What Worlds 2024 Skins will the T1 Players likely to pick?
T1 has made history with their victory in the 02 Arena in London. With their win over Bilibili Gaming in the Grand Finals of Worlds 2024, T1 became the first roster to win back-to-back World Championships.
Now as the excitement and fervor dies down, the next pressing question for fans around the world will be, what will be the chosen physical legacy that T1 chooses to immortalize their victory. What will be their Worlds 2024 skins?
What is League of Legends Worlds Skins?
The Worlds Skins is a concept introduced by Riot Games to celebrate the winning team of their biggest tournament of the year - Worlds. The Worlds Skins are therefore special limited edition skins of champions chosen by the winning players.
The players also provide input in designing their skin’s appearance as well as the overall theme of the ‘set’. Typically released 6-8 months after the conclusion of their victory, a Worlds Skins set is generally limited to 6 per year except for extraordinary circumstances.
Which Champions did T1 Hint They Would Like?
During their post-series press conference, all the T1 players gave answers as to champions they were considering for their skin. Fun fact, prior to their 2023 Worlds victory, T1 already had 17 SKT skins. With the inclusion of this year's victory, it will make 27 Worlds skins collectively under just the SKT/T1 banner.
Zeus - T1 Top Laner
Credit: Riot Games“First of all, I don’t have many champions that I’ve used in Worlds 2024, so I’m actually still thinking about it. I’m trying to decide between Gragas, Camille, or Ornn, and I’m trying to decide between those 3. But I think I’ll have to think about it a little bit more.”
Last year, Zeus selected Jayce, his signature champion to commemorate his first Worlds title as well as his first Worlds MVP. Here is a complete list of all the champions Zeus has played at Worlds 2024:
Oner - T1 Jungler
Credit: Riot Games“Yeah, I don’t know. I haven’t really thought of anything yet, but I’ve played a lot of them. I’m thinking of Xin Zhao, which I played in the last series.
Last year, Oner selected his signature champion, the Blind Monk, to commemorate his first Worlds title. With a monstrous win rate on the champion, it was fitting that it would be his pick. Moreover, he added nods to Bengi in his skin, former SKT jungler and T1’s coach up until right before Worlds 2023.
Here is a complete list of all the champions Oner has played at Worlds 2024:
Faker - T1 Mid Laner (Finals MVP)
Credit: Riot Games“I don’t really have anything in mind either, so I’ll try to think of something that the fans might like.”
Last year, Faker originally selected Ahri, a champion he has wanted for a Worlds skin for over half a decade. However, he was steered away from it as Riot planned to release his commemorative Hall of Legends Ahri skin. Faker ended up going with Orianna instead.
Here is a complete list of all the champions Faker has played at Worlds 2024:
Gumayusi - T1 AD Carry
Credit: Riot Games“I’m thinking of Jhin or Varus.”
After selecting Jinx for his skin last year, Gumayusi promised to select Varus for his next one. It appears that promise is on thin ice as he finds himself tempted by the Virtuoso. Here is a complete list of all the champions Gumayusi has played at Worlds 2024.
Keria - T1 Support
Credit: Riot Games“I haven’t really thought about it too much, but I think I played best with Renata. I’ve also had some fun with Pyke, so I’m torn between Renata and Pyke.
Keria, who so badly wanted a Lux skin last year (he ended up going with Bard), now has the opportunity to bring his dream skin for Pyke onto the Rift. Originally bursting into the pro scene as a Pyke-main, it seems very fitting that it be one of his Worlds skins.
Here is a complete list of all the champions Keria has played at Worlds 2024:
T1's Worlds skins will likely be release mid to later part of 2025. Because he earned the MVP for his performance in the finals, Faker will also receive the Prestige version for his skin. For now, fans eagerly await the end result. The question now is, if you won Worlds tomorrow, which champion skin would you want? Leave a comment below with your choice of pixel.
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