.A League of Legends developer responded to criticism directed at the Faker Ahri skin and justified their choice to charge a premium for it. As part of League of Legends' Hall of Legends 2024 event, which honored the multi-awarded Korean professional player Faker, a special Ahri skin was made.

Due to its high price tag, League of Legends' initial announcement of the Faker Ahri skin caused a lot of dissatisfaction. Players may only acquire the two limited-edition skin variations, Risen Legend Ahri and Immortalized Legend Ahri, provided they spend their money on one of three packages that also include cosmetic enhancements. The most costly package, which features Immortalized Legend Ahri, is priced at an astounding 59,260RP ($450). Fans have lambasted the latter for being an apparent cash grab that takes advantage of Faker's popularity. The least expensive bundle is 5,430RP ($40).

Riot Games developer RiotMeddler defended the Hall of Legends collection in a Reddit comment on a post regarding League of Legends' most recent Dev Update video. He claimed that the collection is a great way to honor legendary professional players and contribute to the cost of esports by offering extremely pricey products that resemble collector's editions. Additionally, he mentioned that League of Legends skins and the 1950RP battle pass with Risen Legend LeBlanc are among the content options offered by Hall of Legends, which he described as "a really strong core offering" for those who wish to take part in the event.

The dev's explanation did not, however, convince many League of Legends fans, since they still believe that the Hall of Legends Ahri collection is too pricey. A fan made the observation that Riot Games ought not to have shut out the vast majority of its player base, particularly those who desire the Immortalized Legend Ahri skin, if it truly intended to honor both amateurs and professionals. Others objected, arguing that players could lose their Hall of Legends skins in the event that League of Legends abruptly shut down its servers and that skins cannot be regarded as collections because they are not tangible goods.

Riot Games' desire to support its professional players—especially those who helped make the game popular—is understandable, but a lot of fans also make a good argument that the Ahri skin set might be too costly for most gamers. Some League of Legends fans are organizing to ban Ahri from all of their games in protest since the response has gotten so bad.

League of Legends also provides methods for players to obtain free Champion Skins if they're still searching for additional ways to obtain skins in the game. Riot Games has produced an abundance of skins for each of the 160 playable Champions in the pool, allowing players to customize their primary characters in different ways.