Rapid-Fire Skin Review: Spirit Blossom

[@littleghost9341]

While I don't necessarily want a spirit blossom rerun, I would be very interested to see seasonal holidays for every region of Runeterra. Seeing stuff like bilgewater or freljordian holidays and mythos being done like spirit blossom sounds super interesting

[@thatmood4236]

imagine spirit blossom but champs are used to repesent primal demi-gods

[@eloquence_4143]

We technically have a little bit of this, since Bilgewater has the Harrowing which happens so often it might as well be seasonal, but it would be cool to see some more events that demonstrate the culture and folklore of the regions. Tellstones was supposed to do that, but they haven’t made any since Demacia.

[@tomberajs7117]

They would never do that because they would have to cherrypick champs for it since "WE NEED TO SELL A TON SO WE HAVE ENOUGH REVENUE FOR THE NEXT LUX SKIN" but defo would love to see it. Especially freljord, such an underrated region with its gods and folklore. Sad to see that riot would rather stick to the overused regions and just make them come from some ol' small town somewhere in shurima/demacia or wherenot. Truly a shame.

[@Jan_Iedema]

Yes!

[@lungshenli]

poolparty is 100% canon as a Bilgewater holiday. Trust me

[@piimco933]

i really love the spirit blossom skins; they’re definitely one of, if not my favorite skinlines :] i wasn’t playing during the time this event occurred, so a second batch would be nice for me personally so i could experience it, but i think it’s quite perfect as it is already.

[@n_nash_h]

same! i really really think that if i played during the evnt, this skinline would be stuck in my brain forever. the lore, the skins, the champions, the novel EVERYTHING is such an eye candy. having star guardian being my first "real" event isn't that bad but come on- the only thing I truly enjoyed in my first event is the lore and music :|

[@piimco933]

@@n_nash_h yes i agree!! i think that the skins would've had such a greater impact if i had played during it. also it's sad because a ton of champions i really love were in it haha. and star guardian is my first "real" event too (i started at the beginning of this year) and it's like. okay. but definitely not as nice as any of the ones that came before it in my opinion

[@FrostyPeppercorn]

I agree except spirit blossom is 3rd on my list The colors of Elderwood and Ruination skins are too enticing

[@faj2600]

Last good event in lol

[@lesmurii6872]

My First event actually started playing during that time im so nostalgic of this event

[@rickarddonovan5913]

I was so nervous for him reviewing kindred. The joy I felt when he gave it a 10/10.

[@lichtwld]

🥲

[@andrecravo3774]

Same

[@makesthemusic6340]

I saw the 10/10 coming because of the fact that Wolf in that skin is a godsend

[@GoodolKev]

I actually like SB yasuo and yone having them be at peace with themselves actually seems nice to me.

[@lucack6348]

GG Xeno. A true legend

[@Xenodargon]

Can't wait for next one a month from now

[@lucack6348]

@@Xenodargon Same

[@sambeam2404]

@@Xenodargon Project next?

[@Lakh_]

Spirit Blossom is arguably my favorite skin line, that being said, I don't really know if i want another batch of it because, I really don't know if Riot would be able to pull it off, I feel like they would mess it up somehow. If they can pull if off though, then I'll take it any day of the week.

[@CrabKFP]

I think (for the moment) they are doing ok with the line. The champs I play the most (being Syndra, Soraka and Sett) got a really good treatment with the skin line (but I would've loved to see Syndra as a legendary skim as well, that's a shame). Darius, Yorick, Tristana, Evelynn and Aphelios also look amazing. I just hope the event doesn't suck and is similar to the old spirit blossom one

[@coldsobanoodle7407]

My favorite skin line, Ahri is the one I use the most because... I main the champion, and love that they went a more kami of prosperity Inari route with her character. That said I agree that the skin isn't as interesting as others in the line! You could actually tell a lot of passion went into writing the lore for these skins for this huge summer event!

[@youtubeadministration8037]

"why are they speaking Jappaneez?"

[@nu_kercat1]

i like ahri because of the big booba anime mommy vibes she gives

[@sandved5135]

I really like spirit blossom and think it's by far one of the best skin lines there is, but I personally think that instead of just re-doing it and washing it out like so many other skin lines, they should rather to spirit blossom-ish events that explore the culture and/or myths etc of other regions. At least I think that could be cool. Great video by the way!

