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# RiftDaily

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## Posts
- [2XKO playtests reveal how Riot built duo play before Lux patch](https://riftdaily.com/2xko-playtests/): 2XKO playtests shaped some of the biggest decisions behind Riot Games’ League of Legends fighting game, from duo play and high-level balance testing to spectator features and the next patch roadmap.
- [2026 World Star Challengers Invitational: A guide to WSCI, format, dates and how to watch](https://riftdaily.com/2026-world-star-challengers-invitational/): The 2026 World Star Challengers Invitational is bringing Tier 2 League of Legends teams from China, Korea, APAC, the Americas and EMEA together for the first time on a global stage. Announced by Riot Games on September 3, WSCI will run from September 20 through October 2, giving developing teams an international competition built around player development and cross-regional play.
- [Lux joins 2XKO on September 8 as gameplay reveal shows her all-rounder kit](https://riftdaily.com/lux-2xko-release/): Lux is joining 2XKO on September 8, 2026, with Riot Games giving the League of Legends champion her most detailed gameplay showcase yet. The Lady of Luminosity arrives alongside patch 1.3.1 on PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.
- [Caps celebrates Hall of Legends induction with Copenhagen mural](https://riftdaily.com/caps-hall-of-legends-copenhagen/): Caps was back in Copenhagen on August 29 to celebrate his Hall of Legends induction with the Danish League of Legends community.
- [Gen.G and T1 qualify for Worlds 2026 as Gen.G sets LCK record](https://riftdaily.com/geng-t1-qualify-for-worlds-2026/): T1 qualify for Worlds 2026 as a direct consequence of Gen.G's victory over KT. The result guarantees T1 a position among the LCK's Worlds representatives regardless of the outcome of its upcoming playoff match against Hanwha Life Esports.
- [Demacia Cup Global Invitational 2026: Teams, schedule, format, streams and prize pool](https://riftdaily.com/demacia-cup-global-invitational/): Demacia Cup Global Invitational 2026 is a 12-team international League of Legends tournament running from October 3 to October 17, 2026, with invited teams from the LPL, LCK, LEC, LCS, LCP and CBLOL that did not qualify for the 2026 World Championship.
- [TFT Set 18 Enchanted Wilds guide: Wisps, traits, champions and more](https://riftdaily.com/tft-set-18-enchanted-wilds/): TFT Set 18 Enchanted Wilds is the 18th Teamfight Tactics set, released on August 26, 2026 with Patch 18.1. It introduces Wisps, 65 champions, 35 listed traits plus the hidden Eclipse interaction, the returning Carousel and TFT's transition to Unreal.
- [Riftbound PAX West 2026 booth confirmed with Riven Shattered promo, demos and Secret Garden merch](https://riftdaily.com/riftbound-pax-west-2026/): Riot’s official Riftbound PAX West 2026 announcement confirms that the booth will be inside the Summit building, separate from the broader play area where Pro-Play Games is running additional events.
- [Riftbound Regional Qualifier Singapore: Dates, schedule, prizes and stream](https://riftdaily.com/riftbound-regional-qualifier-singapore/): Riftbound Regional Qualifier Singapore takes place at Singapore EXPO from September 4 to 6, 2026, with the main tournament played on September 5 and 6. Competitors are fighting for a $25,000 prize pool, exclusive Jayce and Lux rewards, 33 Best-Of Foil Plated Legends, future Regional Qualifier passes, and Regional Championship invitations for the Top 64.
- [2XKO patch 1.3.1 brings Lux and the final major balance update on September 8](https://riftdaily.com/2xko-patch-1-3-1-preview/): 2XKO patch 1.3.1 is scheduled to release on September 8, 2026, with Lux, major defensive system changes, champion balance adjustments, new skins, two stages, larger Private lobbies, voice chat and several changes designed to prepare the fighting game for its long-term future.
- [League Classic Council vote is live with jungle timers, item revivals and base gates up for decision](https://riftdaily.com/league-classic-council-vote/): Riot outlined every question in its official League Classic Council announcement. The developer divides Council questions into two broad categories: sentiment questions, which help identify areas for investigation, and binding questions that determine an approach to a potential improvement.
- [League of Legends patch 26.17 notes: Vayne nerfs, Yasuo and Yone buffs, and Classic changes](https://riftdaily.com/lol-patch-26-17/): League of Legends patch 26.17 nerfs Vayne and Nasus to ease top-lane pressure, improves scaling for Irelia, Qiyana, Yasuo, and Yone, weakens Graves, Nocturne, Thresh, and Xerath, buffs Stormrazor, nerfs Sundered Sky again, and delivers another major League Classic update.
