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Riot will shut down League of Legends Classic in January 2027
Riot will shut down League of Legends Classic in January 2027, about six months after the nostalgic game mode launched.
The mode brought back an older version of Summoner’s Rift and removed most champions and abilities added since 2013.
Riot says most players have returned to other parts of League of Legends, so the current season will be Classic’s last.
The company plans to issue refunds for Classic content made obsolete by the closure.
At least seven more champions are still due to arrive before the mode closes, including Mordekaiser, Yorick, Hecarim and Lucian in an upcoming update.
Riot says it may bring Classic back as an adjusted event mode and will share more about what it learned from the launch.
The closure matters to players who wanted to revisit an earlier version of the game, but Riot says it will keep exploring different ways to play League.
Riot will take League of Legends Classic offline in January 2027.
The current season will be the mode’s last.
Riot said most players had returned to other parts of League.
Refunds will be issued for Classic content made obsolete by the closure.
Riot said it may bring Classic back as an event mode with adjustments and additions.
- Who
- Riot Games is shutting down League of Legends Classic.
- What
- The game mode will go offline, and the current season will be its last.
- When
- January 2027.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Riot said most players had returned to other parts of League.
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- Closure
- January 2027
- Last season
- Current season
- Refunds
- Issued for Classic content made obsolete by the closure
- Possible return
- Riot said it may bring the mode back as an event mode with adjustments and additions
What people are saying
At this point though, most have gone back to other parts of League.
We’ll then put Classic back in the box for now, with the goal of bringing it back, likely as an event mode with adjustments and additions.
The launch was always going to be a nostalgia bomb that fades.