Clash Changes and Split 2 Schedule

Since the worldwide launch of Clash in 2020, we’ve learned so much about how players like to use Clash as well as the issues surrounding it. To that end, we want to share a few Clash updates we have planned for the rest of 2023.

Clash Frequency

We’ve made the decision to reduce the cadence of Clash down to roughly one tournament per month (with 2 Clash days per tournament). This means we’ll be reducing the number of Clashes for the year from 20 weekends in 2022, down to 14 weekends in 2023. This should increase the amount of participants per Clash, make the tournaments feel more lively, and get you matched with teams closer to your team’s skill level. Our goal is that this reduction in quantity will lead to an increase in quality of each tournament making for an overall better experience.

Rewards

Another issue we’ve seen with Clash is teams leaving early because they were knocked out of the main tournament, immediately capping their rewards at 5th place—which doesn’t feel great. Then, the remaining teams are stuck waiting around since their should-have-been opponents left. To help, we’re changing Clash Capsule and Orb rewards to be distributed based on total wins throughout the tournament and not placement. Our goal here is to motivate teams to stick around, even if they lost early in the tournament, since the rewards will be better if you win your remaining games.

We also want to make sure you all aren’t feeling like you got the short end of the stick due to the reduction in the amount of Clash tournaments you get per year, so we’ll be adjusting the amount of Victory Points (VP) that you receive (Note: VP received will still be based on your placement within each Clash tournament). Now, you’ll receive double the VP every time you win while the amount of VP required for each reward will remain the same. Here’s the reward and required VP for each as a reminder.

More Non-Summoner’s Rift Clashes

Another point of feedback we heard from players is that you all really enjoyed the ARAM Clash from last year. It was one of our highest participation Clash tournaments to date! Given this success, we’ve decided to host one or two Non-Summoner’s Rift Clash tournaments a year.

We learned a few lessons from the first ARAM Clash, so we’ll be looking to improve some pain points like matchmaking and the champion select process by the next time you see it.

Clash 2023 Split 2 Schedule

Those are all of the changes we have planned for Clash in Split 2, and we hope they help improve your overall Clash experience. So without further ado, here are the Clash tournament dates for the rest of 2023. Good luck!