LoL Recommender Updates & Changelog

Last updated April 23, 2026

Every meaningful update to LoL Recommender in one place: algorithm upgrades, new features, UI changes, and bug fixes. If you’re curious what changed or when something was added, it’s here.

2026 Updates

June 2026 – v5.9 — Premium Polish & Quality of Life

• Premium members can now click their ✨ Premium badge in the header to see everything included with their membership.
• Role filtering no longer reloads the page. Results update in place and URLs stay shareable.
• New sort options on every recommendation list: Pick Rate, Tags in Common, Role, and Name.
• "Meta picks only" toggle now filters to strong (S/A tier) picks.
• Champion Pool: cleaner empty state with a simpler add/import flow.
• Match percentages on pool, summoner, and multi-champion lists are now relative, so the bars are meaningful instead of pinned at 100%.

June 2026 – v5.8 — Premium Expansion: Champion Pool, Filters & More Results

• NEW: Champion Pool Health Check (Premium). Save up to 10 champions you play (or import your most-played from your linked Riot ID) and see a live S/A/B/C meta tier on each one, off-meta warnings every patch, and "fill the gap" recommendations that match how you already play. Find it under Champion Pool.
• NEW: 3× more recommendations (Premium). Premium members now see up to 24 matches on every champion, multi-champion, summoner, and quiz search instead of 8.
• NEW: Sort & filter tools (Premium). Sort any recommendation list by meta tier, show meta picks only, or filter by playstyle tag.
• Free users now get a free preview of one live meta tier badge on every recommendation list.

March 2026 – v5.7 — New Quiz Archetypes

• Improved search algorithm to handle partial tags
• Added new quiz archetypes for more results

February 2026 – v5.6 — Search Improvements

• Improved search algorithm
• Updated data feeds

January 2026 – v5.5 — New Season Updates & UI Improvements

• Updated data feeds to pull the latest data/items for the new season.
• Updated the site UI for areas like recommendations cards/headers.
• Added/optimized new search all page
• Updated Wild Rift Recommender UI

2025 Updates

[12/7/2025] – v5.4 — Server Upgrade

• Upgraded the hosting server!

[12/6/2025] – v5.3 — Recommendation Page Refresh

• Refined champion, multi-champion, summoner, and tag pages with clearer intros that explain how recommendations work.
• Added smooth jump and back-to-top controls so you can move around long recommendation lists much faster.
• Polished hero sections, tag layouts, and similarity cards for a more cohesive look & feel.
• Cleaned up ad areas so they are less spammy/controlled.

[12/1/2025] – v5.2 — Quiz Recommendations

• New 6 question Quick Quiz that finds an archetype based on how you like to play.
• Added multiple new archetypes (Roaming Tempest, Scaling Hypercarry, Arcane Warbringer, and more).
• Quiz results now show a curated list of best-fit champions for your archetype.
• Easy sharing for quiz results via X, Facebook, and copy-link button.

[11/25/2025] – v5.1 — Tooltip Engine Overhaul

• New lightweight tooltip engine for items, runes, and summoner spells
• Improved mobile behavior – tooltips no longer block the screen
• Updated About and Updates pages to match new panel-style UI

[11/24/2025] – v5.0 — Accounts, Subscriptions, & Tag Refresh

• New login/account system with secure authentication
• Stripe-powered Ad-Free subscription option
• Ad-Free mode removes all Google ads across the entire site instantly
• New Contact form for feature requests (supports credit attribution)
• New pill-style tags across all recommendation pages
• Gold ★ indicator for shared tags on champion comparison lists
• Smoother hover animations and better color contrast
• Backend tag grouping logic refined for more accurate tag associations

[11/20/2025] – v4.28 — Mobile Layout & Ad Fixes

• Fixed mobile scrolling and footer snapping
• Smoother scroll behavior on Home and Wild Rift Home

[11/16/2025] – v4.26 — Recommendation Algorithm Upgrade

• Rebalanced similarity scoring to better reflect real gameplay patterns
• Adjusted weighting curves for tag-heavy champions
• Improved normalization so outlier champions no longer inflate match percentages
• Enhanced tag matching logic for closer gameplay identity comparisons
• Reduced noise from niche/low-playrate champions to improve accuracy
• Cleaner similarity percentages displayed on champion pages

[11/15/2025] – v4.25 — Riot ID Recommender Fix

• Updated for Riot API changes
• Improved timeout + fallback behavior

2024 Updates

August 2024 – v4.22 — Riot Data Feed Update

• Updated champion and match data feeds from Riot

2022 Updates

April 2022 – v4.21 — Build Calculator + Wild Rift Improvements

• Updated build calculator for patch changes
• Improved Wild Rift recommendations

January 2022 – v4.20 — Multi-Champion Search

• Added multi-champion input for recommendation blending

2021 Updates

v4.19 – Summoner Recommendations Restored

• Fixed API changes; summoner feature restored

v4.18 – New Tag Display System

• Pill-style tag visuals for early versions

v4.17 – SR Prioritization

• Algorithm prefers Summoner's Rift data

v4.16 – Tag Descriptions + Contact Area

• Dedicated tag description system

v4.15 – New Tags Added

• Vanguard, Warden, Easy, Difficult to Master

v4.14 – Backend Rewrite

• System rewritten from Java to C#

v4.13 – Wild Rift Recommendations

• Added support for WR champion matching

v4.12 – Position Buttons

• Multi-build position selection added

v4.11 – Tag Scoring Improvements

• Better weighting for tag-heavy champions

v4.10 – Server Stability Upgrades

• Reduced crashes and improved uptime

v4.9 – Tag Hyperlinks

• Clickable tag navigation

v4.8 – New Traits Added

• Zombie, Expert 1v1er

v4.7 – Self-Heals Trait

• New champion trait added

v4.6 – Multi-Build Filtering

• You can filter recommendations by build path

v4.5 – Position Filter

• Added lane/role filtering

v4.4 – Layout Update

• General UI improvements

v4.3 – UI Overhaul

• New front-end design

2020 Updates

v4.2 – Share Buttons + New Tag

• Added Wombo Combo tag + share functionality

v4.1 – Summoner Names in URLs

• Auto Attack tag introduced

v4.0 – Major Rewrite

• Fully rewritten from Java to C#

2016 Updates

v2.0 – Ractive Rewrite

• Front-end engine upgraded

v1.1 – Reddit Feedback Improvements

• Made UI changes based on community feedback

2015

v1.0 – Initial Release

• LoL Recommender launched