Ranking all the Legends of Runeterra LEVEL UP ANIMATIONS (ft.

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Majority of High Quality level up animations provided by ‪@charismagraves9983‬
Initial level up animation video by ‪@AkephaLoR‬
♫~Music~♫
(In Order of Appearance)
Kororinpa - Day Town 1
Mario Party Superstars - Horrorland Nighttime Last 5 Turns
Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Lor Starcutter
King of Fighters 96 - Arashi no Saxophone 2 Arranged
Pokemon Channel - Shop N Squirtle
Mighty Switch Force - Caught Red Handed Track 4
Super Mario 3D World - World Bowser
Sonic Unleashed - Windmill Isle (Day)
Persona 3 - When the Moon's Reaching Out Stars
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle - Night Walker Linnes Theme
Super Mario Bros Wonder - Wonder Effect
Mario Party 1 - Jungle Adventure DK's Board
A Hat in Time - Train Rush Remix
MVC3 - Theme of Chun Li
God Hand - Battery Size AA
Super Mario Wonder - Beach (Idle)
Like It Like This Like That
DK Country - DK Island Swing Restored
Sonic Mania - Metallic Madness Zone Act 2
Outro music: • Bonetrousle (Alpha Mix...
#leagueoflegends #legendsofruneterra #lor

[@Kummiwummis]

I swear, it has to be some sort of inside joke at Riot to change Irelia’s face in every piece of media

[@randomname8616]

Along with Yasuo

[@DustD.Reaper]

Thats Riots answer to everyone saying they can only make one face for female champs, so they give Irelia a different face everytime which looks more awful everytime to show they are learning backwards

[@gexianhen]

irelia face is irrelevant, u see the blades u know who she is

[@jasmineelhilali9152]

​@@gexianhenyeah sure why even care about art, for sure buddy

[@kellym9190]

@@randomname8616 I agree, let’s make sure his face is standardized to just look like his LoR portrayal 😉

[@Snnuy]

This was insanely fun to do, thank you Mr Nicholas for the invite

[@Mn7os070]

but where is Eddy

[@bananasplit4391]

that pfp looks baked asf

[@giovannigodinez5888]

You got me into playing lor

[@SpectreCiNW]

Make a skins video!

[@LazuliRose]

Ok a i c c yo c on io i c oi zhz o i had one ☝️ . Z c uz6

[@carriebrute3627]

fun fact about neeko in LOR in the Spanish version of the game she has an extra voice line saying “neeko will keep your shoma alive old voice” because her previous voice actress sadly passed away and is a very sweet moment 🥺

[@Mixture_Lady]

The new voice actress is the sister, right?

[@carriebrute3627]

@@Mixture_Lady nope but she is the niece of Karla falcon who voices jinx in the Spanish version of the game as well as arcane

[@Ejodai]

I like it when cutscene ends with pose matching level up splash.

[@THEO00900]

Lucian: SENNAAAA! We are gonna need more coffins. *Sound of hammering nails* Senna: I am working as fast as i can, ok ?!!

[@adachiaishi1668]

My favorite has to be pyke with his voice line, "THE LIST, JUST KEEPS, GETTING, LONGGGERRRRRRRR!!"

[@andreadato6447]

"So many names, I'M JUST GETTING STARTED"

[@tehawsumninja]

35:03 "I think it's really solid! I'll put him up there with his boyfriend." Snnuy, instantly: HEHE.

[@brood0798]

54:13 If Elder Drag truly can not be stopped he should be at the very top of the best in the game

[@rex9412]

exactly what I was gonna say. also a scam that Nidalee isn't perfection cause her voice lines with the animation are so fucking cool.

