{"id":22099,"date":"2026-09-23T15:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/?p=22099"},"modified":"2026-09-24T14:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:59:44","slug":"league-of-legends-classic-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/league-of-legends\/league-of-legends-classic-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"League of Legends Classic Guide (2026): How Does It Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/League-of-Legends-Classic-Guide.webp\" alt=\"League of Legends Classic Guide\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/League-of-Legends-Classic-Guide.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/League-of-Legends-Classic-Guide-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/League-of-Legends-Classic-Guide-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/League-of-Legends-Classic-Guide-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riot released LoL Classic game mode on July 29th, 2026, alongside Patch 26.15. For anyone who played League years ago, it brings back a nostalgic version of the game. Season 3 was the main inspiration for Classic, but Riot focused on recreating the slower combat and old-school experimental builds that defined early League days, not just one season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this guide, we\u2019ll cover how League of Legends Classic came to life and what you can expect.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is League of Legends Classic?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Altogether, LoL Classic is a League of Legends game mode based on Season 3, which took place from February 1st, 2013, to November 11th, 2013. Therefore, you can access Classic mode with your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">game account<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through the same LoL Client launcher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">League Classic has its own panel in the League Client, divided into six tabs:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\">Home<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is where players queue for a Classic match.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><b>Classic Pass<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0holds information about it (like rewards and time left to complete).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\">Collection<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">divides into 4 more tabs (champions, spells, items, and portraits).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\">Runes<\/span><\/strong> display the player\u2019s Rune pages with slots and let you edit them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\">Masteries<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lets summoners view Mastery pages and edit Mastery points in trees.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><b>The store<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tab is where you can buy Classic items such as champs, Runes, and skins.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most old-school LoL players, Classic marks the start of their LoL journey. For that exact reason, it\u2019s such an iconic event for many summoners. It brings back the classic champions, items, Runes, Masteries, art style, and, of course, a lot of memories for some.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to play League of Legends Classic?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t need a separate download for League Classic. It runs through the regular LoL Client.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><strong>Open League of Legends<\/strong><\/span> and select the Classic tab.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\">Head to the Home tab<\/span><\/strong> to access Classic matches.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><strong>Choose a game mode<\/strong><\/span> (Classic supports PvP, co-op vs AI, and custom games).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><strong>Queue for Classic Rift<\/strong><\/span>, pick your champion, and start the match.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/How-to-play-League-of-Legends-Classic.webp\" alt=\"How to play League of Legends Classic\" width=\"1600\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/How-to-play-League-of-Legends-Classic.webp 1600w, https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/How-to-play-League-of-Legends-Classic-300x101.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/How-to-play-League-of-Legends-Classic-1024x346.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/How-to-play-League-of-Legends-Classic-768x259.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/How-to-play-League-of-Legends-Classic-1536x518.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classic champions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">League of Legends Classic launched with 60 champions in patch 26.15, followed by Akali, Kennen, and Shen in 26.16, then Fiora, Galio, Poppy, Shyvana, and Xin Zhao in 26.18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, they\u2019re not just modern LoL champs in the old Summoner\u2019s Rift. Riot changed them to better match their old versions. We\u2019re talking about more than just their appearance. Some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/league-of-legends\/league-of-legends-classic-champions-roster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classic champions\u2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> abilities changed so much you have to relearn them, while others stayed the same.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><strong>Poppy\u2019s<\/strong><\/span> Diplomatic Immunity makes her immune to everyone except one targeted enemy, <span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><strong>Sion<\/strong> <\/span>can be built AP or AD, while <span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><strong>Twisted Fate<\/strong><\/span> gets the infamous global slow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><strong>Karthus<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><strong>Lee Sin<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><strong>Leona<\/strong><\/span>, and <span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><strong>Tryndamere<\/strong> <\/span>have no ability changes at all.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Old Runes and Masteries<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now summoners use only the updated Runes to make their champ stronger before a match begins. But long ago, almost 10 years ago, a completely different <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/league-of-legends\/league-of-legends-classic-runes-and-masteries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rune and Mastery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> system existed. In League of Legends Classic, you use those old Runes and Masteries again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Runes unlock once you reach Classic level 4, and there are four types of them:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><b>Marks<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><b>Seals<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><b>Glyphs<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\">Quintessences (or Quints)<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Masteries unlock at level 3 and don\u2019t require any further purchases. With them, you gain additional stats, special effects, and you can even improve your summoner spells.