New free champion rotation: Ezreal, Illaoi, Jarvan IV and more!

Riot·Apr 1, 2016·0 votes·34,056 views

Greetings Summoners!

Here are this week's free champions:

Ezreal - the Prodigal Explorer

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Marksman

Secondary Role Mage

Illaoi - the Kraken Priestess

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Fighter

Secondary Role Tank

Jarvan IV - the Exemplar of Demacia

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Tank

Secondary Role Fighter

LeBlanc - the Deceiver

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Assassin

Secondary Role Mage

Poppy - Keeper of the Hammer

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Tank

Secondary Role Fighter

Rek'Sai - the Void Burrower

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Fighter

Thresh - the Chain Warden

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Support

Secondary Role Fighter

Varus - the Arrow of Retribution

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Marksman

Secondary Role Mage

Zilean - the Chronokeeper

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Support

Secondary Role Mage

Zyra - Rise of the Thorns

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Mage

Secondary Role Support

Wondering how we picked this week's free champions? Read up on it HERE.

See you on the Fields of Justice!

53 Comments

King DellronApr 4, 201641 votes

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Draven "Draven Draven Draven"

Draven "Draaaaaaaaaaaaven."

Draven "Draven's Draven."

Draven "Draven, Draven Draven." "Draven Draven Draven Draven."

Draven "DRAVEN!!!!!!"

Draven "Draven Dravens."

Draven "Draaaaaaven, Draven "Draven" Draven."

Draven "Draven Draven?"

Draven "Draven Draven."

Draven "Draven Draven Draven Draven, Draven Draven. Draven Draven Draaaaaaaaaaaaaaven, Draven. Draven Draaaaaaaven Draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaven Draven."

Draven "DRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVEN!!!!!!!"

#The End

King DellronApr 4, 201627 votes

Just joking, here is the real story:

#A Corporate Matter Episode: Because Riot doesn't post the free rotation on Fridays, Except for that one time. You are getting the April fools story on April fourth.

Gnar "You know Soraka, I feel good about today. Nothing bad is gonna happen today, nuh uh. Or maybe it's my last day on earth, or one of you guy's last day on earth. For all we know, some crazed man with a baseball bat is going to come and kill one of us. Guess we won't know till next season."

Soraka "Well, that escalated quickly."

Teemo "NOT AS QUICKLY AS THIS IS GOING TO."

Gnar "OMEGA SQUAD TEEMO, DIDN'T THINK YOU WOULD BE BACK FOR MORE!!!"

Teemo "I'm going to be Omega Squad one last time, then I am finally taking my rightful place as Corporate Teemo once again."

Gnar "Don't make me bust you up, man. I reall-" "Gets Stabbed."

Teemo "That's right, I remember your weakness to knives. This teemolutaion will not be stopped." "Repeatedly throws knives at Corporate Gnar."

Gnar "Heh............... Bang." "Dies."

Soraka "BOSS NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS YOU MONSTER!"

Teemo "After what happened to me, he had it coming."

Previously:

Soraka "Not getting a job is a really stupid reason to kill someone."

Teemo "Well, I have gone sorta insane, and lots of people die over really stupid reasons. You can all leave, you're fired. I already have your replacements lined up. Just one more thing I need to take care of."

#A Corporate Teemo Episode: Well, I guess this is about Teemo now. I take back all the things I said about him, please don't fire me too.

Teemo "Assistant, where is my Elixir!"

RekSai ",,,"

Teemo "This is great."

Teemo "Wait, Corporate Teemo, is that you? YOU HAVE FINALLY COME BACK FOR ME!!!!"

Teemo "Who are you?"

Teemo "It's me, Recon Teemo. Remember, you sent me to scout out this base. But then they captured me. I have been waiting for you to come back and let me out."

Teemo "Oh yeah, I sorta remember you. But you know, I kind of like you there in that cage. Makes me feel more powerful."

