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Riot Games unveils Wild Rift for mobile and major updates for Teamfight Tactics and League of Legends

By Kenneth Ang - on 16 Oct 2019, 4:45pm

Aesthetic Updates, plus Senna!

I never thought I’d be this impressed by a cosmetic improvement.

But I am.

As usual, Riot kicked off their Riot Pls stream with some updates for both LoL and TFT. But as LoL is their biggest title, we’ll be giving it first dibs in the spotlight.

Strangely enough, there isn’t much coming to LoL in the near future. In terms of quantity, that is.

First off, Riot will be introducing a new Dawnbringer Karma skin down the road, which in my opinion looks absolutely amazing. Here’s a screengrab from the stream for you to marvel at first – don’t worry, we’ll provide the link further on!

Next up, there are two aesthetic changes coming to Summoner’s Rift. The first of these is what appears to be a redesign of the red and blue buff spawns. Instead of having a single front-facing entrance, the new layout features 2 additional paths, one along each side, for players to engage the mobs more easily.

The second aesthetic change is with regard to the elemental drakes, or more simply the “dragons”. With the update, killing a particular type of drake will now cause environmental changes across the map. For instance, slaying the fire-breathing Infernal Drake will now see the jungle area exhibit a charred appearance, and so on.

The last, and perhaps most impactful addition is of another playable champion: Senna. Sharp-eyed fans might recognise the name – yes, you’re right. Lucian’s supposedly deceased wife takes to the stage as the game’s first-ever support marksman, wielding a heavy laser cannon in the Rift.

As for her exact abilities, we don’t know anything yet. But what we do know is that the Senna-Lucian pair might be a repeat of the Xayah-Rakan synergy players are familiar with. An interesting addition, indeed.

On a side note, there’s a familiar face returning. More specifically, a familiar game mode that many players have a love-hate relationship with. In celebration of League’s 10th birthday, Riot will be bringing back the full, undiluted Ultra Rapid Fire mode!

That means no champion restrictions, infinite mana and ultra-short cooldowns.

Fantastic. Moving on.

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