How To Get Riot Points in League of Legends
The main way to get Riot Points is to buy them in the League of Legends client: open the Store, click the RP button, pick a pack and pay. In North America packs run from 575 RP for $4.99 to 13,500 RP for $99.99. You can also redeem a prepaid League gift card, and Microsoft Rewards sometimes stocks small RP cards. Nothing in the game itself gives free RP.
How do you get Riot Points in the LoL client?
Buy them from the Store tab. It takes about two minutes, and your payment goes straight to Riot.
- Log in to League of Legends.
- Click Store at the top of the client.
- Click the RP icon or Purchase RP.
- Choose a payment method (the list depends on your country).
- Pick a pack and confirm.
Simple enough? RP lands in your balance within moments. If it doesn’t show, restarting the client usually fixes the display. Payment options vary a lot by region (cards everywhere, local wallets and prepaid vouchers in some countries), so don’t worry if a friend abroad sees a different list. Taxes work the same way: some countries add VAT at checkout, so the total you pay can sit above the pack price shown in the table below.
How much do Riot Points cost in 2026?
These are the six NA packs the client shows when you press Purchase RP. Bigger packs give more points per dollar; the top pack gets you about 17% more RP for each dollar than the smallest one.
| Price (USD) | Riot Points | RP per dollar |
|---|---|---|
| $4.99 | 575 | 115 |
| $10.99 | 1,380 | 126 |
| $21.99 | 2,800 | 127 |
| $34.99 | 4,500 | 129 |
| $49.99 | 6,500 | 130 |
| $99.99 | 13,500 | 135 |
Prices differ in other regions and currencies, and local taxes can change the final total. To turn any skin price into dollars, or to find the cheapest combination of packs for an amount, use our Riot Points to USD calculator. One detail people miss: you always buy whole packs, so leftover RP stays in your wallet for the next purchase.
How to get Riot Points with a gift card
Retailers and online stores in many regions sell prepaid League of Legends gift cards. You redeem the code in the client, and the RP is added to your account like a normal purchase. It’s the usual route for players without a card (and a common gift).
Redeeming works through the Store as well. Our step-by-step guide to redeeming codes in LoL shows where the field is and what to do when the client rejects a code. Two rules save a lot of grief: buy cards only from real retailers, and check that the card’s region matches your account’s region, since a card for one region may not work on another.
Which RP pack should you buy for a skin?
Match the pack to the price tag, and combine small packs when that’s cheaper. A few examples with the NA prices above:
- A 1,350 RP skin fits the 1,380 RP pack for $10.99, with 30 RP left over.
- For a 1,820 RP Legendary, 575 plus 1,380 RP (1,955 in total) costs $15.98, cheaper than the $21.99 pack.
- An Ultimate skin at 3,250 RP: 2,800 plus 575 RP gives 3,375 for $26.98, versus $34.99 for the 4,500 pack.
The bigger pack only wins if you’ll spend the extra RP soon. Our calculator does these combinations for any amount, so you don’t have to work them out by hand every time.
Can you get Riot Points for free?
Not from Riot, no. League has no in-game way to earn RP, and there’s no “free RP” event that hands out points for logging in. What you can earn for free is Blue Essence, which unlocks champions; RP is the premium currency.
A couple of real options exist outside the game, though:
- Microsoft Rewards has listed League of Legends gift cards for points earned through Bing searches and daily tasks, including a 100 RP card and a 575 RP card. Stock comes and goes, and Microsoft says there’s no set timeline for restocks.
- Official giveaways from Riot’s channels or events, which are occasional and never ask for your password.
- Community tournaments with RP prizes, run by organisers you can identify.
Microsoft Rewards is the only one of these you can work toward on a schedule, for what it’s worth. Honestly, it’s slow: thousands of Rewards points for a small card, and the card you want might be out of stock when you get there. Still, it’s real, and it costs nothing but time.
If what you really want is champions, farming Blue Essence is far more reliable. Our guide on how to farm Blue Essence lists every source in the current client.
Are RP generators real?
