League of Legends Fearless Draft explained

2025 is the year of big changes for League of Legends. The game’s global esports tournaments had notable changes, including an entirely new event called the First Stand, and merging of several regions. However, one in-game feature that might change the game for the better, is called Fearless Draft.

The new draft system, included in the mentioned First Stand, allows each Champion to be played only once during the course of the series. This includes all players from both teams, which means that if a player from an opposing team picks a champion in the first game, you can’t pick it in the next round. This leads to some interesting “pocket picks” and unexpected combinations that make the games more interesting to watch, and perhaps play. 

The thing with the Fearless Draft is that it forces players to be familiar with a broader range of champions, including out-of-the-box picks for different situations. Relying on a smaller roster of champions can be dangerous, and players will be forced to include different characters in their rotation.

On the other hand, this might be an interesting move for Riot, because more Champions will be played, and some of them might be reworked more often than others. Some champions did not see significant updates in years, and with more than 100 possible champions on the line, Riot’s patches might just be bigger in the future. Teams will also think about recruiting players that have a deeper champion pool because it allows them for more flexibility, and players that are deeply rooted in a smaller number of champions might need to adapt fast. 

This weekend, we will be drafting Champions for the next stage of the Weekly tournaments, in League of Legends. The region’s best teams will compete in open qualifiers over the weekend, while best student players will try and win in the A1 Student eChallenge in Rocket League. Don’t miss the action!