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Bilgewater: Burning Tides sails over the horizon

Riot·8/7/2015, 5:17:04 PM·1 votes·82,520 views

TLDR: Bilgewater: Burning Tides is over and League has changed forever with the introduction of a new item commemorating Gangplank’s fall.

From Brazil to Korea, Oceania to Europe West, players all over the world took a journey to Bilgewater as part of League’s biggest in-game event. You explored the city online, battled across Butcher’s Bridge, plundered alongside the Black Market Brawlers, and read through the Burning Tides story in three acts. And now you can relive the story with a commemorative version of Burning Tides: The Reckoning. Download the PDF here!

In celebration of Bilgewater: Burning Tides, we’re leaving a permanent mark on League of Legends. As part of the next patch, Dead Man’s Plate will join the armory of League armaments in commemoration of Gangplank’s fall and grim resolve to reclaim his former glory.

As a reminder, all players who owned and played an entire matchmade game as Gangplank during the event will receive the Captain Gangplank skin. It can take up to three days to award everyone their skins. Beginning at 11:00 AM PDT on August 12, the Captain Gangplank skin will be available in the store for 975 RP.

Thank you for joining us on this long voyage, we hope you enjoyed the ride, and we’ll see you out on the battlefields!

395 Comments

TheseSpearsHURT8/10/2015, 9:58:29 AM345 votes

Gangplank ARRR a great ending indeed! Zilean Oh no, change is definitely not over in the rift, I assure you danger is sure to come Kassadin Am I getting a huge buff??? Zilean Not really Leblanc Do I get my silence back>? Zilean Nah... Karthus Does my ult do damage to all units in the game? Zilean no then what is it..? Zilean Rito decided to give mord a pet dragon so he can fly around killing teemos in a rift near you.. Mordekaiser I shall call him...bobo...bobo the yordle slayer!! Yorick wow, that's neat man! maybe I will get to bring back no one cares yorick go back in the corner! Yorick oh...ok.. Leblanc who was that guy??? Kassadin some champion rito forgot to get rid of Yorick aw...

Jolly Tryhard8/10/2015, 1:43:38 PM88 votes

Ekko Better go back and stop rito from giving mord a pet dragon! Zilean better keep them from making darius twice as broken as well Ekko wait what Darius ...Dunkin' Yorick :))) Urgot hey yorick, sion got reworked and we don't hang out anymore, wanna be friends? Yorick I'm desperate but i'm not that desperate... Urgot item 3070 Amumu i'll be your frie- Urgot shut up

Maerlon08/10/2015, 9:12:12 AM82 votes

If Gangplank got his oranges earlier he wouldn't have died in the first place.

PrimordiaI8/10/2015, 10:00:20 AM49 votes

I dont see why you guys cant KEEP the ARAM map... so when you queue for ARAM we can have a chance to play in either howling fjord or bilgewater. Kind of a huge waste of time and money spent on making the map for it to only be here for a little while and be completely gone... just make it available always please.

Ikusu8/10/2015, 1:32:51 PM38 votes

Gangplank can get 2 visual reworks but Graves can't have a cigar!?

Melancholy Hill8/10/2015, 9:16:43 AM34 votes

Rito what we really want is trickers glass, not deadman's plate

LMFAO xALEXx8/10/2015, 9:24:57 AM33 votes

He was meant to be our pirate that didn't do anything. He just kinda stayed at home, and lied around. If you asked him to do anything. He'd just tell you, "I don't don't do anything" WEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL He's never been to Greenland and he's never been to Denver and he's never buried treasure in ST Louie or ST Paul and he's never been to Moscow and he's never been to Tampa and he's never been to Boston in the fall he arrrr the pirate who doesn't do anything he just stays at home, and lies around and if you ask him, to do anything he'll just tell you, he doesn't do anything and he's never hoist the main sail and he's never swabbed the poop deck and he's never veered starboard, cause he's never sailed at all and he's never walked the GANGPLANK and he's never owned a parrot. and he's never been to Boston in the fall he is the pirate who doesn't do anything he just stays at home, and lies around and if you ask him, to do anything he'll just tell you, he doesn't do anything He's never plucked a rooster and he is not too good at ping-pong and he's never thrown his mashed potatoes up against the wall and he's never kissed a chipmunk, and he's never gotten head lice and he has never been to Boston in the fall (pirate captains log 2015 who be this band relient K and why they be so full of contradictions) he doesn't know what he did but he's down with captain kidd he doesn't wake up before lunch but he eats all the captain crunch he doesn't smoke, he doesn't chew he watches captain kangaroo and he's never licked a spark-plug and he's never sniffed a stink bug and he's never painted Daisies on a big red rubber ball and he's never bathed in yogurt and he doesn't look good in leggings and he's never been to Boston in the fall he ARR the pirate who doesn't do anything he just stays at home, and lies around and if you ask him, to do anything he'll just tell you, he doesn't do anything he is the pirate who doesn't do anything he just stays at home, and lies around and if you ask him, to do anything he'll just tell you, he doesn't do anything Gangplank

Hum4n After All8/10/2015, 9:46:23 AM17 votes

I just earned the GP icon minutes after 2am. Those 15 lvl 3 upgrades were a pain.

Solowinged8/10/2015, 11:37:19 AM15 votes

Absolutely LOVED this event, Riot really blew it out of the water with this one!

I think the focus on lore has been a long time coming and all the anticipation has built up to something truly amazing, with explosive results.

Can't wait for what you guys cook up next! :D TahmKench

Thereisntaname8/10/2015, 9:50:23 AM11 votes

League....I needed one more win and then I would've gotten the icon...Rito pls.