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Riot bumps skin quality for the Galio patch

Grungy Nunu.

Vladimir launched with some of the best skins Riot has given a new champion. Both skins included model changes and were great revisions on his classic skin. The Galio skins have sadly returned to the standard recolor format, but Riot is releasing some incredible skins for other champions on the side.

This patch will bring Guerrilla Tristana, Bandito Fiddlesticks, and Grungy Nunu (an Oscar the Grouch/Cookie Monster) knockoff. These skins are worlds better than the skins we typically see released, and none of them have been called out as legendary in value. I’m really hoping these fall at the 520 RP range, but I’d guess all three will be 975. Honestly, they’re the first skins that warrant that price. Ten bucks is still way too much for a skin, but in the Riot hierarchy of batshit crazy prices, these are among the best of the bunch.

LoL: Using custom skins

Necron Blitz.I’m a big fan of Riot’s various skins for the champions in game. A lot of them are pretty damn cool, and it’s nice to be able to show your pride in a particular toon by playing with one of the skins. Buying all of them would be a little ridiculous, though, and there are a few standard models with no skins at all. Thankfully, a small community of artists has cropped up to provide custom skins for free.

If you head over to heroesmod.com you can have a look at the skins available for any character. The site has full instructions for installation. My personal favorite is the Necron Blitz I used for the picture, but there’s also an Iron Man Blitz, a pretty cool Nidalee skin, and a nice replacement for Morgana. The skins only exist client-side, so your friends/enemies won’t see them, but it’s a nice way to add some flavor to the game. Did I mention it’s free?

Start with the tutorial for simple directions on installation. A lot of the skinners on the forums suggest you mess with a zip file in your DATA folder and it’s just not necessary.

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