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Is Riot Vanguard finally coming to League of Legends?

Abiad Hasib

Published: 16:16, 23 February 2024

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League of Legends has a large number of cheaters, which is why Riot has implemented Riot Vanguard.
Vanguard will first go live in the Philippines with patch 14.5 on March 6, 2024, and will then be launched on all other servers together on patch 14.6 on March 20.
Vanguard will behave similarly to Valorant, running in the background and detecting third-party software. It will have the power to end the match if any cheating is detected and penalize the cheaters.
Players have mixed feelings about Vanguard, with some claiming it is invasive and breaches their privacy, but these claims are speculations until it is launched and observed.

Police Trundle and Volibear from League of Legends

Riot Vanguard is a special anti-cheat measure developed by Riot. Valorant players are already aware of it as It was first implemented there. So is Vanguard finally coming to League of Legends?

People play games for various reasons. Some play it to pass the time, others to escape reality. Regardless of the reason, one thig is for sure, games are meant to be played for a pleasant experience for all the players involved.

However, there are a few players who like to cheat and use unfair means to gain an advantage over others. No one likes cheating, especially when it comes to multiplayer or skill-reliant games.

League of Legends too has a substantial amount of cheaters on its playerbase. So that is why Riot decided to implement Riot Vanguard into League of Legends. Players are speculating that Vanguard may be implemented into League of Legends as early as their next update!

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When is Vanguard getting added to League of Legends?

This is what we know about the matter:

Vanguard will first go live in the Philippines with patch 14.5 on March 6, 2024
Based on how it functions after its launch in the Philippines it will then be launched on all other servers together on patch 14.6 on March 20.

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Vanguard will have the ability to shut down the game when any cheating is detected

What does the addition of Vanguard mean for League of Legends?

Based on the current info available on Vanguard, it will behave the same way on League of Legends as Valorant. This means:

Vanguard will be a separate entity running in the background
It needs to stay active whenever you start our game client and during gameplay
The game won't be playable without Vanguard running in the background
Vanguard will detect any third-party software or app including ones that show timers and stats

While these are very common conditions for any anti-cheat measures, Vanguard will have one additional feature. It will have the power to end the match if any cheating is detected. Then it will penalize the cheaters.

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Players seem to have mixed feelings about Vanguard with one side saying it is invasive and breaches their privacy. However, these claims are just speculations as nothing can be said for sure until Vanguard is launched and observed.

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