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4/30 PBE Update: Yuumi, the Magical Cat, Battle Academia & Much More!

The PBE has been updated! As we start the 9.10 PBE cycle, today's patch includes our newest champion Yuumi, and her release skin Battle Principal Yuumi, six new Battle Academia skins, and much more!
Continue reading for more information!

(Warning: PBE Content is tentative and subject to change - what you see below may not reflect what eventually gets pushed to live servers at the end of the cycle! Manage your expectations accordingly.)

Table of Contents


New Champion: Yuumi

Our newest champion, Yuumi, the Magical Cat, is now available for testing on the PBE! Check out these links for more on Yuumi:

Yuumi, the Magical Cat

"A magical cat from Bandle City, Yuumi was once the familiar of a yordle enchantress, Norra. When her master mysteriously disappeared, Yuumi became the Keeper of Norra's sentient Book of Thresholds, traveling through portals in its pages to search for her. Yearning for affection, Yuumi seeks friendly companions to partner with on her journey, protecting them with luminous shields and fierce resolve. While Book strives to keep her on task, Yuumi is often drawn to worldly comforts, such as naps and fish. In the end, however, she always returns to her quest to find her friend."


Stats & Abilities


Stats:
  • Mana: 400
  • Mana Per Level: 45
  • HP Per Level: 70
  • Base HP: 432.36
  • HP/5: 7
  • HP Regen Per Level: 0.11
  • Base MR: 25
  • MR per Level: 0.3
  • Base AD: 55
  • AD Per Level: 3.1
  • Base Armor: 25
  • Armor Per Level: 3
  • Attack Speed Per Level: 1 
  • Base MoveSpeed: 330
  • Attack Range: 500

Abilities:

Bop 'n' Block (Passive)
Yuumi's attacks against a champion grant her a [50 - 330] (+40% AP) damage shield and restores [30 - 160] mana. This effect has a [20 - 8] second cooldown.
This shield follows Yuumi until broken, and will protect Yuumi's Attached ally while she has one. 
    • Shield: 50/55/60/70/80/90/105/120/135/150/170/190/210/230/255/280/305/330 
    • Mana: 30/38/45/53/61/68/76/84/91/99/106/114/122/129/137/145/152/160
    • Cooldown 20/19/18/17/16/15/14/13/12/11/10/9/8 at 1/2/4/5/6/8/9/11/12/14/15/16/18

Prowling Projectile (Q)
60/65/70/75/80 Mana
11/10/9/8/7s Cooldown
Yuumi summons an errant missile that deals 40/60/80/100/120 (+30% AP) magic damage to the first enemy hit. If the missile travels for 1 second before impacting, it deals 60/100/140/180/220 (+60% AP) magic damage instead and slows champions for 30/40/50/60/70% decaying over 1/1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4/1 seconds. 
If cast while Attached, Yuumi can control the missile using her mouse.

You and Me! (W)
0 Mana
10s Cooldown
Passive: Yuumi and the ally she's Attached to gain 5/9/13/17/21% of each other's Attack Damage or Ability Power, converted to Adaptive Force. 
Active: Yuumi dashes to an ally champion and Attaches to them. While Yuumi is Attached, she follows her partner's movement and is untargetable except from towers. 
Yuumi will grant: x Adaptive Force 

Zoomies (E)
60/70/80/90/100 Mana
0.5s Cooldown
Yuumi heals herself for 25/35/45/55/65 (+10% AP) to 50/70/90/110/130 (+40% AP), increasing based on missing health, and gains 25 (+10% AP)% movement speed decaying over 2 seconds. If Yuumi is Attached, this spell affects that ally instead. 
This spell has two charges. Yuumi gains a charge every 18/17/16/15/14 seconds.
Maximum healing at 20% health and below. 

Final Chapter (R)
100 Mana
130/110/90s Cooldown
Yuumi channels for 3.5 seconds, launching 7 waves dealing 60/80/100/120/140 (+20% AP) magic damage (extra missiles deal 40% damage). Champions hit by 3 or more waves are rooted for 1.75 seconds. 
Yuumi can move and cast You and Me! and Zoomies while channeling.

Voiceover

Yuumi VO:


Ban VO: "More of a dog person, huh?"

Choose VO: "You and me? We got this!"

Yuumi Special Interactions:


Lore

Yuumi's biography is available on her Universe page!


