Vanguard, Riot Games’ anti-cheat software, has dealt a major blow to cheaters in League of Legends, resulting in the eviction of nearly 50,000 scripters in a month. Despite this, player engagement remains robust, with daily activity levels showing no signs of abating, according to Riot.
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At the beginning of the year, Riot announced its ambitious plans to bolster League’s defenses against cheaters with the implementation of Vanguard, its anti-cheat software. Fast forward to the present and the fruits of its labor are starting to materialize in impressive numbers.
In a recent dev blog released by the League team, it was revealed that since Vanguard’s inception in May 2024, just one month ago, a whopping 47,000 accounts have been banned for scripting. Over six percent of these bans were handed out in Diamond-ranked games or higher, which equates to over 2,000 cheaters across four percent of the League player base.
Additionally, Riot reported a monumental drop in bot activity since deploying Vanguard, with bot hours dropping from over one million to less than 50,000 per day. This massive drop is a testament to Vanguard’s formidable capabilities in deterring malicious behavior and upholding the integrity of competitive play within the League community.
