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Ascension is now live

Riot·1/12/2017, 6:53:13 PM·9 votes·37,600 views

The friendly frosts of Snowdown have melted and given way to a raging Shuriman sandstorm. Ascension is now live from 1/13/17 - 1/16/17 and 1/20/17 - 1/23/17.

Check out our last Ascension post for more details on the rotating game mode. For those who just need a TL;DR:

  • Go 5v5 to claim the incredible power of Ascension by taking down Ancient Ascendant Xerath. Use Ascension to conquer the Crystal Scar of Shurima.
  • First team to reach 200 points wins. Score:
    • 1 point for champion kills.
    • 3 points for capturing a Shuriman relic.
    • 5 points for landing the killing blow on an Ascended champion.
    • 2 points for each kill you acquire while Ascended.

Go forth. Conquer. Ascend.

Important note: Since rotating game modes fall in sync with patch updates, we’ll be moving these announcements to patch notes from now on. Same info, new home. See you there!

204 Comments

NewGuy1011/13/2017, 8:13:56 PM70 votes

blah blah blah URF something something something PLZ RITO

Zherron Vorse1/14/2017, 6:36:23 AM37 votes

For those of you keeping track at home here is the RGM dates and how many of each mode we have seen so far. Teemo loves you.

RGM Dates

2016

4/8 Ascension 4/15 Legend of the Poro King 4/22 Urf (Ultra Rapid Fire) 4/29 Hexakill -Twisted Treeline 5/6 One For All 5/13 Ascension 5/20 Urf (Ultra Rapid Fire) 5/27 Definitely Not Dominion 6/3 Legend of the Poro King 6/10 Hexakill - Twisted Treeline 6/17 One For All 6/24 Ascension 7/1 Hexakill - Twisted Treeline 7/8 Definitely Not Dominion 7/15 Nexus Siege 7/22 Nexus Siege 7/29 Legend of the Poro King 8/5 One For All 8/12 Ascension 8/19 Nemesis Draft 8/26 Hexakill - Twisted Treeline 9/2 Nexus Siege 9/9 Legend of the Poro King 9/16 One For All 9/23 All Random Urf 9/30 Ascension 10/7 Definetly Not Dominion 10/14 Hexakill - Twisted Treeline 10/20 Doom Bots of Doom 10/28 Doom Bots of Doom 11/4 Legend of the Poro King 11/11 Ascension 11/18 Ascension 11/25 One For All 12/2 One For All 12/9 Nexus Seige 12/14 Legend of the Poro King 12/23 Legend of the Poro King 12/30 Legend of the poro King

2017

1/6 Legend of the Poro King 1/13 Ascension 1/20 Ascension

Totals:

2 = Urf (Ultra Rapid Fire) 1 = All Random Urf 9 = Ascension 9 = Legend of the Poro King 5 = Hexakill - Twisted Treeline 6 = One For All 3 = Definitely Not Dominion 4 = Nexus Siege 1 = Nemesis Draft 2 = Doom Bots of Doom

Metaf0x1/13/2017, 9:09:05 PM36 votes

Remember how they started rotating que because of the outcry for urf so we did not have to wait an entire year. What the hell is this stupid rotation. Ascension poro king nexus siege, with the occasional all for one. Bring back urf.[zombie-brand-facepalm]

Enndo1/13/2017, 8:19:40 PM24 votes

Ascension is the worst

Light Sovereign1/13/2017, 8:09:59 PM24 votes

New Year, New Schedule please.....

Crovax II1/14/2017, 1:13:29 AM22 votes

Dear Riot, PLEASE RESPOND! Even if we don't get URF back please at least talk to us! I (and many others) want to know what is going on. Literally the top 10 comments every week are a variation of "BRING BACK URF", so if you aren't giving us what we want at least tell us why.

sincerely, everyone

Godheim1/13/2017, 8:11:14 PM22 votes

Disappointing as usual

CytochromeCC1/13/2017, 8:22:52 PM21 votes

I survived 4 weeks of Poro King, I don't think I can survive another 3 weeks of this horrible gamemode.

Hypersonic1/13/2017, 10:03:07 PM17 votes

At this point, they're just disregarding our fixation for URF. This is intentional.

The Taco Kat1/13/2017, 8:55:27 PM14 votes

Ascension is probably my third favorite mode, but what happened to the other ones? It feels like it is Nexus Seige, Ascension, and Poro King all the time.

ShippoTail1/13/2017, 11:12:20 PM12 votes

What does RGM stand for again? Repeating Game mode? Random Game Mode? Rubbish Games Mode? But really, isn't it supposed to be a rotation of games?

