Riot Games shares a video with League of Legends players explaining why it removed Hextech chests and outlining some of the ...

The League of Legends community is currently in turmoil as Riot Games has made significant changes by removing free Hextech Chests.

After a rocky start to 2025, Riot has released a new League of Legends dev diary, discussing the removal of Hextech Chests ...

LoL’s devs have come clean about why free Hextech Chests were removed, and players were infuriated by their explanation.

The Feb. 7 League of Legends dev update did not go over very well with players. In it, Riot doubled down on its reasoning to remove Hextech chests as a free-to-earn loot reward. According to Riot, the ...

League of Legends players have had to take a few knocks on the chin in 2025, from the disappearance of free Hextech chests to ...

Removing free Hextech Chests upset players who relied on them for skins, leading to boycott calls. Riot Games' attempt to simplify rewards backfired, angering the community over the removal of key ...

The changes to Hextech Chests and keys were detailed on Riot’s official support page, where it’s explained that they can now be purchased with RP. Once bought, players can open the chests, use the ...

The Link Between S- Rank and Chests There is a close correlation between hextech chests and S- rank. In other words, you will get a chest after you achieve an S- ranking or higher. It’s pretty ...