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Snowdown Preview

Riotcalisker··78 votes·76,243 views

Hey everyone,

We want to make sure you know what’s coming this Snowdown season. We heard your feedback and made sure to include a few special things to this year’s Snowdown, like icons that you can pick up for IP, Snowdown minions, and an early announce of available Legacy skins.

Check out the info below to see what’s rolling out this Snowdown, which is headed down the chimney next patch.



To kick things off, we’re launching these new snowy skins:


Snow Day Bard | Snow Day Syndra | Snow Day Gnar

  • Snow Day Syndra (Legacy - 1350 RP)
  • Snow Day Gnar (Legacy - 975 RP)
  • Snow Day Bard (1350 RP)

Gnar and Syndra will be heading to the Legacy vault when Snowdown is over.



New Snowdown icons and wards are also joining the fun:


  • Icy Minion icon (Legacy - 1500 IP or 250 RP)
  • Bundled Minion icon (Legacy - 250 RP)
  • Penguin Skier ward (Legacy - 640 RP)

Icy Minion icon (Legacy - 1500 IP or 250 RP) | Bundled Minion icon (Legacy - 250 RP) Penguin Skier Ward (Legacy - 640 RP)

Snowdown minions are headed to Howling Abyss and Summoner’s Rift all through the Snowdown patch!


Snowdown Minions

We’re also unveiling Your Snowdown Shop, an in-client destination outfitted with discounted Champs and Skins unique to you.


Your Snowdown Shop

More info about the Legacy skins that’ll be on sale during Snowdown will launch on November 30, so keep an eye out for that.



Additionally, extra bonus RP is headed your way from November 29 at 00:01 PST through December 7 at 23:59 Pacific. You can check out all the details here.



We’re also launching four new Legacy “snowball” icons that you can toss to your friends (or enemies who you want to make friends) for 100 IP each. Anyone who gets a snowball icon to the face will get to keep that icy icon and will also get a one-win IP boost.


Snowball Fight icons (Legacy - 100 IP)

(Legacy - 100 IP)



From December 23 through the end of Snowdown, whenever you grab a Legendary skin, you’ll unlock a free Mystery Box. If that Mystery Box contains a Legendary skin, you’ll get another Mystery Box, and if that one is packed with a Legendary, well… you get the idea. We’re calling it Legendary Snowball!


Legendary Snowball Mystery Gifts

He’s big, he’s fluffy, and he’s here to preside over all poros once again! The Legend of the Poro King game mode returns to Howling Abyss all through Snowdown! The reward icons from last year were exclusive to Snowdown 2014, but we are bringing back the original Poro icons and skins.


The Poro King Returns
Poro Icons (Legacy - 250 RP)

(Legacy - 250 RP)



That’s all for now, but we’ll be back on November 30 with all the official sale dates and updated lists of Snowdown swag. Until then, don’t forget to bundle up (or at least put some pants on, yeesh).


372 Comments

RiotRiot Koalifier69 votes

YES I CAN FINALLY TALK ABOUT THIS BARD SKIN. ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS... HYPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Profirix11 votes

It will never be more hype than Dragon Trainer Tristana! :DDDDDDDDDDDDDD

RiotRiot Koalifier11 votes

{quoted}

It will never be more hype than Dragon Trainer Tristana! :DDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Sad truth

Blue Moon Wolf7 votes

I was hoping for Santa Bard... But meep penguins are going to be a thing so oh well. One ticket for the HYPE TRAIN please :p

Riotmoonstones14 votes

You'll need that hype ticket for your Magical Journey. :3

Das Kappatal7 votes

It's a great skin, but one question - why are there no effects on his ultimate? Is it just a clarity thing?

It would have been nice if it put them in a snowglobe, or if the travel particle was a big snowflake, or even just have the frozen targets be a different color. It's kind of a let down given how good the rest of the skin is.

