Riot is celebrating the upcoming premiere of its League of Legends animated series Arcane with a full month of celebration across all of its biggest games. Called RiotX Arcane, this month-long celebration will be a mix of in-person and digital events coinciding with the premiere of the animated series on Netflix.
RiotX Arcane begins on November 6 at the League of Legends World Championship. Following the championships, Riot will host a red carpet event to time with the premiere of Arcane on Netflix. Streamers will be able to co-stream the first episode on Twitch without risk of DMCA takedown.
Arcane will be released in three parts throughout November and every Riot game will add some kind of Arcane-themed tie-in as new episodes premiere. Check out the list of in-game promotions below.
- League of Legends will release free Arcane skins inspired by the show, a variety of thematic updates to Summoner’s Rift, and Preseason 2022 updates.
- Free Arcane-inspired skins for Jayce, Vi, Caitlyn, and Jinx.
- New elemental drakes, items, and runes.
- Caitlyn Art & Sustainability Update
- Map accents on Summoner’s Rift
- League of Legends: Wild Rift will add an Arcane Experience in-game event, add Arcane Jinx and Vi skins, add Jayce and Caitlyn as Champions, and feature a Jinx vs Vi-themed week.
- Legends of Runeterra will add a new permanent PvE Mode called The Path of Champions, add Jayce as a new Champion, add Thematic support cards from Piltover and Zaun, and add a new Mega Event Pass.
- Teamfight Tactics will release the Gizmos & Gadgets set, add Arcane-themed Tacticians including Chibi Champions, and add a new Double Up mode to play with friends.
- Valorant, despite not taking place in the same universe as League of Legends will add a free RiotX Arcane Pass, offer free in-game collectible items, in-game Arcane Collector’s set, and release the new Agent, Chamber.
Players can check out the World of RiotX Arcane event hub page to keep track of all the new developments appearing in the various Riot games as well as in the Arcane series itself. The hub will feature rewards players can redeem starting on November 7.
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