Release Skin

 Yuumi's release skin is Battle Principal Yuumi!

Battle Principal Yuumi

1350 RP
"Following the disappearance of two principals, Yuumi has stepped in as the acting head of Durandal Academy until either individual can be found and re-instated. As a powerful channeler of magic, she uses the academic registry book as a focus object to generate apocalyptic levels of energy\u2026 often while perched on a terrified student's head."


Champion Skins

Six new skins are now on the PBE, all from the new Battle Academia skin line:

Battle Academia Ezreal

1820 RP (Legendary)
"A young orphan initially thought devoid of any superhuman abilities, Ezreal had resigned himself to a normal life once he graduated middle school. But an encounter with a deadly threat awakened his slumbering potential, and now he finds himself a 1st year at the prestigious Durandal God-Weapon Academy, where's he's joined the ragtag Battle Club."




Here's Riot LoveStrut with a bugs & feedback thread for Battle Academia Ezreal:
"A young orphan initially thought devoid of any superhuman abilities, Ezreal had resigned himself to a normal life once he graduated middle school. But an encounter with a deadly threat awakened his slumbering potential, and now he finds himself a 1st year at the prestigious Durandal God-Weapon Academy, where’s he’s joined the ragtag Battle Club. 
Battle Bullets
  • New model and textures: Battle Academia Ezreal is sporting his Battle Club uniform and power gauntlet. His model and textures also change slightly during his Ult animation and change more drastically as his Passive stacks increase.
  • New VFX: Channeling his power through his gauntlet, Battle Academia Ezreal unleashes the his newfound powers on his enemies, and sometimes his classmates.
  • New SFX and VO lines: Audio to match his superhuman energy. He also gets new VO new lines and unique VO processing on his Ultimate ability that changes at each level of his Ultimate.
  • New animations: Every animation has been changed with lots of inspirations from various anime sources. Battle Academia Ezreal is slowly getting the hang of his newly awakened abilities, so you'll see his Ultimate ability cast animation change as he puts more points into Trueshot Barrage (or "Crimson Cobalt" as he likes to call it) to show his increasing mastery over his powers.
Battle Academia Ezreal is slated as a Legendary skin priced at 1820 RP (subject to change) is now available on PBE! We always love hearing your feedback and feelings! All bug reports and thoughts help us make these skins even more awesome, so please keep 'em coming! 
Thanks, cuties! <3"

Battle Academia Jayce


1350 RP
"A prestigious 2nd year whose face is known throughout the wider city of Durandal, Jayce is the class president, head of the world-renowned Luminary Club, and prodigious inventor of miraculous Jayce-branded technologies. He hopes his inventions will prevent the kind of tragedy that struck him in his youth, though he refuses to speak about what that was."


Here's Riot LoveStrut with a bugs & feedback thread for Battle Academia Jayce:
"A prestigious 2nd year whose face is known throughout the wider city of Durandal, Jayce is the class president, head of the world-renowned Luminary Club, and prodigious inventor of miraculous Jayce-branded technologies. He hopes his inventions will prevent the kind of tragedy that struck him in his youth, though he refuses to speak about what that was. 
Dashing Details 
  • New model and textures: Battle Academia Jayce sports his Luminary Club uniform but worn in his unique Jayce-branded style.
  • New VFX: Shocking new particles color his abilities as he strikes enemies with his inventions: the Mercury Hammer and Mercury Cannon.
  • New SFX: Powerful audio to match the strength of his electrifying inventions.
  • New animation: Battle Academia Jayce effortlessly slams and blasts away dummies during the school training exercise in his Recall. He also rides upon his weapon during his new Homeguard animation!
Battle Academia Jayce is slated as an Epic skin priced at 1350 RP (subject to change) is now available on PBE! We always love hearing your feedback and feelings! All bug reports and thoughts help us make these skins even more awesome, so please keep 'em coming! 
Thanks, cuties! <3"

Battle Academia Katarina

1350 RP
"Katarina is a rough-edged loner who stays far away from the politics of Durandal Academy. A 2nd year student with a chip on her shoulder, she is also a top member of the Assassin Club-- the only club on campus allowed to kill opponents in school-sanctioned duels. Few other students ever dare approach her."