[@jamiesadf5829]

I have to agree, spirit blossom was explored as much as it could be, but other regions still have stuff going on. We don't know much about local mythos surrounding Noxus and Demacia, besides their core beliefs and general history. Even if its not mythos based, there is plenty of general culture stuff that doesn't have to be canon but can still be cool, like give champs a solari/lunari skin line that isnt eclipse.

[@gearguts7259]

We NEED to have a Spirit Blossom like idea (champions meant to represent myths) with Bilgewater or the Freljord, the possibilities are massive

[@plnguyen1436]

Thank you for the Garmadon mention, as he is literally making his grand return in Ninjago crystallised this October

[@adnanshaikh7692]

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[@undyne1]

Spirit Blossom Yone was so good and popular, that at one point I genuinely thought that was his base skin.

[@wastingsun]

It'd lowkey be kinda neat to see you do a video on rating or tierlisting all the events riot has ever done. We talk about PVE so much I think we forget about some of the PVP modes that had merit, like Dark Star.

[@victorleon67]

If Odyssey (please riot bring it back pls pls pls) isn't top 1 I'll be just..... marginally pissed I guess

[@hazzawuzza1783]

"It won't be Ahri's last legendary" if only he knew

[@RelicOnYoutube]

I love Spirit Blossom so much it was the first event I fully grinded without getting bored or annoyed at all. The skins are amazing and what they brought to the lore was even better. However please never bring it back. I already know they’re going to fuck it up some how. Riot’s gonna look over their champions and randomly slap Seraphine in there somehow

[@adnanshaikh7692]

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[@LierShadown]

Dam it

[@SomeDefaultGuy]

Yes! I'm not the only one who realized that the laugh in Spirit Blossom Thresh made me immediately hear that Lord Garmadon was the voice of Thresh!

[@lucichiriac9144]

Please make more, this was too funny!

[@Xenodargon]

Great on Nick. Can't wait for battlecast next month

[@player13ph4]

Please do more of these I really like this

[@him_That_is_me]

>ahri >”cat girl” > *cat* girl >kitsune -> nine tailed *FOX* spirit > *C A T* girl

[@TheWolfDawg]

"Guys c'mon, you can't be down that bad." Nicky, my sweet summer child, they can be down that bad and they do be down that bad

[@caitlynsult2685]

I think SB Ahri should of been 9/10. But I agree with you that a lot of her skins(the old ones and All Out) are boring and pretty mid.

[@1okie908]

Yea idk sometimes his hatred of catgirls and feminity in general reads a lot like misogyny

[@BraveLilToasty]

@@1okie908 The same way how people see your hatred of using your brain and thinking before you type reads it a lot like idiocy.

[@1greninjawolfbossdeath648]

I really like it. It just feels so smooth to play. The animation is so good. I don't think you have to hate on SG thought o make it good. SG is older and the technology for animations has improved since. Look at Project Vayne vs Sentinel. Sentinel isn't the greatest and Project is still good but you can feel the slight age in it.

[@yasserjami4679]

@@1okie908 nah it’s mostly like he’s mad about riot making bad egirls skins a lot and ignoring people tahat want monsters champ and it’s understandable when you see sg event

[@wastingsun]

@@1okie908 i mean perception is reality but lets not go there shall we no one was saying that

[@Askorda]

Ten out of ten for Kindred. Thank you, thank you so much, though after this event, more specifically the skin, somehow everything went wrong ... But at that moment, I was really very happy that this champion Rito was not forgotten🥳🤯

[@SM-dh1zp]

The good memories of Spirit Blossom are all that's left of good events nowadays But that might be a good thing, as the star guardian event has gotten me to stop playing league for a while.

[@Lynmaru_]

Spirit Blossom Riven alone made me wanna play the champion. I love that skin. Then I played her... The skin's still nice tho.

[@traptoothpick8669]

Yess! New upload. Edit After The Video: I loved the Spirit Blossom event and I would love more skins without ruining them lol

[@pukeas1993]

“You can’t be that down bad” Watch me.

