Welcome to the Darius Patch Preview, summoners! In this video, we’ll be looking into some changes coming into League of Legends in the Darius update. While the Patch Preview doesn’t talk about the newest champion, we will discuss our visual update to Summoner’s Rift, a re-built head’s-up display, a sneak peek at the new Ashe model, new feedback from turrets, changes to Normal Draft and Solo/Duo Ranked, as well as a brand new item! For more information about these updates, take a look at the video!
Summoners,
Two weeks ago, we invited you to join us in supporting fellow summoner Joe and Make-A-Wish® by purchasing Joe’s favorite champion Jax and his Jaximus skin with RP.
Since then, more than 140,000 summoners participated, totaling more than €376,884 in sales – 100 percent of which will go to Make-A-Wish America and Make-A-Wish International in Joe’s name.
Riot Games and Make-A-Wish would like to thank you for your generosity, and thank Joe for being an incredible inspiration.
Summoners!
We’re approaching the one year anniversary of the Tribunal – our unique system designed to empower League of Legends players to judge cases of disruptive player behavior. Since its inception, over 16 million votes have been cast, helping to punish or pardon those players reported for negatively impacting games.
In the past year, summoners just like you have helped make the League of Legends community on the European West server a more fun and friendly place to play by participating in Tribunal. Take a look at a couple telling statistics which demonstrate the positive effects of Tribunal:
Summoners!
As if this weekend weren’t packed enough, three more great League of Legends tournaments will be streaming live from all over the world! Take a look at the information and schedules below, and tune in for all the action.
OGN Spring Season Championship
Korea’s number-one eSports League comes to a close this Saturday with a battle between fire and ice. Team MiG Frost faces MiG Blaze in the OnGameNet Champions Spring Grand final! Both teams emerged victorious in a highly competitive field that included Korea’s best teams along with Counter Logic Gaming and FnaticRaidCall. Now they face each other for all the marbles, and only one MiG can emerge triumphant.
The championship match begins on Saturday, May 19 at 1:00 am Pacific Time and should continue for four hours after that.
View broadcasts live from Own3d Stream and Twitch.tv Stream
Check out OGN’s official website for information on the two teams.
Summoners!
Galio’s wardrobe keeps growing more extensive, so to help you fill out your own closet for the Sentinel’s Sorrow, we’re reducing the cost on one of his classic skins. If you’ve ever thought that your gargoyle could use a tune up, you can send him on down to the foundry for a steamwork overhaul at a reduced price.
Hextech Galio (originally 975 RP) is now permanently available for purchase at only 520 RP. There’s a mechanic standing by in the League of Legends Store to help overhaul your favorite Demacian tank today.
Greetings Summoners!
Riot Games is excited to announce that it will soon launch the beta version of League of Legends in Romanian, offering fully localized support on the EUNE server.
What will the new version offer?
Texts and voices will be in Romanian, as well as a completely localized site and forum where you can discuss League of Legends with other Summoners.
If you’re fond of cutting a swath through your enemies on the way to scoring that epic killing blow, look no further than Darius, the Hand of Noxus. This focused and deadly warrior specializes in focused attacks and attrition damage, closing out his assault with heavy damage nukes. At the heart of Darius’ kit is his passive ability: Hemorrhage. Darius’ basic attacks and damaging abilities all cause the target to bleed for additional damage over time. This effect can stack up to five times, also giving Darius some bonus Movement Speed for each enemy champion currently afflicted and granting his other abilities additional effects.
In team fights, Darius can start off by using Decimate to quickly apply his bleed on a number of enemies. These Hemorrhage debuffs will not only give him a hefty Movement Speed bonus, but also interact with his other abilities for added effect. To pursue a fleeing enemy, the added speed from his passive combines with Crippling Slash, an attack that slows the opponent and refunds part of the cooldown for each stack of Hemorrhage currently affecting the target. Even in the event an adversary should start to slip away, Darius can use Apprehend to pull them back within reach.
Summoners
The end of the week bring a fresh round of eSports events, traveling all around the world to bring you terrific online LoL action. Check out the slate below and don’t miss a single minute!
National ESL Pro Series
The ESL Pro Series continues this week with four round-robin best-of-three matches. The league features top North American teams battling for position over the course of the season. A $15,000 prize pool is at stake and there’s just a few weeks left to see who has what it takes to claim it.
Broadcasts begin every Thursday and Friday at 5:30 PM Pacific Time. A full listing of this week’s matchups can be found below:
Mundo back from corporate retreat. Good weekend of team bonding, but now office won’t stop spinning. Send assistant manager out for aspirin, he bring back wrong brand. Now he must purchase right brand from twelve different places, so he never make same mistake again. MUNDO WANT RECEIPTS!!!
Ohhhh… head hurts. Mundo start new sale, get more money for aspirin. Board meetings much less painful that way. Look at new skins and champions on sale.
| Rank | Player | Wins | Losses | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 365 | 249 | 2705 | |
| 2 | 279 | 193 | 2661 | |
| 3 | 290 | 215 | 2601 | |
| 4 | 552 | 439 | 2567 | |
| 5 | 279 | 194 | 2565 | |
| 6 | 403 | 293 | 2564 | |
| 7 | 403 | 318 | 2557 | |
| 8 | 687 | 571 | 2521 | |
| 9 | 389 | 272 | 2521 | |
| 10 | 477 | 403 | 2513 |
| Rank | Player | Wins | Losses | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mad cauz Risse ausn Haus | 40 | 3 | 2023 |
| 2 | myfrench | 34 | 1 | 2021 |
| 3 | emailsupport3103 | 35 | 6 | 1940 |
| 4 | FREE DRAKE | 24 | 3 | 1929 |
| 5 | adalf squad | 29 | 1 | 1924 |
| 6 | Metrosexual Hipster | 39 | 7 | 1921 |
| 7 | 2 russians and one asian | 26 | 2 | 1907 |
| 8 | Black Rising Banause | 24 | 2 | 1904 |
| 9 | WhateverNameWillWin | 25 | 3 | 1902 |
| 10 | Lethal Party | 66 | 20 | 1888 |
| Rank | Player | Wins | Losses | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moscow F1ve | 30 | 1 | 2012 |
| 2 | Kryzys Gospodarczy | 56 | 18 | 2008 |
| 3 | Eclypsia lol | 26 | 4 | 1990 |
| 4 | Joue Ta Vie | 30 | 7 | 1973 |
| 5 | Counter Logic Gaming | 29 | 7 | 1972 |
| 6 | Fnatic | 87 | 26 | 1969 |
| 7 | MyBoys | 39 | 7 | 1948 |
| 8 | x6 ESET LoL | 26 | 1 | 1940 |
| 9 | AbsoluteLegends | 58 | 12 | 1939 |
| 10 | Team Solo Mid | 36 | 5 | 1925 |