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Ward skins

Examples of Ward skins.

Ward skins are a type of cosmetic that alters the appearance of all Stealth Ward icon Stealth Wards, Totem Ward icon Totem Wards, Control Ward icon Control Wards, Farsight Ward icon Farsight Wards and Zombie Ward icon 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 IP Influence Point. However, in the year following their initial release Riot opted to turn them into permanent cosmetics.

Available Ward Skins[]

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

Ward Skin Name Cost RP RP Release Date
Dragonslayer Ward Dragonslayer 640 2014-05-15
Golden Goal Ward Golden Goal 640 2014-06-18
Mecha Ward Mecha 640 2014-07-24
Battlecast Ward Battlecast 640 2014-11-25
Lunar Dragon Ward Lunar Dragon 640 2015-02-10
Optic Enhancer Ward Optic Enhance 640 2015-09-08
Riggle Ward Riggle 640 2015-11-24
Definitely Not A Ward Definitely Not A Ward 640 2016-04-01
Mecha Zero Ward Mecha Zero 640 2016-04-14
El Poro Ward El Poro 640 2016-06-02
Dark Star Ward Dark Star 640 2016-06-16
His Royal Crabness Ward His Royal Crabness 640 2016-07-14
Recon Drone Ward Recon Drone 640 2016-08-11
GAME ON Ward GAME ON 640 2016-08-25
Star Guardian Ward Star Guardian 640 2016-09-19
Mechs vs Minions Ward Mechs vs Minions 640 2016-10-13
Blood Demon Ward Blood Demon 640 2017-02-09
Eye of the Dragon Ward Eye of the Dragon 640 2017-03-09
God Fist Ward God Fist 640 2017-04-06
Corruptant Ward Corruptant 640 2017-05-04
Pulsefire Ward Pulsefire 640 2017-05-27
Omega Squad Ward Omega Squad 640 2017-07-27
Pentakill Ward Pentakill 640 2017-08-09
Mimi Ward Mimi 640 2017-09-07
Divine Sword Ward Divine Sword 640 2017-09-28
April Foods Ward April Foods 640 2018-03-30
2018 Pulsefire Ward 2018 Pulsefire 640 2018-05-18
The Lion Ward The Lion 640 2018-06-27
The Wolf Ward The Wolf 640 2018-06-27
Hang Loose Pengu Ward Hang Loose Pengu 640 2018-08-02
Surfin' Pengu Ward Surfin' Pengu 640 2018-08-02
Wipeout Pengu Ward Wipeout Pengu 640 2018-08-02
Devil Vulture Ward Devil Vulture 640 2018-08-30
Space Lizard Ward Space Lizard 640 2018-09-12
Trained Dragon Ward Trained Dragon 640 2018-10-11
Pajama Guardian Ward Pajama Guardian 640 2018-11-21
Unassuming Snowman Ward Unassuming Snowman 640 2018-12-05
2019 Blood Moon Ward 2019 Blood Moon 640 2019-01-10
Cat Lover Ward Cat Lover 640 2019-03-27
Dog Lover Ward Dog Lover 640 2019-03-27
Battle Academia Durandal Ward Battle Academia Durandal 640 2019-05-14
Star Guardian 2019 Ward Star Guardian 2019 640 2019-09-11
True Damage Ward True Damage 640 2019-11-06
Galaxies 2020 Ward Galaxies 2020 640 2020-03-18
Tellstones King's Gambit Ward Tellstones King`s Gambit 640 2020-09-16
2021 Space Groove Ward Space Groove Ward 640 2021-03-31
Coven Ward Coven 640 2021-08-11
Phoenix Ward Phoenix 640 2021-08-25
I.S.R Drone Ward I.S.R Drone 640 2022-08-25
Winterblessed Ward Winterblessed 640 2022-12-08
Faerie Court Ward Faerie Court 640 2023-03-23
Inkshadow Ward Inkshadow 640 2023-06-06
Soul Fighter Ward Soul Fighter 640 2023-07-19
2023 Coven Ward 2023 Coven Ward 640 2023-10-11
HEARTSTEEL Ward Heartsteel 640 2023-11-08
2023 Winterblessed Ward 2023 Winterblessed 640 2023-12-06

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

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

Ward Skin Name Cost Release Date
Hextech Ward Hextech 5 Rare Gems 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.

