1/13 PBE Update: Jhin, Shen champion update, new Beast Hunter skins, Hextech Crafting & loot, and more!

The PBE has been updated and we have started on the 6.2 PBE cycle! Our newest champion Jhin is now on the PBE for testing, as well as the Shen champion update, new skins for Draven, Sejuani, and Tryndamere, the new Hextech Crafting and Loot system, and more!
Continue reading for more information!

Table of Contents

• New Champion: Jhin, the Virtuoso
• Stats & Abilities
• Voiceover
• Background / Lore
• Release Skin - High Noon Jhin
• Champion Update: Shen 
• Stats & Abilities
• Updated Skins
• Frozen Shen
• Yellow Jacket Shen
• Surgeon Shen
• Blood Moon Shen
• Warlord Shen
• TPA Shen
• New Champion Skins
• Beast Hunter Draven
• Beast Hunter Sejuani
• Beast Hunter Tryndamere
• Hextech Crafting & Loot
• Lore Updates
• Summoner Icons
• Miscellaneous 
• Balance Changes

New Champion: Jhin, the Virtuoso

Our next champion Jhin, the Virtuoso is now on the PBE for testing!
Important links while Jhin is on the PBE:

• [Jhin bug report thread.]
• [Jhin gameplay & feel feedback]
• [Jhin balance feedback]

Jhin, the Virtuoso

Stats:

• Range: 550
• Movespeed: 325
• Attack Damage: 53
• Attack Damage Growth: 4
• Health: 540
• Health Growth: 85
• Mana: 300
• Mana Growth: 50
• Health Regen: 1.1
• Health Regen Growth: .1
• Mana Regen: 1.2
• Mana Regen Growth: .16
• Armor: 20
• Armor Growth: 3.5
• Magic Resist: 30

Whisper (Passive) 

Death in 4 Acts - Jhin's hand cannon has a fixed attack speed (.63 - increases at ~3% per level) and can be fired 4 times before needing to be reloaded. The 4th bullet always Crits and deals bonus damage equal to 15-25% of the target's missing health.  

Every Moment Matters - Critical Strike Chance and Bonus Attack Speed have special scaling:

• Attack Damage is increased by X [ (2-40 based on level)% + (40% of Crit Chance) %+ (25% of bonus attack speed)% of total AD).

• Crits deal reduced damage (150%) but grant Jhin 10% ( +40% of bonus attack speed) movement speed for 2 seconds.

Dancing Grenade (Q)

30/35/40/45/50 Mana 

7/6.5/6/5.5/5 sec Cooldown 

[Range]  

Jhin launches a cartridge at the targeted enemy that deals 60/85/110/135/160 (+.3/.35/.4/.45/.5 total AD) (+.6 AP) physical damage before bouncing to a nearby target that has not yet been hit. 

The cartridge can hit a maximum of 4 times. Each kill by the cartridge increases the damage of subsequent hits by 35%.

Deadly Flourish (W) 

50/60/70/80/90 Mana 

14 sec Cooldown 

[Range]  

Jhin fires a long range shot that stops on the first champion hit, dealing 50/85/120/155/190 (+.7 Total AD) physical damage to it, and 65% of that damage to minions and monsters hit along the way. 

If Deadly Flourish strikes a champion that has been hit by one of Jhin's basic attacks, Lotus Traps, or allies within the last 4 seconds it will root them for .75/1/1.25/1.50/1.75 seconds and grants Jhin movement speed as though he had crit them.

Captive Audience (E) 

40/45/50/55/60 Mana 

2 sec Cooldown 

[Range] 

Jhin places an invisible Lotus Trap at the target location that lasts 2 minutes and activates when stepped on, revealing nearby enemies for 4 seconds.  

The trap leaves behind a zone that slows everything inside by 35%, and detonates after 2 seconds, dealing 15/75/135/195/255 (+1.3 total AD) (+1.0 AP) magic damage (65% damage vs. minions and monsters). 

Jhin prepares a new trap every 28/27/26/25/24 (reduced by CDR) seconds and can store 2 at once.  

Beauty in Death - When Jhin kills an enemy champion a Lotus Trap will spawn and detonate where they were killed. 

Curtain Call (R) 

100 Mana 

120/105/90 sec Cooldown 

[Range]  

Jhin sets up and channels, enabling him to fire 4 shots at extreme range in a cone in front of him. The shots stop on the first champion hit, slowing it by 80% for .75 seconds and dealing 50/125/200 (+.25 total AD) physical damage, increased by 2% for each 1% health the target is missing. The 4th shot crits for 200% damage.  

If cancelled early, Curtain Call's cooldown is refunded by 10% each unused shot.

Jhin's VO is up, clocking in at over 20 minutes! This includes oodles of special taunts -  Bard, Draven, Garen, Illaoi, Jinx, Katarina, Lucian, Rek'sai , Shen, Sion, Sona, Tahm Kench, and Zed. He also has unique taunts for Ionian and Noxian champions.

Background / Lore

Here's Jhin's short form in-client lore, expect a longer version on his champion page at release!

"''Until they stop me, my work will continue. I have no choice.''

Jhin is a meticulous criminal psychopath who believes murder is art. Once an Ionian prisoner, but freed by shadowy elements within Ionia's ruling council, the serial killer now works as their cabal's assassin. Using his gun as his paintbrush, Jhin creates works of artistic brutality, horrifying victims and onlookers. He gains a cruel pleasure from putting on his twisted theater, making him the best choice to send the most powerful of messages: terror."