- [Riot Games K/DA leak: K/DA registers new song Watch Me as Worlds 2026 comeback rumors grow](https://riftdaily.com/riot-games-kda-leak/): The latest Riot Games K/DA leak has added significant weight to rumors. K/DA has registered a new song titled “WATCH ME,” giving the latest and Riot Games KDA leak: K/DA registers new song Watch Me as Worlds 2026 comeback rumors grow
- [TFT patch 18.1 notes: Enchanted Wilds, Wisps, Unreal Engine changes, and more](https://riftdaily.com/tft-patch-18-1/): TFT patch 18.1 launches Enchanted Wilds, moves Teamfight Tactics onto Unreal Engine, introduces Wisps, restores the Carousel, changes several core systems, cycles Augments and Artifacts, and applies a small balance pass to Space Gods.
- [Movistar KOI will miss their own LEC Madrid roadshow](https://riftdaily.com/movistar-koi-madrid-roadshow/): Movistar KOI will make LEC history for an unfortunate reason: they will miss the Madrid roadshow they are helping host after falling out of the race for a top-four finish in the 2026 Summer Split.
- [Caps Hall of Legends skins revealed for Tristana and Orianna](https://riftdaily.com/caps-hall-of-legends-skin/): The Caps Hall of Legends skin lineup has been revealed, with Riot Games honoring Rasmus "Caps" Winther through Risen Legend Orianna, Risen Legend Tristana, and Immortalized Legend Tristana.
- [nuc steps away from LEC after five years: “I need this break”](https://riftdaily.com/nuc-break-competitive-play/): nuc will step away from competitive League of Legends once the LEC Summer Split is over. He announced the decision on Monday, shortly after Shifters' loss to Karmine Corp ended the team's playoff hopes.
- [Caps: The Rise, G2 Legacy and Hall of Legends Induction](https://riftdaily.com/caps-g2-hall-of-legends/): Caps has spent almost a decade doing something very few League of Legends players manage: staying relevant while the game, the competition and even his own role kept changing around him. From a teenage prospect playing in Turkey to Fnatic's mid lane prodigy, from the controversial move to G2 Esports to the MSI title and two Worlds finals, Rasmus "Caps" Winther has built a career that now has a place in League of Legends history.
- [League of Legends x Fortnite Ahri leak reveals skin and Mythic item details](https://riftdaily.com/lol-fortnite-ahri/): Is Ahri coming to Fortnite? Multiple Fortnite and League of Legends leakers say Ahri is headed to Fortnite with a new outfit and an Ahri-themed Mythic item. The Mythic has since appeared in datamined files with detailed orb, healing and dash mechanics, but Epic Games and Riot Games have not officially announced the crossover.
- [Riftbound release date guide: Every set so far and what comes next](https://riftdaily.com/riftbound-release-date/): The next Riftbound release date is October 23, 2026, when Riftbound: Radiance launches in English, Chinese, and French. Radiance Pre-Rift runs from October 16-22, 2026. After that, Riftbound: Legacy releases January 29, 2027, followed by Riftbound: The Reckoning on April 30, 2027.
- [KT Rolster forced into LCK Play-In after T1 defeat](https://riftdaily.com/kt-rolster-lck-play-in/): KT Rolster's playoff path got a lot harder after T1 came back to win their series 2-1. KT looked good enough to take the opener, but T1 answered in the next two games and left KT heading into Play-In Round 1.
- [BLG Bin returns with 2-0 win over Top Esports in LPL Split 3](https://riftdaily.com/blg-bin-returns-bilibili-gaming-tes/): BLG Bin's return could hardly have produced a more important team result. Bilibili Gaming not only avenged its earlier Split 3 loss to Top Esports, but also finished the regular season in first place.
- [Caps becomes first Western player inducted into League of Legends Hall of Legends](https://riftdaily.com/caps-hall-of-legends/): Caps is the first Western player to be inducted into the League of Legends Hall of Legends. Rasmus “Caps” Winther has been named the third player in the League of Legends Hall of Legends. The G2 mid laner becomes the first Western player to get this award. The other twos are Faker and Uzi. They were inducted in 2024 and 2025.
- [2XKO active development will end in December 2026 as Riot confirms major changes](https://riftdaily.com/2xko-development-ends-2026/): 2XKO active development will end at the end of 2026, Riot Games has confirmed, bringing an end to regular development of its League of Legends fighting game after a difficult year of player retention and engagement.
