The PBE has been updated! As we continue the hefty midseason / 7.9 PBE cycle, tonight's update includes tweaks forand more tentative balance changes.Continue reading for more information!

( Warning : PBE Content is tentative and subject to change - what you see below may not reflect what eventually gets pushed to live servers at the end of the cycle! Manage your expectations accordingly.)





Table of Contents

Continued Midseason Testing









Dark Star Orianna Tweaks





Dark Star Orianna's R has received color tweaks and the ball now turns into a dark star while pulling in:





Brief preview video of today's W/R changes:





"Hiya, ya'll!

We've been gathering feedback from you all, and so far we've put in some VFX changes to her W and R. They should be hitting PBE with the next deploy, so we'll be looking for more feedback from you when that hits. :] We're also currently looking into changes for the non-VFX stuff you've posted here as well."





Balance Changes * Remember *: The PBE is a testing grounds for new, tentative, and sometimes radical or experimental changes. Be aware that what you see below may be lacking context or other changes that didn't make it in or were implemented in an earlier patch this cycle! These are not official notes.



*: The PBE is a testing grounds for new, tentative, and sometimes radical or experimental changes. Be aware that what you see below may be lacking context or other changes that didn't make it in or were implemented in an earlier patch this cycle! These areofficial notes.

Champions Maokai

[ Reminder : Maokai has a larger update currently testing on PBE. Changes are relative to PBE, not live.]

Sap Magic (P):

Several values adjusted:



Cooldown now: 45/30/25/20 at 1/2/9/15





Heal Flat now: 15/40/65/90/115/140/165 at 1/6/9/11/13/15/17





Heal Ratio now: 6/7/8/9/10/11/12% at 1/6/9/11/13/15/17 Twisted Advance (W) :

[reverted back to live speed - src.]



Cooldown changed from 16/15/14/13/12 to 13/12/11/10/9 Sapling Toss (E):

Cooldown lowered from 12 to 11



Damage increased from 35/55/75/95/115 to 35/60/85/110/135 Nature's Grasp (R):

Range increased by 500 - from 2000 to 2500



[ Reminder : Sejuani has a larger update currently testing on PBE. Changes are relative to PBE, not live.]

From Sejuani PBE Feedback thread -

"W should be easier to hit, especially in jungle"



"Casting E resets autoattack timer"

Items Essence Reaver

Total cost lowered from 3600 to 3400.

[tracker for damage redirected and healing received added to inventory tooltip.]





[tracker for healing done and damage dealt added to inventory tooltip. ]

Friendly reminder that all sorts of midseason content is currently testing on the PBE - Rift Herald Changes,, andupdate, new items, and much more! Look for continued polish, tweaks, and changes as the larger than usual cycle c ontinues.Read up on the latest by browsing our larger 7.9 cycle post or with these context links below:The upcomingskin has received W and R tweaks in today's update!'s W now has designs inside the W area of effect: