Snowdown Showdown

: For information about the Gnar short story, see Snow Day
The Snowdown Showdown is an event based on (most notable one being ).
Riot Games Inc. introduces a few changes to the game and items that are only available in the world of Valoran. They also introduce a few cosmetic changes to the game such as themed skins and discounted runes.
==Background==
The Christmas season, also called the festive season or the holiday season, is an annually recurring period recognized in many Western and Western-influenced countries that is generally considered to run from late November to early January. It is defined as incorporating at least , and usually , and sometimes various other holidays and festivals. For example, modern Christmas holiday has characters like , , and , which thematic appearances and roles are then transfered to several other Champion skins (such as the skin for ).
==Champion Skins==
: For more in-depth look, see Snowdown Showdown skins
Snowdown champion skins, like Harrowing ones, have been released for a various League favorites since 2009. The first groups of these festive skins began as limited edition only - meaning once they left the store they were not coming back in the future. More recently Snowdown skins have been made Legacy, meaning after they leave the store at the end of the event there is a chance they might come back in the future for a limited time.
===Limited Skins to Legacy===
Due to League of Legends's dramatic increase in its community, the Snowdown Showdown skins that were originally released as limited edition were changed to Legacy skins in December 2013, and put back on sale during the year's holiday event. Riot stated that the
===Veteran Player Compensation===
As the value of exclusivity will lower in the process of bringing back the limited edition skins, Riot is giving compensation to the veteran players that originally bought the holiday skins in 2009 and 2010. They are gifting equal to the cost of the skins they purchased, giving Vintage treatment to the loading screen of those Snowdown skins as well as an giving those players an exclusive summoner icon. For more information please check out Riot's plan for vintage Limited Edition skins post.
===Snowdown Showdown Skins===
* 2009 Snowdown Showdown (Legacy)
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* 2012 Snowdown Showdown (Legacy)
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* 2014 Snowdown Showdown (Legacy)
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* 2015 Snowdown Showdown
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==Features==
Snowdown Showdown events in the past have included, but are not limited to:
* Limited edition Holiday Runes.
* Some egg-nog tasty editions of your favorite in-game consumables.
* Merrily festive costumes for your minions.
* A cold, snow-covered version of Summoner's Rift 
** Historical Version (2009-2011)
** Updated Version (2016 - 2018)
* Some festive summoner icons to show off to your friends and teammates.
* Cheerful ward skins for additional map vision.
* A joyful new login screen to get you in the mood.
* Chromas for Snowndown skins to personalize your champion on the Rift (Or any other play mode).
* And gleeful Emotes to show your holiday .
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===Emotes===
Poro Snax Emote.png|Poro Snax Lover
Snowbells Emote.png|Snowbells
Re-Gifted Amumu Emote.png|Re-Gifted Amumu
Adoeable Emote.png|Adoeable
Oh Deer Emote.png|Oh Deer
Smooooochie Emote.png|Smooooochie
My Cocoa Emote.png|My Cocoa
From Jinx, With Love Emote.png|From Jinx, With Love
Braumbread Emote.png|
Dravenbread Emote.png|
Flee! Emote.png|Flee!
===Items===
The health and mana potions in the item store were replaced by the and . The effect of the potions were identical to their counterparts.
===Map===
The Snowdown Summoner's Rift was replaced by a 'Winter' seasonal variant that includes many holiday elements.
===Runes===
During the 2009 Snowdown Showdown, special holiday runes were released and they were only available from December 16 to January 6. Three of them were Tier 1.5, and three were Tier 2.5. During the 2010 and 2011 Snowdown Showdown, only 4 runes were released.
