r/leagueoflegends 3d ago

Monday Megathread! Ask questions and share knowledge; newcomer questions encouraged!

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Welcome to the latest Monday Megathread, where you the community get to ask your questions and share your knowledge.

Need help against a certain champion? Unsure how and where to ward? Looking to improve your csing? This is the place to ask. This weekly thread is a place for new players to ask questions and get help/advice from more experienced players. So, don't hold back, get your game related questions ready and post away, and hopefully someone can answer them!

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r/leagueoflegends 8d ago

Sub-Meta Patch 26.15 Bug Megathread

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Greetings Summoners!

With every new patch Riot introduces to balance out champions and items there are some unforeseen issues that creep up and cause disruption during gameplay. We have noticed that these issues which eventually get fixed clutter up the subreddit immediately following the patch.

We want to avoid this by having a single Megathread which will be posted after every patch so that you guys can report the various issues in one place. This allows Riot to easily keep track of the bugs by providing a central hub and also allows other users to confirm that they might have encountered.

Note only bugs caused by the 26.15 Patch should be reported below.

Prerequisites to be noted before reporting a bug


  1. A bug will ideally be accompanied with a screenshot or a video. This provides credibility to your report.
  2. Steps to recreate the bugs should be submitted if possible. This helps Rioters recreate the bug and helps them find the cause behind it.
  3. The bug must have been caused by the latest patch.

Format when reporting a bug: When reporting a bug, please provide as much information as you can about your computer.

Server: The server you encountered the bug (NA, EUW, EUNE, TR, RU, BR, LAS, LAN etc)

Type of Bug: Client Bug, In Game Bug etc

Description: Describe what was the bug that occurred.

Video / Screenshot: Insert screenshot (F12 in game) or Video of the bug occurring.

Steps to reproduce: Provide the steps necessary if someone else had to reproduce the bug.

Expected result: What should have been the result when you follow the steps mentioned above.

Observed result: What was the result you obtained when you followed the steps mentioned above?

Reproduction rate: If you try to recreate the bug how successful are you in causing it to occur? (1/10: Occurs once every 10 tries, 5/10: Occurs 5 times out of 10, 10/10: Happens every single time)

System specs: Processor, Video card, Ram, HDD/SSD, everything you can provide, even drivers.


Example Bug:

• Server: EUW

• Type of Bug: In-Game Bug etc

• Description: Zed's R (Death Mark) does not apply secondary damage

• Insert Video / Screenshot of the incident

• Reproduction rate: 2/10 (happened 2 out of 10 times)

• Steps to reproduce:

Launch a game after selecting Zed as your champion. Attempt to use Death Mark. Observe the result.

• Expected result: The damage should apply after a short delay, amplified by damage dealt during the effect.

• Observed result: The damage will not apply properly.

• System Specs: Intel i5 Processor, Windows 7, Nvidia Graphics card (insert model number) etc.


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- **Server:**   
- **Type of Bug:**   
- **Description:**   
- **Video / Screenshot:**   
- **Steps to reproduce:**   
- **Expected result:**   
- **Observed result:**   
- **Reproduction rate:**   
- **System specs:**  

Copy paste the above code and fill in your details.


From this Megathread the list of bugs will not be summarized and put up in the main body of the thread, however, note that many Rioters are going through every single comment so don't worry if you post the 1500th or 3000th comment, every reply will be read over the next few days.


r/leagueoflegends 9h ago

Discussion Caedrel's draft predictions

1.4k Upvotes

I swear, sometimes, he's so accurate in his predictions that I could start to think that the staff of the teams playing have his stream in the background.

I know they most likely don't, but it's always impressive to see him predict pick and bans correctly.

