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Ashley Bardhan

Doubling-down on League of Legends' worst PR disaster in years, developer Riot locks hotly anticipated cosmetic behind $240 gacha wall

A screenshot shows Sahn-Uzal Mordekaiser absorbing red flame into his hands.

League of Legends fans are in unfashionable tatters after developer Riot recently decided to trap an in-demand, story-rich cosmetic behind its hugely unpopular gacha system.

"Death is simply another conquest," Riot writes in a recent announcement of its upcoming Sahn-Uzal Mordekaiser skin, which restores the unruly, lich tyrant to his ancient, human form. But I think what Riot really meant to say is "this skin can technically cost over $240."

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