[a] Twenty teams qualified for the event based on placement within their regional leagues and results gained in the 2024 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI).

[7] The following tables show qualified teams and their respective qualification paths:[8] Riot Games unveiled its global power ranking ahead of the 2024 League of Legends World Championship.

[14] The prize pool is spread among the teams as seen below:[15] "Heavy Is the Crown", performed by Linkin Park, was announced as the tournament's theme song on 24 September 2024.

[16] A day later, Riot Games and Linkin Park released the song's music video, featuring the most recent champions T1 of the LCK, consisting of reigning Finals MVP Choi "Zeus" Woo-je, Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun, Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong, and Ryu "Keria" Min-seok.

The video also featured players from the winners of major professional regions during the Spring and Summer Splits, such as Gen.G's Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon of the LCK, Bilibili Gaming's Chen "Bin" Zebin of the LPL, G2 Esports's Rasmus "Caps" Winther of the LEC, and FlyQuest's Fahad "Massu" Abdulmalek of the LCS.

[17] Despite being on tour for their at-the-time upcoming album From Zero,[18] Linkin Park performed the song as part of the opening ceremony for the final between Bilibili Gaming and T1.