Here's a Rioter response to anyone asking about Dragon Master Swain's development alongside his VGU

"Hola! I previously worked on the Skins team for a couple years before moving to Champions team, so this is the perfect question for me to answer!

What was it like to develop a new skin alongside a full VGU for the first time? Was it because Swain hasn't received any skins in almost six years?

"Working on a new skin while the base form is still in development is pretty tough (launch skins for new Champs can be similar - it's easier now that Champions team has taken on launch skins again) - many changes to the base can trickle down and affect new skins in development, so it's a high cost of communication to keep everyone in the loop. Both the Swain update and Dragonmaster are old promises to players, so we wanted to join forces between Skins and Champions and deliver both at the same time."

Does this mean we can expect future VGU's to be accompanied by new skins too?

"This is a one-off. We typically see less interest in new skins right after an update because it feels like the updated champion just got a bunch of love and new skins already. This was a special case since Dragonmaster has been floating around as an idea for so long. :)"" -Riot SpaceNorth