New free champion rotation: Amumu, Bard, Braum and more!

Riot·Jan 9, 2016·3 votes·34,308 views

Greetings Summoners!

Here are this week's free champions:

Amumu - the Sad Mummy

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Tank

Secondary Role Mage

Bard - the Wandering Caretaker

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Support

Secondary Role Mage

Braum - the Heart of the Freljord

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Support

Secondary Role Tank

Cassiopeia - the Serpent's Embrace

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Mage

Evelynn - the Widowmaker

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Assassin

Secondary Role Mage

Gangplank - the Saltwater Scourge

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Fighter

Sivir - the Battle Mistress

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Marksman

Vayne - the Night Hunter

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Marksman

Secondary Role Assassin

Vel'Koz - the Eye of the Void

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Mage

Vladimir - the Crimson Reaper

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Mage

Secondary Role Tank

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

See you on the Fields of Justice!

48 Comments

King DellronJan 11, 201627 votes

#A Corporate Matter Episode: Zed is going to get them all Dead. Or: You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your witness protection housemates. (I was unable to decide on which episode name to use, so here is both.)

Gnar "You people are driving me completely crazy. HOW LONG UNTIL DEADEYE IS CAUGHT!!!!!"

"My friends in the police station tell me that they still aren't much closer to catching him. Also, they are calling him the Virtuoso now."

Gnar "JHIN, DEADEYE, VIRTUOSO, HOW MANY NAMES DOES ONE MAN NEED!!!!"

KogMaw "Come on, old chap. It isn't all bad, I find extended sleepovers to be quite fun."

Soraka "WELL, YOU AREN'T THE ONE WHO HAS TO COOK FOR EVERYONE BECAUSE THE HEAD CHEF LEFT FOR FEAR OF BEING SHOT!"

Garen "You are doing great, it takes a lot to fill a great warrior of Demacia such as I. But, everything you have made so far is banana based. It tastes good, but do you think you could maybe make something without Bananas?"

Soraka "NO, I CAN'T MAKE ANYTHING WITHOUT BANANAS. IT'S THE ONLY THING I KNOW HOW TO COOK WITH!!"

Sona "..."

Soraka "WHAT DID YOU JUST PLAY? DO IT AGAIN, COME ON! I WILL SHOW YOU THE TRUE POWER OF THE BANANA!!!!!!!!!!"

KogMaw "Well, I for one think that Bananas taste excellent, and wouldn't mind eating them in every meal for the rest of my life."

"Suck up."

Soraka "I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU SONA! WE WOULDN'T EVEN BE IN THIS SITUATION IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO GO AND GET A DEATH THREAT ON YOURSELF!!"

Gnar "Alright Soraka, you seem to be a little cranky. Why don't you get a little sleep."

Soraka "Ok, I guess you are right. Maybe I could try and lay down here and maybe fall-" "Snores."

KogMaw "It's scary when Corporate Gnar is the Sensible one."

"Well, I guess I get to make dinner tonight then."

Teemo "Vi is cooking, dear Rito help us all."

Garen "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!! WHY WAS THERE AN INVISIBLE TEEMO IN THERE!!!"

"Corporate Gnar keeps Recon Teemo locked in there for some reason. I am pretty sure I don't want to know why. Yordles are weird, man. All I know is he is getting none of my food tonight."

Teemo "Hey, ugly man lady. Isn't it illegal to keep me locked up like this?"

"Yeah, if you were something anyone cared about. Frankly, everyone hates Teemos, so you have zero rights."

Garen "Anyone notice that Zed is even more dark and brooding than normal? Also, he hasn't blinked, or moved, in the past hour."

Gnar "Wait a minute, that isn't Zed. IT'S-"

Garen "IT'S BATMAN!!!!"

"Oh sweety, no. It's his shadow. He tricked us and is somewhere else."

Teemo "And here I was thinking that he had finally grown an interesting personality."

A few minutes pass, Zed teleports back to his clone and sees everyone staring at him with their arms crossed.

"Where have you been?"

Zed "Well, I have been standing right here. You guys look angry."

Gnar "Yeah, we know you swapped with your shadow. You didn't leave the building did you?"

Zed "I couldn't take it, I had to get out for a little bit. I am so used to having unlimited mobility and showing up anywhere I want and getting a kill before anyone can even ping MIA. I just had to go somewhere. "

Gnar "ZED, YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE AND GO ALL OVER THE PLACE. WHAT IF YOU WERE SPOTTED. YOU COULD BE THE DEATH OF US ALL!!!!!"

