Mythic Essence (ME) comes primarily from three sources: the Sanctum (the main ongoing method since 2025), the Seasonal Battle Pass, and the annual Hall of Legends event. The fastest single route to a large ME haul is Hall of Legends, which awarded 125 ME in 2025. Outside that annual event, most players accumulate ME slowly through Battle Pass milestones and Sanctum pulls.
What Is Mythic Essence?
Mythic Essence is League's premium cosmetic currency, introduced in patch V12.6 (March 2022). It replaced two older systems: Prestige Points and Gemstones, consolidating them into one currency. Unlike Blue Essence, which you earn freely through play, ME is tied to paid content. You spend ME in the Mythic Shop on prestige skins, mythic skins, chromas, ward skins, emotes, and profile icons.
In patch V14.24 (November 2024), Riot overhauled the entire event system. Event Passes were retired and replaced by The Sanctum and the Seasonal Battle Pass, making Sanctum the primary ongoing ME source as of 2025. Most guides written before 2025 describe a system that no longer exists.
All Ways to Get Mythic Essence
| Method | ME Amount | RP Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sanctum (B-Tier pull) | 5–100 ME | 400 RP/pull | Most pulls yield 5 ME; primary ongoing source |
| Seasonal Battle Pass (paid track) | 25 ME | 1,650 RP | Milestone 30; Premium bundle adds +25 ME |
| Battle Pass Epilogue (paid) | 25 ME per cycle | Included | Every 4th Epilogue milestone; repeats infinitely |
| Hall of Legends (annual) | ~125 ME total | ~1,950 RP | Once per year; historically June |
| Hextech Chests | 10 ME | Varies | 3.6% chance per chest; pity at chest 50 |
| Glorious Champion Capsule | 10 ME | Free | Small chance; one capsule per act via Battle Pass |
The Sanctum (Primary Source Since 2025)
The Sanctum is a gacha-style cosmetics system where you spend Ancient Sparks (400 RP each) to pull from a rotating pool. Every pull has a chance at a B-Tier bonus reward, and that bonus is often ME. The Sanctum replaced Event Passes as the main way players accumulate ME in 2025.
B-Tier ME drop rates (wiki-verified, April 2026):
| B-Tier Result | Drop Rate |
|---|---|
| 5 ME | 48.78% |
| Profile Icon + 2 ME | 14.14% |
| Emote + 2 ME | 14.05% |
| 10 ME | 10.38% |
| 25 ME | 1.43% |
| 50 ME | 0.54% |
| 100 ME | 0.18% |
The key point: most Sanctum pulls yield 5 ME. You are not earning free ME here. You spend RP on cosmetics and collect ME as a byproduct. If you are buying Sanctum pulls anyway, that ME adds up. If you are pulling purely for ME, the rate is poor.
If you've already unlocked all content in a tier, A-Tier pulls give 35 ME (Exalted) or 20 ME (Mythic Variant), and S-Tier gives 270 ME (Exalted) or 130 ME (Mythic Variant).
Seasonal Battle Pass
Each season runs multiple acts, and each act has a paid Battle Pass track (1,650 RP). The paid track awards 25 ME as part of its reward milestones. The Premium bundle (3,650 RP) adds another 25 ME on top, for 50 ME total at the highest tier.
After finishing the main 48 milestones, the Epilogue chapter repeats indefinitely: every fourth milestone awards 25 ME. This is the main way dedicated players stack ME beyond the flat 25 (or 50) from a single pass.
Note: the Battle Pass's final paid track reward is a Battle Pass Prestige skin. This is separate from ME. You cannot buy Battle Pass Prestige skins with ME; you get them only by completing the paid track. The prestige skins you can buy with ME are Mythic Prestiges, sold in the Mythic Shop.
Hall of Legends (Annual Event)
Hall of Legends is a separate annual event pass that honors an esports legend. It runs once per year, historically in June. The 2025 edition (honoring Uzi) reportedly awarded approximately 125 ME across its 100-level progression at a cost of around 1,950 RP.
This is the single largest ME earning opportunity in a given year and the one most guides miss. If Hall of Legends is available, buying it is the most ME-efficient purchase in the game.
Hextech Chests
Every Hextech Chest has a 3.6% chance of dropping 10 ME as a bonus. A bad-luck protection system guarantees the ME bonus by your 50th chest opening if you haven't received it already. This is the primary way to earn ME without spending RP, since you can earn chests and keys through normal play.
Masterwork Chests had a 4.2% chance of dropping 5 ME, but they were removed from the store in January 2025. If you still have Masterwork Chests in your loot, they retain this drop rate. You just cannot buy more.
With all earning methods on the table, here is how to prioritize based on efficiency.
Fastest Way to Get 125 Mythic Essence
125 ME buys a Mythic Skin from the Mythic Shop. Prestige skins cost 150 ME.
The fastest paths to accumulate ME, ranked by efficiency:
- Hall of Legends (~125 ME for ~1,950 RP): If the annual event is available, buy it. Nothing else comes close per RP spent. Check each June.
- Battle Pass Premium bundle (50 ME for 3,650 RP): The most cost-predictable path when Hall of Legends isn't available.
- Standard Battle Pass (25 ME for 1,650 RP): Solid baseline if you're buying the pass anyway.
- Sanctum pulls: Use this if you're already buying pulls for cosmetics; don't pull purely for ME.
For a truly free-to-play player earning ME only from Hextech Chest drops, expect roughly 17 ME per year at typical play volume (about 48 chests per year at a 3.6% rate). Getting to 125 ME purely for free takes years.
What Can You Buy With Mythic Essence?
The Mythic Shop is in the Loot tab of the client. Content rotates on a Featured, Bi-Weekly, Weekly, and Daily schedule.
| Item Type | ME Cost | Rotation |
|---|---|---|
| Mythic Prestige Skin (new, Featured) | 150 ME | Featured (event duration) |
| Nexus Finisher | 250 ME | Featured |
| Title | 50 ME | Featured |
| Mythic Skin | 125 ME | Bi-Weekly |
| Returning Prestige Skin | 150 ME | Bi-Weekly |
| Mythic Chroma | 35 ME | Weekly |
| Ward Skin | 50 ME | Daily |
| Emote | 25 ME | Daily |
| Profile Icon | 5 ME | Daily |
Featured items are only available during the event they launch with and cannot be rerolled from loot during that window. After the event ends, they enter the standard loot pool.
Most players save ME for prestige skins (150 ME) or mythic skins (125 ME). These are among the rarest skins in League — obtainable only through ME, never directly with RP. Spending on emotes and icons at 25 ME or 5 ME is inefficient if you're working toward a skin.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you buy Mythic Essence directly with RP?
No. There is no direct RP-to-ME conversion. You earn ME through Sanctum pulls, Battle Pass milestones, or the Hall of Legends event. All of these cost RP, but ME is a reward built into those purchases, not a direct purchase itself.
Can you gift Mythic Essence to another player?
No. ME is account-bound and cannot be transferred, gifted, or traded.
Is Mythic Essence the same in TFT?
No. Teamfight Tactics has its own Mythic Essence system that is completely separate from the League of Legends ME system. They are not interchangeable.
What is The Forge and does it use Mythic Essence?
The Forge is a Teamfight Tactics mechanic, not a League of Legends feature. It does not use the LoL ME system described in this article.
Is it possible to get Mythic Essence for free?
Yes, but slowly. Hextech Chests earned through normal play each have a 3.6% chance of yielding 10 ME. At typical play volume, a free-to-play account earns roughly 17 ME per year this way. Glorious Champion Capsules from the free Battle Pass track also have a small chance of containing 10 ME.
