91 Fun Facts About League of Legends

Which champion was one of the original 17 at League of Legends' launch?

Ashe, the Frost Archer, dates from the game's original 21 February 2009 champion release, while Ezreal (March 2010), Garen (April 2010) and Lux (October 2010) all arrived the following year.

Which League of Legends neutral objective grants a buff that dramatically empowers nearby allied minions?

Baron Nashor's Hand of Baron buff makes nearby allied minions tougher and harder-hitting, which is what turns a kill into a lane push.

Which League of Legends skin, released in June 2012 with a model that evolves in-game, was the first-ever Ultimate skin?

Pulsefire Ezreal was the first skin able to transform as it levels, 'upgrading' each time Ezreal ranks up Trueshot Barrage, and the first priced at 3250.

Which Summoner Spell allows a champion to instantly teleport a short distance?

Flash is a ubiquitous Summoner Spell that allows a champion to blink a short distance in the direction of the cursor, providing both offensive and defensive utility.

Which melee League of Legends champion has an unusually long base attack range of 200?

Irelia's basic-attack range is 200 units, up from the 125 most melee champions use; the extra reach came with her 2018 rework.

On Summoner's Rift, the bottom-lane damage dealer goes by which three-letter abbreviation?

ADC stands for Attack Damage Carry: the ranged marksman who farms alongside the Support in the bottom lane and is expected to become the team's main sustained damage source late in the game.

By mid-2026 the League of Legends roster had grown to roughly how many playable champions?

Mel Medarda, released in January 2025, was the 170th champion, so the roster stood at around 170 by mid-2026; the game launched in October 2009 with 40.

How many elemental forms does the Ultimate skin Elementalist Lux offer?

10 forms, one per element, each with its own voice-over, particle effects and recall animation, but a player sees at most three per game: Light, one basic element and one final combined form.

Which champion is known by the title the Nine-Tailed Fox?

Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox, was released in December 2011; her Charm and Spirit Rush made her the archetypal mobile mid-lane mage assassin.

The champion Ashe is known for being a leader of a tribe from which region of Runeterra?

Ashe is the chosen leader of the Avarosan tribe, one of the three major tribes vying for control of the harsh, frozen lands of the Freljord.

What is the primary resource used by most champions to cast their abilities?

Mana is the most common resource consumed by champions to use their abilities. Other resources like Energy, Rage, and Health are specific to certain champions or groups of champions.

How long does the Hand of Baron buff typically last for a living champion?

The Hand of Baron buff, obtained after defeating Baron Nashor, lasts for 180 seconds (3 minutes) for all living champions on the slaying team.

Which of these Summoner Spells is exclusive to the ARAM game mode?

Mark throws a snowball that deals true damage on impact, and for a few seconds afterwards the spell can be reactivated to dash to the marked target on the Howling Abyss.

Baron Nashor's name is an anagram of a monster from which Warcraft III mod that inspired League of Legends?

Baron Nashor's name is an anagram of Roshan, the neutral boss of Defense of the Ancients (DotA), the Warcraft III custom map whose community Riot's founders came from before building League.

Which champion's passive collects Mist stacks from fallen enemies to increase attack range?

Senna's passive, Absolution, allows her to collect mist wraiths from fallen enemies, which permanently increases her attack damage, critical strike chance, and notably, her attack range.

What is the name of the main 5v5 map in League of Legends?

Summoner's Rift is the iconic and most-played map in League of Legends, featuring a 5v5 format with three lanes and a jungle. The other options are either retired maps or maps for different game modes.

Which of these is NOT one of the Elemental Dragons found on League of Legends' Summoner's Rift?

Shadow is not among them: the Elemental Dragons are Ocean, Infernal, Cloud, Mountain, Hextech and Chemtech.

Which champion carries the title the Unforgiven?

Yasuo, the Unforgiven, was released in December 2013; the Ionian swordsman, wrongly accused of killing his elder, blocks projectiles with his Wind Wall.

Which champion is known for their ability to steal enemy ultimate abilities?

Sylas's ultimate ability, 'Hijack', allows him to steal and cast enemy champions' ultimate abilities, making him a highly adaptable and unpredictable threat.

Which champion carries the title the Deceiver?

