The Next Ultimate Skin

Kairoptra··5 votes·1,421 views

Now, the way I see it, we've gotten an ultimate skin for every role (ADC - Pulsefire Ezreal, Jungle - Spirit Guard Udyr, Support - DJ Sona, Mid - Elementalist Lux), except for Top. I've also seen that each of the champions that have obtained Ultimate Skins in the past have all had several things in common: they are meta/popular, have no Legendary Skins, have been around a while (i. e. no relatively new champs), and are not in line for reworks or other updates, or have received one recently (no recently reworked champs or ones on the list). Applying this criteria to Top Laners, I have come up with the following list: Fiora Gangplank Garen Gnar Jax Jayce Poppy Shen MonkeyKing As a side note, it should be said that, with how Ultimate Skin releases are going, we shouldn't expect the next one for at least another year or so. If I should in any way edit this list, do not hesitate to tell me, and thank you for your time. EDIT: Here's a poll so you can share your thoughts on who you think will/want to have the next Ultimate Skin: https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/miscellaneous/lBIzEsAV-poll-for-the-next-ultimate-skin

23 Comments

Aeszarck4 votes

I think Pantheon is too risky a Champion for an Ultimate Skin since he is a high priority Champion to be officially scheduled for a rework. I think Fiora is a really good candidate.

Kairoptra3 votes

Thanks for the assist! If that's the case, I'll remove him. Thanks again! d(^-^)b

ModKnightsKemplar4 votes

I want them to VGU Swain and release an Ultimate Skin with his VGU or soon after.

Do the words "Dragon Master Swain" mean anything to you?

Arakadia1 votes

What types of form changing would it include? Different types of dragons seems a little odd, unless he has some connection to many times of dragons rather than just Beatrice who would be a dragon as well.

Would he become more draconic as the game passed? This would be SO cool but I dunno what type of form changing it could include.

Randomonium1 votes

Maybe different types of dragons similar to how elementalist lux has different elements.

Kairoptra2 votes

I'd prefer if you kept the conversation on-topic. Not trying to be passive-aggressive, just saying.

ModKnightsKemplar1 votes

:( I was trying to be very on topic.

top laners with ultimate skins

Kairoptra1 votes

I was under the impression that Swain was a mid laner; and if I'm wrong on that number, then that means he isn't meta enough for me to see him as often as it takes for me to figure out which role he's in; thus going against yet another of my criteria.

ModKnightsKemplar1 votes

He's actually more popular top than mid. I prefer him mid, but that isn't his most common spot.

That being said, I would argue that meta isn't the same thing as popular. Swain top is plenty meta; battle mages top are fine. Rumble fills a similar role, albeit with a powerful ultimate, and he's played relatively often in pros.

If what you mean is that ultimate skins go to popular champs, then yeah, Swain is probably off that list. A man can dream, though.

Kairoptra1 votes

Thank you so much for explaining that to me, but unfortunately, I just don't see Riot doing it any time soon. Hopefully he will get a skin soon and from this Nexus post it might be more likely to come relatively soon than we think: http://nexus.leagueoflegends.com/2017/05/dev-state-of-skins/

paisy1 votes

I think a legendary would be better

ModKnightsKemplar1 votes

Yeah, I could see that. The form changing question, in particular, is a good one. He would need a pretty epic shift when he ults to justify the ultimate price tag.

JarPoop IV2 votes

What about J4, olaf or Nasus? Was bout to add Irelia but she is due for a rework.

Kairoptra1 votes

J4 and Olaf are used more commonly in the Jungle, and Nasus already has a Legendary Skin (Infernal Nasus), so he doesn't fit the criteria. I, of course, may be totally wrong in adding that requirement, but only time will tell.

Avienal1 votes

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Now, the way I see it, we've gotten an ultimate skin for every role (ADC - Pulsefire Ezreal, Jungle - Spirit Guard Udyr, Support - DJ Sona, Mid - Elementalist Lux), except for Top. I've also seen that each of the champions that have obtained Ultimate Skins in the past have all had several things in common: they are meta, have no Legendary Skins, have been around a while (i. e. no relatively new champs), and are not in line for reworks or other updates, or have received one recently (no recently reworked champs or ones on the list). Applying this criteria to Top Laners, I have come up with the following list: Fiora Gangplank Garen Gnar Jax Jayce Pantheon Poppy Renekton Shen MonkeyKing As a side note, it should be said that, with how Ultimate Skin releases are going, we shouldn't expect the next one for at least another year or so. If I should in any way edit this list, do not hesitate to tell me, and thank you for your time.

