The long awaited Champion Mastery system is here! Rewarding people who play champions they're actually good at and encouraging one-trick ponies to play that trick more often, this system plans to increase the overall competitiveness of league play. Check out the full details below!
Introduction
The long awaited Champion Mastery system is here! Rewarding people who play champions they're actually good at and encouraging one-trick ponies to play that trick more often, this system plans to increase the overall competitiveness of league play. Check out the full details below!Official Announcement
Champion Mastery live!
We’ve just pushed Champion Mastery out onto the live servers - complete any normal, teambuilder, or ranked game to start earning those sweet, sweet champion points! Here’s a quick reminder of the changes we’ve made to the system since we debuted it on PBE:
Player tooltips - Player tooltips now indicate the sum of your champion mastery levels across all champions
Participating queues - Queues now have an icon that indicates whether or not they grant champion mastery points
Ceremony - Added sound effects to end-of-game champion mastery animations
Role ranks - Champions now gain new titles based on their primary roles as you gain mastery levels (Once he hits Champion Mastery level 3, Ziggs gains the title of "Invoker" based on his primary role as Mage, for example). These titles are displayed on-hover in your Profile and Champions tabs, as well as the end-of-game Champion Mastery results display.
HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS
Finish a game of League and you’ll earn points for your champion based on your team’s performance as well as your own contribution. Earn enough points and you’ll level up that champ’s mastery level, giving you rewards as you progress.
REWARDS
Crests
We’re kicking off Champion Mastery with the first five ranks for each champion unlocked. Here are the crests your champion will earn as they rank up:
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Titles
At each rank there is also a role-specific title which you’ll be able to see on your profile. Below are the titles you get at each rank for a given role.
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ROLLOUT
We’re kicking off the rollout of Champion Mastery across all servers in a few days, on Summoner’s Rift normal, teambuilder, and ranked queues. We’ll continue to read through your feedback and keep you updated with our progress, so keep an eye out for future posts after the service goes live!
Eligibility
All summoners who’ve hit level five or higher will be eligible for Mastery points on SR normal, teambulilder, and ranked queues.
The Future
This is just the beginning for Champion Mastery. As the system matures, we’ll unlock extra tiers and rewards as we build on the program!
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Will I get XP credit for how much I've already played a champion?A: We’re not currently planning to do this. Because this is a new system, we want players to feel progress (and earn rewards!) based on how well they do and the champions they choose to play.
Q: What goes into the grading system? How do you calculate it?
A: It’s based on the champion and role that you just played in a game. So, for example, we look at Annie mid differently to Annie support. We take a series of performance metrics and compare how you do to all other players in your region in your champion / position combination. It is percentile driven - so earning a high score means you performed in the top x% of players on that champ in that position. The grade itself governs the point gains.
Q: How many games will it take to level up?
A: We expect players to take 15-30 games to level through the first set of levels (1 through 5). We’ll be unlocking additional levels later.
A: We expect players to take 15-30 games to level through the first set of levels (1 through 5). We’ll be unlocking additional levels later.
Q: Is this going to feel grind-y?
A: This system is performance based - the quicker you master a new champion, the quicker you’ll make progress.
A: This system is performance based - the quicker you master a new champion, the quicker you’ll make progress.
At the same time, we want it to be accessible enough that all players can feel good about improving.
We’re tuning this system so that you will be leveling up the set of champions that you really enjoy playing and getting meaningful feedback on your performance each game. The ceilings are intentionally set low for each individual champion to avoid making it feel like a grind.
We’re tuning this system so that you will be leveling up the set of champions that you really enjoy playing and getting meaningful feedback on your performance each game. The ceilings are intentionally set low for each individual champion to avoid making it feel like a grind.
Q: Can you be demoted?
A: No demotions or decay is currently planned.
A: No demotions or decay is currently planned.
Q: What other kinds of rewards are planned for the future?
A: We are going to see how people enjoy using the system and what they like about it before we finalize our future plans. We’d love feedback on this.
A: We are going to see how people enjoy using the system and what they like about it before we finalize our future plans. We’d love feedback on this.
Q: Will skins ever be a reward?
A: It’s not something we’re considering right now, but we are exploring other ideas for unique rewards we think you guys might like.
A: It’s not something we’re considering right now, but we are exploring other ideas for unique rewards we think you guys might like.
Q: Will this work on Dominion and ARAM? Will it ever in the future?
A: We’re currently limiting this to SR.
A: We’re currently limiting this to SR.
Q: Can the enemy team see the crests in-game or in the loading screen?
A: Not initially, but we may revisit this in the future.
A: Not initially, but we may revisit this in the future.
Q: Can other players see my grade at the end of the game?
A: No. These grades are for you and not something for others to be able to see. They will not available to 3rd party sites either.
A: No. These grades are for you and not something for others to be able to see. They will not available to 3rd party sites either.
Q: Will the score account for AFKers?
A: Can confirm, AFKing will result in a bad score.
A: Can confirm, AFKing will result in a bad score.