LeBlanc, the Deceiver, leads the Black Rose, the secret society pulling strings behind Noxus; released in November 2010, she is a burst mage known for her Distortion blink and clone.

Which Summoner Spell is used by Junglers to deal true damage to monsters and minions?

Smite is a crucial Summoner Spell for junglers, dealing a significant amount of true damage to monsters and enemy minions, essential for clearing jungle camps and securing objectives.

Which item's unique passive 'Grievous Wounds' reduces healing and regeneration on targets?

Mortal Reminder is an item that provides attack damage and armor penetration, and its unique passive inflicts Grievous Wounds, severely reducing the healing and regeneration effects on enemies.

How many champions must a player own before they are eligible for ranked play?

Ranked play requires account level 30 and 20 owned champions; 20 is the smallest pool that guarantees a pick survives a full ten-ban draft with nine other picks taken.

Which champion's passive ability is called 'Glorious Evolution'?

Viktor's passive collects Hex Fragments from kills and takedowns; every 100 fragments earns an Augment that permanently upgrades one of his abilities.

How many Elemental Dragon stacks does a team need before the Dragon Soul becomes available?

A team needs to slay four Elemental Dragons to acquire the Dragon Soul. After a team secures the Dragon Soul, Elemental Dragons stop spawning, and the Elder Dragon begins to appear.

What is a team's chosen combination of five champions called?

In League of Legends, a 'composition' refers to the selection of five champions for a team, often strategized to create powerful synergies and fulfill specific roles. 'Team comp' is a common abbreviation.

What is the highest of the ten ranked tiers in League of Legends?

Master, Grandmaster and Challenger are the 'apex tiers' that share a single leaderboard rather than being split into divisions like Iron through Diamond.

What is the name of the organization that develops and publishes League of Legends?

Riot Games is the developer and publisher behind League of Legends, as well as other popular titles like Valorant and Teamfight Tactics.

Which champion's passive lets them possess recently killed enemy champions and use their abilities?

Viego's possession comes from his passive, Sovereign's Domination, not his ultimate; consuming a slain enemy's Mist Wraith turns him into that champion for a spell and hands him a free cast of his ultimate, Heartbreaker.

What is the term for sneaking to the enemy Nexus while their team is distracted elsewhere on the map?

A backdoor typically means slipping through unwatched paths and revealing yourself as late as possible; some of the most famous pro plays are last-second backdoors that stole a game.

Which champion's ultimate, Requiem, damages every enemy champion wherever they stand?

Karthus's ultimate Requiem channels for three seconds, then deals magic damage to every enemy champion regardless of position; Soraka's Wish is the healing counterpart for allies.

Which champion's signature weapon is a large, transforming hammer/cannon?

Jayce, The Defender of Tomorrow, wields the Mercury Hammer, a unique weapon that can transform between a melee hammer and a ranged cannon, granting him two distinct sets of abilities.

What buff does the Red Brambleback (Red Buff) grant upon defeat?

Defeating the Red Brambleback grants the 'Crest of Cinders' (Red Buff), which applies a burn effect that deals true damage and slows enemies with basic attacks, in addition to providing healing over time.

Which champion carries the title 'The Iron Revenant'?

Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant, lost his old title the Master of Metal in his 2019 rework; his Pentakill skins cast him as the guitarist of Riot's fictional heavy-metal band.

Two Needlessly Large Rods combine into which League of Legends item?

Rabadon's Deathcap is built from two Needlessly Large Rods; its passive, Magical Opus, multiplies a mage's total Ability Power, making it the standard late-game buy for burst casters.

What is the name of the region where champions like Lux and Garen originate?

Lux and Garen are both prominent figures from Demacia, a proud and militaristic kingdom known for its justice and anti-magic stance.

Which of these is NOT a type of minion that spawns in lanes on Summoner's Rift?

Lane waves are made of Melee, Caster and Siege (cannon) minions; the only other kind is the Super minion, which appears once an enemy inhibitor falls.

What term describes a champion moving into an enemy lane to help an ally secure a kill?

'Gank' is a portmanteau of 'gang kill', and it is usually the jungler or a roaming laner who arrives unannounced to create a numbers advantage.

Which champion has an iconic passive ability that allows them to resurrect after taking lethal damage?

