What subtitle was announced for League of Legends but dropped before launch?

The subtitle announced for League of Legends but dropped before launch was “Clash of Fates.”

Riot Games originally presented the game as “League of Legends: Clash of Fates,” a name that appeared in early announcements and promotional material. Before release, Riot simplified the title to League of Legends, leaving the subtitle out of the final branding.

“Clash of Fates” is easy to confuse with the game’s later lore, champions, and alternate titles, but it was not a permanent subtitle or a separate game mode. League of Legends launched in October 2009 as a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena, commonly shortened to LoL.

A related historical detail is that League was developed by Riot Games with help from creators associated with the Warcraft III custom map Defense of the Ancients. That connection explains why early League discussions often mention Dota, even though Clash of Fates was simply an abandoned subtitle.