Wich and how many Magic schools exist right now in Runeterra?

Sancre·Jul 28, 2017·2 votes·544 views

I know that this question might sound a bit odd, and probably there is no real answer right now, as RIOT will probably add more to back up the stories of new champions that use that kind of magic in the future. But i'm seriously curious about that for our current champions.

-Exists more than one hemomancer master (on Ionia maybe) right now? Or is the only one?

-Is there any Shuriman earth mage that can help further develop her powers apart from ?

Is the only Shadow Master? or are there other Shadow Schools founded by some rogue disciple?

Is there any light mage that can teach to take a better control of her powers? leading her to become an elementalist master.

Who created Wind technique? (Isn't magic, but almost looks like it) Is his master still alive?

Can anyone apart from teach arcane magic?

6 Comments

SkelenthJul 28, 20174 votes

Well, it's said magic is pretty rare in Runeterra, so I guess there are very few schools in the traditional sense. Please keep in mind that most champions are unique, not only in the game, but in Runeterra aswell. It's part of what makes them champions iirc, Vlad got his magic from his master, who sacrificed himself to give him that power. Hemomancing seems to be a rather lonely job, if that's a requirement. I highly doubt there are many like him and he might aswell be the only one. Zed obviously teaches his pupil, who could further teach it themselves, however, his Shadow techniques were locked away for generations by the Kinkou Order and were considered a forbidden art. Therefore, very low population of Shadow Master city. Lux apparently already learned a few tricks of her own to keep her powers in check, if she figured it out herself or if she got help I don't know. Yasuos elder is dead, which is the whole point of his lore (I just assume the Elder is the Wind Technique Master). And it was said only one in a generation could master the Wind Technique, so it's probably a mix of innate magic and hard training.

Whyte LyonJul 29, 20171 votes

Hemomancing seems to be a rather lonely job, if that's a requirement. I highly doubt there are many like him and he might as well be the only one.

While there is no hard evidence that says to the contrary, there does seem to be some things to consider.

https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/story-art/e3RNPnjh-riotjaredan-since-garens-uncle-was-killed-by-blood-magic-was-it-vlad?comment=0000

Ebonmaw DragonJul 29, 20173 votes

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I just assume the Elder is the Wind Technique Master

This is wrong, the Elders of Ionia are political figures of Ionia: Karma for example is an Elder.

So, the Elder of Yasuo's Lore is not really the one that taught him about the wind techniques.

KrabohodJul 28, 20171 votes

I'm strong believer of the theory that Runterra is full of cults. And I think that magic is teached in a religious matter. Even hemomancers consider their craft like something that you should spend your whole life and join "the cult" to master their magic. We know that no-magic people is the biggest proportion of population. And magic is not such a ordinary thing in Runterra, we just have lots of mages in League, cause they are Legends. So any magic user would be probably considered by ordinary people like Chosen one. The way people work with and feel magic is religion way.

So, Taliyah would probably need to seek any temples and cults that specialise in the Great Weaver's beliefs Lux is already joined the mage order of Demacia Zed is probably the one and only Shadow Mater. You see, shadow magic bases itself on the using magic of other people/land/other species. It's very shady thing, and shadow secrets were locked by Shen's father's clan. So, Zed's Order is probably the only place where you could learn Shadow Technics. And Yasuo 's magic is mystery right now, it seems like.

About Ryze . I think that Arcane magic is the most popular type of magic and is used by some champions. But the big daddy Ryze is just extraodinary good with it. So, if you have any ability to use magic in you, you probably could learn few tricks. Lux 's magic for example seems arcany - cause it's also use of energy just in different form: in form of light.

SancreJul 29, 20171 votes

Yes, they seem to be champions because they are able to wield those powers.

Lux Could be quite right with those mages, so that would explain where she can learn to controll her powers.

