League of Legends is heading into the 2026 season with a new setting and storyline. Alongside the Demacia-themed “For Demacia,” Riot has unveiled a new cinematic.

On January 7, Riot Games premiered “Salvation,” the cinematic for League of Legends Season 1 of 2026, via the game’s official channels. True to the season’s title, “For Demacia,” the opening season of 2026 centers on a story set in Demacia. The new video is likewise built to showcase Demacia’s iconic champions—and the battles they fight.

Running just under five minutes, the cinematic opens with Garen training alongside soldiers in a forest. Before long, however, darkness falls: scenes crosscut between an enemy ambushing Garen, a dragon invading a village, and someone on horseback being pursued. As the darkness consumes the village, Sona plucks her strings, illuminating the area with light as she rescues the people around her.

Meanwhile, the one who stands against the threat of the dragon attacking the village is Shyvana, transformed into a dragon herself. Shyvana faces the dragon in the form of a crimson wyrm, but then reverts to her human shape—and this time, Valor and Quinn step in to save her. The figure fleeing on horseback while being chased by animals is Yunara, clutching a sword to her chest. In the moment of crisis, a rider atop a dragon saves her, and Yunara passes along a sword that appears to be Xin Zhao’s spearblade. With Demacia bathed in shining light, the cinematic comes to a close.

Starting with the Arcane-themed season in 2024, Riot has delivered seasonal content with a consistent throughline—pairing each theme with a fitting backdrop and new story. In step with that approach, Summoner’s Rift’s visual design, new champions, and character updates have also been aligned to each season’s theme. With this season once again focused on Demacia, Riot is expected to move forward with Shyvana’s long-delayed visual and gameplay update, which had been pushed back in the overall schedule.

This article was translated from the original that appeared on INVEN.