There are plenty of Christmas skins for various champions in League of Legends / Image credit: Riot Games and League of Legends
TL;DR
- Christmas and festive skins in League of Legends are relatively popular, with many champions having at least one holiday skin.
- Most festive skins are locked in the Legacy Vault and return to the in-game shop around the holiday season.
- As well as Christmas-themed skins, there are also general winter-themed skins in the game.
- Some of the best Christmas skins in League of Legends include Reindeer Smolder, Ambitious Elf Jinx, and Bad Santa Veigar.
- The Christmas-specific skins cost between 520 RP and 1,350 RP.
For those looking to get into the festive spirit in the gaming world, there are various League of Legends Christmas skins that have been taken out of the Legacy Vault for players to get their hands on during the holiday season (so be sure to get them while you can).
If you’re a LoL player and are thinking of getting one of the League Christmas skins, then keep reading, as we are going to be looking at some of the best League of Legends Christmas skins in 2025. Keep in mind that we’re going to be looking specifically at Christmas-themed skins, which are a bit different from the LoL winter skins – such as the Winter Wonder skins – which are more generic and themed around the winter season rather than Christmas in particular.
10 best Christmas skins in League of Legends
The LoL Christmas skins vary from cute to creepy and beyond / Image credit: Riot Games and League of Legends
Check out the table below for a quick look at the best LoL Christmas skins in 2025. In League of Legends, all Christmas skins have their positive qualities, but these choices are the best of the best in terms of effects, design, creativity, and the implementation of the Christmas theme.
Skin nameSkin qualityRelease dateCost How to obtainAmbitious Elf JinxEpicDecember 12, 20171,350 RPCan be purchased when it is released from the Legacy Vault. Bad Santa VeigarRegularDecember 14, 2012975 RPCan be purchased when it is released from the Legacy Vault. Candy Cane Miss FortuneRegularDecember 14, 2010975 RPCan be purchased when it is released from the Legacy Vault. Dark Candy FiddlesticksRegularDecember 14, 2012975 RPCan be purchased when it is released from the Legacy Vault. Festive MaokaiRegularDecember 14, 2011975 RPCan be purchased when it is released from the Legacy Vault. Reindeer SmolderEpicDecember 3, 20251,350 RPIn-game shopSanta BraumEpicDecember 14, 20161,350 RPCan be purchased when it is released from the Legacy Vault. Snow Fawn PoppyEpicDecember 17, 20171,350 RPCan be purchased when it is released from the Legacy Vault. SnowmerdingerRegularDecember 14, 2011975 RPCan be purchased when it is released from the Legacy Vault. Workshop Nunu and Willump RegularDecember 17, 2009520 RPCan be purchased when it is released from the Legacy Vault.
10. Workshop Nunu and Willump
Willump is the perfect champion to receive a Rudolph makeover / Image credit: Riot Games and League of Legends
Nunu and Willump already have a wintery theme, with their abilities revolving around snow and ice. Because of this, there aren’t any changes to the effects with this skin, but the visuals are changed to turn yeti Willump into a reindeer and Nunu into an elf. Combined with the pre-existing icy effects, this makes for a great festive skin (as well as the most cost-effective one on this list).
9. Snowmerdinger
This snowman is ready to go to war / Image credit: Riot Games and League of Legends
Snowmerdinger reimagines Heimerdinger as a sentient snowman whose turrets and gadgets have been given a Christmas themed makeover. There aren’t as many new effects with this skin, but it’s fun and surprisingly cute to watch him waddling around with his candy cane sticks and tiny top hat.
8. Dark Candy Fiddlesticks
The Tim Burton vibes are strong with this one / Image credit: Riot Games and League of Legends
Dark Candy Fiddlesticks is a LoL Christmas skin for those who prefer something a little creepy rather than cutesy. The skin dresses Fiddlesticks in a purple Santa outfit and adorns him with Christmas themed accessories, such as a Christmas tree shaped scythe. His recall animation shows him tormenting a poor Poro while hiding behind a fake Christmas tree, which is equal parts funny and traumatising.
7. Candy Cane Miss Fortune
A sweet and stylish Christmas skin / Image credit: Riot Games and League of Legends
Miss Fortune is decked out in a pretty Christmas outfit with her Candy Cane skin, including a red and white Santa mini dress with green and gold accents and a Santa hat. She also gets a candy cane skin for her gun and various striped candy effects for her abilities. It’s simple and one of the cheaper Christmas skins, but it’s a great festive look for Miss Fortune players.
6. Festive Maokai
Maokai is feeling festive / Image credit: Riot Games and League of Legends
As a giant, sentient tree-like creature, Maokai is perfectly suited to a Christmas tree skin. With this Christmas skin, Maokai gets green pine tree needles on his back and head as well as a festive red and white scarf and various Christmas themed accessories, such as a Santa hat on his arm. Maokai’s saplings – which he throws when using various abilities – are also transformed into Christmas presents.
