Awakening Seasonal – APAC Players to Watch
Ryan shares a peek of some of the best APAC players to keep an eye on in the upcoming Awakening Seasonal.
Ryan Laguatan
October 5, 2022
Mastering Karma – A Master Yi Karma LoR Deck Guide
Summoned from the Realm of Karma Enjoyers, Yangzera details the ins and outs of 4LW’s latest masterpiece: Master Yi Karma.
Yangzera
October 5, 2022
By the Numbers, Oct. 4 – Current Eighteen Best LoR Decks
Current best Legends of Runeterra decks, according to the latest data!
Herko Kerghans
October 4, 2022
Fated to Return – A Fiora Pantheon Deck Guide
Fiora and Fated are a match made in Heaven – Scissorsbox breaks down one of the current Ladder Juggernauts: Fiora Pantheon
Scissorsbox
October 4, 2022
Monday Meta Report, Oct 3
Are you looking for the best decks in the meta? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and prepare to face!
Leer
October 3, 2022
Recommended Last Chance Gauntlet & Tournament Decks
Need Best-of-Three decks and lineups for a Tournament or Gauntlet run? Sirturmund and Monte got you covered!
MonteXristo
October 2, 2022
By the Numbers, Oct. 2 – Twenty-One Best LoR Meta and Off-Meta Decks
Current best decks, according to the latest data!
Herko Kerghans
October 2, 2022
Mastering LoR: Value Trades
Returning to his classic Mastering LoR series, Jasensational introduces another of the fundamental concepts of LoR, and CCGs in general: Value Trades.
Jasensational
October 1, 2022
Like a Champ: How to Build & Tech Decks for Seasonals
Seasonal Champ Prodigy shares insights on how to build and tech your decks for the upcoming Seasonal Tournament.
Prodigy
September 30, 2022
By the Numbers – Eighteen Best Decks, 40 hours into the 3.16 Patch
Current best decks, according to the latest data, including TF Swain, Nami Lee, Pantheon Fiora, Swain Caitlyn, and… Karma Master Yi!
Herko Kerghans
September 30, 2022
By the Numbers – Best Decks, 24hs into the 3.16 Patch
With 24hs of data, these are the early best-performing decks from Patch 3.16!
Herko Kerghans
September 29, 2022
New LoR Decks to Try on Patch 3.16!
New LoR Decks to try on day one of the Patch 3.16: Leona Shen, good ol’ (and spiced-up) Swain TF, Gnar Sejuani, and Nocturne Elise!
Shadawx
September 28, 2022
Hammer Time – A Taric Poppy LoR Deck Guide
Taric and his double Rallies take Demacia to new heights!
Leer
September 28, 2022
1000$ Anniversary Tournament
MaRu’s first Anniversary Tournament is coming on Oct 1st, and we’re holding a tournament to celebrate it for our premium members!
Mastering Runeterra
September 27, 2022
Monday Meta Report, Sept 26
Are you looking for the best decks in the meta? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and prepare to face!
Leer
September 26, 2022
Susan’s Slay Train – A Thresh Nasus LoR Deck Guide
Monte shares tips and insights about one of his favorite decks: Thresh Nasus.
MonteXristo
September 25, 2022
Pirates Ahoy! – A Miss Fortune Twisted Fate LoR Deck Guide
ThChEm breaks down the latest iteration of the Rearguardest deck in town: Pirates!
ThChEm
September 24, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons – Twenty-Two Runeterra Decks to Choose From
A wide selection, from Meta Decks to Off-Meta Brews, to help you find your best Runeterra deck.
Herko Kerghans
September 23, 2022
Recommended Gauntlet & Tournament Decks
Need Best-of-Three decks and lineups for a Tournament or Gauntlet run? Sirturmund and Monte got you covered!
MonteXristo
September 22, 2022
Of Junk and Turrets – A Heimer Norra LoR Deck Guide
Cephalopod shares tips and tricks about the deck he won OLS with.
