9-20 PBE Update: Kha'Zix, New skins, Soraka Update, and more!

Posted on at 7:41 PM by Moobeat
The PBE has been updated with a massive patch, including a new champion, new skins, new features, and more!
Continue reading for anything and everything about our new champion Kha'Zix, shots of the new Tryndamere and Olaf skins, previews of  the newly updated Soraka models, examples of the new Honor system, balance changes, and some tiny odds and ends, including changes to wards and Co-Op Vs AI.

( REMEMBER: All PBE information is tentative and subject to change. There is a reason Riot puts these things up for testing and doesn't just push them to live :P )

Just as you might have guessed, both Kha'Zix and his release skin, Mecha Kha'Zix, are now available for testing on the PBE! Below is a look at his splash art,voice overs, abilities & ratios, lore, and Rengar's special interaction with him, as well as a preview of his Mecha Kha'Zix skin.
Kha'Zix

Abilities:
Unseen Threat ( Passive )
When Kha'Zix is not visible to the enemy team, he gains Unseen Threat, causging his next basic attack against an enemy champion to deal X (+ .5 AP ) bonus magic damage and slow by 35% for 2 seconds.
Taste Their Fear ( Q ) 
Example of Animation and Ranges
Mana cost: 25 / 25 / 25 / 25 / 25
Cooldown: 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.5 seconds.

Passive: Marks Enemies who are isolated from nearby allies.
Active: Deals 70 / 100 /130 / 160 / 190 ( +1.6 bonus AD ) physical damage. If the target is isolated, the amount is increased to 100 / 145 / 190 / 235/ 280 (+2.4 bonus AD ) 
Evolved Enlarged Claws: Increases damage to isolated enemies by 12% of their missing health ( max 200 vs monsters ). Increases range of Taste Their Fear and Kha'Zix's Basic Attacks by 50
Void Spike ( W ) 
Example of Animation and Ranges
Mana cost: 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 /  100
Cooldown: 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 seconds.

Fires exploding spikes, dealing 75 / 115 / 155 / 195 / 235 ( +.9 bonus AD) physical damage to all nearby enemies. Heals Kha'Zix for 40 / 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 ( +.5 AP) if he is within the explosion Radius

Evolved Spike Racks: Void Spike fires three spikes in a cone. Consumes Unseen Threat to slow and damage all enemies struck.
Leap ( E ) 
Example of Animation and Ranges
Mana cost: 50 / 50 / 50 / 50 / 50
Cooldown: 22 / 20 / 18 / 16 / 14 seconds

Leaps to target area, dealing 65 / 100/ 135/ 170/ 205 ( .8 AD ) physical damage.

Evolved Wings: Increases Leap's range. Kills and Assists will refresh cooldown of leap.
Void Assault ( R ) 
Mana cost: 100 / 100 / 100.
Cooldown: 100 / 90 / 80 seconds.

Passive: Ranking up Void Assault allows Kha'Zix to evolve one of his abilities.

Active: Stealth for 1 second. Actives Unseen Threat and increases his Movement speed by 40%. Void Assault can be cast a second time within 10 seconds.

Evolved Active Camouflage: Void Assault can be cast three times. Kha'Zix takes 40% reduced damage while in stealth.
Every time you level you are presented with your EVOLVE bar. You can upgrade each ability but only receive three points from leveling your ultimate. Apparently, You can receive a 4th evolution point by scoring a pentakill.
Your appearance also changes as you evolve. It varies by order, but here is an example of wings, claws, spikes.
Evolving your ultimate turns Kha'Zix red. Shown above is wing's and ultimate evolved.
Lore entry, screen capped from client.
Rengar's hidden passive with Kha'Zix changes the name ( doesn't give bonus stacks or anything ) of his Bonetooth necklace to "Head of Kha'Zix" after killing him. Thanks to redditor HansVonBurger for the shot.
Mecha Kha'Zix
The splash art is not yet finished in this PBE build.

A few new skins snuck into this patch, including the previously announced Sultan Tryndamere and Pentakill Olaf, the long awaited last member to Runeterra's heaviest band!

Sultan Tryndamere

Pentakill Olaf
The splash art is not yet finished in this PBE build.


As we saw expected from the reveal earlier, Soraka's visual update is included in this PBE patch. In addition to the new model for every skin, his update includes all new voice overs, splash arts ( except  for Divine ), animations, and particles.
Soraka's new default skin and her updated Dryad & Divine skins.
Soraka

Dryad Soraka
Divine Soraka
The splash art for this skin wasn't updated.

