The December 18, 2025 edition of LoLdle leans hard into classic League of Legends picks, mixing an old-school bruiser, a support mainstay, and a pair of assassins. If one of today’s clues stalled your streak, here is every answer broken down by mode.
LoLdle answers for December 18, 2025 (#1260)
| LoLdle mode | Answer | Extra detail |
|---|---|---|
| Classic | Jax | Top lane / jungle bruiser, hybrid damage duelist |
| Quote | Nami | Quote line: “Sure as the tides.” |
| Ability | Kai'Sa | Passive – Second Skin |
| Emoji | Evelynn | Stealth assassin jungler |
| Splash Art | Katarina | Sandstorm Katarina skin |
Classic LoLdle answer (champion profile: Jax)
The Classic mode answer for December 18 is Jax, one of League of Legends’ longest-standing duelists. Classic mode leans on broad champion data such as role, region, release year, range type, and resource bar, so here’s how Jax fits those hints:
- Primary roles: Top lane bruiser and off-meta jungler built around extended trades.
- Attack pattern: Melee, with burst mobility from his jump and strong scaling into late game.
- Damage mix: Hybrid physical and magic damage, which often surfaces in Classic hints when basic attack damage type or abilities don’t line up cleanly as purely AD or AP.
- Resource: Mana user, which helps narrow him down against energy-based fighters.
In Classic, one of the easier anchors for Jax is his weapon: the champion is famous for fighting with a lamppost. If you threw in another top lane bruiser and saw mismatched age, damage type, or region clues, pivoting to Jax would lock the row quickly.
Quote LoLdle answer (“Sure as the tides.” — Nami)
The Quote mode entry, Nami, is tied to the voice line “Sure as the tides.” That line comes from her kit of short affirmations built around ocean imagery and inevitability.
Nami is a support champion with a water and tide theme, which is usually enough to match this quote even if you do not know the exact line. If you see a line that references tides, currents, or the sea without overt pirate or Bilgewater slang, it usually points to Nami rather than champions like Gangplank or Miss Fortune.
Ability LoLdle answer (Kai'Sa Passive – Second Skin)
The Ability puzzle targets Kai'Sa and specifically her Passive: Second Skin. Ability mode only shows the icon and a cropped description of a single spell, so knowing what defines a champion’s passive helps a lot.
Second Skin is built around plasma stacks and adaptive damage. Basic attacks and some allied crowd control apply plasma to enemies; after several stacks, Kai'Sa detonates the effect for bonus damage. The passive also ties into her upgrade system where item stats evolve her basic abilities.
When trying to solve Ability mode, any mention of plasma stacks, detonations, or an evolving weapon system is a strong signal you’re looking at Kai'Sa rather than another marksman. Even without text, the icon’s purple, void-style design is usually distinct enough to separate it from standard crit passives.
Emoji LoLdle answer (Evelynn)
The Emoji solution is Evelynn, League’s stealthy demon jungler. Emoji mode condenses a champion’s identity into a few symbols, often hinting at:
- Stealth or invisibility, to reflect her Demon Shade.
- Hearts or charm motifs, to mirror her Allure ability.
- Knives or claws, nodding to her assassination role.
If the emoji string suggests seduction plus sudden violence, Evelynn is almost always the intended answer. Other stealth champs tend to be represented with more military or scouting imagery rather than the seductive, demonic combo that fits her themes.
Splash Art LoLdle answer (Sandstorm Katarina)
The Splash Art puzzle for December 18 focuses on Katarina – Sandstorm Katarina. Splash mode zooms tightly into a fragment of a skin’s artwork, so the key is learning to read color palettes and costume silhouettes.
Sandstorm Katarina stands out through:
- Desert color palette: Warm yellows and browns, often with swirling sand or a stormy background.
- Desert gear: Headwraps, cloth masks, and lighter rogue clothing instead of her usual Noxian armor.
- Iconic blades: Katarina’s twin daggers remain the anchor even when her outfit changes radically.
When a splash fragment shows curved blades with desert tones, and the pose feels mid-leap or mid-spin, Katarina is usually a safe guess. From there, anything with dunes, dust, or storm VFX narrows it to Sandstorm over her other skins.
How today’s answers connect
There is a quiet thematic link between several of today’s picks. Nami’s tide quote sets a water motif, while Sandstorm Katarina leans into sweeping weather visuals. Jax and Evelynn both reward flanking and timing over brute force, and Kai'Sa’s passive reinforces coordinated burst around marked targets.
Taken together, this LoLdle iteration pushes you to think in terms of identity: a relentless duelist, a tidecaller, a void marksman defined by plasma stacks, a charm-driven demon, and an assassin framed by a desert storm. Once you lock onto those roles, the individual puzzles fall into place much faster.
