Riot has plans for Runeterra region Ixtal in its in-house League roadmap

More about the region could be coming soon.
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There are many regions in the League of Legends universe, but some of them haven’t been explored as much as others. To remedy that, Riot Games is working on expanding regions in the future.

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Ryan “Reav3” Mireles, the lead champion producer for League, talked about Riot’s plans to potentially expand Ixtal in a recent conversation on the game’s subreddit.

“We are for sure going to do some in that space soon,” Reav3 said, referring to Ixtal, the home of champions like Qiyana and Nidalee.

In League‘s expansive lore, Ixtal is a region known for its mastery of elemental magic, and one of the first independent nations that joined the Shuriman empire. It’s no surprise that champions like Qiyana, Neeko, Zyra, and Nidalee, who use elemental-like magic to some extent, come from Ixtal.

Unfortunately, Reav3 didn’t shed any light on when a potential expansion of Ixtal could be coming to the game. The last time a champion was released from that region was Qiyana in June 2019.

If Riot does have plans for more champions from the region, players might have to wait a while. According to the Champion Roadmap that was released in April 2022, Riot plans to slow down champion production this year and make sure every champion gets the “time and attention” they need before being shipped. If that’s the case, players may have to hold out until 2023 for a new champ from Ixtal.


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