How to get Prestige Skins in League of Legends

Prestige Skins in League of Legends are some of the rarest skins you can get, but how do you get them? The name is in the title: Prestige. These skins are very difficult to acquire and require much luck to even close to unlocking one. You cannot earn them normally; a long and tedious road is ahead.

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First introduced in 2018, Prestige Skins are essentially extremely rare Chromas. An example is Prestige Arcade Caitlyn, whose visual appearance is more golden than the standard Arcade colors. These skins are unavailable for purchase, so do not believe a player is offering them for money in-game. This article will show you how to get one of the Prestige skins in League of Legends.

How To Acquire a Prestige Skin in LoL

These rare skins are unavailable to purchase with Riot Points in the League of Legends store. There are three ways you can acquire a Prestige Skin in League of Legends: LoL events, Hextech Chests, and using Mythic Essence.

Events

Starting with events, these are events that come with a Battle Pass, the current being for the 2024 Mid-Season Invitational. Across the event, players earn tokens as they progress through the pass. If you gain enough tokens, you can purchase the Prestige skin that is available for this event. The Prestige skin currently available when writing this article is Prestige Empyrean Kayle. This comes with the skin, a border, and an icon!

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Hextech Chests

This is where players are likely to waste their time and hard-earned money. It is extremely unlikely players will get a Prestige skin from a Hextech and Masterwork chest. The chance of Mythic Essence dropping is 4%; imagine what the opportunity of a Prestige skin is. Nevertheless, you can acquire a skin through this method, although we recommend going another route.

Mythic Essence Store

The second most likely way players can get a Prestige Skin in League of Legends is through Mythic Essence. This is the newest in-game currency introduced into League of Legends, replacing the Gemstones, which were previously used to purchase Prestige skins. There are many ways you can get your hands on Mythic Essence. By completing challenges, event rewards, Hextech Chests, orbs, and more. As mentioned above, you have about a 4% chance of earning Mythic Essence through a drop. Once you have enough, you can head over to the Mythic Essence store and purchase one of the currently available skins.

At the time of writing, there are seven Prestige Skins available for purchase:

  • Prestige Arcade Caitlyn – 200 ME
  • Prestige Fuzz Fizz – 200 ME
  • Prestige Ascended Pantheon – 150 ME
  • Prestige Nightbringer Kayn – 150 ME
  • Crystalis Indomitus Kha’Zix – 100 ME
  • Dark Star Cho’Gath – 100 ME
  • Hextech Renekton – 100 ME
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