New free champion rotation: Sona, Vayne, Taric and more!

Riot·Jul 17, 2015·1 votes·44,603 views

Greetings Summoners!

Here are this week's free champions:

Brand - the Burning Vengeance

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Primary Role Mage

Ezreal - the Prodigal Explorer

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Primary Role Marksman

Secondary Role Mage

Kassadin - the Void Walker

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Difficulty

Primary Role Assassin

Secondary Role Mage

Nunu - the Yeti Rider

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Difficulty

Primary Role Support

Secondary Role Fighter

Riven - the Exile

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Primary Role Fighter

Secondary Role Assassin

Sona - Maven of the Strings

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Difficulty

Primary Role Support

Secondary Role Mage

Swain - the Master Tactician

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Primary Role Mage

Secondary Role Fighter

Taric - the Gem Knight

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Primary Role Support

Secondary Role Fighter

Vayne - the Night Hunter

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Primary Role Marksman

Secondary Role Assassin

Zac - the Secret Weapon

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Primary Role Tank

Secondary Role Fighter

To celebrate the beginning of Bilgewater: Burning Tides, we're adding the following champions to the rotation:

Fizz - the Tidal Trickster

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Primary Role Assassin

Secondary Role Fighter

Gangplank - the Saltwater Scourge

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Primary Role Fighter

Secondary Role Support

Graves - the Outlaw

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Primary Role Marksman

Miss Fortune - the Bounty Hunter

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Primary Role Marksman

Nami - the Tidecaller

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Difficulty

Primary Role Support

Secondary Role Mage

Nautilus - the Titan of the Depths

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Primary Role Tank

Secondary Role Fighter

Twisted Fate - the Card Master

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Primary Role Mage

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

See you on the Fields of Justice!

79 Comments

King DellronJul 20, 201526 votes

A Corporate Matter: Episode 24:

Gnar "Uh oh."

Soraka "What is it?"

Gnar "I just got a letter, someone has purchased enough of our company. Soraka, we have new owners."

Soraka "Ok, don't freak out. Maybe it won't be so bad. Who are they anyways?"

Gnar "I don't know, all they signed it with is a monocle. Says they are coming over today." _ (To prevent confusion, i will put a ring next to Gentleman Gnar's portrait. Because he is all fancy and junk.)_

Gnar item 1063 "And that is correct. We are the Gentlemen and Fair lady. This company belongs to us now. Don't worry, we aren't firing anyone yet. Even the old owners, Ryze and Tryndamere, can stay and still run some things. But we need to ensure things all work around here."

Chogath "We have heard that this division has had the most trouble. Could you explain things?"

Gnar "I, uhhhh. There is another Gnar that speaks English, why have we not met before?"

Gnar item 1063 "Because, unlike you. I have actually made a lot of money. Also, i hate interacting with peasants like you. My colleges convinced me that i would be needed here."

Soraka "Man, are all Gnar's this big of jerks?"

Gnar "Shut up Soraka, we don't need your sass around here. And you, i don't have to take orders from some fancy cat wannabe. I only listen to my boss."

DrMundo "This is Corporate Mundo popping in. Me say you have to listen to them. Corporate Mundo say goodbye."

Gnar "Darn it."

Teemo "Ooooh, new owners. This is getting good. Wish i could move and get some popcorn, but then they would see me and kill me."

Chogath "Now, what goes on here that causes so many problems."

Gnar "Its different all the time, someone always comes and does crazy things. Then i am left to fix it."

Gnar item 1063 "Its worse than i thought. He does things by hand. How can we have anything in common."

Skarner "Sadly, we can't fire him. His contract prevents that."

Chogath "Oh, shut up Gentleman Skarner. No one cares what you think."

Skarner "You are just mad that your date went bad and Fair lady Rek'sai came over to me."

RekSai "Don't be so jealous Cho, there are always other fish in the sea. None as good as me, but some others. Its a bit harder to find someone your sized, but i hear Anivia is nice."

