Is League of Legends Adding Voice Chat? Leaks, What We Know

New leaks are popping up, and League of Legends’ in-game voice chat development may be further along than the playerbase thought. Let’s recap everythign to know, including its potential release timeline, its features, and what Riot has confirmed.

Is League of Legends Adding Voice Chat?

On September 1, new leaks began spreading about League of Legends‘ upcoming in-game voice chat system. This has been one of the player base’s most highly requested adds for a while. @LeagueOfLeaks, a reputable leak account which has been accurate in the past, broke the news. We have a ton of fresh information about the in-game chat’s features and options, but first, let’s quickly refresh some context.

Riot Games Confirms Voice Chat Plans for League of Legends

Riot first teased the feature in March 2026, during a blog post. Now, it’s reportedly seeing testing in PBE and could arrive in the near future.

Originally, Riot wrote:

“In light of team voice chat files making their way onto the PBE we wanted to talk to you all about our plans for team-based voice communications in League. […] When we launched, in-game voice communications weren’t a standard in PC games. But now it’s not only the norm, it’s expected […] we want to provide Team Voice for those of you who want to communicate seamlessly with your teammates.

We think when done well, team voice chat opens up the doors for enhanced teamwork and coordination, and has the potential to improve the overall gameplay experience for players that would like to use it.

So why now? We didn’t pursue team voice chat earlier because it couldn’t meet our standards for safety and reliability. But that’s changed based on advances in our technology to identify bad actors. With that in mind we’re now ready to reopen a door we’d previously closed by revisiting team voice chat. And we’ll do this by working with you all to find the best version of team voice chat for the League community.”

New League of Legends Voice Chat Leaks

According to @LeagueOfLeaks, League of Legends in-game voice chat will have:

• Optional features
• Built-in voicemod filters
• Security features

First details on Team Voice Chat coming to League of Legends ‼️

• Requires Honor Level 3+ and no active voice restrictions.
• Optional feature available in champion select and in-game.
• You'll be able to change your voice using integrated Voicemod filters.
• Conversations… pic.twitter.com/j6qvctHnbY

— League of Legends Leaks & News (@LeagueOfLeaks) September 1, 2026

In addition, @LeagueOfLeaks posted an image of the feature. It seems like players will have access to Party Voice and Team Voice channels, plus a ‘mute’ button.

Netizens are mostly excited about the changes, but there are some concerns that botlane duos will monopolize the feature and clog comms. If the party chat feature is legitimate, though, that could be a good fix for the issue.

Will Voice Chat Have Honor Restrictions?

According to @LeagueOfLeaks, League of Legends voice chat will reportedly have restrictions based on Honor. Voice chat will allegedly only be available to players above Honor Level 3 with no active restrictions. This means no comms bans (sorry, questionable Draven players).

Will Voice Chat have Voice Changers?

Apparently, League Voice Chat could have voice changers included. These would be built-in to the game itself, so players wouldn’t have to download any additional content to make them work.

In other titles, voice changers have helped female players give comms without worrying about negative responses from teammates. However, they’re also great for just messing around, having fun, and protecting your identity if you have a distinct voice/if you’re a streamer.

When is Voice Chat Coming to League of Legends?

It's unknown for now, they're still working on it.

— League of Legends Leaks & News (@LeagueOfLeaks) September 1, 2026

We don’t know yet the exact date that in-game voice chat will arrive to League of Legends. Since the voice mechanics are still in testing, more information will probably arrive soon.

@LeagueOfLeaks cautions that the leaks are “first details” about the feature, so voice chat may look very different once it actually goes live. In addition, Riot Games wrote in March: “We want to get this right, so it isn’t going to happen fast.” The devs did note that we’d hear more about voice chat “later this year”, towards the end of 2026.

How Would Voice Chat Affect the Game?

Voice chat has always been an easier way to comm than typing. It’s much faster to transmit information, you can efficiently make split-second calls, and the conversation keeps flowing. Plus, since League relies so much on keyboard controls, voice chat would help players keep talking while using abilities or moving.

Is Voice Chat Toxic?

There’s always netizen concern that voice chat could increase player toxicity. However, League players have found some… creative… ways around the filter via text chat regardless. We’ve seen so many players typing ‘your mom is in sky’ or ‘Malphite R off a cliff IRL’ already. @LeagueOfLeaks also notes that League voice chat would have security features, and players could likely make reports of toxic interactions. Plus, there would be customization settings to turn the feature on or off and mute rude players at will.

We saw a similar situation with Counter-Strike recently. The franchise had halftime voice chat until CS2’s launch, when Valve removed it in efforts to reduce toxicity. The player base missed the feature, and has since made many requests for its return. Third-party platform FACEIT opened up a vote to return VC to its servers, with players emerging in favor. The Ranked organizer tested it for a week, and is now evaluating a permanent re-introduction. To solve the toxicity, FACEIT increased ban penalties for dehumanizing or highly toxic comms, while lowering them for harmless banter. It seems to have worked out well.

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