With Arcane Season 2 having wrapped up, it’s clear that Viktor’s character in the show is very different from what we have in League of Legends. However, data miners have dug up files and images on the PBE indicating that he’ll get a full visual and gameplay rework.
Arcane is a TV show good enough to have a lasting impact on its source material, and Riot is fully leaning into it for League of Legends. Additionally, more TV shows are set to take place in the universe.
For those who have seen the show, you’ll know that his final form keeps the bizarre third arm laser Viktor’s got, a callback to his LoL design. But pretty much every other part of his character is unrecognizable.
As datamining from the PBE (Public Beta Environment) has revealed, it won’t be that way for long. Riot already confirmed that there’d be an Arcane VGU (visual gameplay update), and Viktor’s the one. LoL in general has big plans for 2025, but Viktor will be coming out before then.
But what do we know about Viktor’s rework?
Viktor’s LoL rework explained: Abilities and release date
News of this rework initially came via those who datamined the files and found some lines of code and key art for his update. He’ll be joining the roster a bit earlier than Mel Medarda, but both are set to come over to LoL from Arcane.
Viktor’s rework was revealed in-game during Riot’s official Season 1 preview.
League of Leaks has also given us a close-up of his in-game model:
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As far as abilities go, his kit is pretty much the same as before. His ult grows in size as the game goes on and he’s got some slight changes to his W, but he’s otherwise pretty much the same. However, he’s getting some overhauls to his existing skins including some new splash arts.
Viktor’s updated skins
Details on this are sparse considering Viktor’s rework isn’t live on the PBE just yet, but we do have some updated splash arts to look at.
Note that not every skin he has is represented here, as only some of the splash arts were changed/modified. For instance, Creator and PsyOps Viktor were only slimmed down in their arts to match Vik’s new silhouette rather than being significantly changed.
Viktor’s base skin splash art
Full Machine Viktor
Prototype Viktor
PsyOps Viktor
Creator Viktor
Deathsworn Viktor
Arcane Savior Viktor
Note: His High Noon splash art is pretty much unchanged
Bear in mind that this isn’t a complete list, and that we’ll be updating it as more skin splashes and in-game models are made available.
Check out our guide on every single skin coming to League of Legends from Arcane Season 2 if you’d like to see which skins other characters are getting from the TV series.