11.19 PBE Cycle

In the black heart of the Shadow Isles, a lone yordle trudges through the spectral fog, content in its murky misery. With an endless supply of malaise and a powerful shadow in tow, Vex shields herself from the pep and happiness of the outside world, and all of the irksome “normies” who occupy it. 

Growing up in Bandle City, Vex never felt she belonged. The whimsy and color of the yordle realm was cloying to her. Despite the best efforts of her parents, she never seemed to find her “yordle spirit” or any like-minded friends, and chose to spend most of her time sulking in her room. 

There, she found an unlikely soulmate in her own shadow. It was black (her favorite color), and it didn’t talk—the perfect companion for the sullen youth. She learned to entertain herself with the shadow, performing gloomy pantomimes for her own amusement. 

Alas, it was just a shadow, incapable of shielding Vex from the loathsome cheerfulness that surrounded her. Surely something more lay in store. Something darker. Something sad. Something just like her. 

That something arrived in the form of a Harrowing, thick clouds of Black Mist that billowed through Bandle City, stirring its residents to panic. While most yordles fought valiantly to beat back the Mist, Vex was intrigued by the foul miasma and began to follow it to its source. 

When she arrived in the Shadow Isles, Vex couldn’t believe her eyes. Vast tracts of land and sea, devoid of all life and color, stretched out before her. Here, she could finally sulk, unbothered by the laughter and merriment of others. 

As the days passed, Vex realized the Black Mist was having a strange effect on her. Her shadow had taken on a new ghostly persona—much more lively and expressive than its host—and her benign yordle magic had transformed into something far more sinister. Vex could now spread her misery far and wide. 

“Who made this wonderfully awful place?” she wondered. 

Her question was soon answered when the Ruined King, Viego, appeared in the Isles, seeking to spread his Mist to all corners of Runeterra. Upon meeting Vex, Viego realized the yordle had a unique ability to spread despair, making people more vulnerable to his Harrowing. Vex, in turn, was inspired by his vision for a world covered in Black Mist. The two became fast allies and set out to turn the entire world into a harrowed wasteland. 

Before Viego’s vision could be fully realized, Vex discovered his ulterior motive: to reclaim the soul of his dead queen Isolde, and reunite with her in matrimonial bliss. She shuddered in disgust, feeling betrayed that the man she had trusted to kill the world’s happiness had, in fact, been seeking it himself. Vex left Viego to be defeated by the Sentinels of Light, his dreams of a ruined world dashed upon the stones of the Camavoran wreckage. Alone once more, she watched in disappointment as the world returned to the bright, colorful place she had always hated. Finding a lasting melancholy was going to be tougher than she’d thought. 

She knew one last place she could go—a surefire way to achieve the misery she craved. She paid a visit to her parents in Bandle City, eager to show them who she had become and bask in their disapproval. 

The young yordle watched as her parents turned dumbstruck, still as tree stumps. Their expressions changed from shock, to denial, to reluctant acceptance. 

“Honey. We don’t understand... this,” said her mother, motioning with her finger at Vex’s entire being. 

“But we love you unconditionally,” said her father. “And if you’re happy, we’re happy for you.” 

Rolling her eyes, Vex released a loud, exasperated sigh. “You guys are the worst,” she moaned. 

She trudged out of her parents’ living room, anxious to return to the Shadow Isles where she could sulk undisturbed."

Emotes

Balance Changes

• Infernal Chains (W)
• Cooldown lowered from 26/23/20/17/14 to 20/18.5/17/15.5/14

• HP5 increased from 5 to 9
• HP regen per level increased from .1 to .18

• Rupture (Q) cooldown lowered from 7 to 6

Fizz

• Nimble Fighter (Passive) 
• [Removed] Higher damage reduction vs basic attacks

• Seastone Trident (W)
• Bonus on-hit damage lowered from 20/25/30/35/40 to 10/15/20/25/30

• Playful / Trickster (E) 
• cooldown lowered from 16/14.5/13/11.5/10 to 16/14/12/10/8

• Chum the Waters (R) 
• small shark damage increased from [150/225/300 (+70% AP)]  to [150/250/350 (+80% AP)]
• medium shark damage increased from [200/275/350 (+85% AP)] to [225/325/425 (+100% AP)]
• large shark damage increased from [250/325/400 (+100% AP)] to [300/400/500 (+120%)]

Gwen

• HP5 increased from 8 to 8.5

Galio

• Shield of Durand (W) cooldown lowered from 18 to 18/17.5/17/16.5/16

• Thundering Shuriken (Q) damage lowered from [85/130/175/220/265 (+80% AP)] to [75/120/165/210/255 (+75% AP)]

• Death's Grasp (E) cooldown lowered from 22/19/16/13/10 to 18/16/14/12/10

Poppy

• Iron Ambassador (Passive)
• Cooldown lowered from [16-8] to [13-7]

Renekton

• Base HP increased from 575 to 600
• HP Per Level increased from 87 to 92
• Base HP lowered form 600 to 590

Ryze

• Overload (Q) AP lowered from 45% to 40%

• Spell Flux (E) cooldown increased from 3.25/3/2.75/2.5/2.25 to 3.5/3.25/3/2.75/2.5

Sejuani

• Arctic Assault (Q) 
• damage increased from 80/130/180/230/280 to 90/140/190/240/290
• cooldown lowered from 20/18/16/14/12 to 18/16.5/15/13.5/12

Seraphine

• Encore (R) cooldown lowered from 180/150/120 to 160/130/100

Sion

• Soul Furnace (W)
• Shield increased from 50/75/100/125/150 to 60/85/110/135/160

Sona

[Changelist]

• Base armor lowered from 28 to 26
• Hymn of Valor (Q) 
• [Removed] "No longer Targets enemies Sona can't see."

Soraka

• Wish (R) heal lowered from 150/250/350 to 130/215/300

Sylas

• Base mana increased from 280 to 310
• MP5 increased from 7 to 8

• Bonus AD increased from 90/100/110% to 90/100/115%

• Attack speed increased from 30/50/70% to 30/50/75%

• Damage increased from 230/290/850 to 230/300/850

• % AD lowered from 170/180/400% to 140/150/400%
• Damage lowered from 150/225/900 to 125/200/700