- [T1 Signature Edition emails have been sent out for Riftbound](https://riftdaily.com/t1-signature-edition-emails/): The T1 Signature Edition emails for the Riftbound x T1 2025 Worlds Champion Signature Edition have been sent out, moving the highly limited collector release into its purchase stage.
- [TFT Tactician’s Superbrawl brings official 4v4 competition to November](https://riftdaily.com/tft-tacticians-superbrawl/): TFT Tactician’s Superbrawl will bring 4v4 competition into the official Teamfight Tactics esports circuit from November 6 to 8, 2026, with 96 teams competing in each of AMER, EMEA, and APAC.
- [Riftbound Vendetta set guide: Release details, products and full card checklist](https://riftdaily.com/riftbound-vendetta/): Riftbound Vendetta is the fourth main Riftbound set, with 166 numbered cards, nine new Legends, and the new Flow, Burn, and Empower mechanics. Released in English and Simplified Chinese on July 31, 2026, Vendetta centers on famous League of Legends rivalries while introducing new domain combinations, Unit-Gear cards, Crystal Rose alternate arts, Rival Overnumbers, and the first two-player Showdown Deck product.
- [2XKO Coven Megabundle adds Ahri, Illaoi and Senna skins in new store release](https://riftdaily.com/2xko-coven-megabundle/): The 2XKO Coven Megabundle is now available, bringing new Coven skins for Ahri, Illaoi and Senna to Riot Games’ tag-team fighting game.
- [LoL model viewer: Compare every League of Legends champion and skin in 3D](https://riftdaily.com/lol-model-viewer/): A LoL model viewer lets you inspect League of Legends champions, skins, chromas, and alternate forms as interactive 3D models. You can rotate, pan, and zoom the model, switch between available variations, and inspect details that splash art cannot show from a single angle.
- [Wild Rift patch 7.2c notes: Champion, item, Dragon and AAA ARAM changes](https://riftdaily.com/wild-rift-patch-7-2c/): Wild Rift patch 7.2c is a balance update that buffs Cho’Gath and Jinx, nerfs Nilah, Nasus, Ryze, Warwick, and AP Kog’Maw, reshapes Leona and Rumble, rebalances boots and several core items, strengthens Elemental Dragons and Dragon Soul, removes the early Baron Lane minion damage-reduction rule, and gives lower-pick champions major help in AAA ARAM.
- [The Home Ground Curse Is Real: T1 Fall to DK, Gen.G Await](https://riftdaily.com/t1-home-ground-curse-gen-g/): The Home Ground curse has struck again. T1 lost their opening match at the 2026 T1 Home Ground on August 14, falling 2-1 to Dplus KIA at KSPO DOME in Seoul and becoming the latest LCK host to suffer defeat on its own stage after Gen.G's disastrous 0-4 homestand.
- [Caps Hall of Legends leak points to 2026 inductee and surprising skin choice](https://riftdaily.com/caps-hall-of-legends-leak/): Watch the early look at the apparent Caps Hall of Legends leak below.
- [League of Legends Clash schedule 2026: Full calendar, lock-in times, rewards, and how Clash works](https://riftdaily.com/lol-clash-schedule/): The League of Legends Clash schedule 2026 includes 12 confirmed tournament weekends from January through December. Riot has scheduled six Summoner's Rift Clash events and six ARAM Clash events, with team formation opening on the Monday before each tournament weekend and brackets played on Saturday and Sunday.
- [LEC Watch Party and LEC XPO announced for Nice Summer Finals](https://riftdaily.com/lec-watch-party-xpo-nice/): The LEC Watch Party is coming to Nice for the 2026 LEC Summer Finals, giving fans a free way to watch the matches outside the arena. The LEC XPO will also return on September 19 and 20 at Jardin Albert 1er.
- [League of Legends patch 26.16 notes: ADC MR buffs, support roaming nerfs, Classic changes, and Faerie Court skins](https://riftdaily.com/lol-patch-26-16/): League of Legends patch 26.16 gives ADCs more early magic resistance, makes heavy support roaming more costly, improves jungle pet scaling for AP and tank champions, reshapes fighter items, and delivers the first major balance update for League Classic.
- [TFT patch 17.9 notes: Rhaast buff, Milio and Meepsie reworks, Shepherd buffs, and Zed changes](https://riftdaily.com/tft-patch-17-9/): TFT patch 17.9 is the final dedicated Space Gods update before Enchanted Wilds, giving Rhaast a huge damage buff, reworking Milio and Meepsie, strengthening Shepherd, improving several economy options, and adding Zed to the normal champion roster.