[@kunibertrandolf1886]

The "problem" of the old minimalism cards is that the entire design philosophy behind level ups and what the cards represent changed over the time. In the original idea, the cards ARE the champions. The literal cards walk around and get additions, like in Teemo, GP or Viktor. They specifically couldn't show MF for instance because MF cannot walk around inside herself. After realizing that thinking up 200 ways to just stick stuff to the card is actually pretty hard since you are working with suuper limited space, the hand phase became more prominent where parts of the champion could be seen like in Diana or TF but still not the whole champ. It turned to a situation where the champion itself elevates its own card by infusing it with power. Lastly they just turned to the cards being actual snap shots of the champions. They are just pictures. So now you can add full character animations in and go to the next, cooler freeze frame. They went from cards being actual, living things to card just being your average card.

[@RichelieuOnTheShore]

This is so interesting! Played since foundation and was a huge fun of the little spears coming out of kalista (and then the ghosts!) Same with the spiders around leveled up elise. The cards DID feel alive back then. Same with the Garen level up, his sword sticking out from the card also added to the fantasy in my eyes.

[@decibels552]

Swain has been my favorite champ since the game was released. His level-up gives me more dopamine than is probably healthy.

[@Camambert13]

Swain's level up is probably the most reenactable TBH

[@ledgendweaver]

Timestamps: (part 1) 0:32 Bandle City 0:35 Poppy 1:25 Tristana 2:10 Veigar 2:40 Ziggs 3:13 Kennen 3:56 Rumble 4:32 Gnar 5:33 Yuumi 6:04 Norra Bilgewater 6:59 Fizz 7:38 Miss Fortune 8:33 Gangplank 9:22 Twisted Fate 9:54 Nautilus 10:29 Tahm Kench 11:17 Pyke 11:33 Nami 12:02 Illaoi 12:39 Jack 13:06 Nilah Damacia 13:38 Jarvan 14:08 Shyvana 14:36 Fiora 15:01 Quinn 15:19 Lucian 15:54 Garen 16:23 Lux 16:31 Gallio 17:07 Vayne 17:37 Freljord 17:42 Ashe (hate fighting her in POC, her level up and spells take forever) 18:02 Braum 18:25 Tryndamere 19:02 Sejuani (I personally adore her level one card art) 19:33 Anivia 20:04 Trundle 20:20 Lissandra (yo, thats badass) 20:50 Udyr (the reason he's different, if I recall right, is hes Udyr just returning to the Freljord, and rework Udyr is current Udyr. if you mean why they did that as a company/team, I dunno.) 21:10 Ornn 21:50 Volibear (nickyboi unbiased as always) Ionia 22:13 Lulu 22:37 Shen 22:51 Zed 23:02 Karma (also hate her in POC her turns take ten years) 23:27 Yasuo 23:48 Lee Sin 24:10 Irelia (UUUUUUGGGHHH) 24:33 Ahri 24:57 Master Yi 25:22 Sett Noxus 25:42 Vladimir 26:18 Swain 26:45 Draven 27:30 Darius 28:00 Katarina 28:26 Riven 28:49 LeBlanc 29:36 Sion 30:15 Annie 30:54 Samira

[@ledgendweaver]

Timestamps: (part 2) Zaun & Piltover 31:12 Teemo 31:39 Heimerdinger 32:01 Caitlyn 32:19 Azreal 32:42 Jinx 33:14 Vi 33:44 Viktor 34:14 Ekko 34:53 Jayce 35:09 Seraphine 36:05 Janna Runeterra? 36:43 Jhin 37:43 Bard 38:04 Evelynn 38:37 Kayne (why doesn't he have any interactions with Zed, that his adoptive dad) 38:57 Jax 39:06 Varus 39:37 Ryze 40:12 Aatrox 40:39 Neeko 41:00 Poro King Shadow Isles 41:30 Elise 41:48 Kalista 42:02 Hecarim 42:17 Thresh 42:33 Maokai 42:57 Nocturne 43:19 Kindred 43:32 Viego 44:00 Senna 44:22 Gwen Shurima 44:45 Azir 45:12 Nasus 45:44 Renekton (!) 46:20 Sivir 46:51 Taliyah 47:22 Zilean 47:34 Rek'Sai 47:48 Akshan 48:02 Xerath 48:30 Kai'sa 49:15 Nidalee Targon 49:35 Zoe 50:02 Aurelion Sol 50:47 Diana 51:10 Leona 51:24 Soraka 51:50 Taric 52:03 Aphelios 52:20 Malphite 52:36 Pantheon 53:12 Kayle Bonus: 54:11 Morganna 54:12 Mordekaiser 54:13 Elder Dragon (HE CANNOT BE STOPPED)

