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5 Best League of Legends Skins of 2021 So Far

By Andrea Saravia Pérez

This year, Riot Games has released more Battle Academia skins including Prestige Battle Academia Leona.
This year, Riot Games has released more Battle Academia skins including Prestige Battle Academia Leona. / Courtesy of Riot Games.

League of Legends has received many skins this year. There are new Battle Academia skins, Lunar Beast skins, Shan Hai Scrolls skins and more to name from. Here are our five favorites of the year so far.

1. Ruined Shyvana

New effects and voice lines make for a fearsome Half-Dragon skin.
New effects and voice lines make for a fearsome Half-Dragon skin. / Courtesy of Riot Games.

Both the dragon and the human forms of Shyvana look great in this re-imagining of her in the Shadow Isles. The voice lines in particular really give off that eerie-vibe that the Ruined skins have going.

2. Prestige Battle Academia Leona

Prestige Battle Academie Leona's splash art
Photo courtesy of Riot Games

The Battle Academia concept is an interesting one, since they seem to draw inspiration from animated shows. The effects in this skin are "realistic" enough to fit in the Summoner's Rift, but cartoonish enough to also be part of these AU skins.

3. Crystal Rose Swain

Crystal Rose Swain and Zyra's splash art
Swain and Zyra both received a Crystal Rose skin this year. / Photo courtesy of Riot Games

For an intimidating figure, in this skin Swain gets to feed birds while idle, and the ethereal rose motif fits with his kit. His ultimate and E abilities all have these snowy and magical effects that make for an underrated skin in my opinion.

4. Shan Hai Scrolls Jhin

Shan Hai Scrolls Jhin's splash art
Photo courtesy of Riot Games

Concept artists went all-out with this skin, by really making the most out of Jhin's iconic mask and replacing it with what looks like an oni (don't quote me on that) and the recall looks stunning. It really shows his artist motif, while still making him seem like a character from a different world.

5. Battle Academia Yone

Battle Academia Yone's splash art
Photo courtesy of Riot Games

Some of the effects from Yone's sword in this skin look like they came from a Trigger Studio show, and I'm here for it. It's an interesting mix of sci-fi and fantasy in this alternate universe, and I hope we get to see more from the Battle Academia skins.

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