Changes: Ward skins

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Ward skins are a type of cosmetic that alters the appearance of all Stealth Wards, Totem Wards, Control Wards, Farsight Wards and Zombie Wards placed by the summoner.

Ward skins were initially released as a 7-day rental that you could stack up to 52 times, with all active rentals running concurrently. Some of the original ward skins were also available for Influence Point. However, in the year following their initial release Riot opted to turn them into permanent cosmetics.

Available Ward Skins

Permanent Wards Skins in the Store

Name	Cost RP	Release Date
Starcall Ward	640	2013-10-01
Ward of Draven	640	2013-10-01
Luminosity Ward	640	2013-10-01
Sad Mummy Ward	640	2014-09-10
Armordillo Ward	640	2014-09-10
Urf Triumphant Ward	640	2015-04-01

Name	Cost RP	Release Date
Dragonslayer Ward	640	2014-05-15
Golden Goal Ward	640	2014-06-18
Mecha Ward	640	2014-07-24
Battlecast Ward	640	2014-11-25
Optic Enhance Ward	640	2015-09-08
Riggle Ward	640	2015-11-24
Definitely Not A Ward	640	2016-04-01
Mecha Zero Ward	640	2016-04-14
El Poro Ward	640	2016-06-02
Dark Star Ward	640	2016-06-16
His Royal Crabness Ward	640	2016-07-14
Recon Drone Ward	640	2016-08-11
Game On Ward	640	2016-08-25
Star Guardian Ward	640	2016-09-19
Mechs vs Minions Ward	640	2016-10-13
Blood Moon Ward	640	2017-02-09
Eye of the Dragon Ward	640	2017-03-09
God Fist Ward	640	2017-04-06
Corruptant Ward	640	2017-05-04
Pulsefire Ward	640	2017-05-27
Omega Squad Ward	640	2017-07-27
Pentakill Ward	640	2017-08-09
Mimi Ward	640	2017-09-07
Divine Sword Ward	640	2017-09-28
April Foods Ward	640	2018-03-30
Pulsefire Ward 2018	640	2018-05-18
The Lion Ward	640	2018-06-27
The Wolf Ward	640	2018-06-27
Hang Loose Pengu Ward	640	2018-08-02
Surfin' Pengu Ward	640	2018-08-02
Wipeout Pengu Ward	640	2018-08-02
Devil Vulture Ward	640	2018-08-30
Space Lizard Ward	640	2018-09-12
Pajama Guardian Ward	640	2018-11-21
Unassuming Snowman Ward	640	2018-12-05
Blood Moon Ward	640	2019-01-10
Cat Lover Ward	640	2019-03-27
Dog Lover Ward	640	2019-03-27
Battle Academia Durandal Ward	640	2019-05-14

Ward Skin	Name	Bundle	Release Date
	Elementalist Ward	Elementalist Lux - Master Edition	2016-11-28
	Exo-Ward	Gun Goddess Miss Fortune - Payback Edition	2018-03-22

Name	Cost RP	Release Date
Sun Disc Ward	640	2014-09-10
Mother Serpent Ward	640	2015-07-20
Slaughter Fleet Ward	640	2015-07-20

Ward Skin	Name	Cost RP	Release Date
	Firecracker Ward	640	2015-02-10

These ward skins are only available via Hextech Crafting.

Ward Skin	Name	Cost	Release Date
	Hextech Ward	5	2016-03-15

Legacy Vault

The following wards are available, temporarily during specific events or promotions, in the store or as loot via Hextech Crafting or from Honor Capsules. It is only during these events that you may purchase them with Hextech Gemstones, have a chance to obtain the Ward Skin Shard or Ward Skin Permanent from a Chest or Capsule, or by rerolling 3 Ward Skin Shards.

