League of Legends New Mode, Lee Sin ASU, and Ranked Rewards Detailed

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Riot’s legendary MOBA is getting a Vampire Survivors-esque mode later this year according to the latest dev update. Alongside details on the new mode coming to League of Legends later this year, the team also shared their progress on Lee Sin’s art and sustainability update (ASU) and upcoming changes to ranked rewards.

You can watch the dev update in full here:

If you prefer to read the updates instead of watch them, we’ve got you covered. Here’s everything the dev update touched on summed up from the latest press release:

League of Legends Dev Update Details:

  • Despite play hours decreasing over the time of its availability, Arena’s latest run was successful overall. The team is focusing on improving variety to increase longevity of interest.When Arena returns, it will have lobbies of 16 players per game.
  • There will also be a new class of items: Prismatics, which will completely alter how Arena plays.
  • Although a less reliable method, players can now take the risk of buying items from the Anvil, which come at a lower price than usual.
  • More information will be shared in a dev blog coming next week.
  • Players can look forward to the release of a bullet heaven survivor PvE game mode for League of Legends during this year’s summer event.
  • Champion-specific titles in the updated Champion Mastery system have been made permanent.
  • It will also be easier to get Mastery with the new system, since it will no longer factor in team performance.
  • The updated system has a targeted release date of patch 14.10 on May 15.
  • Check out the dev blog on Lee Sin’s ASU for more details about the team’s approach to and process of developing his update.
  • The team has been working on gameplay clarity on some of his skins.
  • The team is targeting patch 14.9 on May 1 for the release of Lee Sin’s ASU.
  • Teemo’s ASU is targeted for release in patch 14.20.
  • Players can tune into MSI to see who punches their ticket to Worlds!
  • This year there will be a unique Victorious skin for each split.
  • The first split’s skin is Victorious Kog’Maw and the second split’s skin is Victorious Sona.
  • Upon unlocking all three Victorious skins, players will receive a Victorious border for them all.
  • More info can be found in a dev blog that’s out today.

Everything shared in today’s update is great news, but the announcement of League of Legends’ new mode is easily the most enticing information. PvE modes always tend to be fan-favorites, and League’s top-down perspective and varied character roster lend themselves well to a Vampire Survivors-esque game mode. We’ll hear more about this mode as summer approaches, but we’re excited to see it in action.

Are you looking forward to all the changes coming to League in the next few months? Let us know down in the comments.

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