Don’t like the playstyle on your default League of Legends server, or want to play with friends in another part of the world? You’d think this is a more-than-reasonable request, but unfortunately, Riot Games doesn’t agree. When you create a Riot account, you’re stuck with the location you signed up in.
The good news is, Riot doesn’t have the last word on this, and if you want to learn how to change servers in League of Legends, it’s easy! All you need is a few minutes and CyberGhost VPN.
Quick Guide: How to Change Server in League of Legends
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- Subscribe to CyberGhost VPN. It’s fast and easy!
- Connect to a server in the region you want to switch to.
- Open the League of Legends Client and go to the store.
- Purchase 2600 RP then click on the Account icon in the top right corner.
- Choose the region you want to switch to and start playing League of Legends!
How to Check Your Server Region in LoL
You can easily check which region you’re assigned to. Just hover over your summoner icon on the LoL client app’s home page. It’ll display your region in the right-hand corner next to your summoner name.
How to Change Regions in League of Legends
You have two options to change your League of Legends region, but both come with their own upsides and downsides.
Option 1: Create a New Riot Account
The easiest way to change your region in League of Legends is to create a new account. It should only take about 5 minutes. After that, you can start playing with friends in a new region immediately. Make sure to choose the correct region, though, because you can only choose once for free!
Downside: Creating a new account means starting from scratch. You won’t be able to transfer any of your progress, skins, or RP to your new account. You’ll also lose your friends list.
Upside: You don’t have to shell out extra money to change your in-game region.
Here’s how it’s done:
- Head to the Riot Games website and click on the Sign Up/Sign In icon in the top right-hand corner.
- Fill in the required details and choose a password.
- Open the League of Legends client app, click on the X button on the top-right corner, then click Sign Out.
- Sign into your new account on the app and start playing LoL in the new region!
Option 2: Change Your Account Region for 2,600 RP
If you want to keep your account, changing your region will cost you RP. Just follow the simple steps below to switch your current account to a new region.
Downside: This costs you RP each time you want to make the switch. You can’t earn RP in-game, so you’ll need around USD/EUR 20 each time. You’ll also lose your victory points, mission progress, honor level, ranked League placement, and Clash progress.
Upside: You get to keep your current skins and experience level.
- Click the store button on your home page in the League of Legends client app, then click Purchase RP.
- Select a purchase method and the amount of RP you want to buy (it costs 2,600 RP to change region).
- Enter your payment details and pay for the RP.
- Go back to the store page and click on the Account button (see red arrow in the screenshot below).
- Choose the LoL server region you want to transfer to.
If you want to change your region in Legends of Runeterra, you’ll need to use a VPN.
If you accidentally switched servers to a region you didn’t want to be in, you have two weeks from the last game you played in your original region to switch back. After that, you’ll have to pay another 2600 RP to switch to a region of your choice. You may have to use a payment method from the region you’re currently playing in to purchase the RP.
Which League of Legends Regions Can You Transfer To?
Every region has specific servers you can transfer to. Whether or not you can switch to a particular server depends on which region you’re coming from.
For example, you can’t switch directly to a Latin American server if your current region is Turkey. You have to transfer to a North American server before switching to Latin America. Unfortunately, that’ll cost you double the amount of RP.
Riot also only allows people living in South Korea and China to use servers in these countries. You have to provide documents proving you’re a citizen of the country to get access.
Here’s a list of Riot Games servers and the League of Legends regions you can switch to:
- Europe West (EUW): All regions except Russia.
- Europe Nordic and East (EUNE): All regions.
- Japan (JP): All regions except Russia.
- Latin America North (LAN): All regions except Russia.
- Latin America South (LAS): All regions except Russia.
- Middle East (ME): All regions except Russia.
- North America (NA): All regions except Russia.
- Oceania (OCE): All regions except Russia.
- Russia (RU): None.
- Turkey (TR): All except Russia, Latin America North, Latin America South, and Oceania.
- Southeast Asia (SEA): All regions except Russia.
- Taiwan (TW): None.
- Vietnam (VN): None.
Is There Only One SEA Server?
No, Riot has kept the shards separate like it was when Garena published the game in the SEA region. This includes Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines. If you want to make the switch from the Garena servers, you’ll need to redownload the game from the Riot website. If you’re in Vietnam, you’ll need to use the VNGGames website.
How CyberGhost VPN Makes Your League of Legends Game Even Better
A VPN can greatly improve your League of Legends experience. Not sure if you should invest? I’ll show you a few ways you can use a VPN to level up your game and make sure that super-important ultimate hits every time.
🎮 Improve Your Ping and Reduce Lag
Riot automatically selects which server you connect to when you start a new game: you have zero control over it. It selects these servers based on your region and its network setup. That may cause problems if the server is crowded or too far away.
