A handful of League of Legends champions are preparing to venture far from the world of Runeterra and deep into space, where they’ve been enveloped by the bright touch of the stars.
Riot Games is planning to expand its out-of-this-world Cosmic skin line with the addition of skins for Nautilus, Bel’Veth, Nunu and Willump, and Sion—with many of these champions having not received a skin for an ample period of time. They are expected to be added to League alongside the release of Patch 13.17, which is scheduled to launch on Aug. 30.
The Cosmic universe has been known to provide skins to more obscure champions, having previously featured Skarner, Kassadin, and Illaoi, among others. The initial iteration of the skin line also featured a specific champion—in this case, Lux—getting multiple skins at once as part of a new event type, which does not appear to be returning this time around.
This is notably the first new skin Bel’Veth has received since her release last year. As is fitting for the Empress of the Void, her involvement within the Cosmic skin line appears to be that of a devourer of the stars, harnessing their power upon transforming with her ultimate to give her body a celestial glow. But her coloration and recall animation make it seem like she may not have evil intentions within this skin line, which would be a stark contrast to her character.
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This teaser also revealed a Jhin cosmetic that “isn’t a Mythic Chroma,” according to the League of Legends Dev Team Twitter account. Some fans initially thought the video showed the next Mythic chroma would be for Dark Cosmic Jhin, replacing his royal, menacing purple look for a crimson red that eerily decorates all of his abilities. But that apparently won’t be the case and fans will have to wait to learn more about this upcoming cosmetic.
These glistening Cosmic skins are expected to be pushed to the PBE for testing later today, where they’ll remain until League Patch 13.17 is released on Aug. 30.
Update Aug. 15 4:50pm CT: This article was updated to reflect the League of Legends Dev Team tweet posted after this article was published.
