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Premium scale-statue manufacturers compared — Jimei Palace vs Infinity Studio vs PureArts vs Apex Innovation
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Four officially licensed manufacturers cover the premium League of Legends tier, and they ladder cleanly by price. Apex Innovation (APEX TOYS) is Riot's PVC-figure partner — K/DA and PROJECT lines at $130–$260, sold through the Riot merch store. PureArts (Montreal, founded 2008) makes polyresin statues at $299–$799 in editions of 150–3,000. Jimei Palace is a Chinese garage-kit studio selling LED-and-sound resin pieces at roughly $236–$550 through specialist dealers, on long pre-order windows. Infinity Studio sits at the top: 1/4-scale statues at $868–$1,599 in editions around 700–800 pieces. Pick your tier first; the maker follows.
The four makers at a glance
Officially licensed League of Legends manufacturers in the premium tier, ordered by price band. Price bands reflect the LoL/Arcane items tracked in the Hoarden catalog, not each maker's full range.
| Item | Company | Product class | Typical scales | LoL price band (retail USD) | Primary buying channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Innovation (APEX TOYS) | China; Riot's licensed figure partner | PVC figures (K/DA, PROJECT lines) | 1/7 and 1/6 | $130–$260 | Riot Games merch store |
| Jimei Palace | China; garage-kit (GK) studio | Resin statues with LED / sound | 1/6 | $236–$550 | Specialist GK dealers, pre-order |
| PureArts | Montreal, Canada (founded 2008) | Polyresin statues | 1/6 and 1/4 | $299–$799 | PureArts direct + Western retailers |
| Infinity Studio | China; also known for life-size busts | Polystone/resin statues | 1/4 (also 1/6, 1/3, life-size) | $868–$1,599 | Sideshow + specialist distributors |
Representative flagships
Each maker's flagship League of Legends piece in the Hoarden catalog — the item that best shows what the maker is selling at the top of its range. “—” means the manufacturer has not published the value.
| Item | Manufacturer | Scale | Height | Edition size | Original retail (USD) | Release year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APEX Kai'Sa | Apex Innovation | 1/6 | 30 cm | — | $259.99 | 2023 |
| Worlds 2024 Lux 1/6 | Jimei Palace | 1/6 | 40 cm | — | $499.99 | 2024 |
| Kai'Sa 1/4 Scale Statue | PureArts | 1/4 | 58.8 cm | 2,000 | $799.00 | 2021 |
| Irelia 1/4 Scale Statue | Infinity Studio | 1/4 | 63 cm | 800 | $1,599.00 | 2020 |
Live market — asking prices for the flagships
Active eBay listings tracked daily by Hoarden (eBay Browse API, US/UK/DE marketplaces), retrieved 2026-06-11. These are asking prices, not sold prices — treat them as the ceiling of the market, not its midpoint. Each maker's flagship behaves differently against its retail price, and that difference is the real lesson of this table.
| Item | Original retail (USD) | Active listings | Median ask | Ask range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APEX Kai'Sa (Apex Innovation) | $259.99 | 5 | $219 (US) | $209–$240 (US) |
| Worlds 2024 Lux 1/6 (Jimei Palace) | $499.99 | 1 | — | $849.99 (US) |
| Kai'Sa 1/4 (PureArts) | $799.00 | 1 | — | £669.70 (UK) |
| Irelia 1/4 (Infinity Studio) | $1,599.00 | 3 | $1,709 (US) | $1,707–$1,880 (US) |
Buying channel and risk
How buying actually works per maker — channel, pre-order behavior, and the counterfeit/recast exposure for each product class.
