Saturday, March 19 – Zaun vs the Void   Zaun has held the title of coolest faction for a record setting 3 challengers in a row. Now, many claim that the only force in Valoran capable of stopping them is…

March 5 – Zaun vs the Freljord Zaun continues their reign of coolness by defeating Piltover. Now, they take on place so cool you risk frostbite just from looking at it. We’re talking about the Freljord folks. People were saying…

Planning for the eighth Factions arc is now underway in earnest. Expect more detail soon. In the meantime, you’re encouraged to come join in the construction efforts. The forums are a good place to start. Factions is a community endeavor,…

February 20 – Zaun vs Piltover The many fans of Mythbreakers were left utterly disappointed when neither Zaun or Piltover showed up to test if Zaun or Piltover was undeniably cooler than the other. Riots broke out on the streets…

February 13 – Zaun vs Piltover Zaun stood viktorious over the Shadow Isles. Overall, Zaun’s reaction to their viktory is similar to that of the Sun rising: it was the only expected outcome. Shortly after the viktory, the critically acclaimed…

Saturday, January 30 – Shadow Isles vs Zaun Shadow Isles defeated Freljord, thereby starting this whole mess of a bad pun gone wrong, took the title back by defeating Ionia, and has now defended it against Bilgewater. The Shadow Isles…

I am unable to give the usual stories behind the featured matches for this weekend. Saturday will continue the coolest faction competition with Shadow Isles facing Bilgewater. Sunday will feature Noxus facing off against Piltover. Schedule Sign ups increased since…

I am afraid I don’t have the short stories behind the matches this week. We will however still be holding the featured matches as per usual. Saturday will feature the continued coolest faction contest: Ionia, victorious over Demacia, continues on…

January 3 – Ionia vs Demacia Ionia has defeated Noxus and claimed the title as the coolest faction. It is the last faction to have fought for the title, seemingly securing it as their’s permanently. However, Demacia has pointed out…

November 28 – For Shon-Xan Ionia is the only League nation left to have not had the opportunity to fight for the ever so important title of coolest faction. Their patience in the matter has paid off, as they now feel…

November 21 – Noxus vs Bandle City After the failure of both Noxus and Bandle City to have a team of summoners prepared to represent them in the dispute over the title of the coolest faction, the League was forced…

Time Change The general trend with featured matches recently shows that more people are available to play in the games later in the day than game 1. So, in order to help fit the games to people’s availability the start…

Remember, Cute and Cuddly Noxus may have won the title of coolest faction, but the yordles of Bandle City have been walking confidently through the halls of the institute recently. With the festivals of the Harrowing coming, namely the wearing…

Noxus will Rise Shurima has taken ownership of the coolest faction title. However, many don’t believe that they can truly hold this title with how recently Noxus has defeated them in the dispute. Shurima seeks to prove them all wrong,…

I decided that the front page needed to be just a little spookier. I also wanted to give some extra spotlighting to the Harrowing discussion thread on the forum. To begin with, here are some past Harrowing updates and related…

The Will of the Desert Zaun has broken the cycle and is holding onto the title as coolest faction for more than a week. However the ceaseless challenges for the title have continued to come flooding in. Zaun controls a…

With Intermission recently started, it is time to review the revise the Intermission Rosters for everyone to play with. Matchstaff met up and revised some of the rosters. New champions that were released since the last intermission have been added,…

Piltover Weekend With Noxus and Shurima having their featured weekends, it is now Piltover’s chance to (potentially) take the spotlight with their featured weekend. They will face Noxus on Saturday and Shurima on Sunday. Standard Featured Matches BoP points apply.…

The final Champion recruitment vote for this arc will be conducted through the forum. Links are below. Noxus Piltover It seemed only fair to give the hardcore forumers a little bit more say on this final recruitment decision. Results It…

Noxus Weekend This weekend will be featuring Noxus. On Saturday they will play against Shurima, and on Sunday they will face Piltover. Standard Featured Matches points will apply. A quick recap on the score of the Featured Matches so far:…

I’ve been out for the past couple days (and will be for a couple after this) for RL reasons. (Positive ones, though! Friend’s getting married.) Unfortunately, in all the commotion, I forgot about the final round of Champion recruitment. Also…

Shurima Weekend With the 2nd Tournament concluded, we are back to Featured Matches. This weekend is featuring Shurima. They’ll be playing Piltover on Saturday and Noxus and Sunday. Prize is the standard bonus Featured Matches BoP points, 15 points per…

Thanks to 501st Big Mike, we now have recordings available for this past weekend’s matches, which concluded the second tournament of the Lines in the Sand arc. Enjoy! Semi-Finals Match I (recording unavailable due to technical difficulties) Semi-Finals Match II…

Summoner Exiledfrombadmen has opened up Factions on the Turkish server. You can sign up here. Hoş karşılama, Sihirdar! —CupcakeTrap

