Black screen after loading into a match
The game runs but you only see black.
Try these in order
- Switch League to Borderless or Windowed in Settings → Video.
- Update your graphics driver.
- Press Alt+Enter to toggle the display mode while the screen is black.
- Run the Riot Client as administrator and try again.
Still broken? Restart your PC once more, then contact Riot Support with your logs.
More basic problems
- BasicGame won’t start after champion selectThe loading screen never appears after everyone locks in.
- BasicClient not responding, stuck loading or can’t log inThe client freezes, loses its connection or hangs on the loading screen.
- Basic“Vanguard session is initializing” won’t go awayLeague is waiting for Vanguard to finish loading and never starts.
- BasicRiot Client won’t openNothing happens when you start the Riot Client.
- BasicClient stuck on “Updating” or in a patching loopThe patcher never finishes.