When is the next Blue Essence Emporium?
The Essence Emporium is closed. The last window ran from May 13, 2026 at 18:00 UTC to June 10, 2026 at 18:00 UTC. No date is on record for the next one yet. Based on the last three years, it should open around November 20, 2026, between November 19, 2026 and December 13, 2026. The Essence Emporium trades Blue Essence for emotes, icons, chromas and titles. For Mythic Essence offers, see the Mythic Shop.
Expected next opening
Around
Estimate from the last 3 years, between November 19, 2026 and December 13, 2026.
- Status
- Closed
- Opened
- Closed
When the next Essence Emporium should open
Around November 20, 2026, based on the last 3 years.
Riot sets each date itself, so this is an estimate. Essence Emporium windows recur in the same weeks from year to year. For each of the last 3 years, we took the first window that opened after this point in that year, moved its start to this year, and used the middle date:
Once Riot announces the next window, this page shows its exact dates and a countdown.
How the Essence Emporium works
A limited-time store that takes Blue Essence instead of RP.
The Essence Emporium is a temporary store in the League client. Riot says it trades Blue Essence for emotes, icons, chromas and other cosmetics, and that its schedule changes every year.
The first Emporium opened in November 2017, at the start of the 2018 preseason. No Emporium ran between July 2022 and September 2023. Since its return, the Emporium has opened once or twice a year. In March 2025, Riot said it would run twice that year: once in spring and once to close out the year. Riot announces each Emporium in the patch notes.
A Mystery Mini Icon Box holds a set of chibi champion icons, usually grouped by region. Riot says any icon you already own goes to your Hextech Crafting inventory, where you can disenchant it for Blue Essence.
What Blue Essence buys in the Emporium
Riot's price list for the May 13 to June 10, 2026 Emporium.
| Item | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Mystery Icon | 1,500 BE | Up to 20 a day, shared with Mystery Wards |
| Chromas | 2,000 BE | No limit; Limited, Legacy and Seasonal skins excluded |
| Mystery Mini Icon Box | 2,500 BE | No limit |
| Baron Hat Poro icon | 4,000 BE | One per player |
| Mystery Ward | 4,900 BE | Up to 20 a day, shared with Mystery Icons |
| Essence Collector ward skin | 6,000 BE | One per player |
| League Partner Program Emerald chromas and emotes | 10,000 BE each | None listed |
| But Why? emote | 25,000 BE | None listed |
| Make It Rain emote | 50,000 BE | One per player |
| Money Bags emote | 75,000 BE | One per player |
| URFWick skin | 150,000 BE | One per player |
| Blue Essence Banner | 250,000 BE | One per player |
| Emporium Enjoyer, Hand Leveled Account and Big Serious Gamer titles | 250,000 BE each | One of each per player |
Every Essence Emporium
The Emporium ran 2 times in the last twelve months. Over the last three years, an Emporium lasted 27 days on average.
| Opened | Closed | Length | Note |
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| 19 days |
Essence Emporium FAQ
Dates, prices and what Blue Essence buys.