Riot Games hinted at 3 new LoL champs in the opening stream of the 2022 season of League of Legends . These are the champs following the new champion Zeri. They are supposed to be a supporter, a jungler, and a ‘non-traditional botlaner.’
What was known so far about the next champs in LoL?
- In September 2022, LoL hinted at 2 new champs for 2022: A marksman and a supporter. This sparked some discussions at the time.
- The marksman was supposed to bring a “shooter feel” to LoL, described as a kinetic marksman with “sparkling conviction.” Today we know: That’s the champion Zeri, the first new champion to come to LoL in 2022.
- The other new champ was a supporter focused on “money, technology, and power.” The supporter is said to be a kind of mastermind pulling the strings behind the scenes.
Starting from minute 22:16, the segment about the new champions begins in the live stream;
Supporter will be an unusually malicious enchanter
This is what we know now about the new supporter:
This supporter is now also the first of the 3 new champs that Riot Games has hinted at.
In the stream, he was introduced as a new type of “enchanter.” Enchanters are champions in LoL who should enhance and protect other champions from enemies. They themselves are often relatively fragile. Examples of enchanters in LoL are Janna, Karma, Lulu, Nami, Sona, or Yuumi.
Most of these champions are rather cheerful, colorful characters. In contrast, the new champion will be dark and more malicious. Moreover, he is supposed to feel like a “boss.” The botlaners would always reap all the glory, while the supporter is always pulling the strings. The new LoL champ should reflect that.
New jungler takes possession of poor LoL developer
This is what we know about the 2nd champ: When lead champion producer Ryan Mireles was just about to present the 2nd new champ for 2022, he apparently was possessed and spoke about a purple city and its empress.
The character is apparently supposed to be a jungler – following a kind of “all-consuming empress.”
On reddit, people believe that a new “Void” jungler is coming. Champions belonging to the void in LoL include Cho’Gath, Kai’Sa, Kha’zix, or Kog’Maw. These are the “monsters” of LoL. One reddit user suspects it could be some kind of Kerrigan (StarCraft) wanting to overrun the map with voidling creatures.
“New, very mysterious bot laner”
This is what we know about the 3rd new champion: There is almost no information about him. It is said to be a “new, very mysterious, non-traditional bot laner” who is supposed to come to LoL later in 2022.
If all of this feels too far away for you, you can look forward to Zeri – she will be the first new champion in LoL 2022, and we already know a lot about her:
New LoL champion Zeri looks like Jinx – but with much more mobility
