How many skins are in League of Legends in 2025? LoL skins guide

In League of Legends (Lol), skins can be very valuable for players, as well as for developer Riot Games. Skins are cosmetics that can be bought or earned in the game via completing missions. When equipped, they can change a player’s character in various ways. This includes a simple colour-swap to a complete makeover that features new sounds, voices, outfits, and more.

Indeed, in the esports scene, LoL skins can be very valuable and are also seen as a status symbol to some players. Some world champions, like Faker, have their own skins, which can be a great honour. However, with roughly 1820 skins available as of October 2025, we’ll be listing many of them below, as well as showing the rarest skins.

League of Legends skins are digital cosmetics that can change the appearance of a character in League of Legends in various ways. The evolution of skins in League of Legends since their debut in 2009 has exploded in popularity. Skins can be earned via spending in-game currency, called Riot Points (RP), or by taking part in special in-game events to win or unlock rare skins that can change a character’s voice lines, costume, weapons, and more.

As League of Legends is a free-to-play MOBA game, it’s no surprise that there’s an active player base in the millions every month. These are usually a mix of casual players and professional players in the esports scene, who take part in several tournaments annually. For example, the yearly League of Legends World Championship, with its latest being held from October 14 to November 9, has already showcased plenty of skins.

It’s events like these where skins have found a role to play, both for pro players and for Riot Games. Championship skins that take inspiration from certain esports teams and players can be bought, allowing players to show their loyalty by equipping their characters. It’s also a source of revenue, as some of the profits made from these skins go directly back to the prize money at several LoL tournaments.

Since the game’s launch in 2009, in-game skins have gone from the hundreds to the thousands. As of October 2025, there are roughly 1,840 skins that can either be bought or earned in League of Legends. It’s worth mentioning that these aren’t required in the game. They won’t help players progress quicker, nor will they change the outcome of a mission. They’re just a great way of differentiating players from others. But when it comes to earning a skin, they will be automatically claimed by winning a match or by following a story-driven mission.

All League of Legends skins are split into nine variants, all with their unique appearances and requirements, as listed below.

Common skins — These offer minor visual changes like colours or small tweaks to character models.

Epic skins — This is the most common type of skins, which usually feature a new model, sound effects, and more.

Legendary skins — A full overhaul that makes a champion look completely different, featuring voice lines, spell effects, and new animations for some skins.

Prestige skins — These are rare variants of other skins that are available for a limited time, which usually feature a gold colour scheme.

Mythic skins — Available via crafting systems and rare events, these offer exclusive animations, models, and more. 

Ultimate skins — This variant, while pricey, completely overhauls champions that offer ever-changing animations and sounds, as well as some that have their own music tracks and more.

Championship skins — A special cosmetic line of skins that are released every year when the LoL World Championship is ongoing. A slice of the sales made from these is given to the overall prize pool for the tournament winners.

Hall of Legends skins — This is one of the most special skins in League of Legends as they’re meant to honour pro players like Faker, as well as important storylines related to the game’s narrative.

Exalted skins — Known as the highest tier of skins in League of Legends, these offer exclusive voice lines and visual overhauls that eclipse every other type of skin offered in the game. Exalted variants can only be obtained by spending special types of currency and using game systems like The Sanctum.

Again, it’s important to note that these skins aren’t exclusive to League of Legends. Alongside the ability to earn skins inspired by popular esports players and teams, there are also Arcane skins taken from the Netflix series inspired by the game. It’s these examples that prove how in-game cosmetics like skins are crossing over into other types of media, like Netflix.

The most popular skins in League of Legends can vary from different sources, as Riot Games doesn’t release this data. However, in a 2019 blog post, the company mentioned that “the most popular skins of all time are Elementalist Lux, Star Guardian Jinx, and PROJECT: Vayne.”

However, six years later, there have been a lot of skins released since then, so the three mentioned in Riot’s blog post are now likely to be out of date. Therefore, it is hard to determine the most popular LoL skins in 2025 without new data being released by Riot Games.

Players, both pros and non-pros, can own a huge array of League of Legends skins over a number of years. Although there isn’t a number as to who may own the most skins, there are a few champion characters in the game who have more than a few skins that are still sought after.

A pirate captain in League of Legends, Miss Fortune has abilities such as Strut, Make It Rain, Bullet Time, Double Up, and Love Tap, all dealing varying amounts of damage.

In regard to her skins, Miss Fortune has 22, the most out of any champion.

Lux is a support champion who can protect other players in the team from an attack, as well as summon light attacks for enemies that can suffer significant damage.

Currently, Lux also has 22 skins, tying for first place with Miss Fortune at the time of writing.

A nine-tailed fox, Ahri has five attacks that can stop an enemy in its tracks, heal damage, and much more.

Ahri has 19 skins, with the first coming out in December 2011 and the latest, at the time of writing, being made available in October 2024.

To mark Halloween 2025, a new skin line called Flora Fatlis debuted on October 8 as part of patch 25.20. Three champions can equip these skins: Fiddlesticks, Lissandra, and Soraka.

Skins are everywhere in League of Legends, and both players and Riot Games know that there’s a huge market for them. From earning them via missions to buying others, they can help differentiate the character picked in many ways. Granted, they’re not a requirement for LoL, but they are fun to use and earn.

As roughly 1,840 skins are currently available as of October 2025, players won’t be struggling to find some individuality for their character. Skins are a valuable commodity, especially in esports tournaments, and we’re expecting them to grow even bigger as the esports industry grows.