New Hextech Crafting components

Riot·7/18/2016, 11:29:32 PM·9 votes·119,170 views

PROJECT returns this year with new skins and a new process for joining the First Strike to unlock unique borders for loading screen cards.

As you may have noticed on PBE, we’ve modified the Hextech Crafting system to prepare for First Strike with two new limited-time crafting materials. Introducing PROJECT Cores and blueprints:

EXHIBIT A // PROJECT CORE

EXHIBIT B // BLUEPRINTS

PROJECT Cores fuse with blueprints to unlock various types of loot. Certain blueprints allow you to craft First Strike icons for PROJECT: Ashe, PROJECT: Ekko, and PROJECT: Katarina, which you will need to secure First Strike borders for their loading screen cards.

These new and existing crafting materials reside in a variety of caches that you can purchase for IP or RP. Caches are similar to Hextech chests but do not require a key to open.

EXHIBITS C-G // CACHES

In our efforts to make gemstones directly purchasable, we’re also guaranteeing one per day in special bundles for the first six days of this operation.

We’ll dive deeper into this process with an FAQ in the near future. Stay tuned!

449 Comments

COLDSNOWKILLER7/18/2016, 11:45:07 PM122 votes

So let me get this straight.

in order to get the fancy borders for the upcoming skins we have to pit our luck in these new chests in hopes of getting the materials we need to get said borders?

What about the other way where if you bought them during the first week of launch you got the border?

HighEnergy7/19/2016, 12:14:48 AM39 votes

Riot makes things directly purchasable -> "Money hungry rito at it again"

Riot makes it possible for things to be obtained for free -> "Leave it up to rito to make things overly complicated when they should just be purchasable"

jkubed7/18/2016, 11:55:03 PM26 votes

I hope it's not ridiculously expensive in IP, I have like none...

Zac x Me7/19/2016, 12:03:42 AM19 votes

That's actually a good idea. I'd love to see Hextech Crafting offering more borders of all kinds, not just project ones, maybe special Hextech borders, Pool Party borders, champion themed borders (i.e. Zac gooey border or a Bard meep border, Thresh chain hook border, etc.)

Victer7/18/2016, 11:50:25 PM16 votes

time to spend ip on overly complicated rng loot for stuff that should have been directly purchasable*[zombie-brand-facepalm]*

Best Veigar FL7/18/2016, 11:48:14 PM12 votes

Don't you love all these ways to try and get more money?

Kotex7/19/2016, 1:23:27 AM12 votes

PROJECT: Cachegrab

EvilGreg7/19/2016, 4:34:46 AM11 votes

This crafting stuff feels like the McDonald's Monopoly Game. I get a couple pieces to a property I would like but can't ever finish it.

Battle Bunny Max7/18/2016, 11:49:12 PM11 votes

So if I want only one skin, one icon and border, its unfortunate for me cause there is a chance that I dont get it at all and I get exactly what I dont want?[slayer-jinx-unamused]

ProExpertKing7/19/2016, 2:09:43 AM11 votes

After reading this and taking some time to think about. I still have no idea what it was even trying to tell me.

I Am Inevitable7/19/2016, 12:32:29 AM10 votes

"we’re also guaranteeing one per day in special bundles for the first six days of this operation."

whooo! 6 non luck based gemstones!

Now i just need 4 more..........item 3070 Amumu item 3070

ModAttysu The Poro7/18/2016, 11:36:55 PM9 votes

Will this cost RP.

I feel this will cost RP.

Solerian7/18/2016, 11:55:05 PM7 votes

This is actually a really stupid and overly complicated way to go about this. Should have just done what you did last time.

How Do You Meta7/18/2016, 11:41:13 PM7 votes

So we will have hextech loot for RP/IP that can potentially give us the icons that we need to unlock first strike borders instead of letting us directly buy them?

And something ambiguous about getting more fabulous gems.

I don't like these pre article articles.

Anime Warrior697/19/2016, 12:25:01 AM7 votes

when does this release

CowCluster7/19/2016, 1:58:56 AM6 votes

How much will the "Caches" cost? ip and rp wise

Heuster7/19/2016, 1:05:58 AM6 votes

When will this be released?

EnderSam7/19/2016, 1:10:20 AM2 votes

Well... the blue one is for ashe... the green one is for ekko... the red one is for Katarina... and the orange one is for?