Cephalopod
September 22, 2022
Plunder, Now with Tentacles – A Gangplank Sejuani LoR Deck Guide
An ancient archetype returns, brought back to prominence by the powerful Tentacle cards.
PakiInPyjamas
September 22, 2022
NA versus EU Grudge Money Match!!
Five versus five, honor and $1000 on the line!
Mastering Runeterra
September 21, 2022
Evelynn Viego LoR Deck Guide, Brought to You by the Husk Gang
Welcome to a guide about Viego, his true Queen, Evelynn, and their court of Mists and Husks.
Shadawx
September 21, 2022
By the Numbers – Nineteen Best Meta and Off-Meta LoR Decks
Current best decks, according to the latest data.
Herko Kerghans
September 20, 2022
Monday Meta Report
Leer dives into the data to show you what decks you should play in this fresh Awakening meta!
Leer
September 19, 2022
Exploring the Storm – An In-Depth Ezreal Kennen Deck Guide
Card Gamer thinks EzKen is the best LoR deck right now – an archetype with a simple goal, yet quite skill-testing to execute.
CardGamer
September 18, 2022
By the Numbers – Twenty-One Best Meta and Off-Meta LoR Decks
Plunder, Pirates and Portals: on the Science of answering Sermons.
Herko Kerghans
September 18, 2022
Keep Calm and Count to Ten – A Viktor Karma LoR Deck Guide
Yangzera shares a detailed breakdown on how to reach the fabled tenth round.
Yangzera
September 17, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons – Twenty Weapons of Choice for the Discerning LoR Ladder Climber
Meta Staples and Off-Meta Medleys, a for Steady and/or Spicy Ladder Climb!
Herko Kerghans
September 16, 2022
Recommended Gauntlet & Tournament Decks
Need Best-of-Three decks and lineups for a Tournament or Gauntlet run? Sirturmund and Monte got you covered!
MonteXristo
September 15, 2022
Like a Champ: Which Nami Deck Should You Play?
You should 100% play Nami – she’s one of the strongest LoR Champs. But she currently comes in four regional flavors, so… which Nami deck should you go for?
MajiinBae
September 15, 2022
Kickin’ to Victory – An Akshan Lee Sin Deck Guide
Akshan Lee is the textbook definition of a combo deck – Leer shares the ins and outs of counting to twenty in a single round.
Leer
September 15, 2022
The Wolf, The Lamb, and The Dog God – A Kindred Nasus Deck Guide
Welcome to the K-N Club! If you’re looking for aggressive pressure, board control, and punching face with a 20/20 dog, you’ve come to the right place!
Shadawx
September 14, 2022
By the Numbers – Twenty-three Best Meta and Off-Meta LoR Decks
This is the way Piracy ends: not with Plunder, but with… Portals!
Herko Kerghans
September 13, 2022
Cold Cuts – A Sejuani Gwen Deck Guide
Getting a lot of traction in the last few days, Sejuani Gwen hits like a truck and punches like Tyson – SharkBait teams with Plunder specialist Sora to share the deck’s ins and outs!
SharkBait
September 13, 2022
Mastering LoR: Unspent Mana
In this classic article, Jasensational introduces one of the fundamental concepts of LoR, and CCGs in general: Unspent Mana.
Jasensational
September 13, 2022
Monday Meta Report
Leer dives into the data to show you what decks you should play in this fresh Awakening meta!
Leer
September 12, 2022
Mastering LoR: Priority
In this classic article, Jasensational introduces one of the fundamental concepts of LoR: Priority.
Jasensational
September 12, 2022
By the Numbers – Nineteen Best Meta and Off-Meta LoR Decks
The best Legends of Runeterra decks, according to the latest data!
Herko Kerghans
September 11, 2022
Mastering LoR: Passing
In this classic article, Jasensational introduces one of the fundamental concepts of LoR: Passing.
Jasensational
September 11, 2022
Portal Poolooza – A Norra Nami Deck Guide
Card Gamer expounds in extensive detail Norra Nami’s numerous nooks and crannies, and their three interlocked gameplans.