* 2009 Snowdown Showdown
** Mark of the Crippling Candy Cane (Tier 2.5, critical damage)
** Glyph of the Special Stocking (Tier 2.5, cooldown reduction)
** Seal of the Elusive Snowflake (Tier 2.5, dodge chance)
** Mark of the Yuletide Tannenbaum (Tier 1.5, critical chance)
** Glyph of the Gracious Gift (Tier 1.5, AP per level)
** Seal of the Stout Snowman (Tier 1.5, HP per level)
* 2010 and 2011 Snowdown Showdown
** Greater Quintessence of Frosty Fortitude - Health
** Greater Quintessence of Sugar Rush - Movement speed
** Greater Quintessence of the Piercing Present - Magic penetration
** Greater Quintessence of the Deadly Wreath - Armor penetration
===Summoner Icons===
The Snowdown events from 2012 to 2017 introduced new summoner icons that a summoner could earn in celebration of the festive holiday.
Doran's Wreath profileicon.png|Doran's Wreath
Holiday Nashor profileicon.png|Holiday Nashor
Stocking Blades profileicon.png|Stocking Blades
Trimmed Turret profileicon.png|Trimmed Turret
Reindeer Urf profileicon.png|Reindeer Urf
Holiday Shopkeeper profileicon.png|Holiday Shopkeeper
Giftwrapped Poro profileicon.png|Giftwrapped Poro
Bad Gingerbread Veigar profileicon.png|Bad Gingerbread Veigar
Slay Belle Surprise profileicon.png|Slay Belle Surprise
Snowman Teemo profileicon.png|Snowman Teemo
Santa Gragas Cookie profileicon.png|Santa Gragas Cookie
Battlecast Poro profileicon.png|Battlecast Poro
Gentleman Poro profileicon.png|Gentleman Poro
Shadow Isles Poro profileicon.png|Shadow Isles Poro
Astronaut Poro profileicon.png|Astronaut Poro
Dragonslayer Poro profileicon.png|Dragonslayer Poro
Icon of the Poro King profileicon.png|Icon of the Poro King
INCOMING PORO! profileicon.png|INCOMING PORO!
Icy Minion profileicon.png|Icy Minion
Bundled Minion profileicon.png|Bundled Minion
Snowball Fight profileicon.png|Snowball Fight
Traveler's Penguin profileicon.png|Traveler's Penguin
Unleashed Penguin profileicon.png|Unleashed Penguin
Penguin Toss profileicon.png|Penguin Toss
PROJECT Poro profileicon.png|PROJECT: Poro
Snowblower profileicon.png|Snowblower
Red-Nosed Poro profileicon.png|Red-Nosed Poro
Snowflake profileicon.png|Snowflake
Jolly Penguin profileicon.png|Jolly Penguin
Snow Day Scuttler profileicon.png|Snow Day Scuttler
Poro King 2016 profileicon.png|Poro King 2016
Gingerbread Man profileicon.png|Gingerbread Man
Re-Gifted Amumu profileicon.png|Re-Gifted Amumu
Snowbells profileicon.png|Snowbells
Poro Snax Lover profileicon.png|Poro Snax Lover
Star Guardian Poro profileicon.png|Star Guardian Poro
Dark Star Poro profileicon.png|Dark Star Poro
Ambitious Elf Jinx profileicon.png|Ambitious Elf Jinx
Santa Draven profileicon.png|Santa Draven
Snow Fawn Poppy profileicon.png|Snow Fawn Poppy
Santa Baron 2017 profileicon.png|Santa Baron 2017
Dearest Deer profileicon.png|Dearest Deer
Gemstone Stocking profileicon.png|Gemstone Stocking
Gemstone Pengu profileicon.png|Gemstone Pengu
Gemstone Poro profileicon.png|Gemstone Poro
Baron Poro profileicon.png|Baron Poro
Reindeer Poro profileicon.png|Reindeer Poro
Crystal Deer profileicon.png|Crystal Deer
Hungwy profileicon.png|Hungwy
Snowflake 2018 profileicon.png|Snowflake 2018
Frozen Prince Mundo profileicon.png|Frozen Prince Mundo
Snow Man Yi profileicon.png|Snow Man Yi
Winter Wonder Neeko profileicon.png|Winter Wonder Neeko
Winter Wonder Soraka profileicon.png|Winter Wonder Soraka
Ice King Twitch profileicon.png|Ice King Twitch
Golden Snow Day Bard profileicon.png|Golden Snow Day Bard
Golden Snow Day Graves profileicon.png|Golden Snow Day Graves
Golden Snow Day Malzahar profileicon.png|Golden Snow Day Malzahar
Golden Snowstorm Sivir profileicon.png|Golden Snowstorm Sivir
Golden Frostblade Irelia profileicon.png|Golden Frostblade Irelia
Sugar Rush Braum Border profileicon.png|Sugar Rush Braum Border
Sugar Rush Evelynn Border profileicon.png|Sugar Rush Evelynn Border
Sugar Rush Ziggs Border profileicon.png|Sugar Rush Ziggs Border
Sugar Rush Zilean Border profileicon.png|Sugar Rush Zilean Border
Sugar Rush Braum Chroma profileicon.png|Sugar Rush Braum Chroma
Sugar Rush Evelynn Chroma profileicon.png|Sugar Rush Evelynn Chroma
Sugar Rush Ziggs Chroma profileicon.png|Sugar Rush Ziggs Chroma
Sugar Rush Zilean Chroma profileicon.png|Sugar Rush Zilean Chroma
===Ward Skins===
The Snowdown Showdown of 2012 found a welcome gift in League of Legends of two ward skins to celebrate the festive season. These skins were free throughout the duration of the event.