[@SmashMan108]

You are the true MVP

[@mcpersonguy]

I know this is like two months ago but like Jacks timestamp is 11:39 instead of 12:39

[@ledgendweaver]

​@@mcpersonguyfixed it

[@ledgendweaver]

Went back over all of them, making minor adjustments for any that were like a second or a couple seconds off. Should be all good now

[@mrjello11gaming44]

Tahm’s level up having Jack’s signature is a really cool lore detail

[@BassWakil]

FWIW I asked the dev on twitter when Ziggs dropped why he was Shurima and the dev (whose name I forgot) said that they liked that Ziggs works with landmarks and countdowns and so mechanically, Ziggs fit Shurima really well, and then the aesthetic of mine fields was fun (IIRC). I actually really prefer Ziggs using deserts as minefields aggravating xer'sai than him being yet another contraption-based zaunite yordle.

[@stormwarrior5362]

16:01 I appreciate the editor for this one. The SPIN is just GREAT!

[@sperk2000]

Hell yeah Steel Ball Run mentioned

[@ftunczyk]

THE BAAAAAAAALLLS

[@CalpolMeister]

And I appreciate YOU 🫵 random viewer!

[@raeste.claire7093]

With the 100% canon intro too

[@ridori7376]

I'm a sucker for level ups where the end pose matches the actual card art. Pyke and Udyr's specially, they just feel so clean. Makes me wish they were all like that. It also makes me kinda hate Jack's because while it's similar to the card art IT'S NOT ACTUALLY THE SAME POSE. It's so close to being perfect but it messes it up just enough for me to notice. It's like uncanny valley for level ups.

[@YanYanicantbelievethistakenffs]

I am a sucker for level ups that use the card as a catalist. Like lucian, garen and kalistas. Kaisa is one of my least fav. But when they match the card. Oh boy its good.

[@Yumiyuri]

Agree with Jack, whenever I see it I want to shout "IT'S THE OTHER ARM"

[@IMadeUpKear]

I disagree on Jhin. I think the choice to imply the 4th shot instead of playing a sound was a very smart intentional choice. It fits Jhin perfectly to maintain the dramatic tension as long as possible.

[@escahfaidhe755]

BUT ITS NOT 4

[@coruscanta]

As much as I’d love that fourth shot sound, I can appreciate Jhin’s flair for the the dramatic, even if it is to a fault.

[@pufferfishds]

1 view he fell off fr.

[@bigmelon44]

375 views, still fell off

[@thebigguy3964]

Wait, this isn't the Pyrocynical comment section.

[@FruitBowlProductions2319]

6,948 views? He fell off fr

[@ADoomain]

Average pyro viewer

[@pufferfishds]

@@ADoomain Yummy slop 🤤

[@steelsynth]

I didn't think it was possible for me to disagree with someone this much on 3-4 second animations.

[@antongrigoryev6381]

For the Jinx, the base lvlup is just "half of the story" as you say. Super Mega Death Rocket animation is the other half, and together, imo, it's a great lvlup, for the base game at least.

[@dastrawberydum]

I think Illaoi should be A tier for the voicelines alone. « STRUGGLE ! FIGHT ! LIIIIIIIVE » hits hard, the rest too.

[@lunastilllovesquag1574]

All except for one: hearing her scream that her tentacle god "moves within her" is just... it should be an evelynn voice line.

[@chainsawboy2388]

Kayle level is peak if they just stop it once her wings unfold and cut out the charge after that.

[@Hawko1313]

Kayle's finishing with just her silhouette would have been amazing. But they wanted the last frame of the transformation to match the card art. That pose looks fine on the art, just awkward position to get to in the animation.

