5/2 PBE Update: New Summoner Icon & Tentative Balance Changes

[UPDATE: Rainbow spawn spotted in files!]

The PBE has been updated! As we continue the 8.10 PBE cycle, today's patch includes a Poro-riffic new summoner icon, as well as more tentative balance changes!
Continue reading for more information!

Table of Contents

• New Summoner Icon
• Miscellaneous
• Balance Changes
• Context & Notes
• PBE Chat with the Playtest Team - 8.10 

New Summoner Icon

A fluffy new summoner icon is now on the PBE!

Azir

• Base HP lowered from 552 to 500
• Attack speed per level increased from 1.5 to 2.5
• HP5 increased from 7 to 10
• HP5 per level increased from .55 to .75
• Conquering Sands (Q) damage increased from 60/80/100/120/140 to 70/90/110/130/150

• Arise! (W) 
• recharge time lowered from 8/7.5/7/6.5/6 to 6 at all ranks.
• AP ratio lowered from 60% to 40%
• cost lowered from 40 at all ranks to 20/25/30/35/40
• damage changed from [60-160 based on level] to 60/80/100/120/140
• Attack speed lowered from 20/30/40/50/60% to 25/30/35/40/45%
• Additional attack speed increased from 20/30/40/50/60% to 30/35/40/45/50%
• Recast time lowered from 1.5s to 1s
• Sand Soldier changes:
• Sand Soldier duration changed from 10 seconds at all ranks to 4/5.5/7/8.5/10 seconds
• [Added to tooltip] Sand Soldiers can attack targets outside of Azir's basic attack range.
• Sand Soldiers deal 50% damage to minions that aren't their primary target.
• Soldier pass through damage increased from [25/50/75/100 at levels 1/6/11/16] to 100%

• Shifting Sands (E)
• cost increased from 60 at all ranks to 100 at all ranks
• cooldown increased from 19/18/17/16/15 to 24/21/18/15/12
• damage AP ratio increased from 40% to 50%
• damage increased from 60/90/120/150/180 to 100/120/140/160/180
• shield lowered from 80/120/160/200/240 to 60/105/150/195/240

• Emporer's Divide (R) damage changed from 150/250/450 to 200/300/400

Kha'Zix

• Evolved Adaptive Cloaking  (Evolved R) -  Stealth linger after leaving brush lowered from [1.50 seconds] to [up to 1 second(s) if the brush is left immediately with a .25s minimum" [context] 

Ryze
[Ryze changes returning for more testing - Original context thread]

• Overload (Q) 
• Cost increased from 40 to 50/60/70/80/90
• [New Effect] Deals [20/24/28/32/36/40% at 1/4/7/10/13/16] additional damage as true damage to enemies with Flux (replaces E bonus damage mechanic)

• Rune Prison (W)
• [Removed] No longer has a mana cost
• [New Effect] Casting Rune Prison restores 6/7/8/9/10% of Ryze's maximum Mana
• Cooldown changed from 13/12/11/10/9 to 15/13/11/9/7
• Bonus mana increased from 1% to 4%
• CC type changed from [roots for 0.75 seconds] to [applies a 50% slow that decays over 1.25 seconds]

• Spell Flux (E)
• Cooldown changed from 3.25/3.00/2.75/2.50/2.25 to 3.5/3.0/2.5/2.0/1.5
• Cost increased from 60/70/80/90/100 to 60/80/100/120/140
• [Removed] Overload Damage Bonus (replaced by Q true damage mechanic)
• W Bonus changed from [Increased Root Duration] to [Roots instead of slowing]
• Bounce Radius (also applies to Q) lowered from 350 to 275
• [Added to tooltip] "Bounce ranges are significantly larger against champions, large minions, and large monsters."
• Spread Radius changed from [350 (center to center)] to [450 (center to edge) vs. champions , large minions, and large monsters]
• 200 (center to edge) vs. all other units
• Spread Damageincreased from 50% to 100%

Sion
[Context]

