Pick'Em is the free prediction game Riot runs alongside its biggest League of Legends tournaments. You call the results before the games are played, your bracket is scored as the tournament unfolds, and you keep a record of how well you read the meta.
This site is the reference for it: what the game is, how scoring works, what you can earn, and a tool for building and sharing your own bracket outside the official client.
Start here
If you have never filled in a bracket before, the guides below cover the whole thing from scratch - the rules, the scoring, and the decisions that actually move your score.
- What Is LoL Pickems?LoL Pickems is Riot's free prediction game for MSI and Worlds. What it is, what you predict, how scoring works, and what you can earn.
- How to Play LoL PickemsA step-by-step walkthrough of filling in your LoL Pickems bracket: where to make picks, when each stage locks, and the mistakes that cost points.
- LoL Pickems RewardsWhat LoL Pickems rewards you can earn at each tier, what MSI 2026 and Worlds 2025 actually handed out, and which tiers are realistically reachable.
- Pickems Crystal Ball GuideThe Crystal Ball locks before every other Pickems deadline and never reopens. What it asks, how it scores, and how to approach it.
- Swiss Stage ExplainedHow the Worlds Swiss stage works, why adaptive pairings make it hard to predict, and what three years of results say about 3-0 teams in the knockouts.
- Worlds Swiss Stage StatsNo team has ever won Worlds after going 3-0 in the Swiss stage. Three years of records and knockout results, and what they mean for your bracket.
Tournament hubs
Each major tournament changes format, and the format decides how predictable the bracket is. These pages track what is happening this season.
- Worlds PickemsWorlds 2026 Pickems: the Swiss and knockout format you are predicting, when picks lock, how the Crystal Ball works, and where brackets usually break.
- MSI PickemsMSI Pickems explained: what you predict at the Mid-Season Invitational, the MSI 2026 rewards, and how it compares to the Worlds bracket.
Build and share your own bracket
The official Pick'Em lives in Riot's client and closes when the tournament locks. Our builder does not - you can fill in a bracket at any time, get a link to share, and see what share of everyone else picked the same way you did. No account needed.
Frequently asked questions
Does Pick'Em cost anything?
No. Pick'Em is free to play and always has been. You need a Riot account, and that is the only requirement.
Is this the official Pick'Em?
No. The official game runs on lolesports.com and is operated by Riot Games. This is an independent fan site - we explain the game and provide our own bracket builder, but entries made here do not count toward official rewards.
Can I change my picks after submitting?
In the official game, picks can be edited until the stage locks, which usually happens shortly before the first match of that stage begins. Once a stage is locked, those picks are final.