Spirit Blossom (Universe)

Spirit Blossom is a series of alternate future/universe skins in League of Legends. A fictional universe from the Runeterra Prime stories told during the Ionian Spirit Blossom festivals, as well as a possible afterlife in the Ionian myths. Champions represent the characters from those stories.^[1]

Lore[]

The Spirit Blossom Festival is an ancient and celebrated time in Ionia, when the door to the spirit world is opened, the dead return to their loved ones, and spirits of all manner turn their eyes towards the living. From the benevolent Kanmei, to the obsessive Akana—their stories play out again and again, like shadows on a paper lantern.

Akana & Kanmei

Spirit Blossom Kindred
Chromas: Aquamarine, Catseye, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Peridot, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire
In the Ionian tradition, the Kindred are interpreted as a child and her beastly companion, endlessly playing games with one another until they are called to perform their duties. The two do not know where they came from, but it is said they feel a sense of loss for someone they knew long ago…
- 4Spirit Blossom Kindred (5Level 2, 5 Kindred's Spirit Journey)
  The Kindred appear as two--the eternal child and the ever-hungry beast--but in truth, they are one being of a single mind and purpose.
  Delighting in one another's company, they run and bound throughout the spirit realm--until the time they are called upon to perform their never-ending duties.
  "A fleeting glimpse of what is to come." - Lamb
Spirit Blossom Sett
Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Night Blossom, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire
Some guide the dead down the path; others tempt them from it. Another still has no allegiances, as his spirit lies in conflict with itself. Born from Kanmei and Akana, Sett lived harmoniously until, abandoned by his father, he sought retribution. Now he can only catch whispers of salvation as he spends his days challenging slain warriors, testing their worth.

Akana

Spirit Blossom Alune
Ionians share whispered stories of the twin spirits of the night, Aphelios and Alune. It is said the darkening of the sky comes from the brother's armaments, tearing the fabric of blues and whites apart to create an obsidian canvas painted with stars. The sister's motives are more... mysterious.
- Spirit Blossom Alune
Spirit Blossom Cassiopeia
Chromas: Citrine, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
Rumored to have once been a beautiful princess, legend says Cassiopeia vanished into the mountains when her sister staged a coup, never to return. So great was her beauty, and so renowned her cunning, that a shrine was built to honor this 'spirit of temptation', until her story was accepted into popular folklore.
Spirit Blossom Darius
Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
Darius' body fell to the dirt, yet another soldier's sacrifice. But his soul would not rest. Picking up his axe just as soon as it was knocked from his mortal hand, the Spirit of War arose. A calamity motivated only towards bloodshed, Darius stalks the mortal world, searching for the thrill of battle.
Spirit Blossom Lillia
Chromas: Amethyst, Citrine, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
A shy fawn spirit, Lillia once served as the guardian of a sacred Ionian forest—until her grove was destroyed and cast into flame. Consumed by loss, she now slumbers in the spirit realm, reliving the destruction in an unending nightmare—unaware of the timid hope still waiting to bloom...
Spirit Blossom Master Yi
Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
Legends speak of Master Yi, a swordsman who took but one student in his lifetime. After an unceremonious betrayal, Yi perished—not from a blade, but from a broken heart. Now the Spirit of Legacy roams the spirit world, searching for a pupil. He is lost, anyone that joins him destined to face the same fate.
- Prestige Spirit Blossom Master Yi
  Yi arrives at the Spirit Blossom Fashion Festival, donning tinted shades and the finest fabrics. While others prefer to celebrate with close family and friends, Yi revels in the attention his outfit brings, intent to cement his style "legacy".
- 2Spirit Blossom Master Yi (2Level 2, 1 Master Yi's Wuju Style)
  The Spirit of Legacy is a tragic entity, a swordsman lost in a perpetual search for a pupil worthy of his tutelage...
  ...yet is it a warrior's potential that Master Yi seeks? Or is it a sturdy heart--one that could never betray his trust?
  "Do not disappoint me." - Spirit Blossom Master Yi
Spirit Blossom Riven
Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite
A brave warrior from an ancient land, Riven was ignobly cut down in the heat of battle thousands of years ago, her sword shattering in the process. Unable to find peace, she obsessively scours an otherworldly battlefield for pieces of her broken blade, possessed by a horrific darkness that guides her into oblivion.
Spirit Blossom Soraka
Chromas: Citrine, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
In a secluded corner of the Akana forest, Soraka weeps for those she's lost. Each life cut short she longed to save, but for as many that welcome her as a savior, there are others who see her power as a merciless cruelty. To the Spirit of Pity, death is never a blessing.
Spirit Blossom Thresh
Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire
An ancient demon of obsession, Thresh delights in tormenting the spirits of those he deems as flawed, but blossoming with potential. He haunts the spiritual afterlife as a supreme collector of souls, tempting the dead away from their path to salvation until they are trapped for eternity within their own memories.
Spirit Blossom Tristana
Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
For those that seek glory on the battlefield, to those that look to the spirits for a bountiful harvest, Tristana greets all with a toothy grin. The Spirit of Chance has no favorites, no obligations or motives. She simply delights in the chaos, the fear in men's eyes at the roll of the dice.
Spirit Blossom Vayne
Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite
Vayne came from a lost clan of monster hunters, annihilated to the last when the primordial demon of pain chanced upon their hidden village. Unable to let go, and doomed to her own obsessions for eternity, she hunts the creature without end, always unable to catch it.
Spirit Blossom Yorick
Chromas: Citrine, Emerald, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
The grove he called home burnt to ashes before his very eyes. While another retreated into solitude, Yorick allowed the rage to consume him. The flowers and trees that bloom in the Spirit of Ruin's wake are haunting, the gardeners that tend to them howling creatures of the night.

