12.9 PBE Cycle

This mega post was last Updated with the 5/4 PBE Update!
(With the release of patch 12.8 to live on April 27th, we started the new 12.9 PBE cycle.)

Previous PBE Cycles in 2022
[11.24] [12.1] [12.2] [12.3] [12.4] [12.5] [12.6] [12.7] [12.8]

Below you will find a comprehensive list of new content, balance changes, and whatever else  is included in the current PBE cycle! Be aware that these changes are extremely tentative, there is a possibility that things you see below will be changed or even reverted prior to the live patch.

Patch History for this cycle:
 ( Note: As the cycle continues, some images may be outdated! )
(Warning: PBE Content is tentative and iterative - what you see may not reflect what eventually gets pushed to live servers! Manage your expectations accordingly. )

Table of Contents

Champion Skins

Eleven skins are now on the PBE for testing!

EDG Aphelios

1350 RP
Honoring Viper's winning performance as Aphelios during the 2021 World Championship.

Here's Riot DW Platypus with a bugs & feedback thread for EDG Aphelios:
"With every step, two steps. With every breath, two breaths.

EDG Aphelios comes with:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New Recall!
EDG Aphelios should be already available on PBE! Feel free to leave any feedback or questions you have so far down below! 
Please remember however, that all EDG Skins are representing wishes and feedback of World Winners, thus we are mostly looking for bug reports this time around. 
Riot DW Platypus"

EDG Graves

1350 RP
Honoring Flandre's winning performance as Graves during the 2021 World Championship.

Here's Riot DW Platypus with a bugs & feedback thread for EDG Graves:
"Got any bright ideas?

EDG Graves comes with:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New Recall!
EDG Graves should be already available on PBE! Feel free to leave any feedback or questions you have so far down below! 
Please remember however, that all EDG Skins are representing wishes and feedback of World Winners, thus we are mostly looking for bug reports this time around. 
Riot DW Platypus"

EDG Viego

1350 RP
Honoring Jiejie's winning performance as Viego during the 2021 World Championship.

Here's Riot DW Platypus with a bugs & feedback thread for EDG Viego:
"We were beautiful once. 
EDG Viego comes with:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New Recall!
EDG Viego should be already available on PBE! Feel free to leave any feedback or questions you have so far down below! 
Please remember however, that all EDG Skins are representing wishes and feedback of World Winners, thus we are mostly looking for bug reports this time around. 
Riot DW Platypus"

EDG Yuumi

1350 RP
Honoring Meiko's winning performance as Yuumi during the 2021 World Championship.

Here's Riot DWPlatypus with a bugs & feedback thread for EDG Yuumi:
"Today we are destroyers!

EDG Yuumi comes with:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New Recall!
EDG Yuumi should be already available on PBE! Feel free to leave any feedback or questions you have so far down below! 
Please remember however, that all EDG Skins are representing wishes and feedback of World Winners, thus we are mostly looking for bug reports this time around. 
Riot DW Platypus"

EDG Zoe

1350 RP
Honoring Scout's winning performance as Zoe during the 2021 World Championship.

Here's Riot DW Platypus with a bugs & feedback thread for EDG Zoe:
"Yes! This'll be fun! Right?

EDG Zoe comes with:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New Recall!
EDG Zoe should be already available on PBE! Feel free to leave any feedback or questions you have so far down below! 
Please remember however, that all EDG Skins are representing wishes and feedback of World Winners, thus we are mostly looking for bug reports this time around. 
Riot DW Platypus"

High Noon Katarina

1350 RP
"My people got swindled. I aim to collect what we're owed," the Outsider says, pinning her dagger in a wanted poster of the Mechanical Devil. Her eyes burn like stoked coal as she fixes each dusty traveler in her gaze, "And I hear y'all plan on jumpin' the Sulfur Rail, Harbingers. If you're gonna take this devil down, I want in."

Here's Riot Eneopa with a bugs & feedback thread for High Noon Katarina:
Hello All!

"Come on, live a little... while you can!"
https://imgur.com/LFisuJY

High Noon Katarina is heading onto the Rift with:
New models and textures!
New VFX!
New SFX!
New recall Animation!

