After the successful 10 years of their world-famous MOBA game - League of Legends, Riot Games releases a mobile version of the game, attempting to claim their shares of this booming market. The game, known as  League of Legends: Wild Rift, officially hit the live server in late 2020. And needless to say, it was an immediate global hit. Today, GuruGamer will take you on a complete beginner tour, showing you all the basic things you need to know about How to Play Wild Rift!

What is League of Legends: Wild Rift?

After years of eagerly waiting, fans of the popular MOBA game League of Legends finally get a mobile version to enjoy. This is Riot Games' reimagining of their global hit, bringing its essence to your portable devices.  If you're familiar with the PC version, you'll get right on with this title.

Wild Rift still features a 5v5 MOBA gameplay, but with a twist for mobile owners. The map is smaller, players cast spells and abilities with dual-stick controls, and match times are just about 15 minutes. This is Riot Games’ first attempt to move to the mobile market, but it does not disappoint. The company tries to mobile gaming powerhouse Tencent Gaming, which provides an expert level of knowledge in the trade.

Does Wild Rift Cost Money to Play?

Like the original game, Wild Rift is completely free-to-play. However, it still features the in-game microtransaction system, offering in-app purchases for skins and other cosmetic items. Similar to the PC version, players can unlock all champions via gameplay alone, or purchase them to speed things up.

Riot Games has made the game F2P-friendly by providing more free champions as players level up. Wild Rift has three currencies - Blue Motes, Poro Coins, and Wild Cores. Blue Motes are the free currency (similar to Blue Essence in the PC version) and are used to unlock champions. Poro Coins are used to buy cosmetics like champion poses, emotes, and baubles. Players can save up Poro Coins to acquire a random skin.

How to Play Wild Rift?

League of Legends: Wild Rift has various unique and in-depth features that affect the gameplay. In order to be a real professional, players should expect to be spending hours on the game. However, everything starts with the basics! Here we have all the information and knowledge you need to claim your triumph in the Rift.

Mastering the Controls

The first thing you need to know about How to Play LoL Wild Rift is all about the control. This game features the same ability system as the PC version. However, Riot Games tweaked the control layout to fit the mobile screens. Like other MOBA games on portable devices, Wild Rift has a dual control stick scheme. Players use the left stick to move characters and the right stick to aim abilities.

If you're worried about casting the abilities, well, don't! Many champions' skills have been adjusted to fit the touch screen controls. For example, instead of having Ashe’s ultimate Enchanted Crystal Arrow flying in a straight line, players can now aim it. Long-range skill-shots also zoom out the camera to make them easier to land on off-screen enemies.

Here are a few changes you need to know:

• All champion skills are now actively viable.
• Point-and-click abilities are now skillshots
• Auto attacks and certain skills use a new auto-targeting system for both creeps and champions.

Utilizing Items

Items have undergone a slight rework, although they generally still serve the same role as on the PC version. The major exception to this is active items. They now work as enchants on boots, each for a different role and playstyle.

Also, there are no jungle and support items. Junglers now have built-in smite passive abilities, and bonus gold generation for supports works in a different way. How to play LoL Wild Rift in India revolves largely around understanding the items' and champions' power.

Playing the Map

Theoretically speaking, the Wild Rift map is similar to that of the PC version. However, there are very significant changes. The most prominent one is that the map is mirrored. Your base is always in the bottom left. Hence, top and bottom lanes have been renamed solo and duo lanes.

Inhibs and inhib towers merge into one, Nexus towers are also gone, leaving the Nexus itself defending against attackers.

The jungle layout is also more compatible with faster play. Objectives such as Drake buffs have been changed to have a more active impact. To illustrate, Ocean Drake now grants a damage vamp instead of passive regeneration.

But there is one thing that does not change - vision control. It has always been a major part of MOBA gameplay, and Riot Games keep it that way in their mobile title. Warding and clearing vision smartly to give your team advantages in fights.

Knowing the Champions

Next on How to Play Wild Rift, it's time to visit the champions of the game. Currently, players have access to 55 champions, all introduced in the PC version. Needless to say, they're familiar names to any LoL veterans, featuring the same skillsets.

The majority of LoL Wild Rift champions come with 1 passive and 4 abilities. As the player levels up, they get 1 skill point. The maximum level has been reduced from 18 to 15 to fit faster gameplay.

Each champion in the game has a unique play style and skill cap. Some require more skill to maneuver around the Rift than others. Therefore, if you're starting to learn about the game, we highly recommend getting the hang of beginner-champs like Master Yi or Garen.

