Summary
Period: 5th to 8th of May, 2015
Skins: Masked Shaco, Firefang Warwick and Infernal Mordekaiser
Champions: Ziggs, Caitlyn and Shen
Discount: 50%
Overview
Masks, flames and metal are on offer in this week’s sale. There’s quite a bit of variety so let’s take a look.
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Conclusion:
In spite of being far from the promises made by its splash art Masked Shaco is a good skin. The new particles and animations help the gloomy model realize the concept a bit better. It’s certainly a skin that can be improved. Nevertheless, it also has an interesting style and nice features for fans of the Demon Jester.
The flames that constantly cover Firefang Warwick are rather nice but the model that is presented is too based on the classic one. Besides, the modifications aren’t particularly striking and so the skin relies too much on the fire particles to attract attention. It’s not a bad skin but it should offer more for its price.
Even after a texture update Infernal Mordekaiser is a skin with a dull aspect. The red decorations aren’t bad but they struggle to be noticed amidst the dark metal. In the end, it’s a rather cheap skin so if you like what little it has to offer then now is the time to get it.
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| Caitlyn | Shen |
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Conclusion:
If you need to save IP, then Ziggs will probably be able to concoct something to help you. Be careful, it could give you more than a bang for your buck. Of course expecting not to pay RP for the savings is a long shot but Caitlyn can help with that as well. Still, RP is necessary in all cases though Shen’s IP price is rather reasonable so you won’t need to farm much to hire his protection.
Even though we have to wait a bit for Ziggs’ demonstration as a Master Arcanist we don’t have to wait for a Snow Day to enjoy some explosions. Last year, we could hear the mayhem he caused as a Major in August, in a Pool Party in May and as a Mad Scientist in April. Perhaps something went wrong in the lab and that’s why he’s so delayed with sales or it could be his latest experiments with magic. Either way, we should be seeing Ziggs soon.
While Caitlyn hasn’t yet offered her services as a Headhunter there’re alternatives. For starters, this 2015 has seen her patrolling sales as both an Officer and a Sheriff; in March and January, respectively. If we look at 2014 we find her involved in the Resistance in October and in Arctic Warfare in August. Thus, Caitlyn should come back in the future as it seems that there’re some loose ends.
Last February we received the Blood Moon, a time that Shen enjoys as an Ionian. In January he also appeared as a Warlord but it shows that it’s not the same for him. At least, it seems more enjoyable than being a Surgeon, we haven’t seen him in scrubs since January, 2014.
Source: League of Legends News: Champion and Skin Sale: 05.05 – 05.08