The Official League of Legends Podcast

Jatt, Deficio, and Papasmithy break down their methodology for the lolesports Top 20 players at Worlds. You can find the full list, plus their own individual lists here @ http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/featured/worlds-2017-top-20/

This week on episode 30 of the Official League of Legends Podcast we take you behind the scenes of the Warwick rework including an in depth discussion with a handful of the Rioters whose efforts went towards transforming a classic jungler on Summoner's Rift from Blood Hunter into the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun. Our guests this week are artist Larry “The Bravo Ray” Ray, champion designer Brad “certainlyT” Wenban and writer David “Interlocutioner” Slagle joined by host Patrick "Scarizard" Scarborough and recorded at Riot Games in Santa Monica, CA.

This week, designer Jeevun “Riot Jag” Sidhu, writer Ariel “Thermal Kitten” Lawrence, and artist Hing “Hdot” share the behind-the-scenes story on the development of Camille.

This week, designers Andrei ‘Meddler' Van Roon, Jo ‘Fearless' Graylock, and John ‘Riot MEMEMEMEME' Goscicki stop by to discuss the upcoming pre-season 2017 changes with Patrick ‘Scarizard' Scarborough!

This week, designer Blake “Squad5” Smith, artist Chris Campbell, and writer Matthew “FauxSchizzle” Dunn drop in to share the inside scoop on the Friend of the Forest's development.

This week, Rick “Mr. Piddlesworth” Ernst and Chris “Cades” Cantrell stop by to talk about Riot's first board game, Mechs vs Minions.

This week, writers Graham "Dinopawz" McNeill and Rayla “Jellbug” Heide give a glimpse into developing the story of the Shadow Isles and its inhabitants.

This week, designer Sol “Solcrushed” Kim and writer John O'Bryan tell the story of transforming Yorick from gravedigger to The Shepherd of Lost Souls.

This week, designer Iain “Harrow” Hendry, writer Odin Shafer, and artist Edmundo Sanchez share the behind-the-scenes story on the development of Kled, the Cantankerous Cavalier.

This week, designer David “RiotRepertoir” Capurro, writer John “O'Dyin” O'Bryan, and splash artist Josh “HUGEnFAST” Smith share the behind-the- scenes story on updating the Rune Mage.

Welcome to another episode of the Patch Rundown, a series where expert analysts and developers give you an inside take on the biggest changes heading into the game each and every patch. This week, we're taking a break from talking patch-to-patch as we check in with Lead Designers Andrei ‘Meddler' Van Roon, Jo ‘Fearless' Graylock and caster/analyst Aidan ‘Zirene' Moon to get their thoughts on League's current state as well as where the game is heading!

This week, designers Wesley ‘SmashGizmo' Ruttle and Jo ‘Fearless' Graylock stop by to discuss the upcoming update to ARAM, as well as the rest of the changes coming in to Patch 6.12!

This week, designers Wesley ‘SmashGizmo' Ruttle and Jo ‘Fearless' Graylock stop by to discuss the upcoming update to ARAM, as well as the rest of the changes coming in to Patch 6.12!

Patch Rundown - 6.11 by Riot Games

Foundations Lead Anthony “Ant in Oz” Reynolds Lenné, Senior Writer Graham “Dinopawz” McNeil, and Writer Rayla “Jellbug” Heide share their behind-the- scenes perspective on crafting the Shurima story event.

This week, designers Wesley ‘SmashGizmo' Ruttle, James ‘Statikk' Bach and caster/analyst Aidan ‘Zirene' Moon stop by to discuss the follow-up changes to Midseason coming into Patch 6.10!

This week, designer Daniel “ZenonTheStoic” Klein, writer Ariel “Thermal Kitten” Lawrence, and character artist Willem “Tokkelossie” Van Der Schyf share the behind-the-scenes story on creating the Stoneweaver.

This week we've got a special episode, recorded live at PAX East ‘16, in which we sat down with League creator Sp4zie to chat about being a YouTuber and field some live audience Q&A.

This week, Chris “Pwyff” Tom and Patrick “Scarizard” Scarborough chat with designers James “Statikk” Bach and Jo “Fearless” Graylock to get the scoop on Midseason Magic.

This week, designer David “RiotRepertoir” Capurro, writer George “Glorft” Krstic, and concept artist Josh “HUGEnFAST” Smith share the behind-the- scenes story on updating the Shield of Valoran.

This week, senior Riot esports figures Shanti “Shantzilla” Blees and Whalen “Magus” Rozelle drop by to share a bit about themselves and talk esports.

This week, Andrei “Meddler” Van Roon, Aidan “Zirene” Moon, Patrick “Scarizard” Scarborough, and Wesley “SmashGizmo” Ruttle bring their varied perspectives to bear in breaking down the current state of League gameplay balance.

This week, Playtest Team Lead Adam “Afic” Cohen and Tester Scott “Sickoscott” Hong drop by to chat about how they recruit, testing balance at the highest level, and Zirene's…influential time on the team.

This week, Aurelion Sol gameplay designer Luke “Rabid Lllama” Rinard and writer Matthew “FauxSchizzle” Dunn drop in to share the inside scoop on the Star Forger's development.

This week, David “Phreak” Turley stops by to share both some breathtakingly bad jokes and the perspective he's acquired throughout a diverse career in the gaming industry. Credit to /u/SpaceKujo for the amazing ceramic Phreak phace! For the full conversation, check out this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/48c5mv/since_rp_art_is_getting_a_spotlight_ive_been/

This week, Anthony “Ant in Oz” Reynolds (Foundations Lead) and Graham McNeil (Senior Writer) stop by to chat about the Targon stories and the team's latest efforts. Like any place of myth, Mount Targon is a beacon to dreamers, madmen and questors of adventure. Explore Mount Targon: http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/site/mount-targon/

Jatt guest hosts as we chat with Scarra about life as a pro, getting older as a gamer, and his latest project.

This week, we talked with Nicki Taylor, the singer of “Here Comes Vi” and “Worlds Collide,” to learn more about her musical background as well as her love for League and streaming.

This week, we got to know a couple members of the Hextech Crafting team and picked their brains on the upcoming feature, progression systems, and of course, phat lewts.

This week, we switched gears a bit and sat down for a more conversational episode with a couple dudes from the Trinity Force Podcast Network, namely Adam “pwnophobia” Cogswell and Robert “Declawd” Iwanski. Join us as we chat with them about the network, content creation, and differently-abled gaming. To check out the Trinity Force Podcast Network --> http://trinityforcenetwork.com/#/ To check out the King Declawd Shirt and support MS research --> https://teespring.com/KingDC

This week, we sit down with Champion Designer August "Gypsylord" Browning – join us as we chat with him about his board game habit, champ design at Riot, and developing Jhin

This week, we sit down with Champion Designer Mark "GMang" Sassenrath – join us as we chat with him about childhood game design, his work at Riot, and the upcoming Shen update.

This week, we sit down with CLG top laner Darshan "Darshan" Upadhyaha – join us as we chat with him about the name change, his philosophy, and his sweet pipes!

This week, Jeff “Lyte” Lin guests hosts a discussion about the new champ select and dynamic queues. He's brought along designers, Eric “Socrates” Kenna and Kam “boourns” Fung to highlight the challenges and controversies of building these seismic shifts to the League experience.

Guests Meddler and CertainlyT chat with special co-host Ghostcrawler about the Season 2016 update!

We chat with RiotScruffy about his background, work on ChampUp, and the upcoming Poppy update!