Has any champion concept that was on the boards actually get made into a champion in the game?
I see a lot of good ideas, have any champions actually been added into the game because of someone's idea here on the boards?
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As far as we know Riot never copies content from the boards and honestly it wouldn't make much sense for paid designers wasting time searching the forums for ideas instead of developing them on their own.
That said they do check high grossing posts for demands: People wanted a female tank -> Leona People wanted a marksmen with high skill ceilling -> Draven People wanted a manly support (notable mention: Angus) -> Braum People made memes and jokes about armored bears -> Volibear
Claims that Riot copied concepts have either been impossible (Champions take months to make, which makes it hard for a concept released two weeks prior to reveal being the inspiration) or very vague (Sniper motif for Jhin / split entity for Kindred / Earthbender for Taliyah / Treants for Ivern)
There are some that are potentially inspired off Boards' ideas, but Riot never directly copies.
was a player concept if I remember correctly.
Dmitry the sniper is argued to have been the initial inspiration behind 
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If you go to the 'Best' section of C&C, find Dha'Ma and you'll realize he definitely influenced Riot's designs for Kindred. That's as close as it's gotten though. :/
Right now I'm trying to inspire Riot to make a mousey yordle thief.
I believe, was inspired by the fan concept of an Armoured Bear.
Kha'Zix was inspired off of a boards post, though the kit ultimately ended up being extremely different. Though now that I think back to it, that original post had talk of him being able to burrow, which went into Rek'sai. Idk, all I know is that said champion was actually named Kha'zix a good while before Kha'zix was even announced.