League of Legends' holiday festivities, an event known as Snowdown, will begin on December 10th, Riot Games announced today while sharing all the details. As per usual, players can expect a variety of special holiday-themed champion skins, discounted sale prices, and special mini-games to partake in. So what can you look forward to this year?
Snowdown 2015 Icons and Wards
Snowball Fight
In addition to the wards and skins, there is also a mini "Snowball Fight" game. From December 10th through January 7th, you can throwfour new Legacy Snowball icons at your friends for 100IP each. Each time you toss a Snowball icon, whoever it hits will get to keep one of the four randomly selected icons and rack up a one-win IP boost.
The Legend of the Poro King
The Legend of the Poro King game mode is also returning. Introduced last year, this temporary game mode sees two poro friends following you into the fight. Each poro grants a summoner spell exclusive to this mode: "Poro Toss" and "To the King!". Before we begin here's what each does:
Poro Toss
Cast Poro Toss once and sling your smaller poro across the Abyss. The range is way, way longer than you expect. And don’t worry, the poros love a good toss. After landing a hit, trigger Poro Toss again to Poro Dash, flying to your poro’s target. It’s like Lee Sin’s Q, but more endearing. Finally, when your team lands ten Poro Tosses, you summon the Poro King.
To the King!
When the Poro King is on the scene and your team, activate To the King! to poro-fy yourself and rocket to your liege. It’s like Lee Sin’s Safeguard, but more endearing.
These little poros are key to summoning the Poro King, a super minion that heals your team, regenerates mana and deals AoE damage while punishing enemy towers.
Every time your Poro Toss is off cooldown, you'll want to use it because the first team to rack up 10 poro smacks receives a royal visit from the Poro King.
Poro Icons and Poro Wards
Special poro icons can be purchased which grant in-game poro skins specifically for the Legend of the Poro King. THese special skins can be purchased for 250RP.
Additionally, Poro Wards can also be purchased.
Snowdown Bundles
North Pole Bundle (5398 RP, available until 1/7/15)
Includes:
- Teemo (Happy Elf Teemo)
- Nunu (Workshop Nunu)
- Zilean (Old Saint Zilean)
- Tristana (Earnest Elf Tristana)
- Gragas (Santa Gragas)
- Kog'Maw (Reindeer Kog'Maw)
Holiday Cheer Bundle (5398 RP, available until 1/7/15)
Includes:
- Miss Fortune (Candy Cane Miss Fortune)
- Sona (Silent Night Sona)
- Maokai (Festive Maokai)
- Leblanc (Mistletoe Leblanc)
And more!
Self Mystery Gifting
From December 10th through December 15th, you can send yourself a Mystery Gift and snag a randomly selected un-owned champion, skin, ward, or icon in the store for 520 RP or higher.
- Mystery Champion – 490 RP
- Myster Skin – 490 RP
- Mystery Ward – 380 RP
- Mystery Chest – 790 RP
- Mystery Icon – 150 RPG
Champion Skins & Sales
- Snow Day Syndra (Legacy) – 975 RP until 12/14, 1350 RP full price
- Snow Day Bard – 975 RP until 12/14, 1350 RP full price
- Snow Day Gnar (Legacy) – 975 RP
- Snow Day Malzahar (Legacy) – 975 RP
- Snow Day Singed (Legacy) – 975 RP
- Snow Day Ziggs (Legacy) – 975 RP
From December 16th through January 7th, six different Legacy Skins will go on sale every day. Here's the release schedule.
Snowdown Shop
From December 16th through December 30th, you can purchase discounted champs and skins unique to you this Snowdown season.
Legendary Snowball
When you buy a Legendary skint his Snowdown, you'll unlock a free Mystery Skin. If that Mystery skin happens to be a Legendary, it unlocks another Mystery skin and can continue to snowball from there. (12/23 – 1/7)
From November 29 through December 7, you'll receive extra bonus RP whenever you buy RP.
- $5.00 – 650 RP
- $10.00 – 1460 RP (1300 + 80 standard bonus RP + 80 extra bonus RP)
- $20.00 – 3000 RP (2600 + 200 standard bonus RP + 200 extra bonus RP)
- $35.00 – 5450 RP (4550 + 450 standard bonus RP + 450 extra bonus RP)
- $50.00 – 7900 RP (6500 + 700 standard bonus RP + 700 extra bonus RP)
- $100.00 – 17000 RP (13000 + 2000 standard bonus RP + 2000 extra bonus RP)