Here's Riot KiWiKiD with a bugs & feedback thread for Battle Academia Katarina:
"Battle Academia Katarina is ready for PBE Bugs and Feedback!
This lethal gal is ready to execute any enemy that gets in her way. She’ll be showing up with: 
  • New model and textures - Pink hair for days. Admire while you can.
  • New spell VFX - Show off her deadly skills in purples and pink
  • New SFX - Sounds that match her precision and speed.
  • New recall animation - Always flaunting her acrobatics without compromising skill 
Battle Academia Katarina is now available on PBE! Give her all the takedowns you can, and do report back here with any bugs that occured or feedback that you have. Any questions are of course welcome as well. 
*Battle Academia Katarina is currently set at 1350 RP. (subject to change)"

Battle Academia Lux


1350 RP
"A 1st year at the Durandal God-Weapon Academy, Lux maintains an upbeat attitude no matter the odds. Despite her freshman position in the Sorcery Club, Lux wields a tremendous amount of magical power that even the Academy's senior staff can't quite explain."


Here's Riot KiWiKiD with a bugs & feedback thread for Battle Academia Lux:
"Battle Academia Lux is ready to continue her studies at the academy, but first it’s PBE orientation time. She’ll be arriving with: 
  • New model and textures - Orange, black, and teal outfit, and a charming ponytail.
  • New Spell VFX - Pushing the orange a bit further while disintegrating her foes.
  • New SFX - Ring in the new school year.
  • New recall animation - When melee attacks don’t work, magic will more than do. 
Battle Academia Lux is now available on PBE! Remember to report back here with any bugs that occur or feedback that you have. Feel free to ask any questions as well! 
Battle Academia Lux is currently set at 1350 RP (subject to change)."

Battle Academia Lux Prestige Edition

[No details on availability just yet!]


Here's Riot Orphyre with a bugs & feedback thread for Battle Academia Lux Prestige Edition:
"Hey everyone! 
We’ve got a new Prestige skin coming out for Battle Academia Lux! She’ll be coming with:
  • New Model & Textures: A new year, a new hairstyle, and a new shiny golden outfit.
  • New Golden VFX: Gold palette and patterns for her Battle Academia VFX.
  • New Recall Prop Models and Textures: A new pedestal fit for upperclassmen.
Battle Academia Lux Prestige Edition will be available on PBE soon, look out for her! In the meantime, feel free to leave any feedback or questions you have so far down below!
Thanks for checking in, hope to hear from you soon! 
Riot Orphyre 
EDIT: Battle Academia Lux Prestige Edition is now available on PBE!"

Battle Professor Graves

1350 RP
"Graves is a salty ex-soldier who served in the Durandal military before he reluctantly became a professor. Following his discovery of something deep behind enemy lines, he received an offer to teach at the Academy from the God-Weapon itself. His hallmark cigar-munching, dispassionate teaching etiquette is a small price to pay for his decades of experience."

Here's riotgrumbojr with a bugs & feedback thread for Battle Professor Graves:
"Battle Professor Graves is back in action, and class is in session. Better pay attention or else you might fall behind, and the consequences could be LETHAL. 
Battle Professor Graves is making his way on to the Rift, featuring:
  • New model and texture! - He sports his new Battle Academia regalia, and shotgun to boot.
  • New particles! - He packs a powerful punch with his new particles.
  • New SFX: - All new SFX to pair with his upgraded arsenal.
  • New recall animation! - Better be careful with those paper airplanes. Consider yourselves warned. 
Battle Professor Graves is live on the PBE! If you’ve got feedback, we’d love to hear it. Bugs? Send them our way and we’ll take care of them. We’ll do our best to answer your questions! 
Battle Professor Graves is set to be 1350 RP.* 
*Prices on PBE are subject to change."


Chroma

Four of the Battle Academia skins have new sets of chroma on the PBE this cycle:

Battle Academia Jayce
(8 + LPP Exclusive Emerald Chroma)

        

Battle Academia Katarina
(8 Chroma)

       

Battle Professor Graves
(8 Chroma)
       

Battle Principal Yuumi
(9 Chroma)
        