Anivia's passive, 'Rebirth', transforms her into an egg upon taking lethal damage, and if the egg survives for a few seconds, she resurrects, giving her a unique second chance in fights.

In League of Legends, the Blue Sentinel jungle monster drops which buff, prized for mana regeneration and ability haste?

Crest of Insight, the Blue Buff, grants increased mana or energy regeneration plus ability haste, which makes it prized by champions who lean on their spells.

Which champion is known for their ability to place mushrooms that slow and poison enemies?

Teemo, The Swift Scout, is infamous for his 'Noxious Trap' ultimate ability, which allows him to place camouflaged mushrooms that explode when stepped on, dealing poison damage and slowing enemies.

Which yordle champion in League of Legends builds up Rage and transforms into a hulking 'Mega' form with new abilities?

Gnar, the Missing Link, is a prehistoric yordle; Mega Gnar swaps his boomerang for boulders and lasts until his Rage runs out.

Which item's Lifeline passive shields you when damage would drop you below 30 percent health?

Sterak's Gage is a bruiser staple: its Lifeline shield scales with bonus health, and the item also converts a share of base attack damage into bonus attack damage.

Which champion is known for having a unique resource bar called 'Heat' that influences their abilities?

Rumble, The Mechanized Menace, uses 'Heat' as his resource. His abilities generate Heat, and managing it is crucial as reaching certain thresholds can empower his spells or cause him to 'Overheat', silencing him but empowering his basic attacks.

How many enemy champions must a player kill in quick succession to earn a Pentakill announcement?

Kills must land within 10 seconds of each other, though the window stretches to 30 seconds after a Quadra Kill; a sixth kill only exists in the special Hexakill mode.

Which champion's passive rewards catching spinning axes with 'Adoration' stacks cashed out as gold on a kill?

League of Draven even posts a chat message to every player when he cashes in a big stack, so the whole lobby knows how much gold the kill was worth.

Which two former USC roommates founded the studio behind League of Legends in 2006?

Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill went by the in-game handles Ryze and Tryndamere, both of which became champion names; they raised about $1.5 million from family and angel investors to start Riot.

Which Chinese conglomerate bought a 93 percent stake in League's developer in 2011?

Tencent paid about $400 million for 93 percent of Riot Games in February 2011, having signed on as League's Chinese publisher back in 2008, and bought the remaining 7 percent in December 2015.

Which DotA Allstars developer, nicknamed Guinsoo, was among Riot's earliest hires?

Steve Feak, known as Guinsoo, had led development of DotA Allstars before joining Riot in its first years; his handle lives on in the item Guinsoo's Rageblade.

What subtitle was announced for the full game name, then dropped as silly before launch?

League of Legends: Clash of Fates was the title announced in October 2008; the subtitle, meant to change with future content, was dropped as silly before the October 2009 launch.

Which kernel-level anti-cheat, built first for Valorant, reached League on Windows in May 2024?

Vanguard, Riot's kernel-level anti-cheat from Valorant, reached League in patch 14.9 in May 2024; its always-on kernel driver drew privacy complaints and some reports of bricked PCs.

Which chaotic limited-time mode debuted as a 2014 April Fools' Day prank?

Ultra Rapid Fire launched on 1 April 2014 with abilities costing nothing and cooldowns cut by 80 percent; Riot later said the mode's imbalance burned players out, so it returned only for short runs.

Which former Warhammer novelist did the studio hire shortly after the 2014 lore reboot?

Graham McNeill, author of dozens of Warhammer 40,000 novels for Black Library, joined Riot's narrative team in 2014 and went on to write Runeterra short stories and champion biographies.

Which Mötley Crüe drummer made a cameo on music by the virtual metal band Pentakill?

Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe played drums on Pentakill's 2014 debut album Smite and Ignite, and former Nine Inch Nails member Danny Lohner also contributed; the band promotes a skin line.

What was the debut single of the virtual K-pop group K/DA, premiered at the 2018 Worlds?

Pop/Stars, K/DA's debut single, premiered at the 2018 Worlds opening ceremony in Incheon with the four members performing in augmented reality; the video passed 100 million YouTube views within a month.

The name K/DA comes from which in-game statistic?