CardGamer
September 10, 2022
Hallowed Attacks and Harrowing Combos – A Katarina Gwen Deck Guide
Scissorsbox breaks down the deck he brought to last Seasonals, and which is one of the current Ladder Juggernauts: Katarina Gwen, ft. Elise.
Scissorsbox
September 10, 2022
The 1-2-3 of Deckbuilding
WhatAmI answers a subtle riddle of the deckbuilding process: “How many copies of a given card do we want in our deck?”
WhatamI
September 10, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons: Best Legends of Runeterra Decks
The best Legends of Runeterra decks, from Meta staples to Off-Meta brews, for the discerning ladder climber.
Herko Kerghans
September 9, 2022
Mastering LoR: How to Beat your Opponent
Knowing our deck’s gameplan is crucial, but we’ll focus this chapter of Mastering the Fundamentals on the other side of the equation: factoring what our *opponent* is doing.
Jasensational
September 9, 2022
Recommended Gauntlet & Tournament Decks
Need Best-of-Three decks and lineups for a Tournament or Gauntlet run? Sirturmund and Monte got you covered!
MonteXristo
September 8, 2022
Improvising and Brutalizing – A Jax Vi Deck Guide
GeneralSchwartz joins Jax to break down Jax Vi Timelines: cards, mulligan, tips and tricks, and detailed matchup strategy.
GeneralSchwartz
September 8, 2022
Mastering LoR: Win Conditions
In this classic article, Jasensational introduces one of the fundamental concepts of card games, Win Conditions, and how it applies to LoR decks.
Jasensational
September 7, 2022
By the Numbers – Fifteen Best Meta and Off-Meta LoR Decks
The best Legends of Runeterra decks, according to the latest data!
Herko Kerghans
September 7, 2022
Monte & Leer’s Meta Awakening
Our bold voyagers brave these turbulent timelines – the blind monk’s back, Norra’s found a home and, yes, apparently Timelines is kinda okay.
MonteXristo
September 6, 2022
Twisted Fate Nami Ionia – A Deep Dive
For his first MaRu guide, SharkBait dives into one of the strongest Awakening decks: Nami TF Ionia.
SharkBait
September 6, 2022
Monday Meta Report
Leer dives into the data to show you what decks you should play in this fresh Awakening meta!
Leer
September 5, 2022
By the Numbers – Twenty-One Best Meta and Off-Meta LoR Decks
We are still living in the Golden Age of Piracy timeline – but fresh new faces start to emerge!
Herko Kerghans
September 4, 2022
All Around Runeterra with Kayn
GeneralSchwartz joins Kayn on a trip all across Runeterra: Ten Kayn decks, one for each region!
GeneralSchwartz
September 3, 2022
Recommended Gauntlet & Tournament Decks
New cards, new Season, new Meta: Prime Glories to collect, community Tournaments to take down!
MonteXristo
September 3, 2022
Awakening Happy Places
Prodigy, Mtucks, Shadawx and Monte share the brews they are into right now – from Meta powerhouses to off-meta fun, these are the decks that make these cracked players click right now.
Mastering Runeterra
September 3, 2022
Rogue Deck Doctor #6: Norra’s Portals
Join Dr. WhatAmI’s pensive probing of Norra’s Portals, pokey sticks, and… KDA?
WhatamI
September 2, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons: Best Legends of Runeterra Decks
With 40hs of data, these are the seventeen best-performing Awakening decks, both new and old!
Herko Kerghans
September 2, 2022
By the Numbers – Best LoR Decks, 24hs Into the Awakening Expansion
With 24 hours of data, these are the Awakening decks that are performing the best.
Herko Kerghans
September 1, 2022
Mastering LoR: Tempo and Archetypes
In this classic article, Jasensational introduces one of the fundamental concepts of card games: Tempo, and how different archetypes approach it.
Jasensational
September 1, 2022
All Around Runeterra With Jax: 11 Decks to Try!
