Everything we know about LoL Champion 156: lore, abilities, release date
Riot GamesLeague of Legends champion 156 is set to drop sometime soon in Season 11. Riot have clarified their role a little bit further in a recent Champion Roadmap, so here’s what we know so far.
Gwen might have only just dropped on League patch 11.8, but the game’s next champion could be just around the corner.
Riot’s champion roadmap for April 2021 has revealed new details on champion 156, set to take a hold of the mid lane as a “non-traditional marksman.” Here’s what we know so far.
Riot GamesLoL champion 156 design: abilities, more
Riot dev Ryan ‘Reav3’ Mireles has given us a snapshot of what the newest addition to Runeterra will be like.
Their kit will be tailor-made for the mid lane role, unlike other marksmen who were originally designed for bot lane.
“While champions like Lucian, Corki, and Tristana have seen play mid, none of them feel like they were made specifically for that position, with the traits you often see from champions in that lane—like intentionally-designed roaming patterns and a dueling focus.”
“We felt a marksman designed for mid would both add a unique champion to the roster and could also be pretty appealing to a lot of mid lane assassin and skirmisher players.”
The champion roadmap had two images accompanying that blurb: one showing a Shuriman village getting overtaken by the Black Mist, and another of a hook. With references such as “grapple” and “swing,” it looks like this champion will be utilising a grapple to dominate the mid lane.
Riot GamesLoL champion 156 lore
The leaked champion has been called a “charming Sentinel of Light,” which means their lore will be heavily intertwined with Senna, Lucian, and their fight between Viego and the rest of the Ruination.
The Sentinels of Light are an ancient order of hunters formed in the Blessed Isles. Obviously, that’d make the creatures of the Shadow Isles their mortal enemies.
Most of the Sentinels of Light across Runeterra are dead except one, named Daowan, who helped defend Ionia from the Black Mist. This could be the new champion joining the line-up, especially with Reav3 writing that “things are looking pretty bleak for Senna and Lucian right now, but maybe some new Sentinels can revive their hope,” but this is just speculation.
Regardless, with the Ruined King game coming up in 2021, Riot are really pumping out content on this sidestory of Runeterra lore.
Riot GamesLoL champion 156 release date
LoL champion 156 will be released with Patch 11.15 on July 21, 2021.