VPBE

Below you will find a comprehensive list of new features, cosmetics and balance changes that are currently active in the PBE, relative to the live server. These changes are all highly tentative and are all subject to change, or may even be scrapped. Please do not replicate this information elsewhere on the site.

A change that has been scrapped will be stricken through, while changes that have been temporarily reverted will be moved to the inactive changes. Reasons content might be reverted includes bugs or end-of-cycle patch preparation.

New Cosmetics in the Store
The following Champions skins have been added to the store:
 * Nothing to report.

The following Champion skins have been added to the store for Harrowing 2015, and will be Legacy skins:

The following Chroma packs have been added to the store for :
 * (N/A, N/A and N/A)

The following Summoner icons have been added to the store:

PVP.net

 * Report System
 * Out-of-date report categories removed.
 * Players are allowed to select up to 3 report categories when reporting.


 * Summoner's Rift Development Map
 * As with last year, this alternate version of Summoner's Rift is likely for testing the Preseason Changes.


 * Masteries
 * Some talent tree icons were re-added and re-located.
 * A few of Season 3 Mastery icons were re-added.
 * A new Mastery-related file called "keystoneMasteriesView" was added, including new assets such as background panels. They are not visible in the AIR client at the moment.
 * No substantial change to Mastery Trees at the moment.


 * Chat Option
 * Players can talk to "party" by typing /party [your message here] in chat.

Note: The centered Splash Arts have made a return in this PBE patch after their removal during the last PBE patch.
 * Splash Art
 * Swain OriginalSkin Centered.jpg "Centered" versions of every Splash Art have been added.
 * The do not replace the current Splash Art, but are currently not used.
 * The centered version of seems to be based on a new splash Art, not his live Splash Art.
 * Some outdated centered Splash Arts (for, and some others) and centered Splash Arts from Chinese server are found.

Champions

 * New Short Bios


 * Enemy champion kills with generate 2 stacks instead of 1 stack.
 * If kills an enemy unit with  when he is already at 6 stacks, the ability will heal him instead. The heal is doubled when the ability kills an enemy champion.
 * Enemy champion kills with generate 2 stacks instead of 1 stack.
 * If kills an enemy unit with  when he is already at 6 stacks, the ability will heal him instead. The heal is doubled when the ability kills an enemy champion.


 * Tooltip updated and corrected.
 * Tooltip updated and corrected.
 * Tooltip updated and corrected.


 * Base health (at level 1) reduced to 580 from 631.
 * Health per level growth increased to 82 from 79.
 * Mana cost reduced to 40 from 50.
 * The ability no longer refunds 50% of mana cost (25 mana) on kill.
 * Mana cost reduced to 40 from 50.
 * The ability no longer refunds 50% of mana cost (25 mana) on kill.


 * Cooldown reduced to 7 seconds from 9 seconds.
 * AP ratio increased to from.
 * Cooldown reduced to 7 seconds from 9 seconds.
 * AP ratio increased to from.


 * Passive targeting indicator improved.
 * Passive targeting indicator improved.
 * Passive targeting indicator improved.


 * General
 * Title changed to the Lord of Death the Iron Revenant from the Master of Metal.
 * Title changed to the Lord of Death the Iron Revenant from the Master of Metal.


 * Cooldown increased to from.
 * Cooldown increased to from.
 * Cooldown increased to from.


 * Base damage reduced to from.
 * Base damage reduced to from.
 * AP Ratio reduced to  from.
 * Base damage reduced to from.
 * AP Ratio reduced to  from.
 * AP Ratio reduced to  from.


 * Zilean generates bottled experience every 5 seconds. When he has enough bottled experience to finish an ally's level, he can right-click them to impart it (1000 range), with Zilean also gaining the same amount. Zilean cannot impart bottled experience while in combat or to targets in combat.
 * Improved attach logic.
 * Tweaked animation timing.
 * New particle effect for when the bomb binds to a target.
 * Improved attach logic.
 * Tweaked animation timing.
 * New particle effect for when the bomb binds to a target.

Items

 * Nothing to report.

Upcoming Changes

 * The following changes have been teased by Riot to be coming to the PBE in the upcoming cycle.


 * General
 * His title will be changed to The Iron Revenant instead of the Lord of Death (not implemented yet).
 * His title will be changed to The Iron Revenant instead of the Lord of Death (not implemented yet).


 * Wolf can now hunt, which will continue beyond 6 stacks.
 * Wolf can now hunt, which will continue beyond 6 stacks.
 * Wolf can now hunt, which will continue beyond 6 stacks.


 * Soon
 * Just shy of Sion-tier.
 * the only ability staying, at least without substantial changes.
 * Alistar/Maokai-tier VU.
 * New Innate, Q and W - new abilities serve a similar purpose but in a more interesting way.
 * Largely unchanged E and R.
 * Heal is staying and he won't be out-healed by Gangplank any more.
 * Still retains an element of stat buffing.
 * Heal is staying and he won't be out-healed by Gangplank any more.
 * Still retains an element of stat buffing.
 * Still retains an element of stat buffing.


 * Pre-Season 2015
 * Marksman Reworks (similar scope to the Juggernaut rework).
 * Base stat/growth sweep across all marksmen.
 * Bunch of new skills/mechanics.
 * Almost full overhaul to items - more slot competition.
 * Some new ones.
 * Some modified old ones.
 * update.
 * Updates to critical strike items.
 * - Improve downtime early game for opponents to react to her; improve her niche's relevance lategame, likely with changes to trap/net.
 * / - Too much overlap in playstyle and strengths/weaknesses
 * - Includes long overdue bug fixes.
 * - Probably removed.
 * - More upgrades. With that said: Riot doesn't want it to become something that must be purchased first by supports or something cost efficient enough we see it in every lane.
 * - Probably removed.
 * - More upgrades. With that said: Riot doesn't want it to become something that must be purchased first by supports or something cost efficient enough we see it in every lane.
 * - More upgrades. With that said: Riot doesn't want it to become something that must be purchased first by supports or something cost efficient enough we see it in every lane.


 * Skins
 * The Victorious skin of Season 2015 will go to.

Inactive Changes

 * The following changes have been disabled, but have not been scrapped and are pending future release.