140 Fun Facts About League of Legends

Which champion was one of the 17 available when League of Legends entered beta in 2009?

Ashe, the Frost Archer, was one of the 17 champions in the 2009 beta; Riot had aimed to ship with 20 but doubled that to 40 by the October release, and Ezreal, Garen and Lux came in 2010.

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 is four looks in one, his armour bulking up at levels 6, 11 and 16; Riot sold it at half price for its first four days, after which it cost 3250 RP, more than any skin before it.

Which Summoner Spell blinks a champion a short distance toward the cursor?

Flash trades a five-minute cooldown for an instant reposition; Ghost comes back a minute sooner but only adds speed.

Which champion led Ionia's resistance to the Noxian invasion, fighting with blades she levitates through dance?

Irelia, the Blade Dancer, adapted her province's traditional dances for war during the Noxian occupation; in game the floating blades give her a 200 attack range, long for a melee fighter.

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 beside the Support in the bottom lane and is expected to carry the team's sustained damage 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.

Which Ultimate skin has ten forms?

Elementalist Lux always starts in her Light form, then blends in elements such as Fire or Nature to reach one basic and one final form, so a match shows at most three of the ten.

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

Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox, is a fox-like vastaya who feeds on her prey's essence, taking in glimpses of their memories with every soul she consumes.

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

The Freljord is home to the Avarosan tribe, which follows Ashe because her people believe she is the legendary hero Avarosa reborn; she hopes to reunite the north.

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

Mana powers most champions' abilities; the rest use Energy, Rage or another bar of their own, or cast for free and are held in check by cooldowns alone.

Which monster, once slain, can its killers summon to ram enemy turrets?

Rift Herald drops the Eye of the Herald when slain; the teammate who picks it up can release her at a turret, and since she spawns only once a game it is a one-shot siege weapon.

Which of these Summoner Spells can be taken in ARAM but not on Summoner's Rift?

Mark throws a snowball down the lane; if it lands, the caster can recast within three seconds to dash to the marked enemy, turning a long-range poke into an all-in.

Baron Nashor's name pays tribute to which boss monster from Defense of the Ancients?

Roshan, the neutral boss DotA's designer named after his bowling ball, lends his letters to Nashor: the name is an anagram, a nod to the Warcraft III mod League grew out of.

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

Senna gathers Mist from fallen souls to grow her attack damage, critical chance and range all game long; she learned to wield it while her soul was trapped in Thresh's lantern.

Which map, one long lane with no jungle, hosted League's first official ARAM queue?

Howling Abyss has one long lane and no jungle, and champions are dealt at random, hence the mode's name, All Random All Mid: teams must brawl with whatever they are given.

Which Elemental Dragon's buff restores a share of its holders' missing health every few seconds?

Ocean Drake stacks restore a share of missing health every few seconds, so a team holding them recovers between fights without recalling to base; Cloud stacks add out-of-combat speed instead.

Which champion carries the title the Unforgiven?

Yasuo, the Unforgiven, was falsely accused of murdering his master and killed his own brother while on the run; even after the real killer was found, he could not forgive himself.

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

Sylas steals an enemy's ultimate with Hijack and casts it himself; he fights with the chains of magic-dampening petricite that shackled him in a mageseeker prison.

Which champion carries the title the Deceiver?

LeBlanc, the Deceiver, earns the title in play: when her health drops below 40% she vanishes for a second and leaves a harmless mirror image to draw fire.

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

Smite hits a monster or minion with a fixed burst of true damage, so junglers hold it for the final blow on an epic monster, where the last hit decides which team takes the reward.

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

Mortal Reminder inflicts 40% Grievous Wounds for three seconds whenever its owner deals physical damage to a champion, which is why marksmen buy it against heal-heavy teams.

In ranked League of Legends, what does a win earn and a defeat cost?

League Points set a ranked player's standing: 100 of them earn promotion to the next division. Entry takes level 30 and 20 owned champions, enough to outlast ten bans and nine rival picks.

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.

Which permanent buff rewards a team's fourth Elemental Dragon kill?

Dragon Soul goes to the first team to slay four Elemental Dragons; its element matches the rift the map turned into after the second kill, so both teams know early what they are racing for.

In League of Legends, what is a team's 'comp' short for?

