Every season is kicked off with the Preseason Essence Emporium.
Then, six months later, Mid-Season Essence Emporium unites the entire League of Legends community once again with exclusive purchases, including wards, chromas, icons, emotes, and much more.
The 2022 Mid-Season Essence Emporium was particularly special for a couple of reasons. First of all, a huge number of exclusive items were available for purchase with Blue Essence this year.
However, secondly, Essence Emporium has marked a hiatus for the event, which has League of Legends fans speculating as to the event’s return.
Here’s everything you need to know about how the 2022 Mid-Season Essence Emporium ran, what was on offer, and what Riot Games’ plans are for the event moving forward.
When Was The 2022 Mid-Season Essence Emporium?
The League of Legends Mid-Season Essence Emporium for 2022 began on the 28th of June and ended on the 12th of July.
At the same time as the start and end dates were announced, Riot Games stated that the Essence Emporium for the 2022 Mid-Season would begin from League of Legends patch 12.12.
This was only confirmed about a month before the event started, and until the confirmation, League of Legends fans were speculating that it might start from patch 12,10 or even 12.9.
Therefore, the official confirmation by Riot Games came as a surprise, but an even bigger surprise was what the developers had to say about future Essence Emporium events.
Is Essence Emporium On Hiatus?
There has been some confusion from fans of the game as to whether Essence Emporium will continue for future seasons.
This is because, after announcing the start and end dates of the 2022 Mid-Season Essence Emporium, Riot Games made a statement saying that the event would be put on hiatus.
The reason given for this hiatus was that Essence Emporium needs to be rebuilt.
Currently, the game developer feels that the event is being run inefficiently, which means that participants are experiencing feature cuts and delays.
Only by putting the event on hiatus for an indefinite period of time can the developers take the time to rebuild it properly, making it more efficient and improving factors such as usability and navigation.
However, League of Legends fans shouldn’t worry, because it has been confirmed that Essence Emporium will eventually return once the necessary changes have been made.
The date on which it will return, however, has not been confirmed, so watch this space for updates on the continuation of Essence Emporium.
While we’re waiting for the event to start back up again, though, let’s remind ourselves what was available to purchase with Blue Essence during the 2022 Mid-Season event back in June and July.
Blue Essence Available Items (2022)
There were many unique and exclusive items on sale with Blue Essence during the 2022 Mid-Season Essence Emporium.
Here’s what participants were able to purchase from the Blue Essence store over the summer:
URFWick Skin (150,000 Blue Essence)
Chromas (2,000 Blue Essence)
Mystery Icons (1,500 Blue Essence)
Mystery Mini Icons (2,500 Blue Essence)
Gemstone King Icon & Gemstone (100,000 Blue Essence)
Gemstone Prince Icon & Gemstone (75,000 Blue Essence)
Gemstone Knight Icon & Gemstone (50,000 Blue Essence)
Essence Collector Wards (6,000 Blue Essence)
Mystery Wards (4,900 Blue Essence)
Moneybags Emote (75,000 Blue Essence)
Make It Rain Emote (50,000 Blue Essence)
Bonuses
50% Off XP Boosts
50% Off Rune Pages
50% Off Summoner Name Changes
That’s quite the selection, and some great bonuses, too, but Riot Games limited participants’ personal purchases to 20 items per day.
Participants in Essence Emporium this summer were also able to make gift purchases, although gift items were limited to 10 purchases per day.
Mid-Season Chromas
In the list of available items above, we mentioned that chromas were available for purchase at the price of 2,000 Blue Essence.
However, we didn’t mention which particular chromas were available, mainly because there were so many in store this year.
