Champions Released in 2022

In 2022, Riot released 5 new champions: Bel'Veth, K'Sante, Nilah, Renata Glasc and Zeri. That ranks 2022 joint 9th of 18 release years by volume, up from 4 in 2021 and against 4 in 2023. The average across every year is 9.6, so 2022 sits below the norm — typical of the slower, larger-kit release pace Riot settled into after the first four years.

The most commonly listed position in this batch is Bottom (2 of 5), and the champions span 4 regions, led by Zaun (2). 4 of the 5 are Human. By range there are 3 melee and 2 ranged listings; by gender, 4 female and 1 male. 4 of 5 use Mana; the exceptions are Bel'Veth (Manaless).

No species, region or resource type made its debut in 2022 — every champion released that year extended a category that already existed.

The best first guess among the 2022 champions is Renata Glasc, ranked 108th of 173 on the strategy page, leaving 5.8 candidates on average — a weak opener, because its attributes are rare. A 2022 guess lights the year cell yellow for anything from 2020 to 2024 — 22 champions, 13% of the roster. Beyond that, 147 champions are older and only 4 newer, so an up arrow is the valuable result: it leaves a short list of recent releases. Play a round to try it.