"Changing region" means three different things in League of Legends: transferring your account to a different server (costs 2,600 RP), changing your Riot Account's region of residence (free eligibility tool), or creating a new account on another server (free). Which one you need depends on what you're actually trying to do.
Option 1: Transfer Your Account to a Different Server
A server transfer moves your existing account (your champions, skins, and rank history) to a different regional server. It costs 2,600 RP and is purchased directly in the League of Legends client.
- Open the League of Legends client (not the Riot Client launcher)
- Click the Store icon
- Go to the Account tab
- Select Transfer and choose your destination server
- Confirm the purchase
The transfer is one-way: transferring back costs another 2,600 RP. There's also a 90-day cooldown between transfers, and transfers are unavailable while a destination server is patching.
What Transfers vs. What Doesn't
| Transfers with you | Does not transfer |
|---|---|
| Champions and skins | Ranked placement (you replay placements) |
| Blue Essence and RP | Ranked Split Points |
| Friends list | Clash Club affiliations |
| Champion Mastery | Clash Match History |
| Honor Level | Your Shop offers |
| Clash Trophies | |
| Eternals and Challenges progress | |
| Hidden MMR (adapted to new server) |
Your ranked placement resets but your MMR carries over, adapted to the new server's population. You'll play placement matches and land in roughly the right tier based on that MMR.
Option 2: Change Your Riot Account Region of Residence
This is a separate setting from which LoL server your account plays on. Your Riot Account has a "region of residence" that affects your payment currency and which games you can access. To check or change it, go to account.riotgames.com and look for the region eligibility tool. Not all region changes are permitted, and some may affect progression in other Riot games.
Option 3: Play on a Different Server for Free
If you just want to try another server, create a new Riot account and select the region during setup. Your existing Riot login credentials work across all regions, but each region is a separate LoL account, so you'll start fresh with no champions, rank, or progression.
VPNs Don't Change Your LoL Server
A VPN masks your IP address but does not move your account to a different server. You'll still play on whichever server your account is registered to, just with worse ping. Using a VPN to circumvent regional restrictions also risks violating Riot's Terms of Service. The only way to legitimately play on a different server is a transfer (paid) or a new account (free).
LoL Server List
Riot operates servers in North America (NA), Europe West (EUW), Europe Nordic & East (EUNE), Latin America North (LAN), Latin America South (LAS), Brazil (BR), Korea (KR), Japan (JP), Oceania (OCE), Turkey (TR), Russia (RU), Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia (SG), Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (TW), and Vietnam (VN). Not all region pairs support direct transfer; some routes require an intermediate transfer or aren't available.