Your ISP may also poorly route your connection. This cocktail only creates high ping and painful lag spikes.
When you connect to CyberGhost VPN, your connection is sent via a VPN server. Riot will allocate a server close to the VPN server’s location. CyberGhost VPN can force Riot to connect you to a different League of Legends server that works better for you. That can improve your ping and reduce latency.
Never miss a shot to lag again! Take advantage of CyberGhost VPN’s server network to get the best speeds possible.
🎮 Dodge DDoS Attacks from Toxic Players
Unfortunately, some LoL players are super toxic. They can target you with a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack , slowing your internet completely. Even worse, some salty players target you with swatting attacks. They’ll discover your home address and send the police to your house under false accusations.
CyberGhost VPN protects you against these types of attacks. It hides your real IP address and replaces it with the VPN server’s address. Toxic players won’t be able to track down your actual IP address or your real location.
🎮 Get a VPN with Fast Speeds
Some people avoid VPNs because they believe they’ll slow down their internet connection. Tunneling protocols and encryption may affect your speeds, but we believe a VPN shouldn’t one-shot your internet speed.
At CyberGhost VPN, we’ve made sure to put gaming first with performance-tuned servers. Our 10-Gbps servers are so fast, even Ekko won’t be able to keep up.
We continually update our server infrastructure to ensure you always get the best connection speeds, no matter what you’re doing online.
🎮 Play League of Legends on Any Device
As an elite League of Legends player, you want your matches with you all the time. You should have the best VPN to let you gank enemies on your Windows PC or enjoy a quick game on the train with League of Legends: Wild Rift.
That’s why CyberGhost VPN has dedicated apps for every major platform. We support Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS, so you can continue playing how you want. Our Smart DNS feature even allows you to connect on your console. You can add up to 7 devices simultaneously on one CyberGhost VPN account.
How to Set Up CyberGhost VPN on Your Devices
CyberGhost VPN is an absolute cinch to set up for League of Legends thanks to its native apps for Windows and Mac. It only takes a couple of minutes to get started:
- Subscribe to CyberGhost VPN.
- Download and install the app.
- Connect to a VPN server.
- Start playing.
For those who enjoy a bit of League of Legends: Wild Rift on their Android and iOS devices, the process is pretty much the same, except you’ll download the apps from the Google Play Store and the App Store respectively.
And, just in case Riot finally gets around to that Wild Rift console port they promised, you can use CyberGhost VPN with any console by configuring a VPN-enabled router to use CyberGhost VPN’s server network.
Can You Get in Trouble for Changing Your League of Legends Region?
Your account won’t be banned or flagged if you change your region. Riot knows that players want to change their region. They even give you the option to pay with RP to do that! Riot also states on its website that people can change their region by creating a new account and selecting a different region.
Disclaimer: It’s not against Riot Games’ Terms of Service (ToS) to use a VPN. That said, the ToS mentions your account may be suspended if Riot notices you’re still accessing their games in a region where it has stopped offering services.
Final Thoughts
While you can switch regions in League of Legends without a VPN, you can still benefit from using one. For example, you can force Riot to switch your game to better servers, reduce your ping and lag, and avoid cyberattacks from salty players.
A VPN is also essential if you’re playing Legends of Runeterra or Valorant. You’ll need to select a VPN server in the region you want to play in before creating your new Riot account. Try CyberGhost VPN risk-free with our 45-day money-back guarantee, which gives you plenty of time to see if it works for you.
FAQ
Essentially yes. Whatever region you’re in when you make your account, that’s your “home region” for the foreseeable future. Riot does this in part to handle regional pricing for Legends, cosmetics and the like, as well as to facilitate better matchmaking. Well, the matchmaking experience may vary, but then that’s where a gaming VPN comes in handy.
Yes, in a couple of different ways. For League of Legends in particular, the easiest way is to connect to a VPN server in the region where you want to play, and create a new Riot account for when you want to play there. If you’re moving, however, you can buy an Account Transfer from the in-game store. Note: this needs to be done on a PC or Mac.
To change your game location in League of Legends without a full Account Transfer, you need two things: a VPN, and a new Riot account. The process is simple: sign up for CyberGhost VPN, install the app, and connect to a server in the region you want to play in. Then, make a new account with Riot, and play on that account whenever you like.
For a permanent – or at least semi-permanent – region transfer, you’ll need to spend roughly 2600 Riot Points in the Riot Store. Just pay for the currency with real money, buy the account transfer, and pick your new region. Just keep in mind that this has to be done on a PC or Mac, and you can only do this once every ninety days.
That depends. Usually, for the fastest speeds and smoothest games, you’ll want to choose the region you happen to be in, physically. If you have friends you want to play with on the other side of the world, pick their region. But if you can’t find enough games, China, South Korea, and the EU-W – that’s Western Europe – have the largest populations.
