LoL Ranked Decay Timer: Banked Days, LP at Risk, Refill
This decay timer tells you how many nights your banked days still cover, how much LP a break will cost, and how many ranked games refill the bank. Enter your tier, banked days and LP; the rules are Riot’s: Diamond loses 50 LP per decay with 7 days banked per game (max 28), Master and above lose 75 LP with 1 day per game (max 14), and the check runs once a night at 23:45 local time.
Updated November 10, 2026 · Source: Riot Support — Placements, Promotions, Demotions and Decay and The Apex Tiers
LoL Ranked Decay Timer
See when your rank starts decaying, how much LP a break will cost, and how many games refill your bank. Diamond and above only — Emerald and lower never decay.
Shown on your ranked profile. New Diamond starts at 28, apex at 14.
Days without a ranked game in this queue. Flex, Normals, ARAM and TFT do not bank days.
| Tier | LP lost per decay | Banked days per game | Bank max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond IV – I | 50 LP | 7 | 28 |
| Master / Grandmaster / Challenger | 75 LP | 1 | 14 |
| Emerald and below | No decay | — | — |
How LoL rank decay works
Decay only exists from Diamond IV upward. Each tier keeps a bank of days: every day without a ranked game in that queue removes one banked day, and every ranked game you finish adds days back, up to the cap. When the bank hits zero, you lose LP once a night until you play again.
| Tier | LP lost per decay | Banked days per game | Bank maximum | Starting bank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond IV – I | 50 LP | 7 | 28 | 28 |
| Master, Grandmaster, Challenger | 75 LP | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Emerald and below | No decay | — | — | — |
In Diamond one game a week keeps you safe. In the apex tiers a game buys a single day, so a two-week holiday starts costing LP on day 15 and every night after.
What happens when decay takes you to 0 LP
- Diamond IV at 0 LP: the next decay drops you to Emerald I. Emerald never decays, so the fall stops there.
- Diamond III, II or I at 0 LP: you drop one division.
- Master, Grandmaster or Challenger decaying out of apex: you land in Diamond; players who decay through inactivity are placed at Diamond II.
- Decay keeps running while an account is banned; a suspension does not pause the bank.
How to read the timer
- Decay starts in — your banked days, with the calendar date the bank runs out.
- LP lost on this break — nights beyond the bank multiplied by 50 or 75 LP, and the LP you come back to.
- Games to refill bank — how many ranked games in the same queue bring the bank back to its cap.
- Next decay check — a live countdown to 23:45 in your local time; Riot runs the decay event at 23:45 local server time, so if your clock differs from the server’s, adjust by that offset.
Only ranked games in the same queue add banked days. Flex does not protect Solo/Duo, and Normals, ARAM and TFT add nothing. Our LoL ranks guide covers promotion and demotion in detail, and the climb calculator estimates how many games your next rank will take.
FAQ
Which ranks decay in League of Legends?
Diamond IV and above. Emerald and lower never lose LP from inactivity.
How much LP does decay take?
50 LP per decay in Diamond, 75 LP per decay in Master, Grandmaster and Challenger.
How many banked days can I hold?
28 in Diamond (7 per game) and 14 in the apex tiers (1 per game). The bank cannot go above the cap, so extra games do not stockpile protection.
What time does decay happen?
Once a night at 23:45 local server time. The timer on this page counts to 23:45 in your own time zone as the nearest match.
Does playing Flex stop Solo/Duo decay?
No. Banked days are tracked per queue; only Solo/Duo games protect your Solo/Duo rank.
Does a ban pause decay?
No. Decay continues while you are banned, so a long suspension at Master can cost several hundred LP.