1/22 PBE Update: New skin splash arts, New Tristana splash art

[NOTE: Small patch went out in 1/23, reverting Tristana's new splash! Click here for more info.]

The PBE has been updated! Tonight's update includes splash art for Firecracker JinxWarring Kingdoms KatarinaWarring Kingdoms NidaleeSweetheart Annie, and Arclight Vel'Koz, as well as  an updated Tristana splash, Nemesis Draft art, new summoner icons, and much more!
Continue reading for more information!

(Warning: PBE Content is tentative and iterative - what you see may not reflect what eventually gets pushed to live servers! Manage your expectations accordingly. )

[1/23 Update - Tristana Splash Reverted]

A small patch went out on 1/23, reverting the new Tristana art added in 1/22's update as it will not be coming alongside her champion update in 5.2.

Here's Ququroon with more info:
[1] "Hey all, due to the unfinished state of Tristana's new splash, we'll be pulling it from her release to further iterate and polish on it."
[2] "We still plan to ship Tristana in 5.2, so you can still look forward to that. We'll update the splash later. Thank you for understanding."
[3] "If I wasn't clear, we want to get the new splash out as soon as possible, but when it's in a completed state.

She is now  back to having her current live splash:

Table of Contents


New Splash Art

Today's update is chock full of new splash art, both for Tristana's champion update and the five new champion skins we've seen hit the PBE during this cycle!

Tristana [REVERTED]


Check out our earlier PBE coverage for a complete look at Tristana's upcoming visual and gameplay updates, including her updated skins, new voiceover, and much more!


We also now have splash arts for the five new skins on the PBE - Firecracker Jinx, Warring Kingdoms Katarina, Warring Kingdoms Nidalee, Sweetheart Annie, and Arclight Vel'Koz!

Firecracker Jinx

Check out our comprehensive PBE post for a better look at Firecracker Jinx, an upcoming 1350 RP skin.

Warring Kingdoms Katarina 

Warring Kingdoms Nidalee

Arclight Vel'Koz

Check out our comprehensive PBE post for a better look at Arclight Vel'koz, an upcoming 1350 RP skin.

Sweetheart Annie

New Summoner Icons

Today's update also includes two new summoner icons! 
The Fizz icon has been confirmed as a reward for the OCE server's "OCEAN WEEK" event! No word yet on availability for other regions.

Nemesis Draft Art

Nemesis Draft, an upcoming featured game made where you draft the opposing team's champions, now has it's own mode select artwork!

Alistar Portrait Update

Alistar has received a few tweaks to his portrait icon.

Balance Changes

* Remember *: The PBE is a testing grounds for new, tentative, and sometimes radical changes. The changes you see below may be lacking context or other accompanying changes that didn't make it in - don't freak out! These are not official notes.

Champions

Nidalee

  • Prowl (Passive) - When Nidalee triggers Hunt on a neutral monster, it is now briefly rooted.
  • [Note: Remember, in an earlier update Nidalee's passive was changed to allow her to Hunt monsters in addition to champions.]


Riven
  • Riven's "auto quick combo" Q has been fixed - Her Q is now back to live functionality. 
Tristana
  • Base HP reduced to 542.76 from 552.76
  • Base Armor reduced to 22 from 24.04

Items

Stalker's Blade, Skirmisher's Sabre, Ranger's Trailblazer,  Poacher's Knife
  • Total cost increased to 850 from 750

All Jungle item enchantment variants
  • Recipe cost reduced by 100  but total cost remains at 2250 (due to tier 2 jungle item price increase)

Check out THIS PAGE for a comprehensive list of the new content in this PBE cycle or catch up with the individual update links below !

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