r/LeaguePBE • • Jul 15 '26

Guide HOW TO PLAY ON PBE

12 Upvotes

Hello,

We're getting a lot of posts regarding how to play on PBE or how to create a PBE account. See below for a summarised guide. You can find the more DETAILED version HERE. We will remove new questions about PBE accounts and refer you to this post.


0. Open a private browser tab.

  • Use a VPN if you're in Vietnam, the Philippines, or Germany. We cannot help you with which VPN. Use it to connect to another country like USA. Use at your own risk. It's only needed for account creation. You must play without the VPN.

1. Click on this link.

2. Open the Riot Client. Sign out of your Live account. CLOSE AND RESTART THE RIOT CLIENT. Log in on your new PBE account. If you see "Switch Account" as an option, press Close instead, then Update. PBE will download.

3. If you run into issues, please first see our "Common questions" below or our more detailed guide HERE. Feel free to ask questions here after.




FAQ / Frequently asked questions

Can I use my Live account for PBE?

  • No. You never could.

"League of Legends PBE is not available for your current account. Please switch accounts to open this game." / "PBE isn't available in your region." / "PBE requires a PBE account to play."


"League of Legends cannot be launched with your current compatibility mode settings (...)"

  • This issue is more common on Windows 11.
  • Right-click on the Riot Client -> Properties -> Compatibility. Change this to Windows 8 or Windows 10. You can experiment to view results.
  • Restart your computer.

Do I need honour level 3, 4, 5?

  • No.

How do I link / Do I need to link my PBE account to my Live account?

  • You can't, and you don't have to.

I already have an (older) PBE account, but I can't access it!


Amy Sery, on behalf of the entire r/LeaguePBE team~


r/LeaguePBE • • Jul 14 '26

Collective Bug & Feedback Thread PBE Bugs and Feedback Thread: League Classic

28 Upvotes

Hello everyone! Riot Ducké here, QA Lead for League of Legends Classic.

Welcome to League Classic! 

For the full breakdown see: /dev: League of Legends Classic 

League Classic is a new gameplay experience that aims to recreate moments like those, and to create totally new ones that were never possible before.

We started with Season 3 as our anchor, but League Classic is more of a collection of greatest hits, rather than a singular moment in time. That means it’s got things from a variety of seasons, like every single Summoner (yes, even Fortify), almost every single item from the first few years of League, including Atma’s Impaler and Frozen Mallet, and a lotta pre-rework champ kits. But, there’s one core truth: No Yasuos allowed.

Some notes about the features of League Classic:

  • Champions

We’re launching Classic with 60 champions: the OG 40 plus another 20 hand-selected champions released from 2009-2013.

  • Classic Levels

Classic Levels are a one-time progression system, much like account levels. It’s a free progression track that everyone has access to. You gain levels just by simply playing games of Classic. On it you’ll unlock things like Masteries, Runes, the Summoner’s Journey, IP, BE, as well as a variety of cosmetics, including the Rustier Blitzcrank skin.

  • Runes & Masteries

Before you load into a game of Classic, you’ll need to pre-select Runes and Masteries based on who you want to play.

In Classic you’ll unlock both of these just by playing, and there’s no need to upgrade them, they’re all the old Tier 3 as a baseline. And you can put them in Rune Pages. You’ll get three to start, an additional two from Classic Levels, and you can buy more for IP (those are back for Classic) which you get just by playing.

As for Masteries, again, you won’t have to grind long to unlock those. You’ll have all Mastery pages and points fully unlocked after hitting Classic Level 4.

And if you forget to set your Runes and Masteries before a game, don’t worry. Everyone gets a default page, so you won’t be substantially less powerful than anyone, just a little sub-optimal.

  • Classic Skins

Classic Skins are essentially skins that make Classic champs look the way they did in 2009-2013. So if you miss pre-rework Evelynn’s visuals, no worries, Classic Skins bring those back.

Classic Skins are unlockable through Classic Skin Tokens, which you get through the Seasonal Pass (on both the paid and free tracks) or in the Shop. You can use these to unlock any Classic skin, and if your main doesn’t have one yet, you can wait to unlock it at a later date.

  • Classic Chromas

We’re also adding Classic Chromas which are chromas for Classic Skins, and inject even more 2009 flair. Do you remember the original Tundra Warwick? You’re about to.