KDA stands for kills, deaths and assists, the ratio League uses to summarise a player's match performance; the group's four members were picked to match K-pop archetypes.

Which I-dle member provides the voice of Akali in K/DA?

Soyeon of (G)I-DLE voices Akali, with bandmate Miyeon as Ahri, while Madison Beer and Jaira Burns sing for Evelynn and Kai'Sa; Seraphine later featured as a guest on the 2020 single More.

Which Exo and SuperM singer lent his voice to the 2023 virtual boy band Heartsteel?

Baekhyun of EXO and SuperM is one of the four real singers behind Heartsteel, the virtual boy band of Aphelios, Ezreal, Kayn, K'Sante, Sett and Yone; its debut single Paranoia arrived in October 2023.

Which French animation studio produced Arcane?

Fortiche, the Paris studio that had already made music videos such as Get Jinxed and Pop/Stars for Riot, was kept on for Arcane rather than a TV specialist; Riot later took a direct stake in it.

Who voices Vi in Arcane?

Hailee Steinfeld voices Vi, with Ella Purnell as her sister Jinx; the cast was announced in September 2021, two months before the November 2021 Netflix release.

What was Jinx's childhood name before she adopted her infamous alias in Arcane?

Powder was Jinx's childhood name; after her bomb kills Vander, Mylo and Claggor, Vi calls her a jinx and walks away before being taken by the enforcers, and the crime lord Silco raises her.

In Arcane, what is the name of the oppressed undercity beneath Piltover?

Zaun is the undercity beneath Piltover; Arcane's conflict between the two cities turns on Hextech, and the crime lord Silco demands Zaun's independence as his price for peace.

In Arcane's second season, Vander is transformed by Singed into which wolf-like champion?

Vander had adopted Vi and Jinx after their parents died in a failed uprising. He owned The Last Drop bar in the undercity.

Variety reported that Arcane's 18 episodes cost more than what amount to produce and market?

Variety reported in November 2024 that Arcane's 18 episodes cost more than $250 million to produce and market, a figure it said made it the most expensive animated series ever.

Which actress voices the sorceress LeBlanc in Arcane's second season?

Minnie Driver voices LeBlanc, the Black Rose leader who clashes with the Noxian general Ambessa Medarda in Arcane's second season; Shohreh Aghdashloo voiced the sheriff Grayson in season one.

Jinx's shark-styled rocket launcher goes by which nickname?

Fishbones is Jinx's shark-mouthed rocket launcher, swapped in with her Switcheroo! ability; Pow-Pow is her minigun, Zapper her shock pistol and Flame Chompers her grenades.

What internal codename did Jinx carry during her months on the concept board?

Psycho Arsenal was the concept-board name illustrator Katie De Sousa pinned up, wanting a villain beyond reform; designer August Browning took it on and built the weapon-swapping marksman who became Jinx.

What is the Worlds championship trophy called?

The Summoner's Cup, commissioned from British silversmiths Thomas Lyte for the 2012 Worlds, is the trophy lifted by the Worlds champion; Tiffany & Co. redesigned it in 2022.

Which team won the very first World Championship at DreamHack Summer 2011?

The prize pool was just $100,000 with teams from Europe, North America and Southeast Asia. Their player Shushei was named tournament MVP.

Which Taiwanese team beat Azubu Frost to win the 2012 Season 2 World Championship?

The final at USC's Galen Center paid $1 million to the winners, then the richest prize in esports. Over 8 million people watched the event.

Which band performed the Worlds anthem Warriors live at the Seoul World Cup Stadium final?

Imagine Dragons wrote and performed Warriors, the 2014 Worlds anthem, live at the Seoul World Cup Stadium final; the band later cameoed as a bar band in Arcane and recorded its theme Enemy.

Which team gave China's LPL its first Worlds title with a 3-0 final sweep in 2018?

Invictus Gaming swept Fnatic 3-0 at Incheon Munhak Stadium, a final Riot said drew 99.6 million unique viewers; FunPlus Phoenix made it back-to-back for China a year later in Paris.

The entire 2021 World Championship was played in which city?

Reykjavík hosted every 2021 Worlds match at the Laugardalshöll arena without fans because of the pandemic, after the event was moved out of China; Edward Gaming beat DWG KIA 3-2 in the final.

