4.10 PBE Cycle

Primetime Draven

"Mic test...check...1..2, 3! It's Primetime Draven's cue to deal tons of damage on the PBE! o u o

Draaaaaaven had a little makeover and is now dressed to impress! In his Primetime Draven look, he's ready and eager to cast any sports event! 

• A new suit!
• New weapons (they look like dangerous mics!)
• A new VO/SFX set (like he's casting your game!)
• A new recall (summons a podium!)

(NOTE: As of 06-04, his SFX are not in yet! They will be soon though!) 

As players who get the first look at this in-progress skin, it would be wonderful to hear your thoughts and feelings on Draaaaaaaven's new 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!"

Sweeper Alistar

Goalkeeper Maokai

Superfan Gragas

Striker Lucian

Red Card Twisted Fate

Skarner TU

To go along with his kit changes ( which are listed below! ) , Skarner has received a update to his textures!

Old ( Left ) vs New ( Right )

Sandscourge Skarner

Old ( left ) vs New ( Right )

Earthrune Skarner

New Skarner Ability Icons

In addition to Nidalee & Tryndamere, Skarner has also received a new set of ability icons in this PBE cycle!

( Passive, Q , W , E , R )

"Futbol" ward skin

To go along with the five new skins, there is also a football themed ward skin!

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Updated Nidalee Ability Icons

"Hey guys, 

Nidalee has some gameplay changes headed her way, largely in the form of a modified passive and its interactions throughout her kit. These changes help reinforce a pattern of interaction between Nidalee and opponents, but since the changes are quite dramatic, they required changes to numbers and timings throughout her kit. I’ll be popping in and out of this thread while she’s on PBE to collect everyone’s feedback on her, so please feel free to leave it in the comments and I’ll try to get back to you. 

While all feedback is welcome at this point, the stuff that would be particularly useful is:

• Are Pounce and Swipe behaving the way you’d expect?
• Are you having difficulty using her Hunt Pounce effectively?
• How has your laning pattern changed compared to Live (both as and against Nidalee)?
• How do you feel in roaming cases using your modified brush passive?
• Did you notice any bugs on her?
• What items are you guys building on her to be successful?
• How was your experience building mainly Ability Power items?
• How was your experience building more bruiser items?
• Generally, where do you feel she is too strong/weak?

Thanks in advance for all your guys’ thoughts, 

Repertoir 

With that said, if you're interested in the full changelist, here it is below: 

"General:

• Basic attack hit timing adjusted to better match visual
• Death Recap now properly differentiates between Javelin Toss and Takedown, and Bushwhack and Pounce
• (R) Aspect of the Cougar now has 4 ranks and is automatically trained at level 1
• UI elements added to support modified passive 

(P) Prowl

• Movement Speed in brush reduced to 10% from 15%
• Movement Speed in brush is now increased to 30% while moving toward visible enemy champions within 5500 range
• Damaging champions with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack causes her to Hunt these targets for 4 seconds, granting Prowl’s increased Movement Speed toward them and enhancing her next Takedown, Pounce, and Swipe against them
• Nidalee ignores unit collision while Prowl and Hunt are active
• Nidalee gains vision of Hunted targets for the duration 

(Q) Javelin Toss

• Minimum base damage reduced to 50/75/100/125/150 from 55/95/140/185/230
• Maximum base damage reduced to 150/225/300/375/450 from 137/237/350/462/575
• Minimum Ability Power ratio reduced to 40% from 65%
• Maximum Ability Power ratio reduced to 120% from 162.5%
• Now deals maximum damage at 1300 range rather than 1500
• Missile height adjusted at (slightly closer to ground as missile travels)
• Missile particle adjusted slightly
• Missile width reduced to 30 from 60
• Applies the Hunt debuff to enemy champions hit 

