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New free champion rotation: Jarvan IV, Malzahar, Zyra and more!

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Greetings Summoners!

Here are this week's free champions:

 

Gangplank - the Saltwater Scourge
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Fighter
Secondary Role Support
Heimerdinger - the Revered Inventor
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Mage
Secondary Role Support
Jarvan IV - the Exemplar of Demacia
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Tank
Secondary Role Fighter
Kayle - The Judicator
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Fighter
Secondary Role Support
Kennen - the Heart of the Tempest
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Mage
Secondary Role Marksman
Lulu - the Fae Sorceress
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Support
Secondary Role Mage
Malzahar - the Prophet of the Void
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Mage
Secondary Role Assassin
Miss Fortune - the Bounty Hunter
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Marksman
Sivir - the Battle Mistress
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Marksman
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!

137 Comments

King Dellron34 votes

The Free Rotation, Episode Three:

Gnar "Yes yes, players were very cheap last week, they bought less champions then usual. i blame it on the fact that everyone is saving up for me to start the lunar revel. So i must make a bunch of champs they probably haven't played before free, that way they learn to love them, and give me a bonus check."

Soraka "Is the free rotation only about selling champions?"

Gnar "Mostly, but its also about the health of the league, and keeping players in line. Also, some of them are much more annoying than others, so i make them free more often for some peace. Now follow me, i have something to show you."

Corporate Gnar led Soraka into a hallway with a bunch of doors, into one of these doors they went. They entered a dimly lit room filled with cages.

Soraka "Is this where, "gulp" you keep all the champions, that aren't free?"

Gnar "Yep, i keep them all locked up here. I just press that big red button, next to each cage, to release them through a hole in their floors."

Galio "Guys, guys, my eyes spot the Decider. Over here! i need to be free."

MasterYi "I must be made free, and pwn noobs, for i am the master."

Nunu "The yeti is hungry, only my counter jungling powers of being free can satisfy him.

Gnar "Nunu, i just made you free, you are going to have to wait your turn again."

Nunu "But, no one played me during free week, and you don't know what its like to be in here when Willump is hungry."

Poppy "I will smash these bars down and become free myself."

Gnar "Bad Poppy, you are not being free until you look like a yordle and stop 1v5ing people. Also, don't even try to break down these cages, they are made of true ice.

Soraka "They sure are needy in here."

Gnar "You don't even know, they drive me insane sometimes, all of them really want to be free. By the way, i would recommend not talking to the caged Soraka in here. I tried that with myself, and let me tell you; things get really freaky really fast that way, it messes with your head."

Soraka "I will remember that. What is in this dusty old cage in the back here?"

Yorick "You.... y... you w... will... re... remember... yor..."

Gnar "Back away! that is Yorick. do not get near him, he hasn't been free in ages. What ever you do, don't press his button. The ramifications-"

Rammus "ok"

Gnar "of yorick being free could destroy the very fabric of league as we know it."

Soraka "I should really write this stuff down."

Nathrynn18 votes

Alright, I see everyone doing these and I'm ready for an attempt

Gangplank 30% more trying to get out of the ult Heimerdinger 110% MORE FKN TURRETS JarvanIV 70% more "help, I've been cataclysm'd and I can't get out!" Kayle 45% less damage because she ulted Kennen 50% more electric hamsters Lulu 80% more self ulting Malzahar 90% more BLEEEEARGHHH ults MissFortune 100% more ults to the face Sivir 30% more boomeranging Zyra 52% less movement

and as with everyone, 100% statistics made up on the spot

blueberrypancake3 votes

A wild Kennen appears...

MasterSomething3 votes

There is an error in Heimerdinger's. It should be: Heimerdinger 200% More players quitting mid lane to get rid of this troll.

brianvip1231 votes

The BLEEEEARGH ult part the best one i have heard yet

Malz OPMalzahar

Kitty Clarissa9 votes

my reactions

Heimerdinger how many turrets will make people ragequit mid Kennen how many lightning dashes will be mistimed JarvanIV how many j4's will help the enemy team MissFortune how many times will she get fed and ults randomly canceled Lulu how many polymorphs and wild growths will save herself. ps AD lulu support Sivir how many mistimed spell shields and OOM issues will occur Malzahar how many times will he spread his space aids and make mids RQ and people will forget about item 3140 ps. alot wont know the dot combo Zyra how many fed supports and accidental KS will happen due to dead plants Gangplank how many oranges will consumed and cannonballs coming out of nowhere ps. this is pirated Kayle how many mistimed ults on teammates will cause a lost team fight ps. in before people focus down the ulted target :X

this is not so bad this just means i need to build item 3140 on every character this week or if im playing AD item 3139

Ròsé7 votes

Meanwhile I'm crying waiting for firecracker jinx to be releasedVelkoz n Velkoz

Riven my Wife2 votes

AGREED i have been waiting a YEAR for this skin.

Addygil1 votes

I have been waiting so long for Yorick skin that actually changes particles.

2UpsetDucks2 votes

Pool party Yorick and Urgot?

Drunk12YearOld3 votes

OMG THAT VEL'KOZ FACE WITH THE LITTLE FROWNY FACE, I SEE IT HAHAHA

Bearrosh6 votes

No draven? This must be fixed!

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Lordk0z6 votes

You forgot Draven and Draven

gamiik226 votes

Heimerdinger omg delete heimerdinger i hate this champion he are too op with our turrets

Wolfgamer4X1 votes

really? how does one not counter heimer? Just play a good mage like Syndra Orianna

Dryditch3 votes

Some people don't play mages.

