A game of League of Legends can take from 15 minutes to an hour, depending on different scenarios.
The meta of League of Legends changes with every patch update. And every season, Riot introduces massive changes to their game. So League is constantly evolving.
Average game time varies from season to season, depending on how Riot changes their game. League is a lot faster-paced now than before; games used to take about 40 minutes on average.
Riot added a buff to Baron in 2014, which made the game much faster. Securing the Baron gives the team an aura around them that buffs up their minions. It gives the winning team a lot of agency to finish the game once they secure Baron. With season 12 introducing objective bounties, the losing team has a good way to get back in the game if they manage to claim them. So there’s a chance that currently, the average game times may be a bit longer than in season 11.
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Every League player has some sort of vague idea about how long a game usually takes. In this article, we will look at some recorded data to give us a solid idea about average game time.
How Long is an Average Match in League of Legends
Summoner’s Rift and ARAM are League of Legends’ two main game modes. Riot also introduces different rotating game modes throughout the year. But we will take a look at the main 2 game modes in this article for season 12.
Average Match Time for Summoner’s Rift
The average match time for Summoner’s Rift is different in each rank:
| Rank | Average Match Time |
| Iron | 30:31 |
| Bronze | 30:00 |
| Silver | 29:40 |
| Gold | 29:07 |
| Platinum | 28:12 |
| Diamond | 27:12 |
| Master | 26:15 |
| GrandMaster | 26:00 |
| Challenger | 26:17 |
The average match time gradually decreases with rank because higher-skilled players can close out games quickly, and the losing team realizes they have no way to get back into the game. So they often surrender and go for the next match.
So, based on the data, it’s apparent that, currently, in Season 13 (2023), the average game time for League of Legends is 26-31 minutes. However, these numbers are still subjective, and most of the time, the average match time for Summoner’s Rift is between 30-40 minutes.
Average Match Time for ARAM
ARAM takes less time to finish than Summoner’s Rift. An Average ARAM game can take 15-20 minutes. So if you are short on time, try playing ARAM.
What can Affect the Match Time of League of Legends
We saw that rank significantly affects the average match time of League. However, other factors include champions, team compositions, the meta of the current patch, etc.
If explosive champions get ahead in early to mid-game by getting a lot of kills, they can easily close out the game very early. But, on the other hand, if there are scaling champions on both teams, games can drag out for a long time. Sometimes being ahead doesn’t help if you don’t have champions with good engages that can pick fights and close out the games.
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