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League of Legends season 1 2026 preview: Demacia rework, role quests, new items, ranked changes and more

Season 1 2026 is not a small reset for League of Legends. It is a structural overhaul of how games flow from level 1 to late game: a Demacia-themed Rift, role quests for every lane, faster starts,...

Elon Musk wants Grok 5 to play against the “best human team” – T1 is “ready”

Esports

The controversial owner of X has made a post saying that he wants his AI, known as “Grok”, to beat “the best human team” in League of Legends in 2026.

LoL patch 25.23 – Zaahen release, Winter Rift return, and full balance changes

Patch Notes

Snow on the Rift, poros in scarves, and a shiny new champion ready to ruin your LP. Patch 25.23 is here, bringing Zaahen’s debut and the long-awaited return of Winter Rift to Summoner’s Rift once again.

Gumayusi set to join HLE according to report

Players

Just yesterday it was announced that Gumayusi would be leaving T1 – Now he looks set to replace Viper at HLE.

Media: Busio and Reapered set to join KC in the LEC

LEC

According to Sheep Esports, Busio and Reapered are set to join Karmine Corp for the 2026 season.

Peanut officially announces retirement

Players

Wang Ho Han, better known to League of Legends fans around the world as Peanut, has officially announced his retirement from professional play.

Patch Notes – 25.22 League of Legends

Patch Notes

This round of patch notes focus a lot more on the runes this time. There are of course a few champion adjustments and skins added, but no major changes.

Worlds 2025 Pick’ems snapshot: top picks and bans

Worlds

With more than 20 matches over six days now haven been played at Worlds 2025, here’s a status for how the pick’ems stats are looking.

Gumayusi leaves T1 – Peyz set to join

Players

Just a week and a half after Worlds 2025 wrapped up, T1 has announced that star ADC Gumayusi is leaving the team.

KT dominate TES to become the first team through to Worlds 2025 playoffs

Worlds

Game 1 TES struck first in the opening best-of-three of Worlds. An early gank from Kanavi’s Jarvan, set up by Creme’s Annie, took down Bdd’s Aurora for first blood. The lane phase stayed quiet, with the highlight being a first-turret race that KT won. Kanavi impacted...

HLE defeat PSG to set up crazy 1–1 bracket at Worlds

Worlds

We waited seven minutes for the first real fight and first blood as a skirmish broke out around dragon. Karsa’s Naafiri secured the objective, and PSG picked up two kills on Zeus’ Ambessa and Zeka’s Aurora. HLE found their first kill on Maple’s Taliyah, but PSG traded...

Worlds 2025 day 3 results and future swiss matchups drawn

Worlds

With Day 2 in the books and the Day 3 draw set, here’s a clean recap of today’s action: KT Rolster stand as the only LCK team still undefeated, while the 1–1 bracket of the Swiss Stage looks absolutely stacked.

Fnatic close to elimination after domination by BLG

Worlds

BLG swapped in Shad0w for Beichuan and the impact was immediate. Fnatic’s bot lane nearly secured first blood, but ON’s Rakan survived, set up Shad0w’s Naafiri gank, and Elk’s Xayah cleaned up a quick double. Fnatic kept pressing bot, overextended, and Shad0w punished...

Peanut officially announces retirement

Players

Wang Ho Han, better known to League of Legends fans around the world as Peanut, has officially announced his retirement from professional play.

Patch Notes – 25.22 League of Legends

Patch Notes

This round of patch notes focus a lot more on the runes this time. There are of course a few champion adjustments and skins added, but no major changes.

Worlds 2025 Pick’ems snapshot: top picks and bans

Worlds

With more than 20 matches over six days now haven been played at Worlds 2025, here’s a status for how the pick’ems stats are looking.

Worlds 2025 Finals preview: The Telekom Wars between T1 and KT

Three stomps in the LEC matchup

Worlds

Game 1 Gametime: 27:00 🔵 MKOI Win ❌ Bans Team Comp Myrwn1/1/12 Elyoya7/0/14 jojopyun3/3/12 Supa11/1/10 Alvaro2/2/19 FNC 🔴 Bans ❌ Team Comp Oscarinin2/4/1 Razork3/7/2 Poby1/4/2 Upset1/3/1 Mikyx0/6/6 Game 2 Gametime: 26:46 🔵 FNC Win ❌ Bans Team Comp Oscarinin3/0/12...

HLE destroy 100T in fastest win at Worlds 2025 so far

Worlds

Gametime: 24:50 🔵 HLE Win ❌ Bans Team Comp Zeus8/1/16 Peanut3/1/12 Zeka5/1/8 Viper8/0/11 Delight2/1/20 100T 🔴 Bans ❌ Team Comp Dhokla0/4/1 River2/8/0 Quid0/3/2 FBI2/3/1...

G2 overcome their Worlds nemesis with Anivia pick

Worlds

Gametime: 28:03 🔵 BLG Loss ❌ Bans Team Comp Bin0/3/3 Shad0w3/3/5 Knight5/3/3 Elk0/2/4 ON1/4/8 G2 Win 🔴 Bans ❌ Team Comp BrokenBlade6/1/3 SkewMond4/1/8 Caps1/3/10 Hans Sama4/2/6 Labrov0/2/13...

Gen.G steamroll T1 as Chovy outshines Faker

Worlds

Gametime: 27:43 🔵 GEN Win ❌ Bans Team Comp Kiin4/0/9 Canyon2/0/17 Chovy9/0/14 Ruler8/2/12 Duro0/1/19 T1 Loss 🔴 Bans ❌ Team Comp Doran0/5/2 Oner0/3/1 Faker1/5/2 Gumayusi2/5/1...

HLE Viper: “FlyQuest and G2 are teams where you can’t let your guard down”

Worlds

After HLE’s 2-0 win over CFO, LoLNow.gg had the chance to talk to superstar ADC Park “Viper” Do-hyeon. Viper gave us his thoughts on playing against a very aggresive CFO, Western teams at Worlds and what the future holds for him with an expiring contract.