Here are the chromas Mid-Season Essence Emporium participants for 2022 were able to purchase with their Blue Essence:
Arcade Miss Fortune
Arcade Corki
Astronaut Corki
Astronaut Rammus
Astronaut Maokai
Astronaut Veigar
Arcanist Shaco
Arcanist Kog’Maw
Battle Queen Rell
Battle Queen Katarina
Battle Queen Janna
Battle Queen Qiyana
Brave Phoenix Xayah
Battlecast Urgot
Battle Boss Blitzcrank
Battle Regalia Poppy
Battle Bunny Riven
Battlecast Zac
Battlecast Nasus
Cafe Cuties Vladimir
Cafe Cuties Soraka
Cafe Cuties Bard
Cafe Cuties Annie
Cafe Cuties Sivir
Cafe Cuties Gwen
Coven Evelynn
Coven Ashe
Coven Ahri
Coven Cassiopeia
Coven Zyra Coven Lissandra
Coven Camille
Crime City Braum
Crime City Nightmare Zyra
Crime City Nightmare Shaco
Crime City Nightmare Akali
Crime City Nightmare Twisted Fate
Crime City Nightmare Darius
Cyber Pop Akshan
Cosmic Stinger Skarner
Cosmic Huntress Nidalee
Cosmic Hunter Varus
Cosmic Destiny Nami
Cosmic Queen Ashe
Cosmic Defender Xin Zhao
Cosmic Charger Hecarim
Cosmic Enchantress Lulu
Cosmic Flight Anivia
Cosic Invoker Illaoi
Cosmic Devourer Vladimir
Cottontail Teemo
Classic Bard
Classic Cassiopeia
Dreadnova Gangplank
Dragonblade Talon
Dreadknight Nasus
Dunkmaster Darius
Dragonslayer Braum
Dragonslayer Vayne
Dragon Fist Lee Sin
Debonair Ezreal
Debonair Zed
Debonair Master Yi
Debonair Leona
Debonair Malzahar
Debonair LeBlanc
Debonair Draven
Debonair Brand
Divine Sword Irelia
Dragon Trainer Tristana
Dragon Trainer Lulu
Demacia Vice Lucian
Demacia Vice Garen
Dawnbringer Nidalee
Dark Cosmic Lissandra
Divine Phoenix Anivia
Dawnbringer Yone
Dawnbringer Vex
Dawnbringer Morgana
Duality Dragon Volibear
Dynasty Ahri
Elderwood Ivern
Elderwood Xayah
Elderwood Nocturne
Elderwood Veigar
Elderwood Ahri
Elderwood Raken
Eternal Dragon Brand
Eternal Sword Yi
Fae Dragon Ashe
Foxfire Ahri
Grim Reaper Karthus
Galaxy Slayer Zed
Graceful Phoenix Seraphine
High Noon Hecarim
High Noon Ashe
High Noon Urgot
High Noon Thresh
Headhunter Akali
Infernal Vel’Koz
Infernal Kennen
Infernal Karthus
Infernal Varus
Infernal Shen
Infernal Galio
Koi Nami
K/DA Ahri
K/DA All Out Evelynn
K/DA All Out Akali
K/DA All Out Ahri
Lunar Goddess Diana
Lagoon Dragon Kai’Sa
Majestic Empress Morgana
Midnight Ahri
Mecha Aurelion Sol
Mecha Rengar
Mecha Kha’Zix
Mecha Aatrox
Mecha Malphite
Nightbringer Aphelios
Nightbringer Lillia
Nightbringer Kayn
Obsidian Dragon Sett
Odyssey Twisted Fate
Odyssey Karma
Odyssey Sivir
Odyssey Kayn
Odyssey Aatrox
Odyssey Sona
Odyssey Malphite
Odyssey Yasuo
Odyssey Jinx
Omega Squad Veigar
Omega Squad Twitch
Omega Squad Tristana
Omega Squad Teemo
Omega Squad Fizz
Old God Warwick
Old God Malphite
Pool Party Lula
Pool Party Graves
Pool Party Fiora
Pool Party Zoe
Pool Party Orianna
Pool Party Taliyah
Pool Party Syndra
Pool Party Jarvan IV
Pool Party Taric
Pool Party Rek’Sai
Pool Party Gangplank
Pool Party Caitlyn
Program Nami
Praetorian Graves
Praetorian Fiddlesticks
Primetime Draven
Project Pyke
Project Jinx
Project Akali
Project Warwick
PsyOps Vi
PsyOps Sona
PsyOps Shen
PsyOps Master Yi
PsyOps Zed
PsyOps Viktor
PsyOps Kayle
PsyOps Samira
Pentakill III: Lost Chapter Yorick
Pentakill III: Lost Chapter Sona
Pentakill III: Lost Chapter Olaf
Pentakill III: Lost Chapter Mordekaiser
Pentakill III: Lost Chapter Kayle
Pentakill III: Lost Chapter Karthus
Pentakill III: Lost Chapter Viego
Popstar Ahri
