Unreleased Content

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Unreleased Content
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This is a list of unreleased content. Only official content, confirmed in the client or leaked by Riot, is listed. As development of League of Legends is highly iterative and mostly confidential, whether or not an item or feature will be released is highly speculative.

• Pending - A piece of content which is being prepared for future release.
• Delayed - A piece of content which is being held for technical or other issues, but will probably still be released in the future.
• Shelved - A piece of content that has been set aside indefinitely, and may or may not ever be released. Models and/or entries usually remain in client.
• Scrapped - A piece of content that has been abandoned due to thematic, copyright, commercial or other issues. Not likely to ever be released. Models and/or entries usually removed from client.
• Unknown/Speculation - No reliable information or the only information is indirect, speculative or conjectural.

Events

Name	Previews	Status	Notes
The Invasion of Bandle City	Reddit info Screenshot	Unknown	Bandle City vs. Noxus is one of many Thunderdome projects made in 2015 (one example being the officially released Butcher's Bridge). The Katarina artwork used for this project would later resurface as her card art for Legends of Runeterra.

Champions

Name	Previews	Status	Notes
Tripwire		Unknown	It is currently unknown what this champion was supposed to be. The only known remnants of it are 3 files found in the tournament realm files from the end of Season 6, and Season 3 for Live and PBE. RADS patch 0.0.0.191 for Live, 0.0.1.150 for PBE.
Unknown		Speculation	A champion accompanied by a swarm of insects.
Unknown		Speculation	A champion with a more permanent and significant pet.

Scrapped Champs

Name	Previews	Status	Notes
Ao Shin	Concept Concept	Scrapped	Eventually released as Aurelion Sol. Direct tribute to the original concept was released as Storm Dragon Aurelion Sol.
Avasha	Concept	Scrapped	Probably re-designed as either Katarina or Riven.
Averdrian, the Astral Guardian	Model Coffin	Scrapped
CeeCee, the Hextech Engineer	Concept Concept	Scrapped	Released as early concept artwork for Braum.
Cyborg Cowboy	Concept Concept Concept Concept Concept Concept	Scrapped	Original concept for The Bounty Hunter. While not thematically related to Kindred, the bounty collection was revisited for their passive. Visual theme inspired Jhin but was released as High Noon Jhin.
Eagle Rider	Concept	Scrapped	Theme re-explored with Quinn and Valor.
Elemental Hydra		Scrapped	Originally hinted by Colt 'Ezreal' Hallam. The concept got passed up early on, as a personality couldn't be found for the idea.
Ruby	Concept Concept Concept Concept	Scrapped	Released as early concept artwork for Vi.
Gavid, the Plant King	Model Coffin	Scrapped	Cancelled because he 'didn't fit with the game's artistic theme'. Treant theme re-explored with Maokai. Plant-growing theme re-explored with Zyra, who coincidentally re-used some ability names.
Husk, the Hive Commander	Concept	Scrapped	Was eventually released as both Camille and Kai'Sa.
Ink Mage		Scrapped	Has slipped into the game data and swiftly removed. No known concept art. Confirmed to be scrapped by Meddler on Beyond the Rift. Included the ability to draw structures made of ink with the cursor. Likely remade as Hwei.
Iron Engineer	Concept	Scrapped	Concept art likely incorporated in Blitzcrank or Rumble.
Ivan, the Mad Bomber	Concept Concept Concept	Scrapped	Concept art later incorporated in Nautilus and Ziggs.
Komachi		Scrapped	A pure tank, scythe Champion in development by Kuo-Yen 'Xypherous' Lo. Concepts were recycled for Thresh.
Omen	Concept Concept Concept	Scrapped	Shelved concept that Riot couldn't find a suitable personality for. Concepts were recycled for Rek'Sai. this name was used from a character from another riot game called Valorant.
Paper Mage		Scrapped	At first, it manipulated words to create effects. It then became a 'rune mage' that would detonate runes. It was scrapped for being too much of a unique source of power and because of trouble making him look cool.
Priscilla, the Spider Queen	Model	Scrapped	Eventually released as Elise.
Rob Blackblade, the Dashing Rogue	First Model Second Model	Scrapped	Canceled because he 'didn't fit with the game's artistic theme'.
Seth, the Sand Mage	Concept Concept	Scrapped	Codename for an unnamed Sand Mage that Riot couldn't get the concept just right in the allotted time. The game did not support the VFX required, so was reworked into Azir.
Tabu, the Voodoo Shaman	Model Coffin	Scrapped	In the Prehistoric grouped splash art, a shaman-like character can be seen in the foreground, either controlling one of the creatures or being protected by it.
Tempus		Scrapped	He could create a zone that would slow down projectiles. Was put on 'indefinite hold' and then on 'permanent hiatus'.
Tiki	Concept	Scrapped
Totem		Scrapped	It would have had one totem, with abilities that could be fired out of the totem regardless of his range from it.
Twin Yordles		Scrapped	One had bombs and the other had a rocket launcher while being on a motorcycle + side car. Idea was being developed by Brian 'FeralPony' Feeney before half the concept turned into Ziggs.
Urf, the Manatee	Splash	Special	An April Fools' Day joke.
Void Ray	Blueprint Silhouette Blueprint	Scrapped	Creator Viktor's recall animation, Battlecast Skarner and Battlecast Kog'Maw's reveal page, as well as both Battlecast Vel'Koz's and Battlecast Urgot's splash artwork feature an airborne champion first seen in the Battlecast promo blueprint. Eventually reworked into Bel'Veth.
Well Soterios, the Hydrosoul	Model Pet's Model	Scrapped	Re-explored as Azir.
Yordle in a Tank		Scrapped	In his ultimate, the drill tank would've gone underground, popping up in a targeted area, dealing damage and creating a one way tunnel that his allies could have gone through. Ability recycled for both Rek'Sai and Bard.