Name	Availability	RP Cost
SKT T1 Ward	2014-05-05 - 2014-05-19	640
Conqueror Ward	2017-04-24 - 2017-05-24	640
SKT T1 kkOma Ward	2017-07-05 - 2017-07-19	640
2018 Conqueror Ward	2018-04-26 - 2018-05-21	640
Championship Hot Dog Ward	2019-04-23 - 2019-07-05	640
2019 Conqueror Ward	2019-04-30 - 2019-06-1	640

Name	Availability	RP Cost
Poro Ward	2014-12-16 - 2015-01-30	640
Astronaut Poro Ward	2014-12-16 - 2015-01-30	640
Gentleman Poro Ward	2014-12-16 - 2015-01-30	640
Underworld Poro Ward	2015-01-21 - 2015-01-30	640
Battlcast Poro Ward	2015-02-03 - 2015-02-13	640
Dragonslayer Poro Ward	2015-02-18 - 2015-02-27	640

Name	Availability	RP Cost
Bat-O-Lantern Ward	2012-10-26 - 2012-11-13 2013-10-29 - 2013-11-19	640
Haunting Ward	2012-10-26 - 2012-11-13 2013-10-29 - 2013-11-19	640
Widow Ward	2012-10-26 - 2012-11-13 2013-10-29 - 2013-11-19	640
Deadfall Ward	2012-10-26 - 2012-11-13 2013-10-29 - 2013-11-19	640
Tomb Angel Ward	2012-10-26 - 2012-11-13 2013-10-29 - 2013-11-19	640
Vamporo Ward	2016-10-20 - 2016-11-03	640

Name	Availability	RP Cost
Lantern of the Serpent Ward	2013-02-08 - 2013-02-25 2014-01-28 - 2014-02-18 2015-02-10 - 2015-02-23	640
Banner of the Serpent Ward	2013-02-08 - 2013-02-25 2014-01-28 - 2014-02-18 2015-02-10 - 2015-02-23	640
Banner of the Horse Ward	2014-01-28 - 2014-02-18 2015-02-10 - 2015-02-23	640
Gong Ward	2014-01-28 - 2014-02-18 2015-02-10 - 2015-02-23	640
Rising Dawn Ward	2015-01-26 - 2015-02-08	640
Crest of the Rooster Ward	2017-01-17 - 2017-02-02	640
Nasus Puppy Ward	2018-02-08 - 2018-02-19	Bundle Exclusive
Warwick Puppy Ward	2018-02-08 - 2018-02-19	Bundle Exclusive
Year of the Pig Ward	2019-01-25 - 2019-03-04	640

Name	Availability	RP Cost
Snowman Ward	2012-12-14 - 2013-01-06 2013-12-10 - 2014-01-02	640
Gingerbread Ward	2012-12-14 - 2013-01-06 2013-12-10 - 2014-01-02	640
Candy Cane Ward	2013-12-10 - 2014-01-02	640
Penguin Skier Ward	2015-12-10 - 2016-01-07	640
Santa Penguin Ward	2016-12-14 - 2017-01-09	640
Dearest Deer Ward	2017-12-12 - 2018-01-08	640

Name	Availability	RP Cost
Bouquet Ward	2014-02-13 - 2014-02-20 2015-02-13 - 2015-02-23	640
Heartseeker Ward	2015-02-13 - 2017-02-15	640
Harpseeker Ward	2016-02-11 - 2017-02-15	640
Love Dove Ward	2017-02-02 - 2017-02-15	640
Lovebirds Ward	2017-02-12 - 2017-02-26	640
Queen Poro Ward	2019-02-11-2019-03-04	640

Ward Skin	Name	Availability	Blue Essence Cost
	Essence Collector Ward	2017-11-08 - 2017-11-27	6000

Unavailable

These ward skins are unavailable and will not return.

Name	Availability	RP Cost
Season 3 Championship Ward	Released Dec. 13, 2013. Available in the store until the end of preseason., limited	640
All-Star 2014 Ward	2014-05-08 - 2014-05-18	640
Season 4 Championship Ward	2014-10-13 Available in store until Oct. 31, 2014.	640
Season 2015 Championship Ward	2015-09-28 - 2015-11-05	640
2015 All-Star Team Fire Ward	2015-11-10 - 2015-11-13	Obtainable by purchasing the Team Fire bundle during 2015 All-Stars.
2015 All-Star Team Ice Ward	2015-11-10 - 2015-11-13	Obtainable by purchasing the Team Ice bundle during 2015 All-Stars.
Season 6 World Championship Ward	2016-09-29 - 2016-11-6	640
All-Star Ward 2016	2016-12-11 - 2016-12-14	640
Championship Ward 2017	2017-09-18 - 2017-11-05	640
2018 Championship Ward	2018-09-27 - 2018-11-19	640

Name	Availability	RP Cost
Dawnbringer Ward	2017-06-15 - 2017-06-29	Obtainable by purchasing the Way of Order Pass.
Nightbringer Ward	2017-06-15 - 2017-06-29	Obtainable by purchasing the Way of Chaos Pass.
Arcade Poro Ward	2017-08-10 - 2017-08-24	Obtainable by purchasing the Dungeon Pass.