RiotRiot Koalifier15 votes

[{quoted}](name=Das Kappatal,realm=OCE,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=mKx3BUA2,comment-id=001a0004,timestamp=2015-11-24T02:32:07.045+0000)

It's a great skin, but one question - why are there no effects on his ultimate? Is it just a clarity thing?

It would have been nice if it put them in a snowglobe, or if the travel particle was a big snowflake, or even just have the frozen targets be a different color. It's kind of a let down given how good the rest of the skin is.

Caveat - I don't work on the skins team ;_;

Fun fact - Bard was the first new champion that I worked on!

Other fun fact - Elderwood Bard's ult used to turn champs a blue-ish color to match the skin. You've guessed correctly about clarity: it was REALLY hard to tell when people were hit by his ult. It also wasn't as immediately understandable to players going against Bard for the first time, whereas the golden hourglass color is something that most players have run into before (Zhonya's Hourglass). I'm not sure if that was the call going into this skin (it's already pretty loaded with cool effects(!)), but it wouldn't surprise me if they ran into that same clarity question as before with Elderwood.

I don't think we would make the frozen targets a different color for a Bard skin, due to the gameplay concerns that it would create. The Skins team works really hard to make sure that there aren't any gameplay advantages (or disadvantages) from skins, so I'd be surprised to see that changed around.

Das Kappatal5 votes

That's fair enough.

But surely being adorable penguins while Magically Journeying is already a massive gameplay advantage? ;)

lightdragoon8836 votes

Not now gunter

BattleBalladeer19 votes

Please tell me his back animation is this:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7BOPsY6mE6Y/VINEKWLtnTI/AAAAAAAABA8/zEilJocXuX4/w426-h239/50861b19-aee1-46c0-b217-512f33a3ab27

TwinTon325 votes

As a Syndra main I am VERY excited to see a new skin. Especially a winter themed one. Just so happens to be that December is the month I was born in. >u> Maybe I'm looking too into it, but I am excited. No doubt I'll be getting this skin. (I want them all for her since, you know, Syndra main and all.) And a Legacy skin no doubt. 1350 RP though.....I can see it. Especially with new particle effects and such. I'm not on the PBE so I can't get in and experience her. But I can wait. Plus the RP bonus on purchases is coming soon. Wallets, be ready.

ModWulf Helhammer4 votes

Just checked it out on the PBE, it's beautiful

Aerothal21 votes

And the wintermap? CAN WE HAS THE WINTERMAP? PLEASE? [zombie-nunu-tears]

Swizzle19 votes

Really looking forward to The Legend of the Poro King game mode returning

RiotL4T3NCY15 votes

The Return of the King!

Neamean6 votes

Return of the Second Coming of the Rebirth of the Poro King the Sequel

Masterofchaos99910 votes

Part 2

Lord Boltrix7 votes

Electric Boogaloo

Ligerzz19 votes

(or at least put some pants on, yeesh).

Meanwhile in Oceania... http://newyearseveblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/santas-on-beach.jpg

ModWulf Helhammer13 votes

YES! Poro King!!!!

Solari Fortune13 votes

I am going to be shouting "LET IT GO" Whenever I kill someone with a Syndra Ult.

ModAttysu The Poro13 votes

Thank you for picking up on our Harrowing feedback and being transparent! We sure appreciate it (plus now I have no more money, it's gone for that Syndra skin)

Dylightfull12 votes

Snowdown Syndra, huh? Now that's what I call a... SNOWBALL FIGHT! ...Get it? Because all of Syndra's attacks involve- ah, screw it.

Zhire10 votes

im gunna main that penguin ward so hard

MrWasjig10 votes

So Snowdown still happens around the Xmas period then? Oh that's good, I was worried about it being able to strike at any time of the year.

Teslablade9 votes

buys every legendary skin

AntiSkillshot8 votes

I like these skins and all. But you'll at Riot seem to forget about a certain champion that's been waiting four and a half years for a skin. He's based on a certain grave digger in a Shakespearean play...

