State of the League

Have I mentioned recently how fantastic and attractive Surrender at 20's Moobeat is? Because he's those things. All of those things. And possibly more.

Why the love? Well, I'm a busy guy, and when I'm not a busy guy I'm a lazy guy. Moobeat, meanwhile, diligently patrols the League of Legends forums for information that the community might find useful. Like a 60-page conversation between the community and Riot's Xypherous, who happened to discuss the upcoming champion before the sneak peek. Which makes this a sneak-sneak peek, among the sneakiest of peeks you'll meet.

The champ's been referred to as "Nautilus" in the thread and as "Anchor Man" by Moobeat; regardless of his name, here's what you need to know:

• His inspiration draws heavily from the Tidehunter of Defense of the Ancients.
• He possesses a hookshot, which can be used to pull things to him and himself to things! (Think Bandage Toss meets Rocket Grab.)
• He uses mana and scales with ability power, but at the heart of it all he's a tank.
• He's reportedly not a pirate (per se), but Fizz supposedly isn't a yordle and I... I just don't buy it.

Honestly, I've already wasted your time with this article; Moobeat's has a much better recap than I'm able to offer.

[Sources: Surrender at 20; CLG Redtracker]