Wondering where your pentakills landed you this year? Eager to relive those nail-biting Baron steals? Then you're probably looking for your League of Legends recap, Riot's way of summarizing your year in the game. This article will guide you through claiming your "2024 Recall" and then dive into a past patch note covering recent game changes.
At a glance:
- Find your "League of Legends 2024 Recall" in your Riot Games account settings. Make sure to enable "Communication from Riot Games" and verify your email address.
- We'll walk through the major headlines from a recent patch, as well, including champion and item updates.
- You'll learn about the return of Doom Bots and other rotating game modes.
- We'll look at changes to ranked play, jungle timers, and even custom game options.
Claiming Your League of Legends 2024 Recall
Riot Games offers a personalized year-end summary, giving you a look back at your accomplishments in League of Legends. The "League of Legends 2024 Recall" highlights your key stats, most played champions, and other fun facts from the past year.
Enable Communications from Riot
The first step is to ensure you're opted into receiving communications from Riot. Here's how:
- Access Your Account: Head to the League of Legends website and log in. Alternatively, you can access your account settings through the in-game client.
- Navigate to Settings: Look for the settings or preferences section within your account dashboard.
- Communication Preferences: Find the "Communication from Riot Games" option and make sure it's enabled. This allows Riot to send you important updates and your personalized recap.
- Verify Your Email: Double-check the email address associated with your account. If it's outdated, update it to an active email address you regularly use.
If you are still having trouble, remember to check your year in review stats to see what Riot logged.
Patch 25.17: Season 3 and Xin Zhao's Glow Up
Let's rewind to the details of a recent patch to better contextualize game changes in League. We can see what adjustments were made during Season 3. Patch 25.17 brought a wave of updates, from ranked season adjustments to champion reworks and the return of a fan-favorite game mode.
Season 3 Ranked Start
Season 3 officially kicked off on August 27th. While LP (League Points) progression remained largely unchanged, players had a new Victorious Mission to pursue, requiring 15 ranked wins to earn the coveted Victorious skin. The ranked queue was temporarily disabled to allow for the transition. The distribution of Season 2 rewards followed shortly after, so if you were waiting for your end-of-season goodies, it was time to be patient. Shard transfers were also temporarily disabled.
Xin Zhao's Visual and Lore Overhaul
Xin Zhao received a comprehensive visual update, including updated models, animations, ability icons, voiceover, visual effects, sound effects, splashes, and skins. This wasn't just a fresh coat of paint; it was a complete reimagining of the Seneschal of Noxus. Even his lore got a refresh, aligning with the events following Swain's coup in Noxus but before Sylas' rebellion. This places him squarely within the current narrative of Runeterra.
Notably, the price of his Commando and Imperial skins increased from 520 RP to 750 RP, reflecting the significant improvements. Riot also unvaulted selected Xin Zhao skins through patch 25.18, giving players a chance to snag some rare collectibles.
Doom Bots Are Back!
The chaotic and challenging PvE mode, Doom Bots, made its triumphant return! Players faced off against an army of overpowered bots led by the nefarious Veigar. The objective? Survive for 15 minutes and then defeat Veigar himself. This iteration introduced new bosses, bots, curses, and difficulty levels, ensuring even veteran players were in for a wild ride.
Trials of Doom: Are You Up for the Challenge?
Adding another layer of difficulty, Riot introduced Trials of Doom, special challenges within the Doom Bots mode. These trials featured modified gameplay and required players to think strategically to overcome them. Successfully completing all trials rewarded players with the "Definitely Not a Bot" title, a badge of honor for those who dared to conquer the Doom Bots' madness.
Veigar's Evil Trial: This particular trial was particularly menacing. All Doom Bots gained Veigar's passive, granting them adaptive force on spell hit. All curses were active by the 15-minute mark, pushing players to their limits. To help combat this, players received Item Ability Haste and the Demon King's Crown item, providing a much-needed edge.
Doom Bots events, or just checking up on your stats from last season, are great reasons to get a Dive into the LoL Review.
Jungle Timers: Conquer the Rift with Precision
Strategic jungling is crucial for securing victory in League of Legends, and Patch 25.17 brought a significant quality-of-life improvement for junglers: jungle timers on the minimap. These timers provided crucial information about when jungle camps would respawn, allowing players to plan their routes and ganks more effectively.
Two views were available:
- Basic: Epic camps (such as Baron and Dragon) were displayed on the minimap. Other camps could be viewed on the TAB screen.
- Advanced: All camps were displayed on the minimap, giving junglers comprehensive information at a glance.
Cooldown Tracking and Death Recaps: Strategic Insights
Riot took steps to restrict third-party ultimate cooldown tracking tools, aiming to level the playing field and encourage players to rely on in-game communication. To compensate, Riot improved in-game communication of used spells, making it easier for team members to coordinate their abilities.
The Death Recap also received a revamp, with a new location and additional information. It now displayed used summoner and ultimate spells, along with a breakdown of fight contribution, including damage dealt and gold earned. This gave players valuable insights into their deaths and how they could improve their gameplay.
Champion Balance Adjustments: Shifting the Meta
Patch 25.17 brought a host of champion balance changes, impacting their strengths and weaknesses. Here's a rundown of the key adjustments:
- Gwen: Slightly nerfed. Armor decreased (36 to 33), but attack speed growth increased (2.25% to 2.5%). Her R slow was also reduced.
- AP Irelia: Buffed. W and E AP scaling increased, and E cooldown reduced, making her a stronger AP threat.
