Chroma IP sales: 3.22.17 - 4.5.17

Riot·Mar 13, 2017·11 votes·153,042 views

Heads up! The first chroma IP sale of the year is coming from 3/22/2017 11:00 PT until 4/5/2017 23:59 PT. As we mentioned when Chromas 1.1 launched, IP sales roll out for new chromas five months or more after launch. UPDATE: After their first IP sale, chromas will return every other IP sale (this means chromas from last year’s sale will return after this one).

Snag your favorites for 2000 IP per chroma. Chromas that are overdue for an Early Sale will also be available for 195 RP each. Check out the breakdown below. We’ll smooth out this process so that moving forward, chromas will join Early Sales first and then have an IP sale.

Chromas	IP Sale (2000 IP per chroma)	RP Sale (195 RP per chroma)
High Noon Yasuo	✔	x
Shockblade Zed	✔	x
Arcade Miss Fortune	✔	x
Warring Kingdoms Xin Zhao	✔	x
Cottontail Teemo	✔	x
Debonair Ezreal	✔	✔
Mecha Malphite	✔	✔
Battle Bunny Riven	✔	✔
Lunar Goddess Diana	✔	✔
Dunkmaster Darius	✔	✔

279 Comments

CosnirakMar 14, 2017125 votes

I thought ALL chromas went on sale for IP during each of the sales. :( I'm so sad I missed the previous one. I had lots of IP saved up with the intention of buying every chroma I can based on champions and skins owned. Oh well, at least I can get Cottontail Teemo and Debonair Ezreal.

OrthrodMar 14, 201717 votes

Yea I may have missed something but I, and judging by the comments many others as well, thought that all chromas other than the ones released in the last 5 months would be going on sale for IP. This is at least what the last few communications of this sale seemed to insinuate. The fact that so many people thought this show it was just bad communication on riot's part. I was looking forward to buying some chromas but no big deal ultimately, I don't need some extra colors just would have been fun.

RiotinvinciblemoonMar 14, 2017112 votes

Hey, sorry for the confusion. It looks like we forgot to include a crucial sentence -- once chromas have gone on IP sale once, they'll return every other IP sale. So the ones you missed in the previous sale will return next time. :-) We're currently working on updating this article to reflect that. Sorry about that!

OrthrodMar 14, 201713 votes

It's cool. Thanks for the clarification. Will look forward to some zac chromas in the next one. [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

LNDNMar 14, 201715 votes

This is VERY disappointing. SO MUCH IP SAVED. brb crying... (but will survive... i guess...)

YouCantMeepThoseMar 15, 201724 votes

how is this disappointing? He just said that the chromas that previously went on sale will be available in every future IP sale....

grarrrgMar 15, 201713 votes

"every other sale" most likely means "alternating". So if it sales in the spring it will only sale in the spring, and not in Fall.

Amasa DelanoMar 15, 20179 votes

Will Classic Skin Chromas go on sale in the next IP sale, then? For instance, Classic Zac or Classic Bard?

ArdarailMar 15, 20172 votes

I'd imagine so seeing as they did the the first time around.

BramKMar 15, 201712 votes

we need clarification. Does "every other IP sale" mean:

"every other" as in skip this one and next one, alternating or
"every other" as in every sale other than the first one they went on sale in.

??? confusion.

OleandervineMar 15, 201730 votes

Every other is pretty straight forward. 1st Sale - Here 2nd Sale - Not here 3rd Sale - Here 4th Sale - Not here

So any Chromas in the previous sale will not be available in this sale, but will be available next sale.

InsaneSamuraiMar 15, 20177 votes

What is so wrong with letting us by palette swaps with IP? Twice a year wasn't rare enough so now it's gotta be once a year...

NotSoEvilDeadMar 21, 201721 votes

"All old chromas will go on sale twice a year" - Riot "Lol we never said that, they actually go on sale once a year" - also Riot.

Fantastic work as always.

marcolandonMar 14, 201723 votes

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RazorzHurtZMar 14, 201739 votes

Rammus ok

AeszarckMar 15, 20176 votes

Level 19 promoting the scam. The scammers always post this " Rammus ok" crap so that when the spam post gets removed they have an innocent post to reply to and get the scam to the top of the page again.

RoackMar 16, 20174 votes

Rammus ok

BeardedLuchadorMar 14, 201749 votes

Uh, so none of the previous chromas are going to be on sale? That's not really how you communicated it during the last chroma sale...

SukishooMar 14, 201710 votes

Not quite. Chromas that have already been part of the sale will return every other sale. So if they were in the last one, they will be on the one after this.

XuxooMar 14, 20177 votes

Well, from the last sale microsite:

New chromas are launching every month, and they’ll be eligible for an IP sale after being out for more than five months.

It literally says the new chromas will be for sale.

However, the BR news has an extra sentence that isn't here in this news:

After the first IP sale, Chromas will be back on intermittent sales (meaning, Chromas from last year sale will be back after that year)

So I actually went to check other regions, and the LAS news seems to say that ALL chromas will be back every TWO sales (todos los cromas .... cada dos periodos).

So...

https://68.media.tumblr.com/e4f2dc0189be4e0cdb9d5e040c19e062/tumblr_needeg1m151ttma2yo1_250.gif

PakwanMar 14, 201734 votes

When you have none of these skins

PrinceBedazzledMar 14, 201730 votes

They didnt make it clear that old chromas would never come back to sales, they literally never said that. If they were going to do this, they really should have made that crystal clear. They didnt even mention it.

BananaSlayerAMOMar 15, 20177 votes

Apparently, the old chromas will come back next sale.

Hungry CancerMar 14, 201718 votes

What the literal fuck? I was under the impression that all the old chromas would come up for sale during the IP sale, I wanted Nami's chromas and have been waiting for months to get them.

SukishooMar 14, 20173 votes

Not quite. The ones that have already been part of the sale will return every other sale. So if they were in the last one, they will be on the one after this.

Hungry CancerMar 14, 20179 votes

Yes I know this now thanks to the Rioter that commented above, but that is not what they told us in their previous communications, they never said anything like that.

MalignMar 15, 201716 votes

I VERY rarely comment but I just want to post to say that I think that the communication was quite terrible regarding which chromas would be available. In fact, in a recent survey that I completed for RIOT, I noted that the best part about the chromas was that they would all be available for IP save for new ones. Unfortunately, it seems that I was wrong. For those that are chiding others for being upset, I would urge you to see another point of view. Waiting a year between opportunities to purchase a specific chroma for IP is quite frustrating. Saying "every other IP sale" certainly sounds better than saying "once per year." IP chroma sales may be bi-annual but specific IP chromas are certainly annual sales. Seems to be a waste.

In fact, the FAQ makes this more confusing and completely contradictory:

HOW DO I BUY CHROMAS FOR IP? You can purchase chromas for IP during special chroma IP sales that take place twice a year. During these promotion periods, you can purchase a chroma for 2000 IP.

Bud042Mar 14, 201714 votes

"Hey all, just wanted to confirm that after chromas have gone on IP sale once, they'll return to every other IP sale.

So be on the lookout for the ones from last sale in the next one!"

https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/5zdrv8/chroma_ip_sales_32217_4517/dexgi0n/

Lexanomical UnitMar 14, 201712 votes

I'm a bit sad, I was hoping to pick up dragon slayer braum and his chromas :/ I have been sitting on kind of a ridiculous amount of ip figuring that was going to be the case.

Hunter IngMar 14, 20172 votes

Don't know if you've re-read the post since then, but it was changed to say that the chromas on sale last time will be on sale the next one. And any new ones have to have been out for 5 months before going on IP sale

Lexanomical UnitMar 15, 20175 votes

I mean, regardless, this means I will be waiting another six months. Kinda a shame really.

Kirius DarkMar 14, 20178 votes

I saved up for the base Darius and Morg chromas thinking they'd be obtainable by IP... guess not

RavenhaleMar 14, 20176 votes

I'm a little surprised the older chromas are not included in the sale, though it honestly doesn't impact me at all as I had already purchased all my old chromas before the whole chromas for IP was introduced. I was under the impression that the chroma IP sale was meant to give seasoned/veteran players an IP dump. A little sad to know I will have to buy those Lunar Goddess Chroma's separately whenever I do get around to getting that skin. Oh well. At least I will pick up around 10 chromas for free.

TeslynMar 15, 20176 votes

guess who is getting power ranger Pink Zed ... probably a few people out there.

DríftMar 14, 20174 votes

Well that is upsetting :( not all of them are going to be IP. Riot wants me to become brand.

ayitsanisaMar 14, 20174 votes

No dragonslayer braum? I love the skin but I'd rather not see Braum as a ginger, rito pls put more chromas on sale

Alpha RichMar 14, 20173 votes

So i have to buy rp in order to enjoy the chroma lp sale. Nice sales technique Riot!

TrollFan01Mar 15, 20173 votes

Alright i was waiting for this. But I thought you could buy ALL the crhomas for IP. What happened?

AeszarckMar 15, 20175 votes

{quoted}

Alright i was waiting for this. But I thought you could buy ALL the crhomas for IP. What happened?

They changed their policy. Some Chromas will only be available for IP in the earlier yearly sale, and the other Chromas will be available in the later yearly sale for IP.

TrollFan01Mar 15, 20172 votes

Thanks for clearing that up.

BlazedIonMar 15, 20173 votes

does this give me the "skin" technically if i buy the chroma.

AeszarckMar 15, 201710 votes

{quoted}

does this give me the "skin" technically if i buy the chroma.

You can't buy the Chromas without the Skins!

anewbis420Mar 28, 20173 votes

RITO U BUNCH OF LIARS SAID ALL THE CHROMAS WERE GOING ON SALE AND I AM LOOKING AT THE CHROMAS AND THE ONEW I WANT TO BUY ARE NOT ON SALE IF U R GOING TO MAKE AN OFFER AND SAY SOMETHING IS WHAT IT IS THEN FINE BUT DONT LIE ABOUT IT THAT IS TOTALLY CHEESY AND PATHETIC QUOTED Hey, sorry for the confusion. It looks like we forgot to include a crucial sentence -- once chromas have gone on IP sale once, they'll return every other IP sale. So the ones you missed in the previous sale will return next time. :-) We're currently working on updating this article to reflect that. Sorry about that!

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MyAuntIsVietnamMar 14, 20172 votes

Can you buy chromas without the actual skin?

GriogreMar 15, 20175 votes

No you can't. You have to have the skin to get the chromas. There are a few base skin chromas - Garen, Morgana and Cassieopia but they are not on sale this time.

BAGELMENSKMar 15, 20171 votes

"League of Legends attempts to sabotage Mass Effect: Andromeda launch with chroma sales?" summoner 14

OleandervineMar 15, 20171 votes

I was under the impression that Andromeda was a cheap grab to attempt to reboot the series after WA colossally fucked up the ending of ME3.

2nYs FakeBaeMar 15, 20171 votes

Shouldn't Fiora's Headmistress Chroma be up as well? since DM Darius is up for IP Sale.

OleandervineMar 15, 20178 votes

As I posted earlier (and it got shot down for some reason) Headmistress Fiora's Chromas are legacy, and are only available while the skin is available (Halloween) which means it will never be in the bi-annual IP sales. Which sucks super hard core.