Rebecca Skalski

Riot has a habit of prioritizing competitive play, as well as debuting champions that immediately get nerfed . Ahead of planned 2021 season changes , which champions desperately need reworks to function in the new game meta? Moreover, which ones do fans wish Riot had left al Yone's addition to League of Legends is significant, as Riot Games realized they struck gold when they released Yasuo in 2013. Yasuo has remained one of the most popular champions in League in the seven years since his release, and it's apparent Riot wanted to take extra care in crafting a character to represent his brother. Yone is already a hit, making huge waves in the League community before he's even made his way off of the Public Beta Environment. Along with the re-release of the League of Legends MOBA game Story Guide mode Nexus Blitz , Yone's release is sure to bring countless players to the Rift again, or perhaps even for the first t Jungler Zhiqiang "Shad0w" Zhao, who is often criticized for having a small champion pool, brought out Ivern this past week, the champion's first time in the LEC this split. Shad0w had a fantastic game going 2/0/7 in an important game against Ro In an act of pure, unadulterated "teleports behind you," Yone's ultimate does precisely that. Yone dashes forward, damaging every enemy champion he hits and teleports behind the last target, then pulls all enemies hit towards him. This ultimate is a very simple ability that adds more damage and mobility to Yone's kit. The ability is also able to jump over walls and can be used in a pinch to escape if nee DAMWON dominated the LCK in summer and come into Worlds as the team with the highest potential to reclaim the World Championship crown for South Korea, and Showmaker is at the root. He comes into the tournament with a KDA of 16. For context, T1’s Teddy had the second-highest KDA at 7.8. DAMWON's success stems from Showmaker’s ability to completely take over a game. The LCK MVP looks to show the World why Damwon is so domin _League of Legends _ is receiving its second moody samurai with the release of the game's newest champion, Yone (yo-nay). Brother to Yasuo, the premier swordsman of Summoner's Rift, Yone brings an alternative, though not dissimilar playstyle to players looking to spend their time mastering the bl Pantheon’s rework was a result of Riot cracking down on many champions that had global or semi-global ultimates. Veteran players will remember the halcyon (or hellish) days when Lux’s ultimate was nearly global, but Pantheon’s new ultimate feels weak at best and ultimately worthless at wo After all, it requires perfect timing and/or lots of team communication. In solo queue ranked play or even in normals, that kind of thing just isn’t likely to happen. Like Galio and Volibear, Pantheon also reveals how Riot prioritizes competitive play over average fan/player experience. The visual rework also gave him that "shiny" look, removing the weathered and worn warrior aesthetic he previously As one of the most talented bot laners in the game, LokeN returned to his home of JD Gaming after a short stint with Top Esports. In his first split back, LokeN and his teammates defeated the very same Top Esports in China’s League of Legends Pro League Spring Finals, winning JD Gaming their first title as an organization. Paired with support Zuo "LvMao" Ming-Hao, JD Gaming’s strong bot lane makes them one of the favorites to win it all in 2 Although he may look like the ultimate inter at times, Nuguri’s playmaking skills and natural talent make him one of the most talented players in the world. Ever since DAMWON’s first year in the LCK, fans have been waiting for Nuguri and his team to pop off. Many believe 2020 to be the year that it happens. Nuguri played an essential role in DAMWON’s utter domination in the LCK Summer Split, and he will look to continue his tear on the Worlds st His capacity to outplay at higher ranks is severely limited as his kit necessitates repetition — especially in a meta where popular champions like Athelios, Sett, and Graves (to name a few) can be very malleable and situatio E: Soul Unbound - Yone can enter his Spirit Form, gaining movement speed and leaving his body behind. When Yone's Spirit Form expires he'll snap back into his body and deal a percentage of all the damage he dealt while in Spirit F Of all the Ultimate skins, Elementalist Lux is still the most extravagant, but it also happens to be the skin most worthy of its price tag because it is essentially ten skins in one. How the skin works is quite simple; every time Lux lands a spell, a meter increases, and once it gets full the player can choose one of four elements and Lux then assumes that element, which she can later combine with another element. Each variation comes with its own spell effe Though players referred to old Sion as a "feast or famine" champion in that players either got super ahead or very behind, many older players miss his previous kit a great deal. Sion was a champion players could do almost anything with originally. Want to build AP Sion and destroy top lane until reaching the inhibitor at 15 minutes? Boom. Want to go full lifesteal, attack speed, and crit? Do it. There’s no risk of death at