The new Honor system was implemented this patch but has not yet been enabled. Here are some preview shots of where you can find the system in game and what options you have for honoring your fellow summoners.
Small icons on your profile page, view able by others.

This PBE patch also had a few balance changes, namely buffs for both Syndra and the Zhoyna's Hour glass item.

Syndra
  • Dark Sphere ( Q ): Damage increased to 70/110/150/190/230 ( +.6 AP ) from 60/100/140/180/220 (+.5 AP).  Mana cost also reduced to 40/50/60/70/80 from 50/60/70/80/90.
  • Unleashed Power ( R ): AP scaling increased to by .2 from .15

Items
  • Zhonya's Hourglass activated duration increased to 2.5 from 2.0

Lastly we have a few odds and ends to wrap up.

Intermediate bots now wear random skins instead of just using the default skins for each champion. This is the best change ever.


Wards now have a small symbol above their head, presumably to help improve the readability that one detects stealth ( same graphic as oracles ) and the other doesn't; Just a guess!

To the dismay of some and the delight  of others, the "new" Lux Splash is gone and the old one is back in it's place. I can only assume Riot heard the complaints of the communtiy and is working to fix it up.


P,S: Thanks to all of you guys on the PBE who helped me snag shots <3!

181 comments

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    1. Oh yah, i almost forgot the new riot staff, "grumpy monkey" who could have been the creator of the new champion. N i assume the champion tht hidden in bunny riven skin could be the next "void" champion that based on sand which is also leaked in the very long time post of moobeat :3 Any thought about this anyone? :)

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    2. Grumpy Monkey has been around for a good bit. Not incredibly long, but we've known him. He's an art person. He does art.

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    3. You forgot that you can upgrade again if you get a pentakill

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    4. ???? is this true? upgrade on penta?

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    5. Why remove the new Lux art? Maybe just change her stance?, so that she wouldn't look that she took drugs before goin' to the League. Anyways, both old or the new splash art would do, what important is her in-game experience.

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  2. 10/10 would buy all Soraka's skins again.

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  3. Can't wait to see all the new stuff! :D

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  4. Can't wait for the rest of the skin splash art to load :]

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  5. in before! PENTA KILL OLAF?!!!

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    1. Pentakill olaf ?
      Wtf Riot...

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    2. I really wanted Pentakill Draven. One because people could actually make a legit Pentakill team, and two because now I don't know whether I should choose Brolaf or Pentakill Olaf for my games. D:

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    3. Except that since meta's change the validity of a legit team would be up in the air.

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    4. im glad olaf is getting a new skin.....he needs it

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  6. Dryad Soraka looks like a Night Elf from Warcraft

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    1. or you know she looks like a 2 legged dryad from warcraft *shrug*

      http://www.wowwiki.com/Dryad

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    2. Or, guess what, all look like the Dryad in Greek mythology. How about that?

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  7. YOURE KHA ZIX RELEASE SKIN

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  8. Man, the Pentakill band is now a weird comp. No ad carry ; - ; (cries as draven didn't make the cut)

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    1. maybe they'll be like Slipknot and have multiple drummers....except their band wouldn't suck. (Yes, I went there)

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    2. Olaf melee AD carry? His ult should actually make it decent, I think, because then he wouldn't get stunned and killed, but could life steal everything back.

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    3. Commandos have no ad carry also

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    4. Lux ADC
      J4 Support
      Galio Mid
      Xin Jungle
      Garen Top
      BOOM!

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  9. Olaf already has Brolaf!

    Should've been Pentakill Draven lol

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    1. Brolaf is legendary.
      Pentakill isn't legendary.

      Olaf's other skins were crap. He NEEDED a good non-legendary skin. >.>

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    2. Thiiiiiis! I would have preferred Draven.

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  10. That Pentakill skin :D

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  11. Trynd skin looks as expected.
    Could have used a bigger and more curly mustache tho'!

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  12. Kyah~ Thank you so much for posting all this Moobeat! x3

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    1. UGUUUUU~ Soraka is so Kawaii~ My Waifu!

      No but seriously, Stop.

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    2. Ick. I just like the "~" at the end of things. >.> I don't do all that kawaii waifu crap. -.- Don't group me with them. -.-

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    3. Thanks Anon, I won't let them get me down. They're probably gonna be single forever with attitudes like that. I have everything I need in life, a loving husband, and a beautiful family. x3

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  13. Thanks for keeping us updated! love what you do for us :)

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    1. cuz you were rubbing my weiner while i posted... oh wait that was me :/

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  14. all side boobs of Soraka are gone

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  15. Lux splash back to default?! Must have not been completely happy with it.

