A fan-made Aurelion Sol skin inspired by legendary Pokémon Rayquaza has been turning heads on social media. Many fans have taken to social media to beg the Riot Games Skin team for similar concepts in future. Could we see a branded skin line come to LoL in future?
Rayquaza Aurelion Sol
The skin, created by artist Nyth and shared via Runeforge, reimagines Aurelion Sol with Rayquaza’s iconic green serpentine design, complete with fiery orange energy trails. The skin echoes the sky dragon’s Delta Stream aesthetic. The thematic fit is hard to argue with. Both are ancient, godlike dragons that rule the skies, and that overlap gives the concept a natural home in Aurelion Sol’s skin catalogue.
The timing of the concept is interesting, given recent comments from Stephanie Leung, Lead for League of Legends Cosmetics, who confirmed in an interview that fan ideas genuinely do make it into the game. “Some of our more successful skins over the last year or so were ideas born from the community,” Leung said, pointing to Train Conductor Ornn as a recent example. She added that Riot tries to take the core idea and fantasy and reimagine it through their own lens rather than lifting a concept wholesale.
Aurelion Sol is also exactly the kind of champion Leung described as a priority for getting the right skin. For champions with longer gaps between releases, the team aims to make sure whatever skin they receive next feels worth the wait.
Whether this particular concept ever finds its way onto Riot’s mood boards remains to be seen, but as fan pitches go, this one makes a strong case for itself.
Note that custom skins are not banned by Riot Games, with some streamers using them. However, if Riot Vanguard notices it, it can trigger a ban. In that case, it’s unlikely you will get the ban undone.