- [How much money have I spent on League of Legends? Check your total in 2026](https://riftdaily.com/money-spent-on-lol/): If you are asking how much money have I spent on League of Legends, the current official method is to request the amount through Riot Games Player Support. Riot now directs players to submit a support ticket, choose League of Legends, select the formal personal data request option, and ask how much money they have spent with Riot Games.
- [BLG sign Flandre as Bin replacement ahead of LPL playoffs](https://riftdaily.com/blg-sign-flandre-lpl/): Bilibili Gaming have signed Li “Flandre” Xuanjun ahead of the LPL Split 3 playoffs. The 2021 world champion joins BLG after Bin stepped away from the lineup, with Wenbo filling in at top lane during his absence.
- [Mikyx opens up on SK’s communication after Vitality loss](https://riftdaily.com/mikyx-sk-communication-vitality-loss/): SK Gaming lost 0-2 to Vitality, and Mikyx was pretty critical of the team's performance. Speaking to RiftDaily after the match, he said SK struggled with communication, planning and individual mistakes.
- [Riftbound Regional Championship North America: Dates, format, prizing, and Worlds path](https://riftdaily.com/riftbound-regional-championship-north-america/): Riftbound Regional Championship North America is the invite-only 2026 Riftbound championship taking place at Convergence Fest in Las Vegas from Dec. 11-13, where qualified players compete in Standard format for exclusive rewards, a $50,000 prize pool, and Top 8 invitations to Riftbound's first World Championship.
- [T1 bench Oner as 18-year-old Painter makes LCK debut in T1’s 2-1 loss to HLE](https://riftdaily.com/t1-oner-painter-hle/): T1 has made one of its biggest lineup decisions of the LCK season, replacing long-time starting jungler Mun “Oner” Hyeon-jun with 18-year-old academy jungler Kim “Painter” Eun-hoo against Hanwha Life Esports. Painter made his LCK debut in the series, but T1 lost 1-2 to HLE, turning an unexpected one-match change into a major question about the team’s direction.
- [Riftbound Regional Championship Europe: Dates, format, prizes and Worlds qualification](https://riftdaily.com/riftbound-regional-championship-europe/): Riftbound Regional Championship Europe takes place from November 6 to 8, 2026, in Hall H at Messe Stuttgart, Germany. The three-day Standard tournament features a $50,000 prize pool, exclusive Regional Championship promos and playmats, Radiance cards, and eight invitations to the first Riftbound World Championship.
- [Community competition guide: Riot’s new LoL tournament rules](https://riftdaily.com/community-competition-guide/): Community competition in League of Legends is now much easier to organize, because Riot has replaced its old tiered tournament licensing system with one global framework for independent, good-faith events.
- [Gen.G beat HLE in crucial clash between bottom Legend Group teams](https://riftdaily.com/geng-vs-hle/): Ruler was the MVP of Gen.G vs HLE. He was central to both of Gen.G’s game wins, going deathless on Jhin in Game 1 before helping close the series on Kalista in Game 3.
- [Riftbound 2027 sets revealed with Legacy, The Reckoning and Bandle City tease](https://riftdaily.com/riftbound-2027-sets/): Riftbound 2027 sets are now mapped out, with Legacy due in January, The Reckoning following in April, and two unnamed releases planned for Q3 and Q4.
- [SkewMond opens up on Perkz as new head coach after G2 beat SK](https://riftdaily.com/perkz-as-new-headcoach-skewmond-g2/): SkewMond spoke to RiftDaily after G2 Esports defeated SK Gaming 2-0 today, but the biggest topic was not only the win. The jungler gave an honest look at how G2 are adapting to Perkz as new head coach, what the former star player is already bringing to the team, and why the transition is still a work in progress.
- [Faerie Court skins: All Winged Reign skins, prices and release dates](https://riftdaily.com/lol-faerie-court-skins/): Faerie Court skins reimagine League of Legends champions as magical nobles who control spring, summer, autumn, and winter inside the Winged Reign universe.
- [Cho’Gath Wild Rift release date set for August 7 after gameplay reveal](https://riftdaily.com/chogath-wild-rift-release/): Cho'Gath will release in League of Legends: Wild Rift on August 7, 2026 UTC, Riot Games has confirmed through a new champion gameplay overview.