High Noon Jhin

Here's Nurse Flan with a bugs & feedback thread for High Noon Jhin:

"This premade ain't big enough for the both of us and I'm going to give you 24 hours to log off. If I see you in the lobby by this time tomorrow, it's you or me!

If you think you got the skills to deal in lead, pick up your pistols and take to the Rift!

• Completely new model (so cowboy!)
• New particles for abilities! (all smoke and guns!)
• New recall! (100% accuracy)
• New audio for most abilities! (powerful gun stuff!)
• 1350RP* - pricing is always subject to change!

NOTE: We are still finalizing his (E) passive, so there will be weirdness with the version that he sees! 

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 High Noon skin! 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!"

Champion Update: Shen 

Stats & Abilities

Shen's maximum energy is now 400!

Ki Barrier (Passive)

After casting a spell, Shen gains a shield that absorbs 52 - 120 [+14% Bonus Health] damage for 2.5 seconds (cooldown 10 seconds). Spells that successfully affect an allied or enemy champion reduce this cooldown by 4-7.5 seconds.  

Shen's power manifests as a spirit blade that he can control with abilities.

Twilight Assault (Q)

140/130/120/110/100 Energy 

8/7.25/6.5/5.75/5 sec Cooldown 

Shen recalls his spirit blade and draws it. Enemies it collides with are slowed by 35% when moving away from Shen for the next 2 seconds. 

Shen's next 3 attacks deal 3/3.5/4/4.5/5% (+ ~1.5% per 100 AP ) of their target's max health as bonus magic damage. If the spirit blade collided with an enemy champion, those attacks deal 5/5.5/6/6.5/7% (+ ~2% per 100 AP) instead and have +50% Attack Speed.  

Minions and monsters take an extra 30/50/70/90/110 bonus damage per attack.

Spirit's Refuge (W)

40 Energy 

18/16.5/15/13.5/12 sec Cooldown 

Shen's spirit blade creates a defensive zone for 1.75 seconds. Basic attacks that would hit Shen or an allied champion in the zone are blocked.  

If there are no champions to protect in the zone when it starts, the spirit blade will not activate until one enters or 2 seconds pass. 

Shadow Dash (E)

180 Energy 

18/16/14/12/10 sec Cooldown 

Passive: Dealing damage with Shadow Dash or Twilight Assault recovers 30-40 energy. 

Active: Shen dashes in a direction, dealing 50/75/100/125/150 [+ 12% bonus HP] physical damage to enemy champions in his path and taunting then for 1.5 seconds.

Stand United (R)

No Cost 

180/150/120 sec Cooldown 

Shen grants a shield to a target allied champion that absorbs up to 250/550/850 (+1.35 AP) damage for 5 seconds. After channeling for 3 seconds, Shen and his spirit blade teleport to the ally's location.

Updated Skins

Each of Shen's six skins have also been updated, including unit visuals on his floating sword!

Frozen Shen

Yellow Jacket Shen

Surgeon Shen

Blood Moon Shen

Warlord Shen

TPA Shen

New Champion Skins

The three Beast Hunter skins have returned and are currently up for testing this cycle!

Beast Hunter  Draven

Beast Hunter  Sejuani

Beast Hunter  Tryndamere

Here's Galetta with a bugs & feedback thread for Beast Hunter Sejuani, Draven, and Tryndamere:

"Make sure you chow down before you hit the rift, Beast Hunters need fuel! Many strange and dangerous creatures await you! 

These skins includes: 

• New model and textures!
• Some quality of life particles on Draven and Sejuani. We kept the new weapon models consistent across the relevant particles.

These skins will be 750RP each (PBE pricing subject to change) 

Your feedback and bug reports are extremely helpful to us, so please check out the Beast Hunter skins 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!"

Hextech Crafting & Loot

Miscellaneous 

• A concept art for Jhin - aptly named JhinLoadScreenConcept - also made it's way on to the PBE in this update.

• Keystone masteries now display on the loading screen.

• The "Snowdown shop" background has changed to a Lunar Revel theme. Perhaps it is returning?

• Looks like Riot has added a few files relating to new bots - Aatrox, Ahri, Akali, Anivia, Azir, Bard, Diana, Draven, Ekko, Elise, Evelynn, Fiora, Fizz, Gangplank, Gnar, Gragas, Hecarim, Heimerdinger, Illaoi, Janna, Jayce, Jinx, Kalista, Karma, Kassadin, Katarina, Kennen, Kha'Zix, Kindred, LeBlanc, Lee Sin, Lissandra, Lulu, Mordekaiser, Nami, Nautilus, Nocturne, Olaf, Orianna, Poppy, Rek'Sai, Rengar, Riven, Rumble, Sejuani, Shaco, Singed, Skarner, Syndra, Talon, Teemo, Thresh, Tryndamere, Twisted Fate, Twitch, Urgot, Varus, Vayne, Vel'Koz, Vi, Viktor, Volibear, Yasuo, Zac, Zed.

Tahm Kench

• Thick Skin (E) active duration lowered to 4 seconds from 6 seconds
• Abyssal Voyage (R) bonus magic damage bonus health ratio lowered to 2/4/6% from 4/6/8%

Enchantment: Cinderhulk

• "while in combat" added to tooltip.

Frost Queen's Claim

• Now only slows enemies if they are fleeing

Talisman of Ascension

• Active cooldown lowered to 40 sec from 60 sec.

Warlord's Bloodlust (Ferocity, tier 6)

• [Experimental rework]