Hextech Crafting is a reward system in League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics that allows players to earn champions, skins, and other content through gameplay achievements.

The system uses various containers to distribute rewards:

Chests and Keys

• Regular Hextech Chests require keys to open
• Contain champions, skins, emotes, and other rewards
• Have "bad luck protection" ensuring at least one skin shard every three chests
• 10% chance for bonus chest drops

Capsules

• Champion Capsules: Earned through leveling up, contain champion shards and Blue Essence
• Glorious Champion Capsules: Special milestone rewards with better loot
• Event Capsules: Available during special events

Other Containers

• Mystery Tokens: Random content from specific categories
• Orbs: Usually contain one skin shard plus bonus drops
• Little Legend Eggs: Specific to TFT, contain Little Legend variants

Crafting Materials

• Blue Essence (BE): Used for champion unlocks
• Orange Essence (OE): Used for cosmetic unlocks
• Mythic Essence: Rare currency for exclusive content

Key Features

• Equal odds for all skin rarities
• Ultimate/Mythic skins drop as permanents
• No champions under 4800 BE from chests
• Mythic Essence bonus drops (~3.6% chance)

The system continuously evolves with new features and content through regular game patches and special events.

[Original release: January 2016 on PBE, March 2016 globally]

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