value means that it's very likely the observed result was not random.
      So how do we interpret this? The p-values for the banrate are all very low, meaning we can definitely say they matter. In addition, the correlation is positive, meaning that a higher banrate increases the number of patch note occurences. So your bans really do matter!
      For the popularity, we are a bit less certain, but the p-values are still consistently low with almost no zero-crossing in the correlation values. The correlation is most of the time positive, meaning that more popular champions are indeed more likely to show up in the patch notes.
      And finally, the winrate. We are again less certain of the effect compared to the banrate, but there are again almost no zero-crossings in the correlation values. Here, the correlation is negative most of the time, meaning that champions with a low winrate are more likely to appear in the patch notes. This indeed confirms power creep, as this shows that they are more likely to change the weaker champions than the stronger champions.

    Fig. 1: Correlation between the patch note occurences and the winrate/banrate/popularity, calculated per quartal from 2015-1 to 2020-1.

    Analysis of skin releases

    There are again a number of questions to be asked. I look again at the same timespan as before, but only take skins with data available (this means no release skins and not the most recent skins). In addition, the golden chromas are removed as they appear on the same day as their base skin.

    When I calculate the winrate/banrate/popularity of a champion before the skin release, I take the mean of said value 40 to 30 days before the release. For the value after release, I take the mean 10 to 20 days after the release. This is done to get the values before any recent patches, which might include the champion which gets the skin, and a bit after the release to get more stable values.

    • Do popular champions get more skins?
      Well this we expect to be true, as it simply makes business sense to do. I don't say it's the right thing to do, but if you want to make money, it certainly seems like a good idea.
      I calculated the correlation between the ratio of released skins over the observed time period against the mean champion populary over the same period. We get a correlation of 0.35, corresponding to a p-value of <0.0001. This confirms that indeed more popular champions are more likely to get more skins.
    • Is there a significant change in winrate/banrate/popularity upon the release of a new skin?
      First, we will have a look over the whole time period. The graph below (Fig. 2) shows the change in winrate/banrate/popularity, both as a histogram and as a boxplot. They contain the same information, but not everyone might be familiar with boxplots (Here is an explanation of boxplots).
      After doing Mann-Whitney U-Tests, we get the results in the following table. There is both a significant increase in banrate and popularity, but not in winrate.
    Mean p-value
    Banrate 1.05% 0.043
    Popularity 1.47% <0.001
    Winrate 0.06% 0.585

    Fig. 2: Changes in winrate/banrate/popularity upon the release of a new skin.

    • But maybe there are effects over time? Maybe they had to change their processes to increase revenue as of late?
      In the figure below (Fig. 3), we see the the same information as in Fig. 2, but separated for the different quartals. There is no trend over time, we cannot see a changed behaviour as of late in the data.
      The figure below (Fig. 4, I hate Reddit formatting so much) shows the p-values for the winrate over time. There is really no significant connection between new skin releases and champion winrate.

    Fig. 3: Change in winrate/banrate/popularity over time.

    Fig. 4: p-Values for the change in winrate for the newly released skins. There is no significant effect between new skins and winrates.

    • Are champions more likely to appear in the patch notes when they get a new skin?
      This might be a surprising one. I counted the number of patch occurences 4 patches before and 2 patches after a skin release and compared them to the average number of patch occurences for the champion for all released skins.
      The results are given below (Fig. 5). There is a significant (p < 0.0001) decrease in the number of patch occurences around the time of a new skin. Maybe the statistic gets ruined by reworks who get a lot of patch attention but no new skins, but there are not that many reworks so I think the result is valid, yet surprising.

    Fig. 5: Difference in patch note appearnces around skin releases compared to the no skin releases for champions with new skins. There is a significant decrease in the patch note occurances.

    Final words

    Thank you for reading this far, we can all put our tin foil hats on again now. If you have any questions, I will try to get to them tomorrow or later as I have to go watch my baby now.

    If you have other ideas what should be looked at, write them and I might do it in the future. This is a big might, you are probably better of doing it yourself as I don't have a lot of free time in the near future.

