Debuted during the League of Legends Spirit Blossom event in the summer of 2020, Yone is Yasuo's older brother. He's a manaless assassin/skirmisher with a gap close, AOE damage, and on-hit effects. While many take him top lane, Sneaky of Cloud9 fame took him bot lane as an ADC in high-level ranked p

After a less than 1 second delay, Leona's Ultimate ability, Solar Flare, directly beams a target location with solar energy. Enemies struck by the center of this beam are dealt magic damage based on Leona's level. Enemies directly struck by the beam are also slowed by 80% and stunned for 1.5 seconds. Enemies that are within the AOE of the Solar Flare but have not been struck directly by the center are dealt the same magic damage and slow, but not stunned. This ability is best used when the enemies are in very close proximity to each other. Since its an AOE ability and not a single-target one, you can stun multiple enemies with the epicenter as long as they manage to be right on top of each other. Using this ability after Zenith Blade and Shield of Daybreak means that an enemy can be immobilized for a whopping 3 seconds, which is more than enough time for your team to back you

But this rework exemplifies all the worst parts of Riot’s decision making when it comes to competitive play vs. fans enjoying the game. The rework makes Volibear "fit" into the current game meta but gets rid of the things that made him iconic like his flip which was a huge playmaking opportunity. Though his ult somewhat captures that spirit, the rework remains a bit contentious amongst the community. Volibear’s new kit is extremely broken if leveraged in the right way. It makes him horrible to play against because it restricts the ways players can approach the game or even what champions they can play against

For emerging victorious in an event, all members of the winning team are granted a temporary or permanent buff. Depending on the prize, it's either a small benefit or one that drastically tilts the game in that team's fa

Speaking of Death Prophet, players may be frustrated to hear that the character has received another round of nerfs following changes only recently. Apart from his starting speed reduced from 315 to 310, Exorcism now provides a movement speed bonus of 16/18/20%, down from 20% at all times, and the mana cost at all levels is now 50 more than before. The character will likely continue to see play, but mostly by diehard fans, and we hope this is the last round of nerfs the character is subjected to rece

Killstreaks no longer award 30-> 100 but instead 20->90. Along with the gold nerf of 7.26, this should further work to slow down early fighting Game roster level differences between teams following a few unfavorable scraps and will place more emphasis on the mid and endgame. Valve is also literally slowing down movement for some characters by moving away from percentage-based movement speed bonuses to flat number increases. For example, Boots of Speed, Power Treads, and Arcane Boots used to all say +15%, and now instead say

Scuttle Racing: 2 Rift Scuttlers race down a track from top lane to the bottom lane. Champions with CC are extremely valuable in slowing down the enemy Scuttler, but the allied Scuttler is also coded as a champion so it can be buffed, sped up, or thrown across the finish line with some interacti

Leona's abilities are geared towards getting in the middle of the fight and using crowd control abilities to allow her teammates to land their damage. Here is a basic overview of her abilities and when she might benefit from using t

Bardle Royale (Classic): The 2 teams fight for survival as a battle royale circle slowly gets smaller on the map. Anyone outside the circle almost instantly gets burned to death, so champions with knockbacks like Poppy can quickly eject enemies for a

Leona comes from a tribe that worships the sun, but has managed to turn the focus of her worship into her greatest weapon. As a support champion, Leona utilizes the power of the sun to deal magic damage and immobilize her opponents. Although the power of the sun undoubtedly hurts, Leona is best suited to let others deal consistent attack damage while she controls her foes and keeps their attention. For this reason, Leona is best played as a support . However, playing support doesn't necessarily mean playing defensively. Leona excels at being right in the heart of the battle, where she burns bright like the

As usual, there is quite a bit to read in the 7.26a patch notes, and readers can click here for the full announcement. Best of luck to everyone and keep an eye out for players who may be overextending themselves with these new changes, as they likely have not read the notes and are ripe for a quick kill until they figure it

Bardle Royale (Paranoia): It's a bardle royale, but everyone has the nearsighted debuff and can only see what's close by. Champions with AOE skillshots like Brand and Vel'Koz can fire away until enemies inevitably get chunked or kil