That's everything you need to know about How to Play Wild Rift. However, do keep in mind that the information is just basic knowledge. If you really want to develop yourself as a professional player, expect to be spending hours on understanding the mechanics inside out.

Information from unofficial sources claims that 42 new champions could be coming to League of Legends: Wild Rift. Riot Games' newest mobile MOBA game has received a lot of positive feedback from the gaming community. However, it's currently in the Open Beta phase and only offers a limited champion pool. Fans of Wild Rift has been asking for more champions to diversify their playstyle. And if the speculations are true, then their wish would be granted soon!

42 Champions Allegedly Coming to League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift has been a successful take on the mobile MOBA scene so far. Several key features on the map, champions, items have been remade to fit the needs of phone users more. But, the game still lacks a huge champion pool as of its PC counterpart.

Currently, the game only offers a small number of champions. For those who have been playing a lot in the Open Beta, it could get somewhat stale. But that seems about to change. According to a Twitter post, 42 new champions could be making their way to Wild Rift as we speak. Here is a list of possible names in the upcoming updates:

1. Kindred
2. Hecarim
3. Thresh
4. Nidalee
5. Xayah
6. Swain
7. Teemo
8. Kennen
9. Leona
10. Darius
11. Karma
12. Jayce
13. Katarina
14. Lucian
15. Irelia
16. Wukong
17. Kayle
18. Galio
19. Taliyah
20. Quinn
21. Taric
22. Neeko
23. Rakan
24. Riven
25. Yorick
26. Vladimir
27. Illaoi
28. Twitch
29. Ekko
30. Elise
31. Rammus
32. Corki
33. Kayn
34. Kalista
35. Pantheon
36. Gnar
37. Draven
38. Poppy
39. Heimerdinger
40. Diana
41. Bard
42. Tristana

If these champions do come to Wild Rift in a future update, they will definitely spice up the game! It could diversify the current meta and enable more amazing plays on the Rift. However, do keep in mind that the champion list above is not official. Please take this information with a grain of salt and wait for future announcements from Riot Games.

Riot Games has released the Regional Open Beta of its new mobile MOBA Wild Rift. And within two days after the release, the game has managed to climb the top of the popularity charts on the Google Play Store in multiple regions.

Wild Rift Flies to the Top of Regional Charts

After the Closed Beta concluded, Riot Games announced the Regional Open Beta for Wild Rift to launch on 27 October. The community was over the moon about the release. The fact that it has only hit app stores in 12 regions does not stop the game from making it big!

Wild Rift has climbed its way to the top of the popularity chart in Myanmar and the Philippines. In Malaysia, it also sits in second place. We can safely say that the game is going on the right track to becoming a mainstream mobile game.

Unfortunately, Riot Games has announced that the launch of the Open Beta for the American and Indian regions will be delayed at the moment. According to Michael Chow, the Executive Producer of Wild Rift, the entire development team working hard to bring the game to the remaining regions.

With that being said, we as the community need to embrace the fact that Wild Rift is trying its best to keep up with the initial timeline, despite the ongoing global pandemic. It's not only League of Legends: Wild Rift is struggling to keep up with the global premiere. Cyberpunk 2077 featuring Keanu Reeves has also delayed its release times and times again.

But from the look of it, both games are worthy of a long wait! Wild Rift is doing great across the 12 initial regions.

Gamers can now officially play League of Legends: Wild Rift on Android and iOS. Sadly, for now, only players in several countries can access Phase 1 of the open beta for League of Legends: Wild Rift, including Korea, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand.

The open beta of this game was first set to launch in the first half of this year but was eventually delayed because of the COVID-19 outbreak. After multiple bumps on the road, the first phase has finally gone live.

Minimum requirements for Android devices

For the Android platform, Riot recommends devices to have at least Android 4.4 or higher. They also need to have a minimum of 1.5 GB RAM, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor (32-bit or 64-bit), and graphics processor - PowerVR GT7600. This means you can easily play the game even with budget smartphones in the sub-Rs. 10,000 segment like Realme C3, Redmi 9A, and such because most of them come with octa-core chipset, at least 2-3GB of RAM, and Android 9.

Minimum requirements for iOS devices

You can see on the list below that even the 7-year-old iPhone 5s can play League of Legends: Wild Rift. Of course, this is just a minimum requirement for the game. If you want to get the best experience, you still need newer devices like iPhone 7 or higher.

How to download & play League of Legends: Wild Rift

If you haven't downloaded the game, here is our detailed guide on how to download and play the game for Indian gamers.