- [Gen.G Homestand disaster ends with brutal 0-4 House of Gen.G sweep](https://riftdaily.com/geng-homestand-house-of-geng/): Gen.G Homestand ended without a single game win for Gen.G after the LCK powerhouse was swept by T1 and Dplus KIA across two days at House of Gen.G.
- [Battle Academia skins: Every LoL skin, price, release date, and school](https://riftdaily.com/lol-battle-academia-skins/): Battle Academia skins are League of Legends cosmetics that place champions inside anime-inspired schools built around colossal sentient God Weapons, where students train to become the next generation of superheroes.
- [Aiming drama deepens after tense KT disagreement and Kiwoom DRX switch](https://riftdaily.com/aiming-lol-kiwoom-drx-kt-trade/): Aiming LoL controversy has taken another turn after Kim “Aiming” Ha-ram left KT Rolster and joined Kiwoom DRX following an internal dispute.
- [League of Legends Classic GO4LOL: NA dates, signups and format](https://riftdaily.com/lol-classic-go4lol/): League of Legends Classic GO4LOL registration is open for four North American qualifiers on August 1, 8, 15 and 22. The free-entry, 64-slot, single-elimination tournaments will each send two teams to an eight-team final on August 29.
- [Error Code 004 in League of Legends: what it means and how to fix it](https://riftdaily.com/error-code-004/): Error Code 004 means the League update got interrupted before Riot Client could finish installing it, and it has become a common issue for some players after Patch 26.15. The patch may have failed while downloading, unpacking, checking files, or replacing older League files with the new ones.
- [Wild Rift patch 7.2b notes: Champion, item, rune, ARAM, and ranked changes](https://riftdaily.com/wild-rift-patch-7-2b/): Wild Rift patch 7.2b is a follow-up balance update that nerfs Jayce, Nidalee, Ambessa, Sona, Kayle, Hecarim, and Zilean, buffs Aurora, Ekko, and Lee Sin, improves several marksman and mage items, reduces Botanist gold, slows bounty generation, and updates AAA ARAM, Unbound Frenzy, ranked systems, and device support.
- [League Classic Roadmap reveals champions, Council Voting and rune updates](https://riftdaily.com/league-classic-roadmap/): The League Classic Roadmap has been revealed just as Riot Games prepares to open its nostalgia-driven mode to all players on Wednesday, July 29.
- [GO4LOL Spain returns with four League of Legends Classic tournament](https://riftdaily.com/go4lol-spain/): GO4LOL Spain is returning in 2026 with four online League of Legends Classic Opens in August, a points-based race to a two-team Grand Final on August 30, and registration already open through Circuito Tormenta.
- [League of Legends patch 26.15 notes: Bel’Veth update, Season 3, champion changes, items, modes, and skins](https://riftdaily.com/lol-patch-26-15/): League of Legends patch 26.15 starts Season 3, reworks Bel’Veth around a stronger evolution fantasy, nerfs several overperforming champions, buffs tankier picks and jungle options, changes three items, nerfs Jack of All Trades, updates ARAM: Mayhem and Arena, and releases Prestige Magma Chamber Jax and Prestige Magma Chamber Veigar.
- [TFT patch 17.8 notes: Choncc’s Classic Treasure, Anima nerfs, Psionic buffs, and unit changes](https://riftdaily.com/tft-patch-17-8/): TFT patch 17.8 is a light Teamfight Tactics Space Gods balance update built around Choncc’s Classic Treasure, Anima Squad nerfs, Psionic item buffs, Morgana gaining Conduit, targeted unit tuning, and a large Cosmic Restart Augment buff.
- [League of Legends server status: Is LoL down right now?](https://riftdaily.com/lol-server-status/): League of Legends server status tells you whether Riot’s live services are operating normally, undergoing maintenance, or experiencing an outage in your region. To check if LoL is down, open Riot’s official service status page, select League of Legends, choose your region, and review any active incident or maintenance messages.
- [Runeterra in League of Legends: Map, regions, champions, lore, and threats](https://riftdaily.com/runeterra/): Runeterra is the magical world where most League of Legends lore takes place, including its regions, champions, wars, spirit realms, ancient powers, and world-ending threats. It is not just a fantasy map behind the game. Runeterra is the shared setting that connects Demacia's ideals, Noxus' ambition, Ionia's spirit magic, Shurima's fallen empire, Piltover and Zaun's technology, the Shadow Isles' curse, the Void's hunger, and the champions who move between them.
