League of Legends’ Newest Card Mini-Game: The Demon’s Hand Is No Balatro Ripoff

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One key reason behind League of Legends’ lasting popularity, more than a decade after its debut, stems from the spin-off games developed by Riot Games that are connected to their flagship title. Players familiar with the franchise may have dabbled in mobile adaptations like Wild Rift or card games such as Legends of Runeterra. Now, Riot Games introduces a new minigame set in the Noxian universe, The Demons Hand, on the main League of Legends platform.

The Demon’s Hand: League of Legends’ Newest Card Game

The new minigame by Riot Games, titled “The Demons Hand,” is a card game with rogue-like elements, where players aim to defeat powerful beasts and bosses by utilizing various cards to inflict maximum damage. There appears to be significant influence from the recent hit game Balatro in the mechanics of

In the brief teaser for the game, we catch glimpses of Noxus-inspired card decks featuring both ordinary citizens and fierce beasts. The cards also showcase their respective subclasses, each distinguished by distinctive emblems.

Consider each player as having access to distinctive “symbols,” similar to various Pokemon abilities. These symbols, or sigils, will amplify specific cards in your hand, enabling more potent combination attacks. This feature resembles a direct link to power-ups seen in Balatro through the Joker card system.

In this game, you’ll find an interactive map where you, the player, can engage and traverse through various battles and checkpoints. At designated resting spots, you have the chance to recover from previous encounters. Additionally, the gold you gather by vanquishing adversaries can be utilized to replenish supplies or purchase new sigils and cards, enhancing your deck’s power as the challenges become progressively tougher.

Currently, it appears that most of the adversaries players will encounter are either enraged or demonic variants of common Noxian fauna. The trailer hints at an evil bison, fox, and a swarm of crows as some examples among many foes that players must overcome.

What is Riot Games Not Telling Us About The Demon’s Hand?

Judging by the trailer, it appears that Riot Games may be concealing something ominous within The Demon’s Hand card game. For instance, a shrouded figure marked in red and heavily bandaged is seen sitting opposite to you during the minigame.

Beneath layers of bandages, just a solitary, weary, silver-hued eye peeks out, revealing no identity or objective for this individual in the trailer. It’s possible that this enigmatic figure could be the “demon” characters encounter throughout the game.

At the end of the trailer, what’s peculiar is when the voice, having set up the game premise for us, suggests that “The Demon’s Hand” is merely a light-hearted card game, implying there’s nothing more to it, and then subtly zooms in on the mysterious figure with bandages.

It appears that some League of Legends fans are speculating that The Demon’s Hand could be connected to the upcoming LeBlanc update. However, let me clarify when it comes to gameplay: The Demon’s Hand holds a mystery that I believe Riot wants players to uncover on their own.

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2025-03-19 23:38