How to Migrate Your Account From Garena to Riot Games

Riot Games announced that its partnership with Garena is coming to a close after 12 long years and that it will self-publish League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics (TFT) in Southeast Asia (SEA). As a result, players will need to transition their accounts from Garena to Riot Games. Welcoming players with open arms, Riot Games has planned a suite of in-game rewards as a gift for players after their account transition is complete. Additionally, the company is also planning some welcome events and local activities to further enhance the player experience.

“We’re excited to integrate players from Southeast Asia deeper into the Riot ecosystem. That includes everything from large in-game events and cross-product campaigns, to fan-favorite policies like art for RP, and so much more,” said Riot Games.

Everything you need to know about the account migration from Garena to Riot Games

Riot Games’ contract with Garena ends in January 2023 and it will take over League of Legends and TFT publishing in Southeast Asia (Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, and Vietnam) once the contract has ended. 

As a result, both titles – League of Legends and TFT – will be available through the Riot multigame client, a single sign-on platform where all the games are housed. To download the multi-game client, players can navigate to www.riotgames.com.

How to migrate your account?

Riot Games stated that it is working closely with Garena on the account migration process so that players can retain their account data. The company has an Account Migration Microsite to help players migrate their Garena account information to new or existing Riot IDs. 

Let’s see how it’s going to work:

• Firstly, the migration services from Garena to Riot Games require accounts to be linked in order for account data to be synced and transferred.

• Riot Games encourages all players to complete this migration before December 2022.

• Notably, the account migration process begins on 18th November.

• The progression freeze will happen in early January 2023

• The new servers will open in early January.

An in-depth guide on the account migration will soon be provided by the company and this article will be updated accordingly.

What can you retain?

Some of the items that are retainable include but are not limited to:

• Cosmetic Content

• Loot Inventory 

• RP

• Champion Mastery, Eternals, and Account Level

• Summoner Name

• Friends List

Notably, once the transition period concludes, Garena League accounts will no longer be active. Players based in Southeast Asia, but playing on accounts outside of the region, will be able to transfer their League of Legends accounts to the SEA server. However, this is a one-way transfer only. Accounts from other regions can be transferred to SEA, but cannot be transferred out once completed. 

This transition also brings about new monetization methods to ensure that players receive an authentic Riot-published gaming experience. As a result, Garena Shells will not be eligible for conversion to Riot Points but can still be used on other Garena games.

League of Legends & Teamfight Tactics Will Be Published by Riot Games in SEA in 2023

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