10 Champs over 1000 days w/o a new skin

Forhonor321·11/16/2018, 9:57:57 PM·44 votes·18,835 views

Right, it's been a while, I'm currently in England for Study Abroad, but that's not stopping me from keeping track of this stuff. And, to a degree, I do believe we've made some good progress the last time I posted one of these.

The list is as follows:

Udyr - 1325 days Skarner Xerath - 1299 days Zilean - 1285 days Shaco Mordekaiser - 1275 days RekSai - 1240 days Aatrox - 1212 days Nunu - 1138 days Kassadin - 1128 days

Champs within the 100 day limit: Maokai Velkoz TahmKench - 959 days Sion - 946 days Nocturne - 925 days Shyvana Kindred - 904 days

(Lissandra would be on this list but her new skin is coming out soon)


Now, this is merely for data and the view of time, as I always say. Champs that are very outdated and need updates, such as Mord, should generally be avoided for new skins until they are updated. However, there could be special cases to add skins to aged champs such as Fiddlesticks. Not saying that this is guaranteed to happen to those champs, but it's plausible. As well, champs that are currently being reworked or have been reworked now, such as Kayle & Morgana or Aatrox, should be looked at for receiving new skins as they will be up to date in terms of rigging, models, etc.

And, because there will always be that one person, I'm going to make this clear on my standpoint:** A VGU/champ rework does not mean the champ has received new skins!** It does not add any new skin to their roster, it only updates their pre-existing skins. E.G. Aatrox was generally reworked to have a near identical look to his original form and most of his skins are pratically, if not, identical to what they were before. Are there any skins that are added to his roster that were not there before his rework? No. Urgot was updated and his Crabgot skin was changed to fit a different theme from B-movie monster film to Pacific Rim/Kaiju theme. Was the theme changed slightly? Yes. Did this actually change how many skins he had before his rework? NO!

VGUs are generally going to change the aesthetic and look of the base champ and in turn that's going to affect how their other skins will look, it's basically a fucking redesign. That does not mean that you can say "oh, these are just their new skins!" Stop! It doesn't! It's a redesign to fit better with the new direction the champ has taken. Nothing new was added to their skin line that stands out from what they already had. I'm sick of people trying to say this so I'm putting my foot down and trying to make this clear as possible.


OK, rant out of the way, I'm happy that we've gotten some of the higher tier candidates off the list. BUT, at the same time, it's concerning on the number of champs that have made it into the 100 day limit. I really do hope that some of those champs can be considered for skins sometime 'cause I don't want the 1000 days list to start growing again.

Thoughts? Opinions? Discuss them down below. I need to start on some assignments before they're due in the next few weeks.

74 Comments

Arcade Lulu11/16/2018, 10:12:14 PM15 votes

I feel like 959 days is incorrect for maokai because he got a skin pretty much 2 years ago

KFCeytron11/16/2018, 10:54:50 PM6 votes

Companies don't produce content based on a sense of fairness to their product lines ("this poor screwdriver has had the same packaging for years!"), they produce content based on what sells.

Even11/16/2018, 10:52:05 PM5 votes

These are champs that could be possibly getting a rework! :)

ChuShoe11/17/2018, 9:35:59 AM2 votes

I'd count a VGU is a new skin release.

Kalikko11/16/2018, 10:28:10 PM2 votes

I wasn't aware zilean didn't have the lead.

Not to mention he's been in the top 3 for w/l all season mid. . .and up there most of the season as support.

He was even played at worlds this year.

HungryAngry2SPP11/17/2018, 4:47:55 AM2 votes

My opinion: Many of the champs above have enough / good quality skins. Baking off skins just for the sake of having one once a year is stupid.

Summonah1236911/17/2018, 9:22:32 AM2 votes

Just give Kindred a skin already pls.

Ionian Vulpix11/17/2018, 2:29:31 PM2 votes

They haven't been out as long as others champs, but Taliyah and Ivern haven't gotten new skins yet, even though champs that came after them already have. Yes, Taliyah has SSG, but that was at the request of the player.

Spooky Skeleton11/17/2018, 3:23:34 PM2 votes

Urgot had to wait 6 years and his skin wasn't even that good.

Agent Corgi11/17/2018, 4:13:03 PM2 votes

Mordekaiser Mordekaiser, UdyrUdyr, Skarner Skarner, and Nocturne Nocturne are all considered Tier-1 VGU's according to Reav3. As such, they most likely won't be recieving any cosmetic love for a while (Ezreal DID get a skin just months before his update, so this is why I'm not saying these champions won't recieve anything period).

Shaco Shaco dropped down & although he is still considered to be a VGU candidate, he's dropped down in priority. In that case, I can see Shaco getting a skin at some point. They're even taking the time to give him new animations for walking & homeguards.

Has it really been that long since Aatrox Aatrox & KassadinKassadin recieved a skin? Sea Hunter Aatrox & Cosmic Reaver Kassadin don't seem THAT old.

Zoli Ben11/19/2018, 5:57:17 PM1 votes

As DrMundo enters 901 days, he has new Xmas skin coming up so no VGU in 2019.

Jaspers11/20/2018, 10:27:32 AM1 votes

I'm bumbing this thread because honestly, seeing the winter skins we are getting, this scenario is a little sad.

Yi's 3rd skin in 2 years, Soraka is getting like an enhanced Chroma thing this patch too.

Mordekaiserˉ12/10/2018, 1:23:24 PM1 votes

Give Mordekaiser some love...

Frostfel11/17/2018, 11:27:32 PM1 votes

Sad to say but Mordekaiser will not get a new skin until his VGU which could take anyway from 1 year (not on road-map) - forever, and I'm guessing thats mostly because Riot doesn't know how to re-make Morde.

Baa Woof11/17/2018, 12:17:30 AM1 votes

I just really dislike that the Super Galaxy skin line exist, since it is just a forced skin line to those champions who atleast has 2 forms, or a companion. So they don't really fit on some champions, like Kindred. Why would death join a Super Galactic Heroes group? I'm not saying that I'm not happy, cause atleast it's a skin, but I think it's never gonna be the most liked one and there could have been a much better skin made for them (Like Elderwood or Bloodmoon).

Monstermushmush11/17/2018, 11:34:07 PM1 votes

All these champs aren't play much except Aatrox. Rito only make da skins for da champs people play a lot.

Deathhawk88811/17/2018, 6:03:03 AM1 votes

Strange Sion doesn’t have a new skin by now, he’s been super popular in Soloq and pro play

Metallikaiser11/18/2018, 3:30:37 PM1 votes

Man I cant wait to see what they come up with for my boy Morde and Xerath. Very excited to see what they come up with for both. Especially Xerath who is pretty unique in terms of his model and the like.

Then some skin ideas here. Kassadin I would really like to see more Chem Tech skins, and I think Kassadin fits perfectly.

Aatrox Aatrox as an armored up medieval looking warrior, hopefully one that makes him look like his pre darkin body. And thus make him a bit more of an animal whether he is more of a bat thing or bird man.

Zilean God clock Zilean is just a cool little idea I had in my name that I thought would be a funny spin on the set to add a support to it. Alternatively I would like Three pointer Zilean. A basketball skin to join Dunkmaster Darius. His ult sign could be water bottles, his bombs that are basketballs should make a swish sound when you land the stun, his speed boost should have the squicky sneaker sound, and ofcourse the giant clock on his back is a scoreboard!

GrãñðmãstêrShãçø11/16/2018, 11:03:56 PM1 votes

Hey man, just to say RiotStellari is taking shaco skin concepts at the moment so mabye a shaco skin in 2-3 months?