Here's Riot Orphyre with a bugs & feedback thread for the Battle Academia chroma this cycle:
"Hey everyone! 
We’ve got some new Chromas coming up for Battle Academia Katarina, Battle Academia Jayce, Battle Professor Graves, and Battle Principal Yuumi!
Battle Academia Katarina:
  • New textures:
    • Battle Academia Katarina (Ruby)
    • Battle Academia Katarina (Formal)
    • Battle Academia Katarina (Sapphire)
    • Battle Academia Katarina (Tanzanite)
    • Battle Academia Katarina (Obsidian)
    • Battle Academia Katarina (Citrine)
    • Battle Academia Katarina (Pearl)
    • Battle Academia Katarina (Turquoise)
Battle Academia Jayce:
  • New textures:
    • Battle Academia Jayce (Pearl)
    • Battle Academia Jayce (Rose Quartz)
    • Battle Academia Jayce (Obsidian)
    • Battle Academia Jayce (Ruby)
    • Battle Academia Jayce (Sapphire)
    • Battle Academia Jayce (Tanzanite)
    • Battle Academia Jayce (Turquoise)
    • Battle Academia Jayce (Emerald)
    • Battle Academia Jayce (Formal)
Battle Professor Graves:
  • New textures:
    • Battle Professor Graves (Ruby)
    • Battle Professor Graves (Rose Quartz)
    • Battle Professor Graves (Tanzanite)
    • Battle Professor Graves (Pearl)
    • Battle Professor Graves (Sapphire)
    • Battle Professor Graves (Obsidian)
    • Battle Professor Graves (Turquoise)
    • Battle Professor Graves (Formal)
Battle Principal Yuumi:
  • New textures:
    • Battle Principal Yuumi (Ruby)
    • Battle Principal Yuumi (Citrine)
    • Battle Principal Yuumi (Granite)
    • Battle Principal Yuumi (Sapphire)
    • Battle Principal Yuumi (Rose Quartz)
    • Battle Principal Yuumi (Pearl)
    • Battle Principal Yuumi (Tanzanite)
    • Battle Principal Yuumi (Obsidian)
    • Battle Principal Yuumi (Formal) 
The Chroma sets are now available on PBE! We hope you all will enjoy the new sets; as usual, we’re looking forward to hearing your constructive feedback. I’ll do my best to answer and reply to your questions and feedback! 
Thanks!
Riot Orphyre"

Summoner Icons

Tons of new icons added this cycle:

Battle Academia Ezreal Icon, Battle Academia Jayce Icon, Battle Academia Katarina Icon
  

Battle Professor Graves Icon, Battle Academia Lux Icon, Battle Principal Yuumi Icon
  

Battle Academia Icon, Battle Academia Formal Graves Icon, Battle Academia Formal Katarina Icon
  

Battle Academia Formal Jayce Icon, Battle Academia Formal Yuumi Icon
 

Emotes

New emotes added this cycle:

Hype Pengu Purple, Hype Pengu Blue, Hype Pengu Red, Hype Pengu Orange
   

The Golden Faceless, The Golden United, The Golden Warband, The Golden Council
   

Grumpy, Toast, Hi, Nervous

   

B-baka!, All For You

 

Ward Skins

Two new ward skins are now on the PBE:

