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Runeterra champions: stats and abilities
Legends of Runeterrahas just come out of open beta and it has heavily expanded on its roster of champions. Champions are the strongest units in every deck and the ones you’ll be mostly forming your deck around. Each one of the seven different regions, or colour combinations, that you can build your deck around have four champions. We’ll be listing exactly what every single champion card does.
Legends of Runeterra champions guide
OurLegends of Runeterra champions guidewill have the card stats, level up conditions, and abilities of all champions available for the game at the time of writing, including thenewBilgewater region. You can learn more about the best decks in ourRuneterra best decksguide. All of the cards in the game can also be found in ourRuneterra cards listguide, so be sure to look at those if you want to build your own decks.
We will be displayed the champions in the following way. For each region, the base level champion card will have all their abilities and stats on the left-hand side. This will include the level up conditions for each champion. The next column will have all the stats for that champion once they have fulfilled their level up conditions.Some champions abilities completely change when they level up. It’s important to know which champions should be played as soon as possible and which ones can be saved for certain moments in the game.
Finally, there are some associated cards. Most of them are duplicates of regular versions, but they have the additional effect of shuffling a copy of the champion into your deck. These cards only appear if the champion is already in play. Other cards are those that are associated with their skills and are always excellent cards.
Demacia champions
The first region we’re visiting are the ones that house the Demacia champions. They’re a rather defensive in nature for the most-part, selectively attacking units. The exception is Garen, who hits like a truck, though the likes of Fiora can become offensive powerhouses as long as you have the right cards. The new Scout ability also packs a punch with its new attack phase.
Ionia champions
The evasive Ionia champions have techniques to ensure they aren’t on the receiving end of an attack. They also play tricks with spells and barriers occasionally. Some of the best decks use champions from this region and can be used for plenty of combos. Highlights include using Shen with Demacia’s Fiora, or using the evasion of Zed to distract your enemies.
Freljord champions
The Freljord champions inhabit a frozen region, so all of their abilities rely on surviving or embracing the cold. It’s worth noting that “Eggnivia” is not a separate champion, but a second form of Anivia. Freljord does have some very interesting decks that you can build around their champions, including Frostbite tactics with Ashe or the brute power of Tryndamere.
Piltover & Zaun champions
The inventor Piltover & Zaun championshave all sorts of gadgets and gizmos to make your enemy’s life a misery, whether it’s a really big rocket launcher or a host of mushrooms. The beta had moments where the champions from this region had decks built around them, so they’re worth looking into if you’re into building control decks.
Noxus champions
The rebellious and savage Noxus champions come from a region where striking hard and fast is ideal. Some also jump in and out of battle, as well as using allies to directly attack the enemy Nexus. They can be extremely powerful for aggro decks.
Shadow Isles champions
Finally we have the Shadow Isles champions. These four are ones that either summon other minions, or manipulate the friendly units on the board to do their bidding. Some of the best decks use champions from this region. This is also the region that has Ephemeral units, which have a rather complicated tutorial. You can find the solution of this in ourLegends of Runeterra Ephemeral tutorialguide.
Bilgewater champions
The newest of the regions introduced to Runeterra, Bilgewater has a bit of a naval theme. Pirates and sea monsters make up the champion roster and some of the cards are frankly gargantuan. They’ll need the backup of some stalling tactics to get up and running, but oh boy, when Nautilus wakes up it’s curtains for your opponent’s Nexus.
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