The Summoner's Rift

The Summoners Rift is the most used Field of Justice on LoL. The map was given a technical and graphical update on May 23, 2012.

Gameplay and Features

The objective of The Summoner's Rift is extremely straightforward – destroy the enemy’s team nexus. In order to do this, champions must go through one of three different lanes to attack the enemy at their weakest points they can find. Both teams have their lanes defended by three turrets; each turret grows in strength the closer it gets to its nexus and each turret must be destroyed in order to gain access to the next turret in that lane. Cooperating with fellow summoners is absolutely required for success, as it's easy for a champion to find himself ambushed by enemies in the lanes of the Rift.
The Summoner's Rift also features equal jungle on both sides of the map and is populated by neutral monstrers, the two stronger ones give a special buff to the killer and along with the small ones additional gold.The Rift is split in two halves by a river which is neutral territory and it allows fast traveling through the lanes.The two bases at the corner of the map are populated by the shop, the nexus, two towers protecting the nexus and the inhibitors.

Baron Nashor and Dragon

The jungle also features two boss-like neutral Dragon or Drake and the toughest one Baron Nashor.
Dragon(Drake)
Dragon is at the bottom right side of the river and gives globally extra gold to the whole team that killed it.
Baron Nashor
Baron Nashor is at the top left side of the the river and gives globally to the whole team that killed it extra gold and a buff.

Different Versions of The Summoner's Rift

Winter Version
The winter version of the Rift was designed and released for the 2009 Snowdown Showdown.It was also used in 2010 and 2011 Snowdown Showdowd before being replaced by the Automn version.It features a white and snowing Rift with a frozen river and the feel of christmas all over it.
Automn Version
Automn Version was designed especially for the 2010 Harrowing Seasonal Event.It was replaced two times by the winter version after the decision of the summoners and it features a more gloomy and dark Rift.At the bottom right of the map there are coffins signifying the death of champions that were stopped from developing.
Summer Version
The summer version is the default and most widely used by Riot Games from the start of LoL.

Easter Eggs

In the Automn version, you can find Urf's ghost(a champion created as a prank by Riot Games)in the river near the top lane opposite to Baron Nashor
The Rift is very similar to a popular map from Defense of the Ancients
The neutral monster camps in the Rift were normalized in patch V1.0.0.96: before that, wolf camps and golem camps randomly changed place.

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