User:Emptylord/Champion skin

 Champion skin (or just skin) refers to the color scheme or appearance of a champion. In League of Legends, most skins can be bought from the Riot Store with Riot Points, while others are or were available only from special events or promotions. Some of the skins in League of Legends also give champions different particle effects, quotes, and sound effects. Every skin has its own splash art that is displayed in champion select by clicking on the thumbnail after selection.

To see all current and old splash arts, visit this gallery. Additionally, you can see the splash arts, along with the Chinese ones and a link to a 3D model of each skin by going to the Skins & Trivia sub page of each champion. Other ways to access these pages are to just search for the champion name on our search bar and add "Skins" after the name; or you could click any of the links below which contain the names of skins.

Skins in the Store
At present, there are 7 different price ranges for skins.
 * ' and ' are prices reserved for the games older skins, which consist mainly of recolors and simple model changes. Riot has no plans to release skins at these prices in the future. Note that as Riot visually upgrades their champions: the champion's skins are upgraded too. As such, the skins in this price range can prove to be quite a bargain.
 *  is a new price range added in 2013. It was added to distinguish between skins such as and, which were both previously priced at 975. Compared to 975 skins, 750 skins lack comprehensive changes to the champions sound and visual effects - featuring only an upgraded model and texture.
 *  skins are the most common and the price range that Riot intends to release the most skins in to. These skins can feature new models, textures, animations, sounds and visual effects where appropraite.
 * , commonly referred to as Epic Skins, is a price range added in 2013. It was added to distinguish between skins such as and, which were both previously priced at 975. Epic Skins one-up 975 skins, offering comprehensive model, texture, animation, sound and visual effect changes - without quite reaching Legendary status. Epic Skins may also feature voice-filters and new quotes.
 * , also known as Legendary Skins, are intended to completely change the look and feel of a champion. These skins will feature a new model, as well as completely new animations, visuals, voice over and sounds.
 * , also known as Ultimate Skins (previously "Themes"), is reserved for skins that are the crème de la crème. Ultimate Skins feature a new model that evolves into different forms, textures, animations, visuals, voice over and sounds, as well as tons of additional content such as summoner icons and profile banners.

Every few days, some skins are put on special discount for 50% or 75% of the original price. The current discounts are available on the Main Page.

As of October 1st, 2013 there are currently 353 skins available in the store, including the Lunar Revel Skins and the three Collector Edition Skins that are available from the bundle packs and retail.

Upcoming
The following new skins are available on the PBE:

Hints

 * -| Models=
 * The following models have been found in the game files or showcased at official events:


 * -|Textures=
 * The following skins textures appear in the game files, but do not have any associated model or artwork:


 * -|Game Files and Artwork=
 * The following skins appear in the game files: and.
 * A silhouette resembling can be seen in  artwork.
 * An unnamed, fire-themed skin appears in the game files (referred to as "Skin06").
 * A mysterious skin was added along some unfinished content in the store by mistake.
 * Battlecast Expansion
 * blueprint details the file names of, , , and  in the top right corner, teasing at the possible expansion of the Battlecast series.
 * A silhouette resembling can also be seen in  artwork.
 * In 's artwork the head of what is assumed to be can be seen at the bottom left corner. Also  can be seen following behind Battlecast Urgot with a unknown creature in the very back.
 * artwork was leaked, but its development is currently on hold.
 * Two skins for were found in the RAF files of the game, labeled Cyber Ninja Zed and Proxy Zed.
 * A placeholder image for an unnamed skin (Labeled "Hecarim_Splash_5" and "Hecarim_5") was found in the assets folder of the Public Beta Enviroment client.


 * -|Red Posts=
 * IronStylus has stated might be up for something early-ish next year in terms of a new skin, and has given word her new skin is in progress.
 * IronStylus has stated that two skins are in the works for but have no dates set at this time.
 * Morello has confirmed Dragon Master for production.
 * RiotUdyr confirmed skins for SK Telecom T1's winning champ-comp of, , , , and

Linked Skins
Some champions have skins that share a certain theme with skins from other champions. Follow the link above to see these themes.

This skin is offered through the Store Collector's Edition.

These two pre-order exclusive skins were no longer available after October 26, 2009.

Special Events
These skins were (or are) given away for free during special events. Some are given codes and placed on sale for a short period while others can be obtained by earning various rewards.

Championship Skins
These skin are released for a limited time during their Season's championship World Final. They usually run one to two weeks in the store for purchase.

