How to Play

Learn how to collect skins, earn Orange Essence, and climb the leaderboard.

The Goal

Open Hextech Chests to collect League of Legends skins. Complete champion and skinline collections to earn points and climb the global leaderboard. Earn Orange Essence from duplicates and use it to unlock specific skins you're missing.

Open Chest
Get 5 Skins
Collect
Complete Sets
Earn Points
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Open Hextech Chests

Your main way to collect skins

How It Works

  • Click the 3D Hextech Chest on the home page
  • Each opening reveals 5 random skins
  • Click each card to flip and reveal it
  • High-rarity cards have special animations and sounds

Daily Draw Limits

  • Registered users: 3 free draws per day
  • Guests: 2 free draws per day
  • Draws reset daily at midnight (UTC)
  • Buy extra draws for 100 Orange Essence each
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Earn Orange Essence

The in-game currency from duplicate skins

How do you earn Orange Essence?

When you draw a skin you already own, you receive Orange Essence instead. The amount depends on the rarity of the duplicate.

Common50Essence
Epic80Essence
Legendary120Essence
Mythic150Essence
Ultimate300Essence
Transcendent1000Essence

What can you spend it on?

Buy Extra Chests

100 Orange Essence per additional chest draw

Unlock Specific Skins

Purchase any skin directly from the Skins page

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Unlock Skins Directly

Use Orange Essence to get the skins you want

Don't want to rely on luck? Browse the Skins page and unlock any skin directly with Orange Essence. Costs vary by rarity:

Common150Essence
Epic240Essence
Legendary360Essence
Mythic450Essence
Ultimate900Essence
Transcendent3000Essence

Tip: This is especially useful when you're only missing a few skins to complete a collection.

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Complete Collections

Collect all skins in a set and earn bonus points

Champion Collections

Every champion has a collection. Collect all of a champion's skins to complete it. Progress is tracked with a percentage bar.

Skinline Collections

Skins are also grouped by theme (e.g. K/DA, PROJECT, Star Guardian). Complete an entire skinline for bonus rewards.

Collection Rewards

When you reach 100% completion on a collection, you can claim a one-time point reward. The reward is based on:

  • Base reward: 500 points
  • Per skin bonus: 50 points per skin in the collection
  • Rarity bonus: Extra points based on the rarity of each skin (10–150 per skin)
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Climb the Leaderboard

Compete with other collectors for the top rank

How to Earn Points

Open Chests

50 points per draw

Complete Collections

500+ points per set

Rarity Bonus

Higher rarity = more points

1st
2nd
3rd
Top 3 players get special rank icons on the leaderboard.

Account vs. Guest

Play with or without an account

Guest Mode

  • No sign-up needed — start playing instantly
  • 2 free draws per day
  • Progress saved locally in your browser
  • Cannot claim collection rewards or appear on leaderboard

Registered Account

  • 3 free draws per day
  • Progress saved securely on our servers
  • Claim collection rewards for bonus points
  • Compete on the global leaderboard
  • Guest progress transfers when you sign up

Tips & Tricks

Strategies to maximize your collection

Use your free draws daily

Draws reset every day at midnight UTC. Don't let them go to waste!

Save Essence for targeted unlocks

When you're 1-2 skins away from completing a collection, unlock them directly.

Focus on small collections first

Champions with fewer skins are easier to complete and still give great rewards.

Sort collections by progress

Use the progress sort on the Collections page to see which sets you're closest to finishing.