Jax is one of the new LoR champions – here are eleven decks (one for each region in Runeterra) to try with him!
GeneralSchwartz
September 1, 2022
Awakening: Day One Decks!
The beginning of the Darkin Saga is here, and here are four decks with the five new champs!
Shadawx
August 31, 2022
LoR Arts & Crafts Time with Shadawx
Making your own ‘weird bad’ deck, and feeling good about it!
Shadawx
August 30, 2022
Monday Meta Report – Rückblick Edition
Leer dives into the data to show you what decks you should play, and recaps the whole of the Forces from Beyond Season.
Leer
August 29, 2022
How To Never Lose in LoR
Codemanjack shares how to never truly lose in Legends of Runeterra: by learning from your losses. LP stands for Learning Points – spend them!
Codemanjack
August 28, 2022
Forces from Beyond Seasonal – Top Ten Players to Watch
Boulevard introduces his Top Ten Players to Watch for the Legends of Runeterra ‘Forces from Beyond’ Seasonal Tournament!
Boulevard
August 26, 2022
Sirturmund’s & MonteXristo’s Seasonal Lineups
This is, folks: Seasonal Tournament tomorrow!
MonteXristo
August 26, 2022
Five Lineups our Teams Will Bring to Seasonals
Five members of MaRu Pro, Squad & Writers teams share their Seasonal Lineups
Mastering Runeterra
August 25, 2022
Monte & Leer Meta Voyage – Patches From Beyond
Our voyagers test Darkness, Evelynn Viego, Akshan Kai’Sa and Thresh Nasus in Diamond and Masters – how do these decks fare after their nerfs and buffs?
MonteXristo
August 24, 2022
By the Numbers – Best Eighteeen Meta and Off-Meta Decks
If Meta trends were movies, the marquee would read: “Now showing: The Golden Age of Piracy, Return of the Melee-Weapons Wielders, and All Aboard the Hate Spike Train.”
Herko Kerghans
August 24, 2022
Monday Meta Report
Are you looking for the best decks in the meta? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and prepare to face!
Leer
August 22, 2022
By the Numbers – Best Decklists for Seventeen Meta and Off-Meta decks
Pirates, Abominations and Evelynn decks. No, yes, really: *plural*, as in two very playable Evelynn decks! =)
Herko Kerghans
August 21, 2022
Rogue Deck Doctor #5: Squeaker Supreme
Dr. WhatAmI this time brews an Augmented and Curiously Orthogonal Squeaky Mecha-Yordle Discard deck, inviting Rumble and Viktor for the ride.
WhatamI
August 20, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons
With 40hs of data, these are the Seventeen Top Decks to Climb the Ladder With!
Herko Kerghans
August 19, 2022
Recommended Gauntlet & Tournament Decks
Need decks & lineups for the Last Chance Gauntlet, or the MaRu $500 Cup tomorrow? Sirturmund & Monte got your back!
MonteXristo
August 19, 2022
$500 GGtoor & Mastering Runeterra Cup (August)
Our next open tournament is scheduled for August 20th, just after the new patch. and is now open for registration.
Mastering Runeterra
August 19, 2022
By the Numbers – Ten Strongest Decks, 24hs Into the Patch
Pirates and Darkness let loose on the ladder, Nautilus and Aurelion Sol (!!) making waves – and Kai’Sa, refusing to go quietly into the Void.
Herko Kerghans
August 18, 2022
Early Birds – Current Patch Forerunners
A quick glance at this Patch’s VERY early data!
Mastering Runeterra
August 18, 2022
3 + 1 decks to try on Patch 3.13!
Shadawx shares ideas for Decks to try on Day One of the new patch!
Shadawx
August 17, 2022
How to Use Stats in Runeterra
For their first MaRu article, Seasonal Finalist ThChEm goes over how to hone the insights we extract from data.
ThChEm
August 16, 2022
Monday Meta Report
Are you looking for the best decks in the meta? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and prepare to face!
