3/30 PBE Update: Gwen, the Hallowed Seamstress, New Skins, Chromas & More!

Posted on at 12:00 PM by Aznbeat
The PBE has been updated! As we start the 11.8 PBE cycle, today's patch includes our latest champion, Gwen, the Hallowed Seamstress, her release skin Space Groove Gwen, new Blackfrost & Dragonslayer skins, chromas, 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: Gwen

Our latest champion, Gwen, is now on the PBE for testing! For more on Gwen, check out these links:

Gwen, the Hallowed Seamstress


Stats & Abilities


Stats
  • Base HP: 550
  • HP5: 7
  • HP Per Level: 90
  • HP Regen Per Level: 0.11
  • Base Mana: 330
  • Mana Per Level: 40
  • Base MR: 32
  • MR Per Level: 1.25
  • Base AD: 63
  • AD Per Level: 3
  • Base Armor: 34
  • Armor Per Level: 4
  • Base Move Speed: 340
  • Attack Speed Per Level: 2.25
  • Attack Range: 150

Abilities

A Thousand Cuts (Passive)
Gwen's Attacks deal an additional (1% + 0.006% AP) Max Health magic damage on hit. Gwen recovers health equal to 70% of the damage this Ability deals to champions. 
Max damage to monsters: [15-100 +15% AP]. Deals [8-30] bonus damage to minions below 40% health.

Snip Snip! (Q)
40 Mana
6.5/5.75/5/4.25/3.5s Cooldown 
Passive: Gwen gains 1 stack when she hits an enemy with an attack (max 4, lasts 6 seconds). 
Active: Consumes stacks. Gwen snips once for [8/10.75/13.5/16.25/19 +5% AP] magic damage, snips again for each ammo consumed, and then snips an final time for [40/53.75/67.5/81.25/95 +25% AP] magic damage. 
The center of each strikes deals true damage instead and applies A Thousand Cuts to enemies hit.

Hallowed Mist (W)
60 Mana
22/20/18/16/14s Cooldown 
Gwen summons the Hallowed Mist, making her untargetable to all enemies (except towers) outside of the zone for 5 seconds or until she leaves it. While in the Mist, Gwen gains [20 + 5% AP] Armor and Magic Resist. 
Gwen can Recast this ability once to call the Mist to her. This will automatically Recast the first time Gwen attempts to leave the zone. 

Skip 'n Slash (E)
35 Mana
13/12/11/10/9s Cooldown 
Gwen dashes and empowers her Attacks for 4 seconds. 
Empowered Attacks gain 40/50/60/70/80% Attack Speed, [10 +8% AP] on hit magic damage, 100 range, and the first one to hit an enemy refunds 50% of this Ability's Coldown.

Needlework (R)
100 Mana
120/100/80s Cooldown 
First Cast: Hurl a needle that deals [20/50/80 +8% AP] magic damage, Slows by 40/50/60% for 1.5 seconds, and applies A Thousand Cuts to all enemies. If Gwen hits an enemy with an Attack or Ability within 6 seconds of casting this, she can Recast it (up to 2 additional times.) 
Second Cast: Fire three needles to deal [60/150/240 +24% AP] magic damage
Third Cast: Fire five needles to deal [100/250/400 +40% AP] magic damage 
Subsequent needle hits on the same unit slow by 15/20/25% instead.
Max damage: [180/450/720 +72% AP], plus [900% +5.4% AP]% max health damage from A Thousand Cuts.

Lore

Gwen's champion page and biography are up on the Universe!

In-Client bio:
"A former doll transformed and brought to life by magic, Gwen wields the very tools that once created her. She carries the weight of her maker's love with every step, taking nothing for granted. At her command is the Hallowed Mist, an ancient and protective magic that has blessed Gwen's scissors, needles, and sewing thread. So much is new to her, but Gwen remains joyfully determined to fight for the good that survives in a broken world."

Voiceover

Here's Gwen's full voiceover:

Choose VO: "Head high, chin up, scissors ready!"

Ban VO: "Why not? My scissors don't bite."

Gwen's theme was also added to the PBE:

Release Skin

Gwen's release skin is Space Groove Gwen:

Space Groove Gwen

1350 RP
"It was pretty far out when Gwen applied to be Lux and Samira's quartermaster—after all, no one else did. Cheerfully sewing good vibes into great clothes, she amplifies disco energy through her nifty threads. Though she's new to this whole galactic hero gig, one thing's for sure: no way Gwen lets her friends liberate the galaxy in less-than-stellar outfits."
[More images coming when skin is in PBE store!]

