If you go to champion pages on the website particularly TF, Lissandra, Leblanc, Zed, Cassiopeia, and Hecarim. They have this weird smokey effect on them WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!?! WHATS THE CONNECTION?!?!
Bobinator122k41 votesThis one is pretty obvious, as Riot's teasers go. The first letters of each champion name spell out XZCLALTH, which is worth 29 points in Scrabble. 20141022 is evenly divisible by 29 (20141022 / 29 = 694518). You can rewrite that as 2014/10/22. 29 is also the number of days in February during a leap year, and the next leap year is in 2016. If you add 2016 to 694518, you get 696534, which only has 8 divisors: 1, 2, 3, 6, 116089, 232178, 348267, and 696534. You may or may not have noticed at this point that there are 8 champions with "mysterious" champion pages. Of those champions, only 3 have names ending in vowels: Cassiopeia, Lissandra, and Twisted Fate. I have listed them in descending order in terms of the characters in their name (not including spaces): Twisted Fate (11), Cassiopeia (10), Lissandra (9). Being that Cassiopeia and Lissandra are thematically related (once-human women who were transformed after betraying an ally), we can add their numbers (19) and subtract Twisted Fate's (resulting in 8). Obviously, Riot keep pointing us back to the number 8. Guess how many letters there are in the word "ultimate?" That's right: 8! But given how many times they've thrown the number 8 at us, it can't just be that simple. There are currently 121 champions in League of Legends, and 121 / 8 = 15.125 or 15 remainder 1. When you list all of the champions in alphabetical order from Z-A, the 15th champion is Vi. So Vi will be getting the ultimate skin, but... What about that remainder of 1? If you go one champion further, you get to Vel'koz... The ultimate skin is going to be Vi with one Vel'koz on each hand, shooting electrical laser punches.
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BetaDude409 votesblah blah blah Half Life 3 blah blah Illuminati blah blah
Rew7111 votesActually, there was a hint already for the ultimate skin...
It was brought down to just a few champs. Vi and Vel were not on this list. But Skarner was.
(Something about a 4th letter in a ability being a "A")
Raja Chachki1 votesActually, there was a hint already for the ultimate skin...
It was brought down to just a few champs. Vi and Vel were not on this list. But Skarner was.
(Something about a 4th letter in a ability being a "A")
recAll, we already discussed this months ago, it was a joke about recAll
ReturnOfSamus2 votesYou stole this directly from a Reddit post. Shame on you.
Junkο5 voteshe said repost
ReturnOfSamus1 votesI didn't actually read the entire thing since I saw it on Reddit already, so I didn't get to the end where he said it.
LordTekron1 votesThe ultimate skin is going to be Vi with one Vel'koz on each hand, shooting electrical laser punches.
BRB needing to go draw this
LittleBlast1 votesLook at the champions. Ao shin would be the 8th alphabetically. Storm clouds. Japaneese cards. No conspiracy.
Sweetie Brella11 votesI think the meaning of this should be obvious.
These champions are so mad about how they've been treated by Riot in terms of gameplay and lore that they've decided to rebel by taking up smoking.
Expect model updates with cigars sticking out of champion's mouths real soon, folks.
Keevalroy8 votesExpect model updates with cigars sticking out of champion's mouths real soon, folks.
It's already happening!
TeemoHunter13379 votesi think u should go hide under your bed. because its probably spooky ghosts
Deep Terror Nami26 votes
Thelon7 votesAlso twisted fate, zed and hecarim all have slight modifications to their background images. twisted fates cards are blank except for the card in his hand, which has a new symbol. Zed has a "shadow" behind and above him that has color. Hecarim has some object behind his head.
Crunchwrap691 votesMaybe this has to do with Nocturne??
Agent20906 votesYeah, probably something for Harrowing
Jubbinaut5 votesBuild-up for Harrowing?
Sir ArmaMalum5 votesEaster egg time? AWESOME!
brb, going to go cryptologist on this. Maybe champion numbers in hex? Oooooh, or maybe they have something slightly altered in their bios for another code.......or it could just be really simple and I'm overthinking this. We'll find out!