Kanmei

Spirit Blossom Aphelios
Chromas: Catseye, Citrine, Emerald, Night Blossom, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite, Turquoise
Ionians share whispered stories of the twin spirits of the night, Aphelios and Alune. It is said the darkening of the sky comes from the brother's armaments, tearing the fabric of blues and whites apart to create an obsidian canvas painted with stars. The sister's motives are more... mysterious.
Spirit Blossom Ahri
Chromas: Ahri-versary, Aquamarine, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz
The famed Spirit of Salvation, and the fox all mortals are beckoned towards when their souls arrive to the spirit realm. A capricious, whimsical spirit who sees the fate of the living as a game of chase, she offers the chance for souls to find their final rest… but will not intervene if they stray from the path.
- 2Spirit Blossom Ahri (2Level 2, 2 Ahri's Charm)
  When mortal souls cross over into the spirit realm, they are drawn inexorably to the Spirit of Salvation--a spirit as elusive as she is enchanting.
  Should any mortal prove clever enough to follow the spirit's winding path toward their eternal rest, they may even catch a glimpse of her true visage: strikingly vulpine and unimaginably ethereal.
  "I can make your still heart beat again." - Spirit Blossom Ahri
Spirit Blossom Evelynn
Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise
Come. Leave your flesh behind and pass into the Spirit World. Bring with you only your desires, your vices, your painful memories. Let the Spirit of Love feed on these unwanted temptations, for her hunger is ravenous. Evelynn will show you peace at last.
- 4Spirit Blossom Evelynn (4Level 2, 4 Evelynn's Last Caress, 1 Desperate Husk, 1 Stubborn Husk, 1 Scattered Husk, 1 Breakneck Husk, 1 Haunted Husk, 1 Warded Husk, 1 Enraged Husk, 1 Thrashing Husk, 1 Hardy Husk, 1 Fading Husk)
  A being without judgment, the Spirit of Love welcomes any into her intimate embrace. Thief or nobleman, pauper or queen--be it anguish, fear, or unrequited love...
  ...the adoring Evelynn will take everything there is to take.
  "Abandon all your hurt. All your anguish. All you desire." - Spirit Blossom Evelynn
  "You weren't strong enough for your empire, love--but your weakness fills my heart." - Spirit Blossom Evelynn
  "Such a vicious, prideful bearing... but I know how powerless you feel, darling. Rest your head in my lap." - Spirit Blossom Evelynn
  "Such captivatingly strange sorrow you bear, creature from a between-world. Relinquish it, and be at peace." - Spirit Blossom Evelynn
  "Sweet lady, your compassion blinded you to duplicity, but do not fret. I will drink up all of your pain." - Spirit Blossom Evelynn
  "You've been lost for so long, haven't you? Poor little thing." - Spirit Blossom Evelynn
  "Such lust for status. Surrender your greed, and find relief." - Spirit Blossom Evelynn
  "Your moon's light can't reach you here, sweet thing--so I will keep you warm." - Spirit Blossom Evelynn
  "We're cut from the same cloth, you and I. We always get what we want." - Spirit Blossom Evelynn
  "Shed the noble façade that hides your anxious heart." - Spirit Blossom Evelynn
  "It's so hard to fight when all seems lost, hm? Entrust your dwindling hope to me. I will not waste it." - Spirit Blossom Evelynn
