League of Legends has a number of skin lines that contain additional lore, some drawn from alternate universe settings and others relating to the main Runeterra world and characters. The Spirit Blossom skin line is the latter; These skins are based on myths and legends from the world of the Ionia region. Spirit Blossom has gone live on Riot’s test realms, allowing players to get a glimpse of the upcoming characters and their beautiful splash art.
In previous Spirit Blossom skins, we’ve seen characters like Ahri and Thresh transformed into spirits from Ionian lore that tend to souls after death. There are 10 skins in total this year, including a prestige skin for Master Yi.
In the past, Spirit Blossom has released a visual novel called The Path featuring previous Spirit Blossom champions like Cassiopeia, Lillia, and even Teemo. While it looks like we won’t be getting any narrative content on the Spirit Blossom skins this year, the skins – and their bios – are giving us a little bit of that League of Legends lore. It also looks like URF (Ultra Rapid-Fire) is returning as a limited-time game mode that will allow players to choose champions and use their abilities without waiting for pesky cooldowns or worrying about balance issues.
The skins will remain on the test realm for some time; league Fans can expect them to appear in a future content update, along with a potential new look at the game’s next champion, K’Sante. Riot announced that Lil Nas X would be collaborating with the company on K’Sante’s first skin and performing this year’s Worlds tournament anthem.
