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Riot’s holiday-themed skins are among my favorite in League of Legends, so needless to say I was anxiously awaiting this year’s Snowdown Showdown. Riot didn’t make as big a deal about the event as they have in past years, but they still delivered a new winter map and four new skins for our enjoyment.

The skins this year are Toy Soldier Gangplank, Snowmerdinger, Mistletoe LeBlanc, and Festive Maokai. Of the bunch, I’d have to say the Gangplank skin is my favorite. I’m a sucker for classic toys (and, apparently, virtual representations of classic toys). Snowmerdinger is a close second.

Alongside the double IP weekend, Riot has released the Winter Games map to celebrate this year’s winter olympics. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s like a flag monster went and puked all over Summoner’s Rift. It’s actually pretty cool – I like to see developers constantly updating their games to fit the times.

The official Riot post for the maps also reminded me that you can actually get quadruple IP this weekend if you’re willing to part with a few of those Riot points. The company is offering its IP boosts for 20% off this weekend, and since the double IP is done passively, you can apply an additional boost for 4x the IP. For those of you keeping track at home, that’s like 500 IP per game. Time to get those rune pages going.

Source: Official Forums