Battle Academia Durandal Ward


Battle Academia Desk Ward

Miscellaneous 

  • Tons of skin bios added this cycle:
    • New skin lines:
      • Goth
      • Silver Age
      • Glacial
      • Battle Academia
      • Midieval
      • Rift Hospital
    • Skin Bios:
      • Goth Annie: "Her mother is dead. Her father is dead. But Annie remains, seeing beauty in the dark."
      • Atlantean Fizz: "When I was very young, my grandfather told me stories of Atlantis-- of their high temples and great undersea army, and their great General Fizz. Grandfather remembered it as it was, you see, and not the silent mausoleum it has become."
      • Bioforge Darius: "To save his own life after being exposed to a cloud of radioactive space gas, investment banker Donald D. Darius was forced to build a suit containing the strange mixture. But the chemicals from beyond the stars warped his weakened mind, twisting him into the brutal villain known as Bioforge!"
      • Phoenix Quinn: "The daring duo Quinn and the phoenix Valor are always near when crime is afoot! Combining their legendary powers, they clean up the streets of New Valoran with a well-placed arrows and the burning flames of justice!"
      • Atlantean Syndra: "The Atlanteans were skilled in magic, we know that much is true. But the extent of their power is truly unfathomable-- to this day we cannot know if they persist in some forgotten corner of the world, reanimated by whatever dark thing has taken their once-proud city."
      • Barbarian Sion: Avoiding every social cue his roleplaying group throws his way, Sion has repeatedly rolled barbarians only to die immediately after rejoining the table. At this point he's spent more time working on character sheets than actually playing Rift Quest, and it shows: his newest barbarian's backstory reads, "Is a barbarian."
      • Super Teemo: "Evildoers beware! The archvillain-turned-superhero Teemo knows how you think-- and he's ready to strike back in the name of peace and justice! With a single deafening blast, Teemo's super sigil bursts open to envelop foes in a specially formulated toxin, leaving them ready for capture and incarceration! Thanks, Teemo!"
      • Feral Warwick: "Another of Singed's vile henchmen, Warwick is never far from his villainous master. Given wolf powers after being bitten by a radioactive wolf, Warwick has been further augmented by Singed's evil research! Will our brave heroes ever be able to stop him?!"
      • Glacial Olaf: "The villagers thought it was an avalanche. Then they saw the axe."
      • Queen Ashe: "A radiant queen once venerated as a figure reborn from legend, Ashe rules her people as the visionary leader of two great Freljordian houses. Yet two equally driven rivals oppose her queendom, as a rising darkness threatens to consume them all."
      • King Tryndamere: "A proud king who was once known only as a brutal highland swordsman, Tryndamere rules his people as the martial protector of two great Freljordian houses. Yet every day he resists the pull of an intangible evil at his back, as he has not forgotten a certain blood debt that he vowed to see repaid."
      • Chemtech Tryndamere: "A monstrous experiment created by the villainous Singed, Tryndamere was irrevocably changed when he fell into a vat of volatile chemicals. Wherever Singed goes, Tryndamere follows-- yet another dastardly villain battling against New Valoran's bravest heroes!"
      • Sir Kled: "Sir Prince Chevalier Archduke Lord Double-Earl Kled (or Sir Kled, for short) is a half-mad knight from the aptly named Kingdom of Kled, which contains exactly two subjects: Kled, and his cowardly avian mount, Skarl. Together, the pair ravage the countryside to 'reclaim' Kled's 'land', which apparently is... all land, everywhere."
      • Augmented Singed: "A dastardly villain lurking in the dark corners of New Valoran, the mild-mannered Dr. Peter Singed was transformed by a volatile chemical of his own invention—becoming the superhuman criminal known only as… Singed! Can anyone stop this vile malefactor before it's too late?!"
      • Medieval Twitch: "An assassin-for-hire living beneath Dread Fortress Zaun, Twitch is a disgusting malefactor who has tipped every one of his killing implements in moist, toxic garbage. He excitedly awaits each contract, eager to kill, steal, and destroy as much as he can."
      • Emumu: "When your friends let you down, the best thing to do is start a rock band driven by hard emotions."
      • Little Knight Amumu: "A diminutive knight whose heart is brave and true, Sir Amumu of Shurima wants only to see peace reign the land in his lifetime. Considering that he's an undying, mummified princeling, he'll probably succeed."
      • Executioner Mundo: "Mundo is a man of few words, only appearing in public after donning his infamous executioner's cowl. Where this mad giant came from, and what he wants, no one can say… but he loves to execute prisoners, and does so as he pleases."
      • White Mage Veigar: "A master of healing magic residing within an ancient cathedral, Veigar self-identifies as a dastardly archvillain rather than the pious cleric he clearly is. His magic has cured ailments and dispelled curses from across the land, much to his chagrin."
      • Baron Von Veigar: "Ruler of the New Bandle Republic, Veigar considers himself the ultimate dark power of the wasteland—an evil so great that no man, woman, or creature would ever dare challenge his authority. Recently, he fixed up a water purifier and an electric grid for the city, too. An electric grid… OF EVIL!"
      • Superb Villain Veigar: "The villainous Veigar is at it again! Reigning from the top floor of the Veigar Company skyscraper, the criminal mastermind hatches the vilest plans New Valoran has ever seen! Yet even when his schemes are foiled, he always escapes punishment, biding his time until his next chance to strike!"
      • Glacial Malphite: "That's no glacier…"
      • Frozen Terror Nocturne: "Somewhere, hidden beneath the enormous ice caps, lurks a demon fueled by the terror of those foolish enough to enter his domain."
      • Gothic Orianna: "Her father gave her the light of life—and yet, Orianna always preferred the dark."
      • Apocalyptic Brand: "Before the devastation of Runeterra, Kegan Rodhe was a search-and-rescue specialist deployed to active wildfire zones. When the bombs went off, the world vanished in the blink of an eye—and Rodhe along with it. All that was left was the empty wasteland… and a monstrous creature of living flame, calling itself Brand."
      • Cryocore Brand: "An elite soldier of a military wetworks unit, Kegan Rodhe was left behind enemy lines deep in the frozen arctic! But instead of dying, Rodhe found himself captured by a cabal of evil scientists, whose brutal experiments transformed him into the diabolical villain Cryocore!"
      • Blast Zone Heimerdinger: "An eccentric scientist living in the New Bandle Republic, Heimerdinger has not yet told anyone he may have developed “a large pre-war bomb or two” for “one or more rogue governments”. He would prefer tinkering in a city that is not actively trying to kill him."
      • Blacksmith Poppy: "A famously gruff blacksmith working under the tutelage of Sir Ornn of the Freljord, Poppy wields a hammer imbued with a powerful magic that she believes is destined for the weapon for an unknown hero. Little does she know the hammer is the weapon, and the hero… is herself."
      • Count Vladimir: "Once upon a time, in the heart of a dark and gloomy castle, there lived an eternally youthful count who the people greatly feared. Every night, a terrible red mist would seep into the villages, and some poor soul would vanish without a trace—another life lost to Vladimir's growing appetites."
      • Kennen M. D.: "Why run with scissors when you can throw scalpels?"
      • Super Kennen: "Coming to a store near you: the new Super Kennen action figure! At 6″ tall, the new Super Kennen is fully articulated, with dazzling lightning bolt action! Add this fitting tribute to New Valoran's bravest hero to your collection today!"
      • Frozen Shen: "Enduring the bitter cold, Shen roams the ice caps with his twin blades, hunting the terrifying demon hidden deep underneath."
      • Surgeon Shen: "Rest assured, anesthesia won't be part of the operation."
      • Sorceress Lux: "An aspiring mage from the Demacian Dukedom, Lux has traveled across the land in her quest to lighten the lives of the peasantry with magic. Though her efforts are often met with suspicion at first, tales of her 'miracles' are beginning to reach the ruling class of the Dukedom itself…"

