If you’re a long-time League of Legends grinder, you should have stacks on stacks of Blue Essence just gathering dust in your account. Earned from leveling up your account or disenchanting champions, Blue Essence is a free currency that has virtually no use once you’ve unlocked all 168 unique champions on the MOBA’s growing roster.

That’s why Riot Games created the Essence Emporium in 2018, a one-stop shop destination for all things Blue Essence, so players can offload their shiny blue crystals in exchange for colorful chromas, player icons, wards, and even the iconic Urfwick skin!

Unlike the rolling, personalized Your Shop, the Essence Emporium is only available twice a year, so you’ll need to save the dates for this year’s iterations. Keep reading to find out more.

LoL Essence Emporium: 2024 Dates

The Essence Emporium in League of Legends opens for business twice a year - typically once in the summer and then again in winter to close the year in the preseason. 

It was confirmed in the official 14.11 patch notes that the Essence Emporium would return for its mid-season shop on May 30 and close again on June 19, 2024. This should give you plenty of time to grind for some last-minute Blue Essence and make your purchases. Riot Games also offers a 50% XP boost while the Essence Emporium is open, so you can earn even more Blue Essence to spend. 

If you miss the shop this time around, though, don’t worry! As mentioned, the Essence Emporium will likely open again towards the end of the year, likely in December, for another Blue Essence sale. 

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Previous LoL Essence Emporium Dates

Here is a list of all previous shops to give a rough idea of the pattern of LoL Essence Emporium dates. 

  • 2018 Pre-Season: November 8 - 27, 2017 
  • 2018 Mid-Season: April 19 - 30, 2018 
  • 2019 Pre-Season: November 20 - December 3, 2018 
  • 2019 Mid-Season: June 4 - 18, 2019 
  • 2020 Pre-Season: November 25 - December 10, 2019 
  • 2020 Mid-Season: April 30 - May 13, 2020
  • 2021 Pre-Season: November 30 - December 14, 2020
  • 2021 Mid-Season: May 13 - 26, 2021
  • 2022 Pre-Season: November 18 - December 1, 2021
  • 2022 Mid-Season: June 28 - July 12, 2022
  • 2023 Mid-Season: September 6 - 20, 2023
  • 2024 Pre-Season: December 13 - 27, 2023

The Essence Emporium was paused after the 2022 Mid-Season shop to make the system more sustainable. It was brought back a year later for the 2023 Mid-Season. 

LoL Essence Emporium: Items For Sale

As always, the Essence Emporium is stocked with goodies and minor cosmetics to kit your favorite champions out with, including colorful chromas for just 2,000 Blue Essence. A bargain! 

The Essence Emporium also has other exclusive items for sale, so you can flex your apparent wealth on your enemies and allies, like the Money Bags Emote. 

Here’s a list of Essence Emporium exclusives you can buy, including their price points. 

  • Blue Essence Emporium 2023 Banner: 250,000 BE
  • Urfwick Skin: 150,000 BE
  • "Money Bags" Emote: 75,000 BE
  • "Make It Rain" Emote: 50,000 BE
  • “But Why” Emote: 25,000 BE
  • Emerald Chromas: 10,000 BE
  • Essence Collector Ward: 6,000 BE
  • Baron Hat Poro Icon: 4,000 BE
  • Mystery Ward: 4,900 BE
  • Champie Icon Mystery Boxes: 4,000 BE
  • Regular Chromas: 2,000 BE
  • Mystery Summoner Icon: 1,900 BE

Instead of endlessly scrolling through the hundreds of available chromas on offer, you can filter the Essence Emporium using the menu to the left of the screen to display available skins, chromas, loot, and accessories. 

You can also change the filter setting to only show the chromas for the skins you already own. 

Final Thoughts

That was everything we know about the League of Legends Blue Essence Emporium in 2024. Check back on this article for the exact dates for the next Essence Emporium launch! 

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LoL Essence Emporium FAQs

How often does Blue Essence Emporium come out? 

The Blue Essence Emporium shop comes out twice a year, usually once in May/June and again in December before the next season begins.

How much do chromas cost in the Essence Emporium? 

The Essence Emporium offers two different types of chromas: the Emerald chromas, which cost 10,000 Blue Essence, and the regular chromas for certain skin lines, which cost 2,000 Blue Essence. 

Why are some chromas 10,000 Blue Essence? 

The chromas that cost 10K Blue Essence are the Emerald chromas, which are special editions not sold in the regular shop. The only way to get Emerald chromas is via the Essence Emporium, hence their premium price tag. 

How to get Blue Essence in League? 

You can earn Blue Essence in multiple ways: through Event Passes, Event Missions, Daily Missions (like getting your first win of the day), Honor rewards, Hextech Crafting, and leveling up your account by playing the game.