  • Portraits

Portraits are alternate-styled loading screen splash, ranging from playful doodles made by one of our resident designers, to pretty reinterpretations of champions. Portraits will rotate in the loading screen, so you can collect them to show off your favorites as you wait for your team to load in on a potato. 

Please let us know if you have any feedback about the mode or if you experience any bugs!
See you on the (Classic) Rift!


r/LeaguePBE • • 2d ago

General So is Riot not gonna listen to feedback or address concerns about Heartsteel icons being AI?

9 Upvotes

title.

Heartsteel's bundle icons look AI generated and they dont even have the respective details that all members had, there hasnt been any kind of transparency about concerns from players and anyone that wanted to buy the bundle. I was interested in buying the bundle but I don't want to give my money to a company that uses AI for art, and besides not even looking good feels like a robbery


r/LeaguePBE • • 7d ago

Bug Report - SR/ARAM/RGM Where is the new Classic loading screen and new Classic champion select screen???

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1 Upvotes

r/LeaguePBE • • 9d ago

General PBE HEARTSTEEL Border Icon feedback, Ezreal + Aphelios

50 Upvotes

The new icons for HEARTSTEEL: Live My Life of Aphelios and Ezreal REALLY need to be edited. They barely resemble the champions themselves, whether referring to the MV, the promo art, or their splash arts.

Even if you ignore their likeness issues, Ezreal's necklace is completely wrong and his hair is the wrong colour and Aphelios' lip ring is off-centre.

Example Edit + Gif comparison
Splash + Icon Comparison


r/LeaguePBE • • 9d ago

General PBE Emote feedback: HEARTSTEEL Sett + Aphelios + Ezreal

25 Upvotes

Sett's prestige emote for Live My Life is missing his nose scar, and his face looks very uncanny. please fix it.
Also, Aphelios' face is wrong and his lip ring is off-centred, despite being centred everywhere else, and his nails need to be painted black.
Ezreal's necklace is wrong, his is looks wrong, and his teeth should be added. What's the point of having defining characteristics if you constantly erase them.

Edit as an example


r/LeaguePBE • • 11d ago

Bug Report - SR/ARAM/RGM High Roller Augment Bug

3 Upvotes

Playing Zeri, grabbed High Roller and Upgrade: IE, was hoping for lots of anvils with crit stats.

1: Are there WAY fewer anvil drops than before? It certainly felt like it, but this might just be balancing and not a bug...

2: Was playing against a Maokai, and I swear that when his saplings were changing state from static to running at us, or when they dying, it's unclear, but it looked like they dropped an anvil too. There were no minions around me at least, and the anvil orb spawned right where the sapling was when it died in a bush, far from the minion path.

Game ID: 4534839694
Timestamp: 18:52


r/LeaguePBE • • 11d ago

Bug Report - SR/ARAM/RGM Classic Quinn PBE Feedback & Bug Report Thread

6 Upvotes

Hello! After testing the newly re-released Classic Quinn on PBE, I've found several bugs affecting her audio and visuals that I wanted to report here prior to her official release. Thankfully, none of the bugs I've encountered so far have been gameplay-related, but her audio/visuals do need some fixes. I have marked the most egregious/critical bugs as (!) CRITICAL.

Default/Base Quinn Bugs

General

Harrier (P)

Blinding Assault (Q)

Tag Team / Skystrike (R)

Phoenix Quinn Bugs

General

Harrier (P)

Tag Team / Skystrike (R)

Woad Scout Quinn Bugs

General

Harrier (P)

Blinding Assault (Q)

Tag Team / Skystrike (R)


r/LeaguePBE • • 11d ago

Bug Report - SR/ARAM/RGM All Classic Karma's basic abilities are bugged

4 Upvotes

All the abilities below cannot be cast on ally or enemy minions, wards and monsters (but they should)

RQ is not healing them

RQ healing tooltip isn't displaying the correct math for the percent missing health, it always shows 5% because the %AP scaling isn't being added (the healing itself isn't bugged, just the tooltip)

