The Ancient War
Overview The Ancient War is a cinematic for League of Legends, released in October 2025. The cinematic features Lux , Skarner , Viktor , and Zoe in the Mecha alternate universe. The Mecha Universe The Ancient War transports champions into the Mecha alternate universe — a setting where colossal mechanical constructs wage wars that span generations. The Mecha skin line draws from mecha anime traditions, reimagining champions as pilots of massive robots or as the machines themselves, fighting in a conflict between factions that has raged since time immemorial.
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
Lux in the codex
Azurite Eagle
Chicken
Demon
Drakehound
Horse
Troll
Petricite Tree
Demacia Rising
Great City of Demacia
Nexus Blitz
Demacian Crown
Illuminators
Golem
Human
Magicborn
Troll
Petricite