After this post saying next week is Ascension... That gives us 9 weeks of Ascension, 9 weeks of Poroking, 6 weeks of One For All, 5 weeks of Hexakill, 4 weeks of Nexus Siege, 3 weeks of DND(can we get DNDND(definitely not definitely not Dominion, aka Dominion) any time?) 2 weeks of Doombots, 2 weeks of URF, 1 week of ARURF, and 1 week of Nemesis... for a total of 42 weeks (next week) of this game mode. And as you can see, the games are weighted to specific games, and away from others...

KiritoErenMikasa1/13/2017, 11:29:11 PM11 votes

How hard is it to just do this.... 4 weeks in a month... 1 Full entire week for each game mode which gives a large margin of time for each player depending on situations, you honestly dont even think about player base at all. ACTUALLY ROTATE GAME MODES, poor choices and overused and overrated PORO KING AND ASCENSION these games Modes need to go on a major hiatus. in the last 6 months what do you think of when you hear league of legends "Rotating" game mode? I dont even think of urf, I think of Poro KING and Ascensions

Its quite sad to be Honest.

if this was a Kitchen, Chef Ramsey would tell you to pull your head out of your asses

Do you not listen to your customers? are they not always right and to make them happy?

Whats the point of having a link for Feedback if you havent changed anything, there are distastes in everyones mouth for how bland this Rotating game mode its disgusting

Light Sovereign1/14/2017, 2:20:03 AM11 votes

You say Urf is Stagnant and everyone picks the same old champs? have u not seen the other modes?

Ascension: Rengar, Kat, Poppy, Jhin, Shaco, Sona Hexa: Kat, Zed, Blitz, Fidd, Yasuo, Fizz, Shaco Poro king: Fidd, Kat, Blitz, Galio, Skarner, Shaco, Sona, Master Yi, Malphite, Varus, Nidalee, Jayce Nexus siege: Lux, Zyra, Yasuo, Gangplank, Shaco Dominion: Master Yi, Yasuo, Kat, Shaco, One for All: Lux, Alistar, Lee Sin, Yasuo, Kat, Brand, Kennen, Wukong, Blitz, Darius, Tahm Kench. Nemesis Draft: all the forgotten champs. ARURF: The Free to play Champs had a much higher chance of being picked and u would have them more then any other champ.

Plz Riot, stop Disappointing us, i can't take another week 9 weeks of Ascension and Poroking and have u not notice how long the Queue times are for Ascension right now? almost a Minute.

Blood Lantern1/13/2017, 10:38:45 PM11 votes

Wow... this is Riots way of saying "Were to lazy to make changes to this, so lets just put 1 game ( ROTATING ) for three weeks"

[slayer-jinx-wink]

Light Sovereign1/14/2017, 12:50:08 AM9 votes

Same old Modes, getting Stagnant don't ya think?

Sunk My Dunk1/14/2017, 7:23:16 PM8 votes

"Lets spam the crap out of all modes EXCEPT the one that is the most popular" "...THATS GENIUS!"

IgnobleTempest1/13/2017, 9:55:24 PM8 votes

What the fuck IS THIS!? where urf?

Light Sovereign1/14/2017, 2:32:10 AM8 votes

Might as well rename it to the Repeating Game Mode Queue :/

DragoniteDD1/13/2017, 9:25:29 PM7 votes

I prefer URF≈ HEXAKILL > NEMISIS > PORO > one for all > others

nyakasgoods1/13/2017, 10:13:37 PM7 votes

I'm just sittin' quietly in a corner, waiting for nemesis draft.

Gusearth1/14/2017, 7:14:25 PM7 votes

Honestly, eventually Riot will run out of excuses as to why they aren't including URF in the RGM, and I'd like to see what they say when that time comes. Riot listens to the community most of the time, except for RGM. "We want URF" says the community. "Here's Poro King, Ascension, and Nexus siege every week" replies Riot. And then we never get URF.

7 deadly memes1/13/2017, 10:34:58 PM7 votes

There will only be one URF every year, and then 4 double ascensions

KoKoboto1/14/2017, 2:46:45 AM4 votes

Idk about everyone else but Ascension gives me a chance to play unique champions with unique builds. Sometimes I try Alistar full AD/AP or Nami AD crit. The perhaps only reason I am able to try these builds is because of Ascension gold gain so yeah. Also URF is pretty cancer because people only pick OP, ARUF isn't as fun because you can't try what you want to try.