- [LCS Homegrounds Mexico City schedule confirmed for LYON, Cloud9, Team Liquid and Shopify Rebellion](https://riftdaily.com/lcs-homegrounds-mexico-city/): LCS Homegrounds: Mexico City Showdown will bring four best-of-three League of Legends series to Mexico City on Aug. 29-30, 2026, with LYON hosting Cloud9, Team Liquid and Shopify Rebellion during Week 6 of the LCS Summer Split.
- [2XKO Culinary Masters Megabundle adds new Akali, Caitlyn and Teemo skins](https://riftdaily.com/2xko-culinary-masters-megabundle/): The 2XKO Culinary Masters Megabundle is a limited-time in-game store bundle featuring new Culinary Masters skins for Akali, Caitlyn and Teemo, plus additional content listed in the game client.
- [Team Vision win TFT EWC 2026 after dominant 3-0 final against Aurora Gaming](https://riftdaily.com/tft-ewc-2026-team-vision/): Team Vision’s road to the TFT EWC 2026 title began with a loss to Flash Wolves in Group A, which left them needing a result against T1 just to keep moving.
- [Wild Rift Classic Moment event brings League Classic Augments and Annie-versary rewards on August 7](https://riftdaily.com/wild-rift-classic-moment/): Wild Rift Classic Moment starts on August 7 UTC, adding League Classic-themed Augments to AAA ARAM, bringing back WR Season One Classic AAA ARAM, launching the Echoes on the Rift account-linking event and giving away Annie-versary.
- [Worlds tickets vanish in minutes after another painful sale for fans](https://riftdaily.com/worlds-tickets-vanish-painful-sale/): League of Legends Worlds tickets have become a major flashpoint for League of Legends fans after the 2026 World Championship final general sale appeared to sell out almost immediately.
- [Vanguard error codes: Every LoL VAN error explained and fixed](https://riftdaily.com/vanguard-error-codes/): Vanguard error codes are the family of League of Legends security, startup, and connection errors that appear when Riot Vanguard cannot start correctly, verify your system, or maintain a healthy session with the Riot Client. In plain English, a League of Legends Vanguard error usually points to one of four problems: Vanguard is not running, its connection to the Riot Client has failed, your Windows configuration is unsupported, or another program or driver is interfering with the anti-cheat.
- [LCS Classic starts soon as TSM vs CLG returns for League Classic showmatch](https://riftdaily.com/lcs-classic-tsm-vs-clg/): LCS Classic is almost here, with TSM vs CLG set to return on Friday, July 24, for a League Classic showmatch at the Riot Games Arena in Los Angeles.
- [KeSPA Cup 2026 has begun with LCK teams, bracket path and ₩50 million prize split](https://riftdaily.com/kespa-cup-2026-results-schedule/): KeSPA Cup runs from July 20 to August 18. It features the 10 LCK organizations.
- [BLG Bin says he will take a break to rest and regroup](https://riftdaily.com/blg-bin-break-wenbo-lpl/): BLG Bin will take a temporary break from competitive League of Legends after saying he has not been in his best condition lately.
- [Dplus KIA win EWC finals over Karmine Corp days after unpaid wage drama](https://riftdaily.com/ewc-finals-dplus-kia-karmine-corp/): Dplus KIA swept Karmine Corp 3-0 to win the League of Legends EWC finals, turning a week dominated by questions over unpaid player wages into the club’s biggest result in years.
- [HLE win MSI finals after five-game thriller against BLG](https://riftdaily.com/hle-msi-finals-blg/): Hanwha Life Esports won the MSI finals 2026 on Sunday with a 3-2 victory over Bilibili Gaming in Daejeon.
- [LYON vs G2 ends 3-0 as LCS reaches its best international finish since 2019](https://riftdaily.com/lyon-vs-g2-msi-2026/): LYON did not just beat G2, they swept them out of MSI in the LYON vs G2 matchup.
- [LEC Summer Split 2026 starts July 24 with Bo3 regular season and three arena stops](https://riftdaily.com/lec-summer-split-2026/): The 2026 LEC Summer Split is built around longer series, more live events, and a direct path to Worlds. With Paris launching the regular season, Madrid opening the playoffs, and Nice hosting the final weekend, the league’s most important split now has a clear route from first match to trophy lift.
- [LEC Summer Finals 2026 head to Nice with tickets on sale July 10](https://riftdaily.com/lec-summer-finals-2026-nice/): Nice will host the 2026 LEC Summer Finals, as Palais Nikaia welcomes the league’s final weekend of the season from September 18 to 20.