The only way to change your region for free in LoL is to create a new account — otherwise, you need to pay 2600 RP to switch your current account. Follow the steps in this guide to switch League of Legends regions. If you’re changing regions to avoid specific toxic players, you can connect to a VPN server in a different city within your current region.
Yes, Riot locks your League of Legends account to the region you chose when you signed up. If you want to switch regions in LoL, you’ll have to create a new account in the region of your choice or switch regions in the game’s client. Both methods have downsides, so be sure to read carefully when you follow my tips on how to switch regions in LoL.
You’ll have to purchase RP and change your region in the “Account” tab on the League of Legends client to switch from NA to EU. If you don’t want to pay, and you don’t mind losing your progress, skins, or RP, you can connect to a VPN server in the EU and create a new Riot account.
Your ISP may choose a bad route to Riot’s LoL servers, causing high ping and latency. You can use CyberGhost VPN to reduce lag in LoL. We’ll reroute your connection through a more direct path, reducing lag and latency. That’ll also change your IP address to protect you from IP-based attacks like swatting and DDoS.
CyberGhost VPN is the best gaming VPN! We have gaming-dedicated servers with incredibly fast speeds, apps for major devices, servers in 100 countries, and great security features to protect you from DDoS and other IP attacks. You can try it risk-free with a 45-day money-back guarantee.
Leave a comment
SeventhAbyth
Posted on 11/05/2023 at 12:18
I need to transfer my NA account to EUW, but I didn’t see the options in the account page
Ghostie
Posted on 15/05/2023 at 13:08
Riot temporarily disabled non-SEA transfers a few months ago due to an issue with the server migration. It’s possible there might be lasting issues that could be affecting your account. Your best bet would be to contact Riot’s support to log the issue with them. Hope you can sort it out soon!
Andreea
Posted on 10/05/2023 at 12:10
Hello! I would like to transfer my account from EUNE to EUW but I can’t seem to find the option anymore. Do you know anything about it?
Ghostie
Posted on 15/05/2023 at 13:08
Riot temporarily disabled non-SEA transfers a few months ago due to an issue with the server migration. It’s possible there might be lasting issues that could be affecting your account. Your best bet would be to contact Riot’s support to log the issue with them. Hope you can sort it out soon!
hoang
Posted on 23/04/2023 at 21:38
i live in vietnam and i dont know why my riot account was transferred to russia server
how to tranfer my account to vietnam region
Ghostie
Posted on 25/04/2023 at 13:03
Hi hoang, if your account has been transferred by accident, you may be able to switch back to your old region free of charge if it’s within 2 weeks since the last game you played in your original region. If not, then you’ll have to follow the steps in this guide to switch to a new region, which involves purchasing RP and choosing a new region in the LoL client. If Riot switched your account without your consent, you’ll have to create a support ticket with Riot so they can help you sort it out. Good luck!
Mahogany
Posted on 16/04/2023 at 04:15
Hello it is currently 4/15/2023 I am stuck in the Vietnam region and do not have an option available to transfer to any other region, can I please get some help with this?
Ghostie
Posted on 17/04/2023 at 15:13
Hi Mahogany, unfortunately, Riot has been quoted saying once you’ve migrated your account to Southeast Asia, it will be region-locked, meaning you can’t transfer back to EU or NA servers. Some players were accidentally moved to the SEA region during the SEA migration and Riot has now suspended the move due to players experiencing issues. If using a VPN to get around the problem isn’t working for you, and you don’t want to create a new account, your only option is to create a support ticket with Riot and hope they can help you sort it out.
Sebastian
Posted on 04/04/2023 at 04:58
I transfer my lol account to OCE a couple months ago but I have the account transfers disable issue and have been unable to transfer it for a while. I dont even get the option to transfer it anymore, I’m more than willing to play to go back but I dont have the option. Is there anyway to be able to transfer back?
Ghostie
Posted on 04/04/2023 at 16:25
Hi Sebastian, unfortunately, Riot is currently having trouble with its servers due to the SEA migration and I’m not sure when things will be back to normal. Lots of people are having the same issue and the best you can do is to create a support ticket with Riot and hope they get back to you. If you really want to play in your old region right now, you may need to create a new account in that region and start from scratch. Keep in mind you’ll need to use a different email address for the new account.
Veronique
Posted on 13/03/2023 at 00:45
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Ghostie
Posted on 17/03/2023 at 11:30
Thank you so much for the support, Veronique! We’re here to help if you have any questions about this topic or our service.
Shihao
Posted on 01/03/2023 at 02:24
Hi I want to transfer my NA account into OCE, but the option given only in SEA, and I thought maybe I cost 1 blue essence to transfer in SEA region may help me to change into OCE, but clearly after I change into SEA region, the account section is noting left for my account to transfer. How can I transfer into OCE?
