V5.5 (Legends of Runeterra)

V5.5
Release Date (US)	May 22nd, 2024
Highlights
The Path of Champions Constellations Vocab : Regen New Champion New Relics & Items Bug Fixes
Related links
Patch 5.5 Notes PoC Currencies
Patch chronology
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Constellations

• New: Some champions' stars are now constellations.
  • Star levels are now maxed at 6.
  • There are 15 constellation upgrades per champion.
    • 6 Star Powers
    • 4 "Celestial" Upgrades
    • 5 "Star" Upgrades
  • Constellations are unlocked using Regional Gemstones, Crystals, Shards and Champion Fragments.
  • Constellations are unlocked in a similar fashion to trait trees.
  • Future champions will all have constellations, existing champions will receive them on a rolling basis.

• New: The following champions now have constellations and a new Legendary Power :
  • 6Viego
  • 6Aatrox
  • 4Ashe
  • 6Darius
  • 4Ekko
  • 4Gwen
  • 4Jinx
  • 5Kai'Sa
  • 3Lillia
  • 3Lux: Illuminated
  • 3Miss Fortune
  • 5Morgana
  • 2Neeko
  • 2Norra
  • 2Samira
  • 5Taliyah
  • 3Vayne
  • 4Vex
  • 9Volibear
  • 3Yuumi

Rewards and Currencies

New Currencies (Regional)

• Gemstones
• Star Crystals
• Nova Shards
• Nova Crystals

New Reward Containers

• Diamond Vault
• Star Vessels
  • Awards Star Crystals, as well as Nova Shards and Nova Crystals (depending on the tier)
  • Has both region-specific and generic versions.
• Gemstone Vessels
  • Awards Gemstones (volume based on the tier)
  • Has both region-specific and generic versions.

New Quests & Reward Sources

• Achievement Quests
• Adventure Slot Rewards
• Monthly Challenges
• Emporium - Stardust offers for Gemstones

Store Content

• New The Path of Champions Bundles
  • Intro Bundles
  • Nova Crystal Bundles
    • Region-specific bundles that grant players a Nova Crystal and 150 Gemstones per region, alongside some other rewards.
  • Celestial Bundles
    • Region-specific bundles that grant players 600 Gemstones per region, alongside some other rewards.
  • Champion Constellations Bundles
    • Contains bundle-exclusive relics and Champion constellation materials.
    • Bundles for:
      • 3Lux: Illuminated with  Lux's Incandescent Baton
      • 9Volibear with  Icon of Valhir
      • 3Miss Fortune with  Shock & Awe

Regen

• New Vocab : Regen
  • After completing a battle, heal the allied Nexus by the specified amount.

New Content

New Champions

• 6Viego

New Powers

•  Treacherous Terrain
•  Explosive Finale

New Relics

These Relics Are Bundle-Exclusive

•  Lux's Incandescent Baton
•  Icon of Valhir
•  Shock & Awe

Undocumented

•  Super Forge

New Items

•  Bounty Board

Undocumented

•  Miraculous Melody

Adjustments

Star Powers

• 6Darius
  • • Change: "Each round, the first time the you summon a unit, grant it +2|+0." → "Each round, the first time you play a unit, grant it +2|+0."
  • • Change: "Each round, the first time the you summon a unit, grant it +4|+0 and Overwhelm." → "Each round, the first time you play a unit, grant it +4|+0 and Overwhelm."

Deck Changes

• 3Miss Fortune
  • 2 Monkey Business is replaced with 5 Double Up.
    • 2 Monkey Business with  Hextech Fabricator II and  Hand Censer → 5 Double Up with  Tear of the Goddess and  Charging Sigil I
  • 6 Monster Harpoon is replaced with 1 Crackshot Corsair
    • 6 Monster Harpoon with  Yordle Portal → 1 Crackshot Corsair with  Ninja Tabi.
• 2Neeko
  • 2 Behold the Infinite is replaced with 3 Wallop.
    • 2 Behold the Infinite with  Farsight Alteration and  Hextech Fabricator I → 3 Wallop with  Poro Snax and  Tear of the Goddess

Relics

•  Spectral Scissors
  • Text becomes: " Support: If my supported ally is a follower, grant it Ephemeral and summon an exact copy of it attacking."
    • Old text: " Support: Grant my supported ally Ephemeral and summon an exact copy of it attacking."

• Removed:  Cosmic Pearl
  • All copies are transformed into  Cosmic Blessing
• Removed:  Greater Cosmic Pearl
  • All copies are transformed into  Greater Cosmic Blessing

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where 2 Brightsteel Protector and 7 Trueshot Barrage could be acquired with 2 different versions in The Path of Champions. Moving forward, only the correct versions should be available.
• Fixed an issue where the Item  Voidling Shell was appearing on all types of cards. Moving forward, it will only appear on Units.
• Fixed an issue where a Story Landmark's chapter icon could overlap with and obscure an enemy card’s keyword icon tray.
• Vex’s 2-star power and  Morellonomicon item now apply Gloom based on pre-mitigation damage values, bypassing Tough and Barrier.
• Fixed an issue where the Early Loss Powers would show non-Common powers.
• Fixed an issue where the Mind Meld node in Lissandra's Adventure worked differently than all other Mind Meld nodes.

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