New Skins

Ashe, Ekko, and Katarina are now on the PBE for testing!



As teased on the PROJECT: DISRUPTION page , new PROJECT skins for, andare now on the PBE for testing!

Riot Aotus

"//:Data // Downloads // Mission Objective

OBJECTIVE CONFIRMED // Ambition

//:Equipment // Hyper Edge // Supersonic Weapons System

Please review subject portfolio before proceeding.

//:Augments

Armor optimization, featuring magenta emissions

Combat and movement particles utilize gradient light amplification

Processing sound pack for all movement and combat

Implemented voice processing

New movement set features enhanced recall and spawn

//1350 RP // price subject to change

//:Thank you for expressing interest in PROJECT: Katarina. As part of the required protocol, we would appreciate your initial thoughts and feedback. This may help us improve in the future."

New Summoner Icons





These four icons are bundled with new PROJECT and Disruption caches - available for RP & IP:





Decrypter icon, Hyper Edge icon, EM Caster icon, and Disruption icon.





These three icons are the FIRST STRIKE summoner icons, which enable the special FIRST STRIKE loading screens for PROJECT: Ashe, Ekko, and Katarina once obtained.





New Ward Skin

Recon Drone Ward skin!



Recon Drone Ward 640 RP Joining the new PROJECT skins is theskin!

New Splash Art





Prestigious Leblanc

Spellthief Lux

Special PROJECT Loading Screens

PROJECT: Yi - New / Old

- New / Old PROJECT: Fiora - New / Old

- New / Old PROJECT: Lucian - New / Old

- New / Old PROJECT: Zed - New / Old

- New / Old PROJECT: Leona - New / Old





New Hextech Crafting Components NOTE : After digging out the assets in the 7/18 update, everything is now up in the shop for testing!]



The new Hectech crafting components are now on the PBE for testing - including several new kinds of caches, PROJECT cores, blueprints, and more! PROJECT: Ashe, Ekko, and Katarina skins! As you've likely seen in this announcement , these new components will be used to craft FIRST STRIKE icons that unlock special FIRST STRIKE loading screen borders for the new, andskins!

[** NOTE : All prices are currently just set to test pricing! Stay on the look out for RP and IP costs as this content moves to live in 6.15!]





TL;DR

AUGMENT CACHES are available for RP or by forging one with 3 AC fragments. Includes 2 cores, 1 skin shard, 1 random shard, and could contain AC fragments.

are available for RP or by forging one with 3 AC fragments. Includes 2 cores, 1 skin shard, 1 random shard, and could contain AC fragments. Bundles will also be available, some even including gem stones.

Four new summoner icons are available for IP or RP and include a unique one time only cache.

PROJECT Caches = 1 core, 1 specific FIRST STRIKE icon blueprint, 1 AC fragment.

= 1 core, 1 specific FIRST STRIKE icon blueprint, 1 AC fragment.

Choose between PROJECT: Ashe , Ekko , and Katarina caches based on color.

, , and based on color.

DISRUPTION cache = 7 cores, 1 random PROJECT skin blue print, and 2 AC fragments.

= 7 cores, 1 random PROJECT skin blue print, and 2 AC fragments. How to get stuff:

First strike icon & loading screen = combine 7 cores. + FIRST STRIKE ICON blue print

= combine 7 cores. + FIRST STRIKE ICON blue print

PROJECT skin shard = combine 11 cores + PROJECT skin blueprint

The large new cache is the AUGMENT cache, which will also be available in bundles that contain a gem. Augment Cache - RP only - includes 2 cores, 1 skin shard, and 1 other champion or skin shard. Can also contain an Augment cache fragment, three of which can be combined to make an Augment cache.

The four summoner icons below come bundled with a unique one time only cache that includes various components. Each of these icons will be available for both IP and RP . EM Caster Icon --> PROJECT: Ashe Cache - contains one PROJECT core, blueprints for PROJECT: Ashe first strike icon, and a Augment cache fragment. Decrypter Icon --> PROJECT: Ekko Cache - contains one PROJECT core, blueprints for PROJECT: Ekko first strike icon, and a Augment cache fragment. Hyper Edge Icon --> PROJECT: Katarina Cache - contains one PROJECT core, blueprints for PROJECT: Katarina first strike icon, and a Augment cache fragment. DISRUPTION Icon --> Disruption Cache - contains seven PROJECT cores, one random PROJECT skin blueprint (from pool of PROJECT: Yasuo, Yi, Zed, Fiora, Leona, Lucian) which can be combined with cores for a skin shard, and 2 Augment cache fragments.

As mentioned above, the three PROJECT caches all contain an Augment Cache Fragment, meaning if you purchase all three you'll have 3 fragments and enough to craft an Augment cache for free. Augment Caches can also contain fragments of Augment caches.

Once you have enough PROJECT cores, you can combine them with the various blueprints to unlock items! FIRST STRIKE ICONS AND BORDERS: It takes 7 PROJECT cores and a blueprint to make the FIRST STRIKE icons, which unlock the exclusive FIRST STRIKE loading screen borders for the selected skin! PROJECT SKIN SHARDS: It takes 11 PROJECT cores and a blueprint to make the PROJECT skin shards.