Spirit Blossom Syndra
Chromas: Catseye, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Tanzanite, Turquoise
Children hear stories of the savior of lost souls, the ever-reclusive Spirit of Freedom. One such speaks of a tree that wrapped its roots around a wandering wisp. The wisp struggled alone—until Syndra ripped off the bindings that held it tight, as she would do for all creatures, lest they be lost forever.
Spirit Blossom Teemo
A trickster spirit and a child of the forest, Teemo is famed across Ionia as the embodiment of nature… though his more onerous accolade is the king of pranks. A consummate gadfly and lover of all things annoying, his exploits in tricking mortals have graced the pages of Ionian history for hundreds of years.
- Prestige Spirit Blossom Teemo
  Having abstained from pranking his “best friend forever” literally once, the Spirit of Salvation has gifted Teemo with his wildest dream—becoming shiny and gold. Never one to leave anybody alone, ever, he has promised his BFF to prank them at every opportunity, every day, until they die and join him in the spirit realm. Good luck to them.
- 1Spirit Blossom Teemo (1Level 2, 1 Teemo's Mushroom Cloud)
  "Eat 'em while they're fresh! Don't be shy, there's more than enough for everyone!"
  "I think you'll find the taste quite... explosive! Hehehehe!"
  "Blowing my friends up with spirit 'shrooms never gets old!" - Spirit Blossom Teemo
Spirit Blossom Yasuo
Chromas: Catseye, Emerald, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Pearl, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire
Long ago, two brothers fought a bitter war across Ionia. Yasuo, the younger brother, was a warlord renowned for his roguish demeanor—until he was accused of crimes against the country and took up arms to defend himself. Both were fated to fall in their final duel… a lesson, perhaps, in pride and hubris.
- 4Spirit Blossom Yasuo (4Level 2, 2 Yasuo's Steel Tempest)
  Brother...may the wind carry my request to you: I ask for your understanding, and only your understanding...
  ...because I know I may never ask for your forgiveness.
  "May the wind blow us all toward redemption." - Spirit Blossom Yasuo
Spirit Blossom Yone
Chromas: Aquamarine, Catseye, Emerald, Night Blossom, Obsidian, Rose Quartz, Ruby, Tanzanite
Long ago, two brothers fought a bitter war across Ionia. Yone, the older brother, was a warlord renowned for his adherence to honor and duty. He fought to defend the country against those who would break its rites and rituals - until he was forced to confront his own brother for his crimes. Both were fated to fall in their final duel… a lesson, perhaps, in pride and hubris.

History[]

Perennial[]

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Short Story

Perennial

By Dana Luery Shaw

Many had feared that the spirit blossoms would never return to Ionia, a sign of the imbalance still permeating the land and its people.

Starring: Ahri

Mentioned: Kindred

Spirit Bonds[]

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Game

Spirit Bonds

By Jared Rosen, Michael Yichao, Rayla Heide, Elan Stimmel, Cat Manning, David Slagle, John O'Bryan, Michael Luo, Phillip Vargas

They say the Spirit Blossom Festival represents a thinning of the veil between our world and the Spirit Realm.

