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Summer is one of the most exciting seasons in League of Legends just like it is IRL! Each year, Riot Games plans a big in-game event, treating players with a lot of fun missions and cosmetics along with other goodies. On 23rd June, Riot released a new teaser trailer, which looked like a cinematic and fans thought it was some promotion for Project L. However, a few frames into the teaser, it became clear that it was for the 2023 Summer Event. Titled Soul Fighter, this event will bring forth a new set of in-game skins and also the much-awaited 2v2v2v2 deathmatch mode.
Here’s all we know about the Soul Fighter Summer Event.
Soul Fighter Summer Event Explained
The Soul Fighter Summer Event’s trailer is called “Enter the Arena” and this colorful teaser trailer featured beloved League of Legends champions gearing up for a fight in a huge colosseum reverberating with the cheers of the onlookers. The announcer for the tournament in the video says, “It’s a beautiful day out here at the Arena! We’re finally back for another legendary Tournament of Souls!”
Commenting on this video, one enthusiastic League of Legends player guessed, “Best guess is that it’s the 2v2v2v2 and it’ll be accompanied by an event in the other games. If you notice when they show the arena there’s a circle in the middle then there’s 6 visible circles around it, grouped in 2s and across each other.”
From the video, it also became apparent that the Summer Event will be spread across other Riot Games’ titles including:
League of Legends
Wild Rift
Teamfight Tactics
Legends of Runeterra
When Is Soul Fighter Summer Event Starting?
According to the YouTube video published by Riot Games, the Soul Fighter event is scheduled to kick off on 20th July. Last year, The Star Guardian missions were the Summer Event. Notably, the Star Guardian 2022 Event went live on the servers on 14th July 2022 and ran for exactly a month, concluding on 15th August 2022. So players can expect the Soul Fighter event to be live in the game until 20th August atleast.
In 2021, players had a massive Ruination event for Summer. However, players were not ecstatic since there were no special game modes.
Additionally, LoL Patch 13.14 is scheduled to drop on 19th July and as usual, a day later the bunch of new skins and the new game mode will be released with the Summer Event which is centralized around the theme of this exclusive in-universe event.
Leaked Skins for the 2023 Summer Event
Earlier last week, potential skins for the Soul Fighter event were leaked by data miners. According to renowned leaker in the community – Big Bad Bear – the following are the skins that are likely to be released as part of this 2023 Summer Event:
Soul Fighter Samira (Ultimate)
Soul Fighter Pyke (Prestige)
Soul Fighter Shaco (Prestige)
Soul Fighter Sett
Soul Fighter Gwen
Soul Fighter Lux
Soul Fighter Evelynn
Soul Fighter Viego
Soul Fighter Jhin
Soul Fighter Naafiri
According to the YouTuber, the story behind the Soul Fighter skinline is as follows:
"A yearly battle is held to determine the greatest fighter across the land. This "Tournament of Souls" sees competitors of all types-each with their own Soul Power - brawl in fierce one-on-one skirmishes. The top prize is greater than any trophy: a shard of the Soul Gem, said to grant a single wish to those who possess it."Soul Fighter skinline story
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the 2v2v2v2 mode in League of Legends, we’ve got you covered! You can check out our article titled “League of Legends New 2v2v2v2 Mode: Release Date, New Map & More” for more information. Additionally, you can read up on Naafiri’s abilities here at League of Legends Naafiri Darkin: Abilities, Release Date, & More.
Executive Producer of League of Legends Jeremy “Brightmoon” Lee has also stated that more information about the Summer Event will be revealed on 26th June (Monday).