[@aratherdrunkmedic8470]

I liked the quality of spirit blossom. As in the entire event as a whole, not just the skins.

[@Maddi0000]

really wish i had the money to support these truely awesome videos. Love you, and you always bring a smile to my face on otherwise dark days

[@fishpickle2350]

After you said vayne looks like a cosplay of zeri i looked at crystal rose zeri and now i cant unsee it thank you

[@guest_zzroman2076]

I feel the reason why Spirit Blossom worked so well it's cause it's a character/skin centered event whose story is all about deepening and exploring your relationship with them. The other 2 have these big world ending threats and contained storylines but the monetization remains skin based so the story is bogged down by having to include so many useless characters and they still don't have time to explore any of them. The keep doing these events mostly because Spirit Blossom was cheap with the same engagement rate as an entire PvE event, but they kept increasing the scope without increasing the ammount of resources the development team needed to fulfill it and thus we end up with dissapointments cause the management is too cheap or too ambitious for what they have.

[@Schnabelmaennchen]

Spirit Blossom Thresh is a 10/10 solely because of the lofi music in his dance emote!

[@scythe4060]

Thank you Xeno for not only supporting this amazing man but paying for a video as well

[@theunamedpotato]

looks like we getting SB for worlds event

[@dogakoruyucu2194]

I LOVE this skinline and the EVENT. Even though i dont play lol much, i spend my entire month playing because of this event. Not just playing nexus blitz, talking to every character and learning more about them gives me joy. I played characters like yone which i wouldnt play normally and loved them. However I wouldnt like to have a second batch. I think this should be the only spirit blossom event and be special. Also i think we have unbound thresh and porceline kindred thanks to this event. A sad bad side of it.

[@lanrye4541]

The Spirit Blossom event is what introduced me, as a fairly new player, to some of my favorite champs today. (Lillia, Thresh, Kindred) I really like the thematic and designs, and I have so much nostalgia for the event. I think additions to the skinlines might be very cash-graby, but I wouldn’t mind more east-asian inspired skins, I have a huge weak spot for them. If they could pull it off, hell yeah, go for more!

[@damianpark5819]

Damm bro I love your videos. Evertime you upload you make my day!

[@chuckstaresatthings9605]

"SIMON FCKING COWELL" made me laugh so hard. Thanks for the amazing video Nicky

[@shadowbytheway1686]

looking at riot with how they are going with events, I believe its for the best that we let it be one batch of skins. I didnt play the game when the skins were released but man, I just dont want riot to ruin the magic of this event

[@mamamabaleen1944]

We need an update with the rest of them!

[@NickWengz]

"You can't be down that bad." YOU UNDERESTIMATE ME NICKY!

[@moehanekyaw2088]

SB Riven would eternally be the LoL waifu for me, no caps. Her story is really good. I still have some of the screenshots from the event (the visual novel part, I mean)

[@radxavier2269]

went back to playing League during this time (2020 lockdowns), and so i definitely have a great appreciation for this skin line and the event as a whole 😊

[@crazymees981]

Please make one for the psyops skin line i would love to see your opinion about those skins. Love youre vids man your awesome and mostly these rapid fire skin reviews.

[@pootfish7623]

1:53 now he’s one of my favorites now EDIT: every guy who watches this just remembered their childhood.

[@heaven64]

So happy Kindred got a skin so beautiful. Honestly I can't see how to make a better one.

[@We1rdp3rs0n]

yo 1:26 😭💀 not me being a seraphine main

[@luqmanabdi8683]

The music in the thresh dance animation is a bop.

[@sr.lontra]

Everything you said about kindred skins I agree 100% LET'S GO

[@joshremis4274]

"you can't be down that bad, can you?" just watch me Nicky of boi

[@Jaxelh]

I really like SB and while I wouldn't mind seeing it come around again, I'd prefer if we got Vastayan, Shuriman, or Bilgewater myths instead. It's a really nice way for them to world-build

[@SimonSlasher]

bro i thought i was the only one who thought thresh sounded like Garmadon LMAO

[@user-tq8rp8jg6x]

the og spirit blossoms, especially cass, vayne and riven are for me the epitome of "purple = win",the colour just looks so nice

[@domo190]

Now that Udyr has his rework I’d love a Spirit Blossom skin for him since his new model is just so good.

