The New 8/13 PBE Update has been shipped to the PBE on Friday. This one includes chromas, bios for Phoenix skins, and something even more sinister than the crime city’s skinline. Read below for more information.
8/13 PBE Update:
Miscellaneous
- Skin bios added to the PBE:
- Skinline: “Phoenixmancers”
- Divine Phoenix Anivia: “The legendary fenghuang watches over the world, awaiting the rise of selfless champions. Anivia grants power to those who fight for others with bravery and kindness in their hearts.”
- Graceful Phoenix Seraphine: “A champion of the common folk, Seraphine’s music united her community in defense against a mysterious force that sought to wipe them out. The fenghuang heard Seraphine’s graceful song, and blessed her with the power to fight the darkness back.”
- Brave Phoenix Xayah: “Xayah is a defender of ancient magic, protecting relics and places of great power from those who would use them for evil. Honoring her service, the fenghuang bestowed upon her a single feather, granting Xayah impossible power.”
Chromas
Crime City Nightmare Akali
Crime City Nightmare Darius
Crime City Nightmare Shaco
Crime City Nightmare Twisted Fate
Crime City Nightmare Zyra
Divine Phoenix Anivia
Graceful Phoenix Seraphine
Brave Phoenix Xayah
New Loot assets added:


Balance Changes
Champions
Akshan[Akshan has other changes in testing on the PBE!]
- Comeuppance (R) cooldown on cancellation lowered from 15s to 5s
Lucian
- Base AD lowered from 64 to 62
- Lightslinger (Passive)
- [New] Ally buffs empower Lucian’s next [2-4] basic attacks to deal an additional 14 (+10% tAD) Magic damage

- Ardent Blaze (W)
- Mana cost lowered from 70 to 60
- “Allies proccing the mark also trigger Vigilance.”

- The Culling (R)
- Damage per shot lowered from [20/40/60 (+25% AD)] to [15/30/45 (+25% AD)]
- Number of shots changed from [22/28/34] to [22 (+25% Critical Strike Chance)]

TFT Traits
Spellweaver
- 2 unit AP lowered from 25 to 20
- 4 unit AP lowered from 55 to 35
- 6 unit AP lowered from 100 to 70
TFT Champions
Tier 3
Nocturne
- Bonus damage increased from 70/85/