Live since July 29, 2026
What is League Classic?
Riot's revival of old League - Season 3 as the foundation, with pieces drawn from Seasons 1-4. Old kits, the original Rift, runes and masteries, IP, and a fresh level 1-30 grind. It is live now, inside the normal League client. This page tracks what Riot has said and what we've verified; anything not yet detailed or measured is marked, not guessed.
The basics
Source: Riot's July 2026 announcement and dev updates, now confirmable in the live client. Progression numbers we haven't measured in-game ourselves stay labeled as Riot's descriptions.
Game systems that come back
Champion stats grow linearly per level, the old way - and cooldown reduction returns in place of modern ability haste. The knock-on effects show up all over our Modern vs Classic ledger.
The pre-set rune page (9 / 9 / 9 / 3, bought with IP) and the 30-point mastery trees. Both are already transcribed from the client.
The original Summoner's Rift, and the retired item catalog - 161 items including Deathfire Grasp, Force of Nature, and yes, Shushei's Mana Jug.
Source: Riot dev updates; the specific values on the linked pages come from the client files with per-field provenance.
Classic Pass & IP
Riot has announced a battle-pass-style Classic Pass alongside the mode, with Influence Points as the earned currency and the old unlock grind intact - including the Classic throwback skins we've extracted from the client, which appear as store items.
What Riot has not detailed publicly: pass pricing and tiers, IP earn rates, and exactly which rewards sit at which levels. Those are now in the live game, and each stays DATA_PENDING here until we've read it from the client or measured it ourselves - we won't repeat guesses from other sites.
Source: Riot's July 2026 announcements; store screenshots from the client.
Community voting on what comes next
Riot has said the community will vote on how Classic evolves - including which champions join the roster after launch (community coverage calls this system "the Council").
Mechanics - how voting power works, when votes run, what's on the ballot - are DATA_PENDING. When the system goes live we'll document each vote and its result on the Changes page.
Source: Riot dev statements, July 2026.
Roadmap: the patch schedule
Riot published a dated patch roadmap the evening before launch. It gives dates and counts, not names - which champions arrive on which patch is not part of it.
Patch 26.15 · 29 July
60 champions and the Classic Summoner's Rift map. Classic Pass Act I, and the seasonal Summoner's Journey.
Patch 26.16 · 12 August
Three champions.
Patch 26.17 · 26 August
The Council voting. Additional rune options.
Patch 26.18 · 9 September
New champions.
Patch 26.19 · 23 September
The Council voting.
Patch 26.20 · 7 October
Classic Pass Act II.
Balance updates are listed for every patch. Items shown without their own patch label sit under the patch above them on Riot's card, and are recorded that way here. The three cards above are Riot's, reproduced for reference. Source: @LeagueOfLegends, 28 July 2026.
Confirmed future champions
Eight champions are confirmed to join after launch, order to be decided by the votes:
Source: Riot's roster announcements as compiled on the official League wiki. Their kits' Classic versions are DATA_PENDING until they ship - their pages here get created when their data exists.
FAQ
Do I need a separate client or account?
No separate download - Classic lives inside the normal League client as its own mode. It has its own level 1-30 progression, separate from your main account level.
Is my old account stuff there? Skins, champions?
Classic has its own shop and its own unlock grind with Influence Points. The client ships era throwback skins (like Classic Annie); exactly what carries over from your main account is DATA_PENDING - Riot hasn't detailed it.
Is there ranked?
Yes - Classic gets its own Ranked queue alongside Normals and Co-op vs. AI, per Riot's announcement.
Which patch is it based on?
Season 3 is the foundation, but it's a curated "greatest hits" - some champions and items are pulled from earlier and later, with a roster cutoff around 2013. It is not a museum copy of one patch, and it's already being balanced: see the client changes we've recorded.
Will more champions be added?
Eight are confirmed (above), with the community voting on the order. The roster stays era-capped rather than catching up to modern League.
Where do this site's numbers come from?
The client files, checked field by field - here's the method. Anything we can't confirm renders as DATA_PENDING instead of a guess, and every page shows its sources.