Ranking all the LoR LEVEL UP ANIMATIONS (ft.  

I swear, it has to be some sort of inside joke at Riot to change Irelia’s face in every piece of media

This was insanely fun to do, thank you Mr Nicholas for the invite

fun fact about neeko in LOR in the Spanish version of the game she has an extra voice line saying “neeko will keep your shoma alive old voice” because her previous voice actress sadly passed away and is a very sweet moment 🥺

I like it when cutscene ends with pose matching level up splash.

35:03 "I think it's really solid! I'll put him up there with his boyfriend." Snnuy, instantly: HEHE.

My favorite has to be pyke with his voice line, "THE LIST, JUST KEEPS, GETTING, LONGGGERRRRRRRR!!"

16:01 I appreciate the editor for this one. The SPIN is just GREAT!

54:13 If Elder Drag truly can not be stopped he should be at the very top of the best in the game

37:26 i remember some popular show setting up the whole "you cant hear the bullet that kills you" thing

Swain has been my favorite champ since the game was released. His level-up gives me more dopamine than is probably healthy.

Tahm’s level up having Jack’s signature is a really cool lore detail

1 view he fell off fr.

THE DUTCH SUN AND THE ACE DEMON COLLABED! PRAISE THE DAY!

Timestamps: (part 1) 0:32 Bandle City 0:35 Poppy 1:25 Tristana 2:10 Veigar 2:40 Ziggs 3:13 Kennen 3:56 Rumble 4:32 Gnar 5:33 Yuumi 6:04 Norra Bilgewater 6:59 Fizz 7:38 Miss Fortune 8:33 Gangplank 9:22 Twisted Fate 9:54 Nautilus 10:29 Tahm Kench 11:17 Pyke 11:33 Nami 12:02 Illaoi 12:39 Jack 13:06 Nilah Damacia 13:38 Jarvan 14:08 Shyvana 14:36 Fiora 15:01 Quinn 15:19 Lucian 15:54 Garen 16:23 Lux 16:31 Gallio 17:07 Vayne 17:37 Freljord 17:42 Ashe (hate fighting her in POC, her level up and spells take forever) 18:02 Braum 18:25 Tryndamere 19:02 Sejuani (I personally adore her level one card art) 19:33 Anivia 20:04 Trundle 20:20 Lissandra (yo, thats badass) 20:50 Udyr (the reason he's different, if I recall right, is hes Udyr just returning to the Freljord, and rework Udyr is current Udyr. if you mean why they did that as a company/team, I dunno.) 21:10 Ornn 21:50 Volibear (nickyboi unbiased as always) Ionia 22:13 Lulu 22:37 Shen 22:51 Zed 23:02 Karma (also hate her in POC her turns take ten years) 23:27 Yasuo 23:48 Lee Sin 24:10 Irelia (UUUUUUGGGHHH) 24:33 Ahri 24:57 Master Yi 25:22 Sett Noxus 25:42 Vladimir 26:18 Swain 26:45 Draven 27:30 Darius 28:00 Katarina 28:26 Riven 28:49 LeBlanc 29:36 Sion 30:15 Annie 30:54 Samira

FWIW I asked the dev on twitter when Ziggs dropped why he was Shurima and the dev (whose name I forgot) said that they liked that Ziggs works with landmarks and countdowns and so mechanically, Ziggs fit Shurima really well, and then the aesthetic of mine fields was fun (IIRC). I actually really prefer Ziggs using deserts as minefields aggravating xer'sai than him being yet another contraption-based zaunite yordle.

The "problem" of the old minimalism cards is that the entire design philosophy behind level ups and what the cards represent changed over the time. In the original idea, the cards ARE the champions. The literal cards walk around and get additions, like in Teemo, GP or Viktor. They specifically couldn't show MF for instance because MF cannot walk around inside herself. After realizing that thinking up 200 ways to just stick stuff to the card is actually pretty hard since you are working with suuper limited space, the hand phase became more prominent where parts of the champion could be seen like in Diana or TF but still not the whole champ. It turned to a situation where the champion itself elevates its own card by infusing it with power. Lastly they just turned to the cards being actual snap shots of the champions. They are just pictures. So now you can add full character animations in and go to the next, cooler freeze frame. They went from cards being actual, living things to card just being your average card.

Man wish I could be in the call just calling out the bias on every card, it would be funny

I disagree on Jhin. I think the choice to imply the 4th shot instead of playing a sound was a very smart intentional choice. It fits Jhin perfectly to maintain the dramatic tension as long as possible.

The editing was so perfect for this. Rlly good job 🙏🙏🙏🙏

I didn't think it was possible for me to disagree with someone this much on 3-4 second animations.

I'm a sucker for level ups where the end pose matches the actual card art. Pyke and Udyr's specially, they just feel so clean. Makes me wish they were all like that. It also makes me kinda hate Jack's because while it's similar to the card art IT'S NOT ACTUALLY THE SAME POSE. It's so close to being perfect but it messes it up just enough for me to notice. It's like uncanny valley for level ups.

Nicky actually got Sunnyv2 to rate with him what a legend

Kayle level is peak if they just stop it once her wings unfold and cut out the charge after that.

For the Jinx, the base lvlup is just "half of the story" as you say. Super Mega Death Rocket animation is the other half, and together, imo, it's a great lvlup, for the base game at least.

The editor(s) are top notch with their gags and timing, not too little but not too much. Very effective and engaging

This video alone made me get back into Runeterra, and possibly play a LeBlanc deck which i never have till now.

