When is the next LoL Essence Emporium?

If you’ve been playing League of Legends for some time, chances are you’ve accumulated a large amount of Blue Essence from winning games and opening capsules. This blue currency is typically used to unlock champions, but can quickly overflow after you’ve purchased all the characters on offer.

Thankfully, the Essence Emporium is a limited-time shop that rectifies this issue, making it a highly anticipated event. Here is everything you need to know about the Essence Emporium in League, including what the event entails, when it occurs, and what you can purchase during the Emporium.

What is the Essence Emporium in LoL?

The Essence Emporium is a limited-time event in League that occurs twice a year and allows players to purchase select cosmetics with Blue Essence. Typically, cosmetic items such as icons, emotes, and chromas cost real-world money, which forces players to open their wallets and fork over their hard-earned cash.

Thankfully, while the event is active you can use your excess Blue Essence to purchase certain cosmetics. Long-time players love to conserve their Blue Essence between Emporiums because it allows them to save up a surplus and splurge once the event goes live.

While an Essence Emporium is active, you can see what’s for sale by clicking on the Emporium tab in the top right corner of the shop.

What can you purchase during the Essence Emporium?

The most common items players purchase during the Emporium are chromas, which are skin recolors. While you won’t be able to purchase any new skins with Blue Essence, any cosmetics you earn from chests throughout the year have chromas you can unlock via the Emporium.

Here is a full list of everything you can purchase during the Essence Emporium:

Just because a League skin has chromas doesn’t mean they’ll appear in the Emporium. Only skins that have been out for at least six months will have chromas available for purchase with Blue Essence. If a skin was released right before the event, you’ll have to wait for the next Emporium for this deal.

Furthermore, while the event is active you’ll only be able to open 20 Mystery Icons per day, so remember to log in each day and conserve your Blue Essence. Thankfully, there is no limit on the amount of chromas you can unlock, unless you run out of essence to spend.

Finally, while the Essence Emporium is open, all XP boosts are 50 percent off but still cost RP. All other items, such as borders or emotes, can only be purchased once.

When is the next Essence Emporium in LoL?

Since the Essence Emporium is such a sought-after event, it only occurs twice per year. Typically, the Essence Emporium goes live sometime in June and again in December, but the exact dates change every year.

June is considered the midseason point for League, meaning there is a larger patch that changes up the gameplay mechanics and items in the game. Similarly, December marks the end of the League season and ushers in the sweeping changes.

Since both updates greatly shake up League’s gameplay, the developers typically launch an Essence Emporium alongside these two patches to maximize the number of players returning to the game.

The event is active for just around three weeks, so you’ll have plenty of time to snag all the cosmetics you want. For reference, the Essence Emporium at the end of 2024 lasted from Nov. 20th to Dec 11th. If you happen to run out of Blue Essence during this period, you can always try grinding for some more while the event is active to get any important last-minute items.