If you’ve ever been frustrated by your progress in a given position, you might want to look to Darius, the Hand of Noxus, for inspiration. In order to secure his own advancement, this determined champion has repeatedly employed the foolproof method of lopping his boss’ head off. So whether you believe that the road to power is paved with the headless bodies of your enemies, or you simply think that a good beheading is a rather expedient method of dealing with red tape, we think you’ll agree that Darius makes a fine addition to the League of Legends.
Corporate Mundo love fresh cup of Joe each morning. Fill him with pep, get him into right mood for big business deals. But coffee machine not work today. So Mundo smash. Co-workers not get coffee. Caffeine withdrawal make them more animal than man, and they stab each other with letter openers. Productivity suffer. Mundo’s interns must clean lots of blood off walls.
Now Mundo must order new sale to boost numbers, buy new coffee maker. Open wallets and pick up new champions and skins!
Summoners!
If you want some exciting League of Legends matches to watch this weekend, we’ve got your back. Three great events will stream live on May 12 and May 13. Check out the details below!
Solomid EU Invitationals
Solomid.net opens their doors to their first European tournament, in which eight teams – attending via invitation only – will compete for a prize pool of 1500 Euros. Attending teams include Against All Authority, Counter Logic Gaming EU and Absolute Legends, as well as Team SoloMid itself. The tournament kicks off on Saturday, May 12 at 4:00 am Pacific Time (13:00 CEST), and continues on Sunday, May 13 at 4:00 am Pacific Time (13:00 CEST). Follow all of the action at SoloMid.net.
Reign of Gaming Invitational
LoLPro joins forces with Team Curse to produce this all-new event, joining 16 teams from North America and another 16 from Europe in a no-holds barred battle for supremacy. Two finalists from each region will win plane tickets to San Francisco for the championship round on May 19 and 20. You can watch each match on Twitch TV, and Reign of Gaming’s home site will carry match recaps as well as live coverage. The schedule for this round runs as follows:

This week’s Summoner Showcase highlights the delicate, the delectable and the downright dazzling. As always, your fellow summoners have found new and creative ways to show us their League of Legends love!
Corporate Mundo enjoy new position. Give Mundo time to get important work done… like raising Elo. Mundo bring entire department into office for Weekend of Fun: play with Mundo for hours, push Mundo’s rating through the roof. Tell assistant manager no Nocturne! MUNDO PLAY MUNDO AS JUNGLER!!!
Mundo want stock-boosting money bags – er, loyal customers – to help too. Mundo give you big discount on skins and champions. Here, Mundo explain further.
Summoners!
The IGN Pro League will be holding eight regional online qualifiers (four in North America and four in Europe) in the next few months to decide which teams earn the honor of playing at IPL 5. The winning team from each qualifier receives an automatic invite, as well as a $1,000 prize. The rest of the teams can enter subsequent qualifiers in hopes of earning a spot.
Four qualifiers will take place in each region, each following a best-of-three format. Each qualifier uses a 32-team bracket, though only one can advance to IPL 5, so expect the competition to be ferocious! Once a winner is declared for all of the qualifiers, the winning teams will participate in a round-robin tournament to determine seeding.
Teams can sign up now on IPL’s home site; sign-ups run until a few days before each qualifier and there is no limit to the number of qualifiers each team can sign up for (though they can only sign up for qualifiers in their region):
Varus, the Arrow of Retribution, has stormed into the League of Legends. Deft and deadly, this seething manifestation of vengeance whittles down enemies with long range shots before closing in for a killing blow. For his ultimate, Varus unleashes Chains of Corruption on his enemies, damaging and immobilizing the first target they strike before spreading to nearby opponents.
Welcome to the Varus Champion Spotlight, summoners! Varus is a ranged Attack Damage-focused champion who combines traditional AD carry gameplay with that of a caster. Whether sieging opponents from afar or closing in for the kill, Varus is poised to leave his mark in the League of Legends. For those interested in the newest addition to the League, take a look at the Varus Champion Spotlight!
| Rank | Player | Wins | Losses | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 453 | 357 | 2642 | |
| 2 | 200 | 115 | 2600 | |
| 3 | 512 | 432 | 2547 | |
| 4 | 251 | 156 | 2547 | |
| 5 | 163 | 88 | 2518 | |
| 6 | 158 | 93 | 2498 | |
| 7 | 649 | 567 | 2484 | |
| 8 | 701 | 607 | 2482 | |
| 9 | 691 | 606 | 2469 | |
| 10 | 362 | 268 | 2469 |
| Rank | Player | Wins | Losses | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gucci Gamin | 23 | 0 | 1910 |
| 2 | 1300pro | 35 | 2 | 1909 |
| 3 | Virus Carries Us | 33 | 2 | 1878 |
| 4 | For The Motherland | 29 | 5 | 1838 |
| 5 | The Backpack 4 | 33 | 2 | 1830 |
| 6 | Twitch Lane Win Game | 29 | 4 | 1828 |
| 7 | Ahri Fan Club | 29 | 3 | 1822 |
| 8 | TwistedTreelineEnjinCom | 31 | 3 | 1812 |
| 9 | Win Lane Win Game | 32 | 7 | 1806 |
| 10 | just tryHard | 50 | 6 | 1801 |
| Rank | Player | Wins | Losses | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Forest | 52 | 9 | 1943 |
| 2 | v8 eSports | 38 | 3 | 1932 |
| 3 | Counter Logic Gaming | 39 | 1 | 1922 |
| 4 | Team Dignitas | 27 | 4 | 1899 |
| 5 | mTw NA | 86 | 12 | 1896 |
| 6 | Orbit Gaming LoL | 34 | 6 | 1893 |
| 7 | Rev Gam1ng | 27 | 5 | 1892 |
| 8 | Team Dynamic | 32 | 6 | 1872 |
| 9 | Just The Usual | 36 | 12 | 1871 |
| 10 | Taipei As5as5ins | 24 | 1 | 1860 |