Fortnite’s Arcane skins won’t be coming back for ‘the foreseeable future,’ Riot exec says

Bad news for everyone hoping to see skins from League of Legends television adaptation Arcane return to Fortnite: You’re going to be waiting a long time, if not forever.

“We’ve had a lot of conversations with Epic about what might be possible,” League of Legends co-creator and Riot Games co-chairman Marc Merrill said on X (formerly Twitter) on April 17, responding to what’s apparently been frequent questions about the collaboration. “They’ve been great partners, but we haven’t been able to find the right fit to bring the Arcane skins back and it unfortunately won’t be happening in the foreseeable future.”

Fortnite skins based on Jinx and Vi’s appearances in Arcane were first added to the game during Chapter 2: Season 8, coinciding with the show’s late 2021 debut on Netflix. As with all of Fortnite’s cosmetics, the Arcane items were rotated in and out of the in-game shop multiple times before disappearing for good in February 2022. Over the last few years, fans have often asked both Epic and Riot when they would return, supposedly prompting Merrill’s statement today.

“When we first teamed up with Epic to bring Jinx and Vi to Fortnite, it was a new kind of crossover for us and we hope it helped make [the season one] launch feel truly special,“ Merrill said. ”We know there’s been a lot of love for these—and we really appreciate how much you all care and how much effort you’ve put into advocating for their return. If anything changes in the future, we’ll let you know ASAP!”

Arcane’s second and final season aired in November 2024. Fortnite continues to consume every intellectual property under the sun.