[@MidnightDarkness666]

The Visual Novel was also fun. I loved hanging out with these characters, hell I'd totally have stayed in the spirit realm to be with Cass or Thresh, I had nice gal pal energy with Vayne and Riven and even Teemo wasn't too bad. But the two Visual Novels have been so bad since then, the one thing I like about the Star Guardian one is Taliyah, Rell and Sona being on the neuro diverse spectrum. Sona getting overwhelmed by noise is relatable to me as someone with Autism. Taliyah learning how to be comfortable in her own skin parrells my trans partner. Then Rell being hyper aggressive to protect herself from harm is how I was after I finished school where I was bullied, plus being otaku. But Kai'Sa is such a damn stick in the mud or just has no personality at all.

[@lichtwld]

Lord Garmadon Thresh... Omg i never thought about that! Ty!

[@normalostrich6250]

The only champs that are really fitting of the spirit blossom for a rerun would be ones like Ivern, Anivia, and maybe Jhin as some demon of art or something. It’s not that the skin line is too narrow in scope, just that it’s main story is done.

[@De_La_Evo]

“Who are you” *Weird shoulders yone stands menacingly

[@t-1156]

2:29 "Like, Guys, come on, you can't be down that Bad" Yeah, you're right they, can't, it's all been just a joke. *Turns over to the rest of the community* Right??!

[@sagiplays3190]

Yeah, I will just have to wait for the shock blade line

[@turtledude6454]

finally somebody else pointed out the thresh laugh!

[@necrogon22]

One of the coolest things you can do is put an unexpected champion in a skin line. Star nemesis fiddle, Dark star jhin, spirit blossom kindred to an extent. Makes you think about other skin lines. Project Ivern? Spirit blossom Volibear? Old God Cho'gath? Crime city wukong?

[@mikkelsalling1422]

this event for me is leagues peak not only did i reatch diamond during the event but i loved all the skins from this event theres not a single one i dislike. the yone and yasuo animation we got was also just top tier and personaly i love champs that are mention in lore only to come to the game you name it kayn, sennah renata. arcane sorta

[@mrcornwide]

I will only join the Patreon if I am able to personally deliver the coffee to Nicky via a trebuchet

[@juliez16]

hi nicky, can you rank all the PROJECT skins next? i wanna see ur review on those tbh since its my favorite skinline lmao, and cause it has so many skins af. - PROJECT: Master Yi - PROJECT: Zed - PROJECT: Lucian - PROJECT: Fiora - PROJECT: Katarina - PROJECT: Ekko - PROJECT: Ashe - PROJECT: Akali - PROJECT: Irelia - PROJECT: Leona - PROJECT: Vi - PROJECT: Senna - PROJECT: Jhin - PROJECT: Mordekaiser - PROJECT: Varus - PROJECT: Sejuani - PROJECT: Vayne - PROJECT: Sylas - PROJECT: Renekton - PROJECT: Pyke - PROJECT: Warwick - PROJECT: Jinx - PROJECT: Yasuo this might be a lot to cover in one video but i really hope you review this skinline, one of the most popular skinlines ever in lol tbh! i really hope u do this :)

[@ori5017]

Not really related to the video but I'll say it anyway. Stopped playing LoL but I still watch your videos cuz they are entertaining and I enjoy watching your content. Keep up the good work man.

[@belialren]

Spirit Blossom, Star Guardian and Lunar New Years are my fave.

[@PixelRory]

Even though I didn't play kindred at the time of this event (I do now and love the skin), it was still by far my favourite one yet even though no skins were released for champs I played and was enhanced by the fact that we were still in lockdown so both me and my friends had so much free time to just fuck around in nexus blitz and summs

[@PFSnypr]

6:03 as an ahri main myself yes, finally, someone who agrees Aquamarine is the best

[@caitlynsult2685]

Pearl is good too!

[@absentcoder4552]

Honestly I was just happy to see Kindred get another skin after so long. And then Porcelain. And then Worlds 2022.

