Whether you’re chasing skins, ward cosmetics, or just want to test your luck, Hextech Chests are one of the best free reward systems in League of Legends. With a bit of effort and good performance, you can collect them regularly — no purchase required.
What Are Hextech Chests?
Hextech Chests are loot boxes that contain randomized rewards such as:
- Champion shards
- Skin shards (with a chance for Legacy or Mythic skins)
- Ward skins, emotes, and Orange Essence
- Rarely, complete permanent skins or Mythic Essence
Each chest requires a Hextech Key to open — assembled from three Key Fragments.
How to Earn Hextech Chests
1. Play Champions You Own & Perform Well
- Earn an S-, S, or S+ rating in Summoner’s Rift or ARAM games.
- The chest is tied to the champion played.
- You can only earn one chest per champion per season, but resets happen annually.
2. Play With Friends
- If someone in your premade party earns an S-rank, and you own the champion you’re playing, you also get a chest.
3. Special Missions
- Riot includes chests as rewards in seasonal events (e.g., Lunar Revel, Worlds, or MSI).
- You’ll often need to complete objectives or milestones to earn them.
4. Purchase with RP
- If you’re short on chests or want to speed up your loot collection, you can buy them in the store — either individually or in bundles.
Chest Earning Limits and Tracking
- You can earn a maximum of four Hextech Chests per week.
- Progress resets every Monday.
- Track your availability in the profile > loot tab of the client.
What Makes Chests Valuable?
Even if you’re not chasing skins, opening chests provides materials to:
- Upgrade skin shards into permanent skins
- Disenchant shards into Orange Essence
- Collect Mythic Essence for prestige cosmetics
It’s a system that rewards good performance, encourages teamplay, and provides a pathway to cosmetics for free-to-play users.
Written by:
Christian