On October 11, Riot Games Music’s social accounts posted this photo with the caption “couldn’t let ‘kali leave without dinner first.” It looks like a casual group photo with her among True Damage, but anyone who’s a Blade will have their eyes jump to one very specific detail.
The Table
Akali sits in the center, beaming, surrounded by the rest of True Damage: Qiyana and Senna at her sides, Yasuo and Ekko leaning in from behind. A cake in the foreground reads “GLHF Akali.” You don’t write “good luck, have fun” on a cake for someone who’s just going home. She’s headed somewhere, and the crew wants her to go well fed.
The Clue
Look at the scene and you’ll spot “K/DA” lettering on Akali’s hat. A pair of hands with long, immaculate nails frames the shot in a heart, as if the photo were being taken for someone, or by someone, outside the group.
Put it together: True Damage is seeing off one of their own, and K/DA is waiting for her. To a rehearsal for a K/DA comeback, maybe?
The Reaction
The replies were immediate. “KDA COMEBACK!!!!!!!!” was among the first, and the official Wild Rift Latin America account answered with a wall of caps. Nothing has been announced, so this is still a tease, if anything but a confirmation.
We’ve waited a long time for a post like this. Whatever “‘kali leaving” turns out to mean, K/DA is clearly back in the conversation. All eyes are on Riot Totally Not Music.