The mage has been off-season for two years? Will one of the following – Da Yu as support, Wang Wei, or Liu Er – become a mid-lane professional?

Time flies, and Season 43 is still in its mid-term. A version lasts about three months, and the update time is unknown, so everyone should focus on ranking up! After the skin collaboration, many officially announced designs will be released one after another. This arrangement makes people wonder what will happen to the heroes? According to the official posters and trailers, the main heroes for 2026 are Da Yu, Wang Wei, and Liu Er, all of whom are male heroes. There are four seasons a year. Season 42 is led by Da Yu, whose data is impressive. However, the gameplay of the cauldron is annoying and causes too much interference. The mechanics of teleportation, healing, and crowd control are fun, but the image design is not in line with popular aesthetics. Compared to the tough guy, modern people prefer a more refined look. To increase the pick rate, clothes make the man.

With the remaining two seasons of the season, Wang Wei and Liu Er were confirmed.

After the game update, Season 43 introduced the Elemental Assassin class. Within a short year, all five classes were available, with the Elemental Mage becoming the most popular, Marksmen gaining widespread adoption, Assassins still adapting, and Tanks and Supports being relegated to the sidelines. Following this pattern, the remaining two heroes, Wang Wei and Liu Er, will inevitably be released separately in Seasons 44 and 45, the only question being which one first. If the classes remain jungler and top laner, then the update of the mid-lane mage will be over two years old.

That's right, the mage class has been on hiatus for two years. With the changing versions, most male heroes are junglers and female heroes are support heroes. Ten new heroes have been added, and without exception, mages are not on the list. The planner's live stream only revealed that Mozi is on his way back to the mid lane.

The new mage is Hainuo, who has transitioned to top lane.

If we don't consider Yuanliu Mage as a hero, we should know that the last mage to suddenly appear in the Rift was Hainuo. Ironically, the "toothpick build" was ridiculed at the time, and players developed their own melee tank build. After subsequent adjustments, he gradually faded out of the mid lane and was accepted as a warrior. Moreover, this hero was released in November 2023. His magic attack failed, so he switched to the top lane. Going back to earlier seasons, aside from Yun Zhongjun's rework, Ao Yin in the Year of the Dragon, Da Siming and Shao Siyuan, the true mid laner was Haiyue from the "ancient times". The mage image was approachable, appealing to both men and women, and his skins sold well. Why hasn't he come yet?

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