League of Legends Esports News

With the arrival of Spirit Blossom Beyond, the new theme coming to League of Legends with Season 2, Riot Games also made a surprise announcement. Yunara is set to become the game’s newest champion when she joins the roster over the course of the new season. While much is yet to be discovered about the new champion, join us as we go over everything we know about Yunara so far. Where is Yunara from? The entire Spirit Blossom theme coming with Season 2 is centered around the region of Ionia. Also known as The First Lands, Ionia is one ofmore

As the latest patch rolls out, the League of Legends meta experiences a significant shift, introducing both winners and losers among the champion roster. With adjustments to item mechanics and champion abilities, players find themselves navigating new dynamics in gameplay. Champions like Sett and Volibear emerge as dominant forces, bolstered by strategic item builds and essential buffs, while others like Yone, Gwen, and Tristana face challenges that could impact their viability on the rift. In this analysis, we’ll delve intomore

Swain is a durable mage in League of Legends known for healing, crowd control, and area damage. He thrives in extended fights and works best when his team helps set up his combos. This guide explains his abilities, gameplay phases, power spikes, and how to use him effectively in different situations. Swain’s Abilities Explained Passive – Ravenous Flock Swain gathers Soul Fragments from dying enemy champions or by using Vision of Empire and Nevermove. Each Soul Fragment gives him 12more

The Positioning Phase of the LTA North 2025 Split 2 has drawn to a close, and teams are ready to move on to the next stage of competition. With Cloud9 claiming the top spot this time around, can the boys in blue hold strong, or will we see another North American team represent the region when MSI comes around? Now that the groups have taken form, let's take a look at what we can expect from the Group Stage atmore

After a rocky start to 2025, Riot Games has officially announced a change in leadership as the gaming giants look to turn a page. Now, Hoby Darling will be taking over the role of President from the company's CEO, Dylan Jadeja, who previously occupied both roles at Riot Games. As President, Darling will be in charge of overseeing teams working at Riot in an attempt to correct course after a series of questionable decisions have been met with widespread disapproval.more

The Esports World Cup Foundation has officially unveiled the complete schedule for the highly anticipated Esports World Cup 2025. The tournament is set to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from July 7 to August 24, 2025. This year's event promises to be the largest esports tournament yet, featuring a record-breaking $70 million prize pool, 25 tournaments across 24 games, and more than 2,000 players from over 200 clubs competing on the world stage. Tournament Schedule The seven-week competition hasmore

The time is nearing to leave Noxus behind and head towards Ionia as League of Legends is heading for Season 2. This new Spirit Blossom season, which is set to arrive with the release of patch 25.09 on April 30th, will deliver a brand new Battle Pass to the game, along with a large set of new skins tied to the season's theme. Join us as we go over all of the new skins coming with Season 2, and howmore

Among a large wave of changes coming with Season 2: Spirit Blossom, Riot Games is also introducing a brand new game mode to League of Legends: Brawl. If you're a fan of the game but don't have the time to load up to Summoner's Rift, or are simply looking for a simpler, more straightforward game mode to play with fans, then Brawl is just what you've been waiting for. Join us as we go through everything there is to knowmore

After an unrelenting Noxian start to the year, League of Legends is ready to move on to the realm of Spirit Blossom for Season 2 of 2025. Set to bring a fresh new feel to the game, the new season has much in store for us. In their latest Dev Update, Riot Games has revealed much of what's coming our way with the release of the Spirit Blossom season, including a rework of Atakhan, changes to Grubs and Rift Herald, a newmore

Aatrox is a powerful champion in League of Legends, known for strong lane presence and high healing abilities. Play this hero effectively with our League of Legends Aatrox guide covering abilities, strengths, weaknesses, tips, counters, and more. Aatrox's Abilities Deathbringer Stance (Passive) Deathbringer Stance has a cooldown ranging from 22 to 10 seconds based on level. Aatrox's next basic attack gains extra range and deals bonus magic damage based on enemy health, healing Aatrox according to the damage dealt. Hittingmore

