It's 2023 and Clash is once again happening in League of Legends. Let's go over everything you need to know about Clash in LoL Season 13.
LoL Clash in 2023 has been delayed to a malicious cyberattack right at the beginning of League of Legends Season 13. But after some time, Riot has finally revealed new information on the upcoming tournaments and when they will take place.
Since the 2023 League of Legends ranked season is going to be split into two parts, we will also only be getting information on the first half of 2023 for Clash. More dates for further Clash tournaments will be added later.
LoL Clash: When Is The Next Tournament?
The next Clash tournament is going to be the Worlds Clash.
This Clash tournament will feature two weekends like previous years for Clash.
The first tournament weekend will take place on October 14 and 15. The Lock-In for the tournament kicked off on October 9, 2023.
LoL Worlds Clash Extra Rewards
For the 2023 League of Legends World Championship, Riot is also holding a special Clash tournament, which will feature on two weekends. For those participating there will also be some extra rewards.
- For Worlds Clash participants with Premium tickets who finish between 1st - 7th place: (1) Championship Skin Permanent
- For all Worlds Clash participants (Premium and Basic tickets) who finish 1st place: (1) World's Event Capsule
- For Worlds Clash participants with Premium tickets who finish between 8th - 15th place: (1) Championship Skin Shard
When Are All the LoL Clash Dates in 2023?
Split 1
| Clash | Week | Lock-In | Tournament Days |
| Bilgewater Cup | Week 1 | March 6 | March 11-12 |
| Week 2 | March 20 | March 25-26 | |
| Mt. Targon Cup | Week 1 | April 3 | April 8-9 |
| Week 2 | April 17 | April 22-23 | |
| MSI | Week 1 | May 1 | May 6-7 |
| Week 2 | May 8 | May 13-14 | |
| Bandle City Cup | Week 1 | May 29 | June 3-4 |
| Week 2 | June 12 | June 17-18 |
Split 2
| Clash Tournament | Lock-In Begins | Tournament Days |
| Void Cup | July 17 | July 22-23 |
| ARAM Cup | August 14 | August 19-20 |
| Ixtal Cup | September 11 | September 16-17 |
| Worlds Clash Pt1 | October 9 | October 14-15 |
| Worlds Clash Pt2 | TBA | TBA |
| ARAM Cup 2 | December 4 | December 9-10 |
What is LoL Clash?
Clash is a competitive tournament in which 8 teams compete against each other in 3 rounds on Summoner's Rift. The teams consist of 5 players, who compete against other teams with players in their Elo. The tournament groups are divided into tiers 1-4 to avoid unfair encounters.
To participate in Clash, you must:
- Be level 30.
- Have completed all placement matches in Ranked for Summoners' Rift.
- Your "League" account must have been verified by SMS (this new function only applies to Clash).
- Buy a clash ticket: standard ticket 975 BE or 195 RP, premium ticket 975 RP.
As soon as you have done all of this, you can set up your ownClash team, or be invited to a Clash team. Based on the average rating, the teams are then assigned to a class, with class 1 being the highest and class 4 being the lowest.
How Long is a Clash Tournament?
A clash tournament always has at least 3 games. Regardless of whether you win or lose the first game, you will always be redirected to a lower or higher bracket. The only difference is the rewards, which are better in the "Winner Bracket" than in the "Losers Bracket".
What Are the Clash Prizes?
Basic Ticket Orb
| Wins/Losses | Rewards |
| 0 Wins, 3 Losses | 3 Win XP Boost, 1 Mastery Icon, 1 Clash Logo |
| 1 Win, 2 Losses | 1 Mystery Emote, 640 Ward Skin, 1 Clash Logo |
| 2 Wins, 1 Loss | 640 Ward Skin, 975 Skin Shard,1 Mystery Icon, 1 Mystery Emote, 1 Clash Logo, 1 Basic Ticket |
| 3 Wins, 0 Losses | 640 Ward Skin, 975 Skin Shard, 1350 Skin Shard, 1 Mastery Icon, 1 Mystery Emote, 1 Chibi Icon, 1 Clash Logo, 1 Basic Ticket |
Premium Ticket Capsule
| Wins/Losses | Rewards |
| 0 Wins, 3 Losses | 1 Basic Ticket, 500 Orange Essence, 750 Skin Shard, 1 Logo |
| 1 Win, 2 Losses | 1 Basic Ticket, 500 Orange Essence, 750 Skin Shard, 975 Skin Shard, 1350 Skin Shard, 1 Logo |
| 2 Wins, 1 Loss | 3 1 Basic Ticket, 750 Orange Essence, 750 Skin Shard, 975 Skin Shard, 1350 Skin Shard, 1820 Skin Shard, 1 Logo |
| 3 Wins, 0 Losses | 1 Basic Ticket, 750 Orange Essence, 750 Skin Shard, 975 Skin Shard, 1350 Skin Shard, 1820 Skin Shard,1 Chibi Icon, 10 Mythic Essence, 1350 Skin, 1 Logo |
What is Sudden Death in Clash?
Most players might not know this, but Clash actually has a sudden death mechanic. This was implemented to stop games from going too long. So if your clash game takes over 60 minutes, towers will become easier to destroy, while at 65, minutes they even damage themselves. What exactly does this mean for your Clash game, though? Well, it means, that by the 70th minute, the game is over because once the towers have damaged themselves, this mechanic moves onto the Inhibitors and finally, the Nexus.
Just watch as this happened to reddit user u/heids_25 in their clash game. Feelsbadman. This begs the question: Do we need this sudden death rule in League of Legends Clash?