5. Bad Santa Veigar
A mischievous take on Santa / Image credit: Riot Games and League of Legends
Veigar is transformed into a tiny mischievous Santa with the Bad Santa Veigar skin. Not only does the theme suit the little, dark magic wielding mage, but it also has some great effects and design changes, such as his staff becoming a large candy cane and his Event Horizon cage turning into a circle of Christmas trees with fairy lights attached. His recall animation is also particularly fun, showing Veigar jumping down a chimney.
4. Snow Fawn Poppy
The Poro’s are an adorable addition to the Snow Fawn Poppy skin / Image credit: Riot Games and League of Legends
Snow Fawn Poppy is a cute Christmas skin that dresses Poppy as a Christmas fawn like creature, complete with antlers attached to a hat, fluffy ears, and pigtails redesigned to look like long fawn tails. Poppy’s hammer is turned into a giant staff with a jingle bell attached, and she gets some adorable Poro companions who sit in her sled with her recall and sprinting animations. This is a skin that has plenty of visual and sound effect changes too, making for one of the best League winter skins in 2025.
3. Reindeer Smolder
The cuteness is undeniable with Reindeer Smolder, no matter what you think of Smolder’s general design / Image credit: Riot Games and League of Legends
Smolder is a LoL champion who has caused some discourse due to his design, with some thinking he has a bit of a creepy look due to the combination of the small snout with his big eyes and wide head. However, his Reindeer skin is not only festive, but also gives him a very cute look that is arguably an improvement on his standard design.
Smolder becomes a Christmas reindeer with this skin, with his wings transforming into Christmas tree branches with fairy lights, baubles and a star attached. The animations and effects of this skin are also given a Christmas theme, such as his standard fire breath becoming ice breath and Smolder’s mother – who appears to attack enemies with his R ability – transforming into an ice dragon. It’s adorable and one of the best Christmas skins currently in League of Legends.
2. Ambitious Elf Jinx
Jinx is the perfect champion to embody a wayward Christmas elf / Image credit: Riot Games and League of Legends
Jinx’s explosive and erratic personality is conveyed perfectly with the festive Ambitious Elf skin. It reflects Jinx’s mischief and insanity, while also including plenty of fun, festive animations and effects. Jinx’s Fishbones Rocket Launcher is particularly well re-designed, and funny, as it has been turned into a giant Christmas present with chompy teeth and giant googly eyes. Her recall and sprint animations also show her riding on a Christmas themed train. It’s a chaotic Christmas skin that is not only creative and features plenty of cool effects, but it is also perfect for Jinx and feels natural for her as a character.
1. Santa Braum
Santa Braum is coming to town / Image credit: Riot Games and League of Legends
When it comes to the best Christmas and winter skins in LoL in 2025, Santa Braum has to take the top spot. Braum is the perfect candidate for Santa, though he is more muscles than belly, due to his big heart and his joyful nature. Not only is he well suited for a Santa skin, but the design is creative, giving Braum a look that is clearly Santa, but fits his muscle-bound frame.
His shield becomes a large hearth with stockings and wreath attached, and his attacks include animations of his Poro companions. He also throws Christmas presents rather than ice shards when using Winter’s Bite. Santa Braum is the perfect Christmas skin in every aspect, and is a must for Braum players who want a festive look this holiday season.
Conclusion
Those are some of the best choices for League of Legends Christmas skins in 2025. At the time of writing (December 2025), several of these skins are currently available in the in-game shop as part of the seasonal rotation. Be sure to grab them while you can so you can enjoy the Christmas season in-game.
FAQs
When do Christmas skins come out in League of Legends?
Christmas skins in League usually return to the in-game shop during the festive season.
How to get Christmas skins in League of Legends?
Most Christmas skins can be purchased for RP when they return to the shop. However, if you include winter-themed skins in this category, they can also be found in the Mythic Shop.
What are the best League of Legends Christmas skins?
The skins mentioned above are some of the best Christmas skins in LoL. Some other noteworthy skins that are more general in terms of their winter themes include the following:
• Snow Day Bard
• Snow Day Ziggs
• Prestige Winterblessed Warwick
• Winterblessed Diana
• Winterblessed Mel
• Winter Wonder Milio
• Winter Wonder Zeri
How much do League of Legends Christmas skins cost?
The Christmas skins in our list cost either 520 RP, 975 RP or 1,350 RP. Other winter themed skins can be more tricky to obtain, as some of them are Mythic skins that can only be bought with Mythic Essence.
What is the rarest Christmas skin in League of Legends?
Most of the Christmas LoL skins are quite rare most of the year, as they are locked in the Legacy Vault most of the time. The earlier skins, such as those released not long after the game came out, are a bit rarer than others, including the following:
• Happy Elf Teemo (2009)
• Snow Bunny Nidalee (2009)
• Workshop Nunu and Willump (2009)
• Reindeer Kog’Maw (2010)
• Re-Gifted Amumu (2010)
• Nutcracko (2010)