Composition, or 'team comp', is the mix of five champions a team drafts; players judge it as a whole, for instance whether a durable frontline can protect its fragile damage dealers.

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

Challenger sits above Master and Grandmaster, but the three share one leaderboard with no divisions, so a Challenger keeps the rank only while outscoring the players below.

Which League of Legends currency, earned by playing rather than bought, unlocks new champions?

Blue Essence comes mainly from the battle pass and from champion shards, so regular play can unlock the whole roster; every champion also carries a price in RP, the paid currency.

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

Viego possesses a slain enemy through his passive, Sovereign's Domination, borrowing their basic abilities and items; their ultimate is swapped for a free cast of his own Heartbreaker.

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

A backdoor means reaching the enemy Nexus by unwatched paths; the most famous is xPeke's at IEM Katowice, finishing off SK Gaming's base while his own was moments from falling.

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

Karthus's Requiem strikes every enemy champion on the map after a three-second channel, and because his passive lets him keep casting just after death, he can fire it as a corpse.

Which champion wields the Mercury Hammer, a weapon that shifts between a melee hammer and a ranged cannon?

Jayce has no conventional ultimate: his R simply flips the Mercury Hammer into the Mercury Cannon and back from level one, giving him six basic abilities instead of three.

What does the Red Buff add to a champion's basic attacks?

True damage and a slow: the Red Brambleback's buff makes every basic attack burn its target over time and cut their movement speed, so a fleeing enemy is easy to run down.

Which champion carries the title 'The Iron Revenant'?

Mordekaiser, the Iron Revenant, is a warlord 'twice slain and thrice born' who binds souls with necromancy; before his rework he was styled the Master of Metal.

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?

Demacia treats magic with fear and suspicion, so Lux grew up hiding her power over light while her brother Garen rose as one of the kingdom's most admired soldiers.

Which lane minion appears only after an enemy inhibitor has been destroyed?

Super minions take the siege minion's place in a lane whose enemy inhibitor is down, and they push so hard that defenders are tied to their base until it respawns five minutes later.

What term describes a champion ambushing an enemy laner to help an ally secure a kill?

Ganking is an ambush on a lane, usually by the jungler or a roaming laner who arrives unannounced to turn an even fight into a numbers advantage.

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

Anivia's passive, Rebirth, turns her into an egg on taking fatal damage; if the egg survives six seconds she is reborn, as befits a phoenix spirit of endless rebirth.

In League of Legends, killing the Blue Sentinel grants which buff, better known as the Blue Buff?

Crest of Insight speeds up resource regeneration and adds ability haste for two minutes; if its holder is killed by an enemy champion, the buff passes to the killer.

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

Teemo's Noxious Trap mushrooms turn invisible once planted and lie in wait, slowing and poisoning whoever steps on one, so a late-game jungle becomes a minefield.

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 its holder when damage would drop them below 30 percent health?

Sterak's Gage sizes its Lifeline shield from the holder's bonus health, so it suits health-stacking bruisers rather than fragile carries.

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

Rumble builds Heat with every spell: past 50% his abilities gain bonus effects, but at 100% he overheats, losing his spells for a few seconds while his basic attacks hit harder.

In League of Legends, which announcement sounds when a team's last living champion is killed?

Ace marks the moment every member of a team is dead at once, leaving the survivors free to take towers and objectives unopposed until the respawn timers run out.

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, an investor in the studio since 2009 and League's distributor in China, took 93 percent in February 2011 and bought the remaining 7 percent in December 2015.

Which item carries the handle of Steve Feak, a DotA Allstars designer hired by Riot?

Guinsoo's Rageblade keeps alive the handle of Steve 'Guinsoo' Feak, who ran DotA Allstars before becoming the first person Riot recruited to help turn that mod's ideas into a standalone game.

What subtitle did League of Legends carry when announced in 2008, only to be dropped before launch?

Clash of Fates was meant to change as new content arrived, like an expansion title, but Riot decided the subtitle was silly and released the game in 2009 as plain League of Legends.

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

Vanguard went live in League with patch 14.9 in May 2024; its kernel driver, which loads when the PC boots, had drawn privacy complaints ever since its Valorant debut.

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

Ultra Rapid Fire launched on 1 April 2014 with free abilities and slashed cooldowns; Riot later said its unbalanced design burned players out, so the mode comes back only for short runs.

