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Hunt of the Blood Moon Mode

NOW

ENABLED FOR TESTING!!

DefaultChar

"Hey all:

It’s the Blood Moon time of year once more, and to celebrate its arrival we’re bringing you a brand new, assassin-tastic game mode!

As you’re no doubt expecting, details below ^^

Hunt of the Blood Moon

TL;DR:

Hunt of the Blood Moon is our take on the classic Assassin Power Fantasy, compressed into a mode. Two teams of Assassins compete, sacrificing the opposition in an attempt to secure the Blood Moon’s blessing and briefly gain the power of a demon. The team most successful in gaining said favor wins!

Players: 5v5

Map: Summoner’s Rift

Mode Type: Blind Pick, with Champion Restrictions.

Game Flow/ Mechanics:

First team to obtain 300 points wins.

Earn points in 3 ways: Sacrificing Enemy Champions, Enemy Spirits, and Demon Heralds.

Enemy Champions are… fairly straightforward ☺ Find them, make them “Less alive”, and secure favor for your team (5, specifically)

Spirits of the Blood Moon will passively filter into both teams jungles. Hunt down the enemy team’s spirits and sacrifice them as well (3 pts)

Demon Heralds will periodically spawn in both. …Sacrifice them as well, and secure a grand total of 30 points.

If you are able to defeat 3 enemies without returning to base (see: “Wussing out”) or dying you’ll briefly gain the power of a demon, turning invisible and running very (very) fast for the duration.

The demon brand will break when you deal damage (or after 45 seconds), instantly doing 20% of the first target’s maximum health in true damage.

Other Gameplay Notes:

Minimap indicators in both teams’ jungles will light up to indicate the number of spirits in that half of the jungle.

A maximum of 8 will spawn at a time, so hunt them down aggressively!

Gold and Experience are flatlined, and Respawn Timers are reduced across the board.

Lane minion spawns have been disabled, and turrets are invulnerable.

At the start of the game, outer turrets are removed. 6 minutes in, the second row will collapse as well, giving you a bit more space to play around in.

We’ve removed a… not insignificant… number of items from the shop (Basically, if it’s mostly defensive, you probably can’t buy it)

Restricted Champion Pool:

For the first time in a game mode, we’re going to be using a limited pool of champions. We’ll be restricting you to a pool of 20 Assassins and Aggressive Divers;

Specifically:

Ahri

Akali

Camille

Diana

Ekko

Elise

Evelynn

Fizz

Kassadin

Katarina

Kennen

Kha'Zix

Leblanc

Lee Sin

Pantheon

Rengar

Shaco

Talon

Yasuo

Zed

In celebration of the blood moon event, we’ll also be adding 10 of these champions to the Free to Play rotation for all players (Exact details coming later :) )

This is the first time we’re experimenting with a restricted champion pool, so please keep an eye out for anything that seems odd there☺. Let us know if you run into any bugs or visual shenanigans, and if you have any feedback/ concerns definitely let us know, as anything you catch will be massively appreciated. Beyond that, we hope you have fun, and best of luck on your hunting!

-- Defaultchar"





300

(as of 1/27)

If you'd like to watch a game of HUNT OF THE BLOOD MOON, check out our PBE autospectate stream:

Blood Moon Summoner's Rift

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Blood Moon Diana Login Theme





Miscellaneous

Several newsummoner icons were added this cycle:[!!The "Assassin Mode" assets seen in the 1/24 update are for the newgame mode! This mode will be in the RGMQ at launch and return if it does well. Here'sHunt of the Blood Moon has unique champion select music:Hunt of the Blood Moon also has a unique loading screen image for( which is currently enabled on the PBE in HotBM, Normal and Practice/Customs)In our experiences, the average game of Hunt for the Blood Moon only took about 10 to 12 minutes.The first team to get to350points - tracked by a bar at top of screen - wins. Points are earned by killing players (5), killing spirits that roam the map (3), or slaying the mighty Demon Herald (25).As mentioned in the post, one way to gain points is by killing the Demon Herald - a mode appropriate version of Rift Herald that spawns in BOTH the dragon and baron pit and kills grant 30 points!Everyone in the mode passively as the Blood Pact buff.Beside each champion you'll notice a kill counter that goes from 1 up to 3. Returning to base or dying clears these marks and getting three grants a potent temporary buff.After securing three kills without dying/returning to base and a small charge delay, you'll get thebuff, which grants invisibility and +20% of targets max health in true damage on your next attack! This buff lasts 45 seconds or until your next attack.While the buff stealths, the champion with it will glow brightly.: Map enabled in customs/practice mode, normals, and HotBM queues.]Hunt of the Blood Moon also includes a Blood Moon themed Summoner's Rift skin, including texture and color changes, new decorations, etc.Here's a small gallery of screenshots to preview the Blood Moon Summoner's Rift changes:To go along with the new skins, alogin theme featuringis now on the PBE.