Teemo "But, I, thought. FINE THEN, IF YOU NEED TO KEEP ME LOCKED UP HERE TO FEEL POWERFUL THAN YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY COMPENSATING FOR SOMETHING. OH AND, CORPORATE GNAR LOOKED WAY BETTER IN THAT SUIT!!!!!"

Teemo "Alright, time to ignore you. KARTHUS!!!!"

Karthus "Yes Boss?"

Teemo "Time to do our first real thing here. Our mission, should we chose to accept it. And you better, otherwise you will be fired. Is to change the most hated thing in League to something other than Teemo. Now, we need idea's on how to do this Impossible Mission."

Karthus "We could nerf the towers again?"

Teemo "Nah, then the players just hate everyone."

RekSai ",,,"

Teemo "No, buffing Zed won't work. Even when he gets buffed players still seem to hate me more. I think it's because Zed takes a ton of skill to play, or so the Zed mains have told me."

Chogath "While you chaps are contemplating that, would any of you care for a spot of Human? He is pretty fresh, and has everything but the head."

Teemo "No thanks, I am only interested in their souls. And they have to be alive to give me that. Wait, I have it. What if we take away that which players love most?"

Karthus "Ahri rule 34?"

Teemo "No, Urf. We take away Urf right as they are expecting it, then give them something to focus their rage on. Here, take this poorly drawn picture of Draven's head. Put it on everyone."

Karthus "I can do zat."

Teemo "In fact, make everything even more Draven. The minions, the icons, even Draven. With this, we shall make Draven even more hated than Teemo, overnight!"

Karthus "Enthay eway uleray ethay Eaguelay, enthay ethay amegay industryyay, andyay inallyfay ethay orldway!"

Teemo "Uhm, Karth? Why you now look like bacon and speak like pig?"

Chogath "Ecausebay ouyay areyay eamingdray, akeway upyay oolfay."

Teemo "Ok, what the heck is going on? Has the insanity finally taken completly over?"

Maokai "MEOW!!!!!!" "Starts juggling cats."

Teemo "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" "Wakes up."

Teemo "It was all a dream? I'm back to being Omega Squad Teemo?"

Gnar "Yep, none of that ever happened, you didn't kill me and take my job. Just some sick figment of your imagination, seriously, you cray cray."

Teemo "Then, why are you here."

Gnar "Remember, my face haunts you at every moment. Also, this is a dream too. BOOOO!"

Teemo "AH!" "Wakes up again."

Teemo "A dream within a dream? They should really have a name for that type of thing."

Heimerdinger "Alright, you wanted your old job back. Now you gotta work for it. Go clean out my turrets, with a toothbrush."

Teemo "I AM BETTER THAN YOU IN SO MANY WAYS AND! Alright fine, I'll clean the things."

Heimerdinger "Oh and one more thing." "Throws stun bomb."

Teemo "OW! WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR?"

Heimerdinger "Remember when you quit and left all those shrooms lying around. They got in the way of science for months. Expect a few more stuns bombs in your future, 42 to be exact."

Teemo "I STAB YOU!!!!!!!!"

tijscvdApr 4, 20164 votes

I have read these stories since the very first one and still like them very much.They are very funny with good references and are pretty much the only reason I come to the free rotation page. I'm also disappointed that riot still hasn't made the corporate gnar skin. So I have made a design: https://imageshack.com/a/YX2M. I hope it is what you imagined and if it isn't please tell me how I can improve it.

King DellronApr 4, 20162 votes

Thank you very much! It seems that your link has a period at the end of it, which prevents the image from loading for me. Although I removed that and it worked fine. Wow, it's really nice to have my first fan art. I really like it, but if you want to make it look exactly like Corporate Gnar, here are my thoughts.

I always imagined him with black hair, and white accents instead of blue, with a little tuft of hair on his head. He would have a dark grey suit. If you want an idea of how I imagined it, look up the pixies from the fairly odd parents. His suit is kind of like theirs except a bit darker. And don't forget about his moon boots. They would be kinda hi-tech looking and be silver like the moon.