Riot has a habit of prioritizing competitive play, as well as debuting champions that immediately get nerfed . Ahead of planned 2021 season changes , which champions desperately need reworks to function in the new game meta? Moreover, which ones do fans wish Riot had left al Yone's addition to League of Legends is significant, as Riot Games realized they struck gold when they released Yasuo in 2013. Yasuo has remained one of the most popular champions in League in the seven years since his release, and it's apparent Riot wanted to take extra care in crafting a character to represent his brother. Yone is already a hit, making huge waves in the League community before he's even made his way off of the Public Beta Environment. Along with the re-release of the League of Legends game mode Nexus Blitz , Yone's release is sure to bring countless players to the Rift again, or perhaps even for the first t Jungler Zhiqiang "Shad0w" Zhao, who is often criticized for having a small champion pool, brought out Ivern this past week, the champion's first time in the LEC this split. Shad0w had a fantastic game going 2/0/7 in an important game against Ro In an act of pure, unadulterated "teleports behind you," Yone's ultimate does precisely that. Yone dashes forward, damaging every enemy champion he hits and teleports behind the last target, then pulls all enemies hit towards him. This ultimate is a very simple ability that adds more damage and mobility to Yone's kit. The ability is also able to jump over walls and can be used in a pinch to escape if nee DAMWON dominated the LCK in summer and come into Worlds as the team with the highest potential to reclaim the World Championship crown for South Korea, and Showmaker is at the root. He comes into the tournament with a KDA of 16. For context, T1’s Teddy had the second-highest KDA at 7.8. DAMWON's success stems from Showmaker’s ability to completely take over a game. The LCK MVP looks to show the World why Damwon is so domin _League of Legends _ is receiving its second moody samurai with the release of the game's newest champion, Yone (yo-nay). Brother to Yasuo, the premier swordsman of Summoner's Rift, Yone brings an alternative, though not dissimilar playstyle to players looking to spend their time mastering the bl Pantheon’s rework was a result of Riot cracking down on many champions that had global or semi-global ultimates. Veteran players will remember the halcyon (or hellish) days when Lux’s ultimate was nearly global, but Pantheon’s new ultimate feels weak at best and ultimately worthless at wo After all, it requires perfect timing and/or lots of team communication. In solo queue ranked play or even in normals, that kind of thing just isn’t likely to happen. Like Galio and Volibear, Pantheon also reveals how Riot prioritizes competitive play over average fan/player experience. The visual rework also gave him that "shiny" look, removing the weathered and worn warrior aesthetic he previously As one of the most talented bot laners in the MOBA game Story Guide, LokeN returned to his home of JD Gaming after a short stint with Top Esports. In his first split back, LokeN and his teammates defeated the very same Top Esports in China’s League of Legends Pro League Spring Finals, winning JD Gaming their first title as an organization. Paired with support Zuo "LvMao" Ming-Hao, JD Gaming’s strong bot lane makes them one of the favorites to win it all in 2 Although he may look like the ultimate inter at times, Nuguri’s playmaking skills and natural talent make him one of the most talented players in the world. Ever since DAMWON’s first year in the LCK, fans have been waiting for Nuguri and his team to pop off. Many believe 2020 to be the year that it happens. Nuguri played an essential role in DAMWON’s utter domination in the LCK Summer Split, and he will look to continue his tear on the Worlds st His capacity to outplay at higher ranks is severely limited as his kit necessitates repetition — especially in a meta where popular champions like Athelios, Sett, and Graves (to name a few) can be very malleable and situatio E: Soul Unbound - Yone can enter his Spirit Form, gaining movement speed and leaving his body behind. When Yone's Spirit Form expires he'll snap back into his body and deal a percentage of all the damage he dealt while in Spirit F Of all the Ultimate skins, Elementalist Lux is still the most extravagant, but it also happens to be the skin most worthy of its price tag because it is essentially ten skins in one. How the skin works is quite simple; every time Lux lands a spell, a meter increases, and once it gets full the player can choose one of four elements and Lux then assumes that element, which she can later combine with another element. Each variation comes with its own spell effe Though players referred to old Sion as a "feast or famine" champion in that players either got super ahead or very behind, many older players miss his previous kit a great deal. Sion was a champion players could do almost anything with originally. Want to build AP Sion and destroy top lane until reaching the inhibitor at 15 minutes? Boom. Want to go full lifesteal, attack speed, and crit? Do it. There’s no risk of death at