[@natyx24]

Snnuy and Nicky didnt really have compromises on a lot of these. Like Snnuy would say something like “ehh it was kind of disappointing” and Nicky puts it in A

[@MastaRavenkroft]

Snnuy just along for the ride

[@markpaloma3914]

Nicky actually got Sunnyv2 to rate with him what a legend

[@Headchrusherdeth]

This video alone made me get back into Runeterra, and possibly play a LeBlanc deck which i never have till now.

[@Flimmertje]

Nicky just puts the character in the tier he thinks is ok without listening to Sunny. Must be kinda annoying for Sunny.

[@adrianonogueiracasemiro]

Snnuy - I hate katarina, worst level up… Nicky - A tier Snnuy - good point…

[@Stolanis]

Yeah, I wish he'd argued his position a *little* bit more. Tier lists involving multiple people where they just echo chamber might as well be just one guy doing it. Maybe he was afraid viewers would see him as that One Guy who disagrees with everything just for the sake of 'hot takes'?

[@lifefulnight3311]

37:16 not being able to hear the 4th shot actually made my chest hurt.

[@pokfen1812]

It's funny when you realize, the video they used to check those animations had every champion titled, but some of those were just memes.

[@Donstheman]

Small detail you missed. In Veigar's level up, when he is standing in front of his mech at the end, look to the right. You can see his little minion tower slowly toppling away as well. Just a nice little detail.

[@jackmirfield2421]

The editing was so perfect for this. Rlly good job 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Vernafveik]

LoR did Veigar so well I also love how he’s meant to be paired with Senna, so to me he canonically stole Lucian’s wife What did they do to Galio :(

[@Dumpkimump]

4:15 “It’s like a high A or low B”

[@ageridthesilverdragon4440]

i was like sure that is how tierlist were A is higher then B works. 😛

[@PistenDeer]

The editor(s) are top notch with their gags and timing, not too little but not too much. Very effective and engaging

[@jeppekjr4618]

Your editor is honestly one of the best on yt

[@CalpolMeister]

stop bro, you're too kind ☺

[@marcuswest5784]

24:54 Wakfu Noximilien mention :0

[@kuchenjaeger2164]

Nicky and Snnuy? Hell yeah!

[@00Clank]

I’m with Snnuy that I don’t feel the cinematic level ups with full-body models are automatically better. Some like pyke really make it work, but the pinnacle has always been Swain for me as well. It’s far more important to capture the style and spirit of the character than it is to show the character doing something cool. Swain’s level up makes You feel like you are the conqueror.

[@reiko2387]

Just hope u can collab w Snnuy, yall make of great energy

[@ImNotAvatar]

Steel Ball Run reference, instant like

[@Nello_angelo]

Ohohoohoooo you have no idea how much I waited for this , before watching pantheon is the best level up in the game 11/10 and I won't accept any counter arguments

[@SpiltMySquash]

Okay, but where is the banger theme?

[@cds7012]

Heimerdinger level-up: "Who are you?" Viktor level-up: "I am you but better."

[@Chris-im5pq]

plot correlation: both of yuumi and norra level up animations of them both looking for each other.

[@shmatkata_9298]

SBR reference omg

[@CalpolMeister]

hell ye baybee

[@atoucangirl]

holy shit is that a jojo's reference?

[@AlphaNinjaFTW1]

"it's a little wierd that neeko and nidalee reuse the same background" Ahh yes the like only jungle area where the 2 characters are fighting together against the same enemy, such a strange thing and definitely not thematic or cool.

[@andrew.3936]

Good job, editor. 42:44 You got me laughing with the music to Maokai's sapling 😂

[@KelsieJG__they-them]

My problem with J4's (why I would personally knock him down to high B tier) is he would absolutely not survive jumping off a 20-foot cliff like that, so I like to interpret him holding the crouch at the end as "well, I have just shattered my legs and spine and can no longer stand." Mostly agree with the tier list though! My personal favorite is actually Lucian's. It's so stylish and cool despite the limitations at the time, and transitions to the level 2 art perfectly.