Here's what we know so far:
Confirmed "Death Fog" effect in backgrounds of 
Alterations to splash arts backgrounds of (Box behind head) (Cards blank, card he holds has symbol) (New shadowy figures top-right)
3) Possible alteration in various portions of the info pages. (How long has Eve been a rival of TF? Need confirmation on that) I'm a lore scrub.
Edit 2: Blitzcrank's hands are destroyed! Draven's Axes are destroyed!
ReturnOfSamus1 votesIt's also confirmed to be a teaser for something:
http://i.imgur.com/OAuPcHe.png
I found this while looking at the page's source.
weapon2731 voteshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_dZj0excoI#t=23
2014 Harrowing login screen has same smoke and teal lights. However the connection to the champions is unclear to me.
Axxuka1 votesEaster egg time? AWESOME!
brb, going to go cryptologist on this. Maybe champion numbers in hex? Oooooh, or maybe they have something slightly altered in their bios for another code.......or it could just be really simple and I'm overthinking this. We'll find out!
Edit: Back!
Here's what we know so far:
Confirmed "Death Fog" effect in backgrounds of
Alterations to splash arts backgrounds of
3) Possible alteration in various portions of the info pages. (How long has Eve been a rival of TF? Need confirmation on that)I'm a lore scrub.
I would to add : They are related to ''Deceiving'' in their lore or concepts.
Vellich0r1 votesif you go to page source and click the teaser you can see the full loop and a better view of the changes. zed has a full color translucent figure of his head above him in the back ground, as well as several shadows both in the upper right hand corner and the back ground.
MugenNightmare5 votesThat's actually legitimately terrifying, good find.
OneSlickPhony4 votes... Where are you getting this from? I don't see any differences in the champions' splashes in the store or on PvP.net... Link pls
Edit: Oh shit, I actually looked at the top of the page and now I see it. Damn, that actually freaked me out a bit.
Sarutobi3 votesI would say Harrowing build up but whats the connection between Zed, Cass, and Liss? TF, LeBlanc, and Hec all have/are going to get Halloween skins, but again whats up with the other 3? i highly doubt we are going to be getting more Harrowing skins this year!
Turrant3 votesXerath also has this on his page. Azir's background on the page is completely black and could be completely unrelated but I won't rule out the possibility just yet. They are all connected in that they have let their greed for power or wealth influence their decisions minus Hecarim. His lore also references the IoW so it needs revising anyways but he is an oddball right now in this.
BlazeRiver1 votesAll of these champions are influential in some way.
started the whole Shurima-revival event by hiring Sivir to take her to a tomb.
seems to be the precursor to a Shadows Isles invasion.
has been influencing Noxus's politics for a long time, and has probably been meddling in other city-states too.
has taken over the Frostguard and sides with the Avarosan. For now.
has gone through one of Zuan's experiments, and who knows what people have gambled - and lost - with Twisted Fate?
tried to take Azir's power for himself, and destroyed the Shuriman Empire along the way.
The question is, whether it's actually related to whatever event Riot is planning.
RedWedding1 votesI've noticed that all of these champs are ones who have betrayed another in the lore- at least in some way. All of them have a hated enemy lore-wise. Is it possible that they're teasing a vengeance-based champ or event?
But we already have varus... Hm. Sorry just brainstorming.
MorganFreemanBot1 votesI've noticed that all of these champs are ones who have betrayed another in the lore- at least in some way. All of them have a hated enemy lore-wise. Is it possible that they're teasing a vengeance-based champ or event?
But we already have varus... Hm. Sorry just brainstorming.
Uh.. You're gonna have to inform me who exactly Hecarim betrayed.
RedWedding1 votesYeah....
yeah...
All I know is that he has a pretty strong rivalry with Mordekaiser. I was thinking about this last night after I posted yesterday, actually. I think he's the one who doesn't overtly betray someone. However, he does have a distinct rivalry (unless I'm totally off-base-- totally possible) which matches everyone else.