| Item | Where to buy new | Pre-order behavior | Counterfeit / recast risk | What to verify secondhand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Innovation (APEX TOYS) | Riot Games merch store; hobby retailers | Standard retail cycles; restocks happen | Moderate — popular K/DA figures attract PVC fakes | Box print quality, licensing stamp, paint sharpness |
| Jimei Palace | Specialist GK dealers (pre-order) | Long windows — months to 1–2 years; deposits common | Elevated as a class — licensed GK resin is recast territory | License certificate, dealer provenance, LED/sound function |
| PureArts | purearts.com + Western retailers (EE, Sideshow) | Conventional pre-orders with published windows | Lower volume; resin recasts exist as a class | Edition numbering, packaging, retailer provenance |
| Infinity Studio | Sideshow + authorized distributors (Spec Fiction) | Pre-order with staged payments at the high end | Lower volume, but recasts exist as a class | Numbered certificate, edition card, light-up function |
Apex Innovation (APEX TOYS) — the on-ramp, through the APEX Kai'Sa
Apex is Riot's own licensed figure partner — its K/DA and PROJECT lines sell directly on the Riot Games merch store, which makes it the only maker here you can buy from the licensor's storefront. The product class is PVC, not resin: hand-painted 1/7-scale figures of the K/DA group ($130–$225) and the PROJECT line, topped by the 1/6-scale APEX Kai'Sa at $259.99 and 30 cm. Build quality is strong for PVC — these are display figures with sculpted bases and dynamic poses, not toys — but the material puts a ceiling on the tier: no edition numbering, no certificates, production runs sized to demand. The market data shows what that means for value: Hoarden tracks five active US listings for the APEX Kai'Sa with a median ask of $219, about 15% under its $259.99 retail. PVC figures depreciate while they remain in production, and most never recover retail unless the run ends and the license moves on. That is not a flaw — it makes Apex the rational entry point. You get licensed, well-finished champions at a price where a paint defect or a clumsy shelf accident is an annoyance rather than a small disaster, and you learn what you actually want from the hobby before the four-digit tier asks you to commit.
Jimei Palace — the GK studio, through the Worlds 2024 Lux
Jimei Palace works the garage-kit model: licensed resin statues sold through specialist GK dealers on pre-order windows that run from months to a year or more — Hoarden's catalog carries a Jimei Yasuo with a 2027 release window, and that is normal for the channel, not a warning sign. The house style is anime-forward: glossy finishes, LED lighting in most pieces, sound modules in some (the Aatrox), at $236–$550 — undercutting the Western premium makers while overdelivering on features. The flagship in Hoarden's catalog is the Worlds 2024 Lux 1/6 (40 cm, $499.99), and its market behavior is the most dramatic of any maker here: the single active US listing asks $849.99, 70% over retail. That premium is provenance, not maker brand — Worlds-event pieces are produced once, tied to a tournament year, and never rerun, so they behave like event memorabilia rather than catalog statues. Two cautions for the tier: licensed GK resin is the product class where recasts are most established, so buy through known dealers and keep the license certificate; and edition sizes are rarely published, with some releases shipping random 'EX' variant editions to select buyers — treat any specific edition-size claim on the secondary market with skepticism unless it is on the certificate.
PureArts — the Western anchor, through the Kai'Sa 1/4
PureArts is the Western company in the lineup — founded 2008, headquartered in Montreal with production offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen — and it shows in how the line is sold: conventional pre-orders with published windows, listings on purearts.com and mainstream Western retailers, and published edition sizes on every piece. The League of Legends range is polyresin and spans the widest spread here: 1/6 champions at $299 (Jinx, Vi — editions of 2,500–3,000, with connecting diorama bases), the Arcane Powder & Vi armchair piece at $375, up to the 1/4 flagships — Kai'Sa and Ekko at $799 in editions of 2,000 — plus small-run exclusives like a 150-piece Teemo. The flagship Kai'Sa 1/4 (58.8 cm, 2021) shows the maker's market personality: the one active listing Hoarden tracks asks £669.70 in the UK, roughly in line with its $799 retail after currency — neither the depreciation of PVC nor the event-piece spike of the Worlds Lux. PureArts pieces trade like what they are: well-documented, mid-edition-size statues whose value tracks the license's popularity. For a buyer who wants premium resin with Western consumer protections, published numbers, and no dealer-network navigation, this is the default choice — and the sold-out 1/6 pieces show the upside: the Vi now asks ~$450 against its $299 retail, and the Jinx's seventeen tracked US listings run from retail up to ~$590.