Ward Skin Name Availability RP RP Cost
SKT T1 Ward SKT T1 2014-05-05 - 2014-05-19 640
Conqueror Ward 2017 Conqueror 2017-04-24 - 2017-05-24 640
SKT T1 kkOma Ward SKT T1 kkOma 2017-07-05 - 2017-07-19 640
MSI 2018 Ward 2018 MSI 2018-04-26 - 2018-05-21 640
Championship Hot Dog Ward Championship Hot Dog 2019-04-23 - 2019-07-05 640
2019 Conqueror Ward 2019 Conqueror 2019-04-30 - 2019-06-01 640

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

Ward Skin Name Availability RP RP Cost
Bat-O-Lantern Ward Bat-O-Lantern 2012-10-26 - 2012-11-13

2013-10-29 - 2013-11-19

640
Haunting Ward Haunting 2012-10-26 - 2012-11-13

2013-10-29 - 2013-11-19

640
Widow Ward Widow 2012-10-26 - 2012-11-13

2013-10-29 - 2013-11-19

640
Deadfall Ward Deadfall 2012-10-26 - 2012-11-13

2013-10-29 - 2013-11-19

640
Tomb Angel Ward Tomb Angel 2012-10-26 - 2012-11-13

2013-10-29 - 2013-11-19

640
Vamporo Ward Vamporo 2016-10-20 - 2016-11-03 640
Tales from the Rift 2019 Ward Tales from the Rift 2019 2019-10-XX - 2019-11-XX 640

Ward Skin Name Availability RP RP Cost
Lantern of the Serpent Ward Lantern of the Serpent 2013-02-08 - 2013-02-25

2014-01-28 - 2014-02-18

2015-02-10 - 2015-02-23

640
Banner of the Serpent Ward Banner of the Serpent 2013-02-08 - 2013-02-25

2014-01-28 - 2014-02-18

2015-02-10 - 2015-02-23

640
Banner of the Horse Ward Banner of the Horse 2014-01-28 - 2014-02-18

2015-02-10 - 2015-02-23

640
Gong Ward Gong 2014-01-28 - 2014-02-18

2015-02-10 - 2015-02-23

640
Rising Dawn Ward Rising Dawn 2015-01-26 - 2015-02-08 640
Crest of the Rooster Ward Crest of the Rooster 2017-01-17 - 2017-02-02 640
Nasus Puppy Ward Nasus Puppy 2018-02-08 - 2018-02-19 Bundle Exclusive
Warwick Puppy Ward Warwick Puppy 2018-02-08 - 2018-02-19 Bundle Exclusive
Year of the Pig Ward Year of the Pig 2019-01-25 - 2019-03-04 640
Gold Year of the Pig Ward Gold Year of the Pig 2019-01-25 - 2019-03-04 ?
Mecha Kingdoms 2020 Ward Mecha Kingdoms 2020 2020-01-08 Event Pass
2021 Lunar Beast Ward 2021 Lunar Beast 2021-02-03 Event Pass
2022 Firecracker Ward 2022 Firecracker 2022-01-20 Event Pass
Lunar Revel Ward Lunar Revel 2023-01-12 - 2023-02-27 Included with Border Sets and the Mythmaker Mega bundle
Heavenscale Ward Heavenscale 2024-02-07 - 2024-03-18 Included with Border Sets and the Heavenscale Mega bundle

Ward Skin Name Availability RP RP Cost
Snowman Ward Snowman 2012-12-14 - 2013-01-06

2013-12-10 - 2014-01-02

640
Gingerbread Ward Gingerbread 2012-12-14 - 2013-01-06

2013-12-10 - 2014-01-02

640
Candy Cane Ward Candy Cane 2013-12-10 - 2014-01-02 640
Penguin Skier Ward Penguin Skier 2015-12-10 - 2016-01-07 640
Santa Penguin Ward Santa Penguin 2016-12-14 - 2017-01-09 640
Dearest Deer Ward Dearest Deer 2017-12-12 - 2018-01-08 640

Ward Skin Name Availability RP RP Cost
Bouquet Ward Bouquet 2014-02-13 - 2014-02-20

2015-02-13 - 2015-02-23

640
Heartseeker Ward Heartseeker 2015-02-13 - 2017-02-15 640
Harpseeker Ward Harpseeker 2016-02-11 - 2017-02-15 640
Love Dove Ward Love Dove 2017-02-02 - 2017-02-15 640
Lovebirds Ward Lovebirds 2017-02-12 - 2017-02-26 640
Queen Poro Ward Queen Poro 2019-02-11 - 2019-03-04 640

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

Unavailable[]

These ward skins are unavailable and will not return.

