As we kick off the 5.24 PBE cycle, the PBE has been updated with abatch of new content! New stuff includesskins for, &, several new summoner icons, a slew of balance changes, Snowdown minions, and much 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

Snow Day Bard



1350 RP

Riot LoveStrut

"jolly chimes jingle in the distance, cups of hot cocoa magically manifest at the edge of your vision, ethereal penguins let out excited honks from the cosmic ether

Everyone's favorite snowy Caretaker has arrived! Snow Day Bard is here to take you on a jolly Magical Journey, full of hot chocolate, snow balls, and magical penguin companions!

Snow Day Bard will be 1350 RP* and will include:

New models and textures - Bard's bundled up for his travels and donning a new icy instrument! The Meeps have been magically penguinified too!

too! New particles - From icy tethers to magical snowflakes to hot chocolate health packs, lots of new particles here!

New wintery sound effects - From the sounds of ice freezing your enemies upon a successful tether to mystical penguins honking into existence at Bard's side, tons of new sounds here too!

New recall animations - Bard's helping his playful little snow-friends build a SnowBard! Snow Day Bard is now available to play on PBE! Please note that PBE content is still a work in progress. Bug reports, constructive feedback and just general reactions are always welcome and appreciated, so please let us know if you have any questions or concerns, and we’ll do our best to address them! <3

*Prices on PBE subject to change."

Snow Day Gnar

975 RP / Legacy

Galetta

"Watch out for icy boomerangs and frozen penguins, Snow Day Gnar has hit the PBE!

This skin includes:

New model and textures!

New recall animation(s)! (One for both little and big Gnar!)

All new particles! (FROZEN PENGUIN BOLDER?! )

New recall SFX! This skin will be 975RP (PBE pricing subject to change)

Your feedback and bug reports are extremely helpful to us, so please check out Snow Day Gnar 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!"

Snow Day Syndra

Riot KateyKhaos

"Snowball fight! Snow Day Syndra is ready to toss some snowballs on the Rift!

Snow Day Syndra will be 1350 RP* includes:

A new model and texture - she's all bundled up and ready for a snowball fight!

- she's all bundled up and ready for a snowball fight! New particles consisting of snow and ice! (Keep an eye out for when she maxes out her skills!)

consisting of snow and ice! New wintery sound effects !

! New recall animations - do you want to build a Syndra? ;) Snow Day Syndra is now available to play on PBE! Please note that PBE content is still a work in progress! We always find bug reports and feedback super helpful, as well as constructive feedback, 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.

*Prices on PBE subject to change."

New Ward Skin

Files referencing a chilly new Penguin Skier Ward have been added but no assets yet! Check back in a future PBE update.

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New Summoner Icons

Icy Minion Icon

1500 IP or 250 RP / Legacy





Bundled Minion Icon

250 RP / Legacy

"We’re also launching four new Legacy “snowball” icons that you can toss to your friends (or enemies who you want to make friends) for 100 IP each. Anyone who gets a snowball icon to the face will get to keep that icy icon and will also get a one-win IP boost. (Legacy - 100 IP)"

Lore Changes

Several champions have received minor lore changes in today's update, mostly geared at scrubbing out minor references to the retconned Institute of War, League of Legends, and Summoners.

Snowdown Minions

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Blue Minions





Red Minions





Purple Minions

Just in time for the holidays, the 5.24 PBE cycle includes three new frosty newskins -, andHere'swith a bugs and feedback thread for Snow Day Bard:Here'swith a bugs and feedback thread for Snow Day Gnar:Hereswith a bugs and feedback thread for Snow Day Syndra:: While not on the PBE just yet, the Snowdown Preview post mentions this legacy ward skin will be available for 640 RP]We also have a cool batch of new summoner icons, release details for these are available here. While you won't be able to purchase them specifically for yourself, these next four new legacy summoner icons will be available to send to friends foreach!If you'd prefer to view these in text form, click here : As of 11/23 Update, doesn't look like these are active quiet yet!]Minions are dressed up for Snowdown and will be jingling throughand