8.3 PBE Cycle

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Table of Contents

• Swain Champion Update
• Swain the Noxian Grand General
• Stats & Abilities
• Voiceover
• Lore
• Updated Skins
• Northern Front Swain
• Bilgewater Swain
• Tyrant Swain
• New and Tweaked Summoner Icons
• Cho'Gath Visual Effects Update
• Swain Login Theme
• Lunar Revel Login Theme
• Miscellaneous
• Balance Changes
• Champions
• Items
• Runes
• Context & Notes
• Patch History

Swain Champion Update

Before we get into the full details, here's Riot Szymba with a bug thread for Swain:

"Hello, everybody! 

With today's PBE deploy, we've enabled Swain's update on the PBE for testing and feedback! We've been working on bugs on this guy for a while, but we know a few still exist. If you happen to come across something odd during your time playing as, with, or against Swain on the PBE, please let us know through the Report a Bug tool with a description of what happened and whatever other information you can provide. 

I'll be looking through this thread and the reports from the tool for the rest of the 8.3 cycle and beyond. Hope you all enjoy Swain :) 

-Szymba"

Swain, the Noxian Grand General

Stats & Abilities

Stats:

• Base HP: 525
• HP Growth: 90
• HP Regen: 7
• HP Regen Growth: 0.65
• Base AD: 58
• AD Growth: 2.7
• Base Mana: 374
• Mana Growth: 57
• Armor: 23
• Armor Growth: 4
• Magic Resist: 30
• Auto Attack Range: 550
• Movement Speed: 335

Ravenous Flock (Passive)

Ravenous: Swain can right-click an immobilized enemy champion to pull them towards him, ripping out a Soul Fragment and dealing [20-105 based on level] (+30% AP) magic damage (12-6 second cooldown)

 Flock: Enemy champion deaths create a Soul Fragment that Swain can collect to restore [~4%-7% total health] health 

Swain can store up to 5 Soul Fragments. 

• Base damage, cooldown, and health restore based on level.
• At level 1, restore is 4% total health. This scales up to 7% based on level.

Death's Hand (Q):

Cost: 65/70/75/80/85 Mana
Cooldown:  7.5/6.25/5/3.75/2.5

Swain unleashes FIVE bolts of eldritch power that strike the first enemy they hit and pierce through enemies they kill. Enemies hit take 65/85/105/125/145 (+40% AP) magic damage, plus 15/20/25/30/35% per additional bolt. Max Damage: X. 

Each unit killed by Death's Hand restores X Mana (3% max mana).

Vision of Empire (W):

Cost: 90/100/110/120/130 Mana
Cooldown: 22/21/20/19/18

Swain opens a demon eye up to 3500 range away that deals 100/150/200/250/300 (+70% AP) magic damage and slows for 25/35/45/55/65% for 2.5 seconds. 

Champions hit grant Swain a Soul Fragment and are revealed for 4/5/6/7/8 seconds.

Damage is reduced by 50% against minions. 

Nevermove (E):

Cost: 60/65/70/75/80 Mana
Cooldown:   13/12/11/10/9

Swain launches a wave of demonic power, dealing 35/70/105/140/175 (+25% AP) magic damage to enemies it passes through. 

Swain then commands the wave to return, detonating it on the first enemy hit. Enemies hit take 35/45/55/65/75 (+25% AP) magic damage and are rooted for 1.5 seconds.

Demonic Ascension (R):

Cost: All Soul Fragments
Cooldown: 120

Swain frees the demon within for 12 seconds, gaining 150/275/400 health. Every second, he drains the 3 closest enemy champions for 35/50/65 (+14% AP) magic damage, healing him for 15/30/45 (+16% AP) health. After draining 150/300/450 health (based on level), Swain gains the ability to cast Demonflare. 

Demonflare: Swain unleashes a nova of soulfire dealing magic damage and ending his transformation. Damage per Soul Fragments: 45/60/75 (+27% AP). 

Current Damage: X
Max Damage: X

Swain can drain non-champions to heal for 20% of the normal amount.

Voiceover

Here is Swain's complete updated voiceover, clocking in at over 18 minutes of Noxian glory:

As heard in the VO, here's a closer look at Swain's various in-game special interactions:


Swain also has new Pick and Ban VO lines:

Lore

Swain's in-client lore has been updated:

"Jericho Swain is the visionary ruler of Noxus, an expansionist nation that reveres only strength. Though he was cast down and crippled in the Ionian wars, his left arm severed, he seized control of the empire with ruthless determination... and a new, demonic hand. Now, Swain commands from the front lines, marching against a coming darkness that only he can see-- in glimpses gathered by shadowy ravens from the corpses all around him. In a swirl of sacrifice and secrets, the greatest secret of all is that the true enemy lies within."