Infinity Studio — the grail tier, through the Irelia 1/4
Infinity Studio operates at the top of the licensed League of Legends market. The catalog tells the story in numbers: nothing in its LoL statue line under $868 retail, quarter-scale as the default format, heights of 51–75 cm, and edition sizes in the hundreds — 697 for the Arcane Vi, 800 for the Irelia — where PureArts works in thousands. The studio also builds life-size busts and 1/3-scale pieces for other licenses, and that engineering shows up in the LoL line as battery-powered LED elements, multi-part bases, and interchangeable portraits. The flagship is the Irelia 1/4 from 2020: 63 cm, $1,599 retail, edition of 800 — and six years later it is the only maker flagship here that has clearly appreciated, with three active US listings asking $1,707–$1,880, a 7–18% premium over a retail price that was already the segment's highest. That is what a small edition on a popular champion does once distributor stock is gone (compare its in-stock Arcane Vi, which still asks below retail). The tradeoffs are the tier's: staged payments on pre-orders, real shelf-depth requirements, and a thin secondary market where one listing can set the visible price. Buy through Sideshow or an authorized distributor, keep the numbered certificate, and treat the purchase as the anchor of a display rather than one piece among many.
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Common questions
Which premium League of Legends statue manufacturer is best?
Pick by tier, not by brand. Apex Innovation is the entry point — licensed PVC at $130–$260 from Riot's own store. Jimei Palace gives the most features per dollar (LED, sound) at $236–$550 if you can navigate GK pre-orders. PureArts is the Western default at $299–$799 with published editions and conventional retail. Infinity Studio is the grail tier at $868–$1,599 in editions of ~700–800. All four are officially licensed by Riot Games.
What's the difference between PVC figures and resin statues?
Material and what it implies. PVC (Apex) is molded plastic: durable, produced to demand, no edition numbering — and it depreciates while in production. Resin/polystone (Jimei Palace, PureArts, Infinity Studio) is cast, heavier, paints to a finer finish, and ships in limited numbered editions — it is fragile, more expensive, and where long-term value lives. A 30 cm PVC Kai'Sa is $260; a 59 cm resin one is $799.
Why do Jimei Palace pre-orders take so long?
Jimei Palace works the garage-kit (GK) studio model: pieces are sold through specialist dealers on pre-order, often with deposits, and produced in batches after the order window — windows of a year or more are normal (Hoarden's catalog includes a Jimei Yasuo with a 2027 window). The channel also means edition sizes are rarely published and some releases ship random 'EX' variants. It is how the studio undercuts Western pricing while including LED and sound features.
Do premium League of Legends statues hold their value?
It depends on the class, and Hoarden's flagship tracking shows the spread: Apex's PVC Kai'Sa asks ~15% under retail (PVC depreciates in production); PureArts' Kai'Sa 1/4 trades near retail; Jimei's Worlds 2024 Lux asks 70% over retail (one-time event provenance); and Infinity Studio's 2020 Irelia — edition of 800 — asks 7–18% over its $1,599 retail six years on. Small editions and event provenance appreciate; everything else roughly tracks retail.
Where do you buy each manufacturer's statues?
Apex Innovation: the Riot Games merch store directly. PureArts: purearts.com or Western retailers like Entertainment Earth and Sideshow. Infinity Studio: Sideshow or authorized distributors such as Spec Fiction. Jimei Palace: specialist GK dealers on pre-order. For anything bought secondhand, the certificate (resin makers) or box quality (PVC) is the first authenticity check.
How big is the counterfeit problem for premium statues?
Smaller than for mass-market figures, but real — and concentrated in licensed GK resin, where recasting an existing sculpt is an established gray industry. Buy Jimei Palace only from known dealers and keep the license certificate. PureArts and Infinity Studio recasts exist as a class but circulate less; verify edition numbering and certificates. Apex PVC fakes follow the usual pattern for popular figures: check box print and paint sharpness.
What about Hot Toys — why isn't it in this comparison?
Hot Toys makes articulated 1/6 figures, not fixed statues — a different product class that competes on poseability rather than presence. Its Arcane line (Jinx TMS137, Vi TMS138, ~$280 each) is covered in Hoarden's per-champion comparisons, including the direct Hot Toys Vi vs Infinity Studio Vi head-to-head.
Where does Hoarden's market data come from?
Hoarden tracks active eBay listings daily across the US, UK, and DE marketplaces via the eBay Browse API. The figures shown are asking prices, not completed sales — they describe what sellers want, which typically sits above what buyers pay. Sold-price tracking is being accumulated and will power Hoarden's price guide as sample sizes mature.