Prestige skins: Every LoL Prestige skin, release dates, prices and how to get them

by RiftDaily Admin | Oct 3, 2026 | Skins, Guides

Prestige skins: Every LoL Prestige skin, release dates, prices and how to get them

Prestige skins are premium League of Legends cosmetics in Riot's Mythic skin ecosystem, featuring exclusive designs, unique splash art, and limited unlock methods instead of a permanent RP store price.

The Prestige skin collection began with Prestige K/DA Kai'Sa in 2018 and has expanded across event rewards, Prestige Points, Mythic Essence, Battle Passes, esports releases, and exclusive commemorative editions. The complete list below covers every released Prestige skin in League of Legends in release order, with splash art, release dates, and original unlock methods.

Most older Prestige skins can return through the Mythic Shop for Mythic Essence, while newer skins may debut through a Battle Pass, the Mythic Shop, esports content, or another special system. Riot's 2022 commemorative Prestige editions are the major exception because they were created as exclusive rewards for qualifying original owners.

This guide also explains Prestige skin prices, Mythic Essence, Mythic Shop returns, Prestige 2.0, rare editions, chromas, esports Prestiges, and how to unlock older Prestige skins.

All Prestige skins in League of Legends

The complete LoL Prestige skins list below covers every released Prestige skin and is arranged by release year. Each row includes splash art, release date, and the skin's original acquisition route. The original route is historical information, not a live availability indicator, because many old Prestige skins later return through the Mythic Shop. Browse the RiftDaily League of Legends skins archive for more complete skin-line guides.

Prestige K/DA Kai'Sa splash art — The first Prestige skin established the original K/DA white-and-gold look.

Prestige K/DA Akali splash art — The first Prestige skin established the original K/DA white-and-gold look.

This release-order table contains 99 main Prestige entries plus 16 exclusive 2022 commemorative variants. The commemorative skins are listed separately because they do not follow the same return rules as ordinary old Prestige skins.

RiftDaily's League patch notes are useful for following the release history behind newer Prestige skins and other cosmetic changes.

The collection is easier to understand visually once you compare the earliest white-and-gold releases with the broader palettes and fashion concepts Riot introduced later.

All Prestige Skins Spotlight (League of Legends)

One thing remains consistent across every era: Prestige is about premium presentation and limited acquisition, not extra combat power.

What are Prestige skins?

Prestige skins are premium Mythic League of Legends cosmetics designed as elevated versions of a champion or skin fantasy. They change appearance, splash art, models, effects, and presentation, but they do not provide extra damage, different hitboxes, stronger abilities, or another competitive advantage.

Prestige rarity is also different from Legendary or Ultimate production tiers. A Prestige skin can share much of the animation foundation of an Epic skin while still being categorized in League's premium Mythic ecosystem because Prestige describes its cosmetic identity and acquisition method rather than a guaranteed amount of voice-over or animation work.

The official League of Legends website provides champion pages, cosmetic announcements, and patch information, while the League client shows the purchase or unlock route attached to a Prestige skin when it is offered.

How to get Prestige skins

How to get Prestige skins depends on the individual cosmetic. Riot uses two main modern routes, Battle Pass Prestige skins and Mythic Shop Prestige skins, while special releases such as esports or League Classic cosmetics can use different systems.

Identify the release route. Check whether the Prestige skin is attached to a paid Battle Pass, the Mythic Shop, esports content, League Classic, or another special system.
Complete the relevant Battle Pass when required. Battle Pass Prestige skins are earned from the paid reward track rather than purchased as ordinary standalone RP skins.
Save Mythic Essence for Mythic Shop skins. ME is used for selected new Prestige skins and for older Prestige skins when Riot unvaults them.
Watch for returning Prestige skins. Missing an original event does not permanently remove most standard Prestige skins from the ecosystem.
Check for true exclusivity. The 16 commemorative 2022 editions are permanent owner rewards and do not follow the normal return system.

Prestige Money Miser Mordekaiser splash art representing a Mythic Essence Prestige release — Some Prestige skins debut through Mythic Essence instead of a Battle Pass.

