Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess, new skins for Azir, Braum, Gragas, Hecarim, Ryze, Tristana, & Varus, an adorable new ward skins, and more!

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To kick off the new 5.23 PBE cycle, a large patch has been pushed to the PBE! Today's update includes our new champion, new skins for, &, an adorable new ward skins, and more!Continue reading for more information!





Release Skin - Void Bringer Illaoi

Void Bringer Illaoi 1350 RP

Riot KateyKhaos

"Drive forward. It is destiny that calls you.

Unleash your inner void on the Rift with Void Bringer Illaoi!

Void Bringer Illaoi will be 1350 RP* and includes:

New model and textures for Illaoi, her relic and the tentacles!

for Illaoi, her relic and the tentacles! New purple-y void particles !

! New sound effects for all of her skills!

for all of her skills! New void voice processing !

! New recall animation where she conjures energy from her relic! Void Bringer Illaoi 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 Skins

Dragon Trainer Tristana

1820 RP

Galetta

"Time to test your dragon!

Dragon Trainer Tristana and her faithful companion Riggle are ready to show off their skills!

This skin includes:

New model and textures....and an entire dragon!

All new animations!

All new particles!

All New VO and SFX! This skin will be 1820RP/Legendary. (PBE pricing subject to change)

Your feedback and bug reports are extremely helpful to us, so please check out Dragon Trainer Tristana 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!"

Gravelord Azir 1350 RP





Riot KateyKhaos

"Eventually, the sands claim us all.

Gravelord Azir will be 1350 RP* and includes:

New model and textures for not only Azir, but his Sand Soldiers and Sun Disc, too!

for not only Azir, but his Sand Soldiers and Sun Disc, too! New green, ethereal particles !

! New sound effects for all of his skills!

for all of his skills! New voice processing !

! New recall animation where he calls forth the trapped spirits in his staff! Gravelord Azir 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."

Elderwood Hecarim 1350 RP





Nurse Flan

"Deep in the forest lives a being fused together by wood, rock and flora. A mythical elder of nature that manifested as a giant guardian of the woods. Elderwood Hecarim is a creature rarely glimpsed on the Rift.

Completely new model (wood, plants and stone relics!)

New particles for abilities! (planty and woody!)

New recall! (he summons plants and light motes!)

New audio for abilities! (still WIP atm!)

1350RP (*price subject to change) NOTE: New turn-tech has been added onto all Hecarim tails, to make it look extra fancy :)

As players who get the first look at this in-progress skin, it would be wonderful to hear your thoughts and feelings on the new Elderwood Hecarim! The feedback and bugs you leave here will help us get a better idea of things we may still have to take a look at. :]

See you on the Rift!"

Gragas Caskbreaker 750 RP





Ryze Whitebeard 750 RP

Varus Swiftbolt 750 RP

Braum Lionheart 750 RP

Nurse Flan

"Exploring dungeons and fighting dragons are all part of the everyday lives of these merry band of men! Join the group on their quest across Runeterra and pick up some sweet loot!

They are all 750s!

Braum Lionheart

Entirely new model! (so knightly!)



New little knight poro model too (in his emote!)

Gragas Caskbreaker

Entirely new model! (praises the sun!)



QoL particle change for his barrel!

Ryze Whitebeard

Entirely new model! (so wizardly!)



The orb and book will glow for his ult!

Varus Swiftbolt

Entirely new model (so dark elf!)



*his texture is currently broken when he kills a minion, we're working on the fix! As players who get the first look at these in-progress skins, it would be wonderful to hear your thoughts and feelings on the new 750s set! The feedback and bugs you leave here will help us get a better idea of things we may still have to take a look at. :]

See you on the Rift!"

New Ward skin

Riggle Ward

640 RP

Miscellaneous

Just over 700 "Splash_Tile" assets were added in today's update. These are small square cut outs of each champion and skin. Not sure what these will be used for based on file destination.

Here are a few examples:

Looks like various tooltips for masteries have been cleaned up, no effect changes.

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.





General After 20 minutes in game, players now receive the Homeguard speed boost. The Homeguard Boot Enchantment has been removed .



*: 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



Mega Gnar attack range increased to 175 from 150

Base mana decreased to 277.2 from 327.2

Mana growth increased to 40 from 37

Attack range increased to 175 from 125

Attack range increased to 225 from 175

Attack range increased to 175 from 125

Attack range increased to 175 from 150

Dragon Form attack range increased to 175 from 125

Attack Range lowered to 175 from 200





Rocket Jump (W) :

: Damage lowered to 50/85/120/155/190 from 60/110/160/210/260



Slow duration increased to 2/2.25/2.5/2.75/3 seconds from 1/1.5/2/2.5/3 seconds.



NEW EFFECT : Targets marked with explosive charge take 25% increased damage per stack but are slowed less.

Attack range increased to 175 from 125

Attack range increased to 225 from 175

Attack range increased to 175 from 125



Items

Enchantment: Homeguard

The Homeguard Boot Enchantment has been removed . Players naturally receive this bonus after 20 minutes into the game. Back to Top]

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