With all that in mind, here's a short video showing off the various crafting animations for these new caches:



Remember, the new PROJECT skins will be in the shop as normal- PROJECT: Ashe is priced at 1820 RP while PROJECT: Ekko and Katarina are 1350 RP. Remember, the newskins will be in the shop as normal-is priced at 1820 RP whileandare 1350 RP.





PROJECT: Ashe login theme

Miscellaneous

Summoner's Rift base banners added for the NA LCS Summer Finals 2016

ONE FOR ALL is back on the PBE for additional testing! See this thread for more information, including several bug fixes + upcoming bug fixes, a reminder on Ryze's OfA interactions, and more! The 2016 OMG icon was updated, logo is slightly larger.

PROJECT minions are enabled on the PBE again! New set of in-game tips have been added - some are gameplay related and some narrative.

Game Tips



"Tibbers will enrage and attempt to avenge Annie if she is killed."





"Slaying the Cloud Drake grants your team permanent out of combat movement speed."





"Slaying the Infernal Drake increases your team's damage against champions."





"Slaying the Mountain Drake helps your team take down epic monsters and turrets faster."





"Slaying the Ocean Drake helps your team regenerate missing health and mana."





"Elder Dragon only appears after 35 minutes, but slaying him gives your team massive burn effects to their abilities."





"You can have 3 stealth wards and 1 vision ward on the map at a time."





"If Ekko uses his ultimate quickly after recalling, he can rewind all the way to where he started the recall."





"When Tahm Kench devours Rumble during his Flamespitter, he keeps the burn."





"Rift Herald only spawns once, and leaves the map in a hurry right before Baron shows up."





"Sion can jump over walls in the final leap of his ultimate."





"Yasuo's Wind Wall and Braum's Unbreakable won't block lasers like Lux's ultimate."





"The Blue Buff Golem loves to dance with Popstar Ahri."



Narrative Tips



"Gateways of dark stone known as Noxtoraa are raised over roads in territories conquered by Noxus."





"Hextech is the fusion of magic and technology, harnessing the power contained within extremely rare crystals."





"Piltover is the center of mercantile trade in Valoran."





"Zaun's powerful Chem-Barons keep a loose alliance that prevents the city from descending into chaos."





"The Zaun Gray is the thick, chemical atmosphere of Zaun that can be fatal to breathe where densely settled."





"Ionian architecture is known for its harmonious fluidity with nature."





"The Black Mist can manifest anywhere in Valoran during the Harrowing, though it strikes Bilgewater most."





"Many structures in Bilgewater are made from remnants of ships gutted upon its rocky shores."





"In Bilgewater, the dead are not buried - they are given back to the ocean in submerged caskets below bobbing tombstones."





"True Ice never melts. Dark Ice is True Ice that has been corrupted."





"The Frozen Watchers are believed to be trapped in the Howling Abyss."





"Sivir's crossblade, the Chalicar, once belonged to Setaka, an Ascended Warrior Queen of Shurima."





"Illaoi was Gangplank's first love."





"Fantastical occurrences may indicate where the veil separating Runeterra and the Void has worn thin."





"Some say Yordles know secret ways through Runeterra others cannot perceive."





"The Bearded Lady, Mother Below, and Nagakabouros are all names Bilgewater natives call their deity."





"Located far from civilization, Mount Targon is utterly remote, reachable only by the most determined seeker."





"Those Ascended by the Sun Disc of Shurima can live for thousands of years."





"Demacia's army is often outnumbered, but is arguable the most elite, well-trained army in Runeterra."



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.



General

Turrets [CONTEXT] [Turret AI changes will also be coming in 6.16 - DETAILS.] [ NEW ] Turret First Blood gold added:

] Turret First Blood gold added: 400 total gold across the team for first turret kill- 275g local gold and 25 global gold.



Chat all out added. Fortification: [Turret buff] Duration lowered to 5 minutes from 7 minutes.

Damage reduction increased to 50% from 35%

Bot lane turrets no longer have Fortification .

. Visual effect added to show you are hitting a shielded turret.* Outer Turret HP increased to 3500 from 3300.



Cannon Minions [CONTEXT] Spawn rates have changed :

: "Each team gets one cannon minion per wave, rotating lanes.



Bot lane gets a cannon minion on wave 3, mid gets one on wave 4, and top gets on at wave 5 - this then repeats.until 20 minutes.





After 20 minutes, mid gets a cannon minion on wave 40 then both Bot and Top get a cannon minion on wave 41 - this then repeats until 35 minutes.





After 35 minutes, all lanes have cannons in each wave.

