Surrender at 20: 11.9 PBE Cycle

This mega post was last Updated with the 4/22 PBE Update

(With the release of patch 11.8 to live on April 14th, we started the new 11.9 PBE cycle.)

Previous PBE Cycles in 2021

[10.25] [11.1] [11.2] [11.3] [11.4] [11.5] [11.6] [11.7] [11.8]

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.

( Note: As the cycle continues, some images may be outdated!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. )

Champion Skins

Champion Skins

Following their PBE Preview reveals, seven new skins are up for testing this PBE cycle!

Conqueror Jax

[Legacy]

Here's Riot DW Platypus with a bugs & feedback thread for Conqueror Jax:

"Ready for battle!

Conqueror Jax comes with:
New models and textures!
New VFX!
New SFX!
New Recall!
Conqueror Jax should be available on PBE already! Feel free to leave any feedback or questions you have so far down below!

Riot DW Platypus"

Conqueror Jax Prestige Edition

Here's Riot DW Platypus with a bugs & feedback thread for Conqueror Jax Prestige Edition:

"Who wants a piece of the champ?!

Conqueror Jax Prestige Edition comes with:
New models and textures!
New VFX!
New SFX!
Conqueror Jax Prestige Edition should be available on PBE already! Feel free to leave any feedback or questions you have so far down below!

Riot DW Platypus"

DWG Jhin

1350 RP [Legacy]

Here's Riot KateyKhaos with a bugs & feedback thread for DWG Jhin:

"Honoring Ghost's winning Jhin in the 2020 World Championship!

DWG Jhin is heading onto the Rift with:

New models and textures!

New VFX!

New SFX!

New recall animation!

DWG Jhin is set to be 1350 RP.

DWG Jhin 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!

DWG Kennen

[1350 RP / Legacy]

Here's Riot LavenderKira with a bugs & feedback thread for DWG Kennen:

"Honoring Nuguri's winning Kennen in the 2020 World Championship.

DWG Kennen is heading onto the Rift with:
New models and textures!
New VFX!
New SFX!
New recall animation!
DWG Kennen is set to be 1350 RP.

DWG Kennen 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!"

DWG Leona

[1350 RP / Legacy]

Here's Riot Dead Thief with a bugs & feedback thread for DWG Leona:

Honoring BeryL's winning Leona in the 2020 World Championship.

DWG Leona is heading onto the Rift with:
New models and textures!
New VFX!
New SFX!
New recall animation!
DWG Leona is set to be 1350 RP.

DWG 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!"

DWG Nidalee

[1350 RP / Legacy]

Here's Riot KateyKhaos with a bugs & feedback thread for DWG Nidalee:

"Honoring Canyon's winning Nidalee in the 2020 World Championship!

DWG Nidalee is heading onto the Rift with:

New models and textures!

New VFX!

New SFX!

New recall animation!

DWG Nidalee is set to be 1350 RP.

DWG Nidalee 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!"

DWG Twisted Fate

[1350 RP / Legacy]

Here's Riot Dead Thief with a bugs & feedback thread for DWG Twisted Fate:

"Honoring ShowMaker's winning Twisted Fate in the 2020 World Championship.

DWG Twisted Fate is heading onto the Rift with:
New models and textures!
New VFX!
New SFX!
New recall animation!
DWG Twisted Fate is set to be 1350 RP.

DWG Twisted Fate 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 chromas are now on the PBE:

DWG Chromas

"This chroma was released as a bundle exclusive during MSI 2021."

Here's Riot DW Platypus with a bugs & feedback thread for the DWG chromas:

"Hey everyone!

We’ve got new Chromas coming up for:
Leona
Jhin
Twisted Fate
Kennen
Nidalee
Leona:

New textures:
1 Chromas
Jhin:

New textures:
1 Chromas
Twisted Fate:

New textures:
1 Chromas
Kennen:

New textures:
1 Chromas
Nidalee:

New textures:
1 Chromas
DWG 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 Ehrgeizsu"

Summoner Icons

New summoner icons are now on the PBE:

DWG [Champion] Signature Icon

"Honoring [Player's] winning [Champion] in the 2020 World Championship"

Conqueror Jax Icon

This icon was released as a bundle exclusive in 2021

Conqueror Jax Prestige Edition Icon

This icon was acquired by obtaining the Prestige Conqueror Jax skin with Prestige Points

MSI Team Summoner Icons

New esports summoner icons are now on the PBE:

[Team] MSI 2021 Icon

Emotes

New emotes are now on the PBE!

We're Number One!

