Path of Champions Codex: LoR PoC Strategy Guide
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Introduction
Legends of Runeterra PoC Codex is a collaborative guide created by players like you. The sheet was originally authored by Nathan to track special locations in Path of Champions PoC and evolved to include passives, relics, champions, and combination recommendations. The project has become a team effort with ongoing maintenance by PoC enthusiasts. Recommendations across passives, relics, and champions are general guidelines that consider the complex interplay between champion kits, cards, passives, and relics. The guide aims to be useful for a wide range of playstyles. A notable caveat is the Quick & Easy playstyle, which emphasizes faster wins, often relying on Overwhelm passives. When the guide marks something as only suitable for Quick & Easy, it is noted accordingly. Feedback from readers is encouraged and welcomes contributions.
A key theme is that the guide concentrates on suggesting optimal paths that work with the majority of strategies, even if some specific combinations are not ideal for certain playstyles. The project emphasizes community input and ongoing updates. The guide is an ongoing work in progress, with editors reviewing comments and updating entries. To write a comment in Sheets, desktop users can right-click a cell and select comment; mobile users can use the More menu to Add Comment. Non-editors can mark comments as resolved, but any feedback should be revisited if it seems ignored.
The guide outlines organization into multiple sheets and sections, including Champions, Supporting Champions, Passive Powers, Items, Relics, Location Types, Special Locations, World Adventures, Titans of Runeterra, Nightmares, Champion Campaigns, Keywords & Vocabs, Useful Links, and Thoughts. It also discusses the interpretation of notes in headers, how to read the interwoven data, and how to navigate and contribute to the guide.
There is a general emphasis on constructing decks with broad applicability, while noting certain caveats for different playstyles. The guide is meant to be useful across playstyles but is particularly tuned toward the powergaming approach where players push for stronger compositions and faster game outcomes. It also covers the role of star powers and relics in accelerating progress and enabling unexpected synergies. Readers are encouraged to contribute with feedback and new content. The document credits Riot Games for LoR assets when applicable and thanks the community for contributing over time.
This introduction sets the stage for a comprehensive, community-driven codex that documents a huge breadth of LoR PoC decks, strategies, and build paths. The material includes hundreds of lines of data, including champion lines, passives, relics, items, and notes from many contributors. The codex is designed to be a living resource that can be revisited and revised as the game evolves.
Table of Contents Overview and Meta Notes
- The Codex is divided into many sheets: Champions, Supporting Champions, Passive Powers, Items, Relics, Location Types, Special Locations, World Adventures, Titans of Runeterra, Nightmares, Champion Campaigns, Keywords & Vocabs, Useful Links, Thoughts.
- Each major section includes notes and tips from multiple contributors, including names such as Grey Feld, Nathan-Reece Burger, Đăng Nguyễn, and others.
- The guide emphasizes that deck-building in PoC is highly data-rich and multi-factorial, including star powers, relics, costs, and interactions.
Sheet Guide
This guide is organized into sections (or sheets), which you can access through the tabs at the bottom of the page:
- Champions: A list of the PoC champions and information about them, including recommended pairings for relics, passives, and supporting champions.
- Supporting Champions: A list of supporting champions and the cards that come with them, as well as their cost, type, and the game mechanics they use.
- Passive Powers: A list of the powers you acquire throughout an adventure. We think the game overuses the word power, so in this guide we use the word passive to clearly differentiate between these and champion specific star powers. This section includes some synergies between passives.
- Items: A list of the items that can be added to cards.
- Relics: A list of relics with some info about passives that synergize well with them.
- Location Types: A list of location types.
- Special Locations: A list of special locations and what they offer.
- World Adventures: A list of the regions you can travel to and tips for completing them.
- Titans of Runeterra: A list of adventures from event Titans of Runeterra you can travel and tips for completing them.
- Nightmares: A list of the Nightmares you can travel and tips for completing them.