Starring: Ahri, Cassiopeia, Kindred, Lillia, Teemo, Thresh, Yasuo, Yone

Beyond the Garden[]

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Beyond the Garden

With the arrival of the Spirit Blossom Festival, a magical fawn musters the courage to venture out and uncover the mystery behind her ailing forest.

Starring: Lillia

Mentioned: Kindred, Riven, Teemo

The Path, An Ionian Myth[]

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The Path, An Ionian Myth

Every myth carries a seed of truth. A slain swordsman must decide if he will make peace with his past—or be consumed by it.

Starring: Ahri, Yone

Mentioned: Cassiopeia, Kindred, Lillia, Teemo, Thresh, Yasuo

Kin of the Stained Blade[]

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Kin of the Stained Blade

Not forgiven. Not forgotten.

Starring: Ahri, Yasuo, Yone

Ao Shin's Adventure[]

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Ao Shin's Adventure

Every little dragon has a destiny.

Starring: Aurelion Sol, Azir, Jinx, Sett, Teemo, Veigar, Yuumi

Wandering Spirits[]

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Wandering Spirits

Maybe this is the year. Sett leaves home once again to find his akana father, the Spirit of Abandonment. Will the spirits along the path lead him away? Or will he finally find the way back to his mother?

Starring: Sett

Mentioned: Master Yi, Syndra, Tristana

Events[]

Spirit Blossom loading screen borders and summoner icons could be earned for 250 event tokens or purchased through a 1900 bundle for epic skins and a 2370 bundle for the legendary skin.

Prestige Spirit Blossom loading screen borders and summoner icons could be earned for 2000 event tokens during the 2022 Spirit Blossom event.

Spirit Blossom loading screen borders and summoner icons could be earned for 250 event tokens or purchased through a 1900 bundle for epic skins and a 2370 bundle for the legendary skin.

Prestige Spirit Blossom loading screen borders and summoner icons could be earned for 2000 event tokens during the 2020 Spirit Blossom event.

Spirit Blossom loading screen borders could be purchased through 445 or a 1925 bundle for epic skins.

Spirit Blossom loading screen borders could be purchased through 445, a 1925 bundle for epic skins and a 2260 bundle for the legendary skins.

Spirit Blossom loading screen borders could be purchased through 125 in the exchange store.

Spirit Blossom loading screen borders could be purchased through 445, a 1925 bundle for epic skins and a 2260 bundle for the legendary skins.

Trivia[]

Spirit Blossom was originally pitched as a reboot to the Sakura skin line, which includes Sakura Karma & Sakura Runespirit.^[2]
This theme was initially introduced in the Perennial short story as stories told during a Navori Spirit Festival. The characters represented by the champions are actual folk tale characters in Ionian myths.
Before the skin-line's release, several quotes on Summoner's Rift would randomly be heard. Spirit Blossom Thresh is the announcer teasing the release of Lillia and Spirit Blossom skinline.
- ▶️ "They took your home, Lillia. Do not forget this loss. Let it course through you."
- ▶️ "Poor lost spirits beckoning to bloom. I've been waiting for you..."
During the Summer of 2020 (from July 22nd till August), the Nexus Blitz map and game mode were updated to match the Spirit Blossom skin-line that was released during this period. Spirit Bonds was also released, which stood in for the missions interface.
Yone was first teased as the next champion with Spirit Blossom Thresh's voice lines.
Spirit Blossom Ahri's kimono is supposed to be wrapped right side over left side as in Japan it is believed that only the dead wrap right over left; however, several artworks depict her wearing it the "alive" way. ^[3]
In Legends of Runeterra, there are Spirit Blossom versions of followers such as:
- 9 Corina Veraza
- 2 Dragonling
- 2 Eye of the Dragon
- 1 Greenglade Caretaker
- 1 Desperate Husk
- 1 Stubborn Husk
- 1 Scattered Husk
- 1 Breakneck Husk
- 1 Haunted Husk
- 1 Warded Husk
- 1 Enraged Husk
- 1 Thrashing Husk
- 1 Hardy Husk
- 1 Fading Husk
Alune appears for the first time in her physical debut in set 11 of Teamfight Tactics with the Spirit Blossom skin.

