Super Galaxy Rumble has arrived in style!

A new superhero has come to Runeterra, Super Galaxy Rumble. This new skin showcases what a legendary skin is truly about, great effects and an even better execution. The best skin for Rumble right now and one of the best in League, this is a great pickup whether you are a Rumble fan or not.

The skin is priced at 1820 RP so its a bit costly but worth it nonetheless.

Void Fizz comes out to play!

It seems that the Void is finally extending its grip into Runeterra as even champions are now falling victims to it. The most recent victim is Fizz, with a corrupted trident and a new monster buddy he makes quick work of all who stand up against the Void. 

This brand new skin is available at 975 RP until April 14 at which it will go up in price to 1350 RP so get it fast.

Gragas, Rengar and Miss Fortune Changes in Patch 4.5

Riot has released the new update to League of Legends. In this patch major changes to champions, items, runes, and even summoner spells.

Rengar

• Overall he got some damage nerfs on his basic numbers with better Attack Damage scaling making it so he has to itemize to a specific role instead of just killing Marksmen with a full tank build. His Bola Strike is now a skillshot and his Bonetooth necklace no longer has attack damage but is a now a trinket item.

Gragas

• Gragas got the Kassadin treatment this patch making him less of a sniper with his barrels and more of a brawler. The changes are relatively weird though as everything scales with Ability Power but you need to be close to hit people. I think these changes will just reduce the pick rate of Gragas a lot and might take him out of competitive play especially in the Mid lane. His major change is that his W does damage now but it no longer grants mana, he just got straight up nerfed overall though. 

Heimerdinger

• As soon as he just got noticed in the LCS, they nerf his base early game damage. It seems that this yordle never gets a break. Hopefully Heimerdinger will still be viable as they buffed his Ability Power ratios to compensate. 

Miss Fortune

• The markswoman just got a huge buff and gameplay changes. The major changes were to her W as it now stacks with her ultimate now. If you get a well timed ultimate you will get all stacks and will be able to basically two hit the tank. I think this change is just what she needed to get back into competitive play and her lack of mobility is now easily rivaled with her large single and AOE damage. 

Item Changes:

• Blue Trinket- The range and duration has been extended, maybe people will finally pick this up at the end of the game with the same range now as Ashe's Hawkshot ability.
• Feral Flare- An evolution to wriggles lantern this new item will give a lot of power to heavy jungle clear champions that are waiting for the late game as its passive is basically an inferior version of Nasus's stacks dealing damage the more you farm it.
• Aether Wisp- This new item grants a better middle ground when building toward your Lich Bane or Twin Shadows.
• Forbidden Idol- Building into Talisman and Morellonomicon it grants cooldown reduction to help supports get CDR when building towards their talisman.

Boot Enhancements:

• Alacrity- Grants 20 extra movespeed now.
• Capitan- Cost reduced and aura now grants 10% movespeed to your team.
• Distortion- Grants extra effects for Ghost, Flash, and Teleport as well as reducing these Spells' cooldowns.
• Furor- Cost reduced.
• Homeguard- Cooldown for the effect to take place has been reduced but no longer instantly restores health.

Rune Changes mostly affected Lifesteal and Armor Runes as they 

wanted people to have more diversity.

The mastery Feast was buffed to compensate with the Lifesteal rune changes and every champion got 4 extra armor to their base armor. 

Summoner Spells:

• Exhaust- Less Attack speed reduction, more base damage reduction.
• Heal- Lower cooldown, and now grants movespeed.
• Ignite- Grants vision.
• Barrier- Particle changes.

Dragon got some changes but they weren't major like at the start of the Season.

Ultra Rapid Fire April Fools All-Stars Exhibition Showdown Madness!

There is always that one time of the year when Riot decides to deliver everything in one day. Happy April Fools everyone and welcome to the new League of Legends Update Special. For the next preseason RiTo is changing the major elements of LoL. No Mana costs, 80% CDR, and huge buffs all around are needed to make the LoL experience better. Did I mention this will also be in the LCS? Riot has brought a Truly, Truly, Truly, Truly, Truly, Outrageous new game mode with Ultra Rapid Fire. Show your gems and shine with all these insane features throughout this week and play what is the best game mode brought to LoL ever.

Back to reality now,

In the All-Stars side of things, the new rankings are as follow:

North America Rankings

1. Bjergsen
2. Doublelift
3. Meteos
4. WildTurtle
5. Dyrus

European Rankings

1. Rekkles
2. Diamond
3. xPeke
4. Froggen
5. Darien

Remember that only the top 2 players will move to the All-Stars Challenge.

