Moons of Ionia/Blood Moon

Lore[]

“	▶️"I'm not giving that evil demon mask back! It's my evil demon mask. I stole it fair and square."
“	— Pulsefire Ezreal

An ancient cult, seeking irresistible power, surfaces on nights of the Blood Moon to perform profane, esoteric rites—merging their flesh with demonic spirits, and becoming one with an ever greater darkness.

Blood Moon Cultists

Blood Moon Akali
Priestesses of the Blood Moon walk their own path, traveling far from the cult to pursue the whispers of their demons. A meditative figure living deep in the snow-dusted wood, Akali was the first woman to embrace her inner darkness, and speak directly with the Blood Moon itself.
Blood Moon Diana
A child chosen by the Blood Moon itself, Diana's mind has been opened to the lost ways of the cult—unknown to its leaders, and even the slavering demons beyond. Hers is a truth no one can know, and a fated metamorphosis beyond men and the gods.
Blood Moon Elise
A revered priestess of the Blood Moon cult, Elise has so wholly intertwined her body with her demon spirit that they are now a single entity. She has traveled beyond all known civilization, existing in the apocryphal darkness hanging beyond the precipice of the world.
Blood Moon Jhin
Ink-mage, trained assassin, master of ceremonies: Jhin is all this and more, a grandiose figure whose encyclopedic knowledge of centuries-old rituals fuels the Blood Moon's hellish summoning rites. He knows the name of every demon, and how to direct them into a still-living vessel.
Blood Moon Katarina
Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire
An honored priestess of the Blood Moon cult, merged with the flesh of her demon as all priestesses are fated to be. Yet the descent of the Blood Moon has changed the nature of demons and humankind, and Katarina has begun her ascent into a newer, darker form.
Blood Moon Master Yi
Chromas: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Catseye, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby
The cultists of the Blood Moon have begun a dread metamorphosis, as the boundary between the demon realm and the human world is rapidly erased. Yi is among those first blessed by this new darkness, the demon within his blade arm driving him to ever greater spectacles of violence.
Blood Moon Shen
The most indomitable disciple, in mind and body, Shen's loyalty to the Blood Moon cult can never be shaken. He serves as the personal bodyguard of the group's most important figures, executing interlopers with a cool dispassion, suggesting part of his humanity has already been consumed.
Blood Moon Sivir
Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
A newly anointed priestess of the Blood Moon cult, Sivir wields a weapon that is both a killing tool and a key to the hellish mirror world where all demons are born. Slowly but surely, it has merged her twinned selves, and now it is no longer clear where the human ends and the monster begins.
Blood Moon Twisted Fate
The Blood Moon cult's true leader is shrouded in whispers and hearsay. It is he who first passed the trial of the masks, and he who unraveled the secrets of surrendering one's flesh to the demon spirits. Whether he is still human, none can say—but he is ever present, and always watching.
Blood Moon Yasuo
Ceremonial executioner of the Blood Moon cult, Yasuo's blade is inhabited by an insidious, bloodthirsty demon whose hunger for death can never be satisfied. This suits Yasuo well, for he is possessed of an inner darkness even deeper than the creature whispering at his side.
Blood Moon Zed
As loyalty fractures within the Blood Moon cult, Zed remains Twisted Fate's unshakable right hand and personal power broker. He trades in secrets, shadows, and blood, all while using his mastery over his demon to increase the cult's influence. What Twisted Fate doesn't know is that Zed is also searching for his lost acolyte, stolen by the Snow Moon.
Blood Moon Zilean
Manipulating the lunar cycle by fueling his temporal magic with human blood, Zilean is the face of the Blood Moon cult, and a hellish warlock of unimaginable power. His mind exists across the flow of time, communing with legions of demons from the past, present, and future.
Blood Moon Zyra
While many Blood Moon priestesses follow the whispers of their demons, Zyra's demon howls with sadistic glee—and Zyra responds in kind. United in their thirst for corruption, Zyra and her demon seek out her fellow priestesses in order to unite them all as one. Only then can they spread their destruction to the world beyond Ionia's borders.

