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New free champion rotation: Ekko, Nautilus, Nasus and more!

Riot··1 votes·78,073 views

Greetings Summoners!

Here are this week's free champions:

 

Ekko - the Boy Who Shattered Time
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Assassin
Secondary Role Fighter
Leona - the Radiant Dawn
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Tank
Secondary Role Support
Lux - the Lady of Luminosity
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Mage
Secondary Role Support
Nasus - the Curator of the Sands
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Fighter
Secondary Role Tank
Nautilus - the Titan of the Depths
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Tank
Secondary Role Fighter
Olaf - the Berserker
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Fighter
Secondary Role Tank
Renekton - the Butcher of the Sands
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Fighter
Secondary Role Tank
Sivir - the Battle Mistress
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Marksman
Twitch - the Plague Rat
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Marksman
Secondary Role Assassin
Xerath - the Magus Ascendant
Attack
Defense
Ability
Difficulty
Primary Role Mage
Secondary Role Assassin

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

See you on the Fields of Justice!

162 Comments

King Dellron60 votes

A Corporate Matter: Episode 18:

Gnar "Hey, why is there a broken van outside my window?"

Sona "..."

Gnar "Its a mystery van you say. Well, i sure they will come in and ask for my help. Because, who needs to work."

Soraka "Sir, there is four kids and their talking "cat" here to see you."

Sona "..."

Gnar "Why do you have such a grudge against the words, 4 kids? I guess i will go see what non-sense task these guys have for me, i'm bored anyways."

Akali "Hey there, our uh, machine broke down. We were hunting a nightmare creature at the boxing house."

Gnar "Ah, you are the headhunters i have heard about. What type of machine is it?"

Caitlyn "Its a mystery."

Sona "..."

Gnar "Yeah, you were right, sona. So, Headhunter Akali. Tell me more about what you want."

Akali "We were wondering if you could show us how to get to the boxing house. When our van broke the GPS went out, now we don't know how to get anywhere."

Gnar "Its only a five minute walk, but i need something in return."

Akali "We can give you the full dvd release of one of our movies. Rengar-Roo! and the Loch Ness Cho'gath."

Gnar "Deal!"

Four and a half minutes later:

Gnar "Well, we made good time. This is the place.

Rengar "Rut ro, this place is scary. Ri, lets get out of here."

MasterYi "Calm down reng, i'm sure its like, completely safe."

Akali "Looks like some locals are in a fight, lets see whats going on."

Blitzcrank "I dont care, boxing in haunted house dangerous for systems. I am thing of logic, nightmare monster defy that which i was based on."

Mordekaiser "You are under contract fool, you have to fight for me, the king of clubs."

Blitzcrank "I checked, contract does not apply to robots. I can not be legally obligated to anything. Goodbye." "Runs away"

TwistedFate "What are we going to do now, i bet everything on Boom Boom Blitzcrank beating Knockout Lee Sin."

Mordekaiser "I don't know, jack of hearts. That stupid Nightmare Tryndamere myth is ruining everything."

Nidalee "Nightmare tryndamere, that is who we are after."

Ezreal "Well, please catch him quick, or else we are gonna be out a pretty penny."

Akali "Lets go talk to this, Knockout Lee Sin."

At Gragas Esq's office:

LeeSin "I think it might be working boss, let me just put on one more show tonight and that should seal the deal."

Gragas "Yes, my mafia friends will be very pleased with this. Shh, someone is coming."

Caitlyn "Hello there, we wanted to talk to you about this nightmare running around."

LeeSin "Yeah, its a real shame. It sure is scaring Boom Boom Blitzcrank a ton. I hope i still get to fight him." "Snicker"

Nidalee "Is it true that its based on an old legend of an ancient tomb that this place was built on?"

Gragas "Yes it is, now get out of here and stop asking questions!"

Nidalee "Jinkies!"

MasterYi "Well, he is the nightmare. Mystery solved, can we like, go home now?"

Nidalee "No, he didn't do it. Its too obvious. Its got to be one of the people we least expect, probably Jack of Hearts Twisted Fate. Well, lets go look through that secret passage that just opened up."

