Dawnbringer Riven proves champions with little to no VFX can still have awesome legendary skins
Oftentimes, when discussing champions that have the potential for really cool legendary or ultimate skins, certain ideas are shrugged off because the champion in question "isn't flashy enough." For example, I once suggested an 1820 legendary skin for Quinn that would completely change her model and animations -- an AU in which she's a fallen ranger of the Blessed Isles who's given into the Black Mist and had her soul merged with a malevolent raven spirit -- only to have it shot down by a guy on Reddit because apparently Quinn doesn't have sufficient particle effects.
Point is, even champions with little to no particle effects or animations have the potential for really cool and visually striking 1350+ skins -- Dawnbringer Riven proves this is the case. Most of Riven's base spells are comprised only of slight model-based animations, and yet still this was enough to inspire a truly beautiful and high quality skin that will no doubt be successful with both casual players and diehard Riven mains alike.
I'm personally loving the rate at which we've been getting legendary skins as of late and hope it only continues to grow from here on out. Each one is like a mini-visual update to the champion with a thematic twist, so I really hope to see more of them moving forward!

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