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New League Classic update brings back "one of the worst-designed spells in League of Legends"
League of Legends Classic patch 5 introduces five reworked champions: Aatrox, Irelia, Karma, Quinn, and Caitlyn, with Game Designer David 'Phreak' Turley overseeing the quality of these classic iterations. Karma's 'Spirit Bond' ability is highlighted as particularly awkward and "one of the worst-designed spells" by Turley. The patch also includes balance adjustments with nerfs to Graves, Fizz, and Fiora, and buffs to Nautilus and Kennen.
LoLdle Answers Today (August 25, 2026) - Emoji, Quote & More
This article provides the daily answers for the League of Legends-themed word puzzle game, LoLdle, for August 25, 2026. It breaks down the solutions for the Classic, Quote, Ability, Emoji, and Splash Art modes, identifying champions like Nunu & Willump, Blitzcrank, Nami, Irelia, and Jhin based on clues.
A standard Azir deck wins Riftbound Lille – but hold on meta chasers
Pedro B, a competitive Pokémon player, won the Riftbound regional qualifier in Lille, France, using a standard Azir deck. The article analyzes how the current meta, which heavily targets Irelia, allowed Azir's archetype to succeed. It also discusses potential counters and the deck's inherent inconsistencies.
Riftbound gets 7 banned cards, and other new Unleashed rules that shakes up the Set 2 meta hard
Riot Games has implemented a ban list for seven cards in Riftbound, including Draven, Vanquisher, and Obelisk of Power, to address meta dominance and slow gameplay. Alongside these bans, several Unleashed rules have been updated to ensure consistency and impact deck-building strategies, particularly affecting mechanics like 'May' triggers and cost reductions.
Jax makes a surpising show of strength at Riftbound Vegas
Jax has emerged as a surprising strong performer in the Riftbound metagame at Vegas, reaching the top 8. This success is attributed to a specific deck build featuring Boneshiver for rune recycling and synergy with cards like Aphelios, which benefits from a recent rule change regarding equipment re-equipping.
