8.15 PBE Cycle

Below you will find a comprehensive list of new content, balance changes, and whatever else  is included in the current PBE cycle! Be aware that these changes are extremely tentative, there is a possibility that things you see below will be changed or even reverted prior to the live patch.

( Note: As the cycle continues, some images may be outdated! )

• Champion Update - Akali
• Akali, the Rogue Assassin
• Stats & Abilities
• Voiceover
• Lore
• Updated Skins
• Stinger Akali
• Infernal Akali
• All-Star Akali
• Nurse Akali
• Blood Moon Akali
• Silverfang Akali
• Headhunter Akali
• Sashimi Akali
• New Skins
• Pool Party Caitlyn
• Pool Party Gangplank
• Pool Party Zoe 
• New Chroma
• New Emotes
• New Summoner Icons
• New Ward Skins
• Akali Login Theme
• Pool Party 2018 Login Theme
• Miscellaneous 
• Balance Changes
• Patch History

Champion Update - Akali

Following her gameplay trailer and reveal, Akali's champion update is now on the PBE including a new look, new kit, and updated skins.

Before we get into the sneaky details, here's Riot Ranger XIV with an Akali bug thread:

"Hey there! 

Today is the day that Akali is hitting PBE. We're still working on a bit of the polish and some of the final assets but we are very close! You might experience a bug or two when playing her or against her. I'd love to hear about them to ensure we have as close to a perfect product as possible. So if you could put down as much information about the bug in this thread that will really help me. Thank you very much! 

Infernal Akali will be disabled today because her E was optimized and it made it a giant pizza box. It is fixed and will be playable tomorrow! Thank you very much for understanding. 

Please keep this thread related to bugs. I will try to poke my head into other threads to answer questions from players and provide clarity. Thank you very much! 

-Ranger"

Akali Gameplay Feedback Mega-Thread by CertainlyT also up on PBE boards:

"gameplay testing. The worst issues (for example, her Q sometimes reverted to rank 1 for the entire game) should be fixed as of now. 

So let's talk about how we intend Akali to function in game. 

-- She remains an assassin -- burst damage and target access are her strengths.
-- In lane, she moves between a calculated, attritional laning phase and a brutal rushdown when her R is available.
- Be aware that her R cooldown is long, so if you don't make those ults count, you'll probably end up behind.
-- Many of her lane matchups are even to challenging pre-6 (a nod to Live Akali), but her skirmishing in 2v2s with the jungler is excellent. Indeed, Akali excels in small group PvP throughout the game.
- We think she is an effective midlaner into most matchups and a situational pick top/bot, depending on lane matchup.
- We have not had success jungling her (at least not building AP) due to her low sustained damage output and are happy with this, as Twilight Shroud requires enemies be able to predict when Akali might dive them.
- As a snowball dependent champ, she is a poor support.
-- As the game progresses, we tend to play her flexibly.
- Against teams without top-tier duelists, she is an excellent split pusher, threatening to kill a lone defender even under the safety of their own tower.
- Where that isn't possible, she can control team fights with Twilight Shroud and capitalize quickly on even brief ally CC to secure kills for her team.
- She's uniquely capable of creating a deep, sustained zone of threat against the enemy backline in group fights, keeping them from rushing past into her own back line.

As a starting point for feedback, I'd love to hear from those who play her today and onward whether you feel these statements are accurate and desirable. Beyond that, I'm happy to answer and questions you have about the gameplay of her update and will be reading your thoughts on it closely over the coming two weeks.

Thanks for your playtesting time. I know it can be time consuming to provide feedback, but it makes a big difference in the quality of the final product. So get out there, play some Akali and let me know how she feels." 

Akali, the Rogue Assassin

Stats & Abilities

Stats:

• Base HP: 550
• HP Per Level: 85
• Energy: 200
• HP Regen: 0.7
• HP Regen Growth: 0.1
• Base MR: 32
• MR Per Level: 1.25
• Base AD: 64.4
• AD per level: 3.3
• Base Armor:  23
• Armor Growth: ~
• Attack Speed: 0.625
• Attack Speed Growth:   3.2
• Base Move Speed: 345
• Attack Range: 125

Assassin's Mark (Passive)

Dealing spell damage to a champion reveals an energy ring around them. 

When Akali crosses the ring, she extends her kama and empowers it. Her next attack has doubled range, deals [39-180 based on level] (+90% bAD)(+70% AP) bonus magic damage, and restores [10 - 30 based on level] energy.

Five Point Strike (Q)

Cooldown: 1.5s
Cost: 100/95/90/85/80 energy

Slings kunai in an arc, dealing 25/50/75/100/125 (+ 65% tAD)(+50% AP) magic damage. Enemies at the tip are briefly slowed. 

If cast near full energy, Akali also heals for [5-20 based on level] (+ 20% tAD) (+ 20% AP). 

At max rank, deals 133% damage to minions and monsters."

