Riot Games has released the official music video for League of Legends' 2022 World Championship in collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X. The lead-up to the popular MOBA's annual World Championships has traditionally been preceded by a stunning animated music video accompanied by big-name musical acts. Groups like Imagine Dragons and The Glitch Mob have previously lent their talents to Riot's annual World Championship hype videos. Now, the newest video set to welcome the 2022 championships features Lil Nas X for this year's «Worlds Anthem.»
The 2022 edition of League of Legends' Worlds Anthem, «Star Walkin,» was released on Thursday morning with popular rapper Lil Nas X performing the song. As with Riot's other annual music videos, the Worlds hype video features animated references to several players set to participate in this year's Worlds including Fnatic's Humanoid and legendary T1 mid-laner Faker. The video also showcases the logos of each of the major regional leagues represented in this year's championships splashed onto the pavement of the animated city.
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The music video features multiple mecha League of Legends champions representing some of the featured players' most iconic characters roaming the city. A massive mecha based on Thresh roams the city to represent Chinese team EDward Gaming's support player Meiko while an Azir mech highlights Gen.G's storied mid-laner Chovy. The video highlighting this year's top players comes just a week before the World Championships Play-In round is set to commence on September 29th.
With only a week left until the 2022 World Championships, Riot has already given plenty of information for fans about this year's in-person plans
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