Riot Games Support is the best authority for account, Mythic Essence, Mythic Shop, Sanctum, Battle Pass, store, and purchase questions. Prestige systems have changed several times, so historical unlock methods should not be mistaken for the method used when an old skin returns.

Prestige skins prices and Mythic Essence

Prestige skins do not share one permanent price. A Battle Pass Prestige is earned through the paid pass, a Mythic Shop Prestige is purchased with Mythic Essence, and older event or Prestige Point skins can use a different return price when they are unvaulted.

Prestige type	Cost or unlock method	What it means
Battle Pass Prestige	Paid Battle Pass progression	Earned on the premium pass track rather than purchased directly as a normal RP skin.
New Mythic Shop Prestige	Mythic Essence	The League client displays the ME price during its featured availability period.
Returning Prestige skin	Mythic Essence	Older Prestige skins can return at an ME price determined by Riot's unvaulting system.
Historical event Prestige	Event tokens at original release	The old token cost is historical and does not determine the later Mythic Shop price.
Historical Prestige Point skin	Prestige Points	Prestige Points were retired and cannot be earned or spent.
2022 commemorative Prestige	Exclusive owner reward	No normal purchase route exists for these commemorative editions.

Riot's original Mythic Shop unvaulting framework used escalating prices of 125 Mythic Essence for a first unvault, 150 ME for a second, and 200 ME after further returns. The oldest 2018 and 2019 Prestige skins entered at higher tiers because Riot wanted to acknowledge their original exclusivity.

New Prestige skins do not have to follow the same pricing pattern as an old unvault. The reliable rule is simple: use the price shown in the League client for the specific skin when it is offered.

Prestige skins and the Mythic Shop

The Mythic Shop is League's main second-chance system for rare content. It lets players spend Mythic Essence on returning Prestige skins, selected new Prestige skins, Mythic skins, chromas, accessories, and other premium cosmetics.

Riot redesigned the Mythic Shop so different categories rotate on their own timers. Past Prestige skins sit inside the rotating Mythic skin pool, while featured releases and accessories can follow different schedules. That structure gives old Prestige skins multiple opportunities to return without requiring one long public calendar.

For collectors, the practical strategy is to keep Mythic Essence available for a specific target instead of assuming a skin will remain in the shop indefinitely. A Prestige skin can leave rotation and return again later, while its border, border icon, or other debut accessories may not return with it.

Prestige Porcelain Lissandra splash art representing a Prestige skin released through Mythic Essence — Mythic Shop Prestige skins use Mythic Essence rather than a direct permanent RP price.

RiftDaily's League updates cover major changes when Riot revises the Mythic Shop, Battle Passes, Sanctum, or premium currencies.

Do old Prestige skins return?

Yes. Most standard old Prestige skins can return through the Mythic Shop. Missing an original event, token shop, Prestige Point release, or Battle Pass usually means waiting for another unvault rather than losing access to the core skin forever.

A return does not necessarily recreate the complete launch package. Riot has kept original borders and border icons separate from returning Prestige skins so players who obtained the cosmetic during its first run retain a distinct launch collectible.

This distinction is important when judging Prestige skins availability. The skin itself, its loading-screen border, its icon, and associated chromas can follow different availability rules.

Prestige Points and the old Prestige skin system

Prestige Points were a premium currency introduced during the early Prestige era. Some Prestige Edition skins cost Prestige Points, while others required event tokens from a limited event shop, which is why two Prestige skins released in the same year could have completely different original acquisition methods.

Prestige Points were retired in March 2022 when Riot combined their role with Gemstones into a single currency, Mythic Essence. Mythic Essence does not expire in the same way the old annual Prestige Point system did.

The archived Prestige Point history is useful for understanding why old Prestige skins have release costs that no longer exist in League's modern cosmetic economy.

Prestige K/DA Ahri splash art representing the Prestige Point era — Prestige K/DA Ahri was one of the early skins associated with the Prestige Point system.