- [T1 miss international top four for first time after G2 loss](https://riftdaily.com/t1-miss-international-top-four-g2-loss/): G2 Esports beat T1 3-1 at MSI 2026 on July 8, and it was a rough one for T1.
- [T1 x Riftbound cards reveal new 2025 Worlds champion collection](https://riftdaily.com/t1-x-riftbound-2025-worlds-cards/): T1 x Riftbound has been revealed through a new 2025 Worlds Champion Collection, turning the team’s latest League of Legends championship run into five special Riftbound cards.
- [Yunara Wild Rift release date confirmed for July 9 UTC in Patch 7.2](https://riftdaily.com/yunara-wild-rift-release/): Yunara is coming to League of Legends: Wild Rift on July 9 UTC as one of the headline champion additions in Patch 7.2, with Riot now showing her gameplay in a new champion overview video.
- [TES vs. TSW makes Riot history as Vietnam earns first BO5 win over an LPL team](https://riftdaily.com/tes-vs-tsw/): TES vs. TSW produced one of the defining results of MSI 2026 on July 5, as Team Secret Whales eliminated Top Esports 3-1 and became the first Vietnamese team to beat an LPL team in a best-of-five at an official Riot international event.
- [K/DA 2026 leak points to League of Legends comeback with new music and skins](https://riftdaily.com/kda-2026-comeback/): K/DA 2026 talk has started again after a new leak claimed that Riot Games is planning another K/DA comeback for League of Legends.
- [MSI knockout stage drama as TES break swap rule deadline before G2 reverse sweep](https://riftdaily.com/msi-drama-tes-swap-rule-g2-reverse-sweep/): G2 reverse sweep headlines MSI 2026 Bracket Stage Day 1 after G2 Esports came back from 0-2 down against Top Esports in a five-game series that also produced the first major MSI drama of the knockout stage.
- [T1 win MSI Play-Ins final with 3-0 sweep over Team Liquid as every Play-Ins series ends 3-0](https://riftdaily.com/t1-msi-play-ins-final-3-0-sweep/): For T1, the MSI Play-Ins final was less about survival than confirmation. They entered as the strongest Play-In team on paper, beat Team Liquid twice in the stage, and now move into the deeper part of the tournament with enough momentum to make the Bracket Stage feel immediately dangerous.
- [Blood Moon skins: Every LoL Blood Moon skin, prices, release dates, and lore](https://riftdaily.com/lol-blood-moon-skins/): Blood Moon skins are League of Legends cosmetics set in the Moons of Ionia universe, where cultists, priestesses, assassins, and demons gather under a red moon for possession, ritual, and blood-soaked transformation.
- [MSI Day 3: Every Play-In match remains 3-0 as TLAW sweep KC to set up T1 rematch](https://riftdaily.com/msi-day-3-tlaw-kc-results/): MSI day 3 ended with another sweep, as Team Liquid Alienware beat Karmine Corp 3-0 to eliminate KC and book a Play-In final rematch against T1.
- [Doublelift’s Retirement Home Tournament ends with thrilling Team Sneaky win after five-game final](https://riftdaily.com/doublelift-retirement-home-tournament-results/): Doublelift’s Retirement Home Tournament brought 20 former League of Legends pros back together for a two-day nostalgia event, and Team Sneaky finished it by beating Team Meteos 3-2 in the grand final.
- [MSI Day 2: T1 sweep KC as Team Liquid Alienware eliminate DCG in another 3-0 Play-Ins day](https://riftdaily.com/lol-msi-day-2-t1-kc-tlaw-dcg/): LoL MSI 2026 Play-Ins Day 2 cut the field from four teams to three. T1 swept Karmine Corp to reach the Play-Ins final, while Team Liquid Alienware ended Relove Deep Cross Gaming’s tournament with another 3-0.
- [Lux and Samira revealed for 2XKO at Evo 2026](https://riftdaily.com/2xko-lux-samira-reveal/): Lux and Samira are officially joining 2XKO in 2026, giving Riot Games’ tag-team fighting game two more League of Legends champions after a reveal shown during Evo 2026.
- [Demons in League of Legends: Lore, champions, emotions, and the spirits that feed on Runeterra](https://riftdaily.com/demon/): Demon is the League of Legends term for a dangerous spirit that feeds on mortal emotions, usually by manipulating, terrifying, tempting, or breaking its victims. Demons do not begin as simple horned monsters with one fixed form. They are spiritual predators shaped by suffering, hunger, fear, obsession, agony, nightmares, secrets, joy, addiction, and the darker currents of Runeterra.
