How To Use Emotes in Teamfight Tactics?

Many people were wondering how to use emotes in the newly added game mode in the League of Legends universe. Teamfight Tactics. That isn’t very complicated since you can use it the same as you do in your normal Summoner’s Rift game. Or ARAM, it doesn’t matter. 

The thing is, emotes were universal for every game mode since its release in League of Legends, but Little Legends are a unique feature to the Teamfight Tactics world. They are tiny little creatures that represent you in the game. 

Little Legends have a variety of purposes and stuff they can do. They show your Health points your level in-game. They can also dance, gloat, mock and even sing.

Every Little Legend has a personality of its own, and you can choose the one you most connect with. That is, of course, if you manage to unlock them.

Also read: Does TFT Give XP?

What Are Emotes?

Emotes are expressive images primarily used in  League of Legends and  Teamfight Tactics as cosmetic flares. They typically present Champions and Little Legends with various expressions. This page also contains various official emotes created for social media sites.

Emotes are a great way to express either joy or anger depending on what occurs in a match. For the most part, it’s a unique way to let your teammates know they did a great job or fire up angry emotes to enemy champions to distract them before a gank.

Keep in mind that five emotes are able to be used throughout a match and two are specifically for the start and end of one. You are able to pick those but for the most part, this is an incredible way to express all the trials and tribulations that can happen in a match.

Emotes can be purchased in the store for RP 350 a piece. During the initial launch, all Emotes were put on sale for RP 350 (where they originally had a cost of RP 450). Since patch V8.12 the price of emotes have been lowered from the initially RP 450 to RP 350 permanently. A Thumbs Up Emote is freely unlocked to all accounts.

Emotes can be equipped in the player’s Collection or from Champion Select. The loadout includes a radial that can hold up to five emotes, as well as slots for Start Game, First Blood, Ace and Win.

Once in-game, you can access the pop-up radial using the assigned hotkey (default: [T]). The Start Game and End Game emotes will trigger automatically. Players can only trigger a certain number of Emotes, including Champion Mastery Emotes, within a short space of time before having to wait to use another. Champion Mastery is still triggered using its own hotkey.

You can mute Enemy Emotes individually from the Scoreboard, or disable them entirely from Settings

Some Interesting Facts About Emotes

Initially, emotes were only confined to social media sites before being introduced in-game in patch V6.23 with the All-Star 2016 event.

In patch V7.20 the new emote system was introduced with permanent unlockable emotes.

In patch V8.12 in-game emotes were given several updates including reduced price and added visual and sound effects.

• The  You Look Familiar emote showcases PBE  Pyke clothing textures.
• The  Easy E-Z emote is a reference to the in-game term EZ (loosely meaning “Easy game”) used at the end of a game.
• The  Cassiopeia Message Boards emote is a reference to  Cassiopeia’s  Serpentine Grace passive.
• The  But Why? emote is the first emote that cannot be obtained through Hextech Crafting, mystery gifting, or the store. It was given out to players by content creators who received region-specific codes. It was later introduced to the Essence Emporium.
• Numerous emotes are a reference to popular internet memes:
• The  Heeere’s Poppy! emote is a reference to the classic  Lollipoppy creepy face meme, and the emote’s name is a reference to a scene in the movie Shining.
• The  Raise your Dongers! emote is a reference to the Raise your dongers meme.
• The  Such War emote is a reference to the Doge meme.
• The  Are You Serious emote might be a reference to the *Concern* meme.
• The  According to Plan emote is a reference to the Anime Glasses meme.
• The  D’Pengu emote shows a penguin doing The Dab.
• The  Oh Darn emote is a reference to the Oh Darn meme video.
• The  Tell Me More… emote is a reference to the Condescending Wonka/Creepy Wonka meme.
• The  Mic Drop emote is a reference to the Mic Drop meme.
• The  Clean emote is a reference to the OK Symbol/Circle Game meme.
• The  But Why? emote is a reference to the But why? meme.
• The  Howdy emote is a reference to the *Tips Fedora* meme.
• The  It Was Me! emote is a reference to Dio Brando and the It Was Me, Dio! meme.
• The  Squee emote and its  Facebook icon counterpart are references to the Feels Good meme.
• The  Deal with Grit emote and its  Facebook icon counterpart are references to the Deal with it meme.
• The  Everything is Okay emote and its  Facebook icon counterpart are references to the This Is Fine meme.
• The  Go Get ‘Em emote and its  Facebook icon counterpart are references to the Go get ’em, champ meme.
• The  Unbenched emote,  Tahm Kench Facebook icon, and  Zombie Nunu Message Boards emote are references to Pepe the Frog.
• The  All According To Plan emote and  Darius Facebook icon are a reference to The Gendo Pose
• The  Are You Kidding? emote and  Zombie Brand Message Boards emote are a reference to the My Brain is Full of Fuck/Jackie Chan WTF meme.
• The  OMG I love it emote and  Zombie Slayer Pantheon Message Boards emote are a reference to the Puking Rainbows meme.
• The  Braum Facebook icon is a reference to the Sweating Towel Guy meme.
• The  Sona Facebook icon is a reference to the Flipping Tables meme / (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻.
• The  Lee Sin Facebook icon and the  Zombie Brand Message Boards emote are references to the Facepalm meme.
• The  Leona Facebook icon and the  Slayer Pantheon Message Boards emote are references to the Popcorn GIF memes.
• The  Teemo Facebook icon is a reference to the Success Kid/I Hate Sandcastles meme.
• The  Fizz Facebook icon is a reference to the Trollface meme.
• The  Zilean Facebook icon is a reference to the Can’t Killean the Zilean meme video.
• The  Star Guardian Jinx Message Boards emote is a reference to the Mirai Nikki Yandere face meme.
• The  Star Guardian Miss Fortune Message Boards emote is a reference to the Noblewoman’s Laugh memes.
• The   Star Guardian Ahri Message Boards emotes are references to the Drakeposting meme.
• The  Yasuo Facebook Yasuo is a reference to the Oh crap face.
• The  Jayce Facebook icon is a reference to the Yao-Ming Face.

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Teamfight Tactics Shortcuts And Hotkeys

Mouse Controls

• Left-Click & Drag Champion: Moves the Champion.
• Left-Click on Mini Map: Displays the player’s board that you clicked on the map.
• Right-Click on Board: Move your Little Legend to the location of your click.
• Right-Click on Champion: Show information about the Champion.
• Related: Teamfight Tactics Rank Distribution

Keyboard Controls

• D: Refresh the Champion Store.
• F: Purchase level XP.
• W: Deploy Champion your mouse hovering over to the bench or battlefield.
• E on Champion: Sell Champion your mouse is hovering over.
• S: Stop your Little Legends if they’re moving.
• 1 and 3, Q and R: Cycle through opponent boards.
• CTRL + 1-5: Forces your Little Legend to do the selected Emote.
• CTRL + F: Toggle FPS display.
• 2 or Spacebar: Center the camera on your Little Legend.

Also read: Augments in Teamfight Tactics – The Ultimate Guide

Conclusion

Since their release with the patch 7.17, Emotes were an integral part of both League of Legends and The Teamfight Tactics. Developers are coming up with new emotes to decorate the fields of Runterra with each incoming patch. 

The best thing is that you can win many of them for free by playing matches, and getting them in Hextech Chests and Orbs. With the release of TFT Passes you can now earn them over there too! There are so many possibilities to enrichen your Emote collection, and to obtain them all! 

Don’t wait a second longer, go for it!