In

Ruined King, it is revealed that the Spirit Blossom Festival is a festival where Ionians commune with the dead. Spirit Blossoms are sacred flowers that blossom when dead spirits are near.

The Spirit Blossom skins released in 2020 represent the entities present in the various

Ionian tales in the

main canon.

Spirit Blossom Ahri and Spirit Blossom Thresh represent the Gatekeeper and the Collector respectively.
Spirit Blossom Teemo represents the Trickster. His stone carvings can be seen all across Ionia.
Spirit Blossom Yasuo and Spirit Blossom Yone represent the two brothers.
Spirit Blossom Vayne represents Tsetsegua. Her silhouette can be seen on Perennial's artwork.

Most skins are champions as a representation of an entity of the

Spirit Blossom festival:

Ahri - The Spirit of Salvation
Spirit Blossom Aphelios & Spirit Blossom Alune - The Twin Spirits of Night
Cassiopeia - The Spirit of Temptation
Darius - The Spirit of War
Evelynn - The Spirit of Love
Lillia - The Spirit of Loss
Master Yi - The Spirit of Legacy
Riven - The Spirit of Despair
Sett - The Spirit of Challenge
- His mother is The Spirit of Protection
- His father is The Spirit of Abandonment
Soraka - The Spirit of Pity
Syndra - The Spirit of Freedom
Teemo - The Spirit of Nature
Thresh - The Spirit of Obssession
Tristana - The Spirit of Chance
Vayne - The Spirit of Hate
Yasuo - The Spirit of Heroism
Yone - The Spirit of Reflection
Yorick - The Spirit of Ruin

Except:

Kindred - The Spirits of Death
- Spirit Blossom Kindred represents what some Ionians imagine Kindred to be, an entity that they call the Taker. A Lamb mask can be seen worn by Satokka on the story's artwork.

Spirit Blossom Sett's Kanmei badger is named Truffle, while his Akana badger is named Southpaw.^[4]

The Spirit Bond dialogues, while not completely canon, offer some insights into the characters and settings:

The Spirit Realm has an abnormal flow of time, allowing events to happen without order. There was once an entity who controlled time in the realm, but Spirit Blossom Thresh had done something to him when he found out Time was attempting to hinder his collection.
Spirit Blossom Ahri arrived in the realm at some point after Thresh. They were originally friends due to their similarities, but later became opposition for their differences.
Spirit Blossom Yasuo and Spirit Blossom Yone are two brothers growing up close together, but fell apart in adulthood due to their family's pressure. Eventually, Yasuo was accused of treason and eventually faced his own brother, resulting in the deaths of both. In the afterlife, they are looking forward to seeing each other again for reconciliation.
Spirit Blossom Vayne is a huntress that is trying not to become a demon herself due to her obsession with the a primordial demon of pain (something similar to Fiddlesticks that feeds on pain like Evelynn) that destroyed her home.
Spirit Blossom Cassiopeia is the daughter of her village's headman. After he died, she inherited his estates, but also gained his enemies in the process. She handled them easily, except the last one who is her own sister. Left nothing due to her father not approving her marriage, she schemed to take back her father's estates, forcing Cassiopeia to run away. Due to the bad weather at the time, Cassiopeia fell off the cliff and died.
Spirit Blossom Kindred's dialogues use the most well-known tale about the birth of Kindred where the Grey Man, a god of death, cut himself in half to never be alone anymore. It is implied certain parts of him still wander somewhere in the Spirit Realm.
Spirit Blossom Riven is a warrior who died in battle that is trying to accept her death.
Spirit Blossom Teemo became Prestige Spirit Blossom Teemo with Spirit Blossom Ahri's blessing after not pranking his best friend who is the playable character of Spirit Bond.

Media[]

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Spirit Blossom (Universe)

Contents

Lore[]

History[]

Perennial[]

Spirit Bonds[]

Beyond the Garden[]

The Path, An Ionian Myth[]

Kin of the Stained Blade[]

Ao Shin's Adventure[]

Wandering Spirits[]

Events[]

Trivia[]

Media[]