Zed "You are being a little dramatic. Besides, who would be looking at the small rundown candy shop I went to."

"Do you go there often?"

Zed "Yeah, around this time every day. But everyone knows that."

"That's it, we are all dead. I tried, I really did. But these idiots, there is nothing I can do to carry them."

Zed "Ok, yeah, I see your point now. Maybe it might not have been the smartest idea to go there. But I'm Zed, I can outplay anyone that comes to kill me. And by that, I mean spamming everything and killing him faster than he can kill me."

Sona "..."

Zed "Hey, maybe you would be a bit nicer if I told you that I got you all a candy bar. Dark Chocolate, my favorite. I love Dark Chocolate so much, here you guys go. Oh wait, I might have accidentally eaten them all on the way."

"You ate them all on the way. DON'T YOU JUST HAVE TO TELEPORT BACK TO YOUR SHADOW?"

Zed "No, I had to walk out the store first, otherwise the owner gives me weird looks. And I guess in the time it took me to walk out the store I kinda ate all the bars. I HAVE A PROBLEM OK!"

Garen "Did you, at least, stop some bad guys. Like the Shaco, or Mr. Crycore?"

Zed "What? No, I am the bad guy. I killed Shen's father and practice evil shadow techniques."

Garen "So, you really aren't the batman?"

"You know, The Virtuoso killing me might not be so bad. At least, I wouldn't have to live on the same planet as these idiots anymore."

stormlordzeusJan 11, 20162 votes

Great story keep up the good work!

RvpwnsJan 11, 20167 votes

Beyond the Void: Episode 4

Reader discretion is advised for language.

It has been four hours since Azir and Corporate Gnar entered the cave...

Azir "Wanna know something unique about me? I hate one thing about everyone I meet."

Gnar "What do you hate about me? I get that everyone else can be idiots sometimes... but me? I AM THE BEST! My offices are the most productive in all of Runeterra!"

Azir "You do realize that you are the only person who manages a business in this land, right? Everyone else is too busy fighting their way through life."

Gnar "Aw fish and chips!"

_Gnar's awful attempt at being fully British left them in silence. Azir breaks the silence again two hours later... _

Azir "Ok, I get that we are running from a terrible scene. My... Shurima is gone, Twitch is not under my control, and Shaco is running loose. We have been through a lot and now we are getting to spend quality time together!"

Gnar "Too much quality time."

Azir "Ouch. How big is this cave anyway? We have been walking for six hours and its not even a concave shape, this is more like an underground tunnel."

Gnar "Uhumm, yes, we civilized people love to call it a subway."

Azir "Oh yeah! Well, your... your... MOM is CIV... CIVILIZED!"

Corporate Gnar throws up

Meanwhile in the Jungle (yes, very specific)...

Tristana "Seriously Teemo, this is our fourth first date and you haven't worked on being less creepy."

Teemo "Whatya mean?"

Tristana "If we want to establish a relationship, you need to get your sh**t together!"

Teemo gives her a creepy smile and a single strand of blood drools out of his mouth

Tristana "F**k you!"

They keep walking on the path in the jungle. There is a rustle in the jungle, but neither Teemo nor Tristana care... it's a jungle. The rustling noise occurs more frequently and the breaking of twigs can be heard.

Teemo "Tris, GET BACK IN THE CAR!"

Tristana "What the hell is a CAR?"

Teemo "You know what? If you valued your life, you would run. But, this ain't a teenage drama show.."

Tristana "You do realize I carry around a canno-"

Teemo shoots a blinding dart at her, she falls.

Teemo "Alright Mr. Monster of the f**king jungle.. FACE MY FURY!"

A beast with a high tech eye comes out, limping.

Rengar "Sup... Tem... Teemo"

Rengar falls in front of Teemo and blood starts to drip from his wounds.

Teemo "Awmagawsh! Who did this to you?!?!?!"

Rengar Whimping "You shouldn't have asked that question."

The ground around them begins to shake violently and a reptilian sound can be heard. A purple monster shoots up from below the ground. It looks very angry.

Teemo "Is that you, Mother?"

_Rek'sai hisses furiously _

Teemo "Oh great! It's my stepmom"

RekSai "One more false word out of your scummy mouth and I WILL END YOU!"

Teemo "Ok, so clearly you have no idea how to be a respectful guest. What do you want?"

RekSai "I need a place to stay, there are very powerful people coming for my head."

Teemo "Yeah, no deal. You just murdered my best friend."

RekSai "He is still alive, you might have a chance of saving him if you take him to the healer."

