It has been confirmed which League of Legends and Valorant bonuses will be bundled with Riot Games Game Pass subscriptions.
Riot confirmed today that its Xbox Game Pass partnership began on December 12. From Monday, Riot will instruct players on how to connect their Riot and Xbox Game Pass accounts (or create a new account if they’re new to the Riot ecosystem), so make sure you have the Xbox App installed on your PC.
Riot’s partnership extends to all five of the company’s service games, although Valorant and League of Legends are the games that have received the most attention. If it comes to the tactical shooter, Game Pass subscribers will have immediate access to all current Agents as well as any new Agents which are released as soon as they are released as soon as they are released. Also, there will be a 20% match XP boost given to Battle Pass subscribers, Event Pass subscribers, and Agent Contract subscribers who are active in the game.
In a similar way, subscribers of League of Legends will have immediate access to all 162 current champions, as well as free access to each new champion as soon as they are added to the game. Additionally, there is a 20% XP boost that you can take advantage of. There are still the same bonuses to be had in the mobile version of Wild Rift, but you will only get access to the 80 or so champions that are currently available in that game.
It is still possible to find some decent offerings within Riot’s less high-profile games. All of the cards in the game’s foundation set will be available to Legends of Runeterra fans. Teamfight Tactics subscribers will receive some Arena Skins on a monthly rotation, as well as Rare Little Legends to command their boards in Teamfight Tactics.
As well as the general bonuses, players who link their accounts before January 1, 2023 receives the following bonuses as well:
VALORANT – Pocket Sage Buddy
League of Legends – Masterwork Chest and Key
Teamfight Tactics – Little Legend Rare Egg
Wild Rift – Random Emote Chest
Legends of Runeterra – Prismatic Chest
It was announced back at the Xbox Summer Showcase in June that Riot and Game Pass would be collaborating, but it was always hoped that it would take some time before the League of Legends universe would collide with the Game Pass service. Although some of these bonuses will be pretty minor for long-term players (although the 20% XP bonus is a nice addition), they could prove quite crucial for new players who arrive in the game. For someone who has played League of Legends for quite a while, I can attest to the fact that the grind for new champions is pretty difficult for new players, so offering them all up at once is a great idea.
We will have more information from Riot Games in the next few days, so make sure you keep an eye out for how you can combine all your accounts – this might be especially complicated when it comes to Wild Rift, as it represents a notable first for Game Pass with its mobile game.