God King Faceoff

Perseverance, Tenacity, Devotion

Evil Grin, Please Ruin Me

MSI Emotes

New esports emotes are now on the PBE:

[Team] MSI 2021

Kog'Maw VFX Update

As noted by Beardilocks, VFX update for Kog'Maw is now on the PBE for extended testing! Check out the tweetchain below for previews:

Coming soon to a PBE near you, it's everyone's favourite void pupper, Kog'Maw with a VFX update!
Updated Model Texture!
Updated Armor/MR shred icon
Project goals:
Improving gameplay clarity on missile widths, R edge indicator and W/P empowered state. pic.twitter.com/SO0YvTprLY
— Riot Beardilocks (@Beardilocks) April 8, 2021

TFT: Reckoning PBE Testing

TFT Set 5 is here! Check out these links for details on the new set, and look for frequent changelists from Riot Mort on the TFT discord server or his twitter!

First up, here's MinionsRPeople2 with a bugs thread for TFT Reckoning!

"Welcome to TFT: Reckoning PBE!

We are thrilled to have you embark on the adventure that is TFT: Reckoning during its PBE days. Brave adventurers as you are, you’ll likely encounter bugs, imperfect balance, and near-daily changes in addition to the powers of Chaos that have been unleashed into TFT.

Use this thread to report all of the bugs you encounter along the way. We'll be here keeping notes and tracking them down.

Oh, and have a good time too!

-MinionsRpeople2"

Changelists from Riot Mort:

4/14 Changelist (1 / 2)

4/15 Changelist (1 / 2)

4/16 Changelist (1 / 2 / 3)

4/19 Changelist (1 / 2)

4/20 Changelist (1 / 2 / 3 / 4)

4/21 Changelist (1 / 2)

4/22 Changelist (1)

Final Changes (1 / 2)

"Wrapping up Reckoning PBE, a thread with lots of info. Getting this out tonight so we can focus on all the cool stuff starting tomorrow! Thank you everyone for all the testing the past two weeks. Because of you we fixed a ton of bugs and made a ton of balance/polish changes. The set is going to live in a much better state because of you! We really appreciate every single PBE game that was played.

That being said, we also know we're not done and will be improving Reckoning with each patch. There are still more bugs to fix and may be more balance issues to be discovered, so as you play live, keep that feedback coming! So here are the final changes we're pushing out for all you PBE players that will go live with Reckoning on Day 1. Lots of good stuff with a few things that need some explaining:

"Final Changes

Traits
-Dawnbringer
---Heal: 30/60/100/160% >>> 30/60/90/130%
-Ranger
---AS: 60/140% >>> 70/180%
-Spellweaver
---SP: 20/50 >>> 20/60
---SP per Stack: 2/5 >>> 2/6

Champions
1 Cost
-Kalista
---Spell AD: 180/200/220% >>> 180/200/240%
---Spell Base Damage: 350/600/950 >>> 350/600/1000
-Vayne
---AD: 20 >>> 25
2 Cost
-Nautilus
---Spell Damage: 100/200/500 >>> 150/250/700
-Sett
---Spell AD: 140/150/180% >>> 160/180/220%
-Syndra
---Spell Damage: 250/350/600 >>> 300/400/600
-Thresh
---Spell Damage: 100/200/700 >>> 200/400/1000
-Varus
---Spell Damage: 25/50/100 >>> 40/60/100
3 Cost
-Katarina
---Spell Damage: 150/200/400 >>> 200/250/400
---Spell Secondary Damage: 75/100/200 >>> 100/125/200
-Lulu
---Spell AS: 60/75/100% >>> 70/80/100%
---Spell Polymorph Duration: 2/2.5/3 >>> 2.5/3/3.5 seconds
-Lux
---Spell Damage: 300/450/800 >>> 400/600/1000
-Nunu
---Health: 800 >>> 900
-Pantheon
---Spell width has been increased to now hit targets that are adjacent to his primary target
-Zyra
---Mana: 40/80 >>> 60/120
---Spell Stun Duration: 2/2.5/3.5 >>> 2/2.5/3 seconds
4 Cost
-Aphelios
---Spell AD: 180/200/240% >>> 160/180/220%
---Spell Base Damage: 150/250/400 >>> 150/200/400
-Diana
---Mana: 50/100 >>> 80/160
-Draven
---Armor and MR: 25 >>> 30
-Ivern
---Mana: 80/160 >>> 100/180
-Karma
---Armor and MR: 30 >>> 25
---Spellcast Mana Lock: 1 >>> 1.25 seconds
---Spell Damage: 200/240/800 >>> 180/240/700
-Vel’Koz
---Armor and MR: 20 >>> 25
5 Cost
-Heimerdinger
---Spell Damage: 350/500/7777 >>> 400/600/7777
-Teemo
---Spell Damage: 120/150/666 >>> 140/175/666
-Viego
---Armor and MR: 35 >>> 40

