9.8 PBE Cycle

• Special loading screens added for Challenger Ahri and Challenger Nidalee, no details on how to obtain them yet:

• Zed's Japanese voiceover was updated on the PBE! Check it out here:

• New skin bios added this cycle:

• Skinline names:
• World Championship Winners 2019
• Forgotten Depths
• Conqueror
• Bios:
• Conqueror Varus: Commemorating the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational in Europe.
• Abyssal Nautilus: "Never once have I sailed these waves looking for missing divers. Something unnatural lives in the depths, and I fear what it does to these lost souls."
• Bear Cavalry Sejuani: Sejuani has taken to battle on an armored, one-eyed warbear the size of a shed, while swinging a land mine on a chain, wearing a delightfully vintage red-star hat. Good luck out there!
• Invictus Gaming Fiora: Honoring TheShy's winning performance as Fiora during the 2018 World Championship.
• Conqueror Alistar: Commemorating the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational in Europe.
• Uncle Ryze: Uncle Ryze wants YOU... to get on the rift!
• Invictus Gaming Kai'Sa: Honoring JackeyLove's winning performance as Kai'Sa during the 2018 World Championship.
• Invictus Gaming Camille: Honoring Ning's winning performance as Camille during the 2018 World Championship.
• Galaxy Slayer Zed: Zed was a promising Templar before he became host to the hivemind of ora and imbued with its alien essence. Able to morph his body into living weapons, he now sees himself as the perfect life form, deserving of all ora and destined to cleanse the galaxy of the weak.
• Deep Sea Nami: "I saw her! Where light ceases and one is alone with the cold darkness and the sea, she appeared before me-- a wordless, ancient thing, pulsing with an unearthly luster as vicious shapes twisted in the gloom beyond."
• K/DA Evelynn Prestige Edition: With that wild in her veins, K/DA Evelynn stomps into the spotlight, shimmering in a custom golden outfit from the Pop Music Awards. Only 'winning, winning' now.
• Festival Queen Anivia: For one week a year, Anivia takes a break from being a prophetic ice spirit of the Freljord, and takes off for warmer climes-- somewhere people will appreciate her samba.
• Deep One Kassadin: "Kassadin vanished at sea over fifty years ago. Whatever you saw down there-- if you did see anything-- it can't have been the same man I watched fall into the drink. And if it was... gods help us."
• Invictus Gaming Irelia: Honoring Duke's winning performance as Irelia during the 2018 World Championship.
• Deep Terror Thresh: "If there really was a kingdom beneath the sea, it must have been destroyed long ago. How else do you explain the revenants that prey upon these shores? How else does that thing-- Thresh-- exist, trapping our souls in his accursed diving bell?"
• Invictus Gaming Rakan: Honoring Baolan's winning performance as Rakan during the 2018 World Championship.
• Coral Reef Malphite: "When I was young, I used to watch our ships sail back to port-- but of late can't bring myself to look. For every vessel that docks, another runs aground of coral that was not there before. It's as though even the seabed has turned against us, slowly moving toward some unfathomable end."
• Invictus Gaming LeBlanc: Honoring Rookie's winning performance as LeBlanc during the 2018 World Championship.
• Deep Sea Kog'Maw: "Perhaps my old mind was deceived by the fury of the storm. Yet as we sank, I glimpsed a field of lights beneath the waves, a thousand eyes of wicked alabaster... they were dark things tearing into the flesh of our crew as if all they ever knew was hunger."

Balance Changes

Amumu
[Changelist]

• Cursed Touch (Passive) bonus damage increased from 10% to 13%

• Bandage Toss (Q)
• Cooldown lowered from 16/14/12/10/8 to 12/11/10/9/8
• [QoL change] Amumu now follows his target up to 2000 range from where Q was cast in the event his target moves (Cleanse, Tenacity, etc.) before Amumu arrives. 

• Mana Barrier (Passive)
• Shield Strength changed from [50% of current mana] to [30% of Max Mana]

• Static Field (R)
• [New Passive] "Lightning charges Blitzcrank's attacks, dealing an extra 100/150/200 (+20% AP) + 3% of his maximum Mana magic damage."

• Base attack speed increased from .625 to 0.644 

• Riposte (W) 
• CC Duration increased from 1.5 to 2
• Damage increased from 90/130/170/210/250 to 110/150/190/230/270

• Bladework (E)
• Cost changed from [40/45/50/55/60] to [40 at all ranks] 

• Captive Audience (E)
• Duration increased from 120 to 180
• Recharge changed from [28/27/26/25/24] to [28/25/22/19/16]

• Curtain Call (R) damage multiplier based on missing HP changed from [1x-3.5x] to [1x-4x] 

• AD lowered from 52 to 50
• Armor lowered from 28 to 26
• Attack speed ratio lowered from .695 to .667
• Divine Ascent (Passive) ranks are now based on Kayle's level rather than skill points 

• Shadow Step (E) cooldown set to 8 seconds when in Shadow Assassin form.