    Have a nice day all, stay inside and do something you like :)

    Edit: Rip the preview picture on top of the post. I also just saw Urgot buffs planned together with his awesome new skin, my tin foil hat feels really good right now.

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    I want to be clear. I will NOT spend >$5 on stat trackers for a SINGLE champion

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 03:42 PM PDT

    That is absolutely ridiculous. I also don't want to pay $45 for 50 champions I'll never play.

    Their literally stat trackers, VERY little development time goes in to each one, unlike a skin. However I'm more than down to pay a reasonable amount for a couple. If 10 champions cycled to go 50% off for a week then we can talk. Or if you get them on purchase of a skin, I would be inclined.

    As it is, they're just not worth it

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    LNG Esports vs. FunPlus Phoenix / LPL 2020 Spring - Week 6 / Post-Match Discussion

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 05:16 AM PDT

    LPL 2020 SPRING

    Official page | Leaguepedia | Liquipedia | Eventvods.com | New to LoL


    FunPlus Phoenix 2-0 LNG Esports

    FPX | Leaguepedia | Liquipedia | Website | Twitter
    LNG | Leaguepedia | Liquipedia | Website | Twitter


    MATCH 1: FPX vs. LNG

    Winner: FunPlus Phoenix in 38m | MVP: Doinb (10)
    Match History | Game Breakdown

    Bans 1 Bans 2 G K T D/B
    FPX SETT elise varus jarvan iv wukong 70.5k 10 7 M1 H2 H4 B6 E10 B11
    LNG renekton rumble sylas lissandra kassadin 67.9k 16 8 I3 O5 O7 O8 B9
    FPX 10-16-24 vs 16-10-38 LNG
    Khan aatrox 3 2-4-3 TOP 2-4-5 4 qiyana Flandre
    Tian trundle 2 0-3-5 JNG 3-2-6 3 olaf Xx
    Doinb corki 3 5-2-4 MID 4-1-10 2 leblanc Maple
    Lwx aphelios 1 3-3-5 BOT 6-2-6 1 kalista Light
    Crisp braum 2 0-4-7 SUP 1-1-11 1 taric Duan

    MATCH 2: LNG vs. FPX

    Winner: FunPlus Phoenix in 24m | MVP: Doinb (11)
    Match History | Game Breakdown

    Bans 1 Bans 2 G K T D/B
    LNG rumble renekton elise lissandra diana 40.3k 6 3 H2 M3 H4 I5
    FPX taric sett olaf azir leblanc 48.2k 18 7 C1 B6
    LNG 6-18-16 vs 18-6-47 FPX
    Flandre mordekaiser 3 1-5-4 TOP 3-2-4 3 aatrox Khan
    Xx reksai 2 2-4-2 JNG 0-1-18 1 jarvan iv Tian
    Maple zoe 3 0-2-5 MID 10-0-6 4 kassadin Doinb
    Light kalista 1 3-2-1 BOT 5-2-7 1 varus Lwx
    Duan thresh 2 0-5-4 SUP 0-1-12 2 braum Crisp

    This thread was created by the Post-Match Team.

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    Skins I really want to see

    Posted: 07 Apr 2020 06:01 AM PDT

    • Dunkmaster skins for Pyke, Aatrox, Illaoi and Garen (legendary for Illaoi)
    • PROJECT skins for Aphelios, Caitlyn, Diana, Kayn and Pantheon (legendary for Diana.)
    • Star Guardian skins for Evelynn, Elise (evil star guardians like Xayah+Rakan), regular SG skins for Nami, Qiyana and Taric (legendary for Taric.)
    • Blood Moon Fiora, Hecarim and Kayle.
    • Elderwood Ivern, Fiddlesticks and Maokai
    • Dragon Trainers Sejuani and Kled
    • Pulsefire Lucian and Senna
    • Omega Squad Rumble and Ziggs
    • God Kings Pantheon and Mordekaiser
    • Pool Party Xayah, Rakan and Sylas (his chains can be pool noodles!)
    • Misc: Knockout Sett, Debonair Swain, Streamer Twitch, Alpha Draven (Tyler1 themed legendary skin with his input and approval), Definitely Not Warwick, Cosplayer Ornn, Marauder Yorick.
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