Good job, editor. 42:44 You got me laughing with the music to Maokai's sapling 😂

I think Illaoi should be A tier for the voicelines alone. « STRUGGLE ! FIGHT ! LIIIIIIIVE » hits hard, the rest too.

It's funny when you realize, the video they used to check those animations had every champion titled, but some of those were just memes.

Nicky and Snnuy? Hell yeah!

Your editor is honestly one of the best on yt

37:16 not being able to hear the 4th shot actually made my chest hurt.

THE COLLAB I BEEN WAITING FOR like my 2 favorite channels

YES THE SWAIN LOVEEEE!!! MY BOY!!! Forever gonna be a Swain fan, I love his character so much. Amazing video!!!

This is an interesting video idea!

Snnuy and Nicky didnt really have compromises on a lot of these. Like Snnuy would say something like “ehh it was kind of disappointing” and Nicky puts it in A

Let’s be honest this was just NickyBoi’s tier-list

Always love a good Sunny Nicky colab

It was really nice to see the evolution and the work they put in those more recent animations. It would be amazing if LoR kept it up.

Finally. the video ive been waiting for

Snnuy - I hate katarina, worst level up… Nicky - A tier Snnuy - good point…

OMG the best collab thanks god for this

The collab I've been having wet dreams about is finally here 😅

Ohohoohoooo you have no idea how much I waited for this , before watching pantheon is the best level up in the game 11/10 and I won't accept any counter arguments

Not the collab i was expecting but im happy it happened

The collab I didn't know I needed

My gave game! Sp glad you are looking at it Nicky. Have a nice day.

Garen's level up is pretty cool imo like how the sword sticks out of the card at the end and how you can see the card transform its fine really

16:00 made me laugh, thank you, and now I have the SBR theme stuck in my head

LOR video lets go!

The way you put teemo sound effect is too funny😂😂😂

love the colab!

Small detail you missed. In Veigar's level up, when he is standing in front of his mech at the end, look to the right. You can see his little minion tower slowly toppling away as well. Just a nice little detail.

editing in this one goes crazy

Just hope u can collab w Snnuy, yall make of great energy

Ever since i’ve played the all persona games last month i’ve been hearing the music in every RU-vid video the meme is real lmao

Ive always saw our dear Nicholas show up on Snnuy's chat from time to time but I love to see them together on a video.

Steel Ball Run reference, instant like

I’m with Snnuy that I don’t feel the cinematic level ups with full-body models are automatically better. Some like pyke really make it work, but the pinnacle has always been Swain for me as well. It’s far more important to capture the style and spirit of the character than it is to show the character doing something cool. Swain’s level up makes You feel like you are the conqueror.

OH YO WHAT A COLLAB. This brings me great joy 😊😊

D for demacians, F for french, B for braum

I was doing the tier list along side you guys and its incredibly surprising how much and how extreme my opinions can differ. It's a subjective topic, of course, but even then most times in these lists the disagreements are few of not very far apart. But I have a good chunk of yours F, D and C all the way up in the S, A and B, and the same the other way around

“What terrorizes you, take me to it” is a badass line from Nilah.

A great detail in A Sol lvl up, the constellation that appears is Dragon, so he build his card with the stars of the dragon constellation. I particularly think it's brilliant.

I really like viego's, it may be really fast, but it just feels so satisfying

37:16 Well, the 4th shot is such a *MARVELOUS* event that none of us deserve to observe its full beauty... And if we do, you know what happens

The one thing I will give Ashe is that the arrow shooting _into_ your deck where it is placed is kinda neat.

Nicky just puts the character in the tier he thinks is ok without listening to Sunny. Must be kinda annoying for Sunny.

Man. Nicky is my favourite League and Snnuy my favourite LoR RU-vidr. This day is glorious!

i heard a random Daniel Heiman on the Katarina spin, loved it

NickyBoi: *has opinion" Sunny: "I agree"

I legit love the teemo one!

"it's a little wierd that neeko and nidalee reuse the same background" Ahh yes the like only jungle area where the 2 characters are fighting together against the same enemy, such a strange thing and definitely not thematic or cool.

Ain't no way. Never expected a collab with snnuy. Nice

SBR reference omg

24:54 Wakfu Noximilien mention :0

The biases were crazy in this video. lol

Snnuy made so many accidental puns in this video

It never gets old.

Now we need to rank the skins !

I honestly really like the ones where the card itself is more involved rather than just haaving a random cinematic

So for the Pantheon one here's a challenge! Concentrate one time on his bare foot and then try to unsee it. No matter how much you try, it is impossible.

Love to see the def community representation with this one!

hell yea, my two favourite people in one video

Everyone's probably said it by now, but LOR Udyr is between his original and his rework from when he was traveling through ionia if I remember

I don't know who edited this, but they kinda deserve a Raise.

The Elder Dragon cannot be stopped, even in the rankings

As an LOR enjoyer, I very appreciate this video ❤

Skipping over Xerath's second level up animation is a crime Its still one of the most impactful, imposing level up animations in the game alongside Swain's

tierlist of champions themes would be cool

As a Renekton main on Wild rift, I approved his positioning. That level up animation is fire!

4:15 “It’s like a high A or low B”

Lor is such a cool game fr fr

Snnuy saying "i don't think everybody knows", like he doesn't mention Rumble being his old main every chance he can get

Definitely some interesting opinions, not wrong or right but interesting to the least

Ima be real yall I ain't done with the ep yet but some of the these takes I just couldn't be further away from 😂😂

Nickyboi despising jojo and nickyboi’s editor ADORING jojo and making memes with the edits

Good seeing the Sunman here!

16:13 yooo, the editor used the happy toast

Part 2 with skins? I already love the Lor content despite not playing the game