Champion

A Champion is a warrior reigning from the vast regions of the universe that has come to wage war in the Fields of Justice. Riot Games develops new champions for League of Legends, and each champion is individually designed to have unique abilities and traits that a player must use wisely. Some Champion uses brute strength and power, others use deadly and cunning precision, while others still use supernatural vision and magic.

There were 40 champions released at launch, and there is one added approximately every two weeks. About 8-10 champions are in development at any moment. Each week there is a rotation of ten champions that are available to play for free. For those that bought the Collector's Edition, 20 champions are automatically unlocked; another 20 can be unlocked by buying the Champion Bundle through the game client. All champions, however, can be unlocked with Influence Points or Riot Points at the Riot Store ingame.

Champion status

 * Unlocked: This means that the champion has been unlocked and can be used at any time.
 * Free to Play: This status is reserved for the 10 free champions of the week. They are indicated with an (!).
 * Locked: This status is accompanied by a gray square or picture of the champion, which means the champion is unavailable for play.

Upcoming Champions

 * an AP caster
 * 2 DPS Yordles

Concept
The following champions were hinted to be under development by Ezreal, Game Designer, but not officially announced, and are subject to change:
 * Female boar-themed champ
 * Female gravity-themed ranged DPS caster (in the works)
 * Tempus, a male time-themed melee DPS assassin (formerly known as Aeon)
 * Void creature caster (possibly "daddy")
 * Zelos, brother and a Sergeant in the Ionian military.
 * Komachi, a pure tank Champion being developed by Xypherous.

Cancelled

 * Avasha
 * Averdrian
 * Eagle Rider
 * Iron Engineer
 * Omen
 * Plant King (probably remade into )
 * Priscilla, the Spider Queen
 * Robin Blackblade, the Dashing Rogue
 * Voodoo Shaman
 * Water Wizard
 * Tiki (likely incorporated into the skin)

List of champions
As of November 1st, 2011 there are currently 86 released champions, with the latest one being.