Before a 2014 lore reboot, which body staged League's matches to settle Runeterra's political disputes?

The Institute of War housed the summoners who controlled champions in the old lore; Riot wrote both out in September 2014 to escape what it called creative stagnation.

Which Mötley Crüe member guested on the virtual metal band Pentakill's second album?

Tommy Lee guested on Grasp of the Undying, the 2017 album that took Pentakill, a band that exists only as League of Legends skins, to number one on the iTunes metal chart.

What was the debut single of the virtual girl 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 performs Akali's rap verses in K/DA?

Soyeon, I-dle's rapper and leader, voices Akali, with bandmate Miyeon as Ahri; the other two members are sung by Americans, Madison Beer and Jaira Burns.

Which Exo singer lent his voice to League's 2023 virtual boy band Heartsteel?

Baekhyun performs as Ezreal in Heartsteel; he and three other real singers gave the debut single Paranoia its first live performance at the 2023 Worlds, where the band was unveiled.

Which animation studio produced Arcane?

Fortiche, a Paris studio, had made only music videos and other short pieces for Riot, such as Get Jinxed, before Arcane; Riot took an equity stake in it in 2022.

Who voices Vi in Arcane?

Hailee Steinfeld voices Vi, who spends years locked in Stillwater Prison after the first act, until an enforcer hunting for answers finds her there as an adult.

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

Powder was her name until a bomb she set off to help her family killed her adopted brothers Mylo and Claggor; Vi called her a jinx and walked away, and the crime lord Silco took her in.

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?

Warwick is what Singed makes of Vander, the barkeep who adopted Vi and her sister after their parents died in a failed uprising he had led.

Variety reported that Arcane's 18 episodes cost roughly what amount to produce and promote?

$250 million was Variety's figure for both seasons, which it called the priciest animated series ever; its insiders blamed a labour-intensive style and repeated cost overruns.

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 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.

Which champion, the sheriff of Piltover, hunts criminals with a one-of-a-kind hextech rifle?

Caitlyn's ultimate lines up one massive shot from very long range, but any other enemy champion can step into its path and take the bullet for an ally.

What is the Worlds championship trophy called?

The Summoner's Cup was specified at 70 pounds, so heavy that the finished trophy had to be lightened for winners to lift it; Tiffany & Co. made a redesigned cup in 2022.

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

Fnatic beat Against All Authority in a field of eight teams from North America, Europe, Singapore and the Philippines; Korea and China, later the event's dominant regions, sent no one.

Which team beat Azubu Frost in the final to win League of Legends' second World Championship, in 2012?

Taipei Assassins knocked out Korea's NaJin Sword as underdogs, then beat Azubu Frost 3-1 at USC's Galen Center to claim the $1 million first prize.

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?

Bin's pentakill came in game two, the first in any Worlds final, yet Suning still lost 3-1 to Damwon Gaming in the one match of that pandemic-era tournament played in a stadium.

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.

League of Legends fans call Faker the Unkillable what?

The Unkillable Demon King played as GoJeonPa before turning pro; renamed Faker, he opened his 2013 debut with a solo kill on the All-Star mid laner Ambition.

T1 beat which Korean rival to win Faker a sixth Worlds title?

KT Rolster led 2-1 before T1 won the last two games in Chengdu, making T1 the first team to win Worlds three years running.

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 international League of Legends tournament, first held in 2015, ranks second only to Worlds?

The Mid-Season Invitational gathers top teams from every regional league halfway through the year, and its results help decide which regions send extra teams to Worlds.

Teamfight Tactics was directly inspired by which 2019 strategy hit?

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, launched alongside Arcane?

Gizmos & Gadgets, the sixth set, introduced Augments, bonuses each player selects during a match, which became a mainstay of later sets.

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

Honor of Kings was the parent company's answer when the studio said League could not work on phones; it became one of the highest-grossing mobile games ever, years before Wild Rift arrived in 2020.

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

Magic: The Gathering was the model: Riot wanted the same kind of game with a far lower barrier to entry, and recruited professional Magic players as early playtesters before the April 2020 launch.

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

Airship Syndicate, co-founded by Battle Chasers creator Joe Madureira, saw Ruined King slip from early 2021; Riot Forge then gave no release date until the day it launched that November.

