If I may say, these Elder Wood skins are by far my favorites.

Rew711·11/19/2015, 2:59:30 PM·51 votes·20,128 views

Whoever did the art on this:

http://ddragon.leagueoflegends.com/cdn/img/champion/splash/Bard_1.jpg

Should be put in a hall of fame. This "random" skin put tears to my eyes. I'd never seen something so well made in a long time. The skin shows not much difference to the original animations and yet it feels different because of the look. And then Riot comes out with this beauty:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NCuTfigEJew/Vk1hGHBAwCI/AAAAAAAA0xs/aPJhMqPnvUY/s1600/Hecarim_Splash_5.jpg

I can't even hold my breath much longer. The skin is perfect for Hecarim. Now, if I may ask can you guys make a Elderwood Skin for:

Swain because I see how this might turn a head in wonder.

The Elderwood skins should not be given to champs who are already apart of the forest: a.k.a Zyra and/or Maokai.

Yorick (as he is now) could get a Elderwood skin because even with changes, his core mechanic is to grant a pet. In doing this, you can just give one out and by the time you want to work with him you can change the model into what he will be. Its been stated he's not even in development so don't punish him for it.

and lastly, please make one for either Gnar Ezreal Twitch or Teemo. Twitch has only gotten one skin since his change, he could use another. Or even better, we can add Kennen to this list of possibilities.

But, most of all. DO NOT RUSH IT! You guys NEED to take your time every now and then. Think about things not from a critical point of view, but from a view point of how you would see something if you had never seen it before. Think of what could be done. Ask yourself if it fits in with the other two, or is suppose to be different.

And lastly, have fun.

Thanks for reading.

47 Comments

NazZomLord11/19/2015, 7:07:39 PM21 votes

Nautilus <---- my personal wish for Elderwood.

RiotKindlejack11/20/2015, 7:31:55 AM15 votes

We are so glad you like them! I shared this thread with the skins team and they were all really happy so thanks for taking the time to post. Personally I'd like to do more because I am a big fan of things like Thornwatch and Pan's Labyrinth. I would never have thought of Nautilus but that could be so cool!

TurquoiseYoshi11/19/2015, 8:34:20 PM6 votes

I have to agree. Elderwood Hecarim could actually challenge and beat Arcade as his best skin.

Fowus11/19/2015, 11:18:31 PM6 votes

I think elderwood Thresh would be nice

Lord Milutin11/20/2015, 11:06:24 AM3 votes

I agree with the OP. These skins are beyond awesome! We have: Bard - Support Hecarim - Jungle I would love to see: Varus - Marksman Lissandra - Middle Illaoi - Top (of course, after this they can expand it even more.)

Lüc11/21/2015, 3:47:32 AM2 votes

Love the Elderwood line.

Would be amazing to see an Elderwood Lissandra Lissandra

I imagine Lissandra being themed around an ice/crystal wyvern graveyard/forest.

Her q would be an icicle wyvern talon or a frozen tree branch. Her w would keep you in the clutches of a magicked dragon claw. Her e would have a frozen dragon taking a bite out of you. and her r would entomb you in an ancient tree wrapped by a frozen wyvern.

A light fog and frozen leaves would float among her icicles and branches as she glided along. She'd wear the horned skull of a fallen ice wyvern, a furry grey mane along with a gown of (lightish)blues, grays and whites patterned with glittering dragon scales (I imagine her more ethereal than dark), whispy pale skin, etc.

I could really see this fitting with the Elderwood line as a grand icy forest spirit.

Vier11/20/2015, 11:58:25 PM2 votes

I think Elderwood Anivia would be pretty awesome, made out of oak with cherry blossoms on her.

Teslablade11/20/2015, 1:53:51 AM2 votes

Elderwood Malzahar

Big Lincoln11/20/2015, 1:57:37 PM2 votes

Would love a Karthus skin for this theme

RyzeRework11/21/2015, 12:25:07 AM1 votes

i think elderwood zyra or some sort of zyra skin is needed she hasnt had in a skin in forever but i think kennen should get something like blue star skin where his abilties would be more blue and prominent

Conncept11/21/2015, 3:04:21 AM1 votes

Instead of doing a 'five of' like they do with EVERY skin set, they should do this in a set of four, for the four seasons. Bard is fall, Hecarim is summer, so we need a barren winter skin and a flowery spring skin.

Chespin201311/21/2015, 5:16:50 AM1 votes

I want Elderwood skins for these champs :) Ahri Galio Maokai Mordekaiser Skarner Viktor Yorick Zyra Teemo

D5K Disaster11/21/2015, 9:35:50 PM1 votes

I love this theme, and would like to see elderwood Kindred , Nocturne , Rengar orThresh. But mostly Thresh .

Blainezy11/22/2015, 2:25:23 AM1 votes

Zyra, Lulu and Elderwood Diana!

SanD4512/31/2016, 4:08:05 PM1 votes

elderwood bard....I swear I've seen this before in some single player game.

Hoodwink11/19/2015, 10:23:17 PM1 votes

I main Bard and I love playing with the Elderwood skin, it makes everything 100% better. Even the little details can be appreciated due to how nice they are.

I also made the splash art my phone's screensaver. :)

Solari Fortune11/19/2015, 11:13:00 PM1 votes

All I know, we need a god dam size chart for the champs. Look at the size of Hec!

Virgin Ray11/20/2015, 2:07:09 AM1 votes

Tru tru, but what really scratches the back of my head is why the two splash arts aren't related in any way. Like I mean Elderwood Bard is in a blue and purple forest, which looks really boutiful. But Hecarims doesn't make any sense and looks like a regular forest.

Punkkee11/20/2015, 4:01:47 AM1 votes

Maokai

RetroRage9611/20/2015, 6:08:18 AM1 votes

I love the Riot art team. They're so good. But yeah, Nautilus? I think so. He completely fits the kind of slow, quiet, hulking figure that the other two champs given Elderwood skins have.

And hot damn I wanna see that wood anchor.

DwarvenGiant11/20/2015, 1:42:33 PM1 votes

Yorick

Its been stated he's not even in development so don't punish him for it.

They actually never said such a thing since they started working on him again 8 months ago, or so I remember. :P

SpecterVonBaren11/20/2015, 3:25:45 PM1 votes

Elderwood TahmKench has a lot of potential. I'd love to see a skin of Tahm with him being a much more radiant benevolent catfish being with lilies and other water plants growing on him.

A Krampus skin for Tahm when Snowdown arrives would also be pretty cool.

nosafterburn11/20/2015, 4:09:41 PM1 votes

Isn't the hec art an easter egg scene from Bambi? I could swore I seen it in there.