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I'm willing to bet that they're considered separate guardians and you don't need the "base" version to use them
Correct! You don't need Gloomtooth to play with your new Festival Bloomtooth, for example.
It is, I'm really happy she got an emote. Two of my favorite non-champion cards have gotten emotes and it's sick.
Glad you are fans, and I'm happy people can recognize its Spirit Blossom Corina. She'll have another cosmetic item next patch.
Enjoy the event!
Important question: Do I have to buy the pass right away? Or can I progress as a free player and then, near the end of the event, decide if I want all those extras I qualified for.
Yup, you can buy the pass at any point and collect all the rewards you had already earned!
Will I get any benefits for buying the pass earlier?
You will get to enjoy your sweet, sweet loot sooner :p But buying the pass doesn't unlock any extra quests or other activities
Does it also count for the SB quests? say the 25 tokens you get after going up a rank with a character? So you can collect all the tokens you missed out on if you got the pass towards the end.
Hmm, it sounds like you are describing the Spirit Blossom event in League (they give you tokens for going up ranks with characters). For that I am not too sure how their tech works unfortunately