(Q) Takedown

• Deals 33% increased damage to Hunted targets
• Minimum base damage reduced to 4/20/50/90 from x/40/70/100
• Maximum non Hunt base damage reduced to 10/50/125/225 from x/120/210/300
• Maximum Hunt base damage introduced at 13/67/167/300
• Maximum non Hunt Total Attack Damage ratio reduced to 250% from 300%
• Maximum Hunt Total Attack Damage ratio introduced at 333%
• Minimum non Hunt Ability Power ratio introduced at 24%
• Maximum non Hunt Ability Power ratio introduced at 60%
• Maximum Hunt Ability Power ratio introduced at 80%
• Now deals entirely magic damage instead of entirely physical damage
• Nidalee gains 75 Attack Range while Takedown is active 

(W) Bushwhack

• Ground duration reduced to 2 minutes from 4
• Debuff duration reduced to 4 seconds from 8
• Now only affects 1 enemy per trap
• Flat base damage reduced to 20/40/60/80/100 from 80/125/170/215/260
• Flat damage Ability Power ratio removed (was 40%)
• No longer shreds enemy Armor and Magic Resist
• Now additionally deals 12/14/16/18/20% (capped against neutrals) of the target’s current Health over its duration
• Now additionally deals 1% of the target’s current Health per 50 Ability power over its duration
• Cooldown reduced to 17/15/13/11/9 from 18 at all ranks
• Mana cost reduced to 40/45/50/55/60 from 60/75/90/105/120
• Team color indicators added to better indicate trigger radius
• Persistent pulsing particle adjusted for better visibility
• Applies the Hunt debuff to enemy champions hit 

(W) Pounce

• Now moves toward the player’s cursor rather than Nidalee’s current facing
• Base damage reduced to 50/100/150/200 from x/125/175/225
• Ability Power ratio reduced to 30% from 40%
• Cooldown increased to 5 seconds from 3.5
• Can now be used to jump to Hunted targets at up to 700 range by hovering the cursor over the Hunted target
• Killing a unit while in Cougar form reduces Pounce’s current cooldown to 1 second if it is currently higher 

(E) Primal Surge

• Base healing adjusted to 45/85/125/165/205 from 50/85/120/155/190
• Ability Power ratio reduced to 50% from 70%
• Cooldown increased to 12 seconds from 10 

(E) Swipe

• Now targets toward the player’s cursor rather than Nidalee’s current facing
• Base damage reduced to 70/130/190/250 from x/150/225/300
• Ability Power ratio reduced to 45% from 60%
• Swiping a Hunted target reduces Pounce’s current cooldown to 1 second if it is currently higher
• Cooldown reduced to 5 seconds from 6 

(R) Aspect of the Cougar

• No longer grants 20 Movement Speed while in Cougar form
• Cooldown adjusted to 3 seconds from 4 "

Duo Queue Restrictions

 Here's Socrates with info on upcoming ranked duo queue restrictions that are now available for testing!

"Players, 

We’re continually working towards improving the quality of ranked play. Beginning with patch 4.10, we’re introducing a new restriction for ranked duo queues so players will only be able to duo queue with teammates ranked between one full tier above or below them. For example, if you are Silver, you’ll be able to duo with players ranked Bronze to Gold. 

We found that the vast majority of duos already invite players within these thresholds and games that had duos outside of these limits are perceived as lower quality. This also closes some loopholes that allow the potential for undermining the matchmaking system via smurf accounts. 

Unseeded players who played in the previous season will use their previous season solo queue rank to determine duo eligibility. Unseeded players who have never played ranked will be able to invite Gold, Silver or Bronze players. 

We strive to make ranked the pinnacle of competitive League play, and this restriction is meant to uphold the integrity of that competition while still allowing play between friends. 

As always, share your comments and feedback below. 

Happy hunting, 

Socrates"

New Audio Engine on PBE - Continued Testing!

"Hey Summoners! 

For the next day or so we'll be turning on our new audio engine again for another round of testing on the PBE! With each patch we are getting a little bit closer to activating the new audio engine, and we want to continue PBE testing to ensure the switch goes smoothly! 

If you find a sound that doesn't work, or if you want to leave feedback about the way things sound, just leave a comment on this thread! We’ll be actively monitoring it and replying to your questions and concerns. Please let us know what equipment you’re using for audio (Stereo headphones vs. 5.1 surround sound speakers, Sound Blast Zx vs. Realtek HD Audio) so we can help narrow down the cause of the issues. 