- Kassadin: Buffed. Q and E AP scaling increased, enhancing his late-game power.
- Kayn (Lane): Buffed. Q and W mana cost reduced, making him more sustainable in lane.
- Kog'Maw: Buffed. Q, W, and R AP scaling increased, boosting his overall damage output.
- Master Yi: Nerfed. Base health reduced (669 to 655), and Q on-hit damage modifier reduced (75% to 65%), making him slightly less durable and reducing his burst potential.
- Miss Fortune: Buffed. Base attack damage increased (53 to 55), improving her early-game harass.
- Morgana: Buffed. W mana cost reduced, and W minimum damage increased, making her a more potent mage.
- Nilah: Buffed. Q secondary damage to monsters increased (10% total AD to 100% total AD), making her a more viable jungler.
- Rumble: Nerfed. Passive overheated damage and Q damage reduced, toning down his lane dominance.
- Senna: Buffed. Attack speed growth increased (2% to 2.6%), and Q heal increased, improving her sustain and damage output.
- Sett (Jungle): Buffed. E bonus monster damage increased, making him a more efficient jungle clearer.
- Singed: Nerfed. Q duration reduced (2.2s to 2s), and max damage ticks per application reduced (9 to 8), lowering his sustained damage.
- Teemo: Buffed. R trap opacity increased (30% to 50%), making them harder to spot.
- Vayne (Jungle): Adjusted. W monster damage adjusted for better jungle viability.
- Yunara: Bug fixes related to on-hit item interactions.
These changes aimed to fine-tune the balance of the champion roster, addressing specific weaknesses and strengths to create a more diverse and competitive meta.
Item Adjustments: Shaping Item Builds
Alongside champion changes, Patch 25.17 also brought updates to key items, affecting item builds and strategic choices:
- Axiom Arc: Total gold cost reduced (3000 to 2750), making it more accessible for assassins and AD casters.
- Horizon Focus: Ability power increased (115 to 125), and total gold cost reduced (2800 to 2750), making it a more attractive option for mages.
- Profane Hydra: Attack damage reduced (60 to 55), and total gold cost reduced (3200 to 2850), making it a more affordable option for AD bruisers.
These item changes aimed to impact itemization strategies and create new opportunities for different champion builds. It is worth looking back on items lol wrapped, to see how they evolved throughout the year.
Alternative Game Modes: Arena and ARAM Changes
Riot addressed the Arena and ARAM game modes, hoping to bring a bigger player base with a better experience.
Arena Updates
The Arena mode received several significant updates. There was a new Fame Track with 12 levels of new augments (think of augments as special buffs you can acquire during the game), a combined ban and pick phase (40 seconds per phase), and adjustments to augment rarity (Silver to Gold).
Bravery Augment Bonus Starting Rerolls was decreased from 2 to 1, however, two bonus rerolls were placed on stat anvil rounds. Lastly, there was a 100 Bonus Gold award on legendary item rounds.
ARAM Changes
ARAM, the all-random, all-mid mode, also saw some changes. Bilgewater Cannon adjustments were implemented. Champion balance changes were implemented for Kai'Sa, Maokai, Shyvana, and Ziggs. Many items were rebalanced. Lastly, map selection odds all now have an equal chance.
Mythic Shop, Custom Games, and Bug Fixes
Let's round out patch 25.17's biggest updates.
Mythic Shop Rotation
The Mythic Shop had its rotation, with the Admiral Battle Bunny Miss Fortune Variant returning. Doom Bots skins were unvaulted through patch 25.20, with special chromas available in the Mythic Shop. This gave players a chance to acquire rare and exclusive cosmetic items.
Custom Games Improvements
Riot made improvements to custom games to enhance the player experience. The "Play Again" button was fixed, League Voice now works with spectators disabled, game modes can be changed without remaking the lobby, lobbies can be hidden, champion select was improved, and spectator delay can be removed.
Bug Fixes and Quality of Life
The patch also included a plethora of bug fixes addressing issues with various champions and UI elements. Some champions that were addressed include Briar, Gangplank, Mini Map Timers, Aatrox, Arcane Inventor Jayce, Kayle, Sett, Bel'Veth, Aurora, Jayce, Xin Zhao, Veigo, and Shattered Armguard. Pick swaps received visuals and audio updates. Turret-based animations were updated. Lastly, Honor progression was made easier.
If you are looking for more in-depth information, League of Legends: Year in Review can show you how it all progressed.
Getting More Out of Your League Experience
Beyond claiming your League of Legends recap and staying updated on patch notes, there are ways to enrich your experience with the game.
Community Resources
Engage with the League of Legends community through forums, subreddits, and social media groups. Share your experiences, learn from others, and stay informed about the latest trends and strategies.
Content Creators
Follow League of Legends content creators on platforms like YouTube and Twitch. Watch gameplay videos, guides, and esports tournaments to improve your game knowledge and skills.
Analyzing Your Own Games
Take time to review your own gameplay footage. Identify areas for improvement, analyze your decision-making, and learn from your mistakes.
Beyond the Recap: Setting New Goals
Now that you've located your League of Legends recap and journeyed through a snapshot of recent game changes, it's time to set new goals for the coming season. Whether it's climbing the ranked ladder, mastering a new champion, or simply having fun with friends, use the insights gained from your recap to guide your path and make the future even more exciting. To see how far the game has come Leagues Biggest Moments This Year. And remember to come back next year to get your Leagues Year in Review.