Which Lil Nas X song was released for the 2022 Worlds final in San Francisco?

Star Walkin' was Lil Nas X's 2022 Worlds anthem, released ahead of the Chase Center final where DRX upset T1 3-2; DRX became the first champion to come all the way from the play-in stage.

Which Suning player scored the first ever pentakill in a Worlds final, in 2020?

The top laner's feat came in game two, but Damwon Gaming still won 3-1. The Pudong Football Stadium final hosted just 6,312 fans.

What is Faker's real name?

Lee Sang-hyeok, born in Seoul in 1996, dropped out of Mapo High School to go pro; Kim Hyuk-kyu is his schoolmate Deft, who beat him in the 2022 final.

Under what alias did Faker originally compete before adopting his famous handle?

He debuted on April 6, 2013 with a solo kill on All-Star mid laner Ambition. Easyhoon and Clozer were later teammates who shared his lane.

In which year did Faker win his first World Championship MVP award?

In 2016 SKT edged Samsung Galaxy 3-2 in the Staples Center final and Faker took his first Finals MVP award; his second came in 2024 at London's O2 Arena.

How many World Championship titles had Faker won by the end of 2025?

Six: Faker won Worlds in 2013, 2015 and 2016 with SKT and in 2023, 2024 and 2025 with T1, the first three-peat in the event's history; he also holds a record ten LCK titles.

Which Korean wireless carrier began sponsoring the team that became T1 in 2004?

SK Telecom took over an existing StarCraft squad in April 2004, creating SK Telecom T1; a League of Legends division only arrived in December 2012, and the organisation shortened its name to T1 in 2019.

Which StarCraft legend founded Team Orion in 2002, the precursor of T1?

Lim Yo-hwan's team was renamed 4 Union before the telecom deal. The org later expanded into Fortnite, Dota 2 and Apex Legends.

Teamfight Tactics was directly inspired by which custom mod for a rival MOBA?

Dota Auto Chess, a Dota 2 custom game from China's Drodo Studio that drew on mahjong, sparked the autobattler genre in early 2019; Riot's Teamfight Tactics followed that June.

How many players compete in a standard Teamfight Tactics lobby?

Eight players share a Teamfight Tactics lobby; each faces a different opponent every round until one board is left standing, and losing a fight costs health based on the surviving enemy units.

Augments debuted in which Teamfight Tactics set?

Gizmos & Gadgets, Set 6 in November 2021, introduced Augments: silver, gold and prismatic rarities, three offered per augment round, popular enough to become a permanent part of every later set.

Which mobile MOBA did League's parent company build itself after the studio refused a phone port?

Its international version is Arena of Valor. The rivalry strained relations until Riot agreed to make Wild Rift, released October 27, 2020.

Legends of Runeterra was designed as a lower-barrier take on which physical card game?

Magic: The Gathering was the model: Riot pitched Legends of Runeterra as a cheaper, less random take on it and hired professional Magic players as designers; the game launched in April 2020 with every card tied to a region.

Which studio, maker of Battle Chasers: Nightwar, developed Ruined King?

Airship Syndicate, the Austin studio behind Battle Chasers: Nightwar, made Ruined King: A League of Legends Story, the first release from Riot Forge in November 2021; its turn-based fights reuse Nightwar's Overcharge mechanic.

Ruined King is set in the pirate port of Bilgewater and which cursed region?

The party of six hunts the source of the Black Mist. Playable heroes include Miss Fortune, Illaoi, Braum, Pyke, Ahri and Yasuo.

Under what codename was the fighting game 2XKO first announced in 2019?

Project L was the codename revealed at Riot's tenth-anniversary event in October 2019, alongside Project A, which became Valorant; the fighter, built partly by the former Radiant Entertainment team, was renamed 2XKO in 2024.

Which Worlds 2025 format locks out champions already played earlier in the same series?

Fearless Draft bars a team from re-picking any champion it used earlier in the series; Riot trialled it for the 2025 season's first split and kept it all year, through T1's 3-2 win over KT Rolster in Chengdu.

In League of Legends, what does the farming statistic CS stand for?

Creep Score, or CS, counts the minions and monsters a player has last-hit; since each last hit pays gold, CS per minute is the standard measure of farming.