Mastery Levels 6 and 7 pay to display?

gregorypoet·Jun 23, 2016·2 votes·967 views

So.... I'm wondering if mastery lvl 6 and lvl 7 are pay to own.... As a gift to myself, I bought some Riot points and some hex boxes and some keys, and got all the material I needed to get Tahm Kench to lvl 7. Yay. So now I'm on the cusp of getting Poppy to lvl 7, but I have no blue essence. Through playing normally (I play normals and about 15 to 20 matches throughout a day since I work from home), I've gotten a hex tech box here and there. No keys or key fragments....... so is the only way to get the rest of the materials I need for the fancy little blue ribbon is to buy more Riot points to buy more Hextech boxes/keys?

9 Comments

GaleWinUnleashedJun 23, 20164 votes

You can use IP to purchase a Mystery Champion Shard (1700 IP) from the shop. It's there specifically to make it possible to acquire large amounts of blue essence without being forced to spend RP.

https://i.imgur.com/1HvNiEO.png?noredirect

gregorypoetJun 23, 20161 votes

OH thanks, I didn't know that! Appreciate it :)

SearnoJun 23, 20161 votes

Hey I've been wondering this are you a mod of some sort because you have this weird banner on you but your name isn't highlighted?

Also uh, do you know if they plan on making the mastery stuff less expensive in essence?

gregorypoetJun 23, 20161 votes

Nope, I'm not a mod. I have a banner on my name?

SearnoJun 23, 20161 votes

Was asking Gale my bad

GaleWinUnleashedJun 23, 20162 votes

Nah, I'm not any kind of mod, though I wouldn't really object to being one; I like helping people when I can.

The signature thing I've been religiously pasting at the end of every single comment lately was made for me by ~~"The Dunk God"~~ "I Heart Katarina" 5 days ago. He posted a thread offering to make them for anyone who asked, but unfortunately he's closed it now (can't blame him, though, he got several dozen requests).

As for blue essence, if you obtain essence only from Mystery Champion Shards, the median cost would be 5100 IP (3 shards) to get 500/600 essence for mastery levels 6/7. It's a bit of a commitment, but it's certainly not prohibitive. If anything I think it shows a dedication to the champion, which should be a goal of champion mastery.

https://i.imgur.com/1HvNiEO.png?noredirect

EMetaJun 23, 20162 votes

Key drop rates get progressively smaller throughout the month and then reset entirely the next month. One day will just roll around and you'll get 3 key parts to drop in 5 wins or something... Then a couple more drop over the next few days and then you wait another month for any more.

gregorypoetJun 27, 20161 votes

I did not know that! Useful information to know. Thanks!