Prestige 2.0 changed how Prestige skins look

Prestige 2.0 is Riot's own name for the design direction introduced with the Mythic Content Overhaul. Riot described Prestige 2.0 skins as high-fashion reinterpretations of a base theme, closer to a red-carpet or runway version than a simple gold chroma.

That change is why many newer Prestige skins have their own splash composition, altered clothing silhouettes, broader color palettes, different accessories, new materials, and stronger visual separation from the standard skin.

Prestige Empyrean K'Sante splash art demonstrating Riot's Prestige 2.0 high-fashion design direction — Prestige Empyrean K'Sante is a clear example of Riot's Prestige 2.0 high-fashion approach.

Prestige Empyrean K'Sante shows the idea especially well. It remains recognizably Empyrean, but its clothing, palette, materials, and overall fashion presentation are much more independent than the early white-and-gold Prestige formula.

GLOW UP | Prestige Empyrean K’Sante Skin Trailer - League of Legends

Prestige 2.0 did not replace the Prestige rarity. It changed what Riot aimed to deliver visually inside that category.

The rarest Prestige skins and the 2022 commemorative editions

The rarest Prestige skins are Riot's 16 commemorative 2022 editions. They were created for players who already owned qualifying Prestige skins from 2018 and 2019 before the Mythic Content Overhaul reduced the exclusivity of the originals through unvaulting.

Riot explicitly made the commemorative editions unavailable through shops, loot, and rerolls. That makes them fundamentally different from an ordinary legacy Prestige skin that can reappear in the Mythic Shop.

For example, Prestige K/DA Kai'Sa can return as an old Prestige skin, but Prestige K/DA Kai'Sa (2022) is the separate commemorative reward. The same distinction applies to the other 15 special editions in the table.

The visual comparison below shows how Riot changed the qualifying early Prestige designs for the commemorative editions.

Mythic Content Overhaul - 2022 Prestige Special Edition Comparisons

When comparing rare Prestige skins, acquisition rules matter more than age alone. An old Prestige can be difficult to obtain at a particular moment without being permanently exclusive.

Prestige skins chromas and Vivid chromas

Older Prestige skins generally did not have another layer of chromas because the Prestige skin itself was already the premium alternate look. Riot later expanded the system so selected modern Prestige skins can have their own chromas.

Vivid is a recurring modern Prestige chroma name. Examples include Prestige Eternal Aspect Zoe, Prestige Money Miser Mordekaiser, Prestige Pandemonium Shaco, Prestige Magma Chamber Jax, and Prestige Magma Chamber Veigar.

A Prestige chroma is not another Prestige skin. It changes the color treatment of a Prestige cosmetic you already own, while a separate Prestige Edition has its own entry, splash art, and collection status.

Prestige Eternal Aspect Zoe splash art representing modern Prestige skins with chroma support — Selected newer Prestige skins can support an additional premium chroma.

Prestige Magma Chamber Veigar is a useful example because its Prestige design and chroma support sit inside the newer collector model rather than the original 2018 approach.

Prestige Magma Chamber Veigar Skin Spotlight - League of Legends

For collectors, the important distinction is simple: skin ownership and chroma ownership are separate.

Prestige Eternal Aspect Zoe and modern Prestige design

Prestige Eternal Aspect Zoe demonstrates how far the category has moved beyond the old gold-chroma stereotype. Its celestial fashion, dark fabric, metallic details, and multicolored cosmic effects create a separate visual identity while still reading clearly as a Prestige cosmetic.

Splash art is only part of the decision, though. A Prestige skin can look dramatically different in its illustration while retaining animation foundations from another skin tier, so checking an in-game spotlight is useful before spending Mythic Essence or completing a pass for one cosmetic.

Prestige Eternal Aspect Zoe Skin Spotlight - League of Legends

The model, spell effects, recall, and moment-to-moment readability are often more useful buying criteria than splash art alone.

How to find upcoming Prestige skins

The most reliable way to find upcoming Prestige skins is to separate Riot announcements from test-server information and leaks. Riot regularly reveals Prestige recipients through dev updates, skin previews, seasonal announcements, Battle Pass information, and patch notes.

