Riot Games just released the first major update for League of Legends: Wild Rift (Free) on all platforms today with Patch 5.0: Bright Heights bringing in new champions, reworks, new items, a new mode for the Arena, a Lunar New Year celebration, and more. League of Legends: Wild Rift patch 5.0 is the first update since October 2023. Read about that here. League of Legends: Wild Rift brings in Syndra, Talon, and Kindred into the Rift with today’s major update while Aurelion Sol gets a major update. Other reworks include Gragas, Yuumi, and Wukong. The Double Cast Mode is now available in the Arena as well. Check out the full patch notes on the official website here. Watch the update trailer below:

In terms of new events, there will be an in-game celebration of Lunar New Year with the return of the dragon featuring Dragon Lantern skins and more. There will also be events for Valentine’s Day and Ramadan in-game later on. If you’ve not played League of Legends: Wild Rift yet, you can get it on the App Store for iOS here and on Google Play for Android here. Do you play League of Legends: Wild Rift regularly and what do you think of the state of the game right now?