Local legend is a feature that rewards the top athlete on a segment, regardless of pace or speed, over a rolling 90-day period. This award is available on run, bike, walk, hike, and alpine/backcountry/nordic ski segments. The leader is listed in the Local Legends section on a segment details page. Strava subscribers can tap on this section to see their progress, and the efforts of their fellow athletes, including those in women’s, overall, and mutual follower categories.
The Local Legends system uses a different calculation than the KOM, QOM, and CR achievements. See our article for detailed explanations of this difference.
Defeating Local Legends for the first time grants the player a Hidden Achievement and a Chest. As of Version 4.6, there are 17 Local Legends to fight in Fontaine, Liyue, Natlan, and Nod-Krai. Most are fought by approaching and interacting with Nightsoul Totems, special interactable structures that teleport the player to battle a Local Legend. Defeating these enemies yields significant amounts of Mora and experience, and in some cases Character and Weapon Enhancement Materials, over their normal variants.
You can opt out of Local Legends competitions from the Local Legends section of any eligible segment, or from your privacy settings page. If you opt out, your activities will not be eligible for this feature moving forward. You can rejoin Local Legends at any time, though your previous efforts won’t count for the current competition period. In the future, your activities will only be eligible if you rejoin before the start of the next competition period.