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  • Patch 12.5 Update

    With another two weeks before the next patch drops, another round of balance updates have come through mainly focused toward ADCs; let’s break them down.

    RileaMarch 113 min
  • Team Comp Analysis - Patch 12.4

    Top - Gnar Jungle - Lee Sin Mid - Vex Bot - Jinx Support - Tahm Kench Hullbreaker tops are dominating the meta right now, as the item is incredibly cost efficient and helps take towers very quickly when paired with Demolish. Gnar is a great user of Hullbreaker and is an inherently good split pu

    RileaMarch 82 min
  • Patch 12.5 Overview

    The latest League patch hits some of the strongest outliers in the meta, like Ahri and Hullbreaker, while buffing a couple of champions who have struggled to find their place in recent metas.

    RileaMarch 74 min
  • Winners and Losers - Patch 12.4

    Now that the changes from the latest patch have settled, let’s take a look at some of the patch’s biggest winners and losers. Hullbreaker After a slew of bruiser items were changed in Patch 12.3, Hullbreaker has emerged as a fantastic item in the top lane. Champions like Camille, Jayce and Gnar ha

    RileaFebruary 252 min
  • Top 5 Streamer Plays Of The Week

    From penta kills to base defences, let's break down some of this week's biggest streamer plays A fed Samira picks up an incredibly satisfying penta kill on Thebausffs' stream this week, proccing her ultimate on the clumped up enemy team. Despite having low health and mana, Caps wins this 1v1 again

    RileaFebruary 221 min
  • Team Comp Analysis

    Top - Janna Jungle - Lee Sin Mid - Vex Bot - Aphelios Support - Thresh Janna top has been causing chaos in solo queue by taking Smite/Flash and building Spellthief’s Edge. The strategy revolves around completely abandoning the lane at level 3 and roaming with your jungler, as you create constan

    RileaFebruary 202 min
  • Top 5 Streamer Plays of the Week

    From level 1 outplays to perfect flash predictions, let’s break down the top 5 streamer plays of the week. Despite being in a precarious position as his Tryndamere ult begins to run out, Nemesis makes a great play with Galeforce to escape the enemy team and pick up a double kill. Faker plays on th

    RileaFebruary 191 min
  • Patch 12.4 - Overview

    The last few weeks have been dominated by enchanters being run in the top lane, but with drastic changes to objective bounties and the support items, the meta should hopefully revert to a more stable place. Let’s break down the biggest changes from patch 12.4. Support Items and Objective Bounties

    RileaFebruary 184 min
  • Champion VGU Poll - Results

    The results of the 2022 Champion VGU Poll have been released, and the winner is Skarner! The Crystal Vanguard dominated the poll with a total of 33% of votes from every region, eclipsing the second place Shyvana who only had 19.6% of votes. Although Riot haven’t released too many details about thei

    RileaFebruary 172 min
  • Pro Play By Play - Rogue vs Misfits

    In week 5 of the LEC Spring Split, top of the table Rogue were looking to defend their spot and defeat the 4th place Misfits. Both teams contest the drake and engage in a closely fought team fight, so let’s break it down. State of the game At 23 minutes, Misfits’ 1k gold lead is not particularly m

    RileaFebruary 163 min
  • Ahri Champion Guide

    One of League’s most popular champions just received a mini update to give this nimble mid-laner a little more power; let’s break down Ahri. Abilities Passive - Essence Theft - whenever Ahri kills a minion or monster, she gains an essence fragment. Upon reaching 9 fragments, Ahri consumes them to

    RileaFebruary 164 min
  • Smite Janna Top - how did it come to this?

    For the last couple of weeks, solo queue has been overrun with the newest craze of Smite Janna in the top lane. Not only is this strategy finding huge success in solo queue with a 55%+ win rate in some elos, it’s already been played in the LCS and some ERLs. Let’s break down the strategy and how it

    RileaFebruary 154 min
  • Top 5 Streamer Plays of the Week

    This week’s top stream players features a lot of outnumbered turn arounds and some low HP comebacks. Despite being one hit away from death, Nisqy manages to dodge Karthus Qs and play around the dragon aggro to escape death and pick up a triple kill. Whenever drakes are aggrod, they very briefly pus

    RileaFebruary 142 min
  • Patch 12.3 - Winners and Losers

    Now that the changes from the latest patch have settled, let’s take a look at some of the biggest winners and losers from the latest round of changes. Ahri The nine-tailed fox received changes to her entire kit in patch 12.3, and have now made her an incredibly potent pick in the mid lane. Her new

    RileaFebruary 142 min
  • Patch 12.3 - Item Overview

    Alongside several champion nerfs, the latest patch made some huge changes to some brawler items; let’s break them down. Mythic Items Healing and durability were huge problems that plagued the meta throughout last year, as bruisers were able to deal tons of damage while surviving for far too long b

    RileaFebruary 44 min
  • Janna Champion Update

    After years of struggling to find a consistent place in the meta and being outshined by other enchanters, Janna has received a slew of changes. Not only do these changes appear to be an overall buff, but they have shifted her identity from a poke mage in lane to a utility enchanter outside of the la

    RileaFebruary 34 min
  • Patch 12.3 - Champion Overview

    The latest patch introduces a slew of changes to the game, so let’s break down some of the biggest champion changes. ADCs In patch 12.2, Senna was a top tier pick after her Q was buffed to slow enemies hit by at least 20%. However, she has always been a notoriously difficult champion to balance g

    RileaFebruary 34 min
  • Zeri & Lulu - Powerful Champion Synergy Guide

    Zeri has already proved she is a powerhouse in the bot lane, with enough movement speed to evade enemies and one of the best ultimates for extended team fights. When paired with a support like Lulu who can augment her damage and speed, they form an incredibly strong bot lane duo; let’s break down th

    RileaFebruary 34 min
  • Winners and Losers - Patch 12.2

    Now that the changes from Patch 12.2 have settled, let’s take a look at some of the patch’s biggest winners and losers.

    RileaJanuary 282 min
  • Team Comp Analysis: Patch 12.2

    Let's take a look at what team comps are looking strong for League of Legends' Patch 12.2. Try these compositions out in your ranked games and let us know what works for you!

    RileaJanuary 262 min
  • Web App, Leaderboards, and Anticheat Update

    Today, we are releasing a series of exciting quality of life updates in several areas, including a new website and the Beta version of our web app.

    JJ - StellariusJanuary 263 min
  • Win Money in Your Ranked Games: Gamercraft Leaderboards

    What are Leaderboards? Leaderboards are a type of ladder-style tournament where we sum and take the scores of your best games to rank you against similarly ranked players. Our leaderboards are unique because they are skill-adjusted and designed for maximum competitiveness. You will be part of one o

    JJ - StellariusJanuary 252 min
  • ​​League of Legends Patch 12.2 Overview

    ​​Patch 12.2 Overview League’s latest patch not only introduces Zeri to the Rift, but also makes drastic changes to some champions in the bot lane and the newest drakes; let’s break them down. Supports Janna has been in a tricky spot for a couple of years now, struggling to find consistent success

    RileaJanuary 243 min
  • How to Play Zeri: A Zeri Champion Guide

    Zeri Champion Guide League’s brand new ADC introduces a unique playstyle for the role, with most of her damage coming from her Q rather than her auto attacks. Abilities Passive - Living Battery - When she damages an enemy shield, she absorbs its energy to shield herself. Q - Burst Fire - Passive

    RileaJanuary 224 min