Ghostie
Posted on 07/03/2023 at 16:44
Hi Shihao, can you revert back to your NA account and try again from there? According to Riot’s FAQ, you should be able to transfer back within two weeks from the last game you played in your original region. If you can’t then you may need to try to transfer to OCE from the SEA region, which means you’ll have to buy RP to do the transfer. Riot temporarily allowed players to transfer to the SEA region using Blue Essence but has since suspended this due to an unexpected spike in account issues. It’s possible you may need to use an SEA region payment method to buy the RP. If you run into issues, please contact Riot support to help you out.
razin
Posted on 17/02/2023 at 20:10
hi, can i know can i change my server (malaysia) to any server ,,, asian player are emo player,,, i cant handle it,, stuck on silver for a year cause of troller,, if i can change my server pleaese let me know ,,and how,, thanks and please help me <3
Ghostie
Posted on 20/02/2023 at 17:42
Hi Razin, Riot recently made some changes to the accounts system for the SEA region. Have you linked your Garena account to your Riot Games account yet? This guide can help: https://support-leagueoflegends.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/4415015313043-How-to-Link-and-M%5B…%5De-of-Legends-Account-to-Riot-Games-Southeast-Asia
After that, you should be able to follow the steps in the guide above as normal to change your region. Just make sure the VPN is on at all times when you switch regions and while you’re playing, otherwise Riot will detect your IP address is from the wrong region which might cause problems.
Amy
Posted on 26/01/2023 at 04:33
Hi there I have purchased rp and still no servers are coming up for me to change to?
Ghostie
Posted on 26/01/2023 at 11:25
Hi Amy, are you not seeing the option to change regions at all? As in, do you not see any regions in your account tab? If that’s the case, it might be because you’re in a region that Riot doesn’t support for region switching. As you can see on its FAQ, Riot restricts region changes depending on your current region: https://support-leagueoflegends.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/201751924-Account-Transfer-FAQ
It’s also possible this option is just turned off entirely for all or most players at the moment. Riot suffered a cyber attack this week and may have switched off the region-switching feature right now.
If your problem persists, try reaching out to Riot support to see if they can help you with the issue.
duc hung le
Posted on 16/01/2023 at 12:40
hi Riot, i am in Europawest, and i have i account lol with server Vietnam, can i tranfer my account from vietnam to europa.
thanks for all
Ghostie
Posted on 17/01/2023 at 11:26
Hi duc hung le, you’ll need to follow the steps in the guide to switch regions for your Riot account. You can purchase a transfer in the official store, by clicking the account button, next to “Purchase RP”. It costs 2600 RP for a one-way transfer and you can select which region you wish to transfer to.
Drick
Posted on 14/01/2023 at 15:52
we can’t transfer back to my server now.
Ghostie
Posted on 16/01/2023 at 11:26
Hi Drick, could you elaborate a bit more on your situation? Are you trying to change your region back to one you previously played in? If so, you’ll need to follow the steps, including paying RP to switch again. Make sure your VPN server location is set correctly. If you’re still having trouble with this, I’d suggest you contact Riot Games and explain that you’re struggling to connect to your local server.
Tuan
Posted on 09/01/2023 at 13:09
Hi I transfer my Na account to vietnam region with 1 Blue Essence, and how can i transfer my account back to Na
Ghostie
Posted on 10/01/2023 at 14:16
Hi Tuan,
You’ll need to follow the same process outlined above and pay again to change your account back to the Na region. Although as far as I know, you can only use RP to pay for a region change. Unfortunately, this is the only way to transfer your account between regions, unless you create a Na new account.
felix
Posted on 18/01/2023 at 16:16
Hi i have same isssue with Tuan
under my account it only shows “summoner name change”
no region at all.
cant go back?
Ghostie
Posted on 20/01/2023 at 11:28
Hi Felix, it could be that region transfers are currently disabled – Riot sometimes does this for maintenance reasons. Or the feature is broken, which also happens sometimes. In that case, you’ll need to log a support ticket with Riot Games. If you’re still having trouble switching after finding the option, it might have to do with Riot’s region switch restrictions as can be seen on its FAQ: https://support-leagueoflegends.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/201751924-Account-Transfer-FAQ
William-Alexandre Migneault-Bouchard
Posted on 05/01/2023 at 00:52
I tried with prepaid turkey card with brand news account lvl 30 smurf and it dosent work with this vpn because i am region restricted.
Ghostie
Posted on 06/01/2023 at 12:41
Hi William, did you turn the VPN on and switch to a server in Turkey when you created the new account? If not, it won’t work. You’ll also have to turn the VPN on before you start up the game’s client. Make sure to follow the steps in the guide exactly, or you might encounter issues. If this is still not working for you, please reach out to our customer service who may be able to assist you. They’re available 24/7 via email or chat.