Arcane has made League of Legends and all LoL champions known worldwide. But League of Legends has been around for more than a decade, which means, there are a lot of them. In this article we will be covering their origins, how they made it to Season 1 of Arcane, and what it takes to obtain them.

League of Legends Release Date

League of Legends is one of the most popular multiplayer games in the world. Most of this boils down to being a free-to-play title, a trademark for Riot Games’ intellectual property. But nobody can deny its rise to stardom, quickly becoming the most-played MOBA on the market. League of Legends was released on October 27, 2009, and Riot Games have been adding to the pool of champions ever since.

How many champions are in LoL?

By the end of May 2023, 163 unique champions have joined the League of Legends roster of champions, with Milio, The Gentle Flame being the most recent addition. We’re a long way removed from the early days of League of Legends, where there were only a handful of playable champions in each role. 

League of Legends Original Champions: 2009 LoL Champs

The original roster was composed of just 17 LoL champions when League of Legends was released in its Alfa phase in February of 2009. 

Name	Champion Class	Release date	Blue Essence Cost	Riot Points Cost
Alistar	Support/Tank	2/21/2009	1350	585
Annie	Mage	2/21/2009	450	260
Ashe	Marksman/Support	2/21/2009	450	260
Fiddlesticks	Mage/Support	2/21/2009	1350	585
Jax	Assassin/Fighter	2/21/2009	1350	585
Kayle	Fighter/Support	2/21/2009	4800	260
Master Yi	Assassin/Fighter	2/21/2009	450	260
Morgana	Mage/Support	2/21/2009	1350	585
Nunu & Willump	Fighter/Tank	2/21/2009	450	260
Ryze	Fighter/Mage	2/21/2009	4800	260
Sion	Fighter/Tank	2/21/2009	1350	585
Sivir	Marksman	2/21/2009	450	260
Soraka	Mage/Support	2/21/2009	450	260
Teemo	Assassin/Marksman	2/21/2009	450	260
Tristana	Assassin/Marksman	2/21/2009	1350	585
Twisted Fate	Mage	2/21/2009	4800	260
Warwick	Fighter/Tank	2/21/2009	450	260

League of Legends Original Champions: 2009 Champions LoL

In the following months, Riot Games released another 23 champions throughout the Beta phase of the game. This is when the game was still being tested, before being put on a golden disk. In total Riot Games had prepared 40 pioneering champions for the official launch, with these being considered legacy champions. 

Name	Champion Class	Release date	Blue Essence Cost	Riot Points Cost
Heimerdinger	Mage/Support	10/10/2009	3150	790
Shaco	Assassin	10/10/2009	3150	790
Nasus	Fighter/Tank	10/1/2009	1350	585
Corki	Marksman	9/19/2009	3150	790
Katarina	Assassin/Mage	9/19/2009	3150	790
Blitzcrank	Fighter/Tank	9/2/2009	1350	585
Dr. Mundo	Fighter/Tank	9/2/2009	450	260
Janna	Mage/Support	9/2/2009	1350	585
Malphite	Fighter/Tank	9/2/2009	450	260
Gangplank	Fighter/Support	8/19/2009	3150	790
Taric	Fighter/Support	8/19/2009	1350	585
Kassadin	Assassin/Mage	8/7/2009	3150	790
Veigar	Mage	7/24/2009	1350	585
Anivia	Mage/Support	7/10/2009	3150	790
Rammus	Fighter/Tank	7/10/2009	1350	585
Amumu	Mage/Tank	6/26/2009	450	260
Cho’Gath	Mage/Tank	6/26/2009	1350	585
Karthus	Mage	6/12/2009	3150	790
Evelynn	Assassin/Mage	5/1/2009	1350	585
Tryndamere	Assassin/Fighter	5/1/2009	1350	585
Twitch	Assassin/Marksman	5/1/2009	3150	790
Singed	Fighter/Tank	4/18/2009	4800	260
Zilean	Mage/Support	4/18/2009	1350	585

Nidale and Udyr were added near the end of 2009, and are considered pre-season champions, because they were added after the release and before the official start of League of Legends.

