New free champion rotation: Ashe, Corki, Kha'Zix and more!

Riot·Jun 26, 2016·2 votes·35,745 views

Greetings Summoners!

Here are this week's free champions:

Ashe - the Frost Archer

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Marksman

Secondary Role Support

Blitzcrank - the Great Steam Golem

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Tank

Secondary Role Fighter

Corki - the Daring Bombardier

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Marksman

Ekko - the Boy Who Shattered Time

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Assassin

Secondary Role Fighter

Heimerdinger - the Revered Inventor

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Mage

Secondary Role Support

Kha'Zix - the Voidreaver

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Assassin

Secondary Role Fighter

Rengar - the Pridestalker

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Assassin

Secondary Role Fighter

Riven - the Exile

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Fighter

Secondary Role Assassin

Taric - the Shield of Valoran

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Support

Secondary Role Fighter

Yasuo - the Unforgiven

Attack

Defense

Ability

Difficulty

Primary Role Fighter

Secondary Role Assassin

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

See you on the Fields of Justice!

92 Comments

King DellronJun 27, 201633 votes

#A Corporate Matter Episode:_ You Better Overwatch Your Servers, Lest They Break._

DrMundo "League is down, Corporate Mundo report, League is down. Sound alarms, we losing money by minute."

Gnar "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, CALL THE DUNKSQUAD, CALL MY MOMMY!"

Soraka "Calm down sir, I'm sure everything will be fine."

Gnar "You don't understand, Corporate Mundo is terrible at financing. He spends all of our money as soon as we make it. Without the constant inflow of cash, we won't be able to afford anything. Not even our icons."

Soraka: "I think you might be- Oh Rito, this is horrible."

Corporate Gnar: "Hey, who is that out there?"

Tracer: "C'mon, the world could always use more heroes. Join Overwatch, it's a blast."

Corporate Gnar: "Hey you, just because we are down right now. Doesn't mean you can just come outside our building and try to recruit our players."

Reaper: "Oh, shut up. We have been doing a fine job taking your players, even without you knocking your league out."

Heimerdinger: So, you just do one turret, but you can upgrade it twice, instead of once?"

Torbjörn: "You should try it sometime. My baby's got some kick to her. I might even be able to show you how to attach the rocket launchers."

Gangplank: "Nice gun, bet you can almost one shot someone as fast as me.

Mccree: "Your voice, why it's like listening to a recording of myself. I dare say you're almost as handsome as me as well."

Evelynn: "You stole my look."

Widowmaker: "At least I am actually an assassin."

Reinhardt: "Mine's bigger."

Braum: "It's not the size that matters, it's all about how you use it."

Corporate Gnar: "I have had enough, all this game cross-referencing is getting out of hand. Lemme check, League should be fixed in about, does anyone have the time?"

Gangplank, "Let me see, judging by how the sun is up nice and high. Noon is about what I would say."

Everyone scatters and hides behind walls and trees.

Gangplank: "What did I do?"

Corporate Mundo: "Attention, we be taking everything down for to fix leagues. Commencing all shutdowns."

Corporate Gnar: "But, my story."

VoraciousXJun 28, 20161 votes

You forgot Eve's title was also stolen, lol.

Solari FortuneJun 28, 20163 votes

Kayle: So you don't punish people with swift righteous fiery fury? Mercy: Violence does not always have to be the solution to everything you know.

UberificalJun 27, 201626 votes

Looks forward to playing Irelia, Cassiopeia, and Gragas...sees that they aren't actually free this week

VoraciousXJun 28, 20163 votes

I don't think Cassiopeia's been free since her rework and I've been wanting to try her...>>;

ToaDistraxxJun 27, 201612 votes

#The Arcade

Season 1, Episode 5: Overwatched, Part 1

Hecarim "Hello everybody and welcome to The Arcade." "Tonight we will be doing our usual shenanigans." MissFortune "Sir, league is down, we cant do our shenanigans." Hecarim "Wait what?" "If league is down, that means.." lights turn off

Hecarim: "That happens."