In the LCS,

This week is super week meaning there will be more matches than normal, it is also the last week for the Spring split and the top spot from each region will go to the All-Stars Invitational.

Cloud 9 and TSM also showcased the new Ultra Rapid Fire mode in an exhibition match which was clearly won by C9.

Remember to Vote for your favorite players for All-Stars Good Luck!

Voting for All-Stars March 31

From now until April 12 you can cast your votes of your favorite LCS players for the All-Stars event. Every day you can vote for up to 3 pro-players to see if they are the fan favorite in North America. At the end of voting the top players from each region will be chosen to participate in 4 special Game modes against the best in the world. It is important to note that you can only vote for your region so if you live in NA you cant vote for players in EU. Be sure to vote every day so that your favorite players can move up the rankings and get to go to Paris, France May 8-11 to compete in the All-Stars Challenge.

As of March 31, 2013 the current leaders for each role are as follow:

North America

• Top Lane- Dyrus
• Jungle- Meteos
• Mid Lane- Bjergsen
• AD Carry- Doublelift
• Support- Xpecial

Europe

• Top Lane- Darien
• Jungle- Diamond
• Mid Lane- Froggen
• AD Carry- Rekkles
• Support- Edward

Patch 4.4 Rundown

The 4.4 Patch notes are out and many things have changed. First off Kassadin has been reworked (really just nerfed) with noticeable changes to his Q, W, and R abilities. Annie has gotten some ratios changed but the main focus is making her AP ratios better. Lich Bane has gotten its AP ratio lowered and to compensate the AP ratios of Ezreal, Diana, Fizz, and Twisted Fate have been raised. Elise has been nerfed but her Rappel's cooldown has been lowered. Hiemerdinger got a visual update and some minor changes to his turrets. Kog'Maw's Q is now a skill shot and both his W and Tristana's Q now cost no mana. Nautilus's shield has been buffed a bit and Sivir got mana costs raised. Thresh and Skarner got some minor utility changes. Vi has gotten some ratios changed for her abilities. Finally, Teleport now only has a 200 second cooldown when used on an ally turret. Be sure to visit http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-44-notes for the full notes.

The Heimerdinger Visual Update is here!

The Dinger rework is finally out on the Rift. Riot has changed his animations and even given him brand new voice acting. To celebrate this, they are releasing a bundle with all of Heimerdinger's skins. The Bundle includes:

• Alien Invader Heimerdinger
• Blast Zone Heimerdinger
• Piltover Customs Heimerdinger
• Snowmerdinger

This bundle is 25% off at a price of 3810 RP, remember the bundle will change in price according to items already owned. Be sure to pick up this great bundle and try out the new Heimer, have fun in the Rift.

The Hero of a Fallen City.......

What looks to be a brand new Rumble skin has been released by Riot and it looks really interesting. In a comic book style reveal, this resembles the last Ultimate skin released a few months ago, Spirit Guard Udyr. On a side note could this be a hint of a Rumble rework? Many fans are speculating this so stay tuned.

Changes to Kassadin upcoming

The Kassadin nerfs have finally arrived and they have hurt him quite a lot. First off, his Q ability is no longer a silence, instead it just cancels channeled abilities. This ability also grants a shield now to compensate for the lack of the silence. The W ability only activates for one auto attack now and with the Lich bane nerfs that are also arriving, it is severely hurt overall. The E is not changed at all but did get some cool new particle changes and the R has received a status bar that shows how much mana you will consume for it. Finally, the passive now grants movement through units instead of the attack speed buff though the magic resist part has been unchanged. This change will finally make Kassadin playable in ranged and equal to other viable mid laners in the current meta. Have fun playing Kassadin again since its the first time you have in the past 2 years.

The 2014 All-Stars coming to Paris!

This year's all-stars event will be hosted in Paris, France from May 8 to May 11. It will feature two events, the invitational and challenge. The invitational will consist of the winners of the regionals competing for a shot at the $50,000 winner-take-all prize. The challenge will consist of the top pro players getting together and representing their region. People will be voting for the players selected and other aspects such as held game modes. The voting for pro players starts March 30 so choose your favorite pro-player.

Warwick Rework Upcoming!

According to Riot there are many champion reworks coming in 2014. The ones that we already know are coming are Sion, Warwick, Karthus, Taric, and Poppy. Riot recently stated information on the Warwick rework. They said that his W ability will be completely scrapped as an attack speed steroid for the team is unheard of in the current meta and this will be getting a major change. His ultimate (R) will also get a change; riot stated that it will be like a skillshot that if you hit someone the animation will start and if you didn't you would return to the original position. Lets see how the rework turns out in the end.