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You get 30 points to spread across 3 Mastery trees:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><b>Offense<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><b>Defense<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><b>Utility<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">League of Legends Classic summoner spells<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">League of Legends Classic has 16 summoner spells, and you must select two before each match, as in any modern LoL game. The mentioned <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/league-of-legends\/league-of-legends-classic-spells\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classic spells<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> consist of:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22235 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/All-LoL-Classic-summoner-spells-1024x307.webp\" alt=\"All LoL Classic summoner spells\" width=\"640\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/All-LoL-Classic-summoner-spells-1024x307.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/All-LoL-Classic-summoner-spells-300x90.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/All-LoL-Classic-summoner-spells-768x230.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/All-LoL-Classic-summoner-spells-1536x461.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/All-LoL-Classic-summoner-spells.webp 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Six of these no longer exist in modern Summoner\u2019s Rift. Meanwhile, the ones that do exist in modern LoL work differently. Let\u2019s take Flash, an S-tier spell, as an example. In League of Legends Classic, it has a shorter blink than in modern LoL matches.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">League of Legends Classic items<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll find over 140 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/league-of-legends\/league-of-legends-classic-items\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">items in the League of Legends Classic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in-game shop, including over 50 items that are no longer available in modern LoL. Mana Potion, Crystalline Flask, Heart of Gold, Avarice Blade, Deathfire Grasp, Frozen Mallet, and Sword of the Occult are just a few examples. Classic also brings back purchasable Sight and Vision Wards alongside the free Red and Yellow Trinkets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, items known in modern LoL can also have stats, effects, costs, and recipes from old LoL. So don\u2019t assume you know everything about an item just because you buy it often in modern LoL.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">League of Legends Classic progression<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">League of Legends Classic has a separate 30-level <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/league-of-legends\/league-of-legends-classic-progression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Progression Track<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Therefore, you earn Classic XP (CXP) by playing Classic matches, and reaching certain levels unlocks certain features and rewards.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LoL Classic roadmap and updates<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On July 29th (patch 26.15), Riot released League of Legends Classic with 60 champions, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eldorado.gg\/blog\/league-of-legends\/league-of-legends-classic-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Council Voting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Classic SR map, Classic Pass: Act 1, and Seasonal Summoner\u2019s Journey. But that&#8217;s not the end. Riot plans to keep perfecting this LoL game mode, adding new things every update.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So far, these are the officially announced LoL Classic updates:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Date<\/th>\n<th>Patch<\/th>\n<th>Added in update<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #9684ff;\">August 12, 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26.16<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 champions<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #9684ff;\">August 26, 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26.17<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Council Voting and additional Rune options<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #9684ff;\">September 9, 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26.18<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New champions<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #9684ff;\">September 23, 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26.19<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Council Voting<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #9684ff;\">October 7, 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26.20<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classic Pass: Act 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riot also announced that every patch release will have a balance update.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How did Riot come up with Classic?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riot created LoL Classic after years of players asking to experience the old League again. The goal was to bring back what summoners remembered and wanted to experience once again the most:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><b>Slower combat<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><b>More noticeable champion strengths and weaknesses<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><b>Old items<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><b>Runes<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><b>Masteries<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffb600;\"><b>Pre-rework champion kits<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, instead of recreating one exact patch, the Riot dev team used Season 3 as the main reference and combined popular features from several early seasons. 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For anyone who played League years ago, it brings back a nostalgic version of the game. 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