Cancelled and Remade Skins

 * The skin Iron Stylus confirmed that was in progress for, which will skirt the boarder between classy, sexy, and a little creepy was later announced scrapped and is being re-concepted for a future event.
 * Several skins were scrapped Iron Stylus confirmed, including one skin where Leona is in the ancient armor of the Solar seen in the Diana Teaser
 * Sejuani was a skin in development meant for her old model. The skin concept inspired Riot to visually overhaul her model and it informed her relaunch look.
 * was a skin Iron Stylus stated was indeed planned and executed on. As Soraka's visual rework was evolving the skin fell behind from what they were aiming for. When they completed Soraka's rework they looked back on the skin and found it lacking synergy and her animations did not join well with the skin. Wanting to deliver a Soraka skin that met expectations, Battle Priestess Soraka was soon scrapped and replaced by.

Unavailable Skins
The following skins can no longer be purchased because they were seasonal event skins or were removed from the store.

Legacy Skins
The Legacy Skins are either skins that Riot has retired, seasonal skins, or special event skins that have been removed from the League of Legends Store and placed in Riot's Vault. Some, but not necessarily all, Legacy Skins will be re-released from the Vault for limited runs in the League of Legends Store. These skins only appear in the champion's information tab if you own them.

Harrowing
The following Halloween skins were released as "Legacy Skins," and as such may return in the future:

Retired Skins
The following classical skins have been retired and are no longer purchasable from the store. They have been made "Legacy Skins", and as such may return in the future:

Shadow Isles
The following skins were released along with the remake of the Twisted Treeline as "Legacy Skins", and as such may return in the future:

Snowdown Showdown
The following Holiday skins were released as "Legacy Skins", and as such may return in the future:

TPA Skins
These skins were created to commemorate the season 2 Champions, the Taipei Assassins and their team comp that led them to victory. They were offered individually and in a bundle pack for a limited time before being placed in the Legacy Vault.

Traditional Skins
These skins are a tribute to a champion that underwent a significant visual upgrade to remember their old aesthetic look. They were released with the Champion's relaunch and were free for owners that had owned the champion before hand. If the champion was not previously owned it was put on sale for two weeks before being retired to the Legacy Vault.

Limited Edition Skins
The limited edition Skins were all skins available from the League of Legends store during seasonal or special events and purchasable for a certain duration and then were removed once the event was over. Originally, limited edition skins werenot to be released from the vault for further purchasing, unfortunately, to retain their value to the players that own them. They only appear in the champion's information tab if you own them.

Riot has recently announced that certain limited edition skins will be re-released for a short time between October 2013 and June 2014. These skins will then be moved to the legacy vault and may be released again from time to time. In order to provide compensation to players who already owned the previously limited edition skins, those players will recieve the following benefits: Re-released skins include those released for major events in the years 2009 to 2011: the Harrowing, Snowdown Showdown, Winter Olympics and World Cup events. Skins rewarded for participating in the beta or attending certain events such as PAX will not be made available.
 * A unique summoner icon.
 * RP equal to the original purchase price of any limited edition skins owned.
 * The loading-screen splash art for any limited edition skins will be overlayed with a "vintage" look.

2010 Winter Games Celebration
These skins were only available from February 12, 2010 to March 2, 2010. Their release coincided with the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

They will be re-released for a period in February 2014, after which they will be classified as "legacy" and removed from the store once again.

2010 FIFA World Cup
These skins were released during to the FIFA World Cup, the male ones on June 22, 2010 and the female ones on June 28, 2010. All of them were removed from the store on November 1, 2010.

They will be re-released for a period in June 2014, after which they will be classified as "legacy" and removed from the store once again.

Harrowing
These skins will be re-released for a period in October 2013, after which they will be classified as "legacy" and removed from the store once again.

The following Halloween skins were released as limited edition:

Rusty Blitzcrank
This skin was put on sale for 25% off before being put away in the Riot Vault and no longer being available for purchase from the store:

Snowdown Showdown
These skins will be re-released for a period in December 2013, after which they will be classified as "legacy" and removed from the store once again.

The following Holiday skins were released as limited edition:

Urf the Manatee
This skin was released after the tragic event that befell League of Legends April Fool's champion - Urf the Manatee by the claws of. The skin was available for two weeks with changing price before being removed from the store. In doing so, Urf Day was created and began the line of Urf skins in memory of the brave Manatee:

Skins Sale Archive
This page is a record of the past skins that have been on sale before: Skins Sale Archive