Items
-Giant Slayer
---Bonus Damage Over 1750 Health: 70% >>> 80%
-Shadow Giant Slayer
---Bonus Damage: 45% >>> 50%
-Quicksilver
---Spell Shield Duration: 10 >>> 12 seconds
-Statikk Shiv
---Lightning Damage: 65 >>> 70
-Shadow Statikk Shiv
---Lightning Damage: 65 >>> 70
-Shadow Titan’s Resolve
---Cooldown Between Procs: 4 >>> 3 seconds
-Zz’Rot Portal
---Summoned Units, such as Abomination’s Monstrosity, will not spawn a Voidspawn
---The Voidspawn’s Health and AD have been reduced across all Stages
---The Voidspawn’s Armor and MR no longer scale with Stage
---Armor/MR: 20
---Voidspawn Stage Scaling:
-----Scaling Cap: Stage 6 >>> Stage 5 (Still Stage 8 in Hyper Roll)
-----Capped Health: 3000 >>> 2250
-----Capped AD: 200 >>> 140
-Shadow Zz’Rot Portal
---Summoned Units, such as Abomination’s Monstrosity, will not spawn an Unstable Voidspawn
---Explosion Damage: 600 >>> 500

Bug Fixes
-Fixed a bug where if a player bought Teemo at 7hp and died later to normal causes, they would still take the -66 Teemo damage and hear the VO play as if they had been killed by purchasing Teemo.
-Fixed a bug where a Draconic egg would not give you gold if there were no more Draconic units left in the pool
-Fixed a bug where you could swap an overflowed Draconic egg with a unit
-Shadow Force of Nature will no longer appear in the Carousel
-Fixed an issue where units would occasionally not pick a new target when an enemy they were targeting entered Guardian Angel’s revive
-Thieves gloves correctly kicks items off of other benched units when combined on the bench

Re: ZZ'rot/Abom, we've decided to error on overnerfing here. There isn't any text that explains this which isn't ideal, but we'll get that in for 11.10. But for now, ZZ'rot got nerfed a little extra hard, and won't work with Abom. It's worth it to remove this for now.

There's a few other things we have our eye on, but nothing cross into the realm of unacceptable so we'll see what rises to the top. PBE data is always a bit dicey, so we'll see what happens. Other than that, enjoy Reckoning. Thanks again, and we can't wait for everyone to see what all is coming starting tomorrow leading up to the live game on your server Wednesday morning local time. Thanks and have fun!"

Set 5 TFT: Reckoning and the previously announced TFT lab mode Hyper Roll, are now up for testing!

As mentioned in the Hyper Roll explainer, Hyper Roll is the first of the TFT Labs experimental game modes and is planned to launch alongside Reckoning! This is intended to be a shorter version of TFT (~15 min) with things such as a lower health pool, no gold interest (reroll away!), and more rule changes. Keep an eye out for changes as the PBE testing continues or hop in for yourself to try the new lab!

[Rules prompt in Hyper Roll lobby]

Here's a look at the new carousel for Set 5:

New Assets:

Little Legends

Chaos Sprite

"Chaos Sprite has never understood River Sprite. But we're sure they'd be friends if flames weren't so easily extinguished by water."

Splash Town Choncc

"Splash Town Choncc's dream is winning the Splash Party surfing competition. And with how much napping they do, they're likely to keep on dreaming."

Lifeguard Choncc

"Splash Town locals and tourists alike can feel safer knowing Lifeguard Choncc is on the lookout. On the lookout for the best waves, and Chonccest vibes of course."

Sunkissed Choncc

Lifeguard Choncc may be the best swimmer, surfer, and boogie boarder, but Sun Kissed Choncc is better at some really important stuff too. Stuff like, humming, belly bongos, playing the ukulele, and Hula dancing!

Chaos Featherknight

"When Pengu made contact with the corrupting forces of the Black Mist, Chaos Pengu burst from the Feather Knight we know and love. And-- while Chaos Pengu's hair, dance moves, and rap theme are superior-- it's important to note that Chaos Pengu is just that, superior."

