New loot: Soulstealer Vayne and Hextech Ward

Riot·Jun 29, 2016·8 votes·226,296 views

Calling all soul collectors, Hextech hunters, and crafting connoisseurs! Soulstealer Vayne and the Hextech Ward are joining the ranks of loot-exclusive items available through Hextech Crafting.

You’ll need 10 gemstones to craft Soulstealer Vayne and five for the Hextech Ward (for those not in the know, gemstones currently appear as random drops in Hextech chests). Like Hextech Annie, both can also drop as a skin shard.

Need moar gemstones? We’re also rolling out ways for players to directly purchase them in limited amounts, true to what we mentioned when we first launched loot. Keep an eye out!

589 Comments

ÇhåryzårdJun 30, 2016514 votes

I have a higher chance mining a real gemstone in real life than getting a gemstone from a chest in this game

A LiberalJun 30, 201679 votes

I mean I live in Nevada so I can drive 10 miles to a quartz quary and literally pick up 1/2 crystals off the ground....

that aside, no literally it's stupid. Brofresco spent 500$ to get hextech Annie. The chances of someone getting 10 gems for free is basically none unless they play league until they are 50.

ĘbbAndƒloweyJun 30, 201611 votes

Brofresco did as well? Dang. Redmercy AND Brofresco got jipped.

ÇhåryzårdJun 30, 201617 votes

Tbh, for $500 they aren't worth it

Not to say they aren't good skins...but for the trouble it is to get them I don't see it as worth it

A LiberalJun 30, 20168 votes

They made money off of the video though

Beedle the BardJun 30, 201610 votes

Yes, but here you are talking about them, like many other people do whenever anything about gemstones is brought up. Free advertising for months for the cost of what they make in 1 stream.

They didn't get jipped.

AlexDreyJun 30, 20167 votes

We should also keep in mind how many skins they actually kept during the process.

GrandmasterMagiJun 30, 201624 votes

That's why rito said you can BUY them in small amounts if you actually read the article

SHSLdivaJun 30, 2016186 votes

who the fuck knows how to read

SEIKRIDJun 30, 201631 votes

Literally began crying cause this made my sides hurt.

SHSLdivaJun 30, 201622 votes

I am genuinely so sorry

Stricte MortemJun 30, 201629 votes

Is mayonnaise an instrument?

MordiusJun 30, 20167 votes

They better use blue essence, cause I got no use for these

delicious trapJun 30, 201616 votes

summoner 6 woah wtfast is up pimps and players

Virgin RayJun 30, 2016230 votes

Taric "I found millions of gemstones to complete my armor, but I haven't found even 1 hextech gemstone."

Umbral LightJun 30, 201612 votes

3 gemstones so far, still need more...

Leanus CrainJun 30, 201622 votes

I once didn't know just how rare gemstones were. So I used one to open another chest and got another gemstone. Best day of my life.

Virgin RayJun 30, 201613 votes

And that chest gave you an Urgot champion shard.

Blubbiest BlubJul 1, 201631 votes

ive spent about $50 on hextech and got around 4 gems and thought "i dont need these i dont even play annie" but now as a Vayne main i wish i had saved them*[slayer-jinx-unamused]*

Leanus CrainJul 1, 201641 votes

4 in $50? Dude go buy some lotto tickets that's insane.

BIanksJun 30, 2016119 votes

Poros are cute give me a like for the poro squad

KayIe OnIyJun 30, 201653 votes

Mistress NyxJun 30, 201692 votes

Why are people still complaining about the gems and Hextech Crafting? Riot is giving you the chance to get free skins and all you do is complain. "I want this skin, I wanted that skin. I don't even play Ezreal, why did you give me the stupid TPA skin?" I am grateful for every single skin I have gotten, even if I don't play that champion. Hell, I even have a reason to learn that champ now. Don't like a skin? Disenchant it, or save it for a re-roll. Riot Games let's you play a free game and now gives you free skins and champions. You all throw a fit when your support takes the gold and cs, yet you get mad when Riot tries to make a little money for all the hard work they put into this game. You can earn Soulstealer Vayne in a normal chest, or with gem stones. Either way, you either need to learn to have the patience of a Lee Sin camping top lane, or just give up and take a chance in other lanes. I'd personally would like to thank Riot for giving someone like me; who can't afford skins, have the chance to receive such nice skins. I appreciate what you do for your players.

hi im blackboxJun 30, 201619 votes

YES

I am a Vayne main and I approve and completely agree.

