Season 1 is live.

5v5 and 3v3 on the maps you remember, round-based Trials, real matchmaking on our own servers, ranked ladders and a map builder for whatever you dream up next.

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5v5 classic3v3 classic1v1–3v3 TrialsRanked & unratedCustom roomsMap builder
Play

Pick your battlefield

Queue into matchmaking or open a custom room with your own map, mode, team size and rules.

Classic 5v5 in its classic look: the blue nexus and its twin turrets on green stone The same view in the Harrowing look: moonlit blue stone at night The same view in the Winter look: snow and frost over the stone

Classic 5v5

The full three-lane map, with minions that path and collide the way they should. Play it in its classic look, the Harrowing night or a winter snowfall.

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The haunted forest of Classic 3v3: glowing fungus, twisted purple roots and tall grass at night

Classic 3v3

The original two-lane haunted forest is back, altars, jungle and all. Tighter teams, faster fights.

MatchmakingCustom rooms
Built properly

Everything a real season needs

Ironside isn't one player's PC hosting a lobby. It runs on our own servers, with matchmaking and ladders behind it.

Matchmaking

Hit queue and get a fair match. No hunting for lobbies, no waiting on a host.

Our own servers

Every match runs on central servers, so nobody's connection decides the game.

Minions that behave

Proper pathing and collision: waves push, block and body each other the way you expect.

Ranked & Trials ladders

Climb the ranked ladder or the Trials ladders. Not in the mood? Every queue has an unrated option.

Loadouts that remember

Rune and mastery pages saved per champion. Lock in and your setup is already there.

Skins & colors

Wear the skin you like, in the color you like.

The Ironside launcher's home screen: rating, ladder place and record above the queue choices for Ranked 5v5, Normal 5v5, 3v3 and custom games
One click to play. Your rating and record up top, every queue right below.
The Ironside launcher's ladder: a top-three podium above the full standings with ratings, wins and win rates
The ladder. Live standings, rating changes and win rates for every player.
3v3 on the Crucible
Ironside original

Trials

Short, sharp fights from 1v1 to 3v3. No lanes and no farming: every round drops you straight into the action.

  1. Shop break. Gold and levels arrive every round. Build, then pick a boon.
  2. Into the ring. Both teams on their marks, three seconds, fight.
  3. The ring closes. A ring of fire tightens. Outside it, you burn.
  4. First to five. Last team standing takes the round.

Ember

Stat bonuses. Health, damage, ability power, resists.

Ember boon card: Whetstone, +25 attack damage

Blaze

New mechanics and active effects. Shields, executes, stacking hits.

Blaze boon card: Grit, a shield once a round when you drop low

Inferno

Game changers, one per match. Come back from death, ignore the fire.

Inferno boon card: Rekindle, come back 3 seconds after dying
Trials maps
Coral Isle, a palm-lined island with timber palisades in the middle

Coral Isle

A square island fortress in open water. Timber palisades break sightlines in the middle.

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The Inferno, a cross-shaped volcanic fortress with lava pits and rock outcrops

The Inferno

A volcanic fortress in a sea of lava. Rock outcrops block sight; lava pits let you see across but not walk.

TrialsNew
The Crucible, a round volcanic ring with brush in the centre

The Crucible

The original Trials ring. Brush in the centre turns every round into a game of hide and seek.

Trials
Create

The map builder

Lay out a map from above, then fly around it in 3D. Paint the ground, raise walls, drop in palms, palisades, lava and spawns. Our Trials maps were made this way.

  • Build with themesTropical, volcanic and more. Drag, drop and recolor.
  • Suggest itPitch your map for an existing mode, or as the start of a brand new custom game mode.
  • Play community maps Coming soonBrowse maps other players made and jump straight into them.
A custom room in the Ironside launcher: Friday scrims, Classic 5v5 with draft pick, players on the Blue and Purple teams readying up
Custom rooms

Your room, your rules

Open a room, pick any map and mode, set the pick style and team size, and invite your friends. Play it unrated, just for fun.

ClassicTrialsAscensionCrownand more
Compete

Two ladders. Your call.

Play for rating or just play. Ranked queues are draft pick; unrated queues are always open.

Ranked

Ranked ladder

The classic team game, rated. Climb with your best picks and your best loadouts.

5v5
Trials

Trials ladders

Three queues, each with its own rating and leaderboard, so your duel record never drags down your team play.

1v1 2v2 3v3
UnratedJust want to play? Every queue has an unrated version. Same matchmaking, no rating on the line.
Invite only

Join Season 1

Ironside is invite only for now. Everything happens on our Discord.

Step 1

Join the Discord

Hop into the Ironside server with the button below.

Step 2

Ask a dev for a code

Message one of the devs and ask for an invite code. You need one to play.

Step 3

Read #get-started

Everything you need to get set up and into your first match is there.

Join the Ironside Discord