In 2013 the two ward skins returned for free use again for the duration of the event along with the new Candy Cane ward. For a limited time, these three ward skins were also purchasable for 640 to add them permanently to your account.
Snowman Ward.png|Snowman
Gingerbread Ward.png|Gingerbread
Candy Cane Ward.png|Candy Cane
Poro Ward.png|Poro
Astronaut Poro Ward.png|Astronaut Poro
Battlecast Poro Ward.png|Battlecast Poro
Gentleman Poro Ward.png|Gentleman Poro
Dragonslayer Poro Ward.png|Dragonslayer Poro
Underworld Poro Ward.png|Underworld Poro
Santa Penguin Ward.png|Santa Penguin
Penguin Skier Ward.png|Penguin Skier
Dearest Deer Ward.png|Dearest Deer
File:Unassuming Snowman Ward.png|Unassuming Snowman
File:Golden Snowman Ward.png|Golden Snowman
==Game modes==
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===Snowdown Showdown Mode===
You’ve shot off five Final Sparks and achieved immortality through constant Chrono Shifts, but now it’s time for a Showdown.
For the next Featured Gameplay Mode, you’ll be able to duel it out with friends and foes alike on an icy battlefield that promises contests of epic proportions.
With three paths to an honorable victory, will you go full ham and draw first blood, wave clear your way to 100 CS or channel your inner Ziggs and demolish the turret before your opponent?
If you queue up with a buddy for the beatdowns, you’ll notice that you need two kills to earn the dubya, or the two of you can combine to hit that century CS mark.Sharpen your swords and ready your hextech revolvers. The Showdown approaches this Snowdown.
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===Legend of the Poro King===
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See also Snowdown Showdown 2014.
This year’s Snowdown brings with it our next featured game mode… and a legend. The “Legend of the Poro King”. We’ve dramatically changed what fights on the Howling Abyss will look like, so let’s get straight into the rules:
Played on the Howling Abyss, Legend of the Poro King is a 5v5 Blind Draft game mode, where your goal is still to destroy the enemy team’s nexus. However, you’ll have some Poro companions with you (to throw at each other of course), be diving deep to make #bigplays and work together to summon some help from the legendary Poro King himself.
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When playing the Legend of the Poro King, your regular summoner spells are replaced with two new ones, made just for the mode: 
====The Poro King====
The Poro King is benevolent and will aid whichever team has summoned him. He can be dispelled, but only to return again when enough favour has been curried with him. As a tanky siege minion, he brings an impressive power boost to whichever team he’s aiding. 
His powers include: 
* Tanky siege minion with a LOT of health. Let him be your front line!
* The Poro King absorbs all Poros within his range being thrown by the enemy team, making him a powerful pushing force.
* The Poro King will heal nearby allied champions every 5 seconds for health and a smaller amount of mana based on the team’s average level.
