Shurima: Rise of the Ascended
Overview Shurima: Rise of the Ascended is a lore cinematic for League of Legends, released in September 2014. The cinematic depicts the pivotal moment when Emperor Azir achieves the Ascension that was stolen from him millennia ago, as the buried Shuriman capital rises from beneath the desert sands. The Story This cinematic is the climax of the 2014 Shurima event — the moment that reshapes the geopolitical landscape of Runeterra. To understand its significance requires knowing what happened thou...