If you’ve ever scrolled through your LoL profile customization menu and wondered how many icons are in League of Legends, you’re far from alone. Thousands of players hunt for rare, limited-edition icons to show off their loyalty to their main champion, event participation, or ranked climb each split. Icons are one of the most low-stakes, fun ways to customize your account and stand out from other players in lobbies and post-game chat. I’ve been playing LoL for 8 years, and I still find myself hunting for new icons to add to my collection every few months, so I’ve put together all the most up-to-date counts and details you need.
How Many Icons Are in League of Legends, Exactly?
The total number shifts slightly every patch, as Riot adds new icons for events, champion launches, and limited promotions, and retires old limited-edition options that are no longer available to unlock. As of the latest game update, the total number of unique League of Legends icons sits at just over 1,600. That count covers every single icon ever released for the game, from free default summoner icons to ultra-rare charity and esports exclusives. Only around 400 of those icons are permanently available to purchase or unlock at any given time, the rest are either limited-time event rewards, legacy content that will never be re-released, or rank-specific rewards for past ranked splits. Some of the rarest icons are owned by less than 0.5% of active players, usually because they were only available for a few days years ago, or required participation in in-person esports events to unlock.
The Most Common Types of LoL Icons You Can Collect
All 1,600+ icons are split into clear categories based on how you unlock them, so it’s easy to narrow down which types you want to hunt for first. Here are the main categories that make up the full collection:
- Summoner base icons: The default set you get access to when you first make your account, around 50 total free icons for new players with no unlock requirements.
- Champion mastery icons: Unlocked when you hit mastery level 5, 6, or 7 on a champion, with one unique icon per champion for each mastery rank, making up over 450 icons total as new champions release every few months.
- Event exclusive icons: Released for in-game events like Worlds, Lunar New Year, ARAM Clash, and Star Guardian, with 20-50 new icons added per event, most only available for 2-4 weeks before being retired.
- Ranked rewards icons: Given out at the end of each ranked split to players who hit Iron or higher, with a unique icon for each rank and an extra special icon for players who finish in the top 500 of their region's ladder.
- Legacy and charity icons: Limited-run icons released for charity campaigns, crossover promotions, or retired legacy content, with some of these icons only owned by less than 1% of active LoL players.
Most players only collect between 50 and 200 icons in their first year of playing, since many of the rarer options require specific participation or purchases to unlock. You don't have to grind every event to get fun icons, either, there are always a few free options available for completing simple event missions each patch.
How to Track Which Icons You Have (and Which You’re Missing)
A lot of new players don't realize the LoL client has a built-in collection tracker that shows you every icon you own, plus all the ones you can still unlock. To access your icon collection, open your LoL client, click on your profile icon in the top right corner, and select "icon collection" from the dropdown menu. Owned icons will show up in full color, while icons you don't have will be greyed out, with a small note on how to unlock them if they're currently available. If there's no unlock note on a greyed out icon, that means it's a legacy icon that's no longer available, and Riot has no plans to re-release it any time soon. I made the mistake of missing out on the 2019 Worlds championship icon because I forgot to do the final event mission, and it's never come back to the store, so I always set a reminder for event end dates now if there's an icon I really want. Filtering your icon collection by event or type is the fastest way to find a specific icon you want to equip, instead of scrolling through all 1,600+ options one by one.
Tips for Unlocking Rare LoL Icons Without Spending Extra Money
You don't have to drop tons of RP on random icon chests or event passes to get cool, rare icons for your profile. There are plenty of free options available if you know where to look. The easiest free source of exclusive icons is event pass free tracks: even if you don't buy the premium pass, the free track almost always has 3-5 exclusive icons for completing simple missions like winning 2 ARAM games or playing 3 games with a friend. Clash tournaments always give out free exclusive icons to every team that participates, even if you lose all your games, so it's a great way to get limited-time icons with almost no effort. Champion mastery icons are also completely free, you just have to play your favorite champions regularly to earn enough mastery points to unlock them, no RP required. If you link your Riot account to your Amazon Prime account, you get 1-2 free exclusive icons every month as part of the Prime Gaming loot drop, no extra cost if you already have a Prime subscription. Just be careful of third-party sites that claim to give away free rare icons, almost all of them are scams that will try to steal your account information. Never share your Riot account login information with any third-party site promising free icons or in-game content, as Riot will never ask you to enter your login details outside of official Riot client or website pages.
At the end of the day, the total count of how many icons are in League of Legends will keep growing as Riot adds new events, champions, and rewards every patch. You don't have to collect every single one to have fun with your profile, just pick the ones that match your playstyle, favorite champions, or favorite event memories to show off to other players. If you're just starting your collection, focus on the free, easy to unlock icons first, before you start spending RP on limited time options you might not care about in a few months.