Thanks for testing Nexus Blitz!

Riot·9/11/2018, 5:45:40 PM·4 votes·30,300 views

And that’s a wrap!

The Nexus Blitz alpha playtest officially ends when patch 8.18 begins. A big shoutout to all those that participated in the scuttle races, base catapults, and nexus-on-nexus title fights over the last few weeks, and for all the feedback you shared along the way. We learned a lot from this playtest, and are now going through all the data so we can make the call on when or if Nexus Blitz will return. We’ll be back soon to let you know what’s next.

Thanks for testing our first experimental mode with us!

97 Comments

Hotarµ9/11/2018, 6:02:26 PM89 votes

please make it permanent, mr. Rito <3

Beelijah9/11/2018, 8:10:06 PM47 votes

Awwwww man, I had such a blast playing it too ;-;

Tho I'll definitely be looking forward to the finalized/polished version if it's ever released!

2Charmnot2Charm9/11/2018, 7:23:21 PM45 votes

I hope it comes back permanently when it's finished, riot plz!

boricCentaur19/11/2018, 6:26:09 PM39 votes

Make it permanent

RozWasTaken9/11/2018, 10:21:07 PM37 votes

Can we please keep this mode its been the most fun i've had in LoL for awhile. [sg-janna]

I Love Thresh9/11/2018, 7:52:38 PM36 votes

It was the only reason I played League anymore

Echo3s9/12/2018, 12:47:16 PM22 votes

Riot, this is probably the first time I'm gonna say this, but ya did good with Nexus Blitz. Do whatever you need with it, and bring our boy home. Permanently.[slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

LickaDerek9/12/2018, 3:23:48 PM17 votes

Please keep it!!! Was such a nice addition. Honestly it was the most fun i've had playing this game in years. The overall layout of the map was great also the lengths of the game were perfect, I would love to see a permeant version implemented in the near future. PLEASEE AND THANK YOU <33333

[sg-lux]

ErryBodyKilla6669/12/2018, 3:26:51 PM15 votes

I've been playing since Season 1, and had more fun with Nexus Blitz than I've ever had with League of Legends. Dominion was my favorite, and I haven't played anywhere near as much since it was discontinued. This changed with Nexus Blitz.

I am BEGGING you Riot, please polish that thing off and bring it home to us for good it's exactly what the longtime players like me have wanted all these years the perfect fast mode

BroRenzo9/11/2018, 6:45:18 PM15 votes

i honestly loved this more than regular urf

El James9/12/2018, 10:07:24 AM14 votes

Permanent please. There's nothing like being On Fire.

KingBoo99119/11/2018, 10:53:49 PM10 votes

Please please PLEASE make it permanent or at least bring it back occasionally as a Rotating Game Mode. Honestly Nexus Blitz was more fun than ARURF because it never got stale and you could CHOOSE YOUR CHAMPION.

The Unremebered9/11/2018, 10:07:35 PM10 votes

Fun mode, looking forward to it's return. But please tune the blessing of Cait. It does so much unavoidable damage that it almost wins the game for whoever gets it by itself.

RedHatCore9/12/2018, 12:58:17 PM10 votes

Over the years, League has been hard to continue to play because of the long time investment. Smoke breaks, pee breaks, about to leave home--- these are all reasons NOT to play summoners rift. Nexus Blitz changed all of that. Please bring it back!

Wolfslayer2479/11/2018, 7:26:17 PM10 votes

Nexus Blitz is a fun game mode similar to Twisted Treeline because the game time is short but has many other things that make it a lot cooler. Tbh this was a fun gamemode but I had trouble telling where the brushes started xD

xZabaksx9/11/2018, 6:14:45 PM9 votes

Wait what? Why not keep it?

Jhins Girlfriend9/11/2018, 10:53:18 PM8 votes

This mode was really the only reason I played League anymore. Keeping the alpha up on the client would be great, but what're you gonna do I guess.

Ziorky9/12/2018, 11:39:08 AM8 votes

Whenever I get tilted playing ranked and having some cold losing spree, NB is always something that helps me. Ap nunu, Sword of Divine Rengar was a total blast!

DunkmasterDennis9/11/2018, 10:49:42 PM7 votes

Just keep it on the client while you guys continue to polish it.... We all love it

Goldenn Goose9/12/2018, 11:38:18 AM5 votes

Bring it back for preseason!

Dark Skilled9/12/2018, 10:45:37 AM5 votes

Make it permanent, with ranked!

GoodluckGoodfite9/12/2018, 3:35:59 PM5 votes

This mode solved every problem I have with League by shortening matches, I loved it, I will return to League again once it's back<3

Loyd Bonfire9/12/2018, 3:54:33 AM5 votes

This mode was the most fun i had with League by far, I Hope it does make a return in the future.