Nidalee	Assassin	12/17/2009	3150	790
Udyr	Fighter/Tank	12/2/2009	1350	585

League of Legends Champions by Release Date

Season 1 LoL Champions 2010

Season 1 of League of Legends began on July 13, 2010, when Riot Games officially announced it had plans for organizing competitive League of Legends play, or what we know today as LoL Esports. Season 1 ended on August 23, 2011, so we will count LoL champions from both 2010 and 2011 as season 1 champs.

Name	Champion Class	Release date	Blue Essence Cost	Riot Points Cost
Cassiopeia	Mage	12/14/2010	4800	880
Trundle	Fighter/Tank	12/1/2010	3150	790
Irelia	Assassin/Fighter	11/16/2010	3150	790
LeBlanc	Assassin/Mage	11/2/2010	3150	790
Lux	Mage/Support	10/19/2010	450	260
Swain	Fighter/Mage	10/5/2010	3150	790
Sona	Mage/Support	9/21/2010	450	260
Miss Fortune	Marksman	9/8/2010	450	260
Urgot	Fighter/Marksman	8/24/2010	3150	790
Galio	Mage/Tank	8/10/2010	3150	790
Vladimir	Mage/Tank	7/27/2010	3150	790
Xin Zhao	Assassin/Fighter	7/13/2010	1350	585
Kog’Maw	Mage/Marksman	6/24/2010	4800	880
Olaf	Fighter/Tank	6/9/2010	3150	790
Malzahar	Assassin/Mage	6/1/2010	4800	880
Akali	Assassin	5/11/2010	3150	790
Garen	Fighter/Tank	4/27/2010	450	260
Kennen	Mage/Marksman	4/8/2010	4800	880
Shen	Tank	3/24/2010	3150	790
Ezreal	Mage/Marksman	3/16/2010	1350	585
Mordekaiser	Fighter/Mage	2/24/2010	1350	585
Gragas	Fighter/Mage	2/2/2010	3150	790
Pantheon	Assassin/Fighter	2/2/2010	1350	585

Season 1 LoL Champions 2011 

Riot Games added another 24 champions by the end of 2010, amassing a total of 65 LoL champions or characters. Another 11 were released ahead of the League of Legends Season 1 World Championship in June of 2011. A total of 23 LoL 2011 champions were released that year, bringing the number of 2011 champions League of Legends to a total of 88 LoL characters.

Name	Champion Class	Release date	Blue Essence Cost	Riot Points Cost
Viktor	Mage	12/29/2011	4800	880
Ahri	Assassin/Mage	12/14/2011	3150	790
Volibear	Fighter/Tank	11/29/2011	1350	585
Fizz	Assassin/Fighter	11/15/2011	1350	585
Graves	Marksman	10/19/2011	4800	880
Xerath	Mage	10/5/2011	1350	585
Riven	Assassin/Fighter	9/14/2011	4800	880
Talon	Assassin	8/24/2011	3150	440
Skarner	Fighter/Tank	8/9/2011	4800	880
Wukong	Fighter/Tank	7/26/2011	3150	790
Leona	Support/Tank	7/13/2011	450	260
Yorick	Fighter/Mage	6/22/2011	3150	790
Orianna	Mage/Support	6/1/2011	4800	880
Vayne	Assassin/Marksman	5/10/2011	3150	790
Rumble	Fighter/Mage	4/26/2011	4800	880
Brand	Mage	4/12/2011	450	260
Lee Sin	Assassin/Fighter	4/1/2011	1350	585
Nocturne	Assassin/Fighter	3/15/2011	3150	790
Jarvan IV	Fighter/Tank	3/1/2011	3150	790
Maokai	Mage/Tank	2/16/2011	4800	880
Karma	Mage/Support	2/1/2011	3150	790
Renekton	Fighter/Tank	1/18/2011	4800	880
Shyvana	Fighter/Tank	1/11/2011	3150	790
Caitlyn	Marksman	1/4/2011	450	260

Season 2 LoL Champions 2012

Season 2 in League of Legends saw another 19 meta-defining champions join the club, with Jauce being the 100th League of Legends champion to be released.