Teemo "The heal is DEAD. Veigar killed her."

Thinks about whether he should let Rek'sai in Bandle City.

Teemo "I dunno....I have the strangest feeling that you have been here before."

(That was a reference to Episode 2-- check it out if you haven't read it)

RekSai "I have been here. If you don't want me here it's fine. I'll just go north and find a place to rest."

Teemo "Aww, thanks. I can't depend on myself to make such big decisions by my--"

Tristana gets up and fires up her weapon

Tristana "TIME FOR YOU TO DIE YOU LITTLE B**TCH!"

Tristana fires four times and hits Rek'sai each time with critical hits. Rek'sai becomes enraged and rushes away.

Teemo "self..."

Tristana "What?"

Teemo "I hate you."

Teemo walks back. Rengar looks at Tristana.

Rengar Pretends to cry "That was su... such a comp... compelling love story!"

Tristana "Oh shut up! (Sighs) Let's get you to a medic."

BlitzedlegendJan 12, 20162 votes

Thank you and king dellron for making the stories, they make my week

RvpwnsJan 11, 20163 votes

Now is this the same Teemo we see from Beyond the Void but in a different time frame? So far all I know is that my story crosses over with yours in a different timeline, is that the same situation for you? It looks like our perceptions of Teemo love to be creepy, making them eerily similar :D

CatastropJan 11, 20164 votes

Velkoz Velkoz Velkoz Geometry will rain supreme this week. And to think I bought Anivia yesterday thinking I'd spam her to level 5, sorry Ice Burd.

WildBolognaPwnyJan 12, 20163 votes

literally happens everytime i buy a new champ. i bought Evelynn a few weeks back, and the VERY next day RekSai was free. i swear rito does this on purpose

PyroAlBlazeJan 11, 20163 votes

Yes, finally Cassiopeia and Vladimir . But Vayne in rotation, come on Riot. Everyone has Vayne (almost) and now because she's in rotation and meta, I'll now play mid this week. Thx Riot I love how you classify champions in rotations. The half is meta/most played, half not much played it's really balanced. :D

DentenJan 11, 20163 votes

Is it me or has Braum been free alot lately

TamuutJan 11, 20162 votes

Compared to Gnar, everyone has been free a lot lately!

WitchKing007Jan 11, 20165 votes

Yorick Yorick Yorick

jdizzle367Jan 12, 20164 votes

Only so many supports available to put in rotation and they tend to try and put a mage support and a tank support in every rotation. So braum leona alistar and the like end up in the rotation a disproportionate amount.

DefectivDetectivJan 11, 20162 votes

furst?

fajitalifeJan 11, 20162 votes

Darius Diana Urgot Aatrox Gnar THEY NEED TO BE IN NEXT WEEKS ROTATION

fajitalifeJan 11, 20161 votes

Karma also

SlugOperatorJan 11, 2016

Gnar Will never be free.

Deathage1Jan 12, 20161 votes

RIP Draven the guy who 2 shot u after this item 1038

Your Final ActJan 11, 20162 votes

Velkoz At least I get some geometry practice for one week.

WitchKing007Jan 11, 20162 votes

I would greatly appreciate it Riot if Pantheon was free sometime soon. From what I have seen, looks absolutely fantastic, and I REALLY wanna play him. I won't beg, and I won't bribe, cuz it seems that whenever people do that on these forums, the opposites of those champs are selected. This is simply a humble request from a simple player who is still trying to figure out what champs he is best with. And I think Pantheon could be one of them.

GXBYJan 11, 20161 votes

RIP every lane.

RvpwnsJan 12, 20161 votes

RIP bot lane, specifically.

Rammus SoupJan 11, 20161 votes

I've always wanted to try Braum! Never got around to playing him..

And1HooperJan 11, 20161 votes

why is the champion rotation the same

Sonicblaster33Jan 11, 20161 votes

Great, won't be playing top lane any time soon! Fucking Vlad. Can't play against him at all with the champs I play.

16btwJan 12, 20161 votes

Play xin, I didn't even know that he countered vlad until I started getting into Xin top. He is pretty easy to play, so you can reck 'em.

BrokenKiteJan 11, 20161 votes

Okay now for this week here's my thoughts

I already play him but I love him <3
BRB Getting meeps
STAND BEHIND HIM
I forgot Medusa was in this game
They had a fun time making her splash art in china
I want oranges now
Boomerang Blade!!!
Prepare for the clutch plays
I heard the true damage is mean.... time to have fun
Blood.....everywhere....... Overall: Will probably play most of them. Nothing too bad 8/10