Empires of the Ascended

Empires of the Ascended Quick Info

New Region - Shurima
Event Pass
New Keyword: Countdown
- Round Start: I count down 1. At 0, destroy me and activate the Countdown effect.
New Keyword: Predict
- Pick a card from among 3 in your deck. Shuffle the deck and put that card on top.
New Keyword: Slay
- You get credit for slaying an ally for enemy if one of your cards kills it via damage, strike, or direct kill effect.
New Keyword: Reputation
- Activates if allies have struck for 5+ damage at least 4 times this game.
New Spell Speed: Focus
- A.k.a. "Gem-speed", for spells can be cast instantly but never in combat or in response to an enemy action (e.g., Gems, Riven's blade fragments)

When Does Empires of the Ascended Release?

Empires of the Ascended is scheduled to be released March 3rd, 2021. This is a little different than what was previously announced because the original plan was to have expansions in February, April, and June.

What is the Empires of the Ascended Event Pass?

Riot has announced that Empires of the Ascended will have an Event Pass, but they haven't provided any additional details. We have seen Event Passes in the past for the Spirit Blossom and K/DA All Out events, but this will be the first time we've seen an Event Pass tied to an expansion. The Spirit Blossom and K/DA events had a special time-limited reward route that awarded cards, exclusive cosmetics, and crafting resources; however 2/3rds of those rewards were locked as "premium". Players had the option to purchase an Event Pass for 975 Coins (roughly $10 USD) which would unlock all those premium rewards or participating for free but only receiving 33% of the possible rewards. Both the Spirit Blossom and K/DA All Out events lasted exactly 28 days (4 weeks).

How Many Cards Are In Empires of the Ascended?

Empires of the Ascended will add 110 new cards into the game, making it the largest expansion to date.