After the inaugural Noxus-themed season of the year, League of Legends will now be moving to Ionia for the start of Season 2. With their latest cinematic release, 'Here, Tomorrow', Riot Games looks to build hype and launch the Spirit Blossom Beyond season in style. With Spirit Blossom Beyond, the arrival of a new season to League of Legends will mean a new Battle Pass, new themed skins, and much more! Though much is yet to be officially confirmed, heremore

Rookie Rising Top Esports has announces their new lineup for 2023, and it includes former Victory Five and Invictus Gaming Song “Rookie” Eui-jin. The 25-year-old mid laner will serve as a veteran bolster for the relatively young squad. “Rookie” has spent the better part of a decade competing in first the LCK, on a newly formed KT Rolster Arrows, before making the jump to Invictus Gaming. Widely regarded as one of the best players in the world, and of allmore

After winning EMEA Masters Winter, Los Ratones have continued their rampant run through the European Tier-2 scene, this time sweeping the Seeding Stage at the NLC Spring 2025. No player, however, better demonstrates the team's utter domination better than Rekkles and his latest remarkable achievement. Over the course of the entire Seeding Stage, the Swedish support player managed to win every game with Los Ratones without dying a single time, closing out a flawless run at the NLC Spring so far.more

The player that continues to defy the passing of time has done it again, as Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok became the first player to reach 1000 games in the LCK. The historic milestone came off the back of a near-flawless win in Game 1 by T1 against KT Rolster in the LCK 2025 Season, granting Faker yet another entry into the League of Legends history books. An ideal game for an ideal milestone T1's announcement that back-to-back World Champion Gumayusi wouldmore

Teams are turning up the heat at LEC Spring 2025 as the fight for one of the six Playoffs spots grows fiercer by the minute. With Week 2 now done and dusted, who were the champions teams leaned on the most this week? Let's take a look at the most picked champions of Week 2 of the LEC Spring Regular Season as Fearless Draft continues to push champion variety to the max. Most Picked Champions of the Week Engage, engage,more

The struggles continue for the LTA North despite on-going efforts to spark life into the North American league. Now, the opening of week of Split 2 in the LTA North saw peak viewership drop by over 50% compared to its equivalent last season, the 2024 LCS Spring Split. Split 2 Opening Week: Good Matchups, Bad Format Going from 191.5k peak viewers to 94k over the course of a year is no small drop. At first glance, this loss of viewersmore

Bard is a roaming support and occasional mage who enters Summoner’s Rift as a cosmic caretaker. His kit rewards map movement, vision, and precise crowd control. When played well, he shapes fights before they begin and turns narrow corridors into traps. Learn League of Legends Bard stats, abilities, builds, power spikes, and strategy for every stage of the game. Core Stats at a Glance Bard’s base durability is average, but the scaling health and armor keep him relevant later. His 500 attack range and empowered Meeps give steady poke without forcing dangerous trades. Passive: Traveler’s Call Ancient Chimes Random chimes spawn on themore

T1 and Gen.G added yet another chapter in this unrelenting rivalry when the two powerhouses took each other on to close out Week 1 of the LCK 2025 Season. Despite the season only just taking off, the match delivered yet another thrilling series that did not go unnoticed. After a fiercely competitive showing that saw Gen.G claim the close win in the end, T1 vs Gen.G became the most watched Regular Season match in LCK history with a whopping peakmore

The 2025 LEC Spring returns for Week 2 as teams continue their pursuit of Playoffs spots. This time around, our match of the week sees Karmine Corp take on Fnatic in a clash of titans that has 'grudge match' written all over it. With the reigning LEC Champions eager to defend their crown, Fnatic vs Karmine Corp promises to deliver some of the highest League of Legends in Europe when the two teams take the stage on Sunday, April 6th.more

Today marks the return of top-tier League of Legends to North America with the start of the 2025 LTA North Split 2. This fierce opening day will see the league's elite go toe-to-toe in exciting matches that might hint at which teams look poised to take the trophy this time around. Our analyst team has sat down and collected what we think are the best odds and parlays for YOU to predict on today. The outcomes selected are for the best predictions tomore