The latest episode of The Dive, a weekly podcast fronted by multiple LCS broadcast members, will not be released according to host Isaac “Azael” Cummings-Bentley, after concerns it could interfere with discussions between Riot Games and the LCSPA. The LCS shoutcaster tweeted on June 1 that the episode won’t see the light of day as “Riot is having continued discussions with the LCSPA” and there are concerns that the conversations that took place on The Dive could affect those discussions negatively ..read more

League of Legends Patch 13.11 hit the live servers on June 1, and while the size of changes is not even half of what was tweaked with the mid-season patch, there are still going to be relevant shake-ups in the meta. The devs have worked on a total of 12 champions, with seven champion buffs and four nerfs, as well as Rell’s mid-scope update. Having said that, there are also 11 item changes, most of them being nerfs or adjustments. The goal is to make sure some champions cannot abuse certain item effects and become too powerful. With this in mind, these are the biggest winners and losers of Pat ..read more

Rumble mains should get ready for a major overhaul in League of Legends as the developers are preparing significant changes for the champion which could see him turn into an AP bruiser. Riot Games is shaking up every single one of Rumble’s abilities, according to datamined information from Spideraxe on June 1. Most importantly, the Yordle is getting some maximum health converters on his Q and W, which most likely is meant to encourage players to build bruiser items on him ..read more

It’s only been less than two weeks since the LPL captured the 2023 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational, but the powerhouse region is already back in full swing with an 18-game set to welcome fans to the new Summer Split. Over the last week, one popular champion has continued his domination of team drafts in the new split, on top of his unmatched late-game firepower on Summoner’s Rift: Aphelios. The Weapon of the Faithful has been arguably the most destructive bottom lane champion over the last year in pro play and has been a huge focus for competitive teams ..read more

League of Legends Patch 13.10, which released on May 18, served as a major step toward balancing a handful of roles at once thanks to the addition of new items, and though a few new picks have arisen as a result of this in solo queue, pro play still looks the same. The LPL is the first major region to have begun its Summer Split, and in just four days, it’s become very clear that the meta has barely shifted from what dominated throughout the Spring Split internationally and at MSI. If anything, the changes to a myriad of items have made many champions even more powerful—particularly so in coo ..read more

Over the last five League of Legends patches, one solid support pick has become one of the strongest in its class with one of the highest win rates in the role. The Shield of Valoran known as Taric currently holds an early win rate of over 55 percent at Platinum ranks and higher on Patch 13.11, according to League stats aggregate U.GG. He has also led all supports in win rate over three of the last five updates and has been in the top three for the remaining two patches ..read more

Today is yet another League of Legends patch day, and with it comes an issue impacting a champion that received an extensive amount of help from Riot Games this patch. The League development team notified players via Twitter today that it is actively investigating a bug caused by Ivern’s W, which places a brush in a desired area that, as of this patch, provides a few new effects. According to the team, certain champions are becoming unable to cast their abilities while sitting in a brush made by Ivern and having their basic attacks empowered, effectively removing key elements from their kits ..read more

With the 2023 LCS Summer Split currently on a two-week hold, new North American Challengers League org owner Disguised Toast is hosting a hype match of his own today as a substitute—and the rival team certainly has League of Legends fans celebrating. After a near half-decade hiatus from the scene, a squad of NA League legends is reuniting to take on DSG’s new NACL roster. Instead of the LCS Summer Split kicking off at 4pm CT on Thursday, June 1, Toast’s new NA Challengers League roster will take on the old Delta Fox roster at the same time ..read more

Historically, Lulu has been one of the best enchanters to pair up with AD carries in League of Legends. But right now, she’s struggling to stay relevant in the meta. If you’ve been following the League pro play, you surely know Lulu has been paired non-stop with hypercarries like Zeri, Jinx, and Aphelios. After Patch 13.10 rolled out on May 18, however, Lulu has been having trouble staying relevant ..read more

OfflineTV’s founding member and former North American pro League of Legends player William “Scarra” Li predicted the issues the LCS is facing now—over 10 years ago. Scarra talked about how Riot Games controlling everything in terms of League’s esports scene won’t be beneficial for the players in the long run, in an interview with Travis Gafford which resurfaced on Reddit on May 31. The interview itself took place in August 2012, with the pro player talking about the beginning of NA LCS season 3, his life, and his play style ..read more