The PBE has been updated! To kick off the 5.5 PBE cycle we have newandskins, visual updates forand all of his skins,splash art, and more!Continue reading for more information!

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

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New Skins

To start off the 5,5 PBE cycle, we have new Debonair Galio and Secret Agent Xin Zhao skins up for testing. We also have files that mention "Headhunter Akali" but nothing to preview just yet.





Debonair Galio

750 RP

Riot KateyKhao

"Flying into the Debonair line is Debonair Galio! He'll be perching himself on the Rift, ready to take on any opponent in style!

Debonair Galio will be 750 RP and includes:

New model and texture!

Debonair Galio is now available to play on PBE! We always find bug reports and feedback super helpful, so feel free to comment in the thread below! Likewise, if you've got any questions, post 'em here, and we'll do our best to answer them!"

Secret Agent Xin Zhao

975 RP

Galetta

"Time to investigate...

Secret Agent Xin Zhao has taken on a special assignment

Location: The PBE.

Assignment Details: Listed Below.

New model and texture!

New Recall animation!

New briefcase particles on his (R) Shield. This skin will be 975rp.

Your feedback and bug reports are extremely helpful to us, so please check out Secret Agent Xin Zhao and let us know what you think! Feel free to drop any bugs you find in this thread as well!

See you on the Rift!"

[Just a name, no other files on the PBE yet. Soon!]

Kassadin Champion Update

Kassadin has received a set of visual updates in today's patch, including updated model, textures, animations, ability icons, and slight updates to his vfx. Ququroon with aKassadin's visual updates!

"Check your (force) pulse, because the Kassadin update is on PBE! [when it's up] The man who simply walked into the void is receiving an update to his visuals! Kassadin is a rather old champion, so it's without question that he'd be needing some polish. Though dated, Kassadin's personality and theme had some strong notes that we looked to maintain with this release, rather than recreate. As such, our goal with this update was to strengthen what was currently in game. In this update, we wanted to bring his model, texture, animations and icons into the modern era. He had received updated particles not too long ago, but they did receive a slight update as well. His skins have also received like love, including the long requested flip on Harbinger's blade. Some questions to keep in mind as you take a look at Kassadin!

Does this still read as Kassadin to you?

Do you feel that anything you find core to Kassadin is missing?

How do you feel about Kassadin's skins? We'd really appreciate it if you'd take a look at Kassadin, and let us know of any bugs and/or feedback that come your way. Your feedback helps to guide changes we can make, as well as helps us grow as a team. Interested in a little more context on this update? Check out this ChampUp post!"

Now for a better look: Here'swith a PBE feedback thread forvisual updates!Now for a better look:

Kassadin

Festival Kassadin



Deep One Kassadin







Pre-Void Kassadin

Harbinger Kassadin





Ququroon

[Passive, Q, W, E, R]

[Not Available Yet] New Champion: Bard

Bard, our next champion, , our next champion, was announced earlier today but is not yet available for PBE testing as the vast majority of his files did not make it in!

That being said, his splash art and portrait have made there way on to the PBE:

New Katarina Ability Icons

Balance Changes * Remember *: The PBE is a testing grounds for new, tentative, and sometimes radical changes. The changes you see below may be lacking context or other accompanying changes that didn't make it in - don't freak out! These are not official notes.



* Remember *: The PBE is a testing grounds for new, tentative, and sometimes radical changes. The changes you see below may be lacking context or other accompanying changes that didn't make it in - don't freak out! These areofficial notes.

Champions Sion

Decimating Smash (Q) mana cost reduced to 40/45/50/55/60 from 45/50/55/60/65

(Q) mana cost reduced to 40/45/50/55/60 from 45/50/55/60/65 Soul Furance (W) mana cost lowered to 60/65/70/75/80 from 65/70/75/80/85

mana cost lowered to 60/65/70/75/80 from 65/70/75/80/85 Roar of the Slayer (E) mana cost increased to 35/40/45/50/55 from 35 at all ranks

Items

[Experimental New Item] "Item 3285

After being removed last cycle, this experimental new item is back on the PBE. Check out ricklessabandon's PBE boards post for more info.

[Experimental New Item] Mandrake Ward [ Disabled ] After being removed last cycle, this experimental new item is back on the PBE. Check out Xypherous ' PBE boards post for more information.

' PBE boards post for more information. Duration lowered to 2 minutes from 5 minutes Ohmwrecker

Unique Passive now notes it works with Fallen Turrets

Raptor Cloak

Armor increased to 40 from 30

Unique Passive now notes it works with Fallen Turrets

Righteous Glory

Health increased to 650 from 500 Zz'Rot Portal

Armor increased to 60 from 50

increased to 60 from 50 Magic Resist increased to 60 from 50

increased to 60 from 50 Unique Passive now notes it works with Fallen Turrets



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