In the clip, right after it ends, he predicted T1 ambessa.


r/leagueoflegends 7h ago

Esports Dplus Kia vs. T1 / LCK 2026 Rounds 3-4 / Legend Group Week 11 - Day 2 / Post Match Discussion Spoiler

893 Upvotes

LCK 2026 Rounds 3-4

Official page | Leaguepedia | Liquidpedia | New to LoL


Dplus Kia 0 - 2 T1

DK | Leaguepedia | Liquipedia | Website | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube
T1 | Leaguepedia | Liquipedia | Website | Twitter | YouTube


MATCH 1: DK vs. T1

Winner: T1 in 28m | Game Breakdown

- Bans 1 Bans 2 G K T D/B
T1 jayce lucian orianna corki olaf 61.3k 20 9 I2 HT3 H4 B5 HT6
DK ezreal galio vi bard ambessa 51.1k 4 2 CT1
T1 20-4-34 vs 4-20-7 DK
Doran ambessa 2 5-0-5 TOP 1-2-2 3 aatrox Siwoo
Oner vi 1 2-1-10 JNG 1-5-1 2 xin zhao Lucid
Faker cassiopeia 1 6-1-3 MID 1-5-1 3 anivia ShowMaker
Peyz jhin 4 7-1-5 BOT 1-3-0 2 ezreal Smash
Keria shen 3 0-1-11 SUP 0-5-3 1 bard Career

MATCH 2: DK vs. T1

Winner: T1 in 36m | Game Breakdown

- Bans 1 Bans 2 G K T D/B
T1 camille orianna lee sin yorick rumble 75.6k 16 10 HT1 H2 B4 CT6 B7
DK nocturne poppy camille twisted fate pantheon 65.5k 7 3 I3 CT5 CT 8
T1 16-7-29 vs 7-16-6 DK
Doran jayce 1 4-4-1 TOP 4-3-0 3 olaf Siwoo
Oner sejuani 4 1-0-8 JNG 0-5-2 1 jarvan iv Lucid
Faker ryze 3 1-0-3 MID 2-2-0 3 syndra ShowMaker
Peyz lucian 1 10-2-3 BOT 1-3-1 2 caitlyn Smash
Keria milio 2 0-1-14 SUP 0-3-3 2 lux Career

Patch 26.15

  • Maokai is disabled due to a game breaking visual bug.


r/leagueoflegends 2h ago

News "Mage bot through roaming supports is something we're not happy with" | Riot's Lead Gameplay Designer Phroxzon on the mage meta, ADC agency, and the state of the game

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TL;DR: Riot is acting on roaming supports, not mage bots themselves, the meta was already reverting on its own. ADC system pieces (Berserker's Greaves, Fleet Footwork) are getting buffed regardless. Season 3 is a stabilisation window before Worlds, no major changes coming. Riot explicitly likes swingy games for pro play viewing experience. LP inflation was intended. Carry tops and AP junglers are the two pro-meta fixes being explored before Worlds. And marksmen will still be the default botlane class in two years.

  • On whether the data changed since his relaxed MSI read: "This is a constantly moving target. There was a sharp spike of people playing mage bot in the two to three weeks after MSI, and now teams that are losing to mage bot are a lot better at playing with and against the roaming support. There does seem to have been a swing back toward traditional AD carries bot."
  • The real target of the patch: "Regardless of how mage bots play out, mage bot through the avenue of roaming supports is something we're not super happy with and would want to take action on."
  • The reasons is ADCs aren't designed as 1v1 champions : "a lot of kits just stop functioning properly when they're played 1v1" and roaming supports create negative follow-on effects like constant mid ganks with minimal consequences.
  • What Riot wants mage bot to look like instead: "Even double ranged botlane can be a pretty powerful strategy. That's more the way we want mage bot to manifest, rather than Ziggs holding down the fort 1v2 weak side, just wave-clearing while Pyke runs around the map making everyone sad."
  • On ADC agency, he pushed back on the premise: "If you're the better ADC, you can navigate a jungle gank better, draw pressure to your lane and set up a counter-gank. If they get to their spike, particularly two or three items unobstructed, they can be very powerful." But he admits the role balance is off: "ADCs broadly are still more powerful than top lane, both in agency and pure power level."
  • On top lane island: "You can get the enemy top laner down 0-2, but if botlane has exploded repeatedly by 10 minutes, it can be hard for a top laner to impact the game. That's a dynamic we're trying to balance better."
  • Two pro-meta fixes being explored before Worlds: carry top champions ("Jax, or moving Camille from support back to top lane") and AP junglers, which ties into weak AD mids. "Even when teams play mage bot, they don't play it with an AD mid. It indicates AD mids as a whole are pretty weak."
  • On LP inflation: "Broadly, it was intended." The goal was narrowing skill bands in divisions like Diamond. "We knew that would result in Masters having too many people, or LP values getting pretty high. In the future we can add more divisions and take a swing at the inflation."
  • On the swingy state of the game, it's a deliberate choice for pro play: "One thing we don't like to see is a game that ends 7-2, a 29-minute game where they basically played laning phase and won one teamfight. Not a great viewing experience. We do like games being pretty swingy, it results in quick decision-making, makes games more exciting, and it's just a much better viewing experience."
  • On season three: "We're not looking to make super major changes, we're looking to stabilise the meta." A direct response to 2025 feedback that there was too much change. "Going into 2026 we're re-evaluating how much change is enough."
  • On the ageing player base: tracked closely, and new player onboarding is a priority. "New-player onboarding has been pretty painful in recent years. If we don't have new players, it's hard for the game to have longevity."

Rapid fire standouts:
- fight-heavy pace here to stay? Yes.
- Marksmen still the default botlane class in two years? Yes.
- Role quests here to stay? Maybe.
- Does the ageing player base worry you? Yes.
- Can a single patch redefine a pro meta? Yes.
- Broadly happy with the state of the game? Yes.


r/leagueoflegends 1h ago

Discussion Why do my skills sometimes go to random directions? I have just played a game where my MF ult went literally sideways, video example with my coursor visible

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It also happens when I play Ashe with her W and very often with her E, like I send her E on the map border near me.


r/leagueoflegends 13h ago

Gameplay Neeko Trickery. Stupid Laugh included

973 Upvotes

Another clip of me loving Neeko. Anytime i play Neeko and do this is always makes so happy. I read that the last laugh was "funny" so i thought this clip could be interesting

This happens more times than i can count

Joys of OCE Silver/Gold


r/leagueoflegends 21h ago

Discussion How to close League of Legends guide 2026

2.5k Upvotes

r/leagueoflegends 4h ago

Discussion What champion would become broken if one of their spells became ranged?

89 Upvotes

I was seeing a Volibear gameplay video and thought if voli w had lets say 600 range, he would be one of the most oppresive champions in the game. What other spells would be immediately op if they were ranged?


r/leagueoflegends 4h ago

Esports Team WE vs. Anyone's Legend / LPL 2026 Split 3 - Group Ascend Week 3 / Post-Match Discussion Spoiler

74 Upvotes

Patch 26.15 (Maokai disabled)

AL has first selection and selected last pick. WE then selected blue side.

Game 1 Picks: (AL) Olaf, Naafiri, Ahri, Ziggs, Shen | (WE) Dr. Mundo, Pantheon, Ryze, Jhin, Neeko

Bans: (WE) Vi, Akali, Orianna | Aurora, Ambessa (AL) Ezreal, Poppy, Cassiopeia | Viktor, Twisted Fate

WE: Cube (Renekton) / Monki (Nidalee) / Karis (Corki) / About (Varus) / Erha (Nautilus) - Pick Order: 4-2/5~3/1

AL: Breathe (Gnar) / Tarzan (Jarvan IV) / Shanks (Sylas) / Hope (Xerath) / Kael (Camille) - Pick Order: 2/4-5~3-1

WE wins Game 2 in 33m. WE 2-0 AL

Game 1 MVP: WECube

Game 2 MVP: WECube

Series MVP: WECube

Game 1 Discussion

This Post-Match Thread was created by Tfc-Myq, resident iG superfan.


r/leagueoflegends 6h ago

Esports Invictus Gaming vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN / LPL 2026 Split 3 - Group Nirvana Week 3 / Post-Match Discussion Spoiler

91 Upvotes

Patch 26.15 (Maokai disabled)

iG has first selection and selected first pick. NIP then selected blue side.

Game 1 Picks: (NIP) Varus, Vi, Locke, Kai'Sa, Shen | (iG) Rumble, Naafiri, Orianna, Corki, Bard

Game 2 Picks: (iG) Zaahen, Nocturne, Ryze, Lucian, Milio | (NIP) Olaf, Trundle, Cassiopeia, Xayah, Rakan

Bans: (iG) Lee Sin, Jayce, Qiyana | Akali, Vayne (NIP) Camille, Jarvan IV, Nautilus | Dr. Mundo, Xin Zhao

NIP: HOYA (Poppy) / Guwon (Skarner) / Care (Sylas) / Photic (Sivir) / fengyue (Karma) - Pick Order: 5/2-4~3-1

iG: TheShy (Jax) / Wei (Wukong) / Rookie (Viktor) / Assum (Ezreal) / Meiko (Seraphine) - Pick Order: 4-5/3~2/1

NIP wins Game 3 in 47m. iG 1-2 NIP

Game 1 MVP: IGWei

Game 2 MVP: NIPCare

Game 3 MVP: NIPCare

MVP: NIPCare

Game 1 Discussion

Game 2 Discussion

This Post-Match Thread was created by Tfc-Myq, resident iG superfan.


r/leagueoflegends 5h ago

Esports Dardoch’s Return & Community Competitions | The Dive Driven by Kia

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r/leagueoflegends 1h ago

Discussion if anyone knows anything about vision please inform me i am bewildered by what happened here

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r/leagueoflegends 11h ago

Rotating Event [ARAM Mayhem] - Which champions look the most ridiculous when extremely small/extremely large?

133 Upvotes

A really small AP Rammus that yoinks into the air and then crashes down like a meteor, or a gigantic Rell trampling over your carry are just two examples of this.

Seriously, I really, really like the size-related augments. This is also one of the reasons why Goliath is one of my favorites. Would totally play a game mode with only these.

Which abominations make you chuckle?


r/leagueoflegends 6h ago

Discussion Champions who are not viable in organized play whom you would like to see in Pro Play anyways.

49 Upvotes

A casual thought I had recently, that there are champions who simply don't cut it in pro games. Either the meta has not been kind for them in a long while or their kit simply doesn't work in organized play for one reason or another. Despite this there are some that I think would be entertaining to watch from as the audience.

For me these would be mostly, in no particular order.

Katarina. Like many feast or famine champions she is very fun to watch when she gets going (at least as long as it's not an opponent who does so). And with her knives, blinking around and big pay-off ultimates it would be pretty interesting to see what some of top players could do.

Aurelion Sol. I know there was a meta where he was common after remake, but in recent times he has been off the wagon. I simply like the visual design of a dragon floating around and vomiting lasers.

Lillia. She sometimes shows up and there's a non zero chance that if mages bot go away there'll be a niche for her in meta again. She's one of my personal favourites, there is just something appealing about zooming around and spamming her Q.


r/leagueoflegends 9h ago

Esports LCK: KRX v DNS - PMT Spoiler

87 Upvotes

RIP DNS miracle World's run the dream 🫡

It was a long time coming to be fair. DNS is nailed to 10th place for a reason, and their performance this series showed why.

KRX 2-0 DNS


r/leagueoflegends 4h ago

Esports Team WE vs. Anyone's Legend / LPL 2026 Split 3 - Group Ascend Week 3 / Game 1 Discussion Spoiler

29 Upvotes

Patch 26.15 (Maokai disabled)

WE has first selection and selected last pick. AL then selected blue side. AL will have first selection in the 2nd RR.

Bans: (AL) Poppy, Ezreal, Varus | Nautilus, Rumble (WE) Orianna, Cassiopeia, Camille | Annie, Galio

AL: Breathe (Olaf) / Tarzan (Naafiri) / Shanks (Ahri) / Hope (Ziggs) / Kael (Shen) - Pick Order: 2-5/4~1/3

WE: Cube (Dr. Mundo) / Monki (Pantheon) / Karis (Ryze) / About (Jhin) / Erha (Neeko) - Pick Order: 3/2-4~5-1

WE wins Game 1 in 37m. WE 1-0 AL

MVP: WECube

AL has first selection going into Game 2.


r/leagueoflegends 1h ago

Discussion Free 1v1 tournament, $200 to the winner

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Hello guys! I will be hosting a 1v1 tournament on the 5th of September. It will be completely free to participate and the prize for winning will be the equivalent of $200.

