Oh look, another skin for Ahri and Ezreal, totally unexpected, wow..

PiVoRx·Aug 6, 2016·9 votes·1,811 views

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31 Comments

SkelenthAug 6, 20168 votes

Yorick and Urgot will get full relaunches within the next year. Fiddlesticks and Galio will probably get some kind of vu's in the next ~2 years at least Also, Fiddlesticks got tons of skins

PiVoRxAug 6, 20161 votes

And during that time Ahri and Ez will get 2 skins each.

DynikusAug 6, 20164 votes

Fiddlesticks has more skins than ahri. wut. and Galio only has 1 less.

PiVoRxAug 6, 20161 votes

Annie and Ashe got most skins and still get more.

Vistha KaiAug 6, 20161 votes

Don't forget Ryze.

MavenSongAug 7, 20161 votes

you do realize that ryze is getting a skin on the sole premise that he is for the team that won worlds... He wouldnt have gotten this otherwise.

Vistha KaiAug 7, 20161 votes

Of course he would've got that skin.

That doesn't mean, he isn't going to get another one in the near future.

MavenSongAug 7, 20161 votes

Shen and poppy still havnt. shrug

ModWulf HelhammerAug 6, 20165 votes

Annie and Ashe are also two of the oldest champions in the game

DynikusAug 6, 20166 votes

I just don't understand why you put fiddle on the list. he has 9 skins.

RavenhaleAug 6, 20163 votes

Well, Ace of Spades was May '15 and Academy was August '15. I'm not too surprised with the decision here, especially with Ahri. This is her first 1350 skin. I honestly thought we were going to see a Pool Party Ahri.

As for Skin Pool Sizes (represent Arcade & SKT skins on PBE yet to be officially released)

10 - Annie 9 - Gragas, Jax, Katarina, Miss Fortune, Mundo, Ryze (will be 10), Twisted Fate 8 - Alistar (will be 9), Amumu, Ashe, Blitzcrank, Ezreal (will be 9), Fiddlesticks, Kayle, Kog'Maw, Nidalee, Singed, Sivir, Teemo, Tryndamere, Veigar, Warwick 7 - Akali, Caitlyn, Corki (will be 8), Gangplank, Garen, Lee Sin, Malphite, Morgana, Nunu, Pantheon, Rammus, Renekton (will be 8), Shaco, Sona, Tristana, Twitch, Vayne, Vladimir 6 - Ahri (will be 7), Anivia, Cho'Gath, Draven, Fizz, Graves, Janna, Jarvan IV, Kennen, Lux, Maokai, Master Yi, Nasus, Nocturne, Orianna, Poppy, Riven, Sejuani [if counting Traditional], Shen, Shyvana, Soraka, Varus, Xin Zhao 5 - Brand, Darius, Fiora, Galio, Hecarim, Heimerdinger, Irelia, Karma [if counting Traditional], Karthus, Kassadin, LeBlanc, Leona, Lulu, Malzahar, Mordekaiser, Olaf, Sion, Thresh, Volibear, Wukong, Ziggs, Zilean 4 - Cassiopeia, Evelynn, Gnar, Nami, Nautilus, Skarner, Syndra, Talon, Taric, Trundle [if counting Traditional], Udyr, Vi, Xerath 3 - Aatrox, Braum, Diana, Ekko, Elise (will be 4), Jayce, Jinx, Kha'Zix, Lissandra, Lucian, Quinn, Rengar, Rumble, Swain, Urgot, Vel'Koz, Viktor, Yasuo, Zed, Zyra 2 - Azir (will be 3), Bard, Kalista (will be 3), Kindred, Rek'Sai, Tahm Kench, Yorick, Zac 1 - Aurelion Sol, Illaio, Jhin, Taliyah

I went ahead and included the Traditional skins (I believe they have different loading screens) and naturally included all limited edition skins that you can't obtain (PAX, Victorious, etc.)

Ahri is somewhat middle of the pack, though she is the "newest" champion in the 7 skin club.

