There are more and more smurfs in League of Legends games. How can I avoid this?

The increase of smurfs in League of Legends can affect the game experience, but there are ways to reduce their impact:

- Play at strategic times: During off-peak hours there are fewer active smurfs.

- Form predefined teams: Playing with friends helps to avoid unbalanced matchmaking.

- Report suspicious accounts: Riot analyzes reports to punish repeat smurfs.

- Avoid low ranks in qualifiers: Smurfs tend to appear more in iron and bronze.

- Explore alternative game modes: ARAM or rotating modes have less presence of smurfs.

Since update 14.15, Riot requires new accounts to play 10 normal games before accessing ranked, reducing the presence of smurfs.

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