The Star Guardians are coming to League of Legends, League of Legends: Wild Rift, Legends of Runeterra, and a brand new merch line. Star Guardians is the League alternate universe the place acquainted and in style characters are reimagined as highschool college students who stay double lives as magical women. The Star Guardian occasion begins on July 14 and can final for 10 weeks, with each in-game content material and out-of-game occasions accompanying the brand new skins.
The magical lady style (mahō shōjo) is about empowering younger ladies, exhibiting off their sturdy friendships, and pitting them in opposition to nice evils. Star Guardians champions are empowered by the First Star and struggle in opposition to cosmic threats — and, sometimes, one another. That is the fourth iteration of the Star Guardians occasion, and right here’s what followers can anticipate.
First, there can be a tune and music video launching on YouTube referred to as Every thing Goes On by songwriter, vocalist, and producer Porter Robinson.
League of Legends can be getting 12 new Star Guardian Skins and an in-client narrative expertise referred to as Star Guardian: One other Sky. One other Sky appears prefer it builds on earlier occasions like Spirit Blossom and Sentinels of Mild to inform a narrative with the liberty of an alternate universe, freed from mainline lore. Riot describes One other Sky in its announcement, writing:
Via video games of LoL and TFT, gamers will progress by means of a compelling story of affection and loss, forgiveness and friendship by means of the eyes of a model new crew led by Akali and Kai’Sa. On the similar time, by finishing in-game champion missions, they’ll enhance their “bond” with the varied Guardians, unlocking rewards and discovering new tales alongside the way in which.
Nilah, the Pleasure Unbound, is the sport’s latest champion, and she or he’ll be one of many new Star Guardians together with Ekko, Sona, Taliyah, Quinn and Rell. Akali and Kai’Sa are getting new legendary skins with new voiceover, and Star Nemesis Morgana and Fiddlesticks function fearsome antagonists. Collectors will even have the ability to earn Status Star Guardian Ekko and Syndra.
Wild Rift, the cell adaptation of League of Legends, is getting its personal in-client narrative expertise. In the same setup to Sentinels of Mild, gamers can play by means of each campaigns so as to recognize the total scope of the whole lot happening with the Star Guardians. Wild Rift will debut Star Guardian Orianna, Seraphine, Ahri, Senna, Xayah, Rakan, and Miss Fortune. Xayah and Rakan, who had been launched as corrupted Star Guardians, appear to take a face flip with the brand new Redeemed Star Guardian Xayah and Rakan skins.
Gamers will witness Xayah’s journey to avoid wasting Rakan first-hand with the assistance of some model new Star Guardians. They’ll stage up their squad and their familiars by means of a sequence of in-game missions, battle chaos monsters in fight encounters, and observe the fearless Guardians as they study to forgive and forge new friendships.
Legends of Runeterra, Riot’s digital card sport, may have its personal Star Guardians and boards. Gwen, Kai’Sa, Jinx, Senna, Quinn, Taliyah, Lulu, and Soraka will obtain Star Guardian skins for his or her Champion playing cards.
The occasion additionally comes with a bunch of occasion passes, cosmetics, and merchandise. We’ve already seen Periods: Star Guardian Taliyah, which is a creator-safe chill ambient album that depicts Taliyah on the mall, alternatively being haunted by and hanging out with Star Nemesis Fiddlesticks. Riot can be donating 20% of all proceeds from the Star Guardian Occasion Go, in addition to 100% of proceeds from Star Guardian Taliyah and her assorted bundles, to the Riot Video games Social Impression Fund in partnership with ImpactAssets.
Gamers may also decide up Star Guardian Zoe and Jinx figures from Good Smile firm, Star Guardian pillows from Secretlab, and friendship bracelets, rings, and lockets from RockLove Jewellery.
