Snowdown Showdown







The Snowdown Showdown is a seasonal event to commemorate the Time of Snowdown. Riot Games introduces a few changes to the game and items that are only available in the world of Valoran. They also introduce a few cosmetic changes to the game such as themed skins and discounted runes.

Champion Skins
Riot Games released 5 new skins for the event in 2009. The first 3 were only available from December 16th through January 6th. The other 2 were limited edition skins which were only available for individual periods. The Riot workshop brought a brand new set of Snowdown Showdown skins in 2010. These Snowdown Showdown skins were only available for a limited time only. Once the Snowdown Showdown ended, these skins were no longer available for purchase in the Store. In 2011, the denizens of Valoran gathered to celebrate the closing of the calendar year in various ways.


 * 2009 Snowdown Showdown
 * (only available from December 23 to December 27)
 * (only available from December 31 to January 3)
 * 2010 Snowdown Showdown
 * 2011 Snowdown Showdown
 * 2012 Snowdown Showdown
 * 2010 Snowdown Showdown
 * 2011 Snowdown Showdown
 * 2012 Snowdown Showdown
 * 2011 Snowdown Showdown
 * 2012 Snowdown Showdown
 * 2011 Snowdown Showdown
 * 2012 Snowdown Showdown
 * 2011 Snowdown Showdown
 * 2012 Snowdown Showdown
 * 2012 Snowdown Showdown
 * 2012 Snowdown Showdown
 * 2012 Snowdown Showdown
 * 2012 Snowdown Showdown
 * 2012 Snowdown Showdown

Features

 * Limited edition Holiday Runes
 * Some egg-nog tasty editions of your favorite in-game consumables
 * Merrily festive costumes for your minions
 * A cold, snow-covered version of Summoner's Rift (2009-2011)
 * A joyful new login screen to get you in the mood
 * A Gifting feature (Only new purchases. Cannot gift Riot Points, skins, and champions which are already possesed.)

Runes
During the 2009 Snowdown Showdown, special holiday runes were released and they were only available from December 16 to January 6. Three of them were Tier 1.5, and three were Tier 2.5. During the 2010 and 2011 Snowdown Showdown, only 4 runes were released.
 * 2009 Snowdown Showdown
 * MarkCripplingCandyCane.png Mark of the Crippling Candy Cane (Tier 2.5, critical damage)
 * GlyphSpecialStocking.png Glyph of the Special Stocking (Tier 2.5, cooldown reduction)
 * SealElusiveSnowflake.png Seal of the Elusive Snowflake (Tier 2.5, dodge chance)
 * MarkYuletideTannenbaum.png Mark of the Yuletide Tannenbaum (Tier 1.5, critical chance)
 * GlyphGraciousGift.png Glyph of the Gracious Gift (Tier 1.5, AP per level)
 * SealStoutSnowman.png Seal of the Stout Snowman (Tier 1.5, HP per level)
 * 2010 and 2011 Snowdown Showdown
 * GreaterQuintessenceofFrostyFortitude.png Greater Quintessence of Frosty Fortitude - Health
 * GreaterQuintessenceofSugarRush.png Greater Quintessence of Sugar Rush - Movement Speed
 * GreaterQuintessenceofthePiercingPresent.png Greater Quintessence of the Piercing Present - Magic Penetration
 * GreaterQuintessenceoftheDeadlyWreath.png Greater Quintessence of the Deadly Wreath - Armor Penetration

Items
The health and mana potions in the item store were replaced by the and. The effect of the potions were identical to their counterparts.



Map
The Snowdown Rift was replaced with the Winter Summoner's Rift, a seasonal variant that includes many holiday elements.

Ward Skins
The Snowdown Showdown of 2012 found a welcome gift in League of Legends of two ward skins to celebrate the festive season. These skins were free throughout the duration of the event. Snowman Ward and Gingerbread ward

Snowdown Showdown 2012 login animation:[[File:Dark Candy Fiddlesticks (Snowdown Showdown 2012) League Of Legends Login Screen With Music|600px]]
Snowdown Showdown