Akali "Wait, we need to split up and set a trap. Headhunter nidalee and cait, go get a trap ready. The rest, follow me into the passage."

Gnar "This place sure is old and dusty. Oooh, is that a golden tablet, MINE!"

Akali "Isn't that stealing? Oh nevermind. Hey, here is a statue of the nightmare tryndamere."

Tryndamere "Not a statue."

MasterYi "ZOINKS!!! RUN FOR IT!"

Akali "Well, we made it out."

MasterYi "Not all of us, Rengy Rengy Roo, like where are you!"

Rengar "Right here Ri. B-b-but so is rim."

Tryndamere "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!"

A chase seen ensues, it involves a lot of doors closing and opening, running and some music.

Caitlyn "We caught him in our traps."

Nidalee "Yeah!" "High five"

Nidalee "Now lets see who this really is and solve this mystery." "Pulls off hood"

LeeSin "Yes, its me."

"Gasp"

Nidalee "DARN IT!"

MasterYi "See, i was right. But like, why?"

LeeSin "I cant beat a robot in a boxing match, how is that even fair? So i had to scare him away. Besides, who else could wear this hood other than a blind guy. And i would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for you meddling champions. And your stupid cat/lion/tiger thing."

Caitlyn "But, how did you get in and out of the tomb so fast?"

LeeSin "What tomb? I have been up here the whole time."

MasterYi "Ok then, mystery solved. Lets get out of here while we still can."

Akali "Agreed." "Runs away"

Gragas "Alright, move it along. I got another fight to get to at my bar. Some new girl that sounds really tough."

Meanwhile:

Fiddlesticks "Eh, a thief. My servant is also missing. Guess i gotta do it myself. RETURN THE."

-To be continued.

YepThatsMahogany7 votes

You forgot the Rengy-Snacks xD

King Dellron17 votes

Akali "Alright, we are almost ready to catch the yeti. We just need you two to lead them into a trap."

MasterYi "Nuh uh, not this time."

Caitlyn "Would you do it for a Rengy-snack? item 2052"

Rengar "No ray, we are not rive bait."

Nidalee "What about two super Rengy-snacks? item 2010item 2010"

MasterYi "Uhhhh, uhhh, DEAL!"

Rengar "Yooo rooo, rover here."

Nunu "No yeti, dont fall for it. Its rengar, not a girl yet- ahhhhh!!!"

Rengar "Rut ro, We better rrrrrun!!!"

Akali "Got him, now lets see who this yeti really is." "trys to pull off yeti head"

Nunu "He is a real yeti you idiots, now he is angry, you wont like him when he is angry."

Akali "LETS GET OUT OF HERE GANG!"

honorspell6 votes

new girl at Gragas bar? could it be... THE DELLRON DRAGOON CROSSOVER!!!

King Dellron4 votes

I don't know if a crossover would ever work. We have very different styles, both in length and content.

This will not however, prevent me from making a reference when i can, muhahahah. "Quietly sneaks away, back to his story chamber."

lightdragoon884 votes

Get...back....HERE!!!!

Tortemo1232 votes

That Courage reference. So beautiful item 3070

King Dellron3 votes

Just you wait until the next part.

YepThatsMahogany38 votes

I've dreaded for this week to come..... Free to Play Ekkos :c

PhoenixOfHeaven9 votes

Unless his nerfs also come out tomorrow, im gonna be annoyed...

Masked Lunatic3 votes

Time to get heavy cc teams to murder them Ekkos (pretty lucky to have leona and naut in the same rota)

DeltaRaven28 votes

It's gonna be like entering a deep cave... Ekko 's everywhere

Aych Pii3 votes

You know he has like a 40% winrate among players who've played less than five games with him, right? Get ready to be handed free wins by terrible Ekkos.

TheJinxedOne5 votes

and free losses

Mash Mehran3 votes

Fizz : An Ekko once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti !!

lightdragoon889 votes

Ekko

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Lowvyr8 votes

Ekko ftp. I'm not playing this week.