SndRC99/12/2018, 11:48:11 AM4 votes

It just ended? [sg-janna] wow time to uninstall League unless they make it permanent (or release URF permanently) [slayer-pantheon-thumbs] well done rito you actually made the game fun

Hollowchazz9/13/2018, 3:35:11 PM4 votes

Because of nexus blitz i actually bought the Elementalist Lux skin because she was my main on that map.

Just saying Nexus blitz = more money from people like me

if it does come back id like to see reduced death timers. usually when one team is about to win it doesn't matter how much the other team rezzes they got rift buff and are all on fire and just tear through the other team. a 10 second death timer all game would be interesting.

Also for nexus deathmatch make both teams fully rez so you don't get aced and then a deathmatch starts when its 5v0. I mean the Bardle royale rezzes everyone so it's a fair 5v5 showdown, nexus deathmatch should be the same.

No death timer ARURF nexus blitz would be fun. Imagine if the average game had scores like 200-450 because people were constantly dashing out of base into an endless teamfight.

Ahri charmed vel9/14/2018, 2:35:24 AM4 votes

First time I ever log in to comment but riot seriously you did a good job with this mode like it was genuinely fun. Don't get me wrong rift is fun but it can sometimes be frustrating and it at time games really drag out and you just become drained but with blitz just the events,the fast pace nature of the mode was just amazing so please do bring it up it's such an amazing mode just to break normal games on the rift. Anyway thank you riot for making this mode was really fun.

Manon699/12/2018, 5:54:34 AM3 votes

[sg-soraka] ill miss this mode, it was fun

HellaLegitFoo9/12/2018, 11:05:54 PM3 votes

I haven't had this much fun for so many games in a row in ages! Sure we all loved urf but it gets repetitive and toxic very fast, even arurf to an extent.

With Nexus blitz I always saw a variety of champs get played, the duo jungle allows a very broad range of champions to be used, the events are refreshing and a ton of fun, and the buffs are an excellent risk/reward. Not to mention games rarely last longer than 20 minutes, typically only around 16!!!

I can totally see Nexus Blitz as a permanent game mode that I know I'd continue to play.

[sg-poppy]

YangGangMATH20201/23/2019, 3:28:46 AM3 votes

FOR THE LOVE OF THE UNIVERSE AND for YOUR FANS, PLEASE BRING IT BACK PERMANENTLY! AND ASAP! [cass-cry] I HAVE STOPPED ENJOYING LEAGUE MONTHS AGO, AND MY ACTIVITY TO IT HAD DROPPED, THAT WAS UNTIL YOU BROUGHT THIS GAME MODE( NEXUS )in. I HAVE HAD way more fun in this mode then any others and majorly because the matches are short, hyped, and you have the choice of picking which champion you want and NOT the ARAM-RANDOM forced champs to you. Twisted treeline bored me, didn't budge with that anymore. The only reason I came back to play league and have cranked up my activity gaming is that OF NEXUS Blitz. I will come back if you bring it back, I'll be more active because of NEXUS. It was the definition of fun. IT WAS refreshing and thrilling. PLEASE RIOT bring it back and SOOON!! This was by far the best mode you've made, so much more fun then URF. Thank you!

J0rt9/12/2018, 2:30:30 PM3 votes

Make it permanent while you rework on it :)

memiux9/12/2018, 6:09:08 PM3 votes

I don't like to play matches that last more than 10-15 min (we all know that comebacks in ranked are very rare and lame).

Please bring back this mode.

CuckerinoHaHAA9/13/2018, 4:11:15 AM3 votes

Please make it permanent. I was going to quit the game entirely until it came out.

Volocaust9/13/2018, 4:59:52 AM3 votes

Why? Its so damn fun and polished. This is such a dumb idea.

parkwood39/13/2018, 5:04:33 AM3 votes

PLEASE MAKE IT A PERMANENT PLEASEE

Woltar9/13/2018, 7:18:29 AM3 votes

I was playing LOL only because of Nexus Blitz, i Dont think im gonna play LOL anymore

Bugcatcher Wayo9/13/2018, 2:08:04 AM2 votes

League of Legends needs this or dominion as a permanent game mode. This was a lot of fun, me and three friends were finally back into the game for the first time since you removed dominion. 3v3s and ARAM do not scratch the same itch.

PLEASE RIOT Please.

Speckleton9/30/2018, 12:35:44 AM2 votes

Your unpolished nexus blitz is way more fun than rift ever was. I do hope it returns, I'd rather have cardboard cutouts for graphics than wait a year for graphics nobody will even notice

Nymphonomicon1/25/2019, 4:25:58 AM2 votes

I need Blitz back. ARAM is butts. [slayer-jinx-unamused]