


For more updates and esports content, follow us on Twitter and subscribe to our YouTube channel. With this announcement and more work coming on Clash, Riot looks like they’re devoted to diversifying LoL’s playable experiences. The future of League of Legends is fascinating. What’s more, your Little Legend will cheer you on from the sidelines of the Howling Abyss during your ARAM games. More Little Legends will come in future patches. They’re called Little Legends, and they have upgrade opportunities just like TFT units do. These are the characters (as seen below) that represent the player and take damage when someone loses a round. Riot is also introducing customization opportunities for TFT avatars. That includes, they say, a ranked system, which they expect to release in patch 9.14, one patch after TFT launches. They also want to make TFT a “Real Grown Up Game Mode,” highlighting an appropriate level of support. This means the lowest players get first picks, allowing them an opportunity to mount a comeback.Ĭactopus and Beernana point out that Riot was heavily inspired by Dota Auto Chess. However, they will do so in reverse order of the standings. All players in the match will draft a team from a single pool of champions. In a seemingly unique twist, a special event will occur every few rounds. Combining three of the same unit will produce an upgraded version, and combining three upgraded units will produce a supremely powerful version. Just like Auto Chess, gold is earned by each player and can be used to purchase new units for their composition.

Usable units are drawn from the 144 current champions in LoL, and they will share bonuses with other champions based on unique classes and traits (like Demacian champions getting a buff when played with other Demacian champions). There will be 8 players in a match, similar to Auto Chess, and your objective is to be the last player standing. A post in the League of Legends client by Riot Cactopus and Riot Beernana outlined some of the basics of TFT.
