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Legends of Runeterra

Legends of Runeterra confirms Jax as the next champion in Awakening

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Published: Aug 24, 2022 11:48 am

Riot Games dropped a major teaser for Legends of Runeterra today, showcasing token weapons that are Equipment and dual-region followers that will provide support for Jax.

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Scheduled to release on Aug. 31, the Awakening expansion will contain a new card type through Equipment. Dual-region cards outside of Bandle City are also getting added, revealed today during the LoR spoilers. Ten cards in total were previewed today, eight of which were created Equipment in the Runterra region and two that were multi-region followers whose flavor text confirms that Jax is the next LoR champion. 

Jax was confirmed through both of the dual-region followers’ flavor text with a new card type called Weaponmaster: Fireth, Reaper of the Sands and Ionian Hookmaster. 

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The flavor text for Fireth, Reaper of the Sands says “Jax asked for Fireth’s name two dozen times in their first weeks of travel together, but she would only ever growl, ‘I am the Reaper!’ Breshi found a novel solution—he’d just baked a cake, you see, and needed the name of the group’s strongest member to properly celebrate.”

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And the flavor text for Ionian Hookmaster reads “Trisk’s life was turned upside down when, during what would be her last fishing tournament, she somehow managed to fish up a sputtering Jax. He refuses to discuss the incident, but the sea monster Trisk rescued him from gets bigger each time she retells it.”

Both followers feature a new mechanic called Improvise. The new mechanic has a follower “choose one of two random options from a depleting pool of Equipment and Equip it to this ally,” according to Riot. And for those special circumstances where the ally wasn’t played from hand, a random Equipment is Equipped instead.

The Equipment weapon tokens are likely associated with Jax as they range from a wrench to a fishing rod. Jax will join three other champions revealed so far during the Awakening spoilers: Kayn, Master Yi, and Norra.

Players can test out all the new LoR cards with the release of Awakening on Aug. 31.

Update Aug. 24 3pm CT: A description of what Improvise is was added.

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Danny Forster
Staff writer, lead beat writer for MTG and TFT
Danny has been writing for Dot Esports for over five years, first as a freelancer and now as a staff writer. He is the lead beat writer for Magic: The Gathering and Teamfight Tactics. Danny is also a solid Monopoly GO player, having beaten every main event without spending a dime. When Danny isn't writing or gaming, he's chilling by the water in Spacecoast Florida with his family and friends. He's always got a tan, because touching grass is important, and loves playing strategic digital and tabletop games. Past outlets Danny has written for include TheGamer and ScreenRant.
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