Snowdown 2015

[12/23 UPDATE:The LEGENDARY SNOWBALL promotion is live through Januray 7th! FAQ here.]

"[Bard warbles incoherently]" Snowdown 2015 is upon us! Between now and January 7th we have a snowstorm of new content, returning legacy content, sales, and promotions are headed our way!
Continue reading for more information and previews of new & returning content!

Table of Contents

• Snowdown Site
• New Skins Now Available
• Snow Day Bard
• Snow Day Syndra
• Snow Day Gnar
• New Ward Skin
• New Summoner Icons
• Returning Legacy Snowdown Skins
• Re-Gifted Amumu
• Dark Candy Fiddlesticks
• Toy Soldier Gangplank
• Santa Gragas
• Snowmerdinger
• Slay Belle Katarina
• Reindeer Kog'Maw
• Winter Wonder Lulu
• Mistletoe LeBlanc
• Snow Day Malzahar
• Candy Cane Miss Fortune
• Festive Maokai
• Snow Bunny Nidalee
• Workshop Nunu
• Winter Wonder Orianna
• Ragdoll Poppy
• Nutcracko
• Poro Rider Sejuani
• Snow Day Singed
• Snowstorm Sivir
• Silent Night Sona
• Happy Elf Teemo
• Earnest Elf Tristana
• Bad Santa Veigar
• Snow Day Ziggs
• Old Saint Zilean
• Returning Legacy Snowdown Ward Skins
• Legend of the Poro King Game Mode
• Snowdown Minions
• Snowdown Bundles
• Self Mystery Gifting
• Snowdown Login
• SNOWSTORM Legacy Sale
• Snowdown Shop
• Legendary Snowball
• FAQ

Snowdown Site

Snowdown is here! Between now and January 7th you can stock up on all sorts of cool content and deals!

To get you on the mood, let's take a look at The Spirit of Snowdown:

"Gather ‘round the fire, dear friends; settle in for a treat

There’s so much to tell; grab a chair, take a seat. 

We hope you’re all cozy; our friends are here too

Look now, there’s Gnar, all bristly and blue

It’s snowing! He’s growing! Watch out for the ice!

It’s Snowdown, little yordle: be cool, play nice!

Always practice kindness, big fella, you don’t need a reason

Look! Even these guys are embracing the season!

It’s a magical time, so don’t be a brat

We’re in this together yordle, human, and...what’s that? 

Oh, it’s Bard, bundled up, doesn’t he look so snug?

What’s this, you bring gifts, like warm cocoa in a mug?

How thoughtful, how sweet - are those your little friends?

But is any of this real, or are we just playing pretend?

We must leave you now, Bard. Anything more to say?

[Bard warbles incoherently]

Same to you, dear wanderer! Have a happy snow day! 

Who’s that there? So lovely, quite dashing

Ah it’s Syndra in splendid garb, not a bit of it clashing

A mighty sorceress indeed: your power is stunning

Look at them go, hah! There’s no use running 

Her cold is too bold

It’s broken the mold

There’s no hope for you when her ice’s taken hold

But, it’s Snowdown, sweet Syndra: take a break from this violence

Let us savor this season of peace, love, and silence 

But Ziggs still loves Snowdown, and he’s brought friends along.

Hey! Please stop that now! You’re doing it wrong!

Tis the season for peace, not for war

That’s not what all of these snowballs are for! 

Stop fighting

Stop thrashing

Stop bickering and bashing

You’ll ruin everything with your constant harassing!

Snowdown is ruined; it’s over, it’s done. 

Then again, all this mayhem does look rather fun.

Perhaps the true spirit of Snowdown is this,

It’s bedlam and brawling, flinging magic and fists.

So build up an ice fort! Let those snowballs take flight!

Snowdown is here! Grab a friend, join the fight!

Explore More Snowdown!"

New Skins Now Available

Topping the tree this Snowdown we have three brand new Snow Day themed champion skins for Bard, Gnar (legacy), and Syndra (legacy) !

Snow Day Bard

Snow Day Syndra

Snow Day Gnar

While Snow Day Bard will be taking up permanent residence in the shop, both Snow Day Gnar and Snow Day Syndra are legacy skins available through January 7th!

New Ward Skin

Dashing through the snow is a new Penguin Skier legacy ward skin, available through January 7th!

Penguin Skier Ward

New Summoner Icons

We also have a slew of new summoner icons to obtain this Snowdown, all of which are available through January 7th!



While you won't be able to purchase them specifically for yourself, these next four new legacy summoner icons will be available to send to friends for 100 IP each and include a one win IP boost!

"Show your friends you love them with a snowball to the face! You can throw four new Legacy Snowball icons at your pals for 100 IP each all through Snowdown. 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!"

Returning Legacy Snowdown Skins

Over twenty legacy Snowdown skins are also available through January 7th.

Re-Gifted Amumu

Returning Legacy Snowdown Ward Skins

Nine legacy ward skins are also now available through January 7th!

Legend of the Poro King Game Mode

"The poros are back and they’re joining your side in Legend of the Poro King. Jumping into a match, you’ll see two poro pals flanking you in combat. Each one grants a summoner spell that will help you call forth and aid the majestic Poro King! 

