LoL Gifting Explained: Rules, Limits and Mystery Gifts
Gifting in League of Legends works between friends on the same shard who have been on each other’s friend list for at least seven days (14 in Turkey and Brazil): you need level 10 to gift champions, skins, icons, ward skins, rune pages or Hextech loot and level 15 to gift RP, with a limit of 10 content gifts and 5 RP gifts sent or received per 24 hours. A Mystery Gift costs 490 RP and delivers a random skin for a champion your friend owns, or a random champion they do not, always worth at least 520 RP. Gifts cannot be reversed or refunded, and neither player can be banned or suspended.
Updated November 12, 2026 · Sources: Riot Support — Gifting Guide and FAQ (September 19, 2025), Riot Support — Mystery Gifting FAQ
Gifting rules at a glance
| Rule | Content gifts (skins, champions, rune pages, icons, loot) | RP gifts |
|---|---|---|
| Friend list | At least 7 days (14 in Turkey and Brazil) | Same |
| Sender level | 10 | 15 |
| Daily limit sent | 10 per 24 hours | 5 per 24 hours |
| Daily limit received | 10 per 24 hours | 5 per 24 hours |
| Region | Both players on the same shard (NA, EUW, …) | Same |
| Penalties | Neither player banned or suspended, including Instant Feedback System penalties | Same |
| Already owned | Cannot gift content you already own | Cannot gift RP you already have |
| Brazil | Content gifting currently disabled | RP gifting works |
| Reversal | None | None |
What you can send, per Riot’s list: champions, skins, ward skins, RP, summoner icons, rune pages, Hextech keys, Hextech chests and gifting-specific event loot. Emotes and Eternals cannot be gifted; Riot’s Eternals FAQ says so explicitly.
How to send a gift
- From the store: click the gift box in the top right, choose the friend, choose the gift type (champion, skin, RP), pick the content, add a message and send.
- From the social panel: right-click the friend in the client’s friend list and choose Give Gift; you land directly in the Gifting Center. If Give Gift is greyed out, one of the rules above is not met.
Prepaid RP cards cannot be used in the Gifting Center; Riot’s workaround is to hand the friend the card PIN to redeem in their own client, as described in how to redeem a code.
Mystery Gifting
| Detail | Riot’s rule |
|---|---|
| Price | 490 RP |
| Minimum value | 520 RP |
| Mystery Skin | A random unowned skin for a champion the friend owns, worth 520 RP or more and available in the store; Legendary and Ultimate skins are possible |
| Mystery Champion | A random champion the friend does not own, valued at 520 RP or more |
| Extra requirement | Friend needs at least 10 eligible unowned skins (skin gift) or at least 10 unowned champions (champion gift) |
| Excluded skins | Achievement skins, Collector’s Edition skins, PAX skins, Rusty Blitzcrank, Urf the Manatee, Championship Riven, Riot Squad Singed, Mythic skins crafted with Mythic Essence |
| Legacy skins | Eligible, apart from the exclusions above |
| Self-gifting | Not normally; some events allow it |
| Daily limit | 10 sent and 10 received per 24 hours; the limit rolls 24 hours after each purchase, not at midnight |
| Refund | None |
Because the skin pool is limited to champions the friend owns, a Mystery Skin for a small champion collection has a small pool; check the champion roster in our champion prices guide before deciding between a Mystery Skin and a Mystery Champion.
Mystery Chest: the 790 RP upgrade
A Mystery Chest is Riot’s upgraded Mystery Gift: for 790 RP your friend receives a random skin worth 975 RP or more for a champion they own. It cannot be bought for yourself. The eligibility rules differ slightly from Mystery Gifting: the friend only needs to have been on your list for one day, must not be banned or suspended, and must have at least 10 unowned eligible skins; you must be level 10. The same 10-per-24-hours limits apply, rolling 24 hours after each purchase, the same skins are excluded (Achievement, Collector’s Edition, PAX, Rusty Blitzcrank, Urf the Manatee, Championship Riven, Riot Squad Singed and Mythic-Essence skins), and there is no refund. Source: Riot Support — Mystery Chest FAQ (October 17, 2025).
Why a gift fails
| Symptom | Cause | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Give Gift greyed out | Friend added less than 7 days ago, different shard, a ban or suspension on either side, or level too low | Wait out the 7 days or check the rule that fails |
| Removed and re-added a friend | The 7-day (14-day) clock restarts | Wait again |
| Gifting unavailable in client | Gifting disabled in the region, shown on the in-client ticker; content gifting is off in BR | Send RP instead where allowed |
| Prepaid card refused | Gifting Center accepts only certain payment methods | Give the PIN to the friend to redeem |
| Sent to the wrong person | Gifts cannot be reversed | Nothing Riot can do; double-check the Riot ID next time |
| Account gifted things without you | Compromised account | Open a ticket; secure the account with the steps in protect your account |
| 11th gift blocked | 10-per-24-hours cap; it rolls per purchase | Wait 24 hours from the first gift of the batch |
FAQ
How long do you have to be friends to gift in LoL?
Seven days on each other’s friend list, or 14 days in Turkey and Brazil. Removing and re-adding the friend restarts the clock.
What level do you need to gift in League of Legends?
Level 10 to gift content such as skins and champions, level 15 to gift RP.
How many gifts can you send per day in LoL?
10 content gifts and 5 RP gifts per 24 hours, with the same limits on receiving.
How much is a Mystery Gift and what can it contain?
490 RP for a random skin on a champion the friend owns or a random champion they do not own, always worth at least 520 RP.
Can you refund or reverse a gift in LoL?
No. Regular and Mystery gifts are non-reversible and non-refundable.
Can you gift across regions?
No. Both players must be on the same shard.
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