Balance Changes

* NOTE*: The PBE is a testing grounds for new, tentative, & experimental changes. Be aware that what you see below may be relative to other changes earlier this cycle! These are not official notes.

Champions
Master Yi
[Changelist]
  • Alpha Strike (Q)
    • [Removed] Cast time
    • [New] If Master Yi has struck less than the maximum amount of times and there are no other nearby eligible targets, he strikes the same target for 25% damage before checking again
    • Duration changed from [variable] to 0.8
  • Meditate (W)
    • [Removed] Cast time
  • Wuju Style (E)
    • [Removed] grants Attack damage while not on cooldown
  • Highlander (R)
    • Movement speed changed from [25/35/45% multiplicative] to [40/50/60% bonus]
    • Attack speed changed from [30/55/80%] to [40/50/60%]
    • Duration increased from 7 to 9
    • Duration extension lowered from 7 to 5

Riven
[Changelist]
[**  = Noted on changelist, not yet in game]
  • ** Broken Wings (Q) cooldown lowered from 13 at all ranks to 12/11.5/11/10.5/10
  • Valor (E) cooldown increased from 10/9/8/7/6 to 14/13/12/11/10

Teemo
[Context 1 / Context 2 - Early exploration! Back for more testing this cycle!]
  • 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

Vayne
[Changelist]
  • Final Hour (R) tumble cooldown reduction changed from 50% at all ranks to 30/40/50%

Items
Guinsoo's Rageblade
[Changelist]
  • Phantom hit frequency increased from [every 2 attacks] to [every 3 attacks]
  • Armor penetration changed from [6%+0.5% per lvl (15% Max)] to 15%
  • Magic penetration changed from [6%+0.5% per lvl (15% Max)] to 15%