* Every 5 seconds, the Poro King will lob out Poros in an arc around him, dealing magic damage to enemies where they land.
====End of a mode====
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==Trivia==
* Snowdown Showdown event skins were also released along side Sugar Rush and Toy Box themed skins, however these themes has since deviated from the Snowdown Showdown theme into their own separate thematics.
** In 2019, all traditional Snowdown skins were replaced with Sugar Rush skins. This is due to the Pre-season Summoner's Rift Elements map changes, as well as the traditional Snowdown skins not being as popular as Riot Games hoped it would be. However, Legend of the Poro King returned as a seasonal Featured game mode.Sugar Rush and Snowdown 2019 1Sugar Rush and Snowdown 2019 2
==Gallery==
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Nunu WorkshopSkin.jpg|Workshop Nunu
Tristana EarnestElfSkin.jpg|Earnest Elf Tristana
Teemo HappyElfSkin.jpg|Happy Elf Teemo
Nidalee SnowBunnySkin.jpg|Snow Bunny Nidalee
Zilean OldSaintSkin.jpg|Old St. Zilean
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Sona SilentNightSkin.jpg|Silent Night Sona
Shaco NutcrackoSkin.jpg|Nutcracko
Poppy RagdollSkin.jpg|Ragdoll Poppy
Miss Fortune CandyCaneSkin.jpg|Candy Cane Miss Fortune
Kog'Maw ReindeerSkin.jpg|Reindeer Kog'Maw
Gragas SantaSkin.jpg|Santa Gragas
Amumu Re-GiftedSkin.jpg|Re-Gifted Amumu
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Maokai FestiveSkin.jpg|Festive Maokai
Heimerdinger SnowmerdingerSkin.jpg|Snowmerdinger
LeBlanc MistletoeSkin.jpg|Mistletoe LeBlanc
Gangplank ToySoldierSkin.jpg|Toy Soldier Gangplank
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Katarina SlayBelleSkin.jpg|Slay Belle Katarina
Ziggs SnowDaySkin.jpg|Snow Day Ziggs
Veigar BadSantaSkin.jpg|Bad Santa Veiger
Fiddlesticks DarkCandySkin.jpg|Dark Candy Fiddlesticks
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Lulu WinterWonderSkin.jpg|Winter Wonder Lulu
Sivir SnowstormSkin.jpg|Snowstorm Sivir
Singed SnowDaySkin.jpg|Snow Day Singed
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Malzahar SnowDaySkin.jpg|Snow Day Malzahar
Orianna WinterWonderSkin.jpg|Winter Wonder Orianna
Sejuani PoroRiderSkin.jpg|Poro Rider Sejuani
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Bard SnowDaySkin.jpg|Snow Day Bard, Snow Day Gnar, Snow Day Syndra 
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Braum SantaSkin.jpg|Santa Braum
Graves SnowDaySkin.jpg|Snow Day Graves
Karma WinterWonderSkin.jpg|Winter Wonder Karma
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Draven SantaSkin.jpg|Santa Draven
Jinx AmbitiousElfSkin.jpg|Ambitious Elf Jinx
Poppy SnowFawnSkin.jpg|Snow Fawn Poppy
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Dr. Mundo FrozenPrinceMundoSkin.jpg|Frozen Prince Mundo
Master Yi SnowManYiSkin.jpg|Snow Man Yi
Neeko WinterWonderSkin.jpg|Winter Wonder Neeko
Soraka WinterWonderSkin.jpg|Winter Wonder Soraka
Twitch IceKingSkin.jpg|Ice King Twitch
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SugarRushSkin HD.jpg|Sugar Rush Braum, Evelynn, and Ziggs
Zilean SugarRushSkin.jpg|Sugar Rush Zilean
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==Music==
On top of all the new gleeful features, every year summoners are met with a new animated login screen. They usually showcase one or more of the year's new Snowdown skins and are backed with music fit for the holiday to set up the mood as everyone enters the game.
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==Login Screens==
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==Videos==
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Orchestral Recording for Snowdown 2017 
==See also==
* Snowdown Showdown skins
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