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Two months after the League of Legends<\/em> community crucified Riot Games for releasing a $500 Faker skin, the developers have dipped back into the \u201cgacha\u201d well with two more Mythic Chromas that will cost $200 each.<\/p>

The League<\/em><\/a> chromas in question are for God King Darius and God King Garen<\/a>. There\u2019s no denying the skin alternates are incredible, with Darius now appearing in gold and white armor and Garen heading the other way with \u2060very un-Garen-like black and purple trim\u2014but the awesomeness of the chromas is part of the problem.<\/p>

\"God
Garen and Darius mains are going to be broke after this\u2026 Image via Riot Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>

The big issue is these extraordinary skin changes are locked behind a very lofty League <\/em>paywall<\/a>. To unlock Mythic variants, you need to buy up to 30 event capsules<\/a>. Players could get lucky and crack one of these new designs in capsule one, of course, but it\u2019s more likely<\/a> you need the 30-capsule guarantee to kick in.<\/p>

Basically, to assure you get your hands on one of the God King alternates, it\u2019s going to set you back the cost of 30 League <\/em>event capsules, or $200.<\/p>

This is particularly wild considering Riot actually pledged to \u201ckeep the number of luxury goods low\u201d<\/a> before League<\/em>\u2019s 14th season; a promise sparked by the widespread \u201cgacha\u201d outrage<\/a> over a similar Jhin skin<\/a> first released last year.<\/p>

The League <\/em>developers are also coming hot off the near-universal backlash over Faker\u2019s memorial skin<\/a> and its frankly ridiculous $500 pricetag<\/a>. A whole pile of angry League players actually walked away from the game after that debacle, though with Riot admitting \u201cthe majority of revenue comes from a small, single-digit percentage\u201d who pay for these cosmetics, more does make a little sense.<\/p>

\"Jhin's
This Mythic chroma business started with a $200 Jhin skin in 2023. Image via Riot Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>

These Darius and Garen skins are releasing alongside several cool new Battle Queens cosmetics<\/a> that will run you up a far cheaper 1,350 Riot Points ($11 or so). The returning skinline is now welcoming Annie, Fiora, Miss Fortune, and Gwen.<\/p>

League <\/em>players can also still buy the base God King skins for Darius and Garen. They each cost a slightly more affordable 1,820 RP (around $24).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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There\u2019s no denying the skin alternates are incredible, with Darius now appearing in gold and white armor and Garen heading the other way with \u2060very un-Garen-like black and purple trim\u2014but the awesomeness of the chromas is part of the problem. The big issue is these extraordinary skin changes are locked behind a very lofty League paywall. To unlock Mythic variants, you need to buy up to 30 event capsules. Players could get lucky and crack one of these new designs in capsule one, of course, but it\u2019s more likely you need the 30-capsule guarantee to kick in. Basically, to assure you get your hands on one of the God King alternates, it\u2019s going to set you back the cost of 30 League event capsules, or $200. This is particularly wild considering Riot actually pledged to \u201ckeep the number of luxury goods low\u201d before League\u2019s 14th season; a promise sparked by the widespread \u201cgacha\u201d outrage over a similar Jhin skin first released last year. The League developers are also coming hot off the near-universal backlash over Faker\u2019s memorial skin and its frankly ridiculous $500 pricetag. A whole pile of angry League players actually walked away from the game after that debacle, though with Riot admitting \u201cthe majority of revenue comes from a small, single-digit percentage\u201d who pay for these cosmetics, more does make a little sense. These Darius and Garen skins are releasing alongside several cool new Battle Queens cosmetics that will run you up a far cheaper 1,350 Riot Points ($11 or so). The returning skinline is now welcoming Annie, Fiora, Miss Fortune, and Gwen. League players can also still buy the base God King skins for Darius and Garen. 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