    Oh a side note, PENTAKILL OLAF \m/

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  16. Nooo! I like more the new splash of Lux :(

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  17. Soraka looks like pedo bait now.

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    1. Wait you mean the star child... looks like a child?

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    2. "Star Child" does not necessarily mean that the person in question is actually a child. It's a title. "Star Woman" doesn't have the same ring.

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    3. I did not know kids have huge tits and asses... or goat legs.

      Do you live in Chernobyl?

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  18. This. Olaf has enough skins and the Pentakill one doesn't even look that good.
    Rumble would have been perfect for it.

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  19. omg a placeholder for kha zix's alternate skin!!!!

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  20. any files for the kha skin in their?

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  21. Those hips on Divine Soraka, that's where the chocolates go to...

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    1. Do the hips move on their own?

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    2. I overlapped the Dryad + Divine and the legs actually fit right in...must be some kind of illusion o-o;

      http://i49.tinypic.com/k9bbsw.jpg

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  22. more upvotes for you moo! i know this helps ur traffic <3


    http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1089fh/new_stuff_on_the_920_pbe_looks_like_soraka_stuff/

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    1. i stalk u more :P

      http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?p=29484849#post29484849

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  23. Pentakill Olaf, the Metal Demon Cowboy.

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  24. Divine Soraka better have sideboob

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  25. Dont like that Olaf skin :/

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  26. Scyther and Scizor

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  27. BATTLECAST KHA ZIX?

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  28. Soraka looks like 60years younger.

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  29. So Full Metal Kha'Zix or Battlecast Kha'Zix.

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    1. The remaining Battlecast skin goes to Skarner, Kog and Anivia

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    2. Guys.

      B-E-A-T-L-E-B-O-R-G-S

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    3. Just Mecha, huh? Oh well.
      Got done playing both skins, but didn't pay attention to the name.
      He's awesome and will probably be the first champ I take up jungling with.
      Also I think he's the first champ to have three jokes and three taunts.

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    4. MeKHA-Zix or Mecha-Zix, either works.

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  30. "NO ONE EXPECTS THE BANANA"

    AHAHHAHAHAHAHHHA epic

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  31. "Yes. That was a banana. Hu hu hu ... No one espects the banana."


    M I N D B L O W !

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  32. Finally, the pentakill drummer!

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  33. Yes...That was a banana..hehe, no one expects the banana.

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  34. I need more RP, I don't want to have to decide between mech Kha'Zix (good chance of becoming a main) and Pentakill Olaf (a main)

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  35. Someone linked me this http://www.reignofgaming.net/

    I still <3 u S@20 :)

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  36. YES! Kha'Zix gets a gundam skin

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  37. Hey! All items use multiple lines of text for passives and Uniques instead of wrapping now.

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  38. HUGE update Moobeat: bots will now wear skins.

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  39. - I liked the new Lux splash.
    - Olaf is great, but I seriously was hoping Draven would become the drummer for Pentakill.
    - Can't wait for Soraka (even though it's looks Avatary)

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  40. Actually glad it is Olaf that got the Pentakill skin. Comp may be a little weird, but still makes some sense.

    -Olaf Jungle
    -Karthus Mid
    -Morde Top
    -Sona Support
    -Yorick AD

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    1. I'd prob switch Yorick to support and Sona to ad.

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    2. w/e you try Draven ad spot can't be taken by any of the 5 you named.
      said yorick ad lol.

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  41. The one thing I'm confused by, is that if soraka is now mortal, why does she have goat legs?

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    1. Mortality does not imply humanity...

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  42. the new lux splash art was better than the old one. it still sucked. her face looked creepy, her body was twisted in a way, it just looked inhuman (just look at her right wrist) and her neck looked broken.

    a lot about it was good, the higher quality and the rainbow effect. she looked more mature, which isnt bad. according to her lore shes somehwere between 25 and 30 years old.

    but it just needs further touching up.

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  43. Zhonya's Hourglass BUFF ?

    Morgana is pleased.

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    1. well zhonya pleases many ap carry , karth is pleased too.

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  44. I was playing Kha'Zix on PBE against bots and I noticed something. When I got a pentakill I received another evolution point. I just came here to ask if anyone can confirm this, or if I just had a weird bug.

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    1. Morello said something that might have alluded to this. I hope it's an actual hidden passive, it would be a great one!