Moonboy65Aug 6, 20163 votes

Ahri got a skin because she's popular, this is Ezreal's first 1350RP skin with particles

Also take into account that RIot makes a skin if the champion in question fits the theme of that skin, as well as the difficulty of making it from the base model

DigielfAug 6, 20161 votes

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Ahri got a skin because she's popular, this is Ezreal's first 1350RP skin with particles

Also take into account that RIot makes a skin if the champion in question fits the theme of that skin, as well as the difficulty of making it from the base model

Where is the new Ezreal skin? deos he mean Corki maybe

DrCyanideAug 6, 20162 votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT-kF3pwl7w

KeepeAug 6, 20161 votes

INDEED. Now YOU TOO can pay 1350 RP to have Donald Trump hair with Ezreal.

KillerPenguinsAug 6, 20162 votes

Ahri has an 11.5% play rate.. Yorick, Fiddle, Galio, and urgot combined have... 6.4% so.................

PiVoRxAug 6, 20162 votes

Following this logic, most played champions should get a skin every month.

KillerPenguinsAug 6, 20163 votes

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Following this logic, most played champions should get a skin every month.

the way i understand it, riot designers make skins when they have a good idea for a skin. it doesn't actually have anything to do with statistics or numbers or champion bias. (though i'll be the first to admit some of the batch skins seem pretty forced)

PiVoRxAug 6, 20161 votes

So we should expect, Pool Party Ahri, Maid Ahri, Star Guardian Ahri, Nurse Ahri, Officer Ahri, Heartseeker Ahri, Debonair Ahri, Warring Kingdoms Ahri, Blood Moon Ahri, Mafia Ahri and some more that i miss?

UomoAfideAug 6, 20161 votes

Most likely? Yes

KeepeAug 6, 20162 votes

I call bull on this for two reasons.

It's been three years since Dragon Master Swain was said by Riot that it is going to be made.

And two. These Arcade Skins broke the Arcade Thematic.

Moonboy65Aug 6, 20162 votes

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I call bull on this for two reasons.

It's been three years since Dragon Master Swain was said by Riot that it is going to be made.

And two. These Arcade Skins broke the Arcade Thematic.

no they didn't they still reference Arcade games...

KeepeAug 6, 20161 votes

The only one there who does not break the Arcade Thematic is Ahri. Corki and Ezreal, however, do.

It's not about referencing Arcade Games, so much as referencing the thematic that the artistic department threw on itself.

Moonboy65Aug 7, 20161 votes

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The only one there who does not break the Arcade Thematic is Ahri. Corki and Ezreal, however, do.

It's not about referencing Arcade Games, so much as referencing the thematic that the artistic department threw on itself.

how do Corki and Ezreal break the Arcade Thematic?

KeepeAug 7, 20161 votes

Because the Arcade was set up as an Antithesis to the Boss Line. If you need further information, refer to the Riven vs Blitz splash. I have nothing AGAINST Ezreal and Corki having a video-game themed skin. I take issue that they set up a line of skins and show that the Bosses were to follow and then pull this.

If it were a Boss-Themed Ezreal and Corki, it would be following the thematic. As it stands, Riot threw that under the bus.

MavenSongAug 7, 20161 votes

Thats not a theme, thats a trend.

KeepeAug 7, 20161 votes

Changing it thusly makes it a trend. We can argue about whether or not the predefined thematic is broken or not, but that would mostly devolve into people bickering taking two different definitions.

Frankly, I am tired, and I am not up for an argument. Call it what you want, I'll agree to disagree.

By the way, off topic, what was the inspiration for your name? I feel like I should know it.

MavenSongAug 7, 20161 votes

Sona main.

I changed it to this cause I thought it sounded nice.

Though you could draw comparison to the phase Siren Song

TheUltimateSpearAug 7, 20162 votes

N O S K I N S U N T I L V G U .

TenshouSNKAug 6, 20161 votes

I agree with OP. Ahri's last skin was back in late august and now she already has another 1 now, an entire year has not even passed yet and she got one lol.

MavenSongAug 7, 20162 votes

Except by the time it comes it it will be literally almost a year exactly if not a little more...