• HP regen lowered from 2 to 1.4
• Roar of the Slayer (E) 
• damage lowered from 70/105/140/175/210 to 50/75/100/125/150
• slow changed from 40/45/50/55/60% to 60% at all ranks
• armor reduction duration increased from 2.5 seconds to 4 seconds
• [Slow unaffected]
• "Armor reduction applies to passed through targets"

Context & Notes

1) On the Kha'Zix evolved R changes, GreaterBulgaWhale explained:

"Gonna clarify this mechanic since the tooltip isn't the most clear: it is 1s of TOTAL stealth time when you exit the brush (with a .25s minimum). 

ie: you spend .5s in brush, then exit, you only get .5s of stealth out of brush. you spend 1.5s in brush, then exit, you only get .25s of stealth out of brush. 

so its kinda: you get a private brush inside your brush..."

2) Phroxz0n noted context on the Sion changes in today's PBE Update:

"For a bit more context:

• Wanting Sion to not be able to max E and complete the lane.
• Still want him to be decent into some of the more short/mid-range ranged threats, but less with just E spam.
• Still want to be respectful to AD sion, regular tank Sion, (AP comet sion).
• Facilitate the EQ combo where possible to give him windowed threat against ranged and actually allow him to capitalise on it.
• Not be able to stonewall the lane so reliably, with rejuv beads coupled with high base HP regen."

3) Riot Axes noted Essence Reaver had other changes coming later this cycle:

"Swapping to a "first basic attack after you ult grants the buff" paradigm in testing. That's not locked in, but seems promising so far. (I believe it's bugged on PBE today though :/ )"

4) Here's an excerpt from 8.10 Jungle Changes - Iteration and Additional Context covering the Runic Echoes change in today's PBE Update:

"Also small extra note: we have version of Runic Echoes on PBE that we'll be pulling in favor of a different iteration that was receiving more positive internal feedback. The shape of that item looks more like the following: "

5) Make sure to check out Meddler's quick gameplay thoughts for May 2nd, including thoughts on midseason changes, a post on supports soon, Varus' W, and more!

PBE Chat with the Playtest Team - 8.10 

Here's Riot Novalas with the 8.10 PBE cycle's PBE chat with the Playtest team:

"Hey guys! 

I’m Riot Novalas & I’m a QA Analyst on Riot’s Playtest Team, a group of high elo players who work on Core Gameplay playing new and in dev content before they’re released. It’s our job to test the changes that our designers come up with to ensure that we’re introducing positive changes to League in terms of both balance and fun. 

Rather than a Patch Chat, we’re opting for a new approach these next few patch cycles. Lots of changes are planned in the upcoming patches and a lot of content is or has been on PBE for awhile. We’d like you guys to talk to us about your questions or concerns with upcoming content - We’ve tested a lot of it and would be more than happy to give you guys insight on how the changes are panning out. If you’d like us to test something in particular out - let us know and we can try to get it into a playtest. 

The biggest changes on PBE right now are the jungle changes & the Marksman changes. 

We’d love for players to get in on this & help the Playtest team make Patch 8.10 launch as smoothly as possible! 

Here’s a link to the content currently on the PBE.
https://www.surrenderat20.net/p/current-pbe-balance-changes.html

• Brandon "Roku" Davis
• Chris “Auberaun” Roberts
• Christy “Riot Ender L” Frierson
• Nick “Riot Endstep” Frijia
• Sigmundur “GangIeri” Helgason
• Arnor “Riot Hjarta” Halldorsson
• Miktat “Riot Koyuncu” Koyuncu
• Brian “Riot Madness Heroo” Pressoir
• Nabi “Riot Novalas” Barak
• Dan “Riot penguin” Hardison
• Robert “ROBERTxLEE” Lee
• Louis "nubblez" Carpetto"

Check out [THIS PAGE] for a comprehensive list of the new content & changes currently on the PBE as a part of this cycle or catch up with the individual update links below !

• 5/1 PBE Update: Pulsefire Riven, Shen, & Twisted Fate, Summoner Icons, Ward Skin & More