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    2. BRB, testing for great justice

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    3. Thanks for the help.

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    4. Was there an enemy Rengar?

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  45. Wards also seemed to have been changed in looks, at least from spectator it does.

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  46. Dem AD ratios man, dean AD ratios...

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  47. Anyone know where i can see the Mecha splash art?

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  48. bots have skins now instead of default

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    1. also hovering over people on map shws stats

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    2. It shows stats on live.

      Do you have a screen shot of the bots?

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    3. Should add some HARD AI mode that gives more rewards but well... is like really HARD.

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  49. It will be pretty hard to chase this guy...

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  50. HERE MOOBEAT!

    http://youtu.be/niXNIejDNno

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  51. SORAKA IS SO BEAUTILFUL NOW!!
    She's gonna be my main support again, yaaaay ♥

    I'm waiting to see if Divine art is having an update :D

    I LOVE HER NEW ART/MODEL!

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    1. yup she is ;)
      U can flame me guys but i think riot doing now good job with evrything:
      champs, skins, reworks, splasharts, if championship will be too good i will kiss in face all guys in riot .... I PROMISE!!!!!;)

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  52. Not sure where you saw all the Lux splash art complaints - but the general consensus on Reddit was that it was amazing.
    If complaints were gonna make them change splash art Morgs new art would be gone - although I personally like it.

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  53. i cannot purchase pentakill olaf and the tryn skin.. were are they?? u.u

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  54. According to Morello, getting a pentakill with Kha'zix gives you a 4th evo point.

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    1. wait now every other champ in league is jealous...

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  55. Just a little error, under the three Soraka's new models you tiped wrong Dryad.
    Sorry had to do it, mein orthographic Führer demands it

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  56. I LOVE THE NEW SYSTEM HONOR :D ♥
    Then I will know when I meet good and helpful people!

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  57. Me Gusta New skin of Tryndamere that mustache, I hope riot will create a PENTAKILL Draven coz that will be freaking awesome.

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  58. I hope that small buff for Syndra makes a difference. She is so weak compared to other AP champs that is commonly used.

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    1. The flat buff alone would have secured at least 1 kill each time I played her so far. Also the buff to her ult looks small but moves the max realistic damage from 1.05 to 1.4. Although in most cases I think its better to consider it a buff from .9 to 1.2

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  59. What's with the CO-OP vs. AI changes? Did I just overread that?

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  60. Does Kha'Zix's head (for the passive with Rengar) still require stacks? Because it looks like it just gives the max stack abilities. That could get ugly quick.

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  61. So wait, you kill Kha'Zix and get 14 stacks immediately?

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  62. Oh yay, they're not putting in the Lux art.

    Poor moobeat, I know you wanted it. Ha.

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  63. mecha kha`zix is such a DISAPOINTMENT...
    only one skin, and same is garbage

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  64. Need a new Skin ? Why not Robot Skin ?

    Seriously... stahp it Riot, get some new Ideas, Robo skins are getting old ... and too much.

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    1. Was hoping for a water themed skin since most of the void champs have them.

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    2. lol, the skin reminds me of gundam, or an elite from halo

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  65. Why remove the new Lux art? Maybe just change her stance?, so that she wouldn't look that she took drugs before goin' to the League. Anyways, both old or the new splash art would do, what important is her in-game experience.

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  66. Kha'Zix is so damn cool. Can't wait to try him out.

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  67. Great post!

    This new Champ will be amazing and I can't wait!

    I have my doubts about the Honor system. Lot of people will only take extra action out of anger and will hardly take the time to reward good behaviour. (sad but true)

    Also the button is to small to open the console and players who don't know about the feature will look over it.

    I love the other additions to the game and the Soraka upgrade. I've been waiting a long time for it as a support player. :D

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  68. Dat Olaf skin.... must buy it.... must...PENTAKILLLLLLLLL

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  69. Bahh i loved the new lux skin at least she didn't look like something a 3-year old made. And supa excited 4 the new soraka stuff ... be4 she was simply to ugly 2 play :) *yeah some girls care about stuff like that*

    xoxo
    n00b with style :)

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  70. you dont get zix head after killing him as rengar, fake and gay, sadly though

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    1. you need a penta kill with a kha'zix on the enemy team..

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    2. you need a fully stacked bonetooth necklace before killing him

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  71. Looks more like a solo Top than jungler for me... and I am really happy about that :3

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  72. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LUXXXXX NOOOOO NOOO NOOO
    I WANT IT BACK NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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  73. Hey, thanks for all of these. I was just wondering if you had an idea about what happened to Lu Bu Jarvan IV which was datamined in August IIRC ? plz moobeat

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  74. I hate playing Soraka... but at least you have something nice to look at now.