420KUSHBUSH8 votes

After his rework he'll get a few skins.[slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

AntiSkillshot5 votes

{quoted}

After his rework he'll get a few skins.[slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

This clearly stopped Eve from getting a skin... oh... wait...

Pyrodinium6 votes

Well, they might be able to give Yorick a 750 RP skin, but that will not sate the desire his fans have for a truly amazing Yorick skin.

Silven8 votes

It's a shame Christmas Syndra or Christmas Eve didn't make the cup. Rito dropped the ball. Or rather, the sphere. :/ http://pre15.deviantart.net/407f/th/pre/f/2013/351/5/6/_lol_syndra_by_jerustar-d6y9bih.jpg

Hellioning7 votes

Why are the mystery boxes coming so late?

I want to buy Dragon Tamer Trist as soon as she comes out, not have to wait until the 23rd!

Pyrodinium8 votes

Apparently we as a community lose temper when they don't save something extra awesome for the most relevant date of the holiday.

Van Darkholme7 votes

I dunno if I can call myself a Bard main, but he's my go-to support and the only champion I have mastery level five with. But I absolutely love that Bard skin

My only hope/wish is for his ultimate to get a sort of Snowglobe effect, with it being a large circle, maybe throw some falling flakes, stuff like that. It would make the skin absolutely perfect. As it stands, the blue projectile with the blue splash and then turning them golden is kinda weird. But, hey, PBE content, I'm sure they'll change that at least

Taricrageous7 votes

I don't even own Bard, now I want to main Bard. Holy penguins.

MegaManYYZ6 votes

the penguins are so cute!

Linna Excel5 votes

Does buying an ultimate skin count for a free mystery skin as well?

Kürama5 votes

Why only Howling Abyss and Summoner's Rift? Can Twisted Treeline and Crystal Scar please get some love as well? Lots of players will be playing those maps during Snowdown so your work will on these maps will indeed be worth it.

Minarde5 votes

Since all maps now use the same minion models, you'd think it wouldn't be too hard to enable minion skins globally. If the justification is that snowy minions don't mesh with the atmospheres of TT/CS, then snowy minions shouldn't work with SR's summery feel either.

Sassmast3r4 votes

Regarding the legacy skins on sale during Snowdown, is there any possibility that these legacy skins could include traditional skins? Like, traditional Karma maybe?? ;))))))))))

All Day Tay Tay5 votes

no, those skins are rewards for players who played the original champions, grew to love them, and had them taken away from them. I doubt they will ever come back, and if they do, i better get my legacy border

Truly Prideful4 votes

I'm throwing my money at the screen for the Bard skin right now, but you guys won't take it. Don't make me wait a month. ;;

SuppsNeedFarmToo4 votes

The Icons that cost 100 IP, we'll be able to buy them for ourselves right?

RiotWizardCrab14 votes

{quoted}

The Icons that cost 100 IP, we'll be able to buy them for ourselves right?

Nope! You can't throw a snowball at yourself!

So they're only sent as gifts. If you want one, best find a friend that wants to throw one at you.

Siachi6 votes

So how does this work; do we only get to throw one of each kind and have to kind of 'trade' between our friends, or could we just say "Hey [friend], I'll throw all four at you, you throw four at me, and we're even"? Or will it be explained more in-depth later?

Kürama4 votes

Awesome. Would you like to add me so I can throw them all at you? :P summoner 32

KING OF MASKS4 votes

I have a physical need for Toy Soldier Gangplank. If I don't get it within the next month I will probably die. Rito pls.

Edit: Need has been fulfilled, death has been averted.

DonOfDestruction4 votes

https://i.gyazo.com/157696fdc03db52c9a5a39fd0f803af7.png My drawing of Braum and Poro King touring NYC.

The Goldmeister3 votes

With the legendary snowball game thingy does it apply to if You Were gifted the legendary skin? My friend said he would gift me one and I was wondering if I would get that snowball bonus. Or does he get it 0_o

RiotWizardCrab10 votes

The person who receives the Legendary skin gets the mystery skin. Sounds like a sweet gift ;)

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