Name	Champion Class	Release date	Blue Essence Cost	Riot Points Cost
Vi	Assassin/Fighter	12/19/2012	1350	585
Nami	Mage/Support	12/7/2012	3150	790
Zed	Assassin	11/13/2012	1350	585
Elise	Mage	10/26/2012	4800	880
Kha’Zix	Assassin	9/27/2012	4800	880
Syndra	Mage/Support	9/13/2012	3150	790
Rengar	Assassin/Fighter	8/21/2012	4800	880
Diana	Fighter/Mage	8/7/2012	450	260
Zyra	Mage/Support	7/24/2012	3150	790
Jayce	Fighter/Marksman	7/7/2012	4800	880
Draven	Marksman	6/6/2012	4800	880
Darius	Fighter/Tank	5/23/2012	450	260
Varus	Mage/Marksman	5/8/2012	4800	880
Hecarim	Fighter/Tank	4/18/2012	4800	880
Lulu	Mage/Support	3/20/2012	4800	880
Fiora	Assassin/Fighter	2/29/2012	4800	880
Nautilus	Tank	2/14/2012	4800	880
Ziggs	Mage	2/1/2012	4800	365
Sejuani	Fighter/Tank	1/17/2012	450	260

Season 3 LoL Champions 2013 

Just 8 new League of Legends characters were released as champions in 2013 and season 3, but they turned out to be some of the most impactful. Jinx was the main protagonist in Arcane alonsgide Vi, which was the last champion released in season 2. Those two would go on to achieve worldwide recognition by starring in the animated series Netflix special called Arcane.

Name	Champion Class	Release date	Blue Essence Cost	Riot Points Cost
Yasuo	Assassin/Fighter	12/13/2013	1350	585
Jinx	Marksman	10/10/2013	3150	790
Lucian	Marksman	8/22/2013	1350	440
Aatrox	Fighter/Tank	6/13/2013	4800	880
Lissandra	Mage	4/30/2013	4800	880
Zac	Fighter/Tank	3/29/2013	4800	352
Quinn	Assassin/Marksman	3/1/2013	4800	880
Thresh	Fighter/Support	1/23/2013	3150	790

Season 4 LoL Champions 2014 

By the end of season 4, with the release of Rek’sai, League of Legends had amassed 126 champions in its portfolio. It’s evident that Riot Games slowed down the pace of production, and started focusing more on the game itself.

Name	Champion Class	Release date	Blue Essence Cost	Riot Points Cost
Rek’Sai	Fighter	12/11/2014	4800	880
Kalista	Marksman	11/20/2014	4800	880
Azir	Mage/Marksman	9/16/2014	4800	880
Gnar	Fighter/Marksman	8/14/2014	4800	880
Braum	Support/Tank	5/12/2014	3150	790
Vel’Koz	Mage	2/27/2014	4800	880

Season 5 LoL Champions 2015 

Name	Champion Class	Release date	Blue Essence Cost	Riot Points Cost
Illaoi	Fighter/Tank	11/24/2015	3150	790
Kindred	Marksman	10/14/2015	4800	880
Tahm Kench	Support/Tank	7/9/2015	4800	880
Ekko	Assassin/Fighter	5/29/2015	3150	790
Bard	Mage/Support	3/12/2015	4800	880

Season 6 LoL Champions 2016

Name	Champion Class	Release date	Blue Essence Cost	Riot Points Cost
Camille	Fighter	12/7/2016	4800	880
Ivern	Mage	10/5/2016	4800	880
Kled	Fighter	8/10/2016	4800	880
Taliyah	Mage	5/18/2016	4800	880
Aurelion Sol	Mage	3/24/2016	4800	880
Jhin	Mage/Marksman	2/1/2016	4444	880

Season 7 LoL Champions 2017

Name	Champion Class	Release date	Blue Essence Cost	Riot Points Cost
Zoe	Mage	11/21/2017	4800	880
Ornn	Fighter/Tank	8/23/2017	4800	880
Kayn	Assassin/Fighter	7/12/2017	3150	790
Rakan	Support	4/19/2017	4800	880
Xayah	Marksman	4/19/2017	4800	880