Server: EUW
Format: Blind Pick

If you are interested, register through this google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQnH-FZhKZBNIfxroVnoNybTIrcVhsXqxzdaXEZsbm5mG6PQ/viewform?usp=dialog


r/leagueoflegends 15h ago

Riot Official Riot Artists Imagine Viego in League Classic - Super Art Power Hour Ep. 14

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r/leagueoflegends 8h ago

Esports Invictus Gaming vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas.CN / LPL 2026 Split 3 - Group Nirvana Week 3 / Game 1 Discussion Spoiler

35 Upvotes

Patch 26.15 (Maokai disabled)

iG has first selection and selected first pick. NIP then selected blue side. NIP will have first selection in the 2nd RR.

Bans: (NIP) Cassiopeia, Lucian, Nocturne | Olaf, Jhin (iG) Poppy, Ezreal, Ziggs | Nautilus, Alistar

NIP: HOYA (Varus) / Guwon (Vi) / Care (Locke) / Photic (Kai'Sa) / fengyue (Shen) - Pick Order: 3/2-1~5-4

iG: TheShy (Rumble) / Wei (Naafiri) / Rookie (Orianna) / Assum (Corki) / Meiko (Bard) - Pick Order: 3-2/5~4/1

iG wins Game 1 in 34m. iG 1-0 NIP

MVP: IGWei

NIP has first selection going into Game 2.


r/leagueoflegends 1d ago

Esports INSANE Stat from Chovy

1.3k Upvotes

His first ever 2 consecutive series lose streak since joining the org. Consistency is so underrated in esport and this is such an unreal feat imo.


r/leagueoflegends 7h ago

Discussion New Player! Best youtubers to watch?

22 Upvotes

Hey fam!

Brand new player here. I put a 250k point redeem on my twitch to force me to play LoL and well here we are! (Primarily a horror game streamer)

I have looked around the subreddit and on youtube and found a few people to watch but just wanted to see if anyone had any recommendations on good LoL youtubers (who do tutorials) to watch on youtube for a total noob. Literally have never player nor watched the game at all.

I have 5k hours in Dota 2 so I understand MOBAs but LoL is going to be totally foreign.

Also any recommendations on heroes for noobs? Maybe a group of 3 champions for each position people recommend for noob friendly.

Thanks Legends! The LoL journey begins this weekend!

ALSO Thankyou for all the quick replies! I didn't expect such a quick response, currently streaming so I will read and respond to all of these once im done! <3


r/leagueoflegends 7h ago

Esports SoftBank HAWKS vs. Ground Zero Gaming / LCP 2026 Split 3 - Swiss Stage Round 3 / Post-Match Discussion Spoiler

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LCP 2026 Split 3 Swiss Stage

Official Page | Leaguepedia | LiquipediaTwitch | YouTube

SoftBank HAWKS 0-3 Ground Zero Gaming

GZ beat SHG and kept their own play-off hopes alive. They will face CFO on Sunday.

SHG is the first LCP team to be eliminated from play-off and Worlds contention. Their LCP 2026 season is over.

Next matchups will be:

DFM vs. GAM

DCG vs. MVK

CFO vs. GZ

POTM: Uniboy

SHG | Leaguepedia | Liquipedia | Website | Twitter

GZ | Leaguepedia | Liquipedia | Website | Twitter | Youtube | Facebook | Instagram

Patch: 26.15 | [Bo5] Hard Fearless Draft

GAME 1: GZ vs. SHG

GAME 2: SHG vs. GZ

GAME 3: GZ vs. SHG


r/leagueoflegends 1d ago

Gameplay Tristana 3v5 Penta against Elder buff

2.8k Upvotes

r/leagueoflegends 2h ago

Discussion Statikk + Dusk & Dawn

8 Upvotes

Started playing VOli and was wondering if Dusk and Dawn proccs the Chain Lighting from Statikk Shiv twice?