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The much-anticipatedLeague of LegendsThe 2023 World Championship skin set is about a week away, inspired by T1's victory on home turf in South Korea last year - and it includes Faker's seventh skin. Interestingly, the 28-year-old mid laner now has more honorary skins than almost a quarter of all hero skins.

Faker's collection includes the T1 Orianna skin that's set to release next week, his three Hall of Fame skins (Ahri and LeBlanc), and early SKT championship skins for Ryze, Syndra, and Zed, each of which symbolizes a Summoner's Cup he's lifted over the years.

As of the new hero Alola, League of Legends already has 168 characters, but Sara can list 41 heroes with fewer skins than "Undead Lord".

They are Akshan, Aphelios, Aurelion Sol, Allura, Azir, Bard, Belvis, Berea, Gwen, Comet, Illaoi, Ivern, Kalista, Kayn, Kled, Quesanti, Lillia, Milio, Nayafili, Nera, Ornn, Quinn, Rek'Sai, Renata, Rambo, Samira, Skarner, Smodur, Tam, Taliyah, Taric, Udyr, Urgot, Vel'Koz, Vigus, Viego, Viktor, Zac, and Xelie.

In the above hero list, some heroes have only had their skins released in recent years, so their skin count is not very large. But some heroes were released even earlier than Faker debuted, such as Urgot, Udyr, Taric, Quinn, and Zac. It can only be said that Faker does have a lot of skins. This makes some fans curious, if T1 wins again, who will be the next hero Faker chooses? And how many heroes will he have more skins than?

Most of the heroes who don't have as many skins as Faker are relatively new or less popular, but there are a few exceptions to this list; according to statistics website U.GG, Veigar (13th), Kayn (24th), Smodur (25th), and Lillia (30th) all have pick rates above 7.5%, but Faker still has more skins than these heroes.

Other heroes who don't have new skins have even longer careers than Faker, and the number of skins he has is already on par with the Keeper of Time - this year marks the 15th anniversary of Zilean joining the League of Legends. What's more interesting is that Faker insists on never using skins in the game; even the more than 3,000 yuan League Immortal Ahri skin that celebrated his entry into the Hall of Fame was not used in this year's summer season.

A foreign netizen posted a message saying, "When will Faker become a usable hero?" This triggered a discussion about how Riot Games immortalized Faker in the game; from making him a shop owner in the canyon to making him a novice mentor in the game tutorial.

Foreign players think this is a good way to commemorate the event. Since Faker has so many skins, he should probably really be added to the League of Legends hero roster, even if not as a playable hero.

Later this year, as T1 prepares for the LCK Summer Finals and the 2024 World Championship, we will see if Faker is capable of adding an eighth League of Legends skin to his collection. However, given T1's current competitive level and Faker's competitive state, it may be difficult to defend the title again, but Riot Games is changing the version, and perhaps the World Championship version will make T1 more comfortable.