It really seemed like Taliyah 's was also one of a kind, but all magics seems to work more or less the same. That would explain why a wind mage like Yasuo could help Taliyah to develop her earth skills. I think that instead of within a temple, her master has to be another earth user, like Azir , if only she could understand that he means no harm...

About Zed , I wonder if after becoming Shadow Assassin Kayn will try to assassinate him, or might get out to create a new school, to help Zed get more shadow disciples and empower the Order.

Yasuo 's seem to be half wind magic, half hard earned technique.

Ryze is an Archmage, as should elementalist Lux be, but Ryze only seems to be able to use Arcane, also used just by other one, ultrapowerful magician ( Xerath ). Is then elementalist Lux , superior to our almost-inmortal grumpy blue archmage? or is arcane magic something beyond the rest of elements that only the strongest can hope to ever use?

SancreJul 29, 20171 votes

I've got a small theory about this.

In her original lore, Lux was regarded as a gifted child able to learn any spell. In the most recent one though, she no longer is, but then, how does Elementalist Lux come to happen in the future? Lux seemed to only be gifted for light.

From here comes different options

1.She learned with the mages to use more elements, so learning them is possible and shouldn't be that rare in Runeterra, but then what is arcane magics, that is only used by very powerfull magicians like and ? . Does that mean that Arcane is inferior to the rest of elements? so those 2 would be inferior to or . If arcane was to be superior , Why can't use any other element?

2-You have to be born with that element, so a X factor allowed her to learn the rest of elemental magics.

3.Something can help a normal human become a mage by giving it an elemental affinity

This is where the theory starts.

Reading the story of both Ryze and Shyvana . I can't help but think that the World Runes are the origin not only of life, but magic itself, both because Ryze knows how destructive they can be, and because the dragons take their fiery looks and powers of a small rune fragment embedded in their hearts.

I think then, that magics, and every element of those come from fragments of Runes or the original World runes themselves, and that those magic champions got in contact with them in some undertermined time on their life.

Lux came in contact with the Light Rune, maybe in some of her travels with her family Taliyah came in contact with the Earth Rune, maybe when she got lost in ancient ruins in the middle of Shurima Vladimir Vlad's master possessed a fragment of the Blood Rune inside him, just by living alongside it, he started to awaken the blood magic, but his power wasn't complete until he took the fragment from the bloodstream of his master and got it inside him. Zed got his powers from the Shadow Rune, kept inside a box because of its dangerous characteristics as a World Rune with untinkable power. The Shadow Rune might reside right now inside him, and just by going to his dojo, his disciples start to awaken to the Shadows, but aren't as strong if they leave early (like what might have happened to Akali if she was once his disciple). We haven't seen Zed's true face yet, he could be just a living shadow with pulsating white lines (That define a shadow master, as revealed earlier by Riot), being these lines power marks created by being overexposed to the power of that Rune. Kayn is incredibly strong, but he doesn't posess any Rune or fragment inside him, he manages to supply this with Rhaast's amazing power when in Shadow Assassin form, that boosts his already strong Shadow magic beyond the limits. the fire sealed on ice that got inside him WAS the Fire Rune, now he is the embodiment of Fire Yasuo 's master might have posessed the Wind Rune or a fragment of it, but only allowed the best warriors among its students to get close enought to said Rune to start developing Wind Magic. When the War started, someone knew that the Rune/fragment was there, so killing the elder and getting such powerful artifact was vital Ryze He has come in contact with so many different elemental Runes and fragments that he can no longer use different elements, they all converged into unity, a perfect and pure element, called "Arcane"

This is just a mad theory though, but i think it would fit with all the points exposed earlier. Why mages are so rare? Why does someone born with the Light magic becomes an elementalist? why isn't it any more? What are the creatures that come to fight her and destroy Demacia? These would probably be creatures mutated or born of the World Runes, causing them to become ultra powerful and wild beings, but could also be magic feeding beasts that ravage Demacia in order to find the Rune fragments or World Runes that Lux is hiding there.