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5/19 PBE Update: Continued Volibear Testing & Tentative Balance Changes

[Added Riot Scruffy's 10.11 balance changelist!]

The PBE has been updated! As we continue the 10.11 PBE cycle, today's patch includes continued Volibear champion update testing and tentative balance changes!
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.)

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Continued Volibear Champion Update Testing

The Volibear champion update continues testing on the PBE this cycle!

Riot Lutzburg provided a large set of changes now testing on the PBE:
"Hey bear fans, thanks so much for all the love you've been showing us after trying Volibear on the PBE. Below is a list of changes we've made largely thanks to your feedback, so please keep it coming! Everything on this list will be playable in-game after the next PBE deploy.

Some of these changes have made it in game and some have not, here's a look at whats on the PBE now!

Updated Tooltips:

Captain Volibear (tweaked fur color):
[Old]

Runeguard Volibear (larger back spikes)
[Old]

The Thousand Pierced Bear (most vfx still WIP, but R VFX updated)
[Old]

Balance Changes

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

Champions
Gangplank
[Changelist]
  • Attack speed ratio increased from .658 to .69

Graves
[Changelist]
  • End of the Line (Q) AD ratio lowered from 100% to 80%

Janna
[Changelist]
  • Zephyr (W) damage lowered from 55/90/125/160/195 to 55/85/115/145/175

Kai'Sa
[Changelist]
  • Icathian Rain (Q) AD ratio increased from 35% to 40%
  • Killer Instinct (R) range changed from 1500/2000/2500 to 1500/2250/3000

Kalista
[Changelist]
  • Base HP reverted from 565 to 534
  • HP per level reverted from 102 to 100
  • Sentinel (W) 
    • Cost lowered from 20 Mana to No cost
    • bonus magic damage changed from 10/12/14/16/18% to 14/15/16/17/18%

Lucian
[Changelist]
  • Base HP reverted from 600 to 571
  • HP per level reverted from 88 to 86
  • Lightslinger (Passive) second strike crit damage increased from 75% AD to 100% AD

Senna
  • Base HP reverted from 550 to 520
  • HP per level reverted from 77 to 75

Syndra
[Changelist]
  • Scatter the Weak (E) cooldown increased from 16/15/14/13/12 to 18/17/16/15/14

Talon
[Changelist]
  • Noxian Diplomacy (Q) 
    • Mana cost increased from 30 to 40
      • [Not on tooltip but observable in files!]
    • Heal lowered from 20-71 to 10-70

Tristana
[Changelist]
  • Base HP reverted from 590 to 559
  • HP per level reverted from 90 to 88
  • Attack speed ratio increased from .656 to .679

Vayne
[Changelist]
  • Base HP reverted from 545 to 515
  • HP per level reverted from 91 to 89
  • Tumble (Q) bonus damage increased from 50/55/60/65/70% to 60/65/70/75/80%

Items

Seraph's Embrace
  • Seraph's Embrace renamed to "Blue Buff" [possible bug?]

Runaan's Hurricane
[Changelist]
  • Movement speed increased from 7% to 9%

TFT Changes
Chrono
  • 4 unit attack speed cooldown lowered from 4s to 3.5s
  • 6 unit attack speed cooldown lowered from 2s to 1.5s

Graves
  • Ability blind duration lowered from 3/4/5 to 2/3/5

Lucian
  • Ability damage changed from 150/200/325 to 150/255/375

Jarvan IV
  • Ability attack speed changed from 50/75/100% to 65/75/85%

Ziggs
[This change was hotfixed to live on 5/15!]
  • Ability damage changed from 300/400/700 to 300/400/550

Blitzcrank
  • Ability damage lowered from 250/400/900 to 200/350/850

Caitlyn 
  • Ability damage changed from 750/1500/3000 to 750/1500/2250

Context & Notes

1) Here's Riot Scruffy with a full changelist for balance this cycle:
LoL patch 10.11 preview with changes: 
Some of these buffs are softer than others but we only aim for what would be appropriate for each champion.

2) Here's Riot Scruffy with a preview of balance for Patch 10.11:
Patch Preview for 10.11:  
-Targets selected, changelists will be ready for tomorrow
-Mid and systems work is not in this patch, but in flight  
THE BEAR"
Blizz added:
"fyi, senna is likely still going to get buffs (either base stats or another sort of buff) aimed at non-support item playstyle in the next patch, 10.12"
Check out [THIS PAGE] for a comprehensive list of the new content & changes currently on the PBE as a part of this cycle or catch up with the individual update links below !

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