Champion Skins

Five new skins are now on the PBE for testing:

Blackfrost Sion

1350 RP

Here's Riot 6armedrobot with a bugs & feedback thread for Blackfrost Sion:
Hello All! 
Blackfrost Sion is charging onto the Rift featuring:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New Recall animation!
Blackfrost Sion is set to 1350 RP and is available on PBE! 
Feel free to leave any feedback or questions you have down below! 
-6armedrobot"

Blackfrost Vel'Koz

1350 RP
[More images coming when skin is in PBE store!]

Here's Riot Dead Thief with a bugs & feedback thread for Blackfrost Vel'Koz:
"Heys
"You may experience mild... incineration."

Blackfrost Vel'Koz is replicating on the Rift with:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New Recall animation!
Blackfrost Vel'Koz is set to 1350 RP and is available on PBE! 
Feel free to leave any feedback or questions you have down below! 
- Riot Dead Thief"

Dragonslayer Galio

1350 RP

Here's Riot 6armedrobot with a bugs & feedback thread for Dragonslayer Galio:
"Hello All! 
Dragonslayer Galio is landing on the Rift featuring:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New Recall animation!
Dragonslayer Galio is set to 1350 RP and is available on PBE! 
Feel free to leave any feedback or questions you have down below! 
-6armedrobot"

Dragonslayer Kayle

1350 RP

Here's Riot 6armedrobot with a bugs & feedback thread for Dragonslayer Kayle:
"Hello All! 
Dragonslayer Kayle has ascended to the Rift featuring:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New Recall animation!
Dragonslayer Kayle is set to 1350 RP and is available on PBE! 
Feel free to leave any feedback or questions you have down below! 
-6armedrobot"

Dragonslayer Twitch
1350 RP
[Splash not yet on the PBE, but here's a look at it from social media!]

Here's Riot 6armedrobot with a bugs & feedback thread for Dragonslayer Twitch:
"Hello All! 
Dragonslayer Twitch is stalking the Rift featuring:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New Recall animation!
Dragonslayer Twitch is set to 1350 RP and is available on PBE! 
Feel free to leave any feedback or questions you have down below! 
-6armedrobot"

 

Chromas

Tons of new chromas are now on the PBE!

Space Groove Gwen
[9 Chromas]

Blackfrost Sion
[7 Chromas]

Blackfrost Vel'Koz
[8 Chromas]

Dragonslayer Galio
[8 Chromas]

Dragonslayer Kayle
[8 Chromas]

Dragonslayer Twitch
[8 Chromas]

Files for Honor reward chromas are now on the PBE (no images yet):

Grey Warwick
[Meteorite Chroma]

Medieval Twitch
[Obsidian Chroma]

Summoner Icons

New summoner icons are now on the PBE!

Space Groove Gwen Icon
This icon was acquired during the 2021 Space Groove event.

Space Groove Gwen Chroma Icon
his icon was acquired from the Event Pass Token Shop during the 2021 Space Groove event.

Season 2021 - Split 2 Icon
This icon was earned by winning ranked games in Season 2021 - Split 2.

Emotes

New ranked reward emotes for Split 2 are now on the PBE:

2021 - Split 2 - [RANK]
This emote was earned by winning ranked games in Season 2021 - Split 2
      

ARAM VFX Updates

Aram specific VFX updates are now on the PBE! Here's more details and a changelist from Riot Sirhaian:

Here's a full changelist:

"Here's a full changelist! Once again, these are very small tweaks and clean-ups to try and modernize some of the oldest VFXs in the game. They are not meant to be a big change."
He tweeted details on a known bug that will be fixed next update:
There's currently a bug on PBE in ARAM where some champions might throw poro-snaxes instead of their spells if they previously used a poro-snax to feed a poro. This has already been fixed for the next PBE update but thought I'd let you all know just in case. 👀 
 it pretty fun tho"

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
Sett
  • Knuckle Down (Q) 
    • Tooltip no longer mentions the per punch damage cap of 400 against minions (still mentions monsters).

Items
Chemtech Putrifier
  • AP increased from 50 to 55

TFT Traits
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Spirit
  • 2 unit attack speed lowered from 20% to 18%
  • 4 unit attack speed lowered from 35% to 30%

TFT Champions

Tier 4
Aurelion Sol
  • Ability damage lowered from 325/500/1400 to 300/475/1300

Tier 5
Azir
  • Ability wall damage increased from 200/350/8888 to 225/375/18888

Sett
  • Primary damage increased from 40/60/400% to 40/60/800%
  • Secondary damage increased from 20/30/200% to 20/30/400%

Ornn
  • Ability damage increased from 150/250/750 to 175/275/9999

Samira
  • Ability base damage changed from 15/25/40 to 10/20/777

Context & Notes

1) None!

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