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

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

Ward Skin Name Availability RP RP Cost
2017 Golden Championship Ward 2017 Golden Championship 2017-09-18 - 2017-11-05 Reedeemed with 320 Worlds Token during the 2017 Worlds Event.
2018 Golden Championship Ward 2018 Golden Championship 2018-09-27 - 2018-11-19 Reedeemed with 150 Worlds Token during the 2018 Worlds Event.
Pumpkin Cat Ward Pumpkin Cat 2018-09-27 - 2018-11-19 Reedeemed with 150 Worlds Token during the 2018 Worlds Event.
Pop Music A-ward Ward Pop Music A-Ward 2018-09-27 - 2018-11-19 Reedeemed with 150 Worlds Token during the 2018 Worlds Event.
Golden Snowman Ward Golden Snowman 2018-12-06 - 2019-01-07 Reedeemed with 100 Snowdown Token during the 2018 Snowdown Event.
Gold Year of the Pig Ward Gold Year of the Pig 2019-01-28 - 2019-03-04 Reedeemed with 75 Lunar Revel 2019 Token during the 2019 Lunar Revel Event.
Battle Academia Desk Ward Battle Academia Desk 2019-05-16 - 2019-06-18 Reedeemed with 125 Mid-Season 2019 Token during the 2019 Trials Event.
Demacia Vice Ward Demacia Vice 2019-06-28 - 2019-07-28 Reedeemed with 125 Arcade 2019 Token during the 2019 Arcade Event.
Pixel Arcade Poro Ward Pixel Arcade Poro 2019-06-28 - 2019-07-28 Reedeemed with 125 Arcade 2019 Token during the 2019 Arcade Event.
PROJECT Reckoning Ward PROJECT: Reckoning 2019-08-02 - 2019-09-19 Reedeemed with 125 PROJECT 2019 Token during the 2019 PROJECT Event.

Rewards and Distributions[]

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

Ward Skin Name Requirement
Season 3 Victorious Ward 2013 Victorious Reach Silver or higher ranking during Season 2013
Conquering Ward 2014 Conquering Accumulate 20 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2014
Triumphant Ward 2014 Triumphant Accumulate 45 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2014
Victorious Ward 2014 Victorious Accumulate 75 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2014
2015 Conquering Ward 2015 Conquering Accumulate 20 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2015
2015 Triumphant Ward 2015 Triumphant Accumulate 45 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2015
2015 Victorious Ward 2015 Victorious Accumulate 75 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2015
2016 Conquering Ward 2016 Conquering Accumulate 15 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2016
2016 Triumphant Ward 2016 Triumphant Accumulate 30 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2016
2016 Victorious Ward 2016 Victorious Accumulate 45 points in Ranked Teams by the end of Season 2016
2017 Victorious Ward 2017 Victorious 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 New Horizon Reedeemed with 4 Starlight Tokens at the Star Guardian Event 2017
Death Sworn Ward Death Sworn Kill 2 Barons, 2 Rift Heralds and 8 Barons during the Harrowing 2017 Event.
The Ripper Ward The Ripper 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 World Rune 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.
Gold Space Lizard Ward Golden Space Lizard Clear Odyssey Onslaught with each person having 3 or fewer Augments equipped.

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

Ward Skin Name Requirement
Glorious Legend Ward Glorious Legends 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 IP Influence Point while others were made obtainable with RP 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.

Ward skins EN

Here are the first five ward skins available to unlock:

  • Deadfall Ward – 200 IP 200* Haunting Ward – 800 IP 800
  • Tomb Angel Ward – 25 RP 25* Widow Ward – 75 RP 75
  • Bat-O-Lantern Ward – 165 RP 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.
Freewardskins
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 RP 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 RP 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]

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