No. Every “free RP generator” is a scam. RP balances live on Riot’s servers, and no website can add points to your account. These sites exist to collect your login, push survey spam or install something nasty, and a phished account can lose everything on it.
The pattern is always similar: enter your username, pick an amount, “verify you’re human” through an offer wall. Nothing arrives. If a site asks for your Riot password, close the tab, because Riot staff will never ask for it either, not in a ticket, not in a DM, not anywhere.
Same goes for cheap RP from random sellers on social media. Payment providers reverse codes bought with stolen cards, and Riot can penalise the account that redeemed them. The catch with “50% off RP” is that you might pay twice: once for the code and once with the account.
What can you buy with Riot Points?
RP buys almost everything cosmetic and a few things that aren’t. The common uses:
| Item | Typical RP cost |
|---|---|
| Skins | Common tiers 750, 975, 1,350 and 1,820 RP; Legendary 1,820, Ultimate 3,250 |
| Champions | Also unlockable with Blue Essence |
| Event passes | Sold during seasonal events |
| Chromas, icons, emotes, wards | Small amounts, often bundled |
| Name change and region transfer | Account services in the Store |
Our League of Legends skins database shows the RP price for each skin, so you can check a target before buying a pack. RP and Valorant Points are separate currencies, by the way. You can’t spend League RP in Valorant, and the reverse holds too.
Can you get a refund on Riot Points?
Yes, within limits. Riot’s League refund policy, last updated May 19, 2026, lets you refund unused RP within 14 days of purchase, back to the original payment method. Riot can’t refund prepaid cards at all, which is one more reason to buy gift cards only for RP you’re sure about.
Content bought with RP has its own rules. Riot refunds champions, skins, emotes, ward skins, individual chromas and summoner icons if you haven’t used them and ask within 14 days. On top of that, every League account has three refund tokens, and you get one back each year if you’re below three; a token stretches the window to 90 days, even for content you’ve used.
Some things never come back. Bundles, boosts, chests, event passes, gifts and promotional items are all excluded, so think twice before buying an event pass on a whim. In practice, the 14-day window is the one to remember: it covers most “I clicked the wrong skin” moments without spending a token.
How to spend Riot Points without regretting it
Decide what you want first. Then buy the pack that covers it, no bigger. Buying the $99.99 pack “for value” makes sense only if you were going to spend that much anyway; otherwise the leftovers just sit there.
Thing is, patience pays here. Wait for sales on skins you like, since the client runs weekly discounts and event bundles. Look at a skin in the in-client preview or on a video before paying, because splash art flatters everything. And set a monthly limit if you tend to impulse-buy (to be fair, a late-night purchase after a good game is the classic trap).
Want to see the total so far? Our guide on how much money you’ve spent on LoL shows how to pull your purchase history from Riot. Put simply, the cheapest way to get Riot Points is to buy only the RP you’ll actually spend.
FAQ
What is the fastest way to get Riot Points?
Buy them in the League client: Store, then Purchase RP, choose a payment method and a pack. RP appears in your balance almost immediately.
How much do Riot Points cost?
In North America, from 575 RP for $4.99 to 13,500 RP for $99.99. Larger packs give more RP per dollar.
Can you get Riot Points for free?
Not in the game. Microsoft Rewards sometimes offers League gift cards for Rewards points, and official giveaways happen occasionally. RP generators are scams.
Can I use Riot Points in Valorant?
No. Riot Points and Valorant Points are separate currencies and cannot be converted.
Where do I redeem a League of Legends gift card?
In the client Store, in the RP purchase window, using the prepaid card option. Check that the card matches your account’s region.
Can I get a refund on Riot Points?
Unused RP can be refunded within 14 days of purchase to the original payment method. Prepaid card purchases cannot be refunded.
How many refund tokens does a League account have?
Three. You regain one token each year if you have fewer than three, and a token lets you refund eligible content within 90 days.
Are cheap RP codes from third-party sellers safe?
No. Codes bought with stolen payment details can be reversed, and the account that used them can be penalised. Buy RP in the client or from real retailers.
