Reign of Gaming

All the holiday goodness has been activated on live servers! You can check out the official announcement in our red tracker, are read below for videos and pictures!

Old Holiday Skins Return

Four holiday legacy skins have made a return, each priced at 975 RP.

Holiday Icons

Six new icons have been added this time around, however you only have until December 26th to grab them!

• Doran’s Wreath Icon: earn this by completing a merry, five-man premade battle on the Fields of Justice
• Stocking Blades Icon: if you buy RP as a gift for a friend, we’ll stuff your stocking with blades
• Trimmed Turret Icon: buy a champion as a gift for a friend this holiday and you can hug this turret
• Reindeer Urf Icon: this red-nosed manatee will pilot your sleigh if you buy a skin as a gift for a friend this Snowdown
• Holiday Nashor Icon: you’ll get this icon for staying off Bad Santa Veigar’s naughty list, and spreading holiday cheer this Snowdown
• Shopkeeper Icon: the most spirited participants in the holiday icon festivities this Snowdown will unlock this bonus icon after the holiday

 

New Holiday Skins Now Live

The four new holiday skins this year are now live, each priced at 975 RP.

Slay Belle Katarina

Dark Candy Fiddelsticks

Bad Santa Veigar

Snow Day Ziggs

 Free Ward Skins

If the above is not enough, Riot has made both ward skins free this time around! Check them out below.

Pro Tips for the Item Shop

The preseason is now in full swing, and there are tons of new items available to round out your champion’s arsenal. With all of these new options, making quick decisions on just the right item for your strategic situation is more important than ever. The new item shop’s more advanced features are designed to help you efficiently find the perfect item to complete your build. 

Browsing the shop

To help you quickly find what you need, we’ve added a series of filters to the store view. Clicking on the nameplate of a filter will display all the items that fall into that category. Unlike the previous store categories, however, you can select as many of these filters as you’d like to zero in on items that provide the exact combination of stats you’re looking for. Ticking the checkbox next to additional filters will narrow your search criteria, displaying more and more specific items. 



You can also toggle between grid and list layouts to change the way items are displayed. Selecting list will give you more information about each item, while grid view will allow you to view more items at a time.



Searching for an item

If you know exactly which item you want to buy, we’ve also added a search feature that’s designed to be quick and easy to use, even in time-sensitive situations. Pressing Enter will take you directly to the search window, so you can start typing immediately. 



You can also use the arrow keys to select from the items that turn up in your search and even buy directly from your search results by pressing Enter again after highlighting your selection. You can also search for specific stats you’d like to acquire, including much of the popular lingo and shorthand. For example, searching for “damage” or “gold” will display attack damage and gold over time items, respectively. Popular slang terms such as “BT” for The Bloodthirster and “triforce” for Trinity Force are also recognized.



Recommended items

In the preseason, we’ve expanded the number of recommended items substantially. In lieu of having a single suggested build, the new recommended items are organized into five categories: Starting Items, Essential Items, Offensive Items, Defensive Items, and Consumables.



Starting items are well-balanced buys that give you the right mix of stats to be effective early on in the game. Essential Items are a core part of building a particular champion, and make for a solid purchase in any strategic situation. As things progress, if you find yourself taking a bit too much damage, or you’re dominating and really want to drive home a win, consider supplementing your build with items from either the Defensive or Offensive categories. 

Using the new features to shop efficiently will not only get you back into battle more quickly, but also help you find more tactical item choices. Tailoring your build to your current situation can be pivotal to making a comeback or closing out a tough matchup.