Riot prepares to celebrate Pride across all their games and more

Published: 15:19, 14 May 2024
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Riot prepares to celebrate Pride across all their games and more
Prepare to celebrate Pride

Key Points from the Article

  • This year, Pride celebrations will take place across all Riot games, including League of Legends, TFT, Valorant, and Wild Rift.
  • The celebrations will start on May 31st with the Riot Community Pride Hub and will include in-game missions, Riot social channels, and new Pride content.In League of Legends, players can expect a new mission, Pride Emote, and Pride Player Icons. The Pride Player Icons will enhance the homeguard animation with colorful trails when equipped with any of the corresponding Pengu Icons.
  • Teamfight Tactics (TFT) will also have a Pride event with three new missions, making past Pride content available, and introducing a new prideful emote. Pride trails will be activated by equipping the respective Pride Booms and remain active year-round.
  • Players can celebrate Pride through Emotes, Missions, Player Hubs, and Pride Trails in all Riot games. Riot Games encourages players to have a fantastic Pride celebration.
Prepare to celebrate Pride

Riot games recently announced that they are going to be celebrating Pride across all their games starting May 31, 2024. Players can expect pride-themed accessories, emotes, pings, and more.

Pride celebrations are set to unfold across all Riot games this year, spanning from the Riot Community Pride Hub (launching on May 31st) to in-game missions and Riot social channels. The festivities are so extensive that Riot had to split up the celebrations across a couple of articles, which will be released on May 31st. 

Players can expect to celebrate Pride across all of Riot's games, starting from League of Legends  and TFT to even Valorant and Wild Rift, on the 31st of May (Pacific Time).

Now, let's delve into the details for League of Legends and TFT, all coming with Patch 14.11.

Pride Celebrating in League of Legends

In League of Legends, Pride content debuts on the Rift with Patch 14.11 and remains available until the conclusion of Patch 14.12. This event introduces a new mission and Pride Emote called "United," featuring Twisted Fate and Neeko, along with the return of Pride emotes priced at 1 Blue Essence each—essentially free!

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LOL Champions are celebrating pride
LOL Champions are celebrating pride

Until July 8th, Pride Player Icons will enhance your homeguard animation on Summoner’s Rift with colorful trails by equipping any of the corresponding Pengu Icons, available for 1 Blue Essence individually or in a bundle. Here's the list: Prismatic Pengu Icon, Cotton Candy Pengu Icon, Galactic Pengu Icon, Sunset Pengu Icon, Twilight Pengu Icon, Primary Pengu Icon, Sherbert Pengu Icon, Mint Pengu Icon.

Before transitioning to TFT, a quick mention about the Community Pride Hub launching on May 31st. This hub will serve as your one-stop destination for everything Pride-related, from fan art to cosplays—a perfect platform to showcase how everyone celebrates Pride.

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Prepare to celebrate pride in style
Prepare to celebrate pride in style

Pride Celebrating in Teamfight Tactics

For Teamfight Tactics, the Pride event kicks off alongside League's on Patch 14.11 (May 30th in the afternoon PT) and runs until Patch 14.12 introduces another celebratory event. You'll have until June 11th, the day before 14.12 goes live, to claim all your TFT Pride goodies. Keep scrolling to discover what these goodies entail.

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TFT is getting pride themed Emotes and Blasts
TFT is getting pride themed Emotes and Blasts

TFT's Event Hub will feature three new missions, making past Pride content available and introducing a new prideful emote to the collection.

Regarding Pride trails, historically activated by equipping Pride Icons, starting with Patch 14.11, the effect will trigger by equipping the respective Pride Booms. Notably, Pride trails remain active year-round!

With Emotes, Missions, Player Hubs, and Pride Trails, there are ample opportunities for you to celebrate Pride 2024 across our games. However you choose to celebrate, from all of us at Riot Games, have a fantastic Pride celebration.

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