*: 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 Braum

Concussive Blows (Passive) damage changed to 26-196 from 40-176

damage changed to 26-196 from 40-176 Winter's Bite (Q) damage lowered to 60/105/150/195/240 from 70/115/160/205/250

Hextech Munitions (Passive) cooldown lowered to 240 from 300





Hecarim

Attack damage lowered to 58 from 61.3

Rampage (Q) attack damage lowered to 50/85/120/155/190 from 60/95/130/165/200



Demacian Standard (E) attack speed increased to 15/17.5/20/22.5/25% from 10/13/16/19/22%

Inspire (E)

Shield value lowered to 70/100/130/160/190 from 80/110/140/170/200

to 70/100/130/160/190 from 80/110/140/170/200

Can no longer shield minions. *



Mantra Bonus - Defiance (R+E) now has same movement speed as E shield (40/45/50/55/60%) instead of 60%.*

Null Sphere (Q) damage increased to 65/95/125/155/185 from 70/95/120/145/170

damage to 65/95/125/155/185 from 70/95/120/145/170 Force Pulse (E) mana cost lowered to 60/65/70/75/80 from 80 at all ranks

Malzahar

Void Shift (Passive) [source]

[source] Linger after taking damage or blocking cc effect reduced to .25 second from 1 second



Cooldown changed to 30/24/18/12 from 30/18/10/6

Nidalee

[COMPLETE CHANGE LIST OF WHAT IS CURRENTLY ON PBE AS OF 7/19]

Human

Javelin Toss (Q)



Minimum damage changed to 70/85/100/115/130 from 60/77.5/95/112.5/130





Maximum damage changed to 210/255/300/345/390 from 180/232.5/285/337.5/390



Aspect of the Cougar (R)



No longer resets Nidalee's basic attack

Cougar

Takedown (Q)



Minimum damage changed to 5/30/55/80 from 4/20/50/90





Maximum damage changed to 10/67.5/137.5/220 from 8/45/125/248





Ap ratio increased to 40% from 36%





Damage versus Hunted targets increased to 40% from 33%



Aspect of the Cougar (R)



No longer resets Nidalee's basic attack

Dominus (R)

[ New Effect ] Now grants 20 fury immediately on use.

] Now grants 20 fury immediately on use.

AoE magic damage per second increased to 40/80/120 from 30/60/120

Shen

Base health regen decreased to 1.7 from 2

Shyvana

Dragon's Descent (R) now generates 1/1.5/2 fury every 1 second from 1/2/3 fury every 1.5 seconds.



Sona

[Two Sona changes hotfixed to live on 7/19!]

Aria of Perseverance (W) heal lowered to 35/55/75/95/115 from 40/65/90/115/140 Song of Celerity (E) bonus movement speed lowered to 13/14/15/16/17% from 16/17/18/19/20%

Taliyah

[Reverted] Threaded Volley (Q)

Cooldown increased to 12/10.5/9/7.5/6 from 10/8.5/7/5.5/4



Damage changed to 50/75/100/125/150 from 70/80/100/120/140



Subsequent hits on same target now deal 45% reduced damage from 50% reduced damage.



Mana refund for casting on Worked ground lowered to 25% from 50% Weaver's Wall (R) cooldown increased to 180/150/120 from 160/140/120



Vayne

Tumble (Q)

Changed so that basic attack and bonus damage can no longer crit separately.



Q now works on towers, consuming the buff to deal bonus damage.

Vladimir

Base movement speed decreased to 330 from 335.

Sanguine Pool (W) cooldown increased to 28/25/22/19/16 from 26/23/20/17/14

Zyra

Deadly Spines (Q)

AP ratio increased to .6 from .55

to .6 from .55

Damage increased to 60/95/130/165/200 from 60/90/120/150/180



Twisted Treeline

Ardent Censer

+15% heal and Shield power now a Unique Passive

Lord Van Damm's Pillager (TT only)

Lord Van Damm's Pillager is back with a new set of stats and new unique passive!

Cost: 3300g

Recipe: Caulfield's Warhammer + Juarim's Fist + 1000g

+400 Health

+50 Attack Damage

+10% Cooldown Reduction

UNIQUE Passive - Ashes to Ashes: Controlling the nearest Altar sets you aflame, dealing 25 (+1 per champion level) magic damage per second to nearby enemies (Deals 50% bonus damage to minions and monsters). Controlling the furthest Altar causes your basic attacks to burn targets for 114 true damage (based on champion level) over 3 seconds."





+15% heal and Shield power now a Unique Passive





Rotating Game Modes

Hexakill: Twisted Treeline

Two Altar bonus now also grants empowered recall in addition to buffing minions.



Here'swith a bugs & feedback thread forThis cycle includes eleven PROJECT themed summoner icons to go along with the upcoming, andskins.No details on availability/pricing for these four yet:This cycle includes new splash art forand, as well as some small changes to thesplash.Also slight edits for thesplash, moving around and removing the animals in the background.Similar to the exclusive FIRST STRIKE loading screens for the 2015 PROJECT skins, new special edition loading screens for, andhave been added this cycle.PROJECT: ASHE, EKKO, AND KATARINA LOADING SCREENS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH NEW CRAFTING COMPONENTS A special loadscreen in this style has also been added for, who did not have one as he was released solo prior to 2015's PROJECT skins. This will be given to all players who own PROJECT: Yasuo and purchase him shortly after the upcoming promotion starts. Small changes have been made to thefirst strike borders to match the designs above - corners in/changed, slightly smaller, etcA new login theme foris included in this cycle!Here's the still image for the login screen, which showswithout the visor seen in he r normal splash art.