I'd put my money on Fiora to match the high skill level top champion, Garen for the most general pick which matches what Ezreal Sona and Lux if we wanted to count long lasting champions that stood the test of time as 'good picks' for the roles they play.

Besides Poppy (Which i would thumbs up to her getting a Ultimate considering she's a nice counter to most dasher lovers) and Renekton, most of the others are just plain scummer types that are just rather EZ mode type champions on what they do.

But lets be serious on some ends: MonkeyKing has his little radiant skin and giving him a ultimate is just like fan pandering him too much since their is not much else that could be done for 'better skins on him' then radiant.

Gangplank is relatively wierd pick that might as well be trolling since anything that ain't some Tobias type build is going to usually get ruined utterly.

Gnar is basically a scumbag with EZ poke, EZ all in and EZ CC when he does a all in, he's more like some 'solves the situation shenigan' then be a pick for top and be respected on it (Which technically Illaoi, Swain Kennen and Vladimir might as well fit the same criteria regardless of your 'legendary skin quote' but you had to go and include Gnar because he is basically like Hanzo in over watch, he EZ mode shoots at you from afar and gets some big damage tactical nuke [Dragon for Hanzo, Mega gnar for gnar] to make them not get screwed over).

Jax Jayce Pantheon are the typical cookie cutter pub stompers and you'd be better off with JarvanIV or Rumble taking the skin because they actually either have a nice lore or tend to have a nice pick for a better standard pick then just EZ annilate targets.

Renekton and his 'ascendant bros' Nasus and Azir have been due for some tweaks for a while with the first 2 being mostly some visual clean ups just to freshen them up a bit and Chicken god Azir because well, he might as well get a gameplay change up or improvement just to throw him back into a better spot as a low-mid tier pick at least, nothing to make him overpowered at least, just enough to make him a little less screwed over.

Shen is likely the only one who is more of a 'team player' but a good deal of them just love to play dash, taunt pull and EZ snowball a death on top lane thanks to jungle buddies or use his R to 'ez escape' a gank or ez jump in just to take a kill even if no one had low health for him to use his R to 'save' them. Could use a new skin at least but i'd really say he would not be anything majorly impressive for a ultimate skin.

[slayer-pantheon-popcorn]

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I want them to VGU Swain and release an Ultimate Skin with his VGU or soon after.

Do the words "Dragon Master Swain" mean anything to you?

For god sakes, dragon based skins are just milking laziness, that would be epic skin tier at best for a champion like swain, you would be better off having him join the jade dynasty skin line and use a falcon or phoenix for beatrice if we wanna 'try' and scootch it up to a legendary at the bare minimum. Ultimate skins pretty much rock their own lore in how big they put the effort down in them for a 25 dollar skin.

Plus once again every single ultimate skin when they were released were always for a champion that not only rocked its position but were such great general purpose champions that could go above and beyond in so many ways. They have yet to break the pattern with Lux and if anyone says Udyr ain't worthy for a ultimate skin, he was literally a grand old champion till jungle got flooded with silly champions that get either insane gap closer mechanics, retarded CC measures or just plain obliterates half the health bar of any non health padded target even if the enemy was at full health, especially with say just 1 or 2 abilities.

[slayer-jinx-unamused]

Kairoptra1 votes

Oh, if Renekton needs an update, I'll take him off, but you really can't rule out any of the others considering that the other four champions with ultimate skins fit some of those things you mentioned. Thanks for the assist!

paisy1 votes

They don't make skins based off gameplay unless they're getting a rework so

Shadòw1 votes

why not Lucian

Kairoptra1 votes

Now, the way I see it, we've gotten an ultimate skin for every role (ADC - Pulsefire Ezreal, Jungle - Spirit Guard Udyr, Support - DJ Sona, Mid - Elementalist Lux), except for Top.

Shadòw1 votes

yes exactly, that's why Lucian.

or do you mean because he is hybrid mid?

Kairoptra1 votes

Oh, I see your angle now [slayer-jinx-unamused]

Sukishoo1 votes

They were also champions released between 2009-2010. So Gnar, Fiora, Jayce are kind of out :P

(no recently reworked champs or ones on the list)

and since you mentioned this that takes Jax out as he is a contender for a future update (tier 2 but still there).

Terozu1 votes

Gnar! Gnar needs an Ultimate skin that makes it so his passive becomes more and more Monstrous over the course of the game, like he's losing control.

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