[@Regunes]

The guy litteraly laid a dragon and this concerns you?

[@KelsieJG__they-them]

@Regunes This video is about his LoR level up animation. He doesn't bang Shyvana in his level up so, uh, no that doesn't concern me..?

[@leaf_of_the_wind]

Counterpoint, it’s absolutely awesome and jumping off a cliff to charge an overwhelming force to rally your outnumbered soldiers is the epitome of a Badass King (as much as J4 sucks the entire rest of his existence)

[@magniwalterbutnotwaltermag1479]

These guys are fighting gods and have the possibility of winning.

[@Stolanis]

@@leaf_of_the_windAnother point to that counterpoint: his big move in League is him jumping and smashing the ground so hard he makes a CRATER. No normal human could possibly do that, shattered bones or no, just as no normal human could summon a giant golden sword from the sky to destroy their enemies. I'm telling ya, despite being the anti-magic nation, Demacia got some *powerful* magic.

[@nartdarym4237]

48:06 Unlimited power mine to control thats the best❤

[@danielsolyarikov7908]

37:16 Well, the 4th shot is such a *MARVELOUS* event that none of us deserve to observe its full beauty... And if we do, you know what happens

[@garou9914]

I still think Lucian has one of the best ones. It's so simple yet so fucking cool looking.

[@sedexm5151]

I really like viego's, it may be really fast, but it just feels so satisfying

[@saric0]

Everyone's probably said it by now, but LOR Udyr is between his original and his rework from when he was traveling through ionia if I remember

[@blueskyblazingrose]

D for demacians, F for french, B for braum

[@misterfau985]

16:02, IS THAT A MOTHERF*CKING JOJO REFERENCE

[@Sunlite.]

I don't know who edited this, but they kinda deserve a Raise.

[@CalpolMeister]

I did actually manage to negotiate a lil more money for this one 🤝

[@brandonblack9825]

I think if rengar had one, it should just transition to a still bush and wait a few seconds before he jump scares you.

[@dutssz]

I was doing the tier list along side you guys and its incredibly surprising how much and how extreme my opinions can differ. It's a subjective topic, of course, but even then most times in these lists the disagreements are few of not very far apart. But I have a good chunk of yours F, D and C all the way up in the S, A and B, and the same the other way around

[@Airwinsy9948]

Janna's lvl up animation is too fast and Riot doesn't share her 3D model... I mean, they hate her

[@zinfuldreams1709]

"For beta, the thresh animation is really good" BECAUSE IT WASNT A BETA ANIMATION? THEY REWORKED IT

[@danielragsdale9849]

“What terrorizes you, take me to it” is a badass line from Nilah.

[@danielsniff6405]

I love Tahm Kench, but S tier is pretty cope. They were going for his reveal trailer, but its way goofier. They should've shown his face in the water.

[@StratGame126]

I can’t believe Nicky would have this elusive abusing, ASol rejecting, Ionia hating card gamer on. /s

[@unsepollo1213]

Ive always saw our dear Nicholas show up on Snnuy's chat from time to time but I love to see them together on a video.

[@magmablaze69]

The collab I've been having wet dreams about is finally here 😅

[@rudelwolf1591]

it's really sad that they made this bad of a teemo lvl up, especially if you think about the potential. In lore, teemo is one of the most cold blooded killers in runeterra, with tristana literally saying that he is a good friend, but she is afraid of him once he is on a mission. Just think about it, if they actually made that into the lvl up. like imagine a cinematic with a group of poachers or whatever, going through the forest, and all of a sudden one shroom after the other pops up and explodes, and the last one backs into the bushes and you see the shilouette of teemo pop up behind him. that could actually be really cool.

[@charliekeys2643]

The deck that got me to masters is lurk. I too belive I Pyke supremacy

[@kings_mark]

It was really nice to see the evolution and the work they put in those more recent animations. It would be amazing if LoR kept it up.