Riven: "Welp. We're officially done." "SOMEONE TURN ON THE LIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!"

MF: "Calm down Riven, we still can play Overwatch at least!"

Hecarim: "I don't think that's gonna happen."

lights turn back on MissFortune "Oh look, league is back up. Guess we can do our usual- OH MY GOD WHY IS THERE A ROBOT IN OUR HOUSE"

Bastion: "Beep boop. Boop beep."

Zenyatta: "Pass into the iris."

Sona "..." MissFortune "IM NOT GOING TO DO THAT WHY WOULD I DO THAT"

Reaper: "Just do what he says."

Hecarim "Alright, fine. Everyone go into this "iris" thing." Veigar "If it means escaping Bronze, I'm in!" "Hello fellow robots. I am your new leader, Battle Boss Blitzcrank."

Bastion: "Beep beep."

Sona "..." MissFortune "Alright whatever" Riven "If there's a chat, I'm out." Malzahar Chogath KogMaw Khazix RekSai Kassadin Velkoz "Don't forget us!" TahmKench "Hello everyone, I'm finally back from getting Level 6 so I'm gonna join you all." Thresh "I'm the destroyer of the universe so I might as well be here."

Tracer: "Alright, Is everyone ready to go?"

Everyone: "YEAH!"

Tracer: "Then lets go kill each other over and over for no reason!"

Everyone: "YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH?"

TO BE CONTINUED.

(The next episode is the season finale, so after Overwatched Part 2, and the season finale, The Arcade will be in Season 2! So look forward to that!)

KillerB1206Jun 27, 20167 votes

I mean just wow riot blitz,yasuo,riven,ekko,rengar,kah'zix and the donger it seems like no PvP this week I'll just chill out on bots cuz the hunt is on and I don't want heart attack from jumping rengo,kha,riven,ekko just as you decide to walk by a bush

President Swa1nJun 27, 20162 votes

Ekko isn't that bad

Chaos689Jun 28, 20161 votes

Rengar isn't bad. He's actually pretty weak now. Buy some pinks for the entrances and GG no ganks.

KillerB1206Jun 28, 20161 votes

As a rengo main I just type in all chat (if I got cocky) rip "whoever I am gonna jump onto" and then they die that's what rengar is he don't care if you got wards he'll tower dive you kill you in 1.5 sec and you can't do anything as with CDR that ult is less than a minute but you have to be fed for that and that's the hard part

But when you talk about carrying I haven't won a single game past 35 min mark cuz I am worthless then and most people don't know how to play if you have rengar on your team

Chaos689Jun 29, 20161 votes

Lol yeah... Usually I can only "tower five and kill in 1.5 sec" if i'm super fed but OK... You are 100% right about the carrying thing. Rengar is MEANT to be a feast or famine hyper carry and honestly recently he can't carry even if he is super fed.

set435Jun 28, 20161 votes

Blitzcrank is pretty creepy when he grabs you from the bush..[slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

KosamyJun 28, 20166 votes

I like how Khazix and Rengar are in the same champ rotation (rivals) and Yasuo and Riven too.

TFBaamJun 27, 20164 votes

and people here are complaining about the cancer champions here, kha zix, rengar, yasuo, ekko, etc and the typo, etc and yet they havent seen the worst yet. Ashe and Taric who said you can move?

NotoriosBigBossJun 27, 20164 votes

I love how Kha'zix and Rengar are together.

RipDeanJun 27, 20163 votes

oh look yasuo is free... summoner 6 summoner 4

Roit GumsJun 27, 20163 votes

Holy.... this rotation is loaded with op champs

President Swa1nJun 27, 20163 votes

In case you think Ekko is OP (not saying you do necessarily), he isn't anymore

MagikarpIsBossJun 27, 20161 votes

Ekko is no longer impossible to kill because his hp, now you cant kill him because of his damage.

