The big League of Legends update that players called League Next, and often LoL 2, now has a name: League of Legends New Dawn. The description of Riot’s New Dawn teaser sets the schedule: “Full reveal coming in January, release later in 2027.”
Riot posted the two-minute teaser on 14 November 2026, in which Pabro and Meddler give the first details of the update.
What the first teaser showed
The video opens with a promise kept late. Riot had said it would share more about the update between MSI and Worlds, and the team admits it is “coming in at the last minute on that.” Then comes the plan:
- A new client: “next year we’re releasing a modernized client”, which puts it in 2027.
- Summoner’s Rift: new visuals and evolving gameplay.
- Champions: new ways to play and experience them.
The team calls this “just the beginning” and “the start of a new era for League.” Most of the footage is cinematic shots of Blitzcrank, Lux, Sett, Ekko, Jhin and Ahri, with a short in-game shot of the reworked Rift.
From League Next to New Dawn
In its 8 January 2026 development summary, Riot wrote that these long-term updates are “not League of Legends 2”: the existing game gets rebuilt, and no separate game is coming. The list then was a brand new integrated client, a revamped Summoner’s Rift, pre-game choices such as runes, and an overhauled new player experience.
In June 2026, Meddler made two points clear. League stays on its own engine, and the client will move into that engine. In a reply to a player on the same day, he called the update League Next and said Riot planned to talk about it at Worlds, where more players would be watching. November’s teaser kept that promise.
What comes next
The next step is the full reveal in January 2027, and the update itself follows later in 2027. Riot’s New Dawn page has an email sign-up for players who want the news first.
Frequently asked questions
Is New Dawn League of Legends 2?
No. Riot wrote in its 8 January 2026 development summary that its long-term updates are “not League of Legends 2”. New Dawn is the big update to the existing game, the one players called League Next and LoL 2. Riot plans a full reveal in January 2027 and a release later in 2027.
When will League of Legends New Dawn be released?
The description of Riot’s New Dawn teaser says the release comes later in 2027, after a full reveal in January 2027. In the teaser, the team also says the modernised client is coming “next year”, so the new client is part of the 2027 plan as well.
What did the first New Dawn teaser show?
Pabro and Meddler announced a modernised client for 2027, new visuals and evolving gameplay on Summoner’s Rift, and new ways to play champions. Riot’s January 2026 plan also listed pre-game choices such as runes and an overhauled new player experience among the areas in development.
What is League Next?
League Next is the name that Riot’s Meddler used in June 2026 for the big update the team was building, and he said Riot planned to share more about it at Worlds. The teaser that Riot posted on 14 November 2026 gave this update its official name: League of Legends New Dawn.
Sources
- Riot Games, League of Legends: New Dawn Teaser, official video and its description with the reveal and release schedule, 14 November 2026
- Riot Games, development update summary, the long-term update plan, 8 January 2026
- Andrei “Meddler” van Roon, post on X about League's engine and client, 12 June 2026
- Andrei “Meddler” van Roon, reply on X about League Next and Worlds, 12 June 2026
- Riot Games, official New Dawn page with email sign-up, read on 15 November 2026
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