
Riot Games’ servers in League of Legends, Legends of Runeterra, VALORANT, and League of Legends: Wild Rift can go down at any moment. If playing any of those games is your off-day (or weekend) activity, and if the server status flashes red, it can be extremely frustrating. So when you’re asking if League of Legends is down, consult this current outages and problems overview.
To determine whether the issue is on your end, or if the disconnections are affecting many players, there are two websites worth noting:
Unfortunately, some issues are not on Riot Games’ side, but on a player’s network. This can be due to several reasons:
In the cases above, the following instructions from Riot Games can help.
Failing which, these might. Proceed with caution if tech is a mystery.
And, sometimes, the issue has nothing to do with Riot or yourself, but with your location. As far as League of Legends is concerned, this applies to China, South Korea, and some Garena servers. League of Legends is not down: those servers are geographically locked.
For instance, the Vietnamese server does not allow access to people outside Vietnam. Likewise, an account in China and South Korea requires the possession of a social security number within that country.
Players must be 21 years of age or older or reach the minimum age for gambling in their respective state and located in jurisdictions where online gambling is legal. Please play responsibly. Bet with your head, not over it. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, and wants help, call or visit: (a) the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey at 1-800-Gambler or www.800gambler.org; or (b) Gamblers Anonymous at 855-2-CALL-GA or www.gamblersanonymous.org.