RiftDaily's League of Legends news covers confirmed cosmetic announcements, while our League leaks section can surface early information before the final release details are confirmed.

The main Prestige skins list only includes released cosmetics. Announced, leaked, and test-server skins are added after release so the table remains a reliable historical list rather than a mix of permanent information and temporary previews.

Prestige skins by champion

Prestige skins by champion are not limited to one cosmetic each. Riot has revisited several popular champions in different skin lines, so owning one Prestige skin for a champion does not necessarily mean you own that champion's complete Prestige collection.

Kai'Sa is the classic example. She has Prestige K/DA Kai'Sa, Prestige K/DA ALL OUT Kai'Sa, and the exclusive Prestige K/DA Kai'Sa (2022) commemorative edition. Lux has Prestige Battle Academia Lux, its 2022 commemorative version, Prestige Porcelain Lux, and Prestige Spirit Blossom Lux.

Other champions with multiple main Prestige releases include Aatrox, Akali, Caitlyn, Diana, Evelynn, Ezreal, Jax, Katarina, LeBlanc, Miss Fortune, Morgana, Qiyana, Senna, Sett, Shaco, Sona, Sylas, Yasuo, Zed, and Zoe. Counting commemorative editions creates additional entries for champions represented in the 2018 and 2019 group.

Prestige K/DA Kai'Sa splash art representing champions with multiple Prestige skins — Kai'Sa was the first Prestige champion and later received additional Prestige cosmetics.

If you are choosing a Prestige for a champion you plan to play regularly, use the RiftDaily League of Legends guides to compare champions and roles before spending premium currency purely for collection value.

Are there LoL ranked Prestige skins?

No. LoL ranked Prestige skins are not the standard reward for climbing the ranked ladder. League's normal ranked skin rewards are Victorious cosmetics, which use separate eligibility rules.

The confusion usually comes from Prestige DRX Aatrox, Prestige T1 Jayce, and Prestige T1 Sylas. These cosmetics commemorate professional World Championship Finals MVP performances rather than a player's personal ranked tier.

Prestige DRX Aatrox honors Kingen's 2022 Worlds Finals MVP performance, Prestige T1 Jayce honors Zeus for the 2023 final, and Prestige T1 Sylas celebrates Faker's 2024 Finals MVP performance.

Prestige DRX Aatrox splash art representing Worlds Finals MVP Prestige skins — Prestige DRX Aatrox is an esports Prestige, not a solo queue ranked reward.

Which Prestige skins are best to unlock?

The best Prestige skins depend on what you want from the cosmetic, so the most useful way to choose is by matching the skin to your own champion pool and collecting goals rather than treating rarity as the only factor.

For Prestige history: Prestige K/DA Kai'Sa is the original release that started the category.
For Prestige 2.0 styling: Prestige Empyrean K'Sante is a clear example of Riot's runway-inspired redesign philosophy.
For a modern standalone look: Prestige Eternal Aspect Zoe shows how far the category can move beyond simple white-and-gold variants.
For music-skin collectors: K/DA, True Damage, and HEARTSTEEL all contain notable Prestige releases.
For esports collectors: Prestige DRX Aatrox, Prestige T1 Jayce, and Prestige T1 Sylas connect Prestige skins to Worlds Finals MVP history.
For exclusivity: the commemorative 2022 editions are distinct because they are not ordinary returning Mythic Shop skins.
For practical value: prioritize a Prestige for a champion you already play regularly.

Before committing to a Battle Pass or spending Mythic Essence, compare the model, spell effects, recall, available chromas, splash art, and how often you use the champion. A rare skin has limited practical value if it never leaves your collection tab.

Common mistakes when collecting Prestige skins

The Prestige economy has been rebuilt several times, which makes outdated advice one of the easiest ways to misunderstand how a skin works.