High Noon Katarina is set to be 1350 RP.

High Noon Katarina is available on PBE! As players who get a first-hand look at this upcoming content, we want to hear your thoughts. Drop your feedback in the thread below!

- Riot Eneopa

High Noon Leona

1820 RP / Legendary
The Lady of House Solari lifts her chin against the scorching wind. Ahead lies her family's salvation: the Sulfur Rail, carrying the stolen family fortune, churning across the desert. The only thing that stands in her way is the Mechanical Devil himself. Her sword hums like cicadas in the gloaming. The butterflies gather. Time for the Harbingers to ride.

As a legendary skin, High Noon Leona has a new voiceover:

Here's Riot LavenderKira with a bugs & feedback thread for High Noon Leona:
" Gumption and a sword will get you far" 
Legendary skin, High Noon Leona, is heading onto the Rift, featuring:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New animations and recall!
  • New VO!
High Noon Leona is set to be 1820 RP.

High Noon Leona will be available to play soon on PBE. As players who get a first hand look at this upcoming content, we want to hear your thoughts. Drop your feedback in the thread below!"

High Noon Mordekaiser

1350 RP
Few meet the Mechanical Devil and live to tell the tale. They describe a behemoth: all steel and gears, fueled by hellfire and fierce enough to scare a man's soul from his skin. He is the King of the Sulfur Rail, reigning over the train to Hell from a throne of stolen gold and infernal iron. Eternal, and unassailable.

Here's RiotLavenderKira with a bugs & feedback thread for High Noon Mordekaiser:
"Hello All!

"I carve my kingdom beyond, from the ashes of nothing, no mortals, not even gods, will stop me from claiming what is mine."

https://imgur.com/a/LDkAEL2

High Noon Mordekaiser is heading onto the Rift with:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New recall Animation!
High Noon Mordekaiser is set to be 1350 RP. 
High Noon Mordekaiser is available on PBE! As players who get a first-hand look at this upcoming content, we want to hear your thoughts. Drop your feedback in the thread below."


High Noon Talon

1350 RP
"Fate is catchin' up to you, old friend," Talon says, leaning back in his chair, predator's eyes gleaming under the shadows of his hat. He still moves like a demon, even warped and corrupted by angel blood as he is. His smile, rueful and knowing, has too many teeth: "The end is comin' for us all."


Here's Riot Eneopa with a bugs & feedback thread for High Noon Talon:
"Hello All!
High Noon Talon is heading onto the Rift with:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New recall Animation!
High Noon Talon is set to be 1350 RP. 
High Noon Talon is available on PBE! As players who get a first-hand look at this upcoming content, we want to hear your thoughts. Drop your feedback in the thread below! 
Riot Eneopa"


High Noon Talon Prestige Edition

Devilishly handsome and wearing the latest in Western chic, Talon is equally ready to rock the runway or ride the open road. Those boots are made for walking, and he'll walk all over anyone standing in his way.

Here's Riot DW Platypus with a bugs & feedback thread for High Noon Talon Prestige Edition:
"You won’t survive.

Prestige High Noon Talon comes with:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX! 
Prestige High Noon Talon should be already available on PBE! Feel free to leave any feedback or questions you have so far down below! 
Riot DW Platypus"

High Noon Varus

1350 RP
Ain't nothin' for a dead angel to do but resign himself to grief. Varus was content to allow Mordekaiser to take him past the infernal gates themselves... Until a ragtag gang of thieves interrupted his mourning. Varus now picks up his bow once more, riding as a Harbinger. It's high time he got revenge for the massacre of Heaven.

