SummoningFortunes:AnAugustUpdateforLeagueofLegends
Asthesummerheatsup,sodoestheactionontheRift.Withthehalfwaypointoftheseasoncomingup,thelatestchangestoLeagueofLegendshavebroughtnewstrategiesandchampionsintothefold.Inthisarticle,we'lltakealookatthemostnotabledevelopmentsfromAugust,includingthelatestupdatestotheSummoner'sRift,championswhohaverisenorfalleninthemeta,andthemostexcitinggamesfromthelastmonth.
TheNewLookofSummoner'sRift
OneofthebiggestchangesinAugustwastheupdatetoSummoner'sRift,themostpopularmapinLeagueofLegends.Themapreceivedavisualoverhaul,withnewtextures,lighting,anddetailsthatbringtheworldofRuneterratolife.Theupdatealsoincludesnewanimationsforchampionabilities,givingmatchesamoredynamicandengagingfeel.
Butthevisualupdatesaren'tjustforshow.Theupdatealsoincludesgameplaychanges,aimedatmakingmatchesmorestrategicandbalanced.Oneofthemostsignificantchangesisthereworkofthejungle,whichnowrewardsplayerswhotakerisksandmakeaggressiveplays.TheupdatedRiftHeraldandBaronNashornowoffergreateradvantagesforteamsthatsecurethem,makingthemapriorityforambitiousjunglersandlanersalike.
TheShiftingMeta
Asalways,Thenewpatchesbringchangestothemeta,withsomechampionsrisingtoprominencewhileothershavefallenoutoffavor.Oneofthemostnotablechampionsthat'sseenasignificantspikeinpopularityisRenekton,TheButcheroftheSands.Hisabilitytobullyotherlaneopponentshasmadehimafavoritepickfortop-lanerslookingtosecureearlyleads.Additionally,withthecontinuedfocusonthejungle,Skarnerhasalsoseenariseinplayrate.Hisabilitytoclearcampsquicklyandstunenemychampionshasmadehimoneofthemostsought-afterjunglersinthegame.
Meanwhile,playershavestartedtoshyawayfromchampionsthatwerepreviouslyconsideredstrongpicks.HecarimandVolibear,bothofwhomwerepopularjunglepicksinpreviouspatches,haveseentheirplayratesdecline.Additionally,Kai'sa,whowasoftenpickedasanADC,hasseenherpopularitywane,asothermarksmenhaveriseninpowerandtakenherspot.
TheMostExcitingGamesofAugust
Finally,let'stakealookatsomeofthemostexcitinggamesthathappenedinAugust.OneofthemostmemorablematchescamefromtheLECSummerPlayoffs,inwhichG2EsportsandRoguewenthead-to-headinafive-gameseriesthathadfansontheedgeoftheirseats.G2ultimatelycameoutontop,securingaspotinthefinals.
IntheLCK,themostexcitingmatchcamefromtheseriesbetweenGen.GandDRX.Inacloselycontestedmatch,Gen.Gmanagedtosecureawinthankstoacrucialteamfightinthelategame.
Overall,AugusthasbeenaneventfulandexcitingmonthforLeagueofLegendsfans.WiththeRiftupdate,changestothemeta,andthrillingmatches,there'snodoubtthatthegameisaspopularasever.We'llseewhatSeptemberbrings!