[@thesolarhunter]

I wonder how Riot would continue it? Like what champs would represent other Ionian myths well? With their roster it could be- Riot probably: *SPIRIT BLOSSOM LUX LEGENDARY AND SPIRIT BLOSSOM KAI'SA PRESTIGE LETS GOOOOO-*

[@IceDaity12]

wish we could turn back time, to the good old days of good events

[@drewburke97]

i would like to see spirit blossom comeback to see what interesting myths of ionia they could personify, but with riots current design habits i am really nervous about wishing on the monkey's paw

[@weeg4471]

i had a good chuckle over this one

[@FoxyEvoxy]

I hope the event return someday.... I missed it unfortunately. I want to play the story, collect the Icons... Do events like these ever get a rerun?

[@TheSneakyVikingJarl]

I saw a fan art of spirit blossom Evelynn on Reddit that was so good, it made me want that skin so badly it made me sad it wasn’t real.

[@yagmur4631]

it's real now :D

[@Monochidraws]

Spirit Blossom was mine and my friend's first league event. It was magical and we loved everything, especially since we were new to the game. Now I feel nothing but disappointment with every new "event" that Riot releases. Just glad I finally got a new skin for my girl Rell!

[@talkingcowthatwasthereallalong]

For the, the only event that surpassed Dating Simulator Spirit Blossom was Odyssey Infinite ult Sona permastunning hundreds of enemies, Infinite Dash Jinx beating the final boss via attrition, Yasuo doing half the boss' hp bar by using reflect windwall on the bullet hell phase I'm glad I got to experience the last hurrah of the good events, nowadays all the league I get are from a few content creators like you and Sunny. Even when I was still playing, I couln't care less for skins, I get more from them by watching people praise them or tear them to shreds.

[@facebookuser1653]

SB Kindred is the best skin in this skinline. Not only because it's really good, but because it's very impactful. We haven't got Kindred skin for about 5 years atm and Kindred getting a great skin is a very good surprise.

[@facebookuser1653]

And it's also impactful to me personally because I was new to league atm and Kindred is my favorite champion.

[@redhunter9669]

As a kindred main since 2017. Spirit blossom kindred was a GODSEND

[@RedstoneRailroadRR]

LMAO someone else finally realized the Thresh voice. Highkey when Spirit Blossom released and i heard his voice in cinematics. I was like... "no way, this isnt Lord Gammadion" xD

[@imjustelm]

I absolutely love this skin line, and though I’d be head over heels for a new gen of SB skins, I’d rather they keep it to only these, because any new ones might not live up to the status of these. my biggest League regret is not being super active when this event was going on, I had no idea co-op v. ai games (which are my primary mode now, and the reason why I can’t do the SG event) existed when this event was running :’)

[@ElectroIite]

I started playing during Spirit Blossom so it set my expectations high and they were never met again.

[@Rajiner]

In terms of getting a skin line again maybe as myths from another region of Runeterra like Shurima or Noxus

[@dorianmcdonald1674]

Spirit Blossom is the pokemon black and white of League events, when they said "No more big events" I feel like this was the final thing that the design team was allowed to touch before the marketing team decided the turn all of Riot into a Muppet in order to milk it for money. And now that is how it shall be forever because 12 skins that are bad but based off popular stuff paired with an event that took 5 minutes to make is how you make money without spending money and therefore that makes the most profit so quality is redundant

[@JarenceThatShowerGuy]

NGL, Nicky's Rapidfire Reviews never fail to entertain, even when it's something you and he can agree to condemn for all eternity. *Like UNBOUND THRESH-*

[@blep8336]

sprit blossom event was one of the best tbh it was fun

[@medicinevender]

hands down best skins and event of all time

[@imanuelk7200]

On the one hand, you don't want 2022 riot to throw a bunch of bad apples into the spirit blossom bunch, but also, I want more Sett skins. There's so many he'd be good for, but he just isn't used in. HES LITERALLY A MOB BOSS WHY NOT A LEGENDARY CRIME CITY SKIN TO COUNTER ZED LIKE WHA-

[@leucphat6554]

Spirit blossom has to be one of my fav skin lines

[@sugerblu]

i love the SB event, and as a kindred otp the only thing that bothers me is that they said a long time ago "ionian kindred is represented as a bird and a snake" and now its just wolf in a different colour and lamb is not lamb, she's interesting, like, at least they could've called wolf a fox?? 😭the rest of the skin is absolutely gorgeous and their story for the event is adorable. - an exclusive member of Wolf's losers club

[@musicaliclist]

i reaally want spirit blossom ivern

[@razielthegoblinslayer4456]

Imagine something like Spirit Blossom Renekton. A legendary skin. An old warrior who abandoned his ways of hatred and aggression, and only wishes to live a quiet life. Only showing his past self during his ultimate, when all hell breaks loose.