Dowsie

"Looking to add a mystical mer-mage to your party? Look no further than... wait, where'd that Dowsie go? Oh, right-- Dowsie can adapt to nearly any surroundings, so you'll have to lure them out. And if you are luring one out, stay calm and remember they're only bashful-- until angered, then they might bash-you-full of spells."

Koi Dowsie

Jelly Dowsie

Waffle Dowsie

Iridescent Dowsie

Nightbringer Dowsie

Fenroar

"So, you want the ghost wolf, Fenroar, to join your party. Fenroar are fiercely loyal warriors. But don't let the sword intimidate you. They become eternally bound to their Puproar as well as their friends, which they make quite easily after a round or two of fetch the orbs."

Shurima Fenroar

Golden Fenroar

Skyborn Fenroar

Nightbringer Fenroar

Kanmei Fenroar

Nimblefoot

"A cunning master of speed, traps, and thievery, Nimblefoot quickly turns any journey into a mischievous misadventure. Their enchanted red pouch can hold anything and everything, from gold to orbs to... wait, is that cheese? "

Nightbringer Nimblefoot

Redeemed Nimblefoot

Kinkou Nimblefoot

Verdant Nimblefoot

Forgotten Nimblefoot

Arenas

Realm of Harmony

Sanctum of Order

Count Spatula Arena

Splash Party Arena

Booms

Infernal Flock

Prismatic Smite

Rune Surge

Wings of Fury

Miscellaneous

MSI Loot assets added:

Break Out Bag

Celebrate the rich history of MSI with this grab bag. Open to reveal three Break Out skin shards, two random skin shards, and a 20% chance for 500 Orange Essence. Gemstone and Mythic Skin Permanent drop rates multiplied by 1.5. (Break Out is made up of World Champions, Challenger, and Conqueror skins released in 2012-2020).

MSI 2021 Capsule

Open to reveal three random skin shards with a 4% chance to obtain a Break Out Bag. Gemstone and Mythic Skin Permanent drop rates multiplied by 1.5 with three chances for each type of drop.

MSI summoner banners were added to the PBE:

MSI Clash trophies added:

As noted by Riot Beardilocks, VFX changes for Full Machine Viktor are now on the PBE!

BEHOLD! Full Machine #Viktor gets a recolor as a 975. A little late from his VFX update, but I'm having fun on my week off adding value.
It's a kind of chem-tech Viktor, like he went down to Zaun.
Probably will reduce the brightness a little. pic.twitter.com/Pm4soKMQFJ
— Riot Beardilocks (@Beardilocks) April 14, 2021

VFX Changes for Lord Mordekaiser are also on the PBE now:

Anyway here's Lord Morde. Working on this broke me and destroyed my passion for doing these recolors on my week off. He's the most recent full VGU champ whose 975 wasn't recolored, which is why I chose him next. Refer to my flowchart before you ask about your champ. pic.twitter.com/1JWq2Q1HGY
— Riot Beardilocks (@Beardilocks) April 15, 2021

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

Diana
[Changelist]

Base HP regen lowered from 7.5 to 6.5
Armor per level lowered from 3.6 to 3.1
Moonsilver Blade (Passive)

attack speed lowered from [20-40%] to [15-40%]

Dr. Mundo
[Changelist]

AD per level lowered from 3.5 to 3
Armor per level lowered from 3.5 to 3

Garen

[Changelist]

Courage (W) passive armor and MR per stack lowered from 0.25 to 0.2

Gragas

[Changelist]

Body Slam (E) damage lowered from 80/130/180/230/280 to 80/125/170/215/260

Hecarim

[Changelist]

Base armor lowered from 36 to 32
Armor per level increased from 4 to 4.25
Rampage (Q)

damage amp changed from [5%] to [2% + 3% bonus AD]

Spirit of Dread (W)

heal changed from [30% damage from any source] to [30%+2.5% bonus AD damage taken from Hecarim, and 15% +1.25% bonus AD from allies]

Devastating Charge (E)

minimum damage lowered from 35/65/95/125/155 to 30/50/70/90/110
maximum damage lowered from 70/130/190/250/310 to 60/100/140/180/220

Heimerdinger

[Changelist]

Hextech Micro-Rockets (W)

initial rocket damage lowered from 50/80/110/140/170 to 50/75/100/125/150

total damage lowered from 90/144/198/252/306 to 90/135/180/225/270

additional rocket damage lowered from 10/16/22/28/34 to 10/15/20/25/30

Kayn

[Changelist]

Reaping Slash (Q) Darkin form damage increased from [55% AD (+5% (+4% per 100 bAD) target max health)] to [65% AD (+5% (+4% per 100 bAD) target max health)]