Here's Riot Eneopa with a bugs & feedback thread for High Noon Varus:
"Hello All!
High Noon Varus is heading onto the Rift with:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New recall Animation!
High Noon Varus is set to be 1350 RP. 
High Noon Varus is available on PBE! As players who get a first-hand look at this upcoming content, we want to hear your thoughts. Drop your feedback in the thread below! 
- Riot Eneopa"

Chromas

New sets of chromas are now on the PBE:

EDG Aphelios
[1 Chroma]

EDG Graves
[1 Chroma]


EDG Viego
[1 Chroma]

EDG Yuumi
[1 Chroma]

EDG Zoe
[1 Chroma]

High Noon Katarina
[8 Chromas]

High Noon Leona
[8 Chromas]

High Noon Mordekaiser
[8 Chromas]

High Noon Talon
[8 Chromas]

High Noon Varus
[8 Chromas]

Here's Riot DW Platypus with a bugs & feedback thread for the chromas this cycle:
"Hey everyone! 
We’ve got new Chromas coming up for:
  • High Noon Leona
  • High Noon Talon
  • High Noon Varus
  • High Noon Mordekaiser
  • High Noon KatarinaEvent Chromas for:
  • EDG Aphelios
  • EDG Graves
  • EDG Viego
  • EDG Yuumi
  • EDG Zoe
Leona:
New textures:
  • 6 Chromas

Talon:
New textures:
  • 9 Chromas

Varus:
New textures:
  • 9 Chromas

Mordekaiser:
Updated textures:
  • 9 Chromas

Katarina:
New textures:
  • 9 Chromas

Aphelios, Graves, Viego, Yuumi, Zoe
New textures:
  • 1 Chroma for each Skin 
Aforementioned Chromas sets should be available on PBE soon! We hope you all will enjoy the new sets; and as usual, we’re looking forward to hearing your constructive feedback. 
Thanks! 
Riot DW Platypus"

Emotes

New emotes are now on the PBE:

Choices, I'm Out, I Can't Wait To See This


LoL Esports Spring 2022, Take Notes Emote, That Didn't Age Well

You're Fired.

Ace In The Hole, Thank You, Kindly, The Jig Is Up!

Summoner Icons

Tons of new summoner icons are now on the PBE:
  • EDG Graves Signature Icon
    • An icon honoring Flandre's winning Graves in 2021 World Championship.
  • EDG Viego Signature Icon
    • An icon honoring Jiejie's winning Viego in 2021 World Championship.
  • EDG Zoe Signature Icon
    • An icon honoring Scout's winning Zoe in 2021 World Championship.
  • EDG Aphelios Signature Icon
    • An icon honoring Scout's winning Aphelios in 2021 World Championship.
  • EDG Yuumi Signature Icon
    • An icon honoring Meiko's winning Yuumi in 2021 World Championship.
  • High Noon Event Icon
    • A free mission exclusive High Noon icon.
  • High Noon Pass Icon
    • An event pass bundle exclusive High Noon icon.
  • High Noon Mythic Essence Icon
    • An icon crafted with the 125 Mythic Essence shop item for High Noon.

High Noon X Border Icon
An icon that entitles the border for this champion.

High Noon X Chroma Icon
An icon that comes with the Event Shop-exclusive chroma.

High Noon Talon Prestige Icon
This icon was acquired by obtaining Prestige High Noon Talon during the 2022 High Noon event.
  • Fore-cast! Icon
  • PENTAKILL! Icon
  • MVP Icon
  • Observed Icon
  • Strategizer Icon
  • Huge Fan! Icon
    • This icon was rewarded when watching games on LoLEsports.com or by taking part in missions and competitions.
  • LPL Spring 2022 Icon
  • LoLEsports Summer 2022 Icon
    • This icon was rewarded when watching games on LoLEsports.com or by taking part in missions and competitions.
  • EDG World Champions Merch Icon
    • This icon was earned by making a merch purchase.
  • EDG World Champions Icon
    • This icon was acquired during EDG World Championship skin launch events.
  • EDG World Champions Golden Icon
    • This icon was acquired during EDG World Championship skin launch events.

Ward Skins

Two new ward skins are now on the PBE:

LoL Esports Ward Season 2022
This ward was rewarded when watching games on LoLEsports.com or by taking part in missions and competitions.