Blood Moon Demons

Blood Moon Aatrox
Ancient manuscripts tracking the orbit of the Blood Moon describe it not as celestial phenomenon, but as a cosmic womb. As the seasons grow shorter and the cult's activity continues to increase, some worry it will give birth to a new kind of demon—a creature helping to bring about its own dark ascendance.
- Prestige Blood Moon Aatrox
  Aatrox has been loosed upon the mortal plane. A creature born in the heart of the Blood Moon, he is the progenitor of all demons, and a malignant darkness that will consume the entire world.
Blood Moon Evelynn
A seductive demon summoned on the night of the Blood Moon, Evelynn moves between isolated villages, wooing the residents until they fall deeply in love with her. One by one these poor souls will surely perish, their hearts torn from their still-living bodies.
Blood Moon Fiddlesticks
A demon of fear and chaos, Fiddlesticks was summoned directly into the mortal realm by Aatrox himself. It craves violence and the taste of blood, driven purely by instinct and compulsion as it tears through Ionia. Other demons follow in its wake, scavenging what remains of its carnage.
Blood Moon Kalista
A demon of vengeance summoned on the night of the Blood Moon, Kalista's singular obsession with 'betrayers' knows no limits—any deception, no matter how trivial, will be met with death. Her victims are left hanging from the walls of their homes, a warning to those who remain.
Blood Moon Kennen
A kingslaying demon summoned on the night of the Blood Moon, Kennen's purpose is to depose those in power and eliminate every member of their line. He is ruthless in this task, tearing across heavily armed fortress cities in the blink of an eye.
Blood Moon Pyke
Chromas: Aquamarine, Citrine, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby
A demonic spearfisher lurking within the darkness of the Blood Moon's mirror dimension, Pyke casts his hooked blade across an endless, liquid night, dragging demons up from the bottom of the world and into their human hosts. Inexorably tied to the Blood Moon, Pyke's sudden appearance in Ionia is a dire omen indeed…
Blood Moon Rhaast
The communion was nearly complete. Kayn could feel the Blood Moon demon writhing within. It was then that the Snow Moon assassins struck. Stolen away from that temple into theirs, Kayn was inducted into the Snow Moon Order, their ancient ways piercing and unfamiliar. Only time will tell if their taming of his spirit holds.
Blood Moon Talon
An anarchic demon summoned on the night of the Blood Moon, Talon was once a human assassin who surrendered his flesh during one of the cult's possession rituals. He now kills indiscriminately, relishing the terror in his victim's dying eyes.
Blood Moon Thresh
A demon summoned on the night of the Blood Moon, Thresh's insatiable urge to torture and kill is fueled by thousands of vengeful spirits drawn to his lantern. Entire villages are left slaughtered in his wake, their blood staining the land for decades.
Blood Moon Tryndamere
Chromas: Amethyst, Citrine, Emerald, Obsidian, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire
The demon Tryndamere has fully assumed control over his twinned human body, using its inhuman strength to slash gaping wounds in the veil between the human and demonic realms. Shrugging off wounds considered fatal even to other demons, his is an unstoppable, unquenchable rage that would see all things consumed by the Blood Moon.

History[]

The Bloody Tale[]

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Short Story

The Bloody Tale

By Unknown Author

Starring: Jhin

Trial of the Masks[]

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Short Story

Trial of the Masks

By Jared Rosen

Imagine the world as a mirror

Starring: Sivir

Mentioned: Aatrox, Pyke

ARAM-ARAMA: The Roadtrip[]

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Comic

The Roadtrip

By Cassie Parkes, Marvin Clifford

Starring: Caitlyn, Gangplank, Zoe

Mentioned: Ahri, Ashe, Azir, Bard, Braum, Darius, Fiddlesticks, Garen, Gnar, Gragas, Graves, Irelia, Jinx, Kalista, Katarina, Kog'Maw, Lee Sin, Lulu, Master Yi, Nami, Poppy, Rakan, Shaco, Sona, Swain, Taric, Teemo, Twisted Fate, Varus, Xayah, Yasuo, Zilean

Events[]

The prestige (2022) loading screen was given to players who owned the original skin prior to 12.5.

The prestige loading screen could be earned for 100 prestige points.

Blood Moon loading screen borders could be purchased through a 445 or 1380 bundle for epic skins.

Trivia[]

The Blood Moon theme shares a lot of similarities to most of the Shadow Isles thematic, but with an Ionian twist.
- The symbol of the Blood Moon is a recolored upside down version of the Lunari symbol.
There are two versions of Blood Moon in League of Legends, one is a celebration in Ionia in the main canon and the other is the alternate fantasy skin universe.^[1]
- In the original lore, Blood Moon Shen and Blood Moon Akali represent the outfits Shen and Akali wear during the festival.
Blood Moon Zilean is the figurehead of the Blood Moon cult.
Blood Moon Twisted Fate is their true leader.
Blood Moon Jhin is an ink-mage and the master of ceremonies presiding over summoning rituals.
Blood Moon Sivir, Blood Moon Elise, and Blood Moon Akali are priestesses.
Blood Moon Yasuo is the ceremonial executioner.
Blood Moon Shen is a bodyguard to important persons.
Blood Moon Diana is a cultist who carries lost secrets that even demons don't know.
Blood Moon Pyke, Blood Moon Evelynn, Blood Moon Kennen, Blood Moon Talon, Blood Moon Thresh, and Blood Moon Kalista are demons summoned on the night of the Blood Moon.
Blood Moon Aatrox is the progenitor of all demons: the world-ending creature birthed directly from the Blood Moon.^[2]
Rhaast is a Blood Moon demon struggling to awaken within Snow Moon Kayn.
The Blood Moon is among the most powerful entities of the multiverse.^[3]

Media[]

Related Music

LoL Login theme - Chinese - 2016 - Bloodmoon Yasuo & Kennen

The_Hunt_of_the_Blood_Moon_Blood_Moon_2017_Trailer_-_League_of_Legends

Related Videos

League of Legends Animation Demo Reel - 2017

Blood Moon Diana VFX

Blood Moon Jhin - Process Video

Blood Moon Evelynn - Process video

Haunted Hijinks - Mini Cinematic - Teamfight Tactics

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References

[1] Blood Moon canon

[2] A brief cheat sheet to all alternate universes

[3] Carnival Knights on Strongest in the Multiverse

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League of Legends Wiki

Moons of Ionia/Blood Moon

Contents

Lore[]

History[]

The Bloody Tale[]

Trial of the Masks[]

ARAM-ARAMA: The Roadtrip[]

Events[]

Trivia[]

Media[]

See also[]

References

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