| Availability | Legacy skin not in the regular shop, it’s not tied to an event so the only way to get is through Hextech Crafting |
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| Price | 750 RP when in the store, Now obtainable only through loot shards, rerolls, or from chests. |
| Concept | Xerath becomes a forgotten rune-animated elemental made of mossy stone held together by glowing green runes and living vines. |
| Model | His usual golden plates and blue arcane energy are replaced by cracked stone chunks wrapped in vines with neon-green rune light and caged energy inside. |
| Particles | All abilities use green recolored effects, shifting the feel from bright blue arcane to earthy, verdant magic. |
| Animations | No new animations or recall; it uses the base animation set with the same timings. |
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| Sounds | No new voice lines or VA changes and the skin keeps Xerath’s default SFX profile. |
| Rarity | semi-rare |
| Release date | 05/10/2011 |
Runeborn Xerath turns the Magus Ascendant into a mossy stone construct bound by glowing green runes and creeping vines, trading his base gold plating and blue arcane glow for carved rock, natural textures, and vivid lime rune light. In-game he reads darker and earthier than base, with the green palette running through his autos and spells, so Q lines and W zones look like rune-charged magic rather than pure arcane; it is not tied to a seasonal event, and it focuses on a light model swap with recolored effects rather than deep feature reworks. There are no hidden references or gags here—just a classic 750 RP fantasy that sells the “ancient rune elemental” idea cleanly with cohesive colors and a grounded, weathered feel.
Release date: October 5, 2011; the skin received a texture update in Patch 4.17 to improve materials and bring it up to modern standards, and it is currently classified as Legacy with occasional vault returns.
Runeborn is a standalone theme rather than part of a wider skinline, centering on old magic, carved stone, and rune energy without shared lore across other champions.
Runeborn Xerath is semi-rare because it is a Legacy skin that leaves the regular shop and returns only during special sales, and when it is available it costs 750 RP; collectors sometimes seek it for its age and unique green runic look, and you can also find accounts with the skin already unlocked via marketplaces like Buy LoL Skin Accounts.
Yes, you can obtain Runeborn Xerath only from Hextech Crafting, Masterwork chests, rerolls, and Mystery Gifts,; if you prefer starting fresh with the skin unlocked, you can also check Buy LoL Accounts.
If you want a bigger upgrade, Dark Star Xerath adds a cosmic void theme with dramatic space effects and a darker fantasy, while Arcana Xerath brings a richly colored tarot motif with ornate spell shapes; you can compare them and others on the full list here: All Xerath Skins.
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750 RP when in the store, Now obtainable only through loot shards, rerolls, or from chests.
1820 RP
Was 975 RP