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

Splash updates - Graves

Update: Context on this change from Riot Silver on this decision : Context on this change fromon this decision can be found here

The new Graves splash art first introduced last PBE cycle and pushed to live in 4.19 has been updated and no longer includes him smoking a cigar.

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Updated Maokai Ability Icons

Passive / Q / W / E / R

Pickpocket Twitch Sound Effects Added

Safecracker Evelynn now available for testing

[Coming Soon] Maokai Update on a PBE near you

Ququroon

"Edit: PBE issues! Sad day. Maokai should be good on Monday. Sorry folks.

Branching out to the PBE is Maokai, the Twisted Treant!

Having gone through a growth spurt, Maokai now looks and feels more like the character he was meant to be. With an updated model and texture set, crisp new visual effects, new sounds to crush your enemies with and more, this plant come to life now feels more alive than ever. As usual, all of the above affects his skins as well.

One of the other major goals on this project was to increase visual clarity for Maokai, his allies and his enemies. His ultimate is massively powerful, but was it ever really the most noticeable? Did his snare ever really feel as effective as it actually is? Could his saplings be even more awesome? We pushed these a bit, so hopefully you'll be able to feel the effects!

We'd really appreciate it if you'd take a look at Maokai, and hit us with any bugs and feedback that come your way. Your feedback helps to guide changes we can make, as well as helps us grow as a team.

Between the update to Summoner's Rift and now this, it certainly is a great time for our trees."

"To answer a few things from the get go...

New models on all skins EXCEPT Haunted (new textures on this though) and Goalkeeper. Those were modern.

Very light animation work. He got a new run cycle, and some cleanup on his other anims.

You guys are awfully excited about him coming out in 4.20 for some reason."

Again, this is not yet on the PBE for testing yet.

Preseason Changes

Looks like Murkwolf and Razorbeak gold reward has been increased slightly.



There are a few base mana regen tweaks (reductions) for Soraka, Sona, Nami, Janna, and Taric. These seem to go along with the general base stat adjustments for preseason. Singed has also received his appropriately proportioned preseason stat tweaks.



The "Homefield Advantage" buff that granted extra movement speed and defenses while in your own base has been removed.







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