August sales schedule

Riot·Jul 17, 2017·2 votes·109,440 views

Check out all the champs and skins on sale this August! Like previous sales schedules, we’re not posting the exact dates for each champ and skin, but they’ll all be on sale sometime next month.

Just a heads up – since we’re publishing these in advance, we won’t offer partial refunds on champs and skins purchased before they go on sale.

Regularly Scheduled Sales:

Champion	Sale Price	Skin	Sale Price
Anivia	395	Arclight Vel'Koz	675
Azir	487	Astronaut Teemo	675
Braum	487	Barbarian Sion	375
Caitlyn	440	Bilgewater Katarina	487
Corki	395	Bittersweet Lulu	487
Diana	440	Blight Crystal Varus	487
Draven	440	Commando Garen	260
Ekko	487	Commando Jarvan IV	260
Elise	487	Darkflame Shyvana	487
Fiora	440	Demolisher Nunu	487
Fizz	440	Dryad Soraka	260
Galio	395	Enchanted Galio	260
Gragas	395	Firefang Warwick	487
Heimerdinger	395	Fisherman Fizz	487
Jarvan IV	440	Galactic Nasus	260
Jayce	440	Haunted Zyra	675
Jinx	487	Hextech Janna	487
Kha'Zix	440	iBlitzcrank	675
LeBlanc	395	Justicar Aatrox	487
Lee Sin	440	Lunar Goddess Diana	487
Lucian	487	Musketeer Twisted Fate	375
Lulu	440	Nightblade Irelia	260
Morgana	292	Pentakill Karthus	375
Nami	487	Phoenix Quinn	487
Rek'sai	487	Pool Party Draven	487
Shaco	395	Pool Party Zac	675
Shen	395	Popstar Ahri	487
Sion	292	Rageborn Mundo	487
Sona	395	Resistance Caitlyn	260
Tahm Kench	487	Runeguard Volibear	487
Twitch	395	Siren Cassiopeia	260
Vayne	440	Spooky Gangplank	260
Vel'Koz	487	Sweeper Alistar	375
Viktor	440	Warden Nautilus	375
Yorick	440	Warlord Shen	487
Zed	487	Wild Card Shaco	375

Early Sales

Skin	Price	Sale Price
Blood Moon Twisted Fate	1350	975
Blood Moon Talon	1350	975
Blood Moon Jhin	1350	975

108 Comments

Spartan DMG 02Jul 18, 201718 votes

what does early sale mean? I never got it :(

biiplrJul 18, 20173 votes

u know how sales are usually 50% off? early sales are 25% because the skin came out recently, i think

MaganarJul 18, 20175 votes

The price reduction is by a single price tier.

In other words: 1820>1350 1350>975 975>750 750>520

520 I guess just doesn't go on early sale, but I can't even remember the last time they released one of those anyway. I don't remember the rules as I've become an extremely selective skin consumer by now (have about as many as I really want - I've only gotten a few special event releases in the past year and no older skins and now I've about stopped with those special ones too), but usually look at the schedule to remind myself how long its been since X skin was release (lol).

21 shiny nickelsJul 18, 20177 votes

The last 520 skin was released 5 years ago. I don't know why they stopped releasing them though. It's nice to have a poor man's choice for skins.

Meanie40Jul 18, 201713 votes

Chromas have largely taken the place of 520s.

MaganarJul 18, 20174 votes

The price reduction is by a single price tier.

In other words: 1820>1350 1350>975 975>750 750>520

MaganarJul 18, 20175 votes

Riot really needs to stop assuming everyone has been with the game since the beginning just like they have and just leave a little explanation somewhere. Or try to live up to the name for a change. I see this same question in the comments every few months and haven't answered because I know it's always going to be asked again, but this time I'm in the mood, so get ready. If you're interested, here's the marketing history lesson.

Early sales began a while back. Originally, skins were often more than a complete price tier lower in cost for the first week after their release. Later, Riot did what was clearly a social experiment to see if they could up the ante (and profit) on new skins: they released a wave of 1350 RP skins that were the full price for one week before going on that ordinary sale the NEXT week... but if you bought it in the first week (at full price), you got a fairly trivial loading screen border with no effect on your in-game experience or appearance.

They must have had impressive sales in the first week, because it was only something like a couple months later they announced that new skins would remain at full price on release - but that 4-6 months after release they would go on an "early sale" (since it normally takes 10-12 months for a full rotation of skins through the sale schedule). This sale would drop the price by a single price tier rather than 50%. The law of supply and demand now reigns supreme, with Riot delaying the "release" sale by those few months and giving a lower sale, since it was clear people would buy at full price just to have their skin ASAP after release (even if the wait would only be one extra week for maaajooor RP savings).

**TLDR: **It's a watered down and extremely delayed version of the release-day sale that used to exist for every new skin. Hence, it is still "early" compared to the normal sale progression, but delayed so much that everyone forgets when the skin comes out and it doesn't feel early at all, leading to considerable confusion I witness every couple months like clockwork.