The opening lore for Lines in the Sand, unfortunately delayed due to technical problems because of life being life, has been posted up. Prologue Opener—Lines in the Sand Tie-in scene: Rank and File Tie-in scene: For the Taking Tie-in scene: Shurima Returns…

Matches streamed at twitch.tv/LeagueFactions. For more information, see the main tournament post. The fight for Bel’zhun continues today with a best-of-five set between Piltover and Shurima. —CupcakeTrap

See the main tournament post for more information. The semi-final round of the second tournament will be held today, Saturday, August 22, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Pacific time. Matches are streamed at twitch.tv/LeagueFactions. —CupcakeTrap

Factions Friday matches begin at 5:00 Pacific time. To get in on a match, join the Factions chat in-client, and also join your faction’s chat. If you’re new to Factions, you may find the Beginners’ Guide helpful. When you’re ready,…

Here are the August 14 recruitment results. 14 August, 25 CLE—Riven, the Exile enters the dispute on behalf of Noxus. Riven has been a divisive figure in Noxian society ever since her desertion during the Noxian invasion of Ionia in 13…

Factions Friday matches begin at 5:00 Pacific time. To get in on a match, join the Factions chat in-client, and also join your faction’s chat. If you’re new to Factions, you may find the Beginners’ Guide helpful. When you’re ready,…

I have sent out the ballots for the August 14 Champion recruitment. This vote will conclude on August 14 at 7:00 p.m. Pacific time. This is the second-to-last pickup for this arc. Since the final pickup on August 28 will be unrestricted,…

The Factions tie-in event for Burning Tides has concluded. The summary results are copied below. I’ve also set up a proper event page, for record-keeping. Matches Two sets of matches were held: the first on Butcher’s Bridge, focused on the…

Matches streamed at twitch.tv/LeagueFactions. The second tournament of Lines in the Sand centers on Bel’zhun, which went from a tiny frontier town to a major city during the Hextech Revolution. Shurima has driven Noxus back with a series of devastating victories, and the…

Three matches will be held on both Saturday and Sunday. On each day, the first match starts at 12:30 p.m. Pacific (3:30 Eastern), the second at 1:30, and the third at 2:30. On Saturday, August 8, Miss Fortune and Gangplank…

Here are the August 7 recruitment results. 7 August, 25 CLE—Hecarim, the Shadow of War, enters the dispute on behalf of Noxus. He rides at the fore of the Noxian Nightmare Cavalry, cutting down all in his path. “Their blood…

Factions Friday matches begin at 5:00 Pacific time. To get in on a match, join the Factions chat in-client, and also join your faction’s chat. If you’re new to Factions, you may find the Beginners’ Guide helpful. When you’re ready,…

Factions is running a Burning Tides tie-in event on 8–9 August, 25 CLE. This event continues the storyline between Miss Fortune and Gangplank, tying together their pre-retcon lore, the aftermath of the battle for Nyroth, and the latest Bilgewater lore from…

I have sent out the polls for the August 7 Champion recruitment. This vote will conclude on August 7 at 7:00 p.m. Pacific time. Champions who don’t play well together Everyone on the Piltover list is pretty chill. However, Noxus…

Factions Friday matches begin at 5:00 Pacific time. To get in on a match, join the Factions chat in-client, and also join your faction’s chat. If you’re new to Factions, you may find the Beginners’ Guide helpful. When you’re ready,…

Round Robin We have another round robin set of featured matches this weekend. Each faction will get a chance to play all the other factions in the arc once each day (schedule of who plays who when is on the…

Seeing as Factions takes the scandalous and heretical view that you actually exist, we encourage people to come up with a Summoner persona. We’ll often incorporate these into story updates and the like. Developing more coherent rules and guidelines for…

Factions hosts streamed and shoutcasted Featured Matches every Saturday and Sunday, starting at 12:30 p.m. Pacific. We are looking for people interested in streaming or casting these matches, with streamers being in particularly high demand. If you have a reasonably…

Here are the July 24 recruitment results, just in time for Factions Friday. 24 July, 25 CLE—Thresh, the Chain Warden, enters the dispute on behalf of Noxus, enticed by the prospect of harvesting souls from the battlefield. He is also…

Factions Friday matches begin at 5:00 Pacific time. To get in on a match, join the Factions chat in-client, and also join your faction’s chat. If you’re new to Factions, you may find the Beginners’ Guide helpful. When you’re ready,…

I have sent out the ballots for the July 24 Champion recruitment poll. Piltover recruited Lux, a Tertiary Champion, last round. Tertiary Champions cost two pickups, and so Piltover does not receive a new Champion this week. Meanwhile, this is the second…

The Twisted Treeline Noxus voted to play their Featured Weekend on the Twisted Treeline. Perhaps their allies from the Shadow Isles that they are going to be picking up will give them the home court advantage. It’s a Noxus weekend…

These matches will be streamed at twitch.tv/LeagueFactions. The first match begins at 12:30 Pacific, the second at 1:30, and the third at 2:30. Shurima will face off against Piltover in three shoutcasted Featured Matches today. From Shurima’s perspective, Piltover is…