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

The Shadow Isles are where the Black Mist comes from, the corrupting force that the game's party of six League champions sets out from Bilgewater to stop.

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 in earlier games of a match?

Fearless Draft takes champions already played in a series out of its later games; meant only for the first split of 2025, it was kept all year after overwhelmingly positive feedback.

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.

Which deadpan Parks and Recreation character was an influence on Xayah, League of Legends' vastayan rebel?

April Ludgate is listed among the influences for Xayah, alongside the film Kubo and the Two Strings. Early ideas for the champion's theme also included a vampire and a storm shaman.

Rengar's dance emote in League of Legends is modelled on which traditional war dance of a Pacific people?

Haka is the dance in question, specifically Ka Mate, the one New Zealand's rugby team performs before matches. K'Sante and Pyke share the same animation.

Which steam golem is dreaded in League of Legends for the Rocket Grab that drags enemies to its side?

Blitzcrank once ran a dating service in the game's old lore, called 'Blitzcrank's Fleshling Compatibility Services'. The robot's dance emote is the Macarena.

Annie, League of Legends' fire-wielding Dark Child, brings which teddy bear to life as a flaming protector?

Tibbers and Annie were named after a gameplay producer's girlfriend and her favourite teddy bear. In lore the toy was hand-crafted by Annie's mother and is her only memento of her.

Which League of Legends pirate shrugs off crowd control by eating oranges, an ability named Remove Scurvy?

Gangplank's snack is a vitamin C joke, since scurvy was the sailors' disease caused by a lack of it. In lore he dips his oranges in the sea and eats them unpeeled.

Rengar's original League of Legends design was inspired by the creatures of which science-fiction film franchise?

Predator's Yautja inspired the look of the original Rengar. His Headhunter skin goes further, with an outfit that directly references the same creatures.

Which blind martial artist was among the first six League of Legends champions ever designed?

Lee Sin was called 'Marty Punchman' during development, when an early design gave him a straw hat and a staff. His dance emote pays tribute to the film Shaolin Soccer.

Which League of Legends time mage can rewind the clock to revive an ally who has just taken lethal damage?

Zilean also bottles experience points: his passive, Time In A Bottle, lets him hand stored XP to a teammate. The name references the Jim Croce song.

Which lonely League of Legends champion, cursed so that his touch brings death, wanders in search of a friend?

Amumu became cheaper to unlock when a music video about him, The Curse of the Sad Mummy, was released. His death pose, arms crossed, nods to his past as a Shuriman boy prince.

Which Magical Cat rides a sentient book and attaches herself to allied champions in League of Legends?

Yuumi believes her name is what her missing master, Norra, called her, after overhearing the words 'you' and 'me'. During development the champion was simply known as Catbook.

Xayah fights beside which vastayan lover, released alongside her as a matched pair of League champions?

Rakan and Xayah share a special paired recall animation when they return to base at the same time. They were the first champions released in 2017.

In League of Legends lore, Xayah's cloak is actually what, disguised by vastayan magic to blend in with humans?

Her wings are disguised as a cloak by vastayan magic so Xayah can pass among humans. Her Lhotlan tribe became nomads after being driven from its homeland.

Which Xayah ultimate in League of Legends lifts her into the air, untargetable, as she throws a fan of blades?

Featherstorm fits a stated design goal for Xayah: giving marksman players a way to survive difficult situations. Another of her spells, Deadly Plumage, was created only three weeks before shipping.

League of Legends' Xayah fights humans encroaching on vastayan tribal lands across which region of Runeterra?

Ionia is dotted with quinlons, towering constructs that humans use to inhibit the land's natural magic. The vastaya fade when cut off from that magic, which is why Xayah fights to release it.

Which Void creature ripped out one of Rengar's eyes, becoming the League of Legends hunter's lifelong quarry?

Kha'Zix was the price of belonging: Rengar's father decreed that only the creature's head would win him a place back in the tribe. A special nemesis quest can begin when the two meet in the same match.

Which yordle inventor, the longest-serving member of Piltover's council, fights with turrets in League of Legends?

Heimerdinger, the Revered Inventor, has a pet poro called Porofessor. His name is said to blend the surnames of physicists J. Robert Oppenheimer and Erwin Schrödinger.

