Riot announces New Dawn, a major League of Legends update for 2027
The update brings a new game client and a refreshed Summoner's Rift, announced at the 2026 World Championship in Brooklyn.
Riot Games has announced New Dawn, a large-scale update to League of Legends arriving in 2027, according to polygon.com. The reveal took place at the 2026 League of Legends World Championship at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on 14 نوفمبر 2026.
The New Dawn cinematic trailer showed renders of champions including Blitzcrank, Lux, Leona, Sett, Poppy, Volibear, Riven, Jhin and Ahri, while gameplay snippets featured Master Yi and Morgana. Riot said it will share more details about New Dawn in January.
The update also includes a brand-new game client for League of Legends in 2027, alongside a refreshed version of the Summoner's Rift map.
2027 esports calendar
The 2027 season will begin in China with an expanded First Stand tournament. The Mid-Season Invitational 2027 will be held in Valencia, Spain, and Worlds 2027 will take place in Japan and South Korea, with Nagoya hosting Japan's first Worlds matches before the tournament ends in Seoul.
Riot is also considering replacing the Worlds Play-In Stage with the Demacia Cup.
Riot last overhauled the League of Legends client architecture in 2016. At a pre-Finals press event, executive producer Paul Bellezza said the company sees League as multi-generational and would like it to run 100 years.
Quick answers
When is the League of Legends New Dawn update coming out?
Riot Games says New Dawn will arrive in 2027. More details are planned for January.
Where was New Dawn announced?
It was announced at the 2026 League of Legends World Championship at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on 14 نوفمبر 2026.
Where will Worlds 2027 be held?
Worlds 2027 will take place in Japan and South Korea, with Nagoya hosting Japan's first Worlds matches before the tournament ends in Seoul.