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Champion Ship Riven.... and Zed

Solari Fortune·8/23/2016, 6:16:21 PM·7 votes·16,298 views

http://boards.pbe.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/general-pbe-feedback/FvNcnzM9-an-update-on-championship-riven

(Copy and pasted just in case the Link breaks)

Hi there,

I’m Pabro, a Product Manager, on the LoL Personalization Content Team (aka Skins team) and I’m here to give you all an update on Championship Riven as she will be hitting PBE very soon.

http://imgur.com/McxeyuI

Worlds is a special time of year, and with the introduction of Championship Zed (surprise!) who rounds out a full Championship team comp, we wanted to look back to Season 2 where the championship line began. We felt this was a great opportunity to bring back the original Championship skin: Championship Riven for a new generation of players. And we damn well wanted to make sure she felt awesome for original owners. So we spent some time giving her texture some love and bringing it up to our current art standards.

http://imgur.com/pd4iiTt

We didn’t want to stop there though, and decided we were going to do something extra special for those who originally obtained her four years ago during the Season 2 World Championship.

If you are an original owner of Championship Riven, we are adding in some extra in-game recognition for you. Firstly, we will be making a custom vintage loading screen banner that is different than previous versions so people will know you’re an OG.

Secondly, we’re creating a “vintage” version of her in-game model that features an exclusive crown and a glowing particle on her sword when her ultimate, “Blade of the Exile” is activated. Original owners will get the “vintage” version of her updated model and the new version as well.

http://imgur.com/f0J2S3B http://imgur.com/gwjIZVk

Any new owner of the skin will be able to obtain Championship Riven with an updated texture but none of the aforementioned extra goodies. The goal here was to ensure that vintage Championship Riven commemorated the start of the Championship skin line and people who obtained her at that time will get to celebrate that forever.

Championship Riven has been highly coveted by a lot of you for a looooong time. I mean, there was even a petition about it. Over the years, we’ve heard a lot of feedback, excitement and discussion around this skin so we felt it was important to do something different than what we’ve tried in the past.

We hope you enjoy the update and changes. As always, let us know what you think. We welcome it.

Thanks, Pabro

51 Comments

Sarutobi8/23/2016, 6:20:38 PM4 votes

As someone who is an original owner of the skin, and someone who likes the idea of releasing older (Limited Edition) skin again, i will say this is a great idea and something that i feel is a great way to give those of us who originally bought it something extra. Thanks for this, great job!

FlashNeko8/23/2016, 11:08:32 PM3 votes

What about the one guy who won it from the Season Five Championship contest?

(Note: I forget if one guy actually won it or ended up being eliminated because he chose Fnatic over Koo.)

Keepe8/24/2016, 1:52:55 AM3 votes

{quoted} Championship Riven has been highly coveted by a lot of you for a looooong time. I mean, there was even a petition about it. Over the years, we've heard a lot of feedback, excitement and discussion around this skin so we felt it was important to do something different than what we've tried in the past.

Uh huh. That's nice. Where's the RP we were promised in the event of this occurrence?

Nahui8/23/2016, 6:18:45 PM2 votes

Woooooo. Zed skin!

MEOK8/23/2016, 8:48:04 PM2 votes

When this skins will be avabile to buy? (Srry FOR my english)

Δ Ð Ξ8/23/2016, 8:54:27 PM2 votes

No border?? Im not gonna buy it, sry for me thats not rare skin anymore. You can make something like for project skins... Icon + cores, idk... I dont like this idea so im not gonna spend my money on this skin, its 1 of my favorite skins but without border im not gonna buy it!

NineTailedMystic8/24/2016, 1:42:20 AM2 votes

Don't give people more reasons to play Zed

UnmercifulSOG9/11/2016, 4:23:25 AM1 votes

Wait so if championship riven is back. Does that mean shes in hextech crafting and we can snag her before she gets released again. Meaning we have a chance to get the border? Or is she not in hextech?

Ñehad9/28/2016, 9:00:31 PM1 votes

How long will these skins put on sale till? I'm planning to buy both championship zed and riven on Monday but i'm not sure if it is still on sale until then

Frozky8/23/2016, 7:46:15 PM1 votes

Wait how much will the championship riven and zed cost?

Agnidev558/24/2016, 1:14:58 AM1 votes

when will the other championship skins come

ZeadlyMark11/7/2016, 12:01:38 PM1 votes

When Championship Zed Will be Available For Buy ?

M1k3yFr0sTy8/23/2016, 7:42:05 PM1 votes

MAN, AS A ZED MAIN I LOVE THIS SKIN I WOULD PAY MY LIFE TO GET IT <3 (jk not that stupid) BUT STILL ITS SO COOL! Do you know the pricing of the skin? Zed

Zephyr4568/26/2016, 1:41:12 AM1 votes

I'm sorry this may sound really dumb but can the Zed skin and Riven skin be purchased even if you are unranked as in you don't currently have a rank in ranked mode. and how much time do we get to purchase the skin?

Vladutzan8/23/2016, 7:53:50 PM1 votes

And the victorious skin....?Will it appear soon?

ZeusOPx8/23/2016, 8:10:23 PM1 votes

Im a riven main and i love that they are bringing championship riven back and i dont think the crown looks that good imo so im happy!! But I LOVE RITO NOW BECAUSE IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SKIN FOR SOOOOOO LONG and i have everysingle riven skin except that one so now i will have all!!!!!!!!

Ares VII8/23/2016, 8:22:22 PM1 votes

Seeing this just makes me said that riot is that money hungry. This is the reason why im quitting league. Re-realeasing this skin takes away the prestigious value and having a crown that seemingly did not take much effort and time to make is not worth it at all. Thanks riot for ruining my day even though I know this post will probably make 90% of other players who don't have the skin happy.