Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The best five seconds in the game: five dead enemies and an announcer who sounds almost surprised. A pentakill is the clip players save and friends bring up for years, which is why the word moved from game mechanic to everyday gaming slang, and why Riot named a whole undead metal band after it.
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In context
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A pentakill is the announcer's callout in League of Legends for a champion killing five enemy champions in quick succession. The kill window is 10 seconds, refreshed by each kill, and after a quadra kill it stretches to 30 seconds. The announcer calls double, triple and quadra kills on the way, then "Pentakill!" for five; in the Hexakill mode there is a sixth step. The word also gave its name to a Riot Games universe: a metal band of undead champions, with its own albums and skin line.
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- League of Legends Wiki: KillMulti-killReference checked
- League of Legends Wiki: Announcer/ClassicAlly PentakillReference checked
- League of Legends Wiki: Pentakill (disambiguation)whole pageReference checked
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