Features

Magma Chamber

• 'Cancelled' (again)
  • Concept eventually recycled for Arena.

Summoner icons

• A set that reflect lifetime RP purchases.

Supremacy

• Riot has bought up loads of domain names surrounding the word 'Supremacy' in relation to 'League of Legends'. While nothing is known about what 'Supremacy' could mean, a similar 'leak' happened for 'Dominion' months before its official unveiling.
  • A card game. Eventually reworked into Legends of Runeterra.
    • Could also refer to Ascension ('supremacy' is synonym with 'ascendancy').

Skins

Champion	Skin	Previews	Status	Notes
Amumu	Sewn Chaos	Splash Model	Scrapped	Canceled for 'not meeting quality standards'. Eventually replaced by Infernal Amumu. Has cameos in splash art of Original Gwen.
Blitzcrank	Sewn Chaos	Splash Model	Scrapped	Canceled for 'not meeting quality standards'. Eventually replaced by Lancer Paragon Blitzcrank and Lancer Rogue Blitzcrank. Has cameos in splash art of Original Gwen.
Caitlyn	Futuristic	PAX Aus Art Demo	Scrapped	Reworked into Pulsefire Caitlyn.
Cho'Gath	Elderwood	Concept	Shelved	One of the three concepts for a new Cho'Gath skin made by Riot in collaboration with an individual known as Bryan and the Make-A-Wish foundation, eventually Bryan chose ​ Dark Star Cho'Gath.
Cho'Gath	War Drake	Concept	Shelved	One of the three concepts for a new Cho'Gath skin made by Riot in collaboration with an individual known as Bryan and the Make-A-Wish foundation, eventually Bryan chose ​ Dark Star Cho'Gath.
Diana	Unnamed	Annoucement	Scrapped	Reworked into Lunar Goddess Diana.
Evelynn	Unnamed	Loading	Scrapped	Predates, but likely became Masquerade Evelynn. Found in the patch right after launch. No known mention of this content.
Ezreal	Rick Roll Rick Astley	Texture 1 Texture 2	Scrapped	Found in the game files somewhere around Trundle's release. No model data matches these textures but they share similarities with his Beta model (like the coat). Oddly, the faces map onto his original base model correctly.
Illaoi	Adventurer	Concept	Shelved	One of the three skins revealed for voting on the next Illaoi skin, however... Battlecast was the most voted of the three and was eventually released as Resistance Illaoi.
Illaoi	Deep Space	Concept	Shelved	One of the three skins revealed for voting on the next Illaoi skin, however... Battlecast was the most voted of the three and was eventually released as Resistance Illaoi.
Kalista	Dark Star	Screenshot of the file	Scrapped	Found within Dark Star Thresh's audio data. Note: "Black Star" is the internal name for "Dark Star", as well as a localization choice.
Karma	Bladestorm	Texture	Shelved	Extracted from game files.
Karma	Jade Empress		Unknown	Extracted from game files.
Karma	Lunar		Unknown	Appeared in the shop accidentally.
Katarina	Crimson Elite	Texture	Unknown	Extracted from game files. Possibly scrapped.
Katarina	Cyber	Texture	Scrapped	Reworked into PROJECT: Katarina.
Leona	Unnamed		Unknown	Several skins (including an 'Ancient Solari' one). Eventually released as Solar Eclipse Leona and Lunar Eclipse Leona.
Master Yi	Snow Man Prestige Edition		Scrapped	Dropped in Hextech Crafting because of a bug.
Miss Fortune	Special Forces	Silhouette	Unknown	Extracted from game files. Appears in Special Forces Gangplank's background.
Mordekaiser	Dark Crusader	Model	Scrapped	Shipped to the PBE, removed from the game's files and replaced with King of Clubs Mordekaiser data years later. There is no known mention of it being reworked into King of Clubs.
Morgana	Skin 6		Unknown	Extracted from game files. Assets imply fire theme.
Olaf	Russian Knight	Texture	Shelved	Extracted from game files.
Sejuani	Queen	Model Model	Unknown	Extracted from game files. Became the basis for her Full Relaunch. Might return in some capacity.
Sivir	SKT T1	PBE Artwork Model	Scrapped	Requested by playerbase and by SKT T1 Bang to be replaced by SKT T1 Kalista.
Sona	Disco	Texture	Unknown	Extracted from game files.
Soraka	Battle Priestess	Screenshot	Scrapped	Reworked into Celestine Soraka.
Soraka	Unnamed	LoadScreen	Scrapped	Predates but likely became Dryad Soraka. Found in the patch right after launch. No known mentions of this content.
Tristana	Arm Cannon	Video Model	Unknown	Extracted from game files.
Tristana	Galactic Gunner	Concept	Shelved	One of the three skins revealed for voting on the next Tristana skin, however the most voted skin was Little Demon Tristana.
Tristana	Sugar Rush	Concept	Shelved	One of the three skins revealed for voting on the next Tristana skin, however the most voted skin was Little Demon Tristana.
Tryndamere	Dreadknight	Files	Scrapped	Reworked into Nightmare Tryndamere.
Twitch	Exterminator	Model Model	Shelved	Extracted from game files.
Vayne	Unnamed	Concept	Scrapped	Released on twitter by Michael 'IronStylus' Maurino.
Vayne	Vampire	Concept	Scrapped	Released on twitter by Michael 'IronStylus' Maurino. Possibly reworked into Soulstealer Vayne.
Zed	Cyber	Texture	Scrapped	Reworked into PROJECT: Zed.

