Among all these developments, Riot Games is very interested in building a major presence in esports. The League Championship Series has been around for a while, but Riot is creating a blossoming esports scene for its tactical shooter Valorant , and is in the middle of leading the charge with Teamfight Tactics ' professional play. Previously, Teamfight Tactics had its first Global Championship toward the tail end of the Galaxies Teamfight Tactics set last year. Sixteen-year-old French player KC Double61 became the very first Teamfight Tactics World Champion with a wild three-round

The Teamfight Tactics Fates set launched soon after the previous Galaxies Championship, and brought about several changes to the game in terms of champions, Origins, and synergies. Championships are played on the live patch, and Riot has release a minor patch in anticipation of the Fates Championship next month to bring the game into a more balanced st

A lot of players don't realize it's not just his movement speed that's affected here. He also ignores any unit collision. He can keep running down enemies even if they're surrounded by creeps, which can allow him to be aggressive in ways other champions ca

It’s not just the mid-laner who needs to deal with the chaos of the central lane, it’s everyone. Thanks to how easy it is to reach, most team fights will usually surround this lane, with junglers trying to get behind entire teams from either side of the jungle and the other teammates trying to push up this primary ro

After a decade standing behind its flagship MOBA, Riot Games is taking steps to expand its game offerings. The company is mostly expanding the League of Legends IP in several different ways. Legends of Runeterra is a collectible card game, League of Legends: Wild Rift brings the MOBA to mobile devices, and Riot Forge is developing third-party games in the form of Ruined King and CONV/RGENCE . Arcana is an upcoming animated series set in Runeterra, and Riot is even developing an MMO set in the League of Legends universe . Finally, with what first started as an in-game mode for League , Teamfight Tactics has turned into a full-fledged auto batt

Upon reaching the edge of the map, striking an enemy champion , or arena 2V2 upon reactivation, the axes slowly come to a stop before coming back to Draven, dealing the same damage to every enemy struck on the way b

This can be a great way to deal some serious damage in an ambush or even to snipe players entirely across the map if done right. It's incredibly impressive, but one of its best properties is how it can be recalled. Players can simply wait for the axe to come back, but if they press R a second time, it comes back instan

This makes it extremely entertaining for some and exceptionally frustrating for others, being a great place for independent players who love playing against a wide variety of champions. Fans have been making endless memes over the past decade of the game’s history surrounding just the tribulations lane, as well as some over the champions that call it h

The axe ricochets off the target high up into the air, landing 2 seconds later at a location determined by Draven's current movement. If Draven catches an axe, Spinning Axe is reapplied for no additional cost on his next basic att

Brand isn't exactly a popular champion these days; no one reaches for the firestarter for ranked play. His skillset takes some learning and specific itemization or matchups to fully utilize. But this legacy skin pushed Brand toward the top tier for a hot min

By watching the regionals, players have been able to see a variety of team compositions and strategic playstyles being used. Whether competitors play champions like the Daredevil Samira , Divine Kayle, or The Boss Sett, there are plenty of combinations fans could see in the Championsh

Because of his legendary skills, people used to say that the MiG on his tag didn't stand for the name of the team (Maximum Impact Game) but for Madlife is God. Unlike many esports athletes, he prefers to be called by his full name, Hong Min-gi, instead of by MadL

Since each Championship will likely happen at the end of each set, the Teamfight Tactics esports scene is already able to differentiate itself from the League of Legends esports scene . After the success of the Galaxies Championship, Riot Games decided to invest more in the upcoming Fates Championship by increasing both the player pool and the prize offerings. The Fates Championship will feature 24 competitors hoping to win a piece of the $250,000 prize p

While Riot Games has been under fire recently , their most popular title, League of Legends , is still going strong. It hits eight million concurrent players a day, which is absolutely mind-blowingly high numbers compared to most games. Needless to say, League of Legends isn't going anywhere anytime s

This player is mostly known for one of the most famous plays in League history. He managed to backdoor a nexus with his Kassadin during a thrilling 1v2 situation. Since then, because the LCS picture-in-picture camera would many times show split pushes and backdoors, it started being called "the Peke C