In League of Legends, the champion Alistar, the old bull, was supposed to receive a new skin with an update. The “Grand Reckoning Alistar Skin” was even shown on the test server of LoL. However, the reactions were so negative that Riot Games has now removed it.
This was the skin: The “Grand Reckoning Alistar Skin” was showcased in an unofficial spotlight video on February 19, 2025, on YouTube. The skin was already available on the test server.
It is part of a series with a variety of other “Grand Reckoning” skins for champs like Draven, Talon, Sion, and Rell and is part of a special event. The event “The Great Reckoning” is a game mode that brings an arena to LoL.
Alistar’s skin transforms him into a kind of boxer or martial artist, with gloves and a martial purple-red-black look.
Surely the new skin for Alistar wouldn’t have been that expensive:
Players mock new skin for Alistar
What were the reactions? The reactions to the skin on YouTube were extremely negative. Comments on YouTube included:
- “Imagine waiting 4 years for an Alistar skin and getting this” – the last skin Alistar received was “Lunar Beast Alistar” in 2021. The new skin would have been his 15th.
- “Looks like they are back to the skin quality of Season 1”
- “Welcome back to the 520 RP skins” – a hint that the skin looks very cheap
- Riot really said: “Yooo, his animations look like they are 200 years old. Let’s give him a skin that matches his age.”
- “Happy New Year 2012, guys”
Riot Games removes the skin from the test server
This is the latest development: Riot Games seems to have taken the community’s feedback to heart and has deleted the skin from the test server (via X).
In the comments, the decision is welcomed. The skin is compared to other missteps from Riot Games in designing appealing alternative outfits for champions. However, some say that instead of deleting the skin, Riot Games could have just given it away. Apparently, the new Alistar skin was planned as a reward in chests. To read more about what else is happening in League of Legends, check here: One strategy has dominated e-sports in LoL for months, now Riot is significantly nerfing it