Personally, I play tanks and lifestealers. Heimer will forever be a problem for me.

ButterBladesX1 votes

play mordekaiser then. counters heimer easily

Dryditch1 votes

Never liked Morde's kit, so that's a problem.

I'll just stay out of mid lane, and try and stick to my Jungle.

Shovelz6 votes

The flex-picks are real this week

Yaackk3 votes

Gangplank Jungle, top, support Heimerdinger mid JarvanIV jungle Kayle mid, top Kennen top Lulu mid, top, support Malzahar mid, jungle MissFortune adc, mid Sivir adc Zyra support, mid

Shovelz11 votes

More or less, I think Kayle even works jungle and support as well

Starblaster112 votes

and adc too

Wistful Penguin4 votes

Heimerdinger Support, and top also. Jarvan is and was also a top laner. Kayle can support. Kennen can mid.

minion of war1 votes

Gangplank Jungle,top,mid,support Heimerdinger top, mid JarvanIV top,jungle Kayle top,jungle,mid,support Kennen top,mid,adc Lulu top,mid,support Malzahar top,mid,support MissFortune adc,mid Sivir adc {{champion:143}jungle,mid,support

nickmeep6 votes

JarvanIV Time to ult teammates under tower!

DubstepDragon4 votes

Rito updating rota-tas on a monday? i thought it was usually on a tuesday? Wait.....tuesday......two.....monday....the first day of the week.......1 plus 2 is three.......a triangle has three sides and three corners........item 2044 the way to win games is with vision.....ILLUMINATI confirmed!

TheEmptyOne18 votes

Rito sends out annoucments on Mondays, rotations actually apply on Tuesdays.

The Jinxed2 votes

All I have to say to this is you went into way to much work to say one thing that is starting to get old.

black reignover4 votes

Please stop putting Heim in rotation.

Shovelz3 votes

Any1 notice almost everyone in this lineup synergies insanely well with JarvanIV

Yaackk2 votes

Better first pick him this week

Blazekaiser3 votes

Its been over 5years, there are over 120characters, there are still only 10 free preview characters allowed per week, and at least 2 of them are the cheapos most players already have.

The free character rotation system really needs to be updated. The lists waste space by still having champs from 5years ago, many cost 450IP so are really cheap to buy.

This week there wont be even any champions from 2013 or 2014.

AAtrox, Braum, Darius, or Thresh are just some Im waiting for.

TheEmptyOne12 votes

Darius was free the first week of January, same with Thresh, and Braum was after them sometime. Aatrox was free in December, waiting for him as well.

Baxterheyyo3 votes

The infection spreads.... Malzahar

TheEmptyOne13 votes

Sorry I'm late, but.....

Gangplank 20% more global ults

Heimerdinger 65% more turrets

JarvanIV 100% more DEMACCIAA!!

Kayle 45% more people realizing she's invincible

Kennen 89% more ninjas

Lulu 10% more giants

Malzahar 100% more SHOOP DA WHOOP

MissFortune 78% more laughing hysterically when ulting

Sivir 29% more death by sharp boomerangs (or whatever they are...)

Zyra 32% more "I've seen enough hentai to know where this is going"

and 100% made up on the spot. PLZ RITO PUT Aatrox FREE.

Darth Pixy Misa2 votes

Gangplank "C'mere, me beauty! Hehehe."

karuaan2 votes

Heimerdinger Why am I considered such a difficult champ? All i have to do is place my turrents to blow people up!

chichi20201 votes

Bad people who just afk in turret range. Yeah.

nincal461 votes

Lots of champions actually counter Heimerdinger , like Malz E or Lux passive (more damage if they are hit by spell), they can 2 shot your turrets and etc (Pretty much most none assassin Mages). And then there's Ziggs, you put a turret down and he Q,AA it. Your ult Q does nothing because his Ult does more damage. Syndra (W/E) and Gragas (Ult) both counter Heimer too because they can mess up your turret positioning. The upside to Heimer is that he counters several assassins (except LB and Ahri, due to their mobility) with his turrets and Zhonyaitem 3157 /GAitem 3026

karuaan2 votes

He is still an extremely easy champion to use! IMO not worth a 8 difficulty, which is harder than zed who is actually a hard champion to learn and play for the first time.

wssup12302 votes

and thats why u play him top

exiledFromBadmen2 votes

A nice week to practice Syndra at normals :)

ShadowElite1972 votes

Khazix sniff sniff... item 3175 item 3410 item 3416 item 3422

Only Play Darius2 votes

Gangplank 10% more "WTF is that crit??" Heimerdinger 15% more summoner 11 being taken mid lane JarvanIV 10% more DEMACIAAAA! Kayle 20% more not knowing what lane the enemy is going to take Kennen 10% more "I'm still targetable wtf?" Lulu 30% more laugh spam Malzahar 10% more miserable midlaners Sivir 20% more pissed of Blitzcrank players Zyra And 50% more supports who don't know what they're doing

CLG Factor1 votes

4 mids, 1 jungler and 1 support..... ok

Witty Phantom8 votes

I see 3 mids, 2 supports, 1 jungler, 2 tops, and 2 adcs.

It's fine.

Riven my Wife4 votes

I see 2 junglers, Kayle can jungle quite effectively

UnlimitedLag1 votes

Kennen Finally my main is free.

ChickenCoundi3 votes

Am I the only one who hates when their main is free?

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