• Staggering Blow (Passive) duration changed from [.5/.75/1/1.25/1.5 (levels 1/6/11/16/18)] to [.75/1/1.25/1.5 (levels 1/6/11/16]

• Dredge Line (Q) damage increased from [80/120/160/200/240 (+75%AP)] to [100/145/190/235/280 (+90%AP)]

Ornn

[Changelist]

• Living Forge (Passive)
• Forgefire Cape
• Health increased from 625 to 750
• Armor increased from 90 to 100
• Infernal Mask 
• Health increased from 550 to 750
• Magic resist increased from 90 to 100
• Frozen Fist (not yet in game!)
• Armor increased from 95 to 125

Renekton
[Changelist]

• HP increased from 572.16 to 575 
• Attack speed growth increased from 2.65% to 2.75% 
• Armor growth increased from 3.8 to 4 
• Cull the Meek (Q) 
• healing against champions increased from 3x to 4x
• fury bonus healing cap increased from 150/225/300/375/450 to 200/300/400/500/600

Sejuani
[Changelist]

• Winter's Wrath (W)
• W1 max health as damage increased from 1.5% to 2%
• W2 max health as damage increased from 4.5% to 6% 

Singed
[Changelist]

• HP5 increased from 8 to 9.5
• Mega Adhesive (W) slow increased from 40% to 60%

• Fling (E) cost lowered from 80/95/110/125/140 to 60/70/80/90/100 

• Base Mana Regen increased from 1.92 to 2.5
• Mana Regen per level increased from 0.09 to 0.15
• Mana/lvl up increased from 20 to 25
• Base damage lowered from 54 to 51
• Attack speed per level lowered from 3.38 to 2
• Toxic Shot (Passive)
• Teemo’s basic attacks now deal 8-50 bonus magic damage and leave a Poison DoT that deals 24-180 magic damage over 4 seconds.
• Toxic Shot damage (both the on-hit and the DoT) is amped by 50% whenever there are other Poison debuffs on the target

• Blinding Dart (Q)
• Base damage lowered from 80/125/170/215/260 to 70/105/140/175/210
• mana cost increased from 70/75/80/85/90 to 80/85/90/95/100
• AP Ratio lowered from 0.8 to 0.6
• Now is a Poison Debuff

• Move Quick (W)
• No longer breaks stealth

• Guerilla Warfare (E)
• Cooldown: 40/37/34/31/28
• [New] "After a 2 second delay, Teemo becomes Invisible indefinitely if standing still or in brush, and can move up to 5/6/7/8/9 Teemos while out of brush, but any non-periodic damage from champions will break him out. Teemo can see 25% farther while stealthed. Upon breaking Guerilla Warfare, Teemo gains e20/30/40/50/60% Attack Speed for 3 seconds. While on cooldown, standing in brush will tick down guerilla Warfare's cooldown faster."
• Stealth duration while moving: 2/2.25/2.5/2.75/3

• Noxious Trap (R)
• Base Damage lowered from 200/325/450 to 150/250/350
• AP ratio lowered from 0.5 to 0.4
• Mushroom max ammo count up from [3 at all ranks] to [3/4/5]
• Traps now become invisible after 1 second
• Traps can continue to bounce on other traps

Trundle
[Changelist]

• Chomp (Q) bonus damage increased from 20/35/50/65/80 to 20/40/60/80/100

• Subjugate (R) cooldown lowered from 110/90/70 to 100/80/60

Zed
[Changelist]

• Razor Shuriken (Q) damage lowered from 90/125/160/195/230 to 80/115/150/185/220

• Living Shadow (W) cooldown increased from 20/18.5/17/15.5/14 to 22/20/18/16/14

• Now notes "Limited to 1 Tear item."

• Cost increased from 1500 to 1600
• Combine cost increased from 250 to 350

• Total cost increased from 3200 to 3300
• [Due to change in Bilgewater Cutlass cost]

• Combine cost lowered from 850 to 750
• [Due to change in Bilgewater Cutlass cost]

• Now notes "Limited to 1 Tear item."

• Now notes "Limited to 1 Tear item."

• Now notes "Limited to 1 Tear item."

Stormrazor

[Changelist]

• Energized Effects Amp increased from 30% to 35%
• Energized Effects Decay changed from [Over 1s] to [Over 1.5s]

Tear of the Goddess

• Damage increased from 7% to 8%
• [Removed] No longer gives adaptive damage on champion takedowns