MSI 2022 High Noon Ward
This ward was a bundle exclusive during the MSI 2022 High Noon Event

Miscellaneous

"Hello, Summoners! 
With patch 12.9, we’ve added functionality to allow Yuumi’s recall animation to play even if she recalls attached to an ally. Previously, Yuumi’s recall anim would only be visible if she recalled unattached. The VFX ring will not appear if she recalls attached, as Yuumi is untargetable (same functionality as before.)
All skins should use their custom recalls, with the exception of Battle Principal, which should use Yuumi’s Classic recall when attached as the desk prop can obscure the ally she’s attached to. If Battle Principal Yuumi recalls unattached, she should still use her custom recall. 
If you could take a moment to play the skins on PBE and let us know if you encounter any issue with her recalls specifically, we would appreciate it very much! Thank you!"

  • [4/27] ARURF game mode is back up on the PBE for testing!
  • MSI loot assets added to the PBE:
    • MSI 2022 High Noon Token
      • Gained from purchasing event content or completing event missions. Craft into exclusive MSI 2022 High Noon event content. Tokens are earnable until June 13, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Tokens are purchasable until June 20, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. PT. Tokens expire June 20, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. PT.
    • MSI 2022 High Noon Grab Bag
      • Contains 2 skin shards worth 975 RP or higher and 1 random skin shards worth 1350 RP or lower. Bonus chance at 2 random skin shards.
    • MSI 2022 High Noon Exclusive Pack
      • Contains 3 skin shards worth 1350 RP or lower OR 4 random skin shards worth 975 RP or higher OR 4 skin permanents of any value.
    • MSI 2022 High Noon Orb
      • Open to reveal a guaranteed random Skin Shard with a chance to obtain an MSI 2022 High Noon Grab Bag.
    • MSI Esports Capsule 2022
      • Contains LoL Esports related content.
    • Prime Gaming Capsule
      • 350 RP, 5 Mythic Essence, an unowned 1350 RP Skin Permanent, 200 Orange Essence, 5 Champion Shards, 2 Series 1 Eternals Shards, and a 30-Day XP Boost
  • Loot assets added:

TFT Corner

A new Featherknight tactician variant is now on the PBE:

Ruined Pengu
Ruined, like your foe's board.


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

Pyke
  • Gift of the Drowned Ones (Passive)
    • damage stored near multiple enemies increased from 40% to 45%
  • Bone Skewer (Q) Mana cost increased from 50/55/60/65/70 to 74/78/82/86/90
  • Death From Below (R) 
    • Cooldown lowered from 120/120/100 to 115/100/85

Swain
  • Base armor increased from 23 to 26
  • Base movespeed increased from 325 to 330

Sion
  • Glory in Death (Passive) 
    • now deals 40% reduced damage to structures.

Taliyah

Olaf
  • Ragnarok (R)
    • AD ratio lowered from 30% to 25%


Hecarim
  • Rampage (Q)
    • bAD ratio increased from 85% to 90%
  • Spirit of Dread (W)
    • cooldown lowered from 18 to 14

Master Yi 
  • Highlander (R) 
    • bonus attack speed lowered from 25/45/65 to 25/35/45

Nidalee
  • Base HP lowered from 570 to 540

Renata Glasc
  • Leverage (Passive)
    • Damage changed from [1-3.5% (lvl 1-13) (+1% per 100 AP)] to [1-2% (Lvl 1-9)(+2% per 100 AP)]

Renekton
  • HP per level increased from 92 to 97.
  • AD per level increased from 3.75 to 4.15.
  • Battle Roar (W)
    • base damage per hit increased from 5/15/25/35/45 to 5/20/35/50/65
    • cooldown changed from 13/12/11/10/9 to 16/14/12/10/8
  • Dominus (R)
    • base damage increased from 40/80/120 to 50/100/150.

Rengar
  • Battle Roar (W)
    • bonus monster damage lowered from 85-150 to 65-130

Thresh
  • Dark Passage (W)
    • Shield value increased from 60-180 (+1 per soul) to 60-180 (+2 per soul)

Varus
  • Living Vengeance (Passive)
    • Minion AS Changed from [10-20 (+15% bonus AS)] to [10-20 (+20% bonus AS)]
    • Champion AS increased from 40 (+30% bonus AS) to 40 (+40% bonus AS)
  • Blighted Quiver (W)
    • On-hit damage increased from 7-21 (+30%AP) to 7-27 (+30%AP)

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