I also thought he might look good in a tan suit just like the one you drew, or maybe he would look good with dark brown hair. You could do multiple versions if you wanted.

For his phonerang, I thought about something like an older telephone without the cord or base. I made a quick edit of a stock photo here: http://i.imgur.com/0vtH096.png But I like what you did, I never thought of a phone like that for him. Maybe combine the two, have my telephone, but add the keypad and antenna from yours. Just an idea. Or a flip phone could also work. Also, he carries a brown briefcase around in his other hand.

Wow, this comment got a bit longer than I had intended, sorry about that. I tend to get a bit rambly when it comes to this, I'm pretty passionate about it.

But again, thank you very much for being a fan and taking the time to draw this, it really means a lot. ♥

tijscvdApr 5, 20161 votes

Thanks for the advice. I'll work on the changes and post some updated pictures later this week or next free rotation. I've also been working on a mega gnar so i'll include that too.

thanks again

tijscvdApr 5, 20161 votes

Thanks for the advice. I'll work on the changes and post some updated pictures later this week or next free rotation. I've also been working on a mega gnar so i'll include that too.

thanks again

SiçkoModeApr 4, 20165 votes

Karthus was SO right about the Ahri r34. I'm not even mad about URF not being here, but if Draven were to take my precious Ahri r34 i'd go ballistic.... xD great story man.

Fairy Tail rulesApr 4, 20161 votes

Urf is coming that is so great. im not gonna be like this Amumu this week.

RvpwnsApr 4, 201610 votes

Beyond the Void: Season 1- Episode 14

In the outskirts of Shurima....

Shaco "I know you won't let me talk anymore, but I've got to say, this is f**king boring."

Jhin "Run along then, squashpipe."

Shaco "Squashpi-- THAT'S NOT EVEN A THING!!!"

Jhin takes his gun out and hits Shaco on the head. Shaco falls to the ground, but is still conscious.

Shaco "You're gonna have to hit harder than that, hun."

Shaco pulls out his knife and dances around Jhin, teasing him.

Jhin "Alright, we don't have time for this."

Shaco "Oh, NOW we don't have time to fight?!?!?!"

Jhin "If I have to speak one more time about this---"

Shaco places the knife under Jhin's chin.

Shaco "Listen to me, flapper jacka**. If you haven't noticed already, I don't give a singular f**k about what you say on how to approach certain matters or what not and WHY HAVEN'T YOU STOPPED ME YET???"

Jhin is immobile and says nothing. A small purple particle can be seen on his shoulder, it was spreading slowly.

Shaco "Bro, what's happening to you? If this is a new drug you found, give me some! But, what is that purple stuff?"

The purple particles start to spread and now it looks like a void is forming. Shaco, being the idiot his is, has no clue what is going on.

Shaco "AWMAGOSH!!! You have the TEEMO DISEASE!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

The void completes forming and a figure steps out of it, this time more dark and powerful than ever.

Malzahar in a British accent "You're his new partner?!?! Pathetic."

Shaco "Wait, what the f**k? How did you pick the accent up?"

Malzahar "Cons to traveling from the Void world to here."

Shaco "Ah, I see.... Why aren't you... you know... trying to swarm me with bugs?"

Malzahar "Oh, whoops, I almost forgot! Thanks for reminding me!"

Malzahar raises his hand and summons minions out of two black holes that he forms. The bugs spawn faster and faster and chase after Shaco.

Shaco "Ugh! I hate it when I'm too nice!!"

Shaco disappears, leaving a red cloud behind him. The minions despawn immediately.

Malzahar "Argbanmeum!"

Velkoz "Yes, my lord."

Malzahar "Release the demon, NOW!"

Velkoz "But, he is not ready yet. He might become himself if he doesn't complete the training!"

Malzahar "RELEASE HIM!!"

Velkoz "Fine."

Meanwhile, in the main hall of Demacia....

