Blue Essence in League of Legends

By Zac Cameron · April 28, 2018 at 7:20 AM UTC

Tips and Tricks on Blue Essence, what it is, how to use it, and how to get more.

When League of Legends first arrived, and for a long time after that, there was two main ways to unlock content for the game. Either you purchased Riot Points with some of your hard earned cash, or you earned Influence Points, from playing the game itself. Riot Points haven’t really changed that much and you can still purchase them and use them in turn to purchase Champions, Champion Skins, Chromas, Emotes, etc. Influence Points, however, have changed, and in fact no longer exist in the game. Influence Points have been replaced with Blue Essence, and there are a few different ways in which you can get your hands on more.

It's small on its own, but when you get a bunch of it, you can unlock almost anything (leagueoflegends.com)

The first and most simple way to get your hands on more Blue Essence, is to level up. Quite simply, you just need to play the game, which in turn will give you experience to level you up. Once you reach level 5, you start receiving Champion Capsules, which can potentially contain Champion shards and / Blue Essence. This is the easiest way to get your hands on some raw Blue Essence, however you can also disenchant the Champion shards to gain Blue Essence. Each Champion capsule has a minimum and maximum value of Blue Essence you can receive, assuming you disenchant everything in it, which lies between 820 and 1260 total.

The second way in which you can get your hands on Blue Essence, is with the First Win of the Day bonus. It’s exactly as the name describes, with the first win you get every 20 hours giving you 50 Blue Essence and 400 Experience. While it isn’t a lot, it’s somewhere to start and combines nicely with the levelling up method.

Missions are a great way to get your hands on Blue Essence, if you can fulfill their requirements

The final way in which you can get your hands on Blue Essence, is through the completion of Missions. Missions are a twist on the way you play the game, requiring you to complete bonus objectives in order to unlock additional rewards. While not always present, they do pop up quite frequently when there is an event happening, so make sure you jump on and check them out when you can.

If you’re looking for more help with League of Legends, check out our Warding Article, for help with one of the more underrated facets of the game. If you’re keen to try the game out for yourself, check out the Official Website for more information.