MaganarJul 18, 2017121 votes

They must have had impressive sales in the first week, because it was only something like a couple months later they announced that new skins would remain at full price - but that 4-6 months after release they would go on an "early sale" (since it normally takes 10-12 months for a full rotation of skins through the sale schedule). This sale would drop the price by a single price tier. The law of supply and demand now reigns supreme, with Riot delaying the "release" sale by those few months and giving a lower sale, since it was clear people would buy at full price just to have their skin ASAP after release (even if the wait would only be one extra week for maaajooor RP savings).

WewdyJul 18, 201710 votes

Thank you for explaining that, I was fairly confused about it as well, but didnt want to ask what it was about

Spartan DMG 02Jul 18, 20172 votes

So when will those skin be on sale?

andreaJul 18, 20174 votes

There's no (public) set schedule for when skins go on normal sales. You just have to check these sale schedules every month and keep an eye out for the one you want. The early sale is just a guaranteed time that you know you'll get the new skin on sale (6 months after release) then the skin is added to the huge list of skins eligible for regular sales.

VälconJul 19, 20173 votes

Actually, as far as I know, the early sales always happen on the last weekend of the month. I remember someone told me this when I was waiting for Star Guardian Jinx, and then it ended up being true.

lightdragoon88Jul 19, 20172 votes

That would of been me saying that to you.

AlucaiJul 27, 20171 votes

Early sales for July started on the 21st (second to last weekend of the month). Unfortunately with no announcement on this sales page either. I only noticed because I was on lookout for one of the early sales skins and was surprised that there was no fanfare or mention (nor was there a splash for the sales in game). It was at the same time the July bundles came out.

lightdragoon88Jul 19, 20177 votes

Early sales are during the last weekend of the month.

KarmehJul 22, 20171 votes

Are the Blood Moon sales going on sale at the last weekend of July or August?

lightdragoon88Jul 22, 20173 votes

Consider the early sale for the Blood Moon says "**August **sales schedule"

KarmehJul 22, 20172 votes

item 3070 Amumu Damn

PseudologiaJul 18, 20173 votes

I think it should also be said that legendary skins have an "early sale" but no regular sale (where they are 50% off). Therefore it is worthwhile to wait for early sales if you really want a skin but are on a budget.

EstiloJul 19, 201725 votes

You should definitely copy paste this for the next time its asked

REALihateyouJul 19, 20171 votes

A border????

coeurloyalJul 19, 20172 votes

The above marketing rant has some misinformation in it.

50% off sales continue as normal (there were never sold at a lower price tier), but when a new skin gets added to the list it takes anywhere from .75-1.5 years for that skin to come up on sale depending on which tier it's in. Rather than making people wait for the regular sale, they added in an early sale with a smaller discount that generally happens ~6 months after the skin's release. People that pay full price usually get an icon and can run the skin from day 1 of its launch.

Load screen borders were introduced as a new concept when the PROJECT: Yasuo skin came out and doesn't actually have anything to do with early sales. They were, however, always a limited-time object meant to reward early adopters, so that may be the reason why there was some confusion about their involvement with early sales. These borders are still limited-time collectibles but are now only available through crafting/missions during in-game events.

NovaniousJul 20, 20173 votes

Load screen borders were introduced as a new concept when the PROJECT: Yasuo skin came out

No. Loading screen borders as incentive to buy skins were introduced when the second wave of PROJECT skins came out, which is what the "rant" is talking about. And yes, he's right, they did sell them at full price with the gimmick of "Free borders", then sell them at a sale price the next week, and a few weeks after riot did start the "early sales" program.

Solari FortuneAug 7, 20171 votes

granted now Legendary Skins are now capable of being on a lower price

positveVibesJul 18, 201715 votes

rito pls stop, bank account is yelling at me.

MoowyJul 18, 20172 votes

lmao I feel ya tho this months nothings coming out of my wallet:/ so its safe for now

Caesar of SaladJul 18, 20176 votes

I just got Popstar Ahri a week ago, & I have no more refunds... feelsbadman item 3073 [zombie-brand-facepalm]

SorixJul 18, 201711 votes

i think since it was like a week ago, if you talk to riot support they may give you the difference, not entirely sure tho, but worth the shot. with it you could buy another 1350 that is on sale XD

coeurloyalJul 19, 20173 votes

They don't really do that anymore because they release the sale schedule in advance. Not saying they won't if you try, but it's much less common now.

CloudChaaaserJul 18, 20175 votes

pop star ahri, more like pop-stahri. :

KingGoblinJul 18, 20175 votes

Blood Moon Jhin on sale.... just have to buy Jhin first [zombie-nunu-tears]

StompayJul 18, 20173 votes

So Kha'Zix just dropped a price tier (6300ip to 4800ip) but I see him listed as 495 rp as the sale price. Is this intentional, or is it meant to be 440? Just something I'd like to point out.