New Info at bottom of post: A second, small update was pushed to the PBE! The Summoner's Rift update is now back up for testing and it's full of CRITTERS and the river now has ripple effects when you walk through it. We also have new AA vfx forThe PBE has been updated andis now available for testing! Additionally, we also have a model and texture update for, and, new summoner icons, assets for and details on the ASCENSION featured gameplay mode, and more!Continue reading for more information, including a detailed look at our newest champion!

Following his surprise reveal earlier today is now available for testing!Before we get too far in, here'swith a few comments on our latest champion: (Passive)(Q)(W)(E)(R)and here's a video preview of all of his skills in action!As you may have overheard,has a slew of unique VO lines for enemy champions and slaying epic monsters!

[ For his joke, Azir gets very birdy ]

( Warning : PBE Content is tentative and iterative - what you see may not reflect what eventually gets pushed to live servers! Manage your expectations accordingly. )

"Shurima! Your emperor has returned!"

Release Skin

Galactic Azir

[Price unconfirmed]

[ Normal Auto ]

[ Auto through a W soldier ]

[ He beams out when recalling! ]

[ E charge ]

[ E shield ]

Renekton Model and Texture updates!

Renekton

[ Old vs New ]

Outback Renekton [ Old vs New ]





Galactic Renekton

[ Old vs New ]

Bloodfury Renekton

[ Old vs New ]





Rune Wars, Scorched Earth, and Pool Party ) have not been significantly updated. IronStylus explained: His other three skins (, and) have not been significantly updated.

"Yes. His newer skins were in good shape, we did just tiny texture tweaks on the newer stuff, but older skins had new geometry created for them."





New Kha'Zix Skin Placeholder

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New Summoner Icons





New Featured Game Mode: Ascension

[ Looks like the mode isn't enabled just yet but several assets have been added! ]

L4T3NCY

"The sands of Shurima sweep across the Crystal Scar… bringing with them our next Featured Game Mode: Ascension

This time we’re bending the rules quite a bit for one of our most competitive game modes yet, so bear with us as we get into it!

-- Ascension is a 5v5 brawling skirmish played on the Crystal Scar.

-- The sands have restricted movement on the Crystal Scar to just the center of the map. You’ll need to use the new ‘Golden Transcendence’ trinket to teleport to a battle platform and enter the fray.

-- Victory is points based. The first team to earn 200 points wins!

-- Points can be earned by killing enemy players (1 point), capturing Relics of Shurima (3 points) or killing an Ascended (5 points).

-- At the sandstorm’s center in the middle of the map is an Ancient Ascendant, Xerath. Defeating him grants Ascension to whomever strikes the killing blow. Ascension gives you awe-inspiring power and double points for every kill you get! This power comes at a price though... all healing effects on the Ascended are dramatically reduced, so burn fast and burn bright!

Known issues:

Some announcement VO sounds are missing. We’ll have these in shortly. o^_^o

Air-client background and loading screen art is still WIP.

We’ll be making Ascension available soon™ on PBE, and as always, we want to hear your feedback or if you guys find any bugs. Let us know which champions feel strong, what strategies work best for you and of course.. who is the strongest Ascended!?"

"game_announcement_OnChampionAscended_blue" = "A blue team champion has Ascended!"

"game_announcement_OnChampionAscended_chat" = "champion has Ascended!"

"game_announcement_OnChampionAscended_EnemyTeam" = "An enemy champion has Ascended!"

"game_announcement_OnChampionAscended_purple" = "A purple team champion has Ascended!"

"game_announcement_OnChampionAscended_red" = "A red team champion has Ascended!"

"game_announcement_OnChampionAscended_YourTeam" = "An allied champion has Ascended!"

"game_announcement_OnClearAscended" = "The Ascended has fallen!"

"game_announcement_OnMinionAscended" = "The Ancient Ascendant has arisen!"



"game_Asc_points_text" = " X Points"

"game_Asc_tip_text_01" = "Earn points by killing enemies and capturing Relics of Shurima."

"game_Asc_tip_text_02" = "Use Golden Transcendence (Trinket) to teleport to a battle platform."

"game_Asc_tip_text_03" = "Defeat Xerath to ascend and attain great power!"

"game_Asc_tip_title_01" = "Earn Points"

"game_Asc_tip_title_02" = "Teleport into battle"

"game_Asc_tip_title_03" = "Ascend!"

"game_Asc_warphelp_text" = "Use Golden Transcendence (Trinket) to teleport to one the battle platforms!"