Ulquiorra995Jun 30, 201612 votes

I think the main problem is theme consistency. If it was Hextech Vayne that was exclusive I'm sure almost no one would complain. If it was something new like Clockwork Vayne no one would complain. However, Soulstealer theme was already established before in the form of a Vladimir skin you could buy with RP. Another Soulstealer skin has absolutely no reason to be a crafting exclusive.

ICPJul 1, 201618 votes

Really? The problem is that it is Soulstealer theme? If being an established skin theme is the problem are you just going to ignore all the Hextech skins that existed before Annie? What is this logic?

Alpha Omega 2349Jun 30, 20168 votes

i agree riot is probably taking a HUGE hit in profits for this system that they gave us and you people COMPLAIN ABOUT IT every skin i have i got from this system it has already saved me a crap ton of $ so stop being such a whiny crybaby and accept a good thing that came your way

2D arraysJun 30, 201669 votes

Thanks, Riot, for adding more shit to make me feel great about the fact that I have a wallet the size of Teemo 's genitals.
[slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

LOgitech28Jun 30, 20168 votes

Ziggs hahhahhah

lightdragoon88Jun 30, 201658 votes

Taric Getting 10 gemstones is outrageous...and not the good kind of outrageous.

TheSoulSlicerJun 30, 201658 votes

How many Vayne mains are item 3070 because we want this skin and know we will never get it?

Trucker Hat ZedJun 30, 201627 votes

I'm not just crying, I'm flooding my house. (no seriously can someone call the fire department)

Late HealsJun 30, 201621 votes

Call the fire department for excess of water? [zombie-brand-facepalm]

HardstuckJun 30, 201676 votes

Brand gets healed from nami's water anything goes here [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

MantraMercenaryJun 30, 201620 votes

and burned by ignite......[zombie-brand-mindblown]

AlexDreyJun 30, 201619 votes

Yes. Fire departments deal with flooding as well as fires. [zombie-brand-facepalm]

Stricte MortemJun 30, 20166 votes

He obviously meant he flooded his house with fire. Right?...Right?...No?...Okay....

ManguyslyJun 30, 201635 votes

completely unrelated, I apologize. but can we get a "random" button for skin selection in games for players with multiple skins

KazuJun 30, 20167 votes

They've said in a Alpha Client QnA that they will be looking at this feature but it will not be top priority.

MeguminIsMyLoverJun 30, 201620 votes

I feel Cheated that you have the ability to directly purchase Gemstones..... i worked so hard to unbox gemstones for my Hextech Annie.[slayer-jinx-unamused]

WarmanreaperJun 30, 201612 votes

Too bad that skin's probably the 2nd ugliest skin hue.

Draven ~ I'm the original soul stealer.. Yeah YEAHHH!

MercyJun 30, 201616 votes

Honestly, who cares if they've added a few items that are hard to obtain without spending money on. It's THEIR game, and they already make almost everything else free to get. Why not let them have a skin or two that they can make big money on, from people that are willing to pay?

MidnightxPMCJun 30, 201612 votes

Where is my new Nami skin though? item 3070

SuperiorLeagueJun 30, 201611 votes

Yorick Getting a gemstone is like the chances of seeing a yorick in a normal match item 3070 True but sad :")

Korean Kappa KRJun 30, 20169 votes

Gosu rushes to buy RP to spam hextech chest and keys

RiviniJun 30, 20166 votes

Gemstones are way too rare to find, I find.

I haven't gotten a single one so far.

TrashkuunJun 30, 20164 votes

Anyone else notice they spelled "more" wrong at the very bottom of the post? The Error [zombie-brand-facepalm]

FuzzyearsJun 30, 201620 votes

Pretty sure they did that intentionally.

ExPoJayJun 30, 20163 votes

I haven't gotten a box in months, just key frags, starting to think only way to get boxes are to buy them

RaiIgunJun 30, 201610 votes

You get boxes by getting S with different champs (or someone in your premade getting an S), so either your not getting S's, your not premaking with good people, or you have a very small champ pool