Season 8 LoL Champions 2018 

Name	Champion Class	Release date	Blue Essence Cost	Riot Points Cost
Neeko	Mage	12/5/2018	4800	880
Pyke	Assassin/Support	5/31/2018	3150	790
Kai’Sa	Marksman	3/7/2018	1350	585

Season 9 LoL Champions 2019 

Name	Champion Class	Release date	Blue Essence Cost	Riot Points Cost
Aphelios	Marksman	12/11/2019	4800	880
Senna	Marksman/Support	11/10/2019	3150	790
Qiyana	Assassin/Fighter	6/28/2019	4800	880
Yuumi	Support	5/14/2019	450	260
Sylas	Assassin/Mage	1/25/2019	3150	790

Season 10 LoL Champions 2020  

Name	Champion Class	Release date	Blue Essence Cost	Riot Points Cost
Rell	Support/Tank	12/10/2020	4800	880
Seraphine	Mage/Support	10/29/2020	3150	790
Samira	Marksman	9/21/2020	3150	790
Yone	Assassin/Fighter	8/6/2020	3150	790
Lillia	Fighter/Mage	7/22/2020	4800	880
Sett	Fighter	1/14/2020	1350	585

Season 11 LoL Champions 2021 

Name	Champion Class	Release date	Blue Essence Cost	Riot Points Cost
Vex	Mage/Support	9/23/2021	3150	790
Akshan	Assassin	7/22/2021	4800	880
Gwen	Assassin/Fighter	4/15/2021	4800	880
Viego	Assassin/Fighter	1/21/2021	4800	880

Season 12 LoL Champions 2022 

Name	Champion Class	Release date	Blue Essence Cost	Riot Points Cost
K’Sante	Fighter	11/3/2022	6300	975
Nilah	Assassin/Fighter	7/13/2022	6300	975
Bel’Veth	Fighter	6/9/2022	6300	975
Renata Glasc	Support	2/17/2022	6300	975
Zeri	Marksman	1/20/2022	6300	585

Season 13 LoL Champions 2023 

Milio

Support

3/22/2023

7800

975

League of Legends champions in Arcane

Multiple LoL champions found themselves on the small screens with Arcane becoming a worldwide hit. This drew many new fans to League of Legends, most of them wanting to try out their favorite characters.

Powder and Violet were the main protagonists in Arcane, but in League of Legends they are known as Jinx and Vi. Viktor, Caitlyn, Ekko, Heimerdinger and Singed also make an appearance in Season 1 of Arcane. Silco has not been introduced to League of Legends officially but he has been included in the Teamfight Tactics (TFT) roster.

How to unlock champions in LoL?

If you are new to League of Legends, there are a few ways to get your hands on all LoL champs. Firstly, after you finish all of the tutorials, you will get the option to unlock one of 3 champions of your choice. 

Once you reach Level 5 in ‌League of Legends, you will start receiving Champion Capsules every time you level up. These LoL Champion Capsules contain LoL Champion Shards, which you can disenchant into Blue Essence LoL. Champion Capsules can be activated using this Blue Essence, to upgrade them and permanently unlock the desired champion.

You can also use Blue Essence to purchase specific LoL champions from the Store, but that’s not the most optimal way. Completing daily and weekly missions will also give you Blue Essence. Unlocking Loot Boxes or Hextech Chests is another way to obtain LoL Champion Shards. 

How much does it cost to buy all the champions in LoL?

You can also choose to purchase any LoL champion through the Store using Riot Points or RP LoL, but that will cost you. Considering each LoL champion is priced around 500 to 1000 RP, purchasing all 163 League of Legends champions will cost you over 130,000 RP or just over $700.

Riot Points- RP LoL	Blue Essence LoL
585	1350
790	3150
880	4800
975	6300

How to get free champions LoL with Xbox Game Pass?

But there is a way to get around this system, but only if you are an Xbox Game Pass subscriber. As of December 2022, Riot Games has partnered with Microsoft to enable all Xbox Game Pass subscribers access to a lot of League of Legends content. Users can play and unlock any character in League of Legends as soon as their Riot and Xbox accounts are linked. These and similar benefits extend to all Riot Games titles like Wild Rift, Teamfight Tactics, VALORANT, and Legends of Runeterra, so make sure to take full advantage of them.