Just tried it for the first time, it's really fun! Adding a draft phase with five champions really adds to the flexibility of the mode. The mind games of who to pick and who to ban are really fun and a couple of times I would get into the fight only to realize I should've banned a completely different champ and quickly lost lol https://100001.onl/  . I can only imagine that this strategic depth increases once you get into higher ranks and it adds in the fact that you can steal your opponents wanted champs by picking them for yourself. I really like the idea of not having a single set Arena team, but instead having to draw on a wider roster of your champions. Raid has so many good champs, giving us a reason to build out more of them to have options is a plus in my book.

I thought there might be connection issues, but for the 10 games I played the only times anyone left was when I wiped their team except for a single champ and they forfeited. I don't think I'll seek out the time slots, but if I find myself with some spare minutes and my phone during the time its up I'll definitely keep playing.

What is everyone else finding with the Live Arena? Any fun draft ideas or strategies people are using? Is anyone even in the Gold tiers yet and has experience with how that works?