Ward Skin	Name	Availability	RP Cost
	Golden Championship Ward 2017	2017-09-18 - 2017-11-05	Reedeemed with 320 Worlds Token during the 2017 Worlds Event.
	2018 Golden Championship Ward	2018-09-27 - 2018-11-19	Reedeemed with 150 Worlds Token during the 2018 Worlds Event.
	Pumpkin Cat Ward	2018-09-27 - 2018-11-19	Reedeemed with 150 Worlds Token during the 2018 Worlds Event.
File:Pop Music A-ward.png	Pop Music A-Ward	2018-09-27 - 2018-11-19	Reedeemed with 150 Worlds Token during the 2018 Worlds Event.
	Golden Snowman Ward	2018-12-06 - 2019-01-07	Reedeemed with 100 Snowdown Token during the 2018 Snowdown Event.
	Gold Year of the Pig Ward	2019-01-28 - 2019-03-04	Reedeemed with 75 Lunar Revel 2019 Token during the 2019 Lunar Revel Event.
	Battle Academia Desk Ward	2019-05-16 - 2019-06-18	Reedeemed with 125 Mid-Season 2019 Token during the 2019 Trials Event.

Rewards and Distributions

Ward Skin	Name	Requirement
	Riot Ward	First available at Pax East 2014, receive a code by attending an official event.

Ward Skin	Name	Requirement
	Season 3 Victorious Ward	Reach Silver or higher ranking during Season 2013
	Conquering Ward	Accumulate 20 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2014
	Triumphant Ward	Accumulate 45 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2014
	Victorious Ward	Accumulate 75 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2014
	Conquering Ward	Accumulate 20 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2015
	Triumphant Ward	Accumulate 45 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2015
	Victorious Ward	Accumulate 75 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2015
	Conquering Ward	Accumulate 15 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2016
	Triumphant Ward	Accumulate 30 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2016
	Victorious Ward	Accumulate 45 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2016
	Victorious Ward 2017	Reach Silver or higher ranking in two Queues by the end of Season 2017

For the end of Season four rewards, Riot awarded players who participated in ranked team play with special ward skins based on how many points they acquired at the end of the season. A player scores 1 point for a 3v3 ranked team win and 3 points for a 5v5 ranked team win.

Ward Skin	Name	Requirement
	New Horizon Ward	Reedeemed with 4 Starlight Tokens at the Star Guardian Event 2017
	Death Sworn Ward	Kill 2 Barons, 2 Rift Heralds and 8 Barons during the Harrowing 2017 Event.
	The Ripper Ward	Get 120 kills and/or assists and destroy 30 towers and/or inhibitors as a team during the Curse of the Drowned Event.
	World Rune Ward	Win a matchmade game as, with, or against Ryze, Sona, Trundle, Miss Fortune, or Nasus and/or Play 3 matchmade games where you placed a Control Ward during the Runeterra Map Event.
	Golden Space Lizard Ward	Clear Odyssey Onslaught with each person having 3 or fewer Augments equipped.

Ward Skin	Name	Requirement
	Rune Enthusiast	Available to players who spent more than 125,000 IP on Runes in the previous system or owned a limited Quintessence.

Ward Skin	Name	Requirement
	Honor Level 3 Ward 2017	A gift for all honorable player who reached Honor Level 3 in Season 2017
	Honor Level 4 Ward 2017	A gift for all honorable player who reached Honor Level 4 in Season 2017
	Honor Level 5 Ward 2017	A gift for all honorable player who reached Honor Level 5 in Season 2017
	2018 Honor 3 Ward	This ward is rewarded to those who have reached at least Honor Level 3 in the 2018 season.
	2018 Honor 4 Ward	This ward is rewarded to those who have reached at least Honor Level 4 in the 2018 season.
	2018 Honor 5 Ward	This ward is rewarded to those who have reached Honor Level 5 in the 2018 season.

