10/5 PBE Update: Dragonmancer 2021 & More

Posted on at 12:08 PM by Aznbeat
The PBE has been updated! As we start the 11.21 PBE cycle, today's patch includes new Dragonmancer skins, chromas, and 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


Champion Skins

Seven skins are now on the PBE for testing:

Lagoon Dragon Kai'Sa

1350 RP

Here's Riot Dead Thief with a bugs & feedback thread for Lagoon Dragon Kai'Sa:
"Lagoon Dragon Kai'Sa is heading onto the Rift with:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New recall animation! 
Lagoon Dragon Kai'Sa is set to be 1350 RP. 
Lagoon Dragon Kai'Sa 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!"

Tranquility Dragon Karma

1350 RP

Here's Riot Dead Thief with a bugs & feedback thread for Tranquility Dragon Karma:
"Tranquility Dragon Karma is heading onto the Rift with: 
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New recall animation! 
Tranquility Dragon Karma is set to be 1350 RP. 
Tranquility Dragon Karma 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!"

 

Steel Dragon Thresh

1350 RP

Here's Riot Dead Thief with a bugs & feedback thread for Steel Dragon Thresh:
"Steel Dragon Thresh is heading onto the Rift with:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New recall animation!
Steel Dragon Thresh is set to be 1350 RP. 
Steel Dragon Thresh 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!"

 

Duality Dragon Volibear

1350 RP

Here's Riot Dead Thief with a bugs & feedback thread for Duality Dragon Volibear:
"Duality Dragon Volibear is heading onto the Rift with:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New recall animation!
Duality Dragon Volibear is set to be 1350 RP. 
Duality Dragon Volibear 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!"

Duality Dragon Volibear Prestige Edition

2000 Event Tokens

Dream Dragon Yasuo

1820 RP
[Legendary Variant]

Truth Dragon Yasuo

1820 RP
[Legendary Variant]

As a Legendary variant skin, Truth & Dream Dragon Yasuo has a new voiceover:

Here's Riot LavenderKira with a bugs & feedback thread for Truth & Dream Dragon Yasuo:
"Truth without dreams is brutality. Dreams without truth, delusion. ." 
Truth Dragon Yasuo and Dream Dragon Yasuo is heading onto the Rift, featuring:
  • New models and textures!
  • New VFX!
  • New SFX!
  • New animations and recall!
  • New VO!
Truth Dragon Yasuo and Dream Dragon Yasuo is set to be 1820 RP. 
Truth Dragon Yasuo and Dream Dragon Yasuo 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!"

Chromas

New sets of chromas are now on the PBE:
Fae Dragon Ashe, Eternal Dragon Brand, Storm Dragon Lee Sin

Storm Dragon Aurelion Sol

Obsidian Dragon Sett

Tranquility Dragon Karma
[9 Chromas]

Duality Dragon Volibear
[9 Chromas]

Lagoon Dragon Kai'Sa
[9 Chromas]

Steel Dragon Thresh
[9 Chromas]

Summoner Icons

New summoner icons are now on the PBE! Here's Riot 6armedrobot with a feedback thread on the Dragonmancer icons:
Hello All!
We have a series of new Dragonmancer Icons landing on the rift and would love to hear your feels.
  • Truth Dragon Yasuo Icon
  • Dream Dragon Yasuo Icon
  • Lagoon Dragon Kai'Sa Icon
  • Steel Dragon Thresh Icon
  • Tranquility Dragon Karma Icon
  • Duality Dragon Volibear Icon
Each of the above Icons are set to 550 RP and are available on PBE! 
Please take a moment to leave any feedback or questions on any of the 11.21 Icons down below! 
-6armedrobot"
Duality Dragon Volibear Prestige Edition Icon
This icon was acquired by obtaining the Prestige Duality Dragon Volibear skin during the Worlds 2021 event.

Truth Dragon Yasuo Icon, Dream Dragon Yasuo Icon, Lagoon Dragon Kai'Sa Icon
This icon was available for purchase in the store during the Worlds 2021 event.
  