The Poro King is a mega-classy super minion that heals your team, regenerates mana, and deals AoE damage while handing out royal beatdowns to enemy towers on the Howling Abyss. Summon the mighty Poro King by landing Poro Toss ten times. The King will serve as a sieging dynamo for you until he is killed by the enemy team in a regicide most foul."

Miss out on the fun last year? Let's revisit the LotPK trailer:


The five legacy poro icons (which include a unique poro skin in the Poro King Gamemode) will also be returning to the shop for 250 RP each!

• Poro
• Astronaut Poro
• Battlecast Poro
• Dragonslayer Poro
• Gentleman Poro
• Shadow Isles Poro

We also have a brand new PROJECT: Poro summoner icon available to power up your poro!

Snowdown Minions

Snowdown Bundles

While all the Snowdown legacy skins are available individually, we also bundles available through January 7th! These bundles include an assortment of champions, skins, and ward skins!

Self Mystery Gifting

Feeling like a surprise? Between December 10th and December 15th, you can pick up mystery skins, icons, wards, and more in the shop!

• MYSTERY CHAMPION - 490 RP 
• MYSTERY SKIN - 490 RP 
• MYSTERY WARD - 380 RP 
• MYSTERY CHEST - 790 RP 
• MYSTERY ICON - 150 RP

Snowdown Login

To ring in the Snowdown season, a Snowdown login screen will also be headed to live!

Snowstorm LEGACY Sale

[12/16 - 1/7]

In addition to ALL of the Snowdown legacy skins returning to the shop, over 100 legacy skins are also returning to the shop! They'll be on sale for full price as well as daily one-day legacy sales between December 16th through January 7th!

Here's Popstar Urf with more information:

"URGENT - SNOWDOWN WEATHER MESSAGE 

… A Snowstorm sale is forecasted to bring one-day Legacy sales everyday all through Snowdown...Details below... 

*HAZARD TYPE… Daily Legacy skin sales 

CONDITIONS… Six different Legacy skins will go on sale everyday, starting December 16 until January 7 at 23:59 PST.

 

Experts are recommending bringing all poros indoor while the Snowdown Snowstorm sale is active to prevent any confusion between massive amounts of snow and massive amounts of fluff.

Note: Challenger Ahri erroneously appeared in a previous version of this article. We apologize for the confusion but she will not be participating in this sale. She will however be available in January for the launch of the 2016 Season."

Snowdown Shop

[12/16 - 12/30]
Between December 16th and December 30th, you'll receive a personalized batch of discounts delivered directly

"Stoke the fires and stock up on discounted champs and skins unique to you this Snowdown season. Your Snowdown Shop features six unique champions or skins (excluding Legendary, Ultimate, and Limited) released more than three months ago — all discounted at up to 70 percent off. 

Check out Your Snowdown Shop, opening soon!"

Click on the purple button nestled between the shop and profile buttons to view your personalized deals!

Legendary Snowball

The Legendary Snowball promotion is now live through January 7th! For the next two weeks, you'll receive a FREE MYSTERY GIFT when purchasing a legendary (1820 RP) tier skin!

From the Snowdown page: 

"HEADS UP! LEGENDARY SNOWBALL STARTS DECEMBER 23 AND ENDS JANUARY 7! 

When you buy or receive a Legendary or Ultimate skin this Snowdown, you’ll unlock a free Mystery skin! If that Mystery skin happens to be a Legendary or Ultimate, it unlocks another Mystery skin and can continue to snowball from there. As an added bonus, we’re doubling your chance to unlock a Legendary when you receive each Legendary Snowball Mystery skin."

Here's KateyKhaos with a FAQ on Legendary Snowball:

"Hey guys! 

Just wanted to hop in and clarify that although Snowdown has officially begun, the Legendary Snowball doesn't begin until December 23rd. 

Legendary Snowball runs from December 23rd - January 7th. You can grab more info about the Snowdown and all the stuff that's going on here! 

TL;DR: When you buy a Legendary skin this 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. Ultimate skins also count! 

A couple things to note: 

• If your Mystery gift is a legendary or an ultimate, you'll continue to snowball and receive another Mystery Gift.
• If you gift a Legendary Snowball, the person you're sending it to will also receive the Mystery Gift.
• If you gift someone a Legendary Snowball and their Mystery Gift is a legendary (or ultimate), they'll receive another Mystery Gift. (TL;DR, you can snowball from gifting.)
• There is no limit as to how many skins you can snowball with! Feelin' lucky?
• Surprise Party Fiddlesticks and Primetime Draven, while priced as 975 RP, are legendary skins and are part of the Legendary Snowball. They're permenantly discounted as a thanks to players.
• Legacy Legendary skins listed in the Snowstorm Sale are also part of the Legendary Snowdown.
• There's a double legendary chance for the mystery skin you get from Legendary Snowball. Normal mystery gifting doesn't have this multiplier.
• Legendary Snowballs bypass the normal 10 available skins rule. You only need to have one eligible skin. This only applies to the Mystery Skin attached to the legendary. Mystery gifting still has the 10 item restriction.
• You'll know if Legendary Snowball is active when you see the check box on the purchase confirmation page in the store. If you see that, there will be a Mystery Skin with your purchase!

I think this covers all the odds and ends! If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask!

FAQ