League of Legends Wild Rift is one of the more popular mobile games, but can you play it with a controller? Having a controller can often enhance the experience of mobile games, while others recommend using the layout designed for a handheld device. This article explores whether you can play Wild Rift with a controller.
Officially, League of Legends does not allow you to use a controller for their game. This means the game will not register the controller if you try to connect your device to a third-party controller. With how technical the game is, it is probably for the best. League of Legends and Wild Rift require precise movement, which is more difficult on a controller.
Riot has not publicly stated why controller support is not available for Wild Rift. Still, as noted above, Wild Rift requires fine movement, That doesn’t mean Wild Rift players can never use a controller for their game; they would have to use an emulator.
If properly set up and key mapped, controllers can be superior to normal settings. It does however need some setting up.
Playing on an emulator will allow you to use a controller for League of Legends Wild Rift; all you will need is a machine good enough to run the emulator without any problems. For an extensive guide on how to play Wild Rift on the PC, please check out our guide. Since Wild Rift does not support controllers, even with the emulator, you must configure a button layout on your desired emulator to ensure every actionable button is usable in the game. This is one of the reasons it is recommended to play Wild Rift the intended way on your mobile device.
However, here are some tips on how to set up key maps for your controller.
If you are looking to climb the ranked ladder, mastering a controller could hinder your progress as you come to grips with playing against players who are on Mobile. On top of that, unless you have a very good emulator, there could be delay and input lag, which will give mobile players an advantage.
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