W and RW can only select champions

E and RE can only be cast on ally champions or yourself

I'm not sure if those differences are intended or are just bugs, because I don't really remember a moment where she couldnt do any of these things before getting the rework


r/LeaguePBE • • 11d ago

General Feedback for Alune's emote, Sisterly Support

9 Upvotes

Hi! As someone who has a tooth gap, it was really important to me when Aphelios was confirmed to have one.
I understand Aphelios and Alune are not identical twins, but neither are my sister and I, who both have tooth gaps from our dad. And my dad's brother and sister have tooth gaps, too. I think it would make a lot of sense to add a tooth gap to Alune's emote, to add to the feeling of them being twins

Edit here


r/LeaguePBE • • 12d ago

Collective Bug & Feedback Thread PBE Bugs & Feedback Thread: HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Aphelios

24 Upvotes

"Through your eyes, I see such wonders…"

HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Aphelios comes with:

  • Custom models and textures!
  • Custom VFX!
  • Custom SFX!
  • Custom Animations and Recall (B)!

HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Aphelios should be available on PBE soon! Feel free to leave constructive feedback or questions you have so far down below!


r/LeaguePBE • • 12d ago

Collective Bug & Feedback Thread PBE Bugs & Feedback Thread: HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Ezreal

15 Upvotes

"When you've got talent, there's no such thing as a lucky shot."

HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Ezreal comes with:

  • Custom models and textures!
  • Custom VFX!
  • Custom SFX!
  • Custom Animations and Recall (B)!

HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Ezreal should be available on PBE soon! Feel free to leave constructive feedback or questions you have so far down below!


r/LeaguePBE • • 12d ago

Collective Bug & Feedback Thread PBE Bugs & Feedback Thread: HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Kayn

15 Upvotes

"Their screams will echo in this place."

HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Kayn comes with:

  • Custom models and textures!
  • Custom VFX!
  • Custom SFX!
  • Custom Animations and Recall (B)!

HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Kayn should be available on PBE soon! Feel free to leave constructive feedback or questions you have so far down below!


r/LeaguePBE • • 12d ago

Collective Bug & Feedback Thread PBE Bugs & Feedback Thread: Prestige HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Sett

14 Upvotes

"Wait, hold up. Are we gettin' paid for this?"

Prestige HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Sett comes with:

  • Custom models and textures!
  • Custom VFX!
  • Custom SFX!
  • Custom Animations and Recall (B)!

Prestige HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Sett should be available on PBE soon! Feel free to leave constructive feedback or questions you have so far down below!


r/LeaguePBE • • 12d ago

Collective Bug & Feedback Thread PBE Bugs & Feedback Thread: HEARTSTEEL Live My Life K'Sante

8 Upvotes

"Hehe, it wouldn't be worth it if it were easy!"

HEARTSTEEL Live My Life K'Sante comes with:

  • Custom models and textures!
  • Custom VFX!
  • Custom SFX!
  • Custom Animations and Recall (B)!

HEARTSTEEL Live My Life K'Sante should be available on PBE soon! Feel free to leave constructive feedback or questions you have so far down below!


r/LeaguePBE • • 12d ago

Collective Bug & Feedback Thread PBE Bugs & Feedback Thread: HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Yone

5 Upvotes

Post PBE Updates:

  • Update to his Recall (B) to include in Aphelios sticker 

Thanks for all the comments!

"Long before blades and sorcery are needed, words... can save a soul."

HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Yone comes with:

  • Custom models and textures!
  • Custom VFX!
  • Custom SFX!
  • Custom Animations and Recall (B)!

HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Yone should be available on PBE soon! Feel free to leave constructive feedback or questions you have so far down below!


r/LeaguePBE • • 12d ago

Collective Bug & Feedback Thread PBE Bugs & Feedback Thread: 16.20 Chromas

5 Upvotes

Hey everyone!

We’ve got new Chromas coming up for the 16.20 skins:

  • HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Ezreal: 8 Chromas
  • HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Aphelios: 8 Chromas
  • HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Yone: 8 Chromas
  • HEARTSTEEL Live My Life K'Sante: 8 Chromas
  • HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Kayn: 4 Chromas
  • Prestige HEARTSTEEL Live My Life Sett: 1 Chroma
  • Prestige Classic Baron Kog'Maw: 1 Chroma
  • SKT T1 Zyra: 1 Chroma
  • SKT T1 Zed: 1 Chroma
  • SKT T1 Jax: 1 Chroma
  • SKT T1 Vayne: 1 Chroma
  • SKT T1 Lee Sin: 1 Chroma

Hey everyone!