- Champion Campaigns: A list of champions with adventures and their rare relic reward when completed at 2\*
- Keywords and Vocabs: A list of Vocabs and Keywords you can find in game and how they work.
- Useful Links: A list of Useful links related to LoR and PoC.
- Thoughts: Some thoughts about PoC and LoR in general.
Notes supplement this structure with many cell notes and cross references. The Notes describe how to interpret headers, how to interpret certain words, and how to navigate and understand the many interlinked data points. The Sheet is designed to accommodate sorting and filtering via Data > Filter views > Create a new temporary filter view and offers guidance on 4K screen usage and zoom for readability on mobile devices.
This sheet reflects the cumulative effort of a large community. It includes hundreds of cards, numerous combinations, and many cross-referenced notes. It is intended to be used as a practical guide to build competitive PoC decks and to explore the best combinations of passives, relics, and champions across LoR PoC adventures.
Organization Details
The sheet is organized into the sheets listed above. The organization aims to help players locate information quickly and to expose the relationships between cards, passives, relics, and champion kits.
Champions
- A list of PoC champions and their recommended pairings for relics, passives, and supporting champions.
Supporting Champions
- A list of supporting champions and the cards that come with them, including cost, type, and mechanics.
Passive Powers
- A list of the passive powers you acquire through a PoC adventure. Includes synergy notes and context.
Items
- A catalog of items that can attach to cards for a deck, including usage notes and synergy tips.
Relics
- A catalog of relics with their passives and how they synergize with other components of PoC decks.
Location Types
- Types of locations you can encounter in a PoC adventure.
Special Locations
- Special locations and what they offer; includes notes about synergy with other components.
World Adventures
- Regions you can travel to with notes and tips for completing them.
Titans of Runeterra
- Adventures from the Titans of Runeterra event with travel tips.
Nightmares
- Nightmare adventures with tips and notes for completing them.
Champion Campaigns
- Lists champions with adventures and rare relic rewards when completed at 2 star.
Keywords and Vocabs
- Vocabulary for Runeterra terms and how they work in PoC.
Useful Links
- Useful LoR and PoC related links and references.
Thoughts
- Additional commentary on PoC and LoR in general.
Note on the Notes
Many cells including headers include notes that provide important information and context. The notes in headers indicate how to interpret the content and how to use the data for analysis and planning. Hover over or view the notes to learn more about data interpretation, such as how to read the meaning of cost reductions, star powers, and interactions.
Sorting & Filtering
The spreadsheet supports sorting and filtering via the Data menu. You can create a new temporary filter view to sort by the three-line icon and access sorting and filtering options. This section gives a basic guide for using Filter Views to organize the PoC deck data for easier referencing.
Display and Accessibility
The guide warns that the spreadsheet is large and might be hard to view on smaller screens. It suggests using View > Zoom to adjust the interface for readability and mentions that 4K-oriented design was the original intention for the sheet content.
Credit and Acknowledgments
This guide is the product of many contributions from a large community of PoC players. It thanks Nathan and a wide network of editors and contributors. The sheet credits Riot Games for LoR assets when applicable, and acknowledges the substantial collective effort that has gone into refining the guide. It also lists numerous contributor names and acknowledges their specific contributions.
Summary
September 2022 saw the PoC codex evolve with LoR and PoC changes. The author notes the structural changes in PoC 2.0, including the introduction of new relics, new card types, and added card-generation mechanics. The author discusses the balance of challenges across the PoC adventures, changes to the reward system, and the ongoing tension between fixed encounters and dynamic experiences. The piece emphasizes the importance of a player-driven, community-supported resource and critiques of monetization and reward systems. It reflects on power creep, deck-building complexity, and the need for a robust, accessible design that encourages healthy gameplay and sustainable engagement. The author closes with a call for balanced game design and a hope for continued improvement to the PoC experience, while recognizing the value of a strong community in maintaining a high-quality, up-to-date codex.