Gnar item 1063 "Guys, don't do this here. All this talking has made me parched. Servant, come over here."

Sona "..."

Gnar item 1063 "Here you are, what are your choices available to drink?"

Sona "..."

Gnar item 1063 "I asked for a menu, not a song."

Sona "..."

Gnar item 1063 "Are they all this incompetent. Can we at least fire this one?"

Chogath "Nope, this useless servant has to stay as well."

Sona "..."

Gnar item 1063 "I think we made it mad. Well, its a wonder how any of you managed to accomplish anything. To ensure our new investment doesn't go down hill from here. We have someone to work with you. Say hello to your new partner, Gentleman Kog'maw."

KogMaw "Hello."

Gnar "What? No, i don't work with anyone."

DrMundo "Corporate Mundo say you have to."

Gnar "OH WOULD YOU LEAVE ALREADY."

Gnar item 1063 "This commoner air is starting to make me feel sick, i will leave you two to get to know each other, everyone else, lets go back to our private islands."

KogMaw "Ok, he finally left. Don't worry, i am not as bad as them, i just like to look fancy. If you have a British accent, you gotta wear the proper attire, like yourself."

Gnar "I am not happy about this."

KogMaw "I am sure, but don't worry. We can grow to like each other. Now, my fair lady soraka, would you be a dear and inquire about a desk for me to sit at?"

Soraka "Ooooh, i like him. I will be right on it."

KogMaw "Join me for a spot of tea? I keep some in my hat. This is going to be fun here."

ButtaYeJul 20, 20155 votes

My ring: item 1056 Gnar's Ring: item 1063

The Ice BítchJul 20, 20159 votes

We aren gonna see a lot of BoxBox wanna be's playing Riven this week

yungˉ bruhJul 21, 20151 votes

freelo

Rew711Jul 20, 20152 votes

Loved the Teemo moment. That made me smile today.

esmelarJul 20, 20153 votes

I read RekSai lines in her voice . :P

HiDáJul 20, 201514 votes

= More "sick insane" spell rotations Ezreal = More Smite Mid AP Ezreal Kassadin = Lower Lower winrates (sorry kappadin) Nunu = More pentakills with 1 spell Riven = More boxbox wannabes Sona = More "WTF is that sona damage" Swain = "B-B-B-BIRD BIRD BIRD, BIRD IS THE WORD" Taric = More truly, truly outrageous mechonics from challenjour Vayne = "Gosu is going ham" Zac = More blobs per game

HopeStrikerJul 23, 20151 votes

My duo partner constantly whines about my Sona KS. I just wanna play DJ Sona all day is that so wrong?

Nutella GodJul 20, 20158 votes

Rito Plz..... why you no TahmKench ?

551202Jul 20, 20155 votes

next week

AcebevinJul 21, 20151 votes

oh great

AcebevinJul 21, 20151 votes

more unkillable adc's, why did i buy this week if he's gonna be free anyway?

RoudhouseJul 20, 20158 votes

Riven is free, huh?

Get me some fire. We're gonna burn the witch.

UnderestimatedJul 20, 20152 votes

can help with that.

RoudhouseJul 21, 20152 votes

Bard I can hel- NOOOO!!! NO! NOOOOOOO! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31g0YE61PLQ

QahnaarinJul 20, 20157 votes

Riven and Vayne ... Prepare for a surge of toxicity this week.

The Kled SledJul 20, 20155 votes

Riven can be free this week but graves cant have a cigar

TheFirstGokunJul 20, 20154 votes

This rotation looking pretty scary already. Thank goodness for Taric and Zac , they're pretty chill. Dunno about , but whatever. Guess he represents the flamers this week.