Teasers

• While not actual in-game skins, the following champions can be seen sporting their beachwear in the numerous Pool Party artworks: Aatrox, Ahri, Ashe, Blitzcrank, Darius, Diana, Ezreal, Garen, Gragas, Jinx, Karthus, Katarina, Kha'Zix, Lux, Morgana, Nami, Nidalee, Riven, Ryze, Teemo, Tryndamere, Urf, Vayne, Xin Zhao and Yorick.

Victorious Skin Changes

• Future Victorious skins may be made available to purchase for two weeks at the end of the season. This will not be applied retroactively to former skins.
• Players who earn Gold+ will receive the Victorious skin for free with a Vintage splash art.
• Players who receive the skin for free or who purchase the skin will also receive a free Chroma based on their highest rank. Currently unknown if you will also receive the lesser Chromas.
  • To clarify: there is a Bronze and Silver Chroma, it's just not freely given.
  • Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master and Challenger Chromas will not be available to purchase separately.

Splash Tweaks

Splash art is often tweaked for final touches between PBE and release, sometimes post-release (File:Ahri PrestigeKDASkin.jpg for example). To find these iterations, refer to the file history on the respective filepage.

Balance Changes

ARAM

• Possibility of having all champions available in this mode to eliminate 'ARAM smurfs' (reroll system would be reworked)

Champions

Champion Update Schedule

• Riot will no longer be issuing complimentary refunds on recent purchases that receive significant visual or gameplay changes. Instead, they are now disclosing which champions are set to receive significant changes and are advising players to reconsider their purchases.
  • The following champions are potential candidates for a full Visual and Gameplay Update (alphabetical): Cho'Gath, Corki, Nocturne, Rammus, Shaco.

Backdating Visually Upgraded Skin Artwork

• New skin splash artwork for all champions that have previously received a visual upgrade. Skins that use the modern splash art standard will not receive an update but may receive some polishing or small changes.
  • The following champions are on the list (alphabetical): Alistar, Annie, Ashe, Gangplank, Garen, Heimerdinger, Karthus, Kassadin, Nasus, Renekton, Sivir, and Sona.

Artwork Leaks

• Unreleased updated ability icons for Janna.
• Unreleased updated ability icons for Udyr.
• Unreleased splash update for Skarner.

Ability Icon Updates

• Andrei 'Meddler' van Roon mentioned that they'd love some feedback on other champions in need of icon updates. He also noted they'll also be updating older non-champion-related icons.

LeBlanc - Visual Update

Run Animations

• Andrei 'Meddler' van Roon mentioned that Riot was currently getting some work underway to improve the run animation of some of the older champions. They are targeting champs who either aren't in need of a full VGU or aren't likely to get one in the immediate future. Walk/Run anims are being focused on here since they're played more than any other animations.

References

Patch History