Darkas Firebend8 votes

Riot, why do you hate us? Free.....ekko. Ekko.......free.

beachsurf7 votes

oh no...EVERYONE ON HIGH ALERT, NOW!!! alarm goes off EKKO IS FREE!!! EKKO IS FING FREE!!! MAN YOUR BATTLESTATIONS GET YOUR LEBLANC AND DIANA MAINS THIS IS NOT A DRILL, REPEAT, NOT A FING DRILL!!! ALL THE FREE 2 PLAY EKKOS WILL NOT HAVE MERCY KILL THEM ALL!!!

Masked Lunatic4 votes

Nautilus :You called for some serious Ekko lockdown?

Dracsor6 votes

Such a good rotation too bad I'm in exams item 3070 Amumu item 3070

Fritterz6 votes

Prepare for Ekko being in EVERY SINGLE GAME

Aych Pii9 votes

Prepare for nothing to change?

Fractured Bum 5 votes

Gonna be playing me a lot of Leona and Nautilus c:

I Gank You Spank4 votes

Looks like pm playing ranked or draft all week so I can be free from the OP Ekko... Ive seen like 30000 pentakills with ekko

BlueDr3amz2 votes

then ban ekko XD

PhoenixOfHeaven9 votes

that's WHY hes going ranked/draft. re-read is post.

Vane NightShade4 votes

ekko....free? ಠ╭╮ಠ

Homeschool Teemo4 votes

honestly thresh should be more available or supports in general like pls....Lulu

SilentReaperIX4 votes

All your missing is Cassiopeia and Azir and you got the whole Shurima gang.

Primaquarius3 votes

Its time to D-d-d...d-d-d-d-d-d-d-Dance back into PvB mode for a while...

CookieKitKat3 votes

not ekko :/

TaseenKun2 votes

How is Yorick never free? >.<

Eclipse13372 votes

He's banned from the list, like Tristana, Poppy and Alistar. Idk why though. Tristana Poppy Alistar Yorick item 3070

Masked Lunatic2 votes

I think he was removed from the rota due to his kit 'needing a serious rework'. Honestly he is playable as he is right now but his kit lacks that wonderful oomph that Rito wants every champ to have.

Jazzy Jesus2 votes

That and he somewhat lacks counter-play because he has everything: -ranged slowing AoE -auto-attack boost -speed buff -SO MANY MINIONS (SO HARD TO CLICK ON) -life steal -teammate/self revival (even if it is temporary)

All of that, AND his passive makes him deal more damage and take less damage the more minions he has active.

Clockwork Mouse2 votes

Trist and Alaster because you cna get them for free by watching Riot on Facebook and youtube. the other two because they are unbalanced and Riot wantes to fix them at some point.

j12lin3 votes

WHY DOES EVERYONE KNOW FREE TRIST AND ALISTAR, BUT NOT FREE GAREN?!?!?!

2D arrays3 votes

because nobody uses Twitter

Pokemichael4 votes

Tristana and Alistar aren't banned from the list, only Poppy and Yorick are.

amazinick12132 votes

Ekko is gonna be in every game now, I can tell you that...

Jąnna8 votes

He already was the second he came out item 3070 item 2044

turnitdown5572 votes

I dont think Ekko is going to get nerfed.

coeurloyal1 votes

Not sure why everybody is freaking out over him. His trades and combos are fairly predictable... he's honestly not that hard to answer if you're paying attention, and his win rates are pretty much dead on 50% across the board. He's not that OP. I'd much rather lane against him than against a LB or Zed. He's really no different from playing against the other midlane assassins with good teamfights and duels.

Aych Pii1 votes

Not even. His average winrate in midlane is only 46%, and only barely brushes against 50% when the player has played 5+ games as Ekko. Then it dips to 42% if you've played 15+ games. His winrate is just kinda bad across the board.

coeurloyal1 votes

hmmm... just out of curiosity, where do you collect your data? What you quoted was comparable to what I found, but not the same. I'm seeing 48.63% win rate in soloQ and 50.26% in normals for the past week.

Aych Pii2 votes

Sorry, my bad. I was using champion.gg statistics, and had forgotten they only use Plat+ ranked games.

JayyQuizzle2 votes

can i get Yorick on the FTP please ?

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