Ward Skin	Name	Requirement
	Glorious Legends Ward	Reward for reaching Level 100

Trivia

The SKT T1 kkOma ward skin represents SKT T1 coach kkOma as a yordle.
- Its death animation references kkOma's facepalms whenever his team commits an error.
  - A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.

Rented Ward Skins

Ward skins first appeared during the 2012 Harrowing seasonal event, and the five new ward skins were put on sale for rent only and not permanent. Some of the wards were purchasable for a small amount of Influence Point while others were made obtainable with RP. Riot was just introducing the new idea of ward skins and listened intently to the feedback (that proved to be negative) for future ward skins.

Harrowing 2012

Announcement made by NeeksNaman:^[1]

We're excited to announce ward skins, a new customization option that allows you to change the appearance of your Sight and Vision Wards on the Fields of Justice. In keeping with the season, these ward skins are inspired by the haunting guise of the Shadow Isles. Activating a ward skin will transform your wards into ghosts, spooky trees, spiders, creepy stone statues, or pumpkin-headed bats with their own unique visual effects, sounds, and animations.

Here's how they work. When you purchase a specific ward skin from the Wards tab of the League of Legends Store, it gets added to your inventory for one week. You can activate a specific ward skin to change the appearance of your wards in game. You can keep up to a year's worth (52 weeks) of ward skins in your inventory at a time, so don’t hesitate to stock up if you have a favorite. Ward skins function the same as a regular Sight or Vision ward.

Here are the first five ward skins available to unlock:

Deadfall Ward – 200* Haunting Ward – 800
Tomb Angel Ward – 25* Widow Ward – 75
Bat-O-Lantern Ward – 165

Free Ward Skins

After receiving the negative feedback from players voicing their objection against having to spend points on a ward skin that won't be permanent on their account, ward skins were made free to use for upcoming events. However, they were only available for use during the following seasonal event and removed once they were over.

Snowdown Showdown 2012

Snowman Ward
Gingerbread Ward

Lunar Revel 2013

Banner of the Serpent Ward
Lantern of the Serpent Ward

Permanent Ward Skins

On October 1, 2013, Riot introduced the first permanent and champion- based ward skins.Announcement made by RiotWenceslaus^[2]

If you've been hankering for some new ward skins, we've got some good news for you. The first run of permanent, non-seasonal wards is now hot off the presses into the League of Legends store.

To help you rep a trio of your favorite champs wherever you're laning, these new ward skins are all themed after members of the League of Legends lineup. You'll find them in the wards tab of the store for 640 RP once the new patch lands:

Lux: Light the way with some wand-shaped warding!
Soraka: Let the cosmos guide you by picking up Starchild wards!
Draven: Fly your League of Draven colors proudly with the official ward of the Glorious Executioner!

If you're a super-passionate ward-enthusiast or just like a little variety you can also snag all three as a bundle for 1632.

It's a good day to buy a Sight Stone, summoners. Happy warding, and we'll see you on the Fields of Justice.

Harrowing 2013

For the Harrowing event of 2013, the five holiday ward skins from the previous year saw their return to the store. This time they were free to use during the event and purchasable for 640 to unlock them permanently.^[3]

Ward Skin Reward

The assortment of Seasonal Rewards that players could receive had something new to offer in Season 3. As the season came to a close on November 12, 2013, Riot awarded summoners who achieved a ranking of Silver or higher the exclusive Victorious Ward Skin - the was first ward skin to be offered as a prize.^[4]

Media

Gallery

Ward Skins Concept 1 (by Riot Artist Samuel Thompson)
Ward Skins Concept 2 (by Riot Artist Samuel Thompson)
Ward Skins Concept 3 (by Riot Artist Samuel Thompson)
Ward Skins Concept 4 (by Riot Artist Samuel Thompson)
April Foods Ward Concept (by Riot Artist Steve Zheng)
April Fools 2019 Ward Concept (by Riot Artist Steve Zheng)

References

Riot Store

[1] Ward Skins Coming Soon

[2] Champion-themed wards in store now

[3] Harrowing 2013 Faq

[4] End of Season 3 Rewards

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