>>> League of Legends: Wild Rift Is Out Now!! Here Is How Indian Players Can Play It Right Away (gurugamer.com)

According to Riot Games schedule, League of Legends: Wild Rift's release date was set to be on October 27. However, it is only available for countries in the South East Asia region such as the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia,...

The official server for India won't be coming out before March 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic so Indian players won't find the game on Google Play Store or App Store.

However, it doesn't mean that Indian players cannot enjoy this new title now. It is very simple, all you have to do is download League of Legends: Wild Rift from a third-party store. Here, we will guide you on how to download League of Legends: Wild Rift from Tap Tap Store.

• First, go to the website of Tap Tap Store through this link to download the League of Legends: Wild Rift app to your Android device from Tap Tap.

• Download and Install the APK file and Tap Tap will automatically install League of Legends: Wild Rift for you.
• Using your Riot account to log into League of Legends: Wild Rift. If you don't have one then you need to create a Riot account with the IP address of one of the above countries (VPN). You only need to fake your IP this one time.

• Choose the South East Asia server.

You will be able to play League of Legends: Wild Rift with just a few steps above. However, you might expect some lag in the game because there are currently too many players try to log in. You might also encounter some other small bugs as this is only the Open Beta version but they should be patched in the next update soon enough.

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Looks like League of Legends Mobile "Wild Rift" is going to be delayed to next year for an Indian Release, as Tencent's involvement with Riot could cause problems for the game in India. In this article, we would list out everything you need to know about Wild Rift, the next big mobile MOBA in the market.

What is Wild Rift?

League of Legends: Wild Rift is the port of LoL to the mobile platform, with various optimizations and modifications to the gameplay. They actually have been trying to port the whole thing to mobile but eventually throw in the towel due to the complexity of LoL. Wild Rift is going to be a much simpler version of the game, with fewer heroes and mechanics.

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Current Situation of Wild Rift

As of October 7th, the game is still in Regional Closed Beta with Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan and Korea participated... all in the East and Southeast region of Asia. Indian Esports squads like TSM Entity is considering to move to Wild Rift.

While the closed beta is not yet available in India, you can install and test it using these links: the APK and OBB files. After having acquired the two files, run the APK file to install the game, run it once then close immediately. Move the OBB file to “Android>OBB>com.riotgames.league.wildrift" (create a new folder with that name).

Wild Rift Release Date in India?

While the game is global launch is announced to be at the end of 2020, the Indian version might be delayed to at least March 2021. The reason behind this is probably Tencent's involvement in the development of this game - they owned Riot ever since February 2011.

With Chinese based mobile games like PUBG Mobile getting banned in India, looks like they are being pretty careful in order to not get this game banned too - the delay might be an attempt to wait until the border situation calm down. The PC version, League of Legends, is still safe in India.

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If you are a Dota 2 or MOBA fan, you probably wouldn't want to play any other games but them. However, MOBA games like Dota 2 usually require access to a computer, which is not always available. Want to play a round of Dota while on the go? Have no access to a PC while on vacation?

In this article, we would list out the best alternatives for Dota 2 on Mobile.

1 - Arena of Valor

Price: Free to play

This is one of the newer MOBAs on the list - the best part about Arena of Valor is that it is pretty flexible. There are 5 vs 5, 3 vs 3 and even 1 vs 1 game modes, with over 30 heroes. Matches would last for about 10 minutes, which is the perfect length for a short session while on the go.

2 - Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Price: Free to play

Mobile Legends is probably the oldest mobile MOBAs on this list, with the biggest player base. The game mainly features 5 vs 5 battles with 10 minutes match lengths and simple controls. Due to the higher playerbase, finding a match in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is pretty easy - the Google Play description boasts 10s matchmaking wait times. There is a reconnect feature for players who disconnected from the match as well - no other mobile MOBA has that.

3 - League of Legends: Wild Rift

Price: Free to play

This game is going to be released very soon - based on Riot's announcement, Wild Rift is going to be available in all regions at the end of 2020. It is going to be a simplified port of League to console - with almost all the gameplay features intact and simplified controls. Currently, there are 40 champions available in-game, with 34 from Alpha and 6 from Beta.

Interested in more of our articles related to mobile games? Check out this post for more information about Wild Rift and how TSM Entity, the best PUBG Mobile team in India, is switching to Wild Rift.

Based on a Facebook video posted by TSM Entity, the gang is checking out the basics of League of Legends. Looks like waiting out for PUBG Mobile is not an option after all - the video shows Ghatak and other players in the team working on the basics of League. On the whiteboard before them are various details related to the MOBA like CC, AP, AD... etc.

