Searching for a LoL montage maker usually means you already have the vision: the Katarina reset, the Baron steal, the 1v3 under tower. What you usually do not have is the footage. League does not automatically save every match as video, so a montage is really two jobs.
First you collect the plays, then you edit them. Editing gets all the attention, but collecting is where most montages die, because by the time you sit down to edit, the replay of that pentakill from two weeks ago may no longer open. This guide walks through both jobs for League specifically.
It compares the ways you can get clips (the client's Highlights feature, replays and automatic recording), then covers merging, music, effects and a vertical version for Shorts and TikTok. If you only want to keep one big play, the shorter guide on saving a LoL pentakill clip is enough. If you want a full montage, read on.
Collect clips while you play, not after the patch
The League client gives you two ways to go back to a play, and both have limits you should plan around. Replays (.rofl files) only last for one patch cycle. Riot Support says they expire once you patch up, so a replay from the current patch will not play after the next one.
The client also lists only your last 20 games, and since patch 26.21 you can download up to ten replays per hour, a change explained in the LoL replay download limit guide.
Inside a replay, Ctrl+V starts and stops a Highlight recording, saved as a .webm file in your Documents folder under League of Legends, Highlights, at 720p by default. That works when you remember the exact game and minute.
For a montage built from weeks of games, it is faster to record every match as you play and pick the moments later. That is why the most reliable approach is automatic recording, and why we compared the tools in LoL highlight programs compared. Whatever you use, make the decision before you need the clip, not after the patch.
How to make a League of Legends montage
- 1Collect clips for a week or twoPlay your normal games with recording running. A good LoL montage usually needs 15 to 30 strong moments, so give yourself enough games. If you have old replays from the current patch, open them now so they are captured as video before they expire.
- 2Build a shortlistGo through your clips and keep only plays that read clearly without context: pentakills, quadra kills, outplays at low health, Baron and Dragon steals, and teamfights where your champion decides the fight. Cut anything where the camera drifts away from you.
- 3Trim each clip tightStart every clip one or two seconds before the play and end it right after the kill announcement. Trim in the DOR app at 16:9 for YouTube, or 9:16 and 1:1 for social feeds. Tight clips are what make a montage feel fast.
- 4Merge and add musicPut your clips in order, usually saving the pentakill or the biggest teamfight for last, and lay a track underneath. Cut on the beat where you can. The general method is in how to make a gaming montage.
- 5Add effects where the play peaksUse a punch zoom or shake zoom on the kill, a glitch transition between clips, and text for the champion or rank. Less is more: one effect per peak is enough. See which effect fits which moment in the gaming montage effects guide.
- 6Export a 16:9 and a 9:16 versionExport the full montage as mp4 for YouTube, then make a vertical cut of the best 3 to 5 plays for Shorts, TikTok and Reels. The vertical framing tips for League are in how to make League of Legends Shorts.
Where League montage clips come from (as of November 12, 2026)
| Source | What you get | Best use in a montage |
|---|---|---|
| Client Highlights (Ctrl+V in a replay) | .webm file, 720p by default, saved to Documents, League of Legends, Highlights | One or two plays you remember exactly |
| Client replay (.rofl) | Free camera and any player's view, valid for one patch cycle, last 20 games listed | Re-shooting a play from a better angle before the patch |
| Replay downloads | Up to 10 per hour since patch 26.21, your games and other players' games | Grabbing a friend's game for a duo montage |
| DOR full match recording | Every match recorded automatically and collected in My Clips | Never losing a play you forgot to save |
| DOR automatic highlight clips | Kills, multikills and objectives cut into clips for you | Building the shortlist of montage moments fast |
| DOR replay recording | Replay and spectator recording on by default, so playing a .rofl is recorded | Saving old plays as video before the replay expires |
Before you publish your LoL montage
- Every clip starts before the play and ends right after the kill, with no dead time between clips.
- Your best play comes last, and the first five seconds hook the viewer with a strong moment.
- Music is a track you are allowed to use on the platform you upload to, such as the platform's own audio library.
- Old replays you want to keep were turned into video before the next patch, as shown in how to save a LoL ROFL replay as MP4.
- You have both a 16:9 file for YouTube and a 9:16 cut for vertical feeds.
Make your LoL montage with DOR
DOR is a free Windows game recording app. Launch League and it detects the game and records the whole match, collecting every recording in My Clips. In League, kills, multikills and objectives are also saved as automatic highlight clips, so a pentakill is already a clip when the game ends.
Replay and spectator recording are on by default, so opening a .rofl replay records it as video too.
Trim clips in the app at 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1, then open DOR Studio (dor.gg/studio) to merge several clips, change the aspect ratio, add effect templates such as shake zoom, punch zoom, handheld and glitch transitions, text, BGM and volume, and export an mp4 or share a dor.gg link. See everything DOR does for League on the League of Legends game page, or send a single play to friends with how to share League gameplay.