Quinn "Well, you'll be surprised at how much things have changed since we last met."

TahmKench "Huh."

Quinn opens the file cabinet and takes out an arm-full of files.

TahmKench "What the f**k?"

Quinn places the files on the table and then places her hand on her forehead in frustration.

Quinn "This all of the frauds, scandals, illegal trading, and homicides that Garen has committed ever since Jarvan left."

TahmKench "Wow.... and where is Jarvan now?"

Quinn "He left for Freljord and never returned since..."

TahmKench "Making Garen king, which was a terrible idea."

Quinn "Look, I understand if you don't want to involve yourself in this mess... but, I really need your help."

TahmKench "Absolutely, this city should not turn into Noxus."

Quinn places her hand over her mouth in shock.

TahmKench "What?"

Quinn "Noxus, that's it! What if they had something to do with turning Garen into one of them?"

TahmKench "That is a great starting point."

Quinn "I have to go check something real quick, I'll meet you back at the entrance."

Quinn takes one of the files and then kisses Tahm on the lips. Then, she immediately backs away when she realizes what she has just done.

Quinn "I am so sorry."

TahmKench "No, no! It's fine.... kinda nice actually."

Quinn leaves the office, chuckling softly. Tahm laughs to himself and nostalgia of when they were together starts to creep in. Out of the corner of his eye, Tahm then starts to notice a figure starting to form out of the darkness in the isle. Tahm ignores it and rubs his eyes. All of the sudden, the armor becomes visible. A big bulky man was standing right next to him.

TahmKench backing so much that he hits the table, trembeling "Ohhhh my gosh...."

Garen with a evil tone "You... should not know this much..."

TahmKench "Please.... don't kill me."

Garen sneers "Everyone deserves death at some point."

Before Tahm could speak, Garen raised his blade and slashed it across Tahm's body. Tham felt nothing and trembled around, then Garen spun around and slashed him again in his stomach, making an even deeper cut, spilling tons of blood.

TahmKench pointing and Garen "Gah.... Gahren!"

Tahm then fell to the ground. Garen kicked him gently for any reaction, there was none. His eyes became purple as a witch stepped around the mess. His eyes then became normal and he gasped.

Garen "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!??!"

Lissandra "What have I done? Oh, dear. This was all you..."

Garen threatning Lissandra "ME?!?! This was all YOU!"

Lissandra "WATCH YOUR TONE! You're dealing with a queen here... clean this mess up and then go right to the high chamber... Quinn is doing something mischievous...."

Garen "I am done doing your dirty work! Now, get out of Demacia or I will--"

Lissandra kisses him on the lips "Or you will do what? Huh??"

Garen "I will obey your orders."

Lissandra smiles "That's right!"

Lissandra disappears into the darkness and Garen drags Tahm into a closet, takes a mop and starts cleaning the blood, with obedience in every perfect stroke.

FlameHalbrdOkidoApr 5, 20161 votes

Dude I love ur stuff all the refences to league and other stuff its really cool and funny ... Except that Cowboy Bebop reference that was not funny, it was cool but it hurt too much :'( I was like noooooooo he DIDN'T he WOULDN'T!!!

Starblaster11Apr 4, 20161 votes

Needs more Draven .

SkyBlade79Apr 5, 20161 votes

I'm pretty sure that Draven isn't a pokemon XD

ElChupicaBROApr 4, 20169 votes

Hate to say it, but I'm super disappointed in Riot. You tried to change things up this year with this new Draven "game mode", but it really lacked any creativity. All you did was put Draven bobble heads on everyone, and all the minions. THEN, you took it down (at least on NA servers) half a day before it was supposed to end, because of an "excess" of Draven. Of course there was an excess of Draven, that was the entire point of the "game mode". League of Draven just kind of felt like a project that Rito procrastinated on, until the night before it was patched into the PBE.
"Oh crap, we forgot to make the new mode that's gonna replace URF, and it's supposed to be done by tomorrow!" "Just put Draven heads on everything. GG"