Context & Notes

1) Riot Repertoir provided a look at balance upcoming for the 9.10 PBE cycle:
"Hi all, 
With patch 9.9 on its way out the door, we can begin looking forward to what the 9.10 patch could bring to Summoner’s Rift. For 9.10, we’re tentatively working on the following:
  • Riven
  • Vayne
  • Master Yi
  • Runic Echoes
  • General Champion/Item/Rune Tuning 
Riven / Vayne 
The immediate questions for both Riven and Vayne are “Why now? What’s changed?” Insofar as their place in the game or their performance within the game, not a whole lot has changed, honestly. Both have been powerful for a string of patches, but we didn't think their performance was absolutely out of line for the game. This can be contrasted with a case like Hecarim, whose performance did clearly stand out from the rest in 9.9, and was therefore directly nerfed. 
Instead, Riven and Vayne are both strong and commonly frustrating, even if their performance isn’t crossing critical thresholds. For champions in this situation, we’d prefer to address that disparity in longer-form work, and we’ll do that when we think that’s the highest priority work we can be doing. Taking that and returning to the original question, now is a good opportunity for us to sink some deeper time into them beyond just their power level. 
Master Yi 
Master Yi has a history of stomping lower MMR games and being much less effective the higher on the ladder he’s played. We’re looking to see if we can make his performance not so heavily disparate by skill level. Possible avenues include increasing agency but reducing scaling, adding executional skill checks, and/or adding clearer counterplay opportunities against him. 
Runic Echoes 
We’ll be looking into whether Runic Echoes is strong enough or if, for example, its best users are being held to standards more comparable to Warrior’s average-to-good users. 
General Champion/Item/Rune Tuning 
Once 9.9 has been out in the wild for a few days, we’ll add some more stuff to 9.10 patch based on what we’re seeing from 9.9. Those usually hit the PBE the week after a new patch hits. 
That about wraps things up! Though details are light, we hope this provides some amount of clarity as to what you might see in the near future. 
Cheers,
RiotRepertoir"

2) Riot Repertoir also provided a changelist for Master Yi and Guinsoo's Rageblade, aiming to go to the PBE in the 9.10 cycle:
Assuming 9.10 PBE goes out tomorrow, here's what will be on it for Master Yi. A little less nerf/change heavy than last Friday showed since I think we're leaning toward the Rageblade nerf as well.

He also provided changelists for Riven and Vayne:
[1] Riven changes going to PBE today since a few have asked:
[2] It's possible those missed the deadline since that happens very early in the morning, so if it doesn't look like that today, that's what it tentatively is planned to look like tomorrow :) 
[3] Current Vayne. Might not be the one that makes it to PBE today if it didn't make the deadline in time. Also keep in mind Rageblade is tentatively nerfed.

3) Riot Mort noted continued ARAM balance changes coming to the PBE this cycle:
[1] As promised, ARAM isn't just going to be left alone. We've got some changes coming in Patch 9.10, likely going to PBE soon. Goal is to balance things a bit more, have a few more games hit the 20-25 min mark, but even less go past 30 minute. Full thread here: 
[2] Champ NERFS
Janna: -8% shielding done
Maokai: -2% damage done (is now -10% damage done & +8% damage taken)
Sona: -15% shielding done & +10% healing done (is now -10% damage dealt, -15% shielding done, -15% healing done, & +12% damage taken) 
[3] Champ Buffs
Azir: +5% damage done
Kalista: +5% damage done
Katarina: +8% damage done & -8% damage taken
Mordekaiser: +5% damage done & -5% damage taken
Taliyah: +5% damage done
Tristana: +5% damage done
Zac: +5% damage done & -8% damage taken
Zoe: +5% damage done 
[4] Bonus Tower Damage Changed:
Tower Damage 0-15min = 0%, then scales up to 15% at 25 min. CHANGED TO Tower Damage 0-18min = 0%, then scales up to 25% at 30 min.
[5] Time Between Minion Waves changed:
TimeBetweenWaves 0-15min = 25sec, then scales up to 15sec at 25 min CHANGED TO TimeBetweenWaves 0-18min = 25sec, then scales up to 13 sec at 30 min
[6] Minion Movement Speed changed:
Minion Walk Speed 0-15min = 325, then scales up to 425 at 25 min CHANGED TO Minion Walk Speed 0-18min = 325, then scales up to 445 at 30 min
[7] Runes:
Gathering Storm: Ticks every 7min CHANGED TO every 6 min
Demolish: 100+35% Max HP damage CHANGED TO 50+20% Max HP damage
Respawn Times:
Reduced at Level 18 from 45 sec to 40 sec."

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