Irelia's splash is a shame to the game's art and should be replaced asap

Namazu Ebisu··12 votes·3,620 views

While most old champions and some new got their splash updated to fit Riot's art style, Irelia has a chinese splash that hasn't been updated for a long time now :

http://i.imgur.com/lMVYUuI.jpg

Problem is, this is extreme trash...just look at the background : it's green. That's where the sky should be, but the artist probably got lazy and put a radiant GREEN disgusting background while shamefully blurring the horrible details and textures of the background.

I find it really annoying since the classic splash of the champion is what represents the actual champion as a whole (icons ingame and everything). While the background is a problem, her smushed face is also an issue that should be fixed.

While i'm at it i believe Amumu and Leona didn't get their splash updated too (Amumu chinese, Leona same since launch and oldest champion in the bunch that didn't get an update).

It's sad that skins can get such awesome splashes but the very basic splashes like this remain untounched. Irelia is probably planned for a VU someday but that's not gonna happen 'till 2018 or more so a new splash (like Ryze, WW and others got just before VGU) is in order.

Once again, i find this to be an insult to today's artists Riot hires and since it's a major classic splash it should be better. And don't you dare bring up the VGU topic : both Galio and Urgot are on the list to VGU way before Irelia and they have already a brand new splash that will probably get changed. So did Ryze and WW on a year gap before they got visually changed.

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RIOT THIS WAS 9 MONTHS AGO FOR CHRIST SAKE

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19 Comments

Handy Sandy 6 votes

LOL I JUST NOTICED THE GREEN

Craft Zeppelin1 votes

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LOL I JUST NOTICED THE GREEN

Its pretty much zaun smog rather than ionian landscape

Valor Bot4 votes

Skarner is in desperate need of a new splash art also.

KuroCaliber3 votes

I actually prefer this one way more than her old splash. Ya know, the one with the white hair....made her look super old....

Namazu Ebisu1 votes

Yea but that's lazy work, the old splash and this splash are from 2011 and before... she deserves better.

Divine Winds3 votes

I believe this splash was relatively new? I think I only saw it replaced early last season?

Namazu Ebisu2 votes

This one was replaced like a year and a half ago when the major splash art update was made but it's a chinese splash that's been on the chinese server since 2011. Others got fresh new drawn splashes (well mostly, they didn't update some recent champions for obvious reasons, only Leona and Amumu are the oldest champions that didn't get an updated splash, Amumu is also a chinese one).

Divine Winds1 votes

ohhhh ok ok

QMighty2 votes

Galio hasn't gotten a new splash since before 2013, same with Ryze before his major update a few months back.

EROTIC RAID BOSS1 votes

Galio's doesn't look that bad though, neither did old ryze

Arakadia2 votes

I've always noticed and always hated that blurred green background.

Captain Aishi2 votes

it's ok, she's had a new splashart in the works since early season 5, should hit live anywhere between tomorrow and the end of days

SupaDupaDog1 votes

In any priority based system, something is gonna end up at or near the bottom.

If I where to make an assumption, the 'diver' update might bring her a modern splash.

GreenLore1 votes

Well she might get a rework next year,so I doubt it'll be updated before that.

EROTIC RAID BOSS1 votes

Most champ splash art is really nice now, but Irelia, Xin Zhao, and to a lesser extent Skarner and Leona, could really still use some new ones.

CrazyBear19871 votes

Probably when they rework her or give her a VU will they update her Splash

Sukishoo1 votes

Wish they would have released this one http://i.imgur.com/4P3oPPq.png it looked great when it was seen during the LCS in 2015 >_>

BahdHinny1 votes

How about that Jax splash art lol

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