This has opened up some speculations that TSM Entity would be switching to League of Legends: Wild Rift later this year when it comes out.

Why is TSM Entity switching to Wild Rift?

Unlike normal gamers, TSM Entity's players are professionals - they play games for a living. Without PUBG Mobile and the pro scene, they would not be able to make money.

There is no way to be sure when PUBG Mobile would be unbanned in the country - or if it is ever going to be unbanned... and with them all having bills to pay, spending time waiting and practicing on a dead esports scene is not something TSM Entity could do.

Because of that, they decided to switch to League of Legends: Wild Rift. To join and make money from an esports scene, it is crucial that you participate since day 1 on a popular game. Wild Rift ticked all the boxes for this - and Riot is definitely large enough to support the Esports scene, tournaments and prize money.

Furthermore, Sid Joshi, manager of TSM Entity, has been playing League for quite a while and is a big fan of the game. He was a big influence behind TSM Entity's game choice.

What is Wild Rift?

It is pretty much a version of League ported into mobile - with streamlined gameplay and optimized controls for mobile devices. The Alpha and Closed Beta tests have been pretty well received by people all over the world, including the Southeast Asia region.

Interested in more of our articles related to PUBG Mobile? Please check out this post to find out more about how to play the game without the Google Play Store.

Since Riot Games announced the mobile variant of its insanely famous MOBA game League of Legends, fans are very eager to see how the game will look like. However, apart from the official name League of Legends: Wild Rift, we still haven't got anything new from the gaming giant yet. Until yesterday!

To be more specific, Riot has dropped a 'dev diary' video on Wild Rift, and not only does their staff tells us about how they're doing with the game, but they also give us a glimpse on the Wild Rift gameplay as well! Overall, it looks incredibly similar to LOL on PC, and is potentially the best-looking MOBA on mobile right now!

Let's have a look at the video down here with Gurugamer.com, and find out about its changes to adapt with League of Legends mobile gaming with us below:

League of Legends: Wild Rift will maintain its core values

This March dev diary from Riot Games will focus on the thing we're waiting for the most: the champions. To be more specific, the video gave us a quick look on the titular champions from the original League of Legends, and how they're making some slight change to its to make playing Wild Rift on League of Legends mobile mobile much better.

Brian Feeney - the lead of the LoL: Wild Rift designing team is the one revealing about those features. Overall, LoL Mobile will keep the same level of potentials in which people are familiar League of Legends. Be ready to see insane Vayne tumbling outplays, or Yasuo stylishly dashing through minions - like what we can see from the video.

But will change some abilities for better control and more funs

That's what most people are afraid of the League of Legends mobile version, but the designing team is working hard to bring you the same amount of satisfaction with Wild Rift as LoL can. However, it's impossible to port the whole game on your mobile devices without some changes to adapt to the specific controls on smartphones, and Riot also keeps an eye on that as well.

As a result, some champions with unique passive skills on their skillsets now will receive bonus active skills to keep them playable. For example, Vayne's Silverbots now allow you to one-tap it to temporarily increase her attack speed, while still keep the titular True Damage by percentage health. That might sound too over-powered, but Riot will surely do something to balance it.

At the same time, some other point-n-click abilities will also be changed as well, as they are not suitable for League of Legends mobile gaming experiences. For example, Annie's and Miss Fortune's Q are now changed to skill shots, which make it less hard to cast and encourage healthier Wild Rift gameplay. However, some important abilities like Vi's Ultimate (which is also point-n-click) - will remain the same.

Riot also teased that there might be also some changes just for the memes, like Lux's giant laser beam abilities now is even longer than what it is in LoL!

LoL Mobile won't come out this year

To cap everything up, the team revealed that League of Legends: Wild Rift might not come out soon. Specifically, they're still testing Wild Rift thoroughly, and there will not be any new information on the game by the end of this year. It also refers that LoL mobile won't come out this year either.

At the time it releases, League of Legends: Wild Rift (LoL mobile) will be available for free on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Of course, there will be some in-app purchases, which might be for unlocking champions and skins - just as how League of Legends are working now on PC. Gurugamer will provide the latest updates on this game, so don't forget to sign-up and get notifications on our articles.

On another story, Riot Games' first-person 5v5 hero shooter Valorant also released its gameplay trailer, champions and other information as well. You can have a look at the video below, and find out about that information in our article here. Enjoy!

