Champion updates

Champion Updates
Main article: Dev Blog: Champion Updates

Upcoming champion updates

 * Gameplay Update
 * This scale of rework covers changes to a champions kit beyond number tweaks. Animations and other visual effects may be updated, but the champions model and core theme are untouched. In some cases, the kit rework will "correct" the kit to match the intended theme. For example:, and .




 * Visual Update
 * This scale of rework covers changes to a champion's model and artwork. This will often include a more up-to-date voice-over and lore, and may include bug-fixes and minor balance changes - but will not change the champion's core theme. For example:, and .




 * Texture Update
 * This scale of Visual Update focuses on champions whose models, rigs, animations, and other framework are in pretty decent shape, and all they need is some geometry tweaking on the model and texture polish for quality and readability's sake. For example:, and .


 * IronStylus stated that, , and may be on the list for a "TU"
 * Almost all of the older champions (Before ) have gotten some degree of a texture update to accommodate the Visual Update of Summoner's Rift.


 * Visual and Gameplay Update
 * This combines the above two categories. The scale of the kit rework is usually slightly larger than a kit rework alone as the developers can plan for more in-depth visual effects and model changes. The champion's core theme remains in-tact. For example:, and .




 * Full Relaunch
 * Unlike the previous classifications, a complete relaunch involves an overhaul to the champion's identity - focusing on some aspects while abandoning others. This affects the champion's lore, personality, art and model. The degree of the kit rework varies. For example: and 




 * Unknown Scale

Other
The following champion was never released, but does contain lore, appears in several Champion Skins and is an Easter egg in several artworks:
 * – April Fool's "mascot." Urf's form appears while playing the following skins:
 * (2010)
 * (2011)
 * (2012)
 * (2013)
 * Urf can be seen trapped inside her
 * (2013)
 * Urf's ghost appears for Udyr's joke
 * (2015)