[@akselsmith8710]

16:00 made me laugh, thank you, and now I have the SBR theme stuck in my head

[@raeste.claire7093]

Nickyboi despising jojo and nickyboi’s editor ADORING jojo and making memes with the edits

[@raeste.claire7093]

Duality of man

[@hannahcurran327]

YES THE SWAIN LOVEEEE!!! MY BOY!!! Forever gonna be a Swain fan, I love his character so much. Amazing video!!!

[@PreSpooky]

"We'll try not to be biased," Extremely bias

[@judochop-5267]

Nickyboi ignores snuuys opinions/rankings for 54 minutes and 44 seconds

[@hanna-liminal]

Swain being Best In The Game is enough to make me subscribe

[@oalbuquerque2899]

A great detail in A Sol lvl up, the constellation that appears is Dragon, so he build his card with the stars of the dragon constellation. I particularly think it's brilliant.

[@zinfuldreams1709]

Fun fact, sejuani's level 1 art is one of Tbskyen's favorites

[@Asgero]

My favorite voli voice line is "i will paint the tundra... REEEEEEeeeEED

[@frud213]

Its B for Bilgewater F for French and then there is D **FOR DEMACIA**

[@unknownmsa3968]

Zilina is literally one of the best in the entire game💀

[@devastatheseeker9967]

I honestly really like the ones where the card itself is more involved rather than just haaving a random cinematic

[@Chronicron]

14:59 Say the thing, Nicky.

[@MrEthan2471]

The biases were crazy in this video. lol

[@yurinogueira4693]

Something that I think it is the level up doesn't see like an evolution of the character, just some Random scene. Thats why shurima's or aatrox level is so satisfing.

[@thiesdebuurman2894]

Volibears swipe feels really slow, which is incredibly normal for a being that size, however that is how it should LOOK, not feel. Adding wind along the hand would make it best in the game, otherwise S tier

[@Vectorbro]

How thematic, the Leona level up ages better than Diana's Also i think Kayle should go from no helm to helm and make her more imposing

[@prayinghermit]

So for the Pantheon one here's a challenge! Concentrate one time on his bare foot and then try to unsee it. No matter how much you try, it is impossible.

[@otaiba]

Snnuy saying "i don't think everybody knows", like he doesn't mention Rumble being his old main every chance he can get

[@datthanh2449]

leblanc should have been in every tier

[@chouderr1089]

I feel like I just watch an hour of two people getting their PTSD triggered...

[@darklightmagus1222]

19:35 They could have animated the eggshells coming back together and forming the card. Now THAT would have been an interesting animation.

[@GumshoeClassic]

The one thing I will give Ashe is that the arrow shooting _into_ your deck where it is placed is kinda neat.

[@appelofdoom8211]

Hey I don't think the music list in the description matches up at al or there are at least several songs missing. for example the undertale hotel theme at 28:57 isn't in the description and the persona 1 psp school theme at 35:16 aren't included for example Good video but that bugs me

[@davedebruyn5760]

For jhin: In lore he always goes to three and the fourth on is always implied in a way that is usually left behind. I may be wrong I just remember it that way, maybe that is why you don't hear the 4th shot break the 4th wall

[@tminusboom2140]

Ornn should have definitely shown off his scale and sheer strength. Start with a shot making him appear small inside a volcanic crater- ensuring we can see the majority of the crator in shot- he taps his hammer two times, does the wind up slam, and we cut to far in the sky looking down as the volcanic crater is smacked down hard enough to lower the mountaintop as a whole.

[@benjaminbooy1931]

LOR video lets go!

[@tommybury4421]

Insane how you put braum a tier. Low b at best

[@Jandiss]

i find it criminal that Jhin isn't the 4th in A Tier. please fix!

[@tahilpadia]

Snnuy made so many accidental puns in this video

[@TheRedGauntlet]

Swain's still remains my favourite

[@teodorpirnat8386]

NickyBoi: *has opinion" Sunny: "I agree"

[@naptimkiben]

as a morgana main.. im offended we were left unspoken again.

[@spyciarz170]

The Printer arrived