One of the most famous MOBA titles League of Legends is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Riot Games has just had a huge livestream earlier today to announce tons of new projects of this game developer. Now we know that gamers in our country don’t play League of Legends often, but these new games from Riot Games will focus on the mobile platform, and all of those games look to be free to play. So let’s take a look and see what those new LoL-themed games are, and what else does Riot Games have to offer.

League of Legends coming to Mobile and Consoles with the name Wild Rift

This famous MOBA title will have its own version for the mobile and console platform called Wild Rift. This is actually a separated title from League of Legends (just like PUBG PC and PUBG Mobile). Wild Rift is still a 5v5 MOBA title with the same champions and skills with League of Legends on PC, but the gameplay will be simplified so that gamers can easily control their champions with the control system of the mobile and console platform. As the game is simplified, each match will last about 15 to 20 minutes only.

From now, you can start to register for the open beta of this game. Wild Rift will be officially released for China in early 2020, and the global version of this game will be released a few months later.

Teamfight Tactics will be on Mobile too

Alongside with the LoL-themed MOBA title Wild Rift for the mobile platform, the auto battler game of LoL - Teamfight Tactics – will be coming to the mobile platform as well. This game will also be officially available in Q1 2020. We all know that the auto battler game of Dota 2 – Dota Underlords – supports cross-platform gameplay, but Teamfight Tactics gamers will have to wait for some months until Riot Games release the cross-platform gameplay for Teamfight Tactics.

Announcing League of Legends Hero Shooter, called Project A

This game is still in the development process, so it is given the codename Project A. This will be a tactical FPS title with the League of Legends champions. This game will not be a spin-off title of League of Legends, it just takes the champions of the MOBA game and put it to a competitive shooting title for PC. This game does make us feel like Overwatch, but we hope that it can be better and cheaper than Blizzard’s title.

Riot Games’ Fighting Game, called Project L

This is actually the oldest-rumored project of Riot Games, but until now, this game developer confirms this project. Although this game is still in early development, it is confirmed to be an LoL-themed title. There has not been any other news about this title, but it does have a bright future, given how well-polished the graphics of League of Legends is.

Legends of Runeterra Is The New LoL-themed Free to Play Card Game

Legends of Runeterra (or LoR) is the new card game from Riot Games. It will be in the same universe with League of Legends (unlike Project A). Legends of Runeterra will feature iconic champions from League of Legends, as well as other characters that have not had chances to show up in the MOBA title. This game will be completely free to play, but you still can drop some real money into Legends of Runeterra.

Announcing League of Legends Animated Series called ‘Arcane’

Riot Games has been releasing many animated cinematic videos and animated music videos for years, and all of those videos are successful. So many LoL fans have been waiting for this announcement of these game developers. In the announcement, Riot Games confirmed that Arcane would take Piltover and Zaun as the two first background cities of this first animated series. This series will be released in 2020, and there will be more animated series from Riot Games if Arcane is successful.

League of Legends Esports Manager. Yes, it is a totally new game from Riot Games

We have been playing sports management simulating games for many years, so why not an esports-management simulating game. Riot Games seemingly want to be the first gaming company to catch the new trend, so they have just announced the League of Legends Esports Manager, a simulating game about LoL esports. Players of this game will work to build their own LoL pro teams by acquiring pro players for their teams.

This game will receive update patches regularly, and Riot Games also announced a plan to share the revenue of this game for pro teams and pro players. This is an excellent way to encourage pro teams and players of LoL to develop themselves further.

League of Legends Origins Is a Feature-length Documentary Series About LoL

We have been bringing you news and information about the future projects of Riot Games, how about something that this game developer has already released? In this tenth anniversary of League of Legends, Riot Games has hired Leslie Iwerks – a documentary filmmaker with Academy Award nomination – to make League of Legends Origins. This is a documentary film telling us about the 10-year journey of League of Legends from a free MOBA game to a giant in the gaming industry.

This movie is available now on Netflix.

Last but not least, Preseason updates for League of Legends

League of Legends is having its 9th World Championship – the biggest LoL esports tournament of the year. Normally, this is the time for Riot Games to roll out big changes before a new season of the game – the preseason update. This year, the preseason update will be named Rise of the Elements. As the name has pointed out, the focus of this year's preseason update will be the Elemental Drakes of the game.

One more thing, League of Legends players will be welcoming a totally new champion of the game – Senna. Now having new champions is not a strange thing for LoL players, but this will be the first “marksman-like support” of this MOBA title. We will have to wait and see what her skills are specifically.