Ruined Miss Fortune
Resistance Yorick
Resistance Singed
Shockblade Zed
Star Guardian Xayah
Star Guardian Rakan
Splendid Staff Nami
Sugar Rush Zilean
Sugar Rush Ziggs
Sugar Rush Evelynn
Sugar Rush Braum
Spirit Blossom Yasuo
Spirit Blossom Vayne
Spirit Blossom Thresh
Spirit Blossom Lillia
Spirit Blossom Yone
Spirit Blossom Riven
Spirit Blossom Kindred
Spirit Blossom Cassiopeia
Spirit Blossom Ahri
Storm Dragon Lee Sin
Storm Dragon Aurelion Sol
Sentinel Vayne
Sentinel Riven
Sentinel Olaf
Sentinel Irelia
Sentinel Diana
Sentinel Pyke
Sentinel Graves
Steel Dragon Thresh
True Damage Yasuo
True Damage Senna
True Damage Ekko
Warring Kingdoms Xin Zhao
Partner Chromas (10,000 Blue Essence)
Elderwood Azir
High Noon Darius
Infernal Amumu
Nightbringer Vladimir
Nightbringer Tryndamere
Odyssey Kha’Zix
Program LeBlanc
Pool Party Heimerdinger
PsyOps Pyke
Resistance Jayce
Sentinel Rengar
Star Guardian Zoe
True Damage Akali
Tranquility Dragon Karma
3 Exclusive Icons
We also mentioned that icons were available for purchase during the 2022 Mid-Season Essence Emporium, and plenty were up for grabs. However, these are the 3 exclusive icons that were for sale:
Essence King Icon (100,000 Blue Essence)
Essence Knight Icon (50,000 Blue Essence)
Prince Icon (75,000 Blue Essence)
Frequently Asked Questions
What Is Sold In Essence Emporium?
As you can see from what was on sale in the Mid-Season 2022 Essence Emporium, you can purchase a lot of cool things as part of League of Legends Essence Emporium.
Just some of the things you can get with your Blue Essence include name changes at discount prices, rune pages, XP boosts, icons, chromas, and many other bonuses.
Is The Last Essence Emporium 2022?
No, Riot Games has confirmed that Essence Emporium will be back, so 2022 will not be the last one.
However, the developers have not yet confirmed when Essence Emporium will return from hiatus since it is unclear how long it will take to make the changes needed to stop feature cuts and delays in the event.
Can You Convert RP Into Blue Essence?
You can’t currently convert RP into Blue Essence. If you want more Blue Essence to spend during Essence Emporium, you will need to play in more matches so that you can level up.
This might feel like a lot of effort, but it will also get you loot, including chests, and access to events). You can purchase the champion using RP, however.
Is Blue Essence The Same As Influence Points
Blue Essence used to be called Influence Points in League of Legends. However, Riot Games recently changed Influence Points to Blue Essence, hence why the biannual sale is called Essence Emporium.
Final Thoughts
League of Legends’ Mid-Season 2022 Essence Emporium might be the last of this event for a while since the developers have announced a necessary hiatus.
However, all the goodies on sale during this Mid-Season event means that fans will have something to remember while the issues are being fixed.
There will be no pre-season Essence Emporium in 2023 due to the hiatus, and it’s unclear whether Essence Emporium will be back for the typical Mid-Season event in the summer of 2023.
However, we are looking forward to seeing what Riot Games has in store when it launches the next Essence Emporium event. Hopefully, it will be bigger and better than ever before.
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