Twilight Shroud (W)

Cooldown: 17/15.5/14/12.5/11
Cost: RESTORES 40/50/60/70/80 energy

Drops a smoke bomb, unleashing a spreading cover of smoke that obscures Akali from enemy vision and grants her 20/25/30/35/40% movement speed. 

Twilight Shroud lasts 5/5.5/6/6.5/7 seconds. Entering or exiting obscured extends Shroud's duration by 0.5 second, up to 8 seconds. 

While obscured, Akali is stealthed and cannot be selected by hostile spells or attacks, including by towers, even if revealed.

• Twilight Shroud's cooldown starts once the cloud disappears. 
• The cloud's remaining duration is shown around the icon on the ability bar. 

Shuriken Flip (E)

Cooldown: 16/14.5/13/11.5/10s
Cost: 30 energy

Flip backward and fire a shuriken forward, dealing 60/90/120/150/180 (+70% bAD) physical damage and marking the first enemy or smoke cloud hit. 

Re-cast: Dash to the marked target, dealing the same damage.

Perfect Execution (R)

Cooldown: 120s/100/80
Cost: None

Two dashes: The first vaults over enemies, stunning for 0.5 seconds and dealing 120/180/240 (+50% bAD) physical damage.

The second is a piercing thrust that executes, dealing 120/180/240 (+30% AP) to 300/450/600 (90% AP) magic damage based on missing health.

Voiceover

Here's Akali's full voiceover, clocking in at under 5 minutes:


She also has a set of special interactions:


Akali's new choose and ban quotes are also on the PBE:

Choose: "Fear the assassin with no master." 

Ban: "You're scared. Good to know."

Lore

Akali has new in-client lore:

"Abandoning the Kinkou Order and her title of the Fist of Shadow, Akali now strikes alone, ready to be the deadly weapon her people need. Though she holds onto all she learned from her master Shen, she has pledged to defend Ionia from its enemies, one kill at a time. Akali may strike in silence, but her message will be heard loud and clear: fear the assassin with no master."

 Akali's full updated bio can be found on Universe.

Updated Skins

With Akali's update comes updates to her eight skins!

Stinger Akali

Infernal Akali

New Skins

Three new Pool Party skins are splashing into the PBE for Caitlyn, Gangplank, and Zoe.

"Hey summ--players, I’m back with the Caitlyn ready to party at the pool. Get some supersoaker action right now on PBE! 

• New model and textures - Featuring a high-powered water rifle
• New Spell VFX - Sea what sea creatures we put in.
• New SFX - Watery action never felt so critical.
• New recall animation - Keeping the party crabs busy. 

Pool Party Caitlyn is now soaking in the sun on PBE! Report back here with any bugs that occured or feedback that you have. If you’ve got any questions, I’ll be the support you need to carry your bugs and feedback to the team. 

Pool Party Caitlyn is currently set at 1350 RP (subject to change)."

"Hello gamers, it’s KiWiKiD again with POOOOOL Party Gangplank! Stroll along the beach with hot bod Gangplank and blow some watermelons up on your foes. 

• New model and textures - Ready to swim, dance, and party all in one.
• New Spell VFX - Explosive watermelons, fiery spatulas, and more!
• New SFX - That oh-so-satisfying water pump Q.
• New recall animation - Steaks. Steaks for all. 

Pool Party Gangplank is now available on PBE! Go forth and show some players how strong watermelons can really be. Report back here with any bugs that occured or feedback that you have. If you’ve got any questions, you know who to call. Me! 

Pool Party Gangplank is currently set at 1350 RP (subject to change)."

Here's Riot KiWiKiD with a feedback thread for Pool Party Zoe:

"KiWiKiD here taking you out to the ocean to meet Pool Party Zoe! Skip a long with her along the sands of the Runeterra. 

• New model and textures - Featuring breezy turquoise-blue hair that couldn’t look better in the sun.
• New Spell VFX - Incite some beach memories with every spell!
• New SFX - SFX on all spells!! Paddleboarding is as fun as ever.
• New recall animation - Don’t dive into their fountain, dive back into your fountain. 

Pool Party Zoe is now available on PBE! Go one-watershot some people. Remember to report back here with any bugs that occured or feedback that you have. And of course: If you’ve got any questions, I’m here for them, and you. 

Pool Party Zoe is currently set at 1350 RP (subject to change)."

New Emotes

Four new summoner emotes were added this cycle - "Shell Shocked", "Snoozy Poro", "Pool Party Pengu", and "Pool Party 2018":

New Summoner Icons

In addition to the new skins, we also have a total of six pool party themed icons!'

Fifteen other summoner icons were also added. Each appear to be for Youtubers or Creators (and several appear from BR server). More information on these can be found here - they are part of a new program to bring new players to league .

New Ward Skins

Three new ward skins featuring a Pengu surfing on a killer wave.

Miscellaneous 

• Akali's face in the background Surgeon Shen's splash art has been updated to go along with champion update.