Best Answer
Garena’s Stance:
No software should interfere directly with the in-game player experience, from when you press “Play” to the end-of-game screen.
Competitive games work because each player is afforded the same amount of information about the game and other players. Third-party applications are programs or files that aren’t part of League of Legends. Applications we take issue with are those which impede the competitive nature of League of Legends.
We don’t like applications that provide measurable player advantage. We’d like to set fair expectations by calling out some features that definitely aren’t okay. Some examples of measurable player advantage:
Exposing information that’s intentionally obfuscated (cooldowns or timers)
Taking actions on your behalf (botting or scripting)
Drawing conclusions for you (predicting enemy positions)
Altering your field of intelligence (zoomhacks or global ult alerts)
CUSTOM CHAMPION MODELS AND ARTWORK
We reserve the right to take action against applications that allow the use of League of Legends assets for free (often referred to as skin hacks). We strongly advise against the use of skin hacks, using these applications might result in sanctions to your account.
There are definitely applications which are not okay, and while the number of players in this space are very low (think a fraction of a percentage), we remain vigilant and hand out punishments to those who show patterns of consistent abuse.
DETECTION
First, we look at each individual’s playstyle and performance history, and examine reports that come in through the in-game reporting system. Suspicious accounts are then queued up for review and, if found guilty, punished.
PUNISHMENTS
The use of third-party applications may result in permanent suspension for consistent, blatant use. If these applications were used to gain rating in ranked, we may also remove the account’s ranked rewards for the season.