Which League of Legends musician never speaks, communicating only through the chords of her stringed etwahl?

Sona's ultimate, Crescendo, forces every enemy champion it strikes to dance while stunned. In lore some suspect her melodies carry real magic, which is taboo in her homeland.

Which single League of Legends champion is really two beings, the archer Lamb and her partner Wolf?

Kindred's ultimate, Lamb's Respite, creates a zone where nothing can die until the effect ends. In lore the pair are the twin essences of death, and every mortal must choose which face to meet.

Which Gragas ability in League of Legends has him charge into the first enemy in his path, stunning those nearby?

Body Slam is immortalised in his base splash art, which shows Gragas having just flattened a pub table in a bar fight. His ultimate, Explosive Cask, instead knocks enemies away from the blast.

Which demon, known as the River King, can swallow an allied champion whole to shield them in League of Legends?

Tahm Kench was teased before his release: a champion who laughed while standing in the river could hear his laughter answer back. During production he went by the working name Fish Tank.

Which Rengar trophy collection in League of Legends grants bonus attack damage for each unique champion takedown?

Bonetooth Necklace began as an item only Rengar could own, and its existence leaked early through a mistaken update to the game's website. It was later folded into his passive.

In League of Legends, Rengar builds four stacks of which resource to empower his next basic ability?

Ferocity caps at four stacks, and spending it gives the empowered ability an extra effect and Rengar a brief burst of movement speed.

Which title replaced 'the Cask Master' for League's Gragas, changed to avoid confusion with another champion?

The Rabble Rouser was adopted because 'the Cask Master' sat too close to Twisted Fate's title, the Card Master. Gragas was also once the game's only melee mage.

Which Gragas passive in League of Legends, named after a bar promotion, heals him after he casts an ability?

Happy Hour heals a portion of his maximum health, so it grows as Gragas builds tankier. It suits a brewmaster whose whole story is a quest for the perfect pint of ale.

In League of Legends lore, what did Gragas find in a blizzard that keeps his brew perfectly chilled?

An unmelting shard of ice went into his keg, giving the lager incredible properties. The brew then won over two tribes on the brink of war, who bonded over a shared drink.

On the League of Legends skin Gragas, Esq., the gentleman brawler's bottle bears which one-word label?

Responsibly is the label, as in 'drink responsibly', a joke about the skin's high-society airs. Esquire is a courtesy title, though this gentleman belongs to the Crime City skin line.

Which League of Legends warrior, the Butcher of the Sands, went mad while entombed and hunts his brother Nasus?

Renekton blames Nasus for the centuries he spent sealed in darkness. Before their empire fell he was its most esteemed warrior, leading its armies to countless victories.

Which mute League of Legends marksman is handed five moonstone weapons by his sister Alune?

Aphelios cannot speak because the poison that fuels his power renders him mute. Alune guides him from a distant temple, and he holds only two of the weapons at a time.

Kled, League of Legends' Cantankerous Cavalier, charges into battle on which cowardly lizard?

Skaarl is a drakalops, an immortal wind spirit, yet Kled is left on foot whenever the lizard's health runs out. The champion's inspirations include Don Quixote.

Which Arcane character became a playable League of Legends mage in 2025, able to reflect enemy projectiles?

Mel was the first champion to be released in Teamfight Tactics before League of Legends itself. Her barrier, Rebuttal, sends projectiles back at whoever fired them.

Karthus's Wonders of the World skin in League of Legends recasts him as which American landmark?

Statue of Liberty is the model for Statue of Karthus, sold in some regions as 'Karthus of Liberty'. When he dances a hawk's screech plays, mocking the way films dub that cry over bald eagles.

Karthus's Pentakill skin in League of Legends was inspired by Eddie, the mascot of which heavy metal band?

Iron Maiden's mascot shaped Pentakill Karthus, which was among the first non-Legendary skins in the game to receive its own special voice-over lines.

On his Pentakill skin, Karthus fills which role in League of Legends' virtual heavy metal band?

Vocalist is his job in Pentakill, where the Deathsinger's parts are sung by metal singer Jørn Lande. The virtual band has released real albums, among them Grasp of the Undying.

PAX Sivir, a League of Legends skin unlocked only by a 2011 convention code, references which science-fiction film?