As usual, look for more lore information on Swain's Universe page later in the cycle!

Updated Skins

New and Tweaked Summoner Icons

A new summoner icon is now on the PBE!  This appears to be related to the Swain champion update but no availability details yet.

and three Esports icons from last cycle received tweaks (Previous versions here, here and here):

Cho'Gath Visual Effects Update

As mentioned in a recent gameplay thoughts post, Cho'Gath has a new set of visual effects on the PBE!

[Still Image / Music]

[Still Image / Music]

Miscellaneous 

• As noted by ricklessabandon, the Mirrored Scoreboard view has been updated:

Aatrox

• HP regen lowered from 1.318 to 1.3

Ahri

• HP Regen lowered from 1.3016 to 1.3

Akali

• HP regen increased from 1.6684 to 1.7

Alistar

• HP regen lowered from 1.7356 to 1.7

Amumu

• HP regen increased from 1.7756 to 1.8

Anivia

• HP regen lowered from 1.1148 to 1.1

Annie

• HP regen increased from 1.0848 to 1.1

Ashe

• HP regen increased from 1.0848 to 1.1

Azir

• HP regen increased from 1.38 to 1.4
• Conquering Sands (Q) cooldown increased from 11/9.5/8/6.5/5 to 15/12.5/10/7.5/5

Blitzcrank

• HP regen lowered from 1.702 to 1.7

Brand

• HP regen increased from 1.0848 to 1.1

Braum

• HP regen lowered from 1.636 to 1.6

Caitlyn

• HP regen lowered from 1.13 to 1.1

Cassiopeia

• HP regen lowered from 1.138 to 1.1

Cho'Gath

• HP regen increased from 1.7856 to 1.8

Corki

• HP regen increased from 1.0848 to 1.1

Darius

• HP regen increased from 1.9692 to 2

Diana

• HP regen increased from 1.4856 to 1.5

Draven

• HP regen lowered from 1.2352 to 1.2

Dr. Mundo

• HP regen increased from 1.552 to 1.6

Elise

• HP regen lowered from 1.1416 to 1.1

Ezreal

• HP regen increased from 1.2848 to 1.3

Fiddlesticks

• HP regen lowered from 1.1216 to 1.1

Fiora

• HP regen increased from 1.65 to 1.7 

Fizz

• HP regen lowered from 1.6352 to 1.6

Garen

• HP regen increased from 1.568 to 1.6

Irelia

• HP regen lowered from 1.7184 to 1.7

Jhin

• Curtain Call (R) damage increased from 50/115/180 to 50/125/200

Jinx 

• HP regen increased from 1.168 to 1.2

Karma

• HP regen lowered from 1.1248 to 1.1

Karthus

• HP regen increased from 1.2848 to 1.3

Kassadin

• HP regen increased from 1.558 to 1.6

Katarina

• Voracity (Passive) - damage on dagger picked up changed from [75-287 based on level] to [65-220 based on level]

Kayle

• HP regen increased from 1.652 to 1.7

Kennen

• HP regen lowered from 1.1184 to 1.1

Kha'Zix

• HP regen lowered from 1.502 to 1.5

Kog'Maw

• HP regen increased from 1.1848 to 1.2
• Bio-Arcane Barrage (W) bonus magic damage lowered from 3/4/5/6/7% to 3/3.5/4/4.5/5%

LeBlanc

• HP regen increased from 1.48 to 1.5 

Lee Sin

• HP regen increased from 1.4852 to 1.5

Leona

• HP regen increased from 1.6856 to 1.7

Lissandra

• HP regen increased from 1.3848 to 1.4

Lucian

• HP regen lowered from 1.2384 to 1.2 

Lulu

• HP regen lowered from 1.2016 to 1.2

Lux

• HP regen increased from 1.08 to 1.1

Master Yi
[Context]

• HP regen lowered from 1.5184 to 1.5
• Alpha Strike (Q) 
• cost lowered from 70/80/90/100/110 to 70/75/80/85/90

Items

Unsealed Spellbook (I1)

• Summoner spell cooldown reduction lowered from 25% to 15%

Magical Footwear (I2)

• Swapped places with Biscuit Delivery.
• Now with Contraptions - (same tier as HT FT & Perfect Timing)
• [Removed] No longer costs 50 gold less to upgrade to other boots.