[@bigcoolboy96]

There's a leak floating around that Spirt Blossom is coming back...idk why but yeah

[@vergil9981]

actually in the novel... yasuo seems to never wanted to be a full flesh out warrior... he just wanted to train with his brother when he started sword practicing ... he just wanted to play the flute , unlike original yasuo who always wanted to prove himself and novel yone is legit moving earth,sky and land to find his brother and apologize for everything .... not even that, is his primal duty , the one who is avoiding him to become an azakan : enjoy he´s spiritual life with his brother unlike their livin selfs.... on contrast runaterra yone swift focus from day to night.... he stop caring about his brother after he got back from the spirt realm.... if it wasnt beacuse yasuo had an azakana he probably would stick to hunting... never bothering to make peace or even recruit his brother to his cause.... so while the base plotline of both "rencarnations" is the same the details are quite different .... showing how yasuo and yone from spirit blossom were much more mature in searching peace than their original counter parts

[@amaivii]

I want another spirit blossom event sure, but seeing what we got with SG event ( SG is one of -if not the most- most popular skinline ) i dont want that great expirience ruined for me. As sad as it is for SB to be a one-time deal, i think its better to end on a great note than continue on a bad one.

[@unimportantname6089]

Fun Fact:Kindred was going to have regional skins like fiddle has, but they scrapped the idea for whatever reason. Spirit blossom, is an example of what ALL their skins couldve (and shouldve tbh) been.

[@emptyasmrman]

Wooooow Omega Squad Teemo is one of my fave skins of all time.

[@xanithdegroot5407]

I just want ONE return of spirit blossom where they give us the skins teased in the last one. Cass teased her sister, which base lore wise would be Katarina, Thresh mentions a spirit of Time which could be Zilean, Vayne of course teases Evelynn, and then you only need a replacement for Yone, Yasuo, Lillia, Riven, and Teemo, and the idea I am obsessed with is Kayle and Morgana, warped by Demacians who moved to Ionia after the whole "Kayle burned the capitol to the ground" incident. As the story was passed down it slowly drifted to become a legend of two spirits, who came into existence because the people believed in their existence, causing the Spirit of Absolution who seeks to destroy the souls of the wicked and the Spirit of Repentance who traps souls in an eternity of torment to repent for their crimes. Neither one framed to be the "good" or "right" one, but two ideas taken to unhealthy extremes. Kind of like their base lore Riot ignores to constantly make Morgana a villain because she wears dark colors, and Kayle a hero because of her white and gold color scheme.

[@Nordlys_16]

I don't trust Riot anymore. I don;t think they are capable to reproduce such a cool event again, they will do the bare minimum and then leach off of the hype of the previous event. If you want spirit blossom kat, just buy blood moon kat and get the pearl chroma. I also don;t want them to destroy my eve with some cheap shit they always try to pull off, I much rather prefer Coven. Morgana and Kayle could be part of another universe THAT could do what you want but with a spirit blossom execution.

[@kailet1997]

I hope we get more spirit blossom, it is truly the most beautiful and gorgeous skinline so far

[@Nordlys_16]

I hope we don't. Just look at the latest skins and events riot had, they all feel soulless, wrote by novices and cashgrabs. I like spirit blossom, and I don't want them to fuck it up. What I hope for, is other skins lines with potential treated like spirit blossom, kind of what ruination was supposed to be. I would honestly like spirit blossom-tier treatment on other massive skinlines like Coven, or even SG, not what we have now (((:

[@teatime-s4c]

Eclipse is my fav skinline (2nd is the star guardian) I just love witches