Tron is the reference for PAX Sivir, whose crossblade doubles as a nod to a controller's D-pad. The skin was given out at PAX Prime and has never been sold in the store.

One of Sivir's Legacy skins in League of Legends pays tribute to which action heroine of 1990s television?

Xena lends her title to Warrior Princess Sivir, a neat match because both fighters hurl a bladed weapon that comes back to them. Another early Sivir skin references a comic-book heroine instead.

Sivir's April Fools' Day skin of 2018 in League of Legends swaps her crossblade for which food?

A pizza becomes her weapon on Pizza Delivery Sivir, and each chroma changes the toppings, from pepperoni and Hawaiian to sardines and prawns.

Victorious Sivir rewarded League of Legends players who finished the 2015 ranked season at which tier or above?

Gold or better in Season 2015 unlocked Victorious Sivir. By 2023 the rule had changed: Victorious Tryndamere went to anyone who played ranked for long enough during a split.

The mask worn by Blood Moon Sivir in League of Legends references which classical Japanese theatre tradition?

Noh masks are the model for the one Blood Moon Sivir wears. In the skin line's story, a cult performs rites on nights of the Blood Moon to merge its members with demonic spirits.

Snowstorm Sivir, a 2013 winter-event skin in League of Legends, was inspired by which animal of the far north?

Arctic fox features shaped Snowstorm Sivir, which arrived for the Snowdown Showdown event of 2013. Its design is also based on a Yu-Gi-Oh! card, the Dance Princess of the Ice Barrier.

In which League of Legends skin line is Shyvana a transfer pilot and the most experienced leader of her team?

Super Galaxy casts her as the veteran of a team of galactic heroes, though she periodically wonders whether the ten percent salary bonus was worth it.

Ice Drake Shyvana belongs to which League of Legends skin line, whose creatures are corrupted by the Ice Witch?

Blackfrost imagines an endless winter in which the Ice Witch raises fallen friends and foes as glacial golems. In its story a dormant drake awoke on Shyvana's arrival and gave her its power.

Before Worlds 2014 Shyvana, which League of Legends champion received the World Championship skin for 2013?

Thresh's edition was released to celebrate the start of the Season 3 World Championship, a year before Shyvana's marked the 2014 tournament.

Player backlash on League of Legends' test server restored which hair colour to the updated Shyvana Ironscale skin?

Red returned quickly after the first updated version reached testers with pink hair. The change was made in such a rush that hints of the old colour remain visible in the splash art.

Sultan Tryndamere was released to celebrate the launch of League of Legends servers in which country?

Turkey's server launch brought Sultan Tryndamere, whose look resembles the Ottoman ruler Mehmed the Conqueror. The Turkish client even gives the skin a unique voice-over by actor Cihan Ünal.

League's Warring Kingdoms Tryndamere skin is modelled on which general from Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

Guan Yu is the model, and the skin's sword-blade resembles the Azure Dragon Crescent Glaive long associated with him. In its event the skin represented the 'path of power'.

Nightmare Tryndamere in League of Legends references Pyramid Head, a monster from which horror game series?

Silent Hill's Pyramid Head is the model for Nightmare Tryndamere, a Trick-or-Treat skin. Early on it was expected to be a 'Dreadknight Tryndamere' before it turned into Nightmare.

Which League of Legends darkin once had a line hailing Tryndamere as 'my greatest creation'?

Aatrox once had the quote 'Tryndamere, my greatest creation'. The line is often tied to Demonblade Tryndamere, a skin that arrived in 2011, two years before Aatrox himself.

In his recall animation, Warring Kingdoms Azir can be seen playing which board game in League of Legends?

Go is the game, and the one he plays references the first game of DangHu, from 1739. Warring Kingdoms Garen and Warring Kingdoms Vi appear in the background of his splash art.

Warring Kingdoms Azir arrived for League's 2017 Lunar Revel, marking which animal's year in the Chinese zodiac?

Rooster was the zodiac animal for 2017. The Warring Kingdoms line returns for Lunar Revel events, and Tryndamere's entry in it had arrived three years earlier.

Spectacular Sivir, a Legacy skin in League of Legends, references which DC Comics superhero?

Wonder Woman is the reference for Spectacular Sivir, one of several Sivir skins classed as Legacy. Her Bandit skin's crossblade may be a nod to the film Krull.