- [Pool Party skins: Every LoL summer skin, prices, release dates, and lore](https://riftdaily.com/lol-pool-party-skins/): Pool Party skins are League of Legends cosmetics that turn champions into beachgoers, lifeguards, surfers, grill masters, splash fighters, and summer chaos machines inside Riot’s Sunkissed Summer universe.
- [MSI Play-Ins day 1: T1 and Karmine Corp sweep into winners’ bracket](https://riftdaily.com/msi-play-ins-day-1-t1-kc/): MSI Play-Ins day 1 ended with T1 and Karmine Corp both taking 3-0 wins at the Daejeon Convention Center on June 28, setting up a winners' bracket clash between two of the most popular teams in the tournament.
- [LoL Classic confirmed: What Riot’s League of Legends Classic tease actually means](https://riftdaily.com/lol-classic-server/): LoL Classic is real, but the details still matter. Riot has officially teased a return to older League of Legends in the 200 Years of Experience | Dev Update video, while PBE datamines and community reporting now suggest League Classic is a Season 3-style game mode with old champions, old items, old systems, and its own progression.
- [2XKO Evo 2026 starts June 26 with $135K-plus prizing, drops and full stream schedule](https://riftdaily.com/2xko-evo-2026/): 2XKO Evo 2026 begins June 26 in Las Vegas, bringing Riot Games’ 2v2 fighting game to one of the biggest fighting game weekends of the year.
- [Coven skins: Every LoL Coven skin, prices, release dates, and lore](https://riftdaily.com/lol-coven-skins/): Coven skins are League of Legends cosmetics set in the Eclipse universe, where high-fashion witches serve dead Old Gods, ancient monsters rise from the Elderwood, and the Eclipse knights fight to keep the world from falling back into darkness.
- [TFT Space Gods Regional Finals start June 26 with 192 players chasing Tactician’s Crown spots](https://riftdaily.com/tft-space-gods-regional-finals/): The TFT Space Gods Regional Finals begin June 26, with 192 players across AMER, APAC and EMEA fighting for Tactician’s Crown qualification, regional titles and Set 18 TFT Pro Circuit places.
- [League of Legends patch 26.13 notes: Locke, champion changes, Ranked 5s, items, modes, and skins](https://riftdaily.com/lol-patch-26-13/): League of Legends patch 26.13 adds Locke, brings back Ranked 5s for a limited run, enables Last Hit Indicators in non-ranked Summoner’s Rift queues, adjusts 18 champions, changes Doran’s Helm and Imperial Mandate, updates ARAM: Mayhem and Arena, adds direct message reporting, and releases Broken Covenant and High Noon skins.
- [TFT patch 17.6 notes: Augments, traits, units, and Pengu’s Party changes](https://riftdaily.com/tft-patch-17-6/): TFT patch 17.6 is a smaller but important Teamfight Tactics balance patch with a long Augment pass, targeted Space Gods trait and unit changes, a major Pengu’s Party update, mobile minimum spec news, and several bug fixes.
- [Wild Rift patch 7.1h notes: Champion buffs, nerfs, items, and ARAM changes](https://riftdaily.com/wild-rift-patch-7-1h/): Wild Rift patch 7.1h is the final balance patch of the 7.1 cycle, with buffs for Thresh, Seraphine, Skarner, Gnar, and Sona, nerfs for Nunu & Willump, Nautilus, and Taliyah, a Chemtech Chainsword buff, one Quicksilver Enchant bug fix, and Howling Abyss surrender timing changes.
- [T1 skins 2025 revealed with Faker Galio and Gumayusi MVP Miss Fortune](https://riftdaily.com/t1-skins-2025/): The T1 skins 2025 are expected to release with League of Legends Patch 26.14 on July 15, 2026. In Korea and some other regions, the release may appear as July 16, 2026 because of time zone differences.
- [EWC 2026 guide: League of Legends schedule, tickets, teams, format and city](https://riftdaily.com/ewc-guide/): That is the part that makes EWC a little different. EWC is separate from Worlds and MSI. League of Legends gets its own tournament, but it is part of a much larger event that also includes games like VALORANT, Dota 2, Counter-Strike 2, Rocket League and Teamfight Tactics.
- [TFT Space Gods Tactician’s Crown set for July 10-12 with $470K prize pool](https://riftdaily.com/tft-space-gods-tacticians-crown/): TFT Space Gods Tactician’s Crown is officially set for July 10-12, bringing 40 of the world’s top Teamfight Tactics players into the final global event of the Space Gods competitive cycle.
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