League of Legends champions

Order these champions by the year they were released in League of Legends. You place all 40 cards on one timeline, one at a time. You start with three lives, and ten right in a row wins a lost one back.

League of Legends champions
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Order these champions by the year they were released in League of Legends. Drag or tap it onto the line
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How the League of Legends champions timeline works

The cards are League of Legends champions, each with its class and title printed underneath, such as Mage or Marksman followed by the champion's epithet. You order them by the year Riot released them. One champion begins on the timeline with its year displayed, and you place every new one into a gap. When the gap is right, the year shows and the card stays. When it's wrong, the champion still lands in its real position and you burn one of three lives, though a streak of ten correct placements restores one.

The game launched with a big starting roster and added champions at a furious pace in its first stretch, so the early part of the line is crowded and close. Later releases slowed down and got more elaborate, with heavier lore and flashier kits. Reworks don't count, which catches people out: a champion with a fresh look may be one of the originals. The class line rarely settles anything, since every era had its marksmen, mages and fighters.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

What's in the deck

Here are 28 of the 40 cards you might be dealt, with 12 more in the deck. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

  • Annie Mage: the Dark Child
  • Ashe Marksman: the Frost Archer
  • Master Yi Assassin: the Wuju Bladesman
  • Twisted Fate Mage: the Card Master
  • Ezreal Marksman: the Prodigal Explorer
  • Miss Fortune Marksman: the Bounty Hunter
  • Lux Mage: the Lady of Luminosity
  • Lee Sin Fighter: the Blind Monk
  • Vayne Marksman: the Night Hunter
  • Ahri Mage: the Nine-Tailed Fox
  • Zed Assassin: the Master of Shadows
  • Vi Fighter: the Piltover Enforcer
  • Jinx Marksman: the Loose Cannon
  • Yasuo Fighter: the Unforgiven
  • Azir Mage: the Emperor of the Sands
  • Ekko Assassin: the Boy Who Shattered Time
  • Jhin Marksman: the Virtuoso
  • Xayah Marksman: the Rebel
  • Kai'Sa Marksman: Daughter of the Void
  • Sylas Mage: the Unshackled
  • Yuumi Support: the Magical Cat
  • Seraphine Support: the Starry-Eyed Songstress
  • Viego Fighter: the Ruined King
  • Zeri Marksman: the Spark of Zaun
  • Milio Support: the Gentle Flame
  • Briar Fighter: the Restrained Hunger
  • Ambessa Fighter: the Matriarch of War
  • Mel Mage: the Soul's Reflection

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