Andrei 'Meddler' van Roon
Andrei 'Meddler' van Roon is the Head of League Studio and a Senior Vice President at Riot Games Inc.
About[]
Andrei is from New Zealand[1], where he worked as a transportation engineer[1] before joining Riot in August 2011[2] at 31 years old.[3] He had initially entered as an associate designer, and was later promoted to the position of Lead Champion Designer. He then became the Lead Gameplay Designer, working with the four teams who focus on game balance, new champions, champion updates and game systems.[4] In 2018, Andrei was promoted to the position of Game Director after Greg 'Ghostcrawler' Street moved off of League of Legends and became the Head of Creative Development at Riot Games Inc.[5] He was then promoted to in 2021 Vice President of Game & Product Direction for 
League of Legends and 
Teamfight Tactics before becoming the Head of League Studio in 2022. As the Studio Head, Andrei oversees all the teams within League Studio including: League of Legends, 
Wild Rift, Teamfight Tactics, 
Legends of Runeterra, Tech Foundations, and Creative eXpressions. He works with the executive producers of the games to build out strategy and leadership teams, build out strategy for Riot as a whole, and represents the needs of League Studio to the rest of the company.[6]
Contributions[]
- Champion Design
Volibear, the Thunder's Roar (Partly with David 'Volty' Abecassis)[1]- Ziggs, the Hexplosives Expert[7]
- Varus, the Arrow of Retribution[8]
- Syndra, the Dark Sovereign[9]
- Elise, the Spider Queen (Partly with Steven 'Coronach' DeRose)
- Lissandra, the Ice Witch[10]
- Gnar, the Missing Link (Partly with August 'August' Browning)[11]
- Champion Rework
- Sejuani (Partly with Daniel 'ZenonTheStoic' Klein)[12]
- Wukong (Partly with Nathan 'Lutzburg' Lutz and August 'August' Browning)[13]
- Dev Blogs
- /dev: On Champion Prototypes
- Dev Diary: Lessons from Preseason
- /dev: State of the Game, January 2017
- Dev Diary: Unusual Playstyles
- LoL Pls: Client, Clarity, and State of the Game
- Dev Update: Champions, Lore, Modes & More
- Dev Update: Skarner, Skins & Quick Play
- Dev Update: Midseason, Bots & Champs
- Dev Update: Clash, Ranked & Skins
- Dev Update: Mid-Year Check-In
- Dev Update: Preseason & Ranked Changes
- Patch 4.4 Preview
- Dev Update: Champs, Lore, & More
- Dev Update: Split 2 Rewards & Monetization
- Season 2024 Look Ahead: Champions, Modes, Arcane & More
- Dev Update: One Runeterra & Arcane Season 2
- State of the Game 2024 - Legends of Runeterra
- Dev Update: Arena, Lee Sin & PvE Mode First-Look
- Dev Update: Gameplay, Esports & Arcane
- Dev Update: Honor, Skins & More
- Dev Update: Matchmaking, Seasons in 2025 & More
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zileas on Meddler
- ↑ Riot hires Meddler
- ↑ What's your age?
- ↑ INTRO Andrei “Meddler” van Roon - Lead Gameplay Designer
- ↑ Ghostcrawler Lane Swap Queue Dodge Whatever
- ↑ Meddler on Studio Head Responsibilities
- ↑ Meddler confirms designing Ziggs
- ↑ Meddler discussing Varus' design
- ↑ I'm RiotGypsy. AMAA
- ↑ Morello confirms Meddler designed Lissandra
- ↑ Promo for new champion? Gnar
- ↑ Zenon on reworks
- ↑ Prototype Wukong Changes on PBE Context