A Bill Gates of Free Time Waiting for Enlistment – Empyrean Pass Token Breakdown & Tips

So I collected 4720 tokens. I needed exactly 4700: the thigh-baring Prestige Kayle, Mythic Essence, the Empyrean border for Nocturne (who I've been spamming lately), and the Empyrean border for the Top Varus phase I used to main.

The tip is TFT normals. TL;DR first: TFT normals are way easier to win than SR normals. Even if you just place top 4, you can spectate after dying and still earn play time credit. If your game goes to shit, just surrender early (before you even earn points), queue another, win that one, and get the credit. Just don't AFK — you won't earn any points.

To get 20 tokens (one stage) in the infinite repeat part of the pass, you need to complete 2 missions of earning 200 play-time points each. TFT: 3 pts/min on loss, 6 pts/min on win (top 4) SR, ARURF, ARAM: 4 pts/min on loss, 6 pts/min on win

So wins are equal across modes, but losing TFT costs you 1 pt/min less. (Actually TFT loses you 1 pt/min less than losing on SR/ARAM.)

Advantages of TFT normals:

1. You don't have to deal with braindead teammates in a 5v5, so you can grind way longer without tilting.
2. TFT normals are full of casuals, so top 4 is easy.
3. Once you're top 4, even if you get knocked out, you can spectate and that time still counts toward play time and token missions.
4. Unlike SR/ARAM, you can quickly ditch a losing game and just queue another.
5. You can even grind on the go.

Below is my personal calculation of what I needed and my playtime records. Use it as a reference.

LoL Pass: ~1.4 hours per stage (20 tokens) Prestige Skin: 28 hours Mythic Essence: 42 hours Prestige Skin + Mythic Essence: 28h (skin) + 152h (2200 tokens / 110 stages) = 180h total

May 2 – June 4 Empyrean Pass ran for 34 days, so at least 5.3 hours per day (5h 20m).

29, 22, 21, 23, 11, 16, 22, 10, 27, 8, 24, 30, 34, 33, 27, 33, 36, 38, 35, 17, 5, 22, 16, 28, 33, 26, 30, 23, 22, 29, 23 /// 777 (May 4 Day 3, 5 PM, 12.95h) /// 23, 16, 31, 28, 32 /// 907 (15.1h) /// 32, 27, 23 /// 989 (16.4h, slightly short) Day 3 target: 16.5h . . . 11331 / 188.8 // 24, 22, 36, 39, 28 / 11480 / 191.3 // 22, 36, 36, 36, 37 / 11647 / 194.1 // 38, 28, 33, 7, 25, 14, 14, 32, 39 / 11877 / 197.9 // 37, 34 / 11948 / 199.1 // Day 32 target: 194.9h (174.9h so far, 5.3h remaining)

11948 / 199.1 // 34, 34, 37, 34, 25, 36, 25, 24, 27, 18, Day 33 (June 4th ~ 15:00) target: 199.1+ hours (174.9+ so far, 5.3h per day)