"game_buff_tooltip_AscBuff" = "Ascensio,. This champion has ascended!<br>Mana and Energy consumption reduced by 100% Health costs on abilities reduced by 50%+X Health +X Attack Damage +X Ability Power +X% Armor Penetration +X% Magic Penetration +25% Cooldown Reduction. Incoming healing and regeneration effects are reduced by 50%. Always visible while Ascended, even while stealthed or in brush."



"game_buff_tooltip_AscBuff_Xerath" = "Ancient Ascendant. Xerath reduces incoming damage by X%.Xerath is inedible and cannot be killed by Consume or Feast.''I am the will of man unbound by flesh.''



"game_buff_tooltip_AscWarp" = "Golden Transcendence . This unit is currently teleporting to a battle platform."



"game_buff_tooltip_AscWarpProtection" = "Phoenix Dawn. his unit has just teleported and is briefly protected.''A Champion reforged on the sun's anvil knows no fear. ''"



"game_character_enemyTooltip_AscRelic" = "Relic of Shurima.Capture this to score points for your team!"



"game_character_enemyTooltip_AscXerath" = "Xerath The Magus Ascendant. Defeat Xerath to achieve Ascension!"



"game_item_description_3460" = "Active: Use this trinket to teleport to one of the battle platforms. Can only be used from the summoning platform.''It is at this magical precipice where a champion is dismantled, reforged, and empowered.''"



"game_item_displayname_3460" = "Golden Transcendence"



"game_item_tooltip_3460" = "Golden TranscendenceCannot be sold UNIQUE Active: Use this trinket to teleport to one of the battle platforms. Can only be used from the summoning platform. ''It is at this magical precipice where a champion is dismantled, reforged, and empowered.''"



"game_objectives_Ascension_ascend" = "Killing the Ascended = 5 Points"

"game_objectives_Ascension_kills" = "Kills = 1 Point (2 while Ascended)"

"game_objectives_Ascension_relics" = "Capturing a Relic = 3 Points"



"game_spell_displayname_AscRelicCaptureChannel" = "Capturing Relic of Shurima"

[ For clarity, it will not be available on Summoner's Rift, we've just used SR as an example since Ascension is not enabled ]

Voiceover Updates

Cassiopeia

Renekton

Sivir

Ranked Restrictions Testing

Socrates

"Hey all,

For a while now, the Competitive and Player Behavior teams have been working together to develop ways to improve the quality of the ranked play experience, and we’re now ready to test a new feature on PBE. This experiment involves a feature called Ranked Restrictions. Negative players will have their in-game chat restricted, and also be temporarily prevented from joining ranked queues entirely.

In this test, restricted players will be unable to play ranked until they've completed a certain number of games in Normal Draft queue. As with Chat Restrictions, after finishing the predetermined number of games, we’ll perform a final evaluation to make sure they've actually improved their in-game behavior. (This is to prevent negative players from merely transferring their negative behavior to another queue, AFKing for 5 games, and then jumping right back into ranked).

Since this is a test, we’re looking for volunteers to be Chat and Ranked restricted on PBE. If you have current PBE access and would like to participate, please email lyte@riotgames.com to join in.

As always, thanks for helping us with the PBE, and GLHF!

-Riot Socrates"

Summoner's Rift Update Returns - Ripples, Critters, and more

Critters





[ Antler Mouse to the left of blue side wolf camp ]

[ Another Antler Mouse near the brush to the right of blue side wolf camp ]

[ Several birds have been added along the outer rim of the map ]

[ Butterflies in the top of red side base ]

[ Frog above the red side wolf camp ]

[ Lizard to the right of red side red buff camp ]

[ Snail to the right of Blue Side golem camp ]

[ Another snail right above blue sides bottom inner tower ]





River Ripple

Other





The area above the red side golem camp has been updated and now features a sword in stone!





Urgot AA Update

and here's his champion select quote:[ Note:has his own, unique passive model but it isn't quite working at the moment ]Renekton has a new look on the PBE! His base, Outback, Galactic, and Bloodfury skins have all been updated with new models and textures!has afor "". No in-game assets are available yet.Five new summoner icons were included in this patch!Here'swith more information onFor those curious, here are all the newly addedstrings:There also seems to be a custom UI that will be used during the mode.Perhaps related to all this Shurima goodness,, andall have new voiceover lines!has posted up information on a new player behavior restriction, one that prevents toxic players from playing ranked at all, that is currently being tested on the PBETheis back up for testing on the PBE, although there appears to be a few texture bugs!The second, small PBE patch also contained files for an "Antlermouse" critter, which I'm sure we'll eventually be able to find scurrying around the updated map. Here's a look at it's textures / model!Here are the locations of all the in-game critters I've been able to find!As the community has been requesting, the river now has water ripples when champions walk through it!has new visuals for his auto attacks!