Can You Use Amazon Gift Cards for League of Legends?
LoL players are always on the lookout for ways to spice up their gaming experience without breaking the bank. One common concern is whether they can use Amazon gift cards to purchase League of Legends currencies, skins, and other in-game goodies. In this article, we’ll dive straight into the answer and provide some additional tidbits to help you make the most out of your gift card.
Is it possible to use Amazon gift cards for League of Legends?
In short, no, you cannot use Amazon gift cards for League of Legends purchases directly.
Why?
Due to Riot’s payment restrictions, Amazon gift cards are not accepted as a payment method within the League of Legends platform. This decision is made to ensure that players stick to using approved payment providers, such as credit cards, PayPal, or Sofort (in some countries) for in-game transactions.
Figure: League of Legends Payment Methods (Source: Riot Games)
**Ways to convert Amazon Gift Card to League of Legends**
While directly using an Amazon gift card for in-game purchases isn’t an option, **Creative Loafing** gamers have come up with some Workarounds. We’ll guide you through a few methods and their pros and cons:
**Purchase an Amazon Digital Gift Card Credit**
You can use your existing Amazon gift card balance to *purchase* a digital gift card and then **add funds directly to your LoL account via the Web Shop**. (More on this in the next paragraph)
**Top Up Your Card with the Amazon Web Shop**
The digital gift card will **convert it to an Amazon digital gift card, which you can redeem for US dollars**, **which subsequently can be added to your League of Legends in-game account via the Razer** account. This extra step, unfortunately, **concludes to using your digital gift card on something else.
**Why go through unnecessary steps?**
Instead, consider asking the gift giver to buy you other LoL-themed items as a token of appreciation. This creates a **positive exchange** and circumvents the issue entirely.
When you receive the gift card email, open the digital gift receipt and **scroll to the bottom page** to locate the **Promotional code section** to find a list of suggested gift items (Amazon’s selected items). Find **League-related contents** like League of Legends books or guides and redeem it for full value (you can also *cash-out the gift money* by clicking the “Change” link in the gift shop).
**The Takeaway for Amazon Gift Cards for League of Legends**
It may seem inconspicuous that Amazon gifted cards can’t be directly applied to League purchases straight away, **this is in line with standard market practices with digital storefronts**. Your best option to explore is sticking to accepted payment providers or requesting other gaming goodies from *gift givers* which would circumvent the issue or consider alternatives in the case of receiving **Amazon Virtual Gift Cards (CVG1)** which we will learn about.
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