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Champs over 1000 days w/o a new skin

masIow·8/25/2019, 5:22:43 PM·61 votes·19,484 views

Haven't seen a thread like this in a while so wanted to make one to update myself and everyone else. **Remember that eSports themed skins do not count. **

In order of longest time: : 1,582 days : 1,582 days : 1,568 days (receiving a skin later this year, confirmed in an official Riot video) : 1,558 days (has recently had a rework) : 1,522 days : 1,522 days : 1,428 days : 1,411 days : 1,357 days : 1,242 days : 1,229 days : 1,195 days : 1,187 days : 1,187 days : 1,180 days (currently going through a rework) : 1,138 days : 1,082 days (has recently had a rework) : 1,082 days : 1,040 days (has recently had a rework, leaks claimed she would have an SG skin but were false) : 1,020 days : 1,018 days : 1,018 days : 1,011 days : 1,011 days

Honourable mentions: : Hasn't had a skin since his release on 22nd of August, 2017 : 100 day threshold of 1000 (934 days)

If I missed anyone lmk and I'll add it.

85 Comments

Hexs Fortune8/25/2019, 5:55:25 PM36 votes

Behold the Champs Riot views as unmarketable

Dynikus8/25/2019, 5:34:25 PM23 votes

You know what's wild? Ryze hasn't had a new skin in that long, but he still has 10 skins.

4 Step Cadence8/25/2019, 6:40:26 PM15 votes

You can probably take Zilean off, since he was promised a skin this year by Riot at the start of the season.

Also, technically, Xayah and Rakan haven't gotten skins since last year's Valentine's Day, and they're in the same boat as Kalista when it comes to skin availability, whereas all their skins are legacy except for their release skins, and outside of that, they only have 1 none-Esports skin release.

They may not have been waiting as long as those champions, but I though it was worth mentioning anyway, as Riot seems be be neglecting them as much as the 1,000 days club, and they'll probably end up in it eventually if Riot doesn't give them some form of attention outside of Worlds winners picking them for skins.

Spooky Skeleton8/26/2019, 12:53:05 AM9 votes

Nope, none of those are Ezreal, Lux, Kai'sa or Ahri. Can't do it chief.

Chembaron Yamada8/25/2019, 8:53:49 PM8 votes

Thank you for acknowledging that the goo boy gets neglected here. Zac

Saw a bunch of people who claim that he doesn't need another one since he got that SKT skin.....

Shmeeve8/25/2019, 5:33:13 PM7 votes

Taliyah had a skin last year I thought.

Deνiruchi8/25/2019, 7:26:57 PM5 votes

To be honest, Pantheon rework made him get "new" skins. His old skins were almost all the same and looked like base skin chromas, like old Akali (they even reworked Crimson Akali into a new one, Infernal). But yea... the list of least popular champs, can't milk those (still waiting for a Taliyah skin). :/

QMighty8/26/2019, 3:43:24 AM5 votes

They've been doing good on knocking these out recently, but we've still got a ways to go. Also, thank you for acknowledging the worlds skins as invalid. Those lot deserve something more. P.S. I'd argue that Kalista should be at the top of the list since she still hasn't gotten a non-esorts skin since release. Maybe, if my dreams come true, she'll get a Star Guardian skin next week and I can finally rest easy. But we all know that's not gonna happen.

Shirvallah8/26/2019, 2:30:09 PM5 votes

Technically, Taliyah’s never been given a non-release skin, since Riot’s made it clear that the team skins don’t count. If we’re taking that into consideration, neither has Kalista. :(

Riot did say they’re reworking Shyvana sometime after Volibear and Fiddlesticks, so I’m wondering if they’re going to use that as an excuse to not give her a skin until shortly thereafter.

Zoli Ben8/25/2019, 5:42:30 PM4 votes

Finally somebody gets it right and includes Conqueror/Victorious/Championship because Riot is chosing those and not players.

PaffWasTaken8/26/2019, 3:42:05 PM4 votes

To be honest, unlike some people here, I don't feel like its entirely Riot's fault if those champions are basically abandonned;

from the behavior I saw from some people here on the boards, on reddit or even IG, I learned that A LOT of the people who mains popular champions skin-wise (read e-girl champions, AKA skins every 6 months or so) are guenuinely angry whenever unpopular champions/unappealing champions gets skins. Why? Literally no reason, just anger.

Best example I can think of is the addition of new MECHA skins last year (which is one of the very very few skinline with ONLY monster-like champions) who got shunned at because "if a skinline should be expanded, it should be starguardian", which is pretty damn sad to see since the addition of new MECHA skins I'm talking about is the addition of literally 1 skin only; AurelionSol 's, which pretty much deserved it and still deserve some love.

If I was a skin developper and I saw the community acting like apes whenever I would make something that isn't for their favorite videogame waifu, I would most probably be very disappointed and would kinda feel obligated to make skins for said waifu...

Tin Obliterates8/26/2019, 8:08:12 AM3 votes

Zac and Mordekaiser please rito, both of them are overdue for an actually good skin.

Polaris I8/25/2019, 7:11:24 PM3 votes

Did skarner and xerath both have the sand skin as their last release?

Sexy Jack Rabbit8/26/2019, 4:05:08 AM3 votes

It really sucks too because whilst the team skins are really cool, the vast amount of branding all over them for natural reasons kind of takes away from them.

The only real exception so far has been the SSG skins imo, as the insignia/logo looks just as much like a Rune so it kind of works all things considered.

Ionian Vulpix8/25/2019, 8:14:13 PM3 votes

Don't remember when, but Zac did get the SKT skin. And since they're counting the one for Taliyah since she hasn't had a skin since release other than that either, I think it's fair to count that.

masIow8/25/2019, 11:37:19 PM1 votes

[{quoted}](name=4 Step Cadence,realm=NA,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=yEpAwWqI,comment-id=0005,timestamp=2019-08-25T18:40:26.606+0000) Also, technically, Xayah and Rakan haven't gotten skins since last year's Valentine's Day, and they're in the same boat as Kalista when it comes to skin availability, whereas all their skins are legacy except for their release skins, and outside of that, they only have 1 none-Esports skin release.

They may not have been waiting as long as those champions, but I though it was worth mentioning anyway, as Riot seems be be neglecting them as much as the 1,000 days club, and they'll probably end up in it eventually if Riot doesn't give them some form of attention outside of Worlds winners picking them for skins.

Xayah and Rakan aren't on the list because they are very marketable champions, and they're popular too. Only 560 days since their last skins. And you're right that whilst they got esports skins, they're a little difficult to make skins for because of their uniqueness and how much effort Riot would have to put in, but they will most likely get skins next year, if not later this year during Halloween or Christmas, which are two viable events for these champs.

[{quoted}](name=Polaris I,realm=NA,application-id=6kFXY1kR,discussion-id=yEpAwWqI,comment-id=0008,timestamp=2019-08-25T19:11:24.495+0000)

Did skarner and xerath both have the sand skin as their last release?

Yep, it's been a very long time since they got skins and I don't believe there are any leaks or plans for skins for either of them this year or early next year.

SweedishGunner8/26/2019, 9:46:34 PM1 votes

Where is Viktor in the list, out of curiosity?