Championship Riven Ward Skin Idea! (for legacy players)
What if you make the Season 2 icon into a ward skin for legacy Riven players?
You throw down the blade of the ward skin into the ground as the cross-guard opens completing the skin with the grip of the sword completing the formation of the ward skin. After it is done with its transformation cracks of frost blue begin to surge down from its hilt through the sword to the ground, leaving a slight cataclysmic glow beneath the wards skin fading slightly into the ground as the animation repeats the same frost blue pulsating glow. And lets not forget the number two that would look similar to the icon that would also be slowly illuminated by this frost glow.
I don't own the Championship Riven skin and I don't think I will be purchasing her either when she is released later this year, simply for that "cool factor" reason I get whenever I see it in game. This ward skin idea I think would preserve that same "cool factor" effect with the skin--especially if you gave the ward skin chroma colors to match a chroma on the Championship Riven skin for veteran players. I really wish players had more unique items that they could feel proud to show off their longevity and loyalty, and I think this idea is a step in the right direction in rewarding your player base for playing the game for so long.