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.
Excerpt from the official cinematic by Riot Games on YouTube. Story and characters © Riot Games.
View the original cinematic at Riot Games on YouTube
Where this sits in Runeterra
Azir in the codex
Chicken
Hawk
Poro
Sand Soldier
Ancient Shuriman Capital
Kalamanda
Mother of Life River
Nazumah
Saikhal
Sun Disc of Shurima
Shuriman Ascended
Ascended
Baccai
Darkin
God-Warrior
Sand Soldier
Sun Disc
Sun Disc Ascension