League of Legends

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Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Key points

Free to play

General information

Official Website

Official Support

Official Forums (North America)

Unofficial Wiki

Unofficial Subreddit

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website		A League of Legends account is required to play. Accounts are region-bound,^[1] however transfers are available for purchase.^[2]

Game data

Launcher options menu.

In-game general settings.

In-game interface settings.

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/20590/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.

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Input settings

In-game key map settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Supported languages will vary from region to region. See Riot Games' support article for details.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese
Czech
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		10	Versus, Co-op 3vs3, 5vs5. Custom lobbies available for 1-10 players. Special events may provide unique game modes and team sizes (1v1, 2v2, 6v6).

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking		Ranked mode only available at level 30 and 20 champions unlocked.^[3]
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Only available for tournaments. Uses a pre-generated code instead of an IP address.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	80, 443, 2099, 5222, 5223, 8393-8400
UDP	5000-5500, 8088

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

League of Legends Help Center

Expansive official knowledge base covering everything from client & patcher issues, to in-game or login issues, and much more.

Constantly sees updates on a daily basis as the official support team adds or maintains the support articles.

Instructions

GPU Overheating

Running the game with uncapped frame rate and V-Sync disabled may lead to GPU overheating. Cap the frame rate or enable V-Sync to prevent this from happening.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL	1.5	OS X only.^[4]
Shader Model support	2

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise

Troubleshooting Tools

Hextech Repair Tool

Official automated troubleshooting tool able to fix issues related to corrupt game data, connection problems, and firewall issues.

Capable of automatically submitting a ticket to Riot Support if the tool wasn't able to fix the issue experienced.

Supports both Windows and OS X.

Lag Report

Official tool for testing the network connection to the game servers of a region.

Browser-based, no download or install required.

Provides a comparison report for ISPs in the user's location.

Supported regions: North America, EU-West, EU-Nordic East

Network Log Reader

Official tool for diagnosing network logs and find the cause of connection issues experienced during play.

Supports both Windows and OS X.

System requirements

Official system requirements.

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP (32-bit SP3 only^[5])	Vista, 7, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz	3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista and newer)	2 GB (XP) 4 GB (Vista and newer)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB	12 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support	Nvidia GeForce 8800 AMD Radeon HD 5670 512 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.8.5
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT ATI Radeon HD 2600	Nvidia GeForce GT 330M ATI Radeon HD 4670

Notes

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Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (20590) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Separate Servers - Riot Games Support - last accessed on 2017-10-01
"An account created for a particular server will not be able to log into the website or the version of client made for the other servers."
↑ Account Transfer FAQ - Riot Games Support - last accessed on 2017-10-01
↑ PSA: You need 20 champions to play ranked now. - League of Legends Subreddit - last accessed on 2017-09-30
"After the 10 bans release it says that you need 20 champions to play ranked now (as opposed to the previous 16)."
↑ A Trip Down The LoL Graphics Pipeline - last accessed on 2017-09-29
"We use a comparable featureset from OpenGL 1.5 on OS X machines"
↑ Dropping Support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Riot Games Support - last accessed on 2017-09-30
"Service Pack 2 is no longer compatible with the latest security protocols. This isn’t a change to League itself, but a required security update to the connection between players and our servers. The only versions of Windows compatible with the latest protocols are XP Service Pack 3 and above for 32-bit, and Vista and above for 64-bit."

[Proton_path_note-3] Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (20590) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (20590) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Separate Servers - Riot Games Support - last accessed on 2017-10-01
"An account created for a particular server will not be able to log into the website or the version of client made for the other servers."

[2] Account Transfer FAQ - Riot Games Support - last accessed on 2017-10-01

[4] PSA: You need 20 champions to play ranked now. - League of Legends Subreddit - last accessed on 2017-09-30
"After the 10 bans release it says that you need 20 champions to play ranked now (as opposed to the previous 16)."

[5] A Trip Down The LoL Graphics Pipeline - last accessed on 2017-09-29
"We use a comparable featureset from OpenGL 1.5 on OS X machines"

[6] Dropping Support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Riot Games Support - last accessed on 2017-09-30
"Service Pack 2 is no longer compatible with the latest security protocols. This isn’t a change to League itself, but a required security update to the connection between players and our servers. The only versions of Windows compatible with the latest protocols are XP Service Pack 3 and above for 32-bit, and Vista and above for 64-bit."

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Developers

	Riot Games
Release dates
Windows	October 27, 2009
macOS (OS X)	March 1, 2013