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  75. I hope that are not all Syndra buffs, this will help nothing.

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  76. So, where da fok are the friends notes?

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  77. Their probably making new splash art again, hopefully lux gets even better one, i cant stand old one yet alone the model.

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  78. On a positive note the tooltip is saying mana cost on Q is going to be 80 on level 5 Q, so there are probably more Syndra buffs than mentioned.

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  79. REALLY upset Kha'Zix requires mana. he really shouldnt if rengar didnt. makes him expectionaly worse than rengaar in my book. and a 1 second stealth...not sure i like it.

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    1. and if they removed mana from Kha'Zix, you would say " booo riot rengar = kha'zix not original blablabla

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  80. riot should just stop messing with Lux. every time they do anything to the champion, it just pisses people off

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    1. Its made me happy almost ever time. Not sure she needed the ult name change but im happy they still acknowdge she exists even though shes, "not viable." Dx Waiting for the day when she is. I love that girly. IMMA FIRIN MAH LAZ0R

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  81. One interesting thing should be tested I heard a friend taht if u make a penta kill with him he get an extra evolution point so that way u can evolve all his abilities.

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  82. NOOOO!!! I liked this Lux splash =( *snif snif*

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  83. So, Battlecast Kha Zix?

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  84. Oh man, i loved the new/old lux Splash... why remove it?
    Rengar should get 2 stacks from killing Kha'zix, at least that... or a special "stack" effect

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  85. People who think Lux's splashart looked like she was on drugs, Clearly never did drugs.

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  86. Stoked for just about everything in this post.

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  87. Zhonya's Hourglass buff is an indirect Morgana buff...

    Oh, yeah, Kah'Zix looks epic. And so do the new Soraka splash arts, that new system of "honouring" and about everything else in this patch. GJ Riot.

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  88. ... thought the new splash was cute... old one reminds me of the splash's beta version...

    wish syndras mana costs and cool downs got buffed instead of damage but oh well

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  89. But they are, the author probably missed it, but it's obvious from picture that Q mana cost is reduced by 10.

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  90. Is that Cyber Katarina?

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  91. Hey MoonBeat, sent you a friend request on the PBE....uh yeah, don't totally expect you to accept it, but I figured as long as I know your PBE account(or one of them) I might as well try and add it - random person from the Internetz who Loves this blog A.K.A. Spaghettaboutit(Death By Irony [on the NA servers])

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  92. Soraka's new splash art looks too anime for me...but still very good.
    The Dryad skin looks awsome!!!!!!
    I cant w8 for the new skin.

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  93. Yeah, I can't wait to see the new Soraka skin. I love the re-work. My love for Iron Stylus knows no bounds now. They kept my healing unicorn right. I was so worried they were going to humanize or slut her up too much.

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  94. Does Kha'zix's w heal once if he is in the blast or once per enemy touched?

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  95. I really like the fact they picked Olaf for Pentakill's drummer and not Draven.

    As you can see, Yorick, Karthus, Sona, Mordekaiser and Olaf, ALL OF EM are from, would say, "actual-neutral places" (Shadow Isles, Ionia, ???, Lokfar), instead of remarkable-conflictive cities (or countries idk LOL) like Noxus or Demacia. So, IMO, I believe giving Draven that privilege would kinda disrupt the band's essence.

    Also, you cant just come into the League and make part of the most badass-METAL band of all Valoran, with all of those old-school eminences :P.

    So now, Brolaf or Pentakill?

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  96. Dont know if this is already available, but i found this.
    https://dl.dropbox.com/u/97406331/reward.jpg

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  97. Check out the petition I've started on the lore changes to Soraka and Warwick!

    http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=2600559

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  98. are those abyssal skypters olaf holds for drummsticks?

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    1. skin passive: olaf automatically gains 140 ap and 114 mr and lowers all mr of nearby champs by 40.

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  99. I might actually pick up Dryad Soraka.

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  100. "Intermediate bots now wear random skins instead of just using the default skins for each champion. This is the best change ever."


    Wow, 3 days ago I was JUST talking to my friend about this, that would be awesome if bots randomly pick a skin, it's a great way to promote them and also put some flavor ingame... My clairvoyance just went up a level!

    Also, I loved Lux new art... her old one looks like it was made with crayons. I will never understand LoL community.

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