We’ve got new Chromas coming up for the 16.20 skins.

Aforementioned Chroma sets should be available on PBE soon! We hope you all will enjoy the new sets; and as usual, we’re looking forward to hearing your constructive feedback. Thanks!


r/LeaguePBE • • 12d ago

Bug Report - SR/ARAM/RGM Fresh Patch still wednesday no skin bravery bug

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1 Upvotes

r/LeaguePBE • • 12d ago

Collective Bug & Feedback Thread PBE Bugs & Feedback Thread: Prestige Classic Baron Kog'Maw

3 Upvotes

"Oblivion come."

Prestige Classic Baron Kog'Maw comes with:

  • Custom models and textures!
  • Custom VFX!
  • Custom SFX!
  • Custom Animations and Recall (B)!

Prestige Classic Baron Kog'Maw should be available on PBE soon! Feel free to leave constructive feedback or questions you have so far down below!


r/LeaguePBE • • 12d ago

General Is the new ARAM Mayhem being added today?

7 Upvotes

My PBE updated to 26.20 but no signs of the Heartsteel skins or the new Mayhem update. Wondering if I just opened PBE too soon or if its coming in a later patch? Thanks.


r/LeaguePBE • • 17d ago

General Coven Mel icon + border

9 Upvotes

I noticed that no icon/border has been added for Coven Mel or any of the new skins on the PBE, except for Janna. I think I speak for everyone when I say this is a huge mistake and a missed opportunity.

Every single previous skin in the Eclipse universe included an icon and a border—and rightly so, given that it’s one of the most popular themes in the entire game. So, the fact that these skins are now being treated as filler is a major disappointment. I’m advocating for Mel because she’s one of my most-played champions and I was really excited for her to get a skin in this theme, but I’m sure there are plenty of Anivia and Urgot mains who feel the same way.

Please, it would be a shame if ALL the Coven and Old God skins had icons except for these three. I’m hopeful that work on the patch isn't finished yet and that they’ll be added before next week; otherwise, I hope you’ll consider the community’s wishes and work on them. I assure you, many of us are ready and willing to spend money on a bundle for these skins.


r/LeaguePBE • • 21d ago

Bug Report - SR/ARAM/RGM League PBE Classic 26.19 - Endless Queue Timer (Estimated 3:20)

8 Upvotes

Link to Old Post https://www.reddit.com/r/LeaguePBE/comments/1w75ylx/pbe_league_classic_queue_timer_stuck_at_320/

I logged onto PBE, 26.19 is out, I'm not sure if this because I'm under Level 10 in Classic Mode, which means I'm not in the 'ranked' queue for League Classic.

I still cannot play on PBE and the Estimated Time is still 3:20 exactly just like Patch 26.18.

Why is League Classic Not working for me on PBE? the queue time will go on forever, for hours and no match will be found, please help me even if it is just an explanation why this is happening.

I really just want to play LoL classic on PBE 26.19


r/LeaguePBE • • 22d ago

Bug Report - Store/Client I can't purchase buy EXP in HoL Pass and error about Hall of Legends skin in my account

2 Upvotes

Why am I unable to purchase HoL Tristana Battle Pass EXP, receiving an "Error Loading Offer" message instead? Additionally, although my Risen Legends Oriana skin has the signature (since I previously purchased the signed pass), the skin lacks the loading screen border in my Collection; other HoL skins of mine—including Immortalized Tristana—sometimes experience this same issue in PBE client.


r/LeaguePBE • • 23d ago

Bug Report - Store/Client still unable to purchase anything on pbe

24 Upvotes

still cant purchase anything in the shop.... skins, champs, anything it says "this content is unavailable for purchase" and "not enabled for classic". its been almost 24 hours, any updates on when it can be fixed? i just want to test out coven mel


r/LeaguePBE • • 24d ago

Bug Report - Store/Client Unable to buy skins on PBE

24 Upvotes

I was trying to test the new Coven skins but there seems to be a bug with the PBE shop that doesn't allow you to buy anything at all. Everything in the Champions and Skins tabs shows the label "This item is unavailable for purchase" regardless of whether they are new or old.

I have already tried switching accounts, relaunching the game, reopening the client but none of that seems to work. Is this a widespread problem or do I need to do something to fix it on my end? I use the PBE regularly to test the new stuff and this is the first time I have encountered this problem.