Do not save Prestige Points. They were retired and replaced by Mythic Essence.
Do not assume every Prestige costs the same amount of ME. Debut prices, return prices, and release systems differ.
Do not treat an old event-token price as the modern return price. An event Prestige can later return through a different system.
Do not assume every Prestige skin is permanently exclusive. Most standard Prestige skins can return.
Do not assume the 2022 commemorative editions can return. Riot created them as exclusive owner rewards.
Do not confuse a Prestige chroma with a separate Prestige skin. A chroma modifies a Prestige cosmetic you already own.
Do not confuse Prestige with Victorious. Victorious skins are ranked rewards, while Prestige skins use premium cosmetic systems.
Do not assume a returning Prestige includes every launch collectible. Borders, icons, chromas, and other accessories can follow separate rules.
Do not assume every Mythic skin is Prestige. League also has other Mythic cosmetics, and Mythic Variants and Exalted skins use different acquisition systems.

Why Riot keeps expanding Prestige skins

Prestige skins give Riot a flexible premium category that can work across seasonal themes, Battle Passes, Mythic Essence releases, music universes, esports celebrations, and special formats without requiring every Prestige cosmetic to follow one identical formula.

The surrounding economy has changed far more than the core idea. Riot Games moved from event tokens and Prestige Points toward Mythic Essence, the Mythic Shop, modern Battle Passes, the Sanctum, and other premium systems, while Prestige remained the recognizable high-fashion collector category.

Riot's official League of Legends YouTube channel is also useful for official skin trailers, cinematics, previews, and other first-party presentations when you want to see a Prestige design in motion.

Frequently asked questions about Prestige skins

How many Prestige skins are there in League of Legends?

The list in this guide contains 115 Prestige skins. That total includes 99 main Prestige releases and 16 exclusive commemorative 2022 editions.

What was the first Prestige skin?

Prestige K/DA Kai'Sa was the first Prestige skin in League of Legends. It released on November 3, 2018, followed by Prestige K/DA Akali in December 2018.

How do you get Prestige skins?

Prestige skins can be earned through paid Battle Passes, purchased for Mythic Essence in the Mythic Shop, or distributed through special systems such as esports and League Classic content. The exact method depends on the individual skin.

How do you unlock old Prestige skins?

Most old Prestige skins can return through the Mythic Shop. When Riot unvaults one, it can be purchased with the Mythic Essence price shown in the League client during that availability window.

How much Mythic Essence do Prestige skins cost?

There is no universal ME price for every Prestige skin. Riot's original unvault framework used 125, 150, and 200 Mythic Essence tiers depending on return history, while selected new Prestige skins can use their own Mythic Shop pricing. The client listing is the final price for a specific availability period.

Do Prestige skins come back?

Yes. Most standard Prestige skins can return through Mythic Shop unvaulting. The 16 exclusive 2022 commemorative versions are the major exception because Riot created them specifically for qualifying original owners.

What is Prestige 2.0?

Prestige 2.0 is Riot's term for the high-fashion Prestige direction introduced with the Mythic Content Overhaul. These skins aim to feel more like red-carpet or runway reinterpretations, with greater visual separation from the base theme and unique splash art.

Can you buy Prestige skins with RP?

Prestige skins are not normally sold as standard standalone RP skins. RP may buy access to a paid Battle Pass that contains a Prestige reward, while Mythic Shop Prestige skins use Mythic Essence.

Build your Prestige collection around the skins you want

Prestige skins have evolved from a small collection of exclusive gold variants into a broad Mythic category covering high-fashion Prestige 2.0 designs, Battle Pass rewards, music skins, Worlds MVP cosmetics, Mythic Essence releases, and special legacy concepts. The key distinction for collectors is simple: most standard Prestige skins can return, while Riot's commemorative 2022 editions are genuinely exclusive.

Use the RiftDaily skins archive to compare other League cosmetics, browse our LoL guides before investing in a champion you rarely play, follow League news for confirmed Prestige announcements, check League patch notes for release history, watch League updates for major Mythic Shop and Battle Pass changes, and treat anything in our League leaks section as provisional until Riot confirms the details.

If you collect selectively, keep Mythic Essence for the Prestige skins you genuinely want and prioritize champions you actually play. Most standard skins can return, so the smartest collection is usually built around your favorite champions and themes rather than fear of missing every rotation.

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