Snowdown Showdown

The Snowdown Showdown log-in screen for 2011.

The Snowdown Showdown is a seasonal event to commemorate the Time of Snowdown. Riot Games introduces a few changes to the game and items that are only available in the world of Valoran. They also introduce a few cosmetic changes to the game such as themed skins and discounted runes.

Champion Skins[]

Riot Games released 5 new skins for the event in 2009. The first 3 were only available from December 16th through January 6th. The other 2 were limited edition skins which were only available for individual periods. The Riot workshop brought a brand new set of Snowdown Showdown skins in 2010. These Snowdown Showdown skins were only available for a limited time only. Once the Snowdown Showdown ended, these skins were no longer available for purchase in the Store. In 2011, the denizens of Valoran gathered to celebrate the closing of the calendar year in various ways.

2009 Snowdown Showdown
- Snow Bunny Nidalee
- Happy Elf Teemo
- Workshop Nunu
- Old St. Zilean (only available from December 23 to December 27)
- Earnest Elf Tristana (only available from December 31 to January 3)
2010 Snowdown Showdown
- Santa Gragas
- Reindeer Kog'Maw
- Silent Night Sona
- Nutcracko
- Re-Gifted Amumu
- Ragdoll Poppy
- Candy Cane Miss Fortune
2011 Snowdown Showdown
- Festive Maokai
- Snowmerdinger
- Mistletoe LeBlanc
- Toy Soldier Gangplank
2012 Snowdown Showdown
- Slay Belle Katarina
- Bad Santa Veigar
- Snow Day Ziggs
- Dark Candy Fiddlesticks

Features[]

Melee minions as they appear in the Snowdown Showdown each year.

Limited edition Holiday Runes
Some egg-nog tasty editions of your favorite in-game consumables
Merrily festive costumes for your minions
A cold, snowstorm covered version of Summoner's Rift
A joyful new login screen to get you in the mood
A Gifting feature. (Only new purchases. already owned RP, skins, and Champions cannot be gifted)

Runes[]

During the 2009 Snowdown Showdown, special holiday runes were released and they were only available from December 16 to January 6. Three of them were Tier 1.5, and three were Tier 2.5. During the 2010 and 2011 Snowdown Showdown, only 4 runes were released.

2009 Snowdown Showdown
- Mark of the Crippling Candy Cane (Tier 2.5, critical damage)
- Glyph of the Special Stocking (Tier 2.5, cooldown reduction)
- Seal of the Elusive Snowflake (Tier 2.5, dodge chance)
- Mark of the Yuletide Tannenbaum (Tier 1.5, critical chance)
- Glyph of the Gracious Gift (Tier 1.5, AP per level)
- Seal of the Stout Snowman (Tier 1.5, HP per level)
2010 and 2011 Snowdown Showdown
- Greater Quintessence of Frosty Fortitude - Health
- Greater Quintessence of Sugar Rush - Movement Speed
- Greater Quintessence of the Piercing Present - Magic Penetration
- Greater Quintessence of the Deadly Wreath - Armor Penetration

Items[]

The health and mana potions in the item store were replaced by the Eggnog Health Potion and Eggnog Mana Potion. The effect of the potions were identical to their counterparts.