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Set in the Anima Squad universe, Swarm<\/strong> is the latest limited-time game mode in League of Legends<\/em>. This mode tasks you with defending humanity against an ever-increasing horde of Primordian monsters.<\/p>

As you play through the game and level up your characters, you may find yourself yearning for a more challenging experience. Thankfully, Swarm comes with three different difficulty tiers\u2014but you’ll have to unlock them first. <\/p>

Here is everything you need to know about increasing the difficulty of<\/strong> Swarm<\/strong> in LoL<\/a><\/em> Swarm.<\/p>