Steel Dragon Thresh Icon, Tranquility Dragon Karma Icon, Duality Dragon Volibear Icon
This icon was available for purchase in the store during the Worlds 2021 event.
  

Lagoon Dragon Kai'Sa Chroma Icon, Steel Dragon Thresh Chroma Icon, Tranquility Dragon Karma Chroma Icon
This icon was acquired through Loot during the Worlds 2021 event.
  

Duality Dragon Volibear Chroma Icon
This icon was acquired through Loot during the Worlds 2021 event.

Emberclaw Lee Sin Back Catalog Chroma, Emberclaw Ashe Back Catalog Chroma, Emberclaw Sett Back Catalog Chroma
This icon was acquired during the 2021 Dragonmancer event.
  

Emberclaw Brand Back Catalog Chroma, Emberclaw Aurelion Sol Back Catalog Chroma
This icon was acquired during the 2021 Dragonmancer event.
 

EDG - The Knight Returns Icon (Premium)
This icon is to commemorate your team EDG completing the team mission of MAKE/BREAK challenges.

FPX - From Fire Reborn Icon (Premium)
This icon is to commemorate your team FPX completing the team mission of MAKE/BREAK challenges.

RNG - Never Give Up Icon (Premium)
This icon is to commemorate your team RNG completing the team mission of MAKE/BREAK challenges.

LNG - Qilin in The Clouds Icon (Premium)
This icon is to commemorate your team LNG completing the team mission of MAKE/BREAK challenges.

Syndra VFX Update

Here's Riot Sirhaian with details on a Syndra VFX update now testing on the PBE!
Hello everyone! 
Similar to the previous VFX updates we’ve made in the past (Ziggs, Zilean, Malzahar, etc), we're working on updates to the Visual Effects (VFX) of champions whose spell effects are in need of some love. Our aim is to get their VFXs to current League standards and improve gameplay clarity. This time, it's Syndra's turn, for 11.21's PBE Patch! I worked on this particular VFX Update with the great Riot Temcampy! 
Just like all the previous ones, and since these are smaller updates geared toward sprucing up some of the oldest members of the roster, they aren't in the same prioritization conversation as to how we decide who gets a VGU (where we take model, gameplay, and thematic into account too!): they do not affect any other timeline, and are simply dev passion projects.

Here's a video preview of the changes. As usual, the more recent the skins are, the less changes they are getting. Her most recent skins only received very minimal tweaks (or not at all) and are not included in the video. 
All affected skins:
Base, tweaked from early feedback:
Thumbnail for those interested:
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Per-skin details:
  • Base: Complete overhaul
  • Justicar: Complete overhaul, should finally be readable
  • Atlantean: Minimal changes, it was already pretty good gameplay and art-wise
  • Queen of Diamonds: Uses base changes
  • Snow Day: Pretty big changes, mainly aimed at mirroring base's and cleaning up the noise
  • SKT T1: Mirroring base changes and added subtle SKT T1 logo in lvl 5 E cone
  • Star Guardian: Minimal changes
  • Pool Party: Minimal tweaks
  • Withered Rose: No changes
  • Bewitching: No changes
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We're looking for feedback on her changes, which should be up on the PBE soon. Please try her out there —especially if you're a main— and leave us your feedback once the changes are up! 
EDIT 1: Main feedback I'm seeing is bringing back some of the darkness in her base. I'll be working on that and will keep y'all posted! 
EDIT 2: Here's a small update based on your early feedback, mainly to try and add some darkness back into her lvl 5 kit. Also toned down the R impact on Snow Day Syndra, as it was way too bright (not shown in this video). Let us know if you have more feedback! 
Video (Tweaks 1):
EDIT 3: Tweaked SG Syndra's Ult a little bit (some sparklies and a new trail) and Base's ult (a bit more reds and details to it). 
Pictures:
- SG Syndra's Ult:
- Base Ult:"


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.

None!

Context & Notes

1) None!

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