True Damage return with first virtual Worlds anthem

True Damage have released “Know My Name” as the official League of Legends Worlds 2026 anthem. The track and its music video arrived on 8 October, with the virtual group set to perform the song at the tournament’s final in Brooklyn on 14 November.

It is the 13th Worlds anthem and the first performed by one of Riot’s virtual acts. True Damage still features the same five champions as its 2019 release, “GIANTS”, but only one of the credited performers on the new song has returned.

New voices for familiar champions

SOYEON reprises her role as Akali. Coco Jones voices Senna, Vic Mensa voices Ekko and Sofía Reyes voices Qiyana, while Yasuo has no credited vocalist on “Know My Name”. Riot revealed the cast on 29 September.

Jones takes over Senna from Keke Palmer, Mensa replaces Thutmose as Ekko, and Reyes succeeds Becky G as Qiyana. Duckwrth sang Yasuo’s parts on “GIANTS”, but Riot describes the champion as the group’s DJ and producer this time, without naming a real-world performer behind him.

SOYEON has voiced Akali since K/DA’s “POP/STARS” in 2018 and also appeared on “GIANTS”. Riot says that track has passed 230 million streams across platforms since its 2019 release.

A New York connection and a Faker tribute

Maria Egan, Riot’s global head of music, linked the decision to bring back True Damage with Worlds taking place in New York. She described the group’s combination of voices and cultures as something “bigger than the sum of its parts”.

The music video follows Faker and T1 on the road to the team’s Worlds three-peat. According to Riot, it shows losses as well as trophies, focusing on how Faker continued to recover and adapt.

The choice also marks a change from previous Worlds anthems, which were performed by real-world acts. This year, Riot has put one of its own virtual groups at the centre of the song while also preparing new True Damage skins.

Finals performance and what comes next

True Damage are scheduled to perform “Know My Name” during the Worlds 2026 Final opening ceremony at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on 14 November. The tournament spans three US cities and features 19 teams.

Before that performance, all five True Damage: Know My Name skins are due to arrive with League of Legends Patch 26.21 on 21 October. Yasuo’s new skin also serves as the official Worlds 2026 skin.