The Battle of Baron Is Coming

We’re thrilled to announce our plans to celebrate the launch of the Wild Rift Open Beta in the following locations: Vietnam, Oceania, Taiwan, Europe, Turkey, Russia and CIS, Middle East and North Africa.

On December 10 at 0200 PT, we are rallying the world for the biggest Baron battle in history, with players across the planet uniting in a YouTube Livestream to face off against everyone’s favorite ancient, Void-born, acid-spitting, river monster.

SAVE THE DATE

It all goes down on 10 December 2:00AM PT on YouTube Live. Do not miss the battle, because you’ll only get one chance to fight Baron Nashor live (you wouldn’t believe how packed his calendar is—we’re just glad he could pencil us in). Here’s a YouTube link so you can set a reminder for when the event goes live.

FIGHT BARON NASHOR, ONE VOTE AT A TIME

Anyone who attends the livestream can be a part of the battle. All you need to do is type in chat to attack. Typing [1], [2], [3] and [4] will allow you to cast SMITE and other abilities, and Baron will respond dynamically to what you do. But here’s the catch—you can’t defeat this fearsome foe alone.

We’re using a voting system to determine which attacks are used, so you’ll have to work together with players around the world to defeat Baron Nashor. The attacks with the most votes will go through.

PRO TIP:

It’s all about the chat, so switch over to LIVE CHAT mode instead of TOP CHAT mode. That way, you can see exactly how votes are progressing.

EMPOWERED ATTACKS

It won’t just be a matter of mashing keys, though. Much like a real battle, you’ll have to look for the right moment to attack. At different times, different attacks will be empowered and deal bonus damage. Players will have to synchronize their efforts to execute these powerful moves. The only way to triumph is to band together and fight Baron as one.

PRO TIP

Empowered Attacks deal bonus damage. You can identify them because they will be encircled with a glowing ring of energy for a limited time. Vote to cast them before time runs out!

CALLING ALL CHAMPS

Aside from players around the world, some legendary champions of Runeterra will also join the fray. You’ll need to work with everyone to summon them to the battlefield by typing 5 in chat.

THE SPOILS OF BATTLE

Your contribution to the historical takedown of Baron will not go unrecognized. By taking down Baron Nashor, all Open Beta participants will unlock a unique emote and icon in 2021.

PRO TIP

There’s an added bonus for the first 25,000 players who hop on the stream and smite Baron: your names will be immortalized as Baron Slayers in the end credits sequence.