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Chroma skins are recolored variants of a champion's classic or purchasable skins. Each Chroma is available for purchase individually for 
290, as well as part of a bundle known as a Chroma Pack at a discounted price. Chromas go on sale for 
2000 or 195 each during the Essence Emporium.
The first Chroma skins came live with patch V5.8 on April 28, 2015 in Season Five.
Some chromas are special than others:
- Golden: all Golden Chromas are a part of events and only unlockable through the Hextech system.
- Ruby: since V8.15, these chromas are only unlockable by buying the chroma bundle.
- This has not been the case as the first instance of these chromas being bundle exclusive goes as far as V8.3.
- Emerald: since V8.20, these chromas are part of the Partner Program (with some exceptions). For more information, see the Partner Program Chroma section.
Championship Kha'Zix Chromas: 24/25 of his chromas are unlockable only by buying icons.
List of Chromas
| Color | Description |
|---|---|
| ⬤ | These chromas are always available in the store. |
| ⬤ | These chromas can only be obtained by purchasing the chroma bundle. |
| ⬤ | These chromas can only be obtained through Hextech Crafting during a events. These events may recur. |
| ⬤ | This chroma can only be obtained as a code through the Partner Program, or from the Essence Emporium. |
| ⬤ | These chromas are Limited. They were either distributed by Riot or only available to purchase from the store for a limited time. |
Note that chromas for Legacy Vault skins are only available when the skin is available in the store.
Trivia
- The word 'chroma' is Greek for 'color', reflecting how a Chroma is a skin in 'another color'.
- Certain chroma assets will get updated if the parent skin/champion receives a new set of chromas or the champion in questions receives a visual overhaul.
- The following Chroma assets were updated:
- Chromas only change the base texture of their parent skins though on rare occasions, will change their particles.
- Each Chroma pack released prior to V6.17 were only available as part of a bundle, and had unique collection names. For example, a Lucian wearing a Chroma of his Classic skin would appear as Lucian Prime in the Loading Screen.[1]
- For maintenance purposes, bundle names have been dropped from the League of Legends Wiki. The following is listed for archival purposes:
- Bard Bloom Chromas: Ivy, Marigold, Sage
- Blitzcrank Steel Chromas: Cobalt, Gunmetal, Molten
- Caitlyn Rebel Chromas: Blue, Green, Pink
- Cassiopeia Curse Chromas: Day, Dusk, Night
- Darius Forge Chromas: Black Iron, Bronze, Copper
- Fizz Scorch Chromas: Blue, Orange, Red
- Garen Noble Chromas: Garnet, Ivory, Plum
- Nemesis Jax Sand Chromas: Amber, Brick, Cream
- Grim Reaper Karthus Plague Chromas: Blight, Burn, Frostbite
- Dragon Fist Lee Sin Duel Chromas: Black, Blue, Yellow
- Pool Party Leona Dawn Chromas: Azure, Lemon, Pink
- Lucian Prime Chromas: Blue, Red, Yellow
- Headhunter Master Yi Strike Chromas: Aqua, Crimson, Gold
- Morgana Haunt Chromas: Ebony, Pale, Toxic
- Koi Nami Element Chromas: Smoke, Sunbeam, Twilight
- Dreadknight Nasus Plague Chromas: Blight, Burn, Frostbite
- Rocket Girl Tristana Punk Chromas: Navy, Orange, Purple
- Dragonslayer Vayne Chaos Chromas: Green, Red, Silver
- Zac Sweet Chromas: Bubblegum, Honey, Orange
Chromas:- Before V7.22, Chromas went on sale for IP twice a year. During IP sales, individual Chromas costed 2000 or 195 each. After that, IP became BE, making the cost for Chromas 2000 or 195.
- Chromas are considered non-canon.
Patch History
The Blue Essence is merged with IP. From now, chromas will be available in the Essence Emporium for 2000.
- December 2016
- The first Chroma packs were added to the Early Sale promotion, priced at 195 each.
- V6.17
- Chroma Packs Phase 2
The following changes are being made to Chroma packs based on feedback:
- Each Chroma is now available individually for 290, as well as part of a bundle for a discounted price.
- Chromas will now go on sale for IP twice a year.
- The first sale, which will include all existing Chroma, will take place between August 25 from September 8.
- During the upcoming sale, each individual recolor (not bundle) will be available for 2000.
- You must own the skin or champion to purchase the recolor with IP.
- Future sets may contain more than 3 recolors.
- Champion Mastery Chromas may be on the horizon.
- First released.
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| Direct Items | |
| Hextech Crafting Items | |
| Game Systems | |
| Teamfight Tactics Store |
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| Legends of Runeterra Store | |
| Merch Store |
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