07/06/2020
Intro to LOL-WR
Wild Rift features the same ability system as LoL PC, but with a mobile control layout. Like many other mobile MOBA titles, this means a dual control stick scheme, with the left stick for moving your character and the right stick for aiming your abilities.
Many champion skills have been adjusted to be easier to control on touch screens. For example, Ashe’s ultimate Enchanted Crystal Arrow can be aimed, rather than flying in a straight line. Long range skill shots also zoom out the camera to make them easier to land on off-screen enemies. Auto attacks and certain skills also use a new auto-targeting system for both creeps and champions.
Items have also been slightly reworked, although they generally still fill the same role as PC LoL. The major exception to this is active items, which now work as enchants on boots. Each player can only purchase one enchant, so make sure you choose wisely between Zhonyas stasis, QSS, Redemption heals, and so on!
As a whole, Wild Rift gameplay has also been accelerated to accommodate mobile play. Instead of the 25-50 minute matches found in LoL PC, Wild Rift will have 15-18 minutes matches. It’s possible that ARAM-style game modes will further reduce this, although for now only the Wild Rift map has been previewed.
What champions are available at launch?
League of Legends Wild Rift champions
At launch, 40 champions will be available in Wild Rift. These include most classic champions like Annie, Malphite, and Nasus, as well as (relatively) later releases like Yasuo and Camille. Every champ has been completely redesigned and rebuilt from scratch, so not all current skins will be available at launch. Here’s a full list of Wild Rift champions that have been announced so far:
Wild Rift champions:
Ahri
Alistar
Annie
Ashe
Aurelian Sol
Blitzcrank
Braum
Olaf
Camille
Ezreal
Fiora
Fizz
Garen
Gragas
Graves
Janna
Jax
Jhin
Jinx
Lux
Malphite
Master Yi
Miss Fortune
Nami
Nasus
Olaf
Orianna
Shyvana
Soraka
Tryndamere
Twisted Fate
Vayne
Vi
Xin Zhao
Yasuo
Zed
Ziggs
Is League of Legends: Wild Rift cross-platform?
League of Legends: Wild Rift will be available for mobile and consoles, but cross-play between the two will not be offered. Cross-play with League of Legends PC is also out of the question, as they are completely separate games.
However, certain events will cross over between the two games, and cross-play may be offered in the future between mobile and consoles.
What phones are compatible with Wild Rift?
League of legends wild rift
Riot Games has committed to making its keystone mobile title playable on a wide variety of devices. For Android, this means devices roughly equivalent to the Samsung A7, or devices with the following specs or higher: 1GB RAM, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, Adreno 306 GPU. On iOS, it should run on anything newer than the iPhone 5s.
If this holds true, virtually any device released within the last five years will be able to play Wild Rift.
Will progress and champions from League PC transfer to Wild Rift?
No. Although you can connect the two accounts, progress in the two games is separate. However, veteran League of Legends players can earn some special rewards for the years they’ve spent playing the game. Details are still pending on what those rewards actually are.