But that's not the reason I'm disappointed in Riot. They tried to make something new for us, and it just didn't come to par; no big deal. I'm disappointed because they replaced arguably the most loved game mode in League, with this mode. If you were to replace a game mode with that much hype, with a new mode, at least put as much effort into the new mode, as you did URF. And now look at the overwhelming response from your community. Every comment I read is the same, on Youtube, Reddit, your official website, etc. Nobody likes this "mode". Everyone wants URF back. Yes, Rito told us weeks ago that there would be no URF on 4/1 this year. But they also said that last year. Listen to your community, they are practically screaming at you right now. FFS

lightdragoon88Apr 4, 20168 votes

Oh dear god once again: URF IS COMING TO ROTATION!!!

ExposedGenitalzApr 4, 20164 votes

It's coming 2 times for 2 days each. Meaning 4 days out of the year instead of 2 weeks. How is that better?

lightdragoon88Apr 4, 20164 votes

Wrong again. They said at least 2 times this year and that certain modes can last more than just the 3 day weekend. There is a chance that we can get URF 4 times this year and each of them lasting a full week.

SheeporothApr 4, 20164 votes

When you wait years for Tahm Kench TahmKench

KindredPantherApr 5, 20161 votes

I've been waiting forever for TahmKench to be free i just want him to be free already!! :(

MidnightYKApr 5, 20161 votes

I had waited eight and a half months for Wu Kong :( when I finally got to try him, I LOVED him and almost instantly bought him it always sucks waiting for that ONE champ while you see tons of others get on the list multiple times.

slayedm8Apr 4, 20163 votes

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DentenApr 4, 20167 votes

Darius why u do dis brother

GodLikeTurtwigApr 5, 20163 votes

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Freakish ZedApr 4, 20162 votes

Zed URF COME OUT HURRY

Sonicblaster33Apr 5, 20161 votes

First gamemode of the year will be Accension. It's already on PBE

DrakavoidApr 7, 20161 votes

Not really, it came out first because it is really outdated.

CakeTasteGoodApr 4, 20161 votes

This week im playing Ezreal and RekSai that it

StygianDuskApr 4, 20163 votes

Rek' Sai is really my only interest as well. I may have a try with leBlanc but only once if ever.

maskedecahedronApr 4, 20161 votes

RIP mid lane Leblanc strikes again.

KingOfPing73Apr 5, 20161 votes

Tru, rip my lp Leblanc

silentash94Apr 5, 20162 votes

since when can you use free rotation champs in ranked...?

FireLion22Apr 5, 20161 votes

Im a Ezreal main and im so upset he came now and not a long time ago so i could know how good he is

Dj DreamerApr 4, 20161 votes

YAAAAAAASSS I FINALLY GET TO PLAY Illaoi

Bat TreeApr 4, 20161 votes

Oh boy I don't want to lane against more

Emotes OnlyApr 4, 20161 votes

That's nice.

CozAzalApr 4, 20161 votes

Well.... I guess I won't be goin top of mid this week

LHRApr 4, 20161 votes

I want Elise free!!!!! Elise

Awesomecow24Apr 5, 20161 votes

When will Aurelion be on the rotation :P

WitchKing007Apr 5, 20161 votes

I'm just gonna kiss mid and supp goodbye this week Zilean Ezreal Zyra Thresh Varus Leblanc

Festive BearApr 5, 20161 votes

Dammit! I just bought Illaoi!!

Sonicblaster33Apr 5, 20161 votes

But..... I already main Poppy....

ııııııııııııApr 5, 20161 votes

Blitzcrank I will Destroy you

chiefi9Apr 5, 20161 votes

RIP top lane Illaoi

TrollistanApr 5, 20161 votes

Annie

whereisgamora Apr 5, 20161 votes

DRAVEN .-. Draven Draven Draven Draven (Lazy to spam Draven)

REKT122Apr 6, 20161 votes

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