President Swa1nJun 28, 20161 votes

Assassin Ekko (which is what you're talking about) is an example of what a balanced assassin should look like. High risk, high reward, dangerous early game but expensive full builds.

Cuchulainn01Jun 27, 20161 votes

Ekko may not be "OP", however, he is still quite strong. Riot did a pretty good job this time around.

President Swa1nJun 28, 20161 votes

I'd say he's quite balanced now. Going solely off Platinum+ win rate (and I do know that does not correlate directly with how good a champion is and that there are many other factors involved) he's below average at the moment (47.7%). They somehow managed to nerf tank Ekko and buff assassin Ekko both to a point where both are viable and balanced. I never thought it possible and so I always wanted them to kill off tank Ekko, but they've done it.

Arkyeus1Jun 29, 20161 votes

Taric OP Taric

Cigano AsiasticoJun 27, 20163 votes

"Cassiopeia, Gragas, Irelia and more!"....... I think they just meant "more!"

xingerJun 27, 20163 votes

... Blitz/Riven/Yasuo are free. Just what I wanted. Yes. Very Much.

GhxzttJun 27, 20163 votes

Oh my goodness! Rengar and Kha'Zix both in the free champion week!

Knight SkyJun 27, 20163 votes

I love when Riot reads my mind and makes a champ i really wanna try out free the next day.

KamisoreJun 27, 20162 votes

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UeiiJun 28, 20162 votes

Standard trading combo is E to a minion (or 2), E onto the champ, AA, Q, AA/ E back to your minion line.

Take 18/0/12 masteries, take fervor or warlords, when you have fervor run more attack speed in your runes.

Start with item 1055 and summoner 3 until you're good enough for other summoners.

Max E first, take E first if you can bully them out of farm, Q if they have tons of lv 1 dmg like teemo and you need more range to farm safely until lv 2.

Build item 1037 / item 1038 then transition into an attack speed crit item like item 3087 .

Ward up a ton, you're gonna get camped. Like, alot alot. item 2043

Hope this helps! [slayer-jinx-wink]

RoyalTrippyNAJun 28, 20162 votes

Finally saves up enough ip for Riven after buying her, sees she's free to play the next day....THANK YOU RITO

LegendSkyShockJun 28, 20161 votes

its only for a week lol

The Abyss WalkerJun 28, 20162 votes

I can't believe they put Kha'zix and Rengar on the same week.

tedwaddoJun 28, 20162 votes

Why is yorick never in the rotation?

SoftCrunch49Jul 4, 20161 votes

They disabled Yorick due to his "Unfun playstyle".

LICENSED HOOKERJun 28, 20162 votes

I see the common theme this week is aids, from support Blitzcrank it jungle Rengar and the favorite Yasuo suo

KouseiiJun 27, 20161 votes

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Cuchulainn01Jun 27, 20162 votes

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KouseiiJul 1, 20161 votes

Ok?.... :/

Necro Warrior87Jun 27, 20161 votes

YASUO IS FREE!!! well, now to see if he be worth the monies

en hiverJun 27, 20161 votes

he is good as long as you dont spam dash everywhere and pay attention to what you are doing. hes not braindead until you get 2 items xd

SoftCrunch49Jul 4, 20161 votes

I used to be a yasuo main he has a high skill cap and is a beast in late game but he has one of the worst laning phases i have ever seen

KamisoreJun 27, 20161 votes

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epicnowJun 28, 20163 votes

Or shiv and IE

T8er8Jun 28, 20161 votes

another rotation with every champ i already own

creeper78Jun 28, 20161 votes

item 3072 item 3142 item 3071 item 1419 item 3153 item 3124 Aatrox build

item 2140

PK FlunrJun 29, 20161 votes

Honestly Yasuo and Ekko will be much less powerful because they are quite hard to use. Heimer, on the other hand...

wrinkledrectumJun 29, 20161 votes

These champs are too OP why.... just why.... I just got the donger yesterday and now he's free. Just replace ashe with teemo and make everyone's day [slayer-jinx-unamused]