Hextech Chests Are Back, Champion Prices Are Dropping, and Riot is Actually Listening?!
More details on our latest Dev Update about Hextech Chests, getting champs, and more!
Hey Summoners,
Big news coming our way in League of Legends patch 25.05, and for once, it’s actually GOOD news! Riot is making some major changes that are bringing back some fan-favorite features while tweaking things we’ve been frustrated with for a while. Let’s break it down in a way that doesn’t sound like a corporate memo.
🎁 Hextech Chests: The Return of the Loot!
Remember when opening Hextech Chests felt exciting instead of like you were collecting 500 Orange Essence one shard at a time? Well, Riot heard us and is bringing them back! Now, you can earn up to ten Hextech Chests (with keys) per act—eight from the free Battle Pass and two from the Honor system.
This replaces the free Battle Pass skin and that weird Mystery Epic or Lower Skin (which, let’s be honest, usually just gave you something you’d never use). Also, key fragments are a thing of the past! If you had a bunch of them saved up, they’re getting rounded up to full keys. Riot actually giving us something instead of taking it away? Who are they and what have they done with the old Riot?
Here’s what you can expect from these chests:
| Content Type | Drop Rate |
|---|---|
| Skin Shard | 50% |
| Champion Shard | 25% |
| Emote Permanent | 10% |
| Ward Skin Shard + 150 OE | 11.5% |
| Summoner Icon + 150 OE | 3.5% |
| Bonus Drops | |
| – 10 Mythic Essence | 3.6% |
| – Bonus Chest + Key | 10% |
TL;DR – More loot, better rewards, and we get to open up to 60 chests per year. I’ll take it!
💰 Champion Prices? Slashed in Half!
If you’re still sitting on a mountain of Blue Essence because everything you want costs an absurd amount, great news—every single champion’s BE price is being cut in half! This is happening in patch 25.05, making it much easier to fill out your roster and try out new picks without grinding forever.
Now, maybe I can finally afford some of those champs I only play once in an ARAM and then forget about. (Looking at you, Yorick.)
🎭 Exalted Skins & Battle Pass Tweaks
Riot’s new Exalted skin line is already hitting a bit of a speed bump. Sahn Uzal Mordekaiser is getting delayed because it wasn’t quite hitting the mark, and future Exalted skins will have more development time. This is probably a good thing—better to get a polished skin than something half-baked.
Also, some tweaks to the Battle Pass: instead of giving us two skins, Riot is swapping one of them for 25 Mythic Essence. Personally, I’d rather have some extra flexibility with my Mythic Essence than get stuck with a skin I don’t want, so I’m okay with this one.
🔥 More Updates You Should Know About
- Clash is back to a monthly schedule – Finally, more structured competitive play!
- “Your Shop” returns in patch 25.06 – Time to gamble on whether I get skins I actually like.
- Blue Essence Emporium opens in patch 25.07 – Time to dump all that BE on icons and chromas I’ll never use!
Final Thoughts – Riot Actually Listened!
This patch feels like Riot is finally listening to the community and making changes that benefit players. Free loot? Champion prices cut in half? More customization options? I’m here for it.
What do you all think? Stoked about the return of Hextech Chests? Got a mountain of BE ready to spend? Let me know in the comments!
See you on the Rift!
Original Riot Post – https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-gb/news/dev/dev-hextech-chests-getting-champs-more/