League Classic Is Live: Server Status & Client Access
Riot verifies the global service live and free to play; Tencent verifies the mainland-China service live from July 30. Both use the existing League client, while exact menu paths and China's unlock hour remain unverified.
Riot's official League Classic page now marks the global service available and says it is live. This verifies the official launch state, not every regional queue or client-menu detail.
Official schedule
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Client
Existing League of Legends client
Free to play
Yes — Riot says “Play for free”
Current entry status
Riot confirms main-client access; the exact click path has not been independently documented.
Tencent's official League page now states that Classic launched on July 30 for mainland China. This verifies the service state and existing-client entry, while the exact unlock hour and menu path remain unverified.
Official schedule
Local-time conversion
Unavailable until an exact official hour is published.
Client
Existing Tencent League client
Free to play
Not stated in the reviewed regional source
Current entry status
A dedicated entry is confirmed; its exact menu location still needs launch-client verification.
Riot says a separate download is not required, and the global page now marks Classic live. Tencent describes a dedicated entry inside the existing mainland China client. Exact menu locations still need direct client verification.
Download warning: Do not install a third-party “Classic client,” buy access or share account credentials.
Access boundary
Creator footage is evidence, not a special access route
Official showmatches and invited creator sessions can reveal interface details, but they do not establish a separate application, PBE requirement or invitation-code path. No such route is published here without first-party support.
Tencent's official League page now verifies the mainland-China service live on July 30 with 60 champions, classic runes and masteries, and returning old items. The exact launch hour remains unpublished.
global · SCHEDULED → LIVE_VERIFIED
Riot's official League Classic page verifies the global service live, free to play, and available through the main League client. The exact in-client click path remains unverified.
global · CHINA_SCOPED_ONLY → GLOBAL_PATCH_REFERENCE_CONFIRMED
Riot's global Patch 26.15 notes include a League of Legends Classic section. Tencent activities and rewards remain regional rather than global patch rules.
global-and-mainland-china · SCHEDULED → SCHEDULED
Riot still lists July 29 at 8:00 a.m. PT. Tencent still lists July 30 for mainland China; no exact China launch hour is published.
global · SCHEDULED → SCHEDULED
Riot confirmed main-client access, launch queues and progression details in the official developer article.
Source Ledger
Official sources and evidence scope
Live states are verified separately by region: Riot supports the global state and Tencent supports mainland China. Unknown client paths, regional pricing language and the exact China unlock hour remain explicitly unfilled.
Yes. Riot's official page verifies the global service live, and Tencent's official League page verifies the mainland-China service launched on July 30, 2026.
02What time did League Classic launch in mainland China?
Tencent confirms July 30, 2026 but does not separately publish an exact unlock hour. The article timestamp, 10:00:36, is not treated as the gameplay unlock time, and the global launch time is not applied to China.
03Do I need a separate League Classic client?
No. Riot says the global release uses the existing League client, while Tencent describes a dedicated entry in the existing mainland China client. Avoid unofficial downloads.
04Is League Classic free to play?
Riot's global official page explicitly says “PLAY FOR FREE.” The reviewed Tencent launch notice does not make an equivalent regional price statement, so this page does not extrapolate the global wording to mainland China.
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