What will be the new lore behind summoner spells ?

Cryo00·Dec 13, 2016·1 votes·1,402 views

So, from the new lore that I am reading, you guys are moving away from the champions being summoned to Summoner's Rift. I love your new lore as all the champion bios so far have been a blast to read. What will be your new lore for summoner spells, now that they are not being controlled by summoners anymore ?

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Eye of TwilightDec 13, 20163 votes

There probably won't be any at all. The summoner spells are a part of the game and don't really have any place in the lore whatsoever. The game is not part of the lore, but the lore is part of the game. They don't always blend evenly into each other. It would be like asking "what role do runes/masteries play in the lore?" Well... none at all because it's a game feature.

However! They did say that "Summoners" will have some part in the lore. They won't come back as summoners as we knew them, but some group of people will be titled summoners and be a part of the lore at some point. Perhaps summoner spells will mean something when they're introduced.

OurLestradeDec 13, 20161 votes

You know in Smash Brothers how everyone is a statue being messe with by Master Hand? Probably that.

Purpl3Jungl3Dec 13, 20161 votes

wdym not being controlled by summoners anymore?

Eye of TwilightDec 13, 20161 votes

Originally the lore stated that champions were summoned to the Fields of Justice by summoners. Summoners and champions resided in the Institute of War (the League of Legends) and the champions would fight to decide the outcome of - what would have otherwise been - a war.

Two years ago Riot retconned that lore so that the Institute of War/League of Legends and summoners did not exist. Each champion exists exactly as they do in their stories and are not impacted by the game. The game does not influence the lore, but the lore can influence the game.

Tesla EffectDec 13, 20161 votes

While the magical spells similar to the ones shown in the Summoner Spells might exist within the games lore (they dont seem too far fetched of being plausable for the setting), there are no actual evidence for such spells being used and/or said to have been used.

For all we know currently, they have no lore significants.