Leer
August 15, 2022
Ashe LeBlanc Deck Guide
Ashe Noxus is an old midrange archetype that seeks to play big units, and protect them with Frostbite spells.
Scissorsbox
August 14, 2022
Rogue Deck Doctor #4: Sandseer Slaughter
For today’s challenge, Dr. WhatAmI has been requested to turbo The Slaughter Docks, and then spam gargantuan Sea Monsters with the help of Rite of Passage.
WhatamI
August 13, 2022
Discard Aggro Not Dead – A Jinx Bard Deck Guide
Bard has certainly lived up to his namesake, wandering pretty much everywhere… but if you’re tired of Tentacles and want a bit more boom, Zaun is where we want to land.
GeneralSchwartz
August 13, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons
Seventeen Top-Performing Decks, from Meta Staples to Off-Meta Medleys, for the Discerning Part-Time Ladderista
Herko Kerghans
August 12, 2022
Why Competitive is Important
MaRu Captain Jason Fleurant writes about why Competitive (or better said, as he explains in detail, Organized Play) is important for LoR.
Jason Fleurant
August 12, 2022
Recommended Gauntlet & Tournament Decks
Need decks & lineups for Gauntlets or Tournaments? Sirturmund & Monte got your back!
MonteXristo
August 11, 2022
Monte & Leer’s Meta Voyage – Shadows, Seamstresses & Sea Monsters
Our Voyagers push through Diamond with two Gwen brews, Bard’s first deck, and… this must indeed be the darkest Timeline: Monte goes Deep!
Leer
August 10, 2022
Stun: One of the Most Versatile Keywords and Using it to the fullest
Is Stun an offensive or defensive keyword? According to Jasensational, both answers are correct… but for different reasons.
Jasensational
August 10, 2022
Celebration Tourney Top 8 Breakdown
Kfelt took home the crown with triple MONKEYS, and Metal took Gwen Udyr to SECOND? See all the top 8 lineups!
Mastering Runeterra
August 9, 2022
By the Numbers – Current Fifteen Best Meta and Off-Meta Decks
Thralls, Monkeys, Tentacles… quite the motley crew, to keep mutated Abominations at bay!
Herko Kerghans
August 9, 2022
MaRu Tournament Report
Boulevard breaks down last Saturday’s MaRu 2M Tournament, along with a few guesses of how things may change after the balance patch we’ll have next week.
Boulevard
August 9, 2022
Rogue Deck Doctor #3: The Abandoned Bandles
Dr. WhatAmI has been asked to look at a series of followers that were passed over, and choose three of them to get their own chance at a moment in the sun.
WhatamI
August 9, 2022
Monday Meta Report
Looking for the best decks in the meta? Leer takes a deep dive into the data to show you what decks you should play and prepare to face!
Leer
August 8, 2022
Xilean – A Zilean Xerath Deck Guide
PakiInPyjamas showcases the destructive power of Landmarks in his first MaRu article on Zilean Xerath.
PakiInPyjamas
August 7, 2022
Survival of the Fittest – a Kai’Sa Demacia Guide
Seasonal Champ Prodigy rolls three decks into one guide: mono-Kai’Sa, Sivir Kai’sa, and Akshan Kai’sa.
Prodigy
August 6, 2022
Weekend Warrior Weapons
The Best Twenty-Three Decks, from Meta Staples to Off-Meta Brews, for the Discerning Ladder Climber!
Herko Kerghans
August 5, 2022
Ep 16 – The Squadcast: Patch Cadence, KaiSa Nerf Speculation, & Bard Maokai Gameplay!
The Squad talk about the patch cycle, the impact of the Sharpsight fix, and APAC Spice!
Mastering Runeterra
August 5, 2022
Recommended Gauntlet & Tournament Decks, August 4
Get ready for MaRu’s first Tournament this Season (featuring: bounties on the participating MaRu teammates!) with Sirturmund & Monte’s recommended lineups!
MonteXristo
August 4, 2022
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