NA Challenger Cutoff

How much LP you need for Challenger on North America. The live Challenger LP cutoff for NA Solo/Duo, read from Riot's ladder every 15 minutes, with the next ladder update and where your LP would place you.

The panel shows the projected Challenger cutoff on NA, the lowest Challenger player now and the next ladder update, and tells you where your LP would place you. Switch to Flex or to another region at any time.

Updated October 2026 · By LOLValue Team

NA Challenger Cutoff Today

You need 1,858 LP for Challenger on NA at the next ladder update, as of 16:00 UTC on October 11, 2026. That is the LP of place 300 on the NA apex ladder, the last Challenger seat in Solo/Duo. The lowest Challenger player listed right now has 1,812 LP.

NA Challenger cutoff, Solo/Duo
Cutoff at the next update1,858 LP
Lowest now1,812 LP
Seats300
Players within 50 LP24
Change in 24 hoursn/a
Last ladder update07:00 UTC
Next ladder update07:00 UTC
Grandmaster cutoff1,245 LP

24 players sit less than 50 LP below the cutoff, so a few wins or losses around it can move the number. We read the ladder again every 15 minutes.

How the Challenger Cutoff Works on NA

NA has 300 Challenger seats in Solo/Duo. Once a day Riot ranks every Master, Grandmaster and Challenger player of the region by LP, gives the Challenger seats to the highest and the Grandmaster seats to the next ones. A Challenger seat also needs at least 800 LP.

The Grandmaster cutoff on NA is 1,245 LP today; it has its own page. Every region is on the LoL cutoff overview.

When Does the NA Ladder Update?

Riot recalculates Grandmaster and Challenger on NA once every 24 hours. We last saw the update at 07:00 UTC and expect the next one at 07:00 UTC. Promotions and demotions only happen then.

Riot does not publish the time. We detect each update when the players holding the seats change between two of our readings, so the time is accurate to about 15 minutes.

Lowest Challenger Now vs Projected Cutoff

The lowest Challenger player now has 1,812 LP; the projected cutoff is 1,858 LP. Seats only change at the daily update, so during the day a Master player can climb above the lowest Challenger without getting a seat, and a Challenger player can drop below the cutoff and keep it until then.

To know whether you will be promoted, compare your LP with the projected cutoff. Ties and the exact moment of the update are not public, so a player at the same LP as the last seat can land on either side of it.

NA Challenger Cutoff History

NA Challenger cutoff, one point a day
DateCutoffLowest now
October 11, 20261,849 LP1,759 LP
October 10, 20261,845 LP1,759 LP
October 9, 2026n/a1,697 LP
October 8, 2026n/a1,685 LP
October 7, 2026n/a1,554 LP
October 6, 2026n/a1,683 LP
October 5, 2026n/a1,660 LP
October 4, 2026n/a1,699 LP
October 3, 2026n/a1,666 LP
October 2, 2026n/a1,735 LP
October 1, 2026n/a1,722 LP
September 30, 2026n/a1,625 LP
September 29, 2026n/a1,479 LP
September 28, 2026n/a1,522 LP

One point a day, read at 00:00 UTC. From 11 October 2026 we read the ladder every 15 minutes; earlier days come from our daily count of every ranked player and show only the lowest LP listed in the tier.

Challenger Cutoff in Every Region

Seats differ by region: 300 Challenger and 700 Grandmaster on EUW, NA, KR and SEA, 200 and 500 on BR, EUNE, TR, LAN and LAS, 50 and 100 on JP, RU and OCE. The LoL ranks guide covers the rest of the ladder.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Challenger cutoff on NA today?

1,858 LP at 16:00 UTC on October 11, 2026. That is the LP you need for a Challenger seat at the next ladder update; it moves every time the players around it win or lose.

How many Challenger seats does NA have?

300 in Solo/Duo. Seats go to the highest LP players of the region at each daily ladder update.

What is the minimum LP for Challenger?

800 LP in Solo/Duo. If fewer players than seats reach it, the extra seats stay empty.

When does the NA ladder update?

Once every 24 hours. We last saw it at 07:00 UTC and expect the next one at 07:00 UTC.

Why am I above the cutoff but still not Challenger?

Seats only change at the daily ladder update. If your LP is above the projected cutoff when it runs, you get the seat then.

LoL cutoff in every region · NA Grandmaster cutoff · LoL ranks in order · LoL rank distribution

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