Ice BirbJul 21, 20153 votes

Can Hecarim be free next week

lightdragoon88Jul 20, 20152 votes

_Sees Rotation _

http://img.pandawhale.com/61660-Nope-Octopus-gif-d5cN.gif

Void NargacugaJul 21, 20151 votes

I must ask: Why so much nope? I'm still unraked so I don't get the reasons for all that nope.

Also: Your stories are great!

lightdragoon88Jul 21, 20151 votes

A lot of these champs are toxic to play against, and toxic to play with.

Void NargacugaJul 22, 20151 votes

Ah, okay. Kinda confusing to me, but I won't argue with someone more experienced then me in this game. Kinda want some explanations for which ones are toxic against/with honestly, but you don't have to explain. Still want to try some of the ones I don't have on the free week though.

lightdragoon88Jul 22, 20151 votes

No problem.

Riven Ezreal and Vayne players are usually player who think they are best ever and will 9 out of 10 times run into the entire enemy team and then blame everyone but themselves for dieing. They don't listen to anyone, will usually ignore pings, and will be the first to put up the surrender at 20 minutes and then AFK if the team doesn't surrender.

Nunu in jungle will spend the entire time in your own jungle stealing all your camp and you really can't do much to stop him.

Swain and Kassadin are REALLY annoying to fight against if you don't know how to fight them.

Void NargacugaJul 22, 20151 votes

I think know what you mean now for the first 3, had an Ezreal get mad at another player who was using Sona , just looked up their respective summoner names in the game client and found out that the Ezreal player was a level 9 summoner while the Sona player was a level 15 summoner. The Ez player was basically an ass. So yeah, I see what you mean on the first one. Oh, and it was in a BOT MATCH!

I've looked at Swain and Kassadin kits, they look like fun to use but I can see how they could be annoying to fight against due to their respective kits as well.

I've heard of Nunu counter jungle but never experienced it myself. Gladly so far, don't want to get my minimal jungle experience destroyed by that much nope for sure. Still attempting to learn jungle honestly and doing it in bots for now after experiencing many ragers and demanders (IE: I WILL need a lvl 3 gank and such) in normals and team builder. Oddly I'm using champs that don't get seen often anymore and/or have high difficulty ratings by RIOT making it difficult but kinda likable for me. Like:

I just like how she works, plus she looked FUN! To me that is.
^ Just keep repeating looks like fun to use from now on.
Yes, I'm serious. Trying to work it out still so it works really well for me. (AD or AP still figuring that part out due to his crazy Voidlings scaling off 100% bonus AD, and due to the recent changes to AP items in general.)
As of his rework... I so want to try it!

Some more well known junglers I own but still need to get use to just in general practice:

(not sure how well known Poppy jungle is, but I've heard of it at least)

Probably making learning jungle harder for myself but, whatever. I'll learn and have fun while doing it. Having fun is the major point of playing a game right? Sorry for the whole wall of text. summoner 3 Just go ahead and summoner 11 or summoner 14 me. Your choice.

WorStLOLgaMer35Jul 20, 20152 votes

Ezreal and item 3723 smh

KapsteinJul 20, 201511 votes

Btw it's item 3716

ZekeyboobooJul 20, 20152 votes

* item 3724

ICN GhostJul 20, 201510 votes

item 3722

NocturniyaJul 21, 20152 votes

I just bought Sona! Oh well, at least she's not that expensive...

tyrese2014Jul 21, 20152 votes

IMG an i just got vayne gifted Wednesday

TheRoyalSheepJul 23, 20152 votes

Wow, freelo riven Riven

Aatrox HerselfJul 20, 20151 votes

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Why why riven.

LICENSED HOOKERJul 20, 20151 votes

Wow, no lane is safe this week between the gosu spotting Vayne or the bs Riven top. The fking immortal Swain and the previously nerfed but still op once gets ahead Kassadin .Get ready to get poked Ezreal . What the hell i cant even jungle now Nunu

John CervantesJul 20, 20154 votes

Screw those guys im gonna go Sona mid.