Riot Games has unveiled Yunara, League of Legends' 171st champion. Yunara is an attack damage carry (ADC), or marksman as the young 'uns call them.
Yunara was originally teased in the cinematic trailer for Spirit Blossom Beyond, which is what Riot is calling the second half of the 2025 Season. In the video, Xin Zhao glimpses Yunara between realms during Spirit Blossom, a period when the barrier between the physical and spirit realms is thin.
Yunara, subtitled the Devoted Shrine Maiden, has spent her life safeguarding a shrine that protects one of the most powerful Darkin weapons. What could possibly be more powerful than the reworked Naafiri is beyond me, but I hope I'll never have to find out.
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit Riot's arena in Berlin, home of the League of Legends EMEA Championships (LEC). I was able to get hands-on with Yunara for a couple of hours, and even though I've never been the most analytical player, I'll do my best to give you some of my thoughts on how the character plays.
Her Q stacks on auto attacks, and can be activated once you auto-attack eight times in...
