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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 25 Sept 2026

Wild Rift game modes•Patch 7.3What should I play now?

Every Wild Rift queue and event on patch 7.3 — what each one is, when it runs and what 7.3 changed — with the Riot page behind every rule, and the rules Riot has not stated marked as such.

Now — mode snapshot

(sources read 2026-09-25)
ModeStatusEvidenceRules statedWhy?
RankedLivePatch notesRiot Support page5/5
NormalLiveRiot Support page2/3
AAA ARAMPermanentPatch notesRiot Support page6/6
Rift TrialsNew in 7.3Patch notes2/4
Battlefest S7LivePatch notes4/6
Evidence keyPatch notesRiot Support pageRiot news post

Mode cards

Ranked

  • 5v5
  • Draft
  • Ranked
  • Summoner’s Rift
  • Queue
  • 5 of 5 rules stated
Live

Normal

  • 5v5
  • Blind
  • No rank impact
  • Summoner’s Rift
  • Queue
  • 2 of 3 rules stated
Live

AAA ARAM

  • 5v5
  • Random, from your pool
  • No rank impact
  • Howling Abyss
  • Queue
  • 6 of 6 rules stated
Permanent

Rift Trials

  • 1v1
  • Pick: not stated
  • No rank impact
  • Baron Lane, Summoner’s Rift
  • Custom game
  • 2 of 4 rules stated
New in 7.3

Battlefest S7

  • No rank impact
  • Event
  • 4 of 6 rules stated
Live

Mode comparison

ModeTeam sizeMapPickRank impactKind

What 7.3 changed — before / after

BeforeAfter (patch 7.3)
RankedSeasonS22S23
RankedBans, Platinum–DiamondThree per teamFive per team
BattlefestSeasonS6 — Purple Garlic Lulu skinS7 — four chromas for it
AAA ARAMSeason“Elemental”“Sonic Waves”
Rift TrialsModeNot in the game1v1 custom game on the Baron Lane

Rift Trials — rules brief

Kind
Custom game
Status
New in 7.3
Players
1v1
Map
Baron Lane, Summoner’s Rift
Format
A 1v1 on the Baron Lane of Summoner’s Rift
How to play it
Added as a new custom game mode
Win condition
Not stated by Riot
Champion pool
Not stated by Riot

Why these rules?

Rules by mode

Ranked

5 stated|0 not stated

Rules
Pick format
S-draft: the two teams take turns to pick
Bans
Five per team from Platinum to Diamond — three before 7.3
Party size
Solo, or parties of two, three or five
Tiers
Iron to Challenger, with Sovereign above
Season
S23, from 23 Sep 2026 03:00 UTC to an expected January 2027 end

Normal

2 stated|1 not stated

Rules
Pick format
Pick any champion, as long as an ally has not picked it first
Party of four
Ranked does not take four, so a party of four plays here
Bans
Not stated by Riot

AAA ARAM

6 stated|0 not stated

Rules
Champions
Dealt at random from your owned champions, the free rotation and more — each once per game
Rerolls
Store up to two; every ARAM you play refills them
Start
Level 3 with 1,700 gold
Spells
No Smite; Clarity and Snowball are added
The lane
Howling Abyss buff, healing relics, minions that speed up as the game goes on
Season
“Sonic Waves” in 7.3, with themed augment sets

Battlefest S7

4 stated|2 not stated

Rules
Kickoff
23 September 2026, 03:00 UTC
Rewards
Four chromas for Purple Garlic Lulu, plus exclusive cosmetics
Chromas
When claiming, choose the base skin or a chroma
Season 6
Began 10 July 2026 with the Purple Garlic Lulu skin
End date
Not stated by Riot
How progress is earned
Not stated by Riot

Battlefest S7 — games / minutes

Games per day
5
Minutes per game
18

What Riot states

Kickoff
23 September 2026, 03:00 UTC
Rewards
Four chromas for Purple Garlic Lulu, plus exclusive cosmetics
Chromas
When claiming, choose the base skin or a chroma
Season 6
Began 10 July 2026 with the Purple Garlic Lulu skin
End date
Not stated by Riot
How progress is earned
Not stated by Riot
Your time a day01:30hh:mm
Points per gameNot stated by Riot

Archive rotation

  • Adventure’s Star16 May 2025, 00:01 UTC – Not statedAdventure mode
  • Unbound Frenzy16 May 2025 – Not statedReturned with Fiora, Heimerdinger, Lillia and Rumble
  • Arena16 May 2025 – Not stated31 new augments; limit raised from six to eight
  • Hextech LabNot stated – May 2025Closed; Star Spotlight took its place

Availability ledger

ModeCurrent window
RankedSeason S2323 Sep 2026, 03:00 UTC – January 2027 (expected)
BattlefestSeason 723 Sep 2026, 03:00 UTC – Not stated
AAA ARAM“Sonic Waves”Patch 7.3 – Not stated
Rift TrialsCustom gamePatch 7.3 – Not stated
AAA ARAMPermanent modePatch 7.0 – Permanent

Before this patch

RankedSeason S2210 Jul 2026, 03:00 UTC – September 2026 (expected)
BattlefestSeason 610 Jul 2026, 03:00 UTC – Not stated
AAA ARAM“Elemental”Patch 7.2 – Patch 7.3

Recommendation

— based on your intent

Sources

All dates as Riot states them
Sources read 2026-09-25

Riot publishes no queue times, match lengths or Battlefest point rates, so this page estimates none — the Battlefest planner multiplies the games and minutes you enter, and prints the points a game earns as not stated. Rift Trials’ win condition and champion pool, and when Battlefest S7 ends, are printed as not stated until Riot states them. The 2025 modes stay listed with their dates; whether each runs today is not established.