CLG goes on a 4 game win streak

For the first time in LCS history Counter Logic Gaming has a complete roster. Since the arrival of Dexter from Europe they have been competing at their best and destroying nearly every NA team up to now. The dominating performances in every game have proven that they are one of the top teams in NA. Having a flawless week with victories against Curse and XDG, CLG has beaten their all time record of a 3 game win streak. This week they will go up against Dignitas, TSM, Coast, and Cloud 9. Lets see if the team can keep theirs streak going or if their confidence will go to their heads.

Patch 4.3 Notes Released

The patch is here again and with it comes the nerf hammer. Among the important changes are AD scaling for Corki's Phosphorus Bomb, Gragas scaling nerfs, and the long awaited nerfs to Kassadin. Some tweaks to particles have been improved as well as changes to the fear mechanics. An important change that has to be noted is the changes to tear finally making the item viable again as it wont take 50 minutes to charge up anymore. Every support item has gotten a change for the better especially the Spellthief and Relic Shield items. Vel'Koz is also in this patch and will be released in the near future. To read the full patch notes please visit http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-43-notes . I hope you have a good time as you move up in ranked play with this new patch.

FNATIC on a huge losing streak

After winning 7 games in a row, FNATIC looked like they were invincible. Their loss against the powerful Gambit team marked their first loss and after that they have been continuously losing games. They have gone on a 6 game losing streak losing to new teams like Millennium and Supah Hot Crew. Has this team lost their luck or are they just in a rough time? One thing is for sure, they need to get their game together so that they don't fall to the bottom of the rankings.

Current Games- 7 wins, 6 losses

TSM unbeatable in the NA LCS

Team Solo Mid is on an 11 game winning streak, something never seen before in the LCS. The number one team in north america TSM literally cannot be beaten by any team in their region. Their performance was shown to be superior against many teams including Counter Logic Gaming last weekend. Lets see if TSM can continue to dominate the rankings for the next week.

Current Games- 11 wins, 1 loss

Hexakill starts tomorrow!

Since late 2013, Riot has been presenting us with special game modes. This new mode is called Hexakill and presents players with a 6 v 6 game mode. This new mode is sure to create new experiences and even a brand new meta. What could happen with the introduction of another champion? Maybe a new Jungler, duo Top, or even two Supports for the side lanes. One thing is for sure though, this will be an amazing experience for anyone accustomed to the game. See you in the rift and good luck so that you hear the Announcer say Hexakill!

 

Happy Valentines Day!

Its that special day of the year again and Riot is celebrating it with its yearly Valentines day skins. This year you can get all the older Valentines day skins with the new Heartseeker Ashe. This skin is the only one with a recall animation for Ashe and has the most vibrant colors from all her skins. I hope you have a great Valentines day with your special someone. 

A load of League of Legends news!

Riot decided to unleash a barrage of news updates yesterday that stirred up the community. The biggest news update was the release of Patch 4.2 that brought two new champion reworks and major changes to items and champions. Xerath got a complete kit overhaul and some great particle effects for his abilities. Perhaps the major part of this was that his previously useless skins now have different colorings for his abilities that make Runeborn and Battlecast Xerath very appealing now.

Skarner also got some major changes with his health regen from his e being removed and some bug changes.
For the entire 4.2 patch please visit http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/game-updates/patch/patch-42-notes . In other news, the path of truth won in North America and everyone that voted will get a special Diana themed icon.

The long awaited Scorched Earth Renekton skin is finally here. Players have been waiting almost a year for this skin and they finally get to try it as it was finally released.

Finally, Vel'Koz has been announced as an official champion. Lets see how he turns out and if the hype for him was worth it.

Curse ends Dignitas winning streak

Team Dignitas's winning streak finally came to an end by team Curse. The surprising pick of Alistar really took DIG by surprise as their early game suffered heavily for it. Curse was very organized in taking the early lead into an amazing win for them that might push them into higher rankings. With DIG's defeat, the only remaining team with a winning streak is TSM with an amazing 9-1 winning streak only losing the first game in the season to Cloud 9.

Sion rework in the works

The long awaited Sion rework is finally starting to come together. The new model looks very nice and fits Sion's lore and character closer than the current Sion. More updates will be coming as time progresses and ability changes might occur as stated in the forums. Sion is currently a mess and riot is trying to fix him so it will take time for the final product to come together.