Sugar Mantis1 votesHe doesnt have a DISTINCT rivalry, but theres definitely some tension although theyre listed as friends. The shadow isles altars tell Hecarim when he caps them (on occasion) "Mordekaiser is not to be trusted"
Sugar Mantis1 votesEveryone has betrayed someone aside from Hecarim. In fact, it is believed that Hecarim himself was betrayed or will be betrayed by Mordekaiser (in the past life if he was already betrayed) (if you listen to the twisted treeline's altars when Hecarim caps them, one of the quotes is "Mordekaiser is not to be trusted")
RunklyaerOgraphi3 votesAny chance it could be an Ao Shin teaser? It looks like the clouds have lightning effects and so forth and I believe part of Ao Shin's concept was being a storm dragon mage type thing. Also some of the shadowy figures in splash appear to have wings and are flying
Edit: According to an earlier reveal Meddler said that "when Ionia faces its greatest crisis Ao Shin will appear". Could these champions with be ones who are planning something that threatens Ionia?
chucknorris7041 voteswell are all kind of evil champs soooo it could be an evil plot . i see no connection though bet ween the champs
RunklyaerOgraphi1 votesThere's something there that riot can work with I'm sure. For example, and manipulate Noxus into attempting to reinvade Ionia, and recruit the other champions to bring more firepower to combat the Ionian Champions. brings the might of the shadow isles, brings her Freljord forces, and they also convince (who by the way is listed as from Ionia on his page) to join them so he can defeat 
. Not sure how gets involved but the point is they invade and Ao Shin appears to stop them. Could be way off base but hey everythings speculation at this point.
Vellich0r1 voteswith the oriental symbol on TF cards, the lightning, and such its quite possible
FyreNinja1 votesIts probably just build up for harrowing
Duke Anax3 votesIf it's for harrowing it's odd that there is nothing on Soraka, she is going to be the Reaper this year.
Might really be Ao Shin.
OneSlickPhony2 votesThe card Twisted Fate is holding has what appears to be a Japanese-looking symbol. Ao Shin sounds like an Asian word, and Japan is in Asia.
While looking at his picture, I noticed the white cards around Twisted Fate also have different symbols in their corners. I can't guess what these mean as of now.
Zed's picture has a transparent version of himself behind him with what I can only describe as a red claw near his neck.
Also, Zed happens to have a skin with a storm/lightning theme.
Ao Shin to me looks like a storm/lightning dragon, which would explain the fog and the lightning effects behind it.
Thus, Ao Shin is the next champion and there will be a Japanese server.
Lt Cuddles2 votesCould just be more harrowing skins...
Nightlynx2 votesPLOT TWIST: CASSIOPEIA's LORE CHANGED:
She's now cursed by an artifiact in the Shadow Islands after employing Twisted Fate to investigate a lore that mentioned incredible power!
wait....that sounds familiar. hmm
Canastus1 votesI think it's merely a teaser to another champion reveal (didn't they intend to do a Shadow Isles adc next?) or something related to a certain upcoming event. Since they already revealed the latest Harrowing skins (Soraka, Wukong, LeBlanc), and only one of those champions (LeBlanc) has a foggy background on their profile, it only raises more questsions.
I think it's very unlikely for them to release another bunch of Harrowing skins besides the three we know of, they're a little bit too lazy for that. I also can't comprehend how they would even justify another skin for Cass after the catastrophe that her rework was. No, we're most likely dealing with another champion here who's set to be revealed during Harrowing.
Electro5221 votesA Shadow Isles ADC...........sounds alot like Lucian. Yes, he isnt directly from the Shadow Isles, but his lore is very heavily connected to them.
Xtremey2 votesA Shadow Isles ADC...........sounds alot like Lucian.
omg fcking racist
Jakethenight3 votesHow?
Sugar Mantis1 votesLucian is known as the Purifier, and hunted the undead running amok in the Shadow Isles with his lady (I dont believe they were husband and wife, but im not 100% sure). Anyway, Thresh steals his lady's soul, and so Lucian hates Thresh and is trying to destroy him with his runic guns, one of which was his lady's.
Ahri Body Pillow1 votesIt's for patch 4.20
Pvt Yong Tai1 votesHonestly how the hell do you guys even notice these things?
