The League of Legends Naafiri reveal is Riot’s most stylish yet

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I’ve been very eager for the League of Legends Naafiri reveal ever since the early teases of a “pack of assassins” coming to the MOBA, and Riot Games has delivered in style. The next League of Legends champion is the first true monster champ we’ve had in a long time, and she’s looking nightmarishly vicious.

A Darkin seemingly trapped in a cursed dagger at the outset of the cinematic reveal, Naafiri is unleashed when the bandit carrying her is set on by a pack of wolves. As the concerningly fleshy, eye-laden blade twirls through the air, the hounds snap at it – unleashing Naafiri’s power. Fusing with one of the wolves, her new form is awakened.

It’s a reveal that’s so delightfully dark and demonic, I can’t help but wonder if the animators were more than a little excited about Diablo 4’s arrival when they came up with the concept for this one. Limbs reaching from within the blade to take charge of the hound, we see Naafiri’s true form – a black and red wolf with dagger-like spikes erupting from her shoulders, and a pack of crimson, hyena-like beasts behind her, awaiting her command.

As for how Naafiri will play in-game, Riot’s keeping that agonizingly under wraps for the time being aside from suggesting that she’ll have a relatively simple loadout to pick up, so she should be a good LoL champ for beginners. It seems a pretty safe bet, however, that we’re expecting an assassin champ who will be able to use her pack in battle. I’ve always been a sucker for non-humanoid designs, with the likes of Cho’Gath and Kha’zix among my personal favorites.

For those of you LoL players who’ve branched out into Valve’s Dota 2, I’m also a big Lycan enjoyer – his pair of animal companions and the ability to transform into a wolf with a