T1 Faker picked Ahri in a LoL pro match for the first time since his Hall of Legends skin came out, but he didn’t end up equipping it. He explained why in a post-game interview.
Though Faker may have been the best choice for the very first Hall of Legends inductee – something that wasexplained byLeague of Legends game director Pu Liu – there’s one big problem with him as a choice: Faker doesn’t typically use skins.
This disconnect has a number of League players claiming the best way to emulate Faker is touse her base skin, the “real Faker Ahri skin.”
Considering the actual skin requires players to buy a $430 RP bundle to get it, this is a much cheaper way to emulate Faker.
Sure enough, Faker would stick with his tried and true base skin in his first Ahri pro game after the champion came out.
faker debuts ahri for the first time in a competitive game since the hall of legends skin releasehe used the base skinpic.twitter.com/1Rybm5Pbof
With playersboycotting the skin in various ways, like banning Ahri before the game starts or running it down if their teammate uses the skin, the fact that Faker didn’t even use his own Ahri cosmetics certainly sparked conversation in the community.
“This is part of why Faker is in the Hall of Legends,” claimed one Twitter user.
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“Are you surprised? This guy has values,” said another.
However, according to Faker himself, there wasn’t any specific goal behind him not using the skin. He explained that hedidn’t even think of using a skinin the match.
Q: Why didn’t you use your HoL Ahri skin?#Faker: Uhh I was focusing on the game & I’ve never used a skin before, so I’m not used to it. That’s why I didn’t think of [using] it. I hope the fans will use it a lot.pic.twitter.com/QGrYTGhANP
Considering that you could count the number of times Faker has even equipped a skin in a publicly shown match on one hand, this answer isn’t all that surprising.
And, though Faker encouraged fans to use the Ahri skin, it remains to be seen if he’ll ever equip it for himself.
Carver Fisher is Dexerto’s Deputy US Editor. His expert coverage areas include Gaming and competitive Esports, where he’s covered League of Legends extensively. He also has bylines at Elo Entertainment and Inven Global. Contact him here: carver.fisher@dexerto.com
