League of Legends game timers have significantly decreased since the start of the new Noxus-themed season -- a season that introduced feats of strength, Atakhan, and more. Riot has really pushed the boundaries for early-game aggression built around objective gameplay rather than just killing each other. That doesn't mean the games can't go the distance, however, let's take a look at the rank that has the longest game time in League of Legends this patch according to League of Legends stats site Leagueofgraphs.

It's the rank that gets mentioned the most, Bronze is the rank that has the longest average game time at 30 minutes and 31 seconds when factoring in surrenders, which is a common theme amongst players in the lower League of Legends ranks. This shouldn't come as a surprise that Bronze has the longest game time in League of Legends.

The reason is that the lower ranks are far more prone to mistakes, meaning the games can be extended, thus increasing the time spent on the rift significantly. For example, you could have a significant gold lead, up multiple dragons, and all it takes is one teammate to get caught in a position that they shouldn't be in, and the game is extended by a few minutes. It makes matters worse when the enemy team is able to get Baron off of it. That's all it comes down to really, the players in the lower ranks don't know how to close the games out cleanly, often leading to throws.

If you're not factoring in surrenders, then Iron edges out Bronze by 43 seconds, coming in at 33 minutes and 50 seconds. And with the changes to the map, despite it being an early game buff, it actually forces a lot more throws because the gold is being swung left, right, and center because teams in the lower ranks have been unable to figure out for many years how to function well in the early game.