If you’re unsure how to get that your system info, here’s a handy guide for PC and one for Mac. 

Why are we changing audio engines? We’re looking to create a more immersive and engaging in-game league of legends audio experience, and this new engine will allow us to do a lot of cool things in the future. You can find a more in depth post about what to expect here."

Balance Changes

• Magic Resist per level increased to 1.25 from 0

• Drunken Rage ( W ) now lists "(max. 250 against monsters)".

• Taste Their Fear ( Q ) [ looks like the tooltip now lists the exact isolation damage increase of just saying "30%" - will need to confirm but looks like only a tooltip change ] 

• Magic resist lowered to 25 from 40
• Mana regeneration per 5 reduced to 10 from 15
• Passive: Mana restore on kill or assist increased to 15% from 12%

• Total cost increased to 1000 from 950*
• Attack Speed increased to 25% from 20%

Bilgewater Cutlass

• Life steal lowered to 8%  from 12%

Blade of the Ruined King

• Lifesteal lowered to 10% from 15%
• Passive: damage increased to 8% current health from 5%
• Active: damage lowered to 10% maximum health from 15%
• Active: Movement speed slow reduced to 25% from 30%

Bloodthirster

• Combine cost increased to 1100 from 850
• Total cost increased to 3500 from 3250
• Attack damage increased to 80 from 70.
• Life steal increased to 15% from 12%
• Passive granting  stacking AD and Lifesteal REMOVED.
• New Unique Passive: "Your life steal can now overheal you, granting a shield that can block from 50 to 440 damage, based on champion level. This shield decays rapidly if you have not taken or dealt damage in the last 15 seconds."

• Attack damage increased to 80 from 70.

Mercurial Scimitar

• Total cost increased to 3800 from 3700g
• Attack damage increased to 80 from 60
• Active: can now also give Movement Speed to Ranged champions. 
• Magic resist lowered to 45 from 50

Mikael's Crucible

• Recipe now: Chalice of Harmony + Forbidden Idol + 870 G
• Total cost increased to 2450g from 1600g
• Mana regeneration per 5 increased to 20 from 10
• Cooldown reduction increased to 10% from 0%

Morellonomicon

• Ability power increased to 80 from 75
• Mana regeneration per 5 lowered to 10 from 12

Randuin's Omen

• Attack speed slow reduced to 10% from 15%
• Movement speed slow REMOVED. 0% from 10%

Runnan's Hurricane

• Total priced remains at 2400g
• Recipe price lowered to 600 from 700 ( due to 50g from each dagger in recipe ) 

Vampiric Scepter

• Life steal lowered to 8% from 10%

Warden's Mail

• Attack speed slow reduced to 10% from 15%

Wit's End

• Total cost increased to 2500 from 2400
• Recipe cost increased to 750 from 700 ( other 50g to total price from dagger increase ) 
• Attack Speed increased to  50% from 42 %

Youmuu's Ghost Blade

• Active: Now lasts for 6 seconds for ranged champions, up from 4.

Zeal

• Total Cost decreased to 1100 from 1175g
• Attack speed increased to 20% from 18% 

• Recipe: Forbidden Idol + Aether Wisp + 550g
• Total Cost = 2200g
• 30 AP
• 10 mp5
• 10% cooldown reduction
• 8% movement speed (unique)
• Unique Passive: "Your heals and shields on another unit grant them 25% attack speed for 6 seconds. This does not include regeneration effects or effects on yourself " 

• Build Path: Vamp Scepter + Pickaxe + 975 gold
• Total Cost: 2650g
• 50 AD
• 10% Life Steal
• 10% Cooldown Reduction
• Unique Passive: You gain 2% to 8% of damage dealt by basic attacks as Mana. Mana restore increases based on how much mana you are missing.

the VFX for this item are just little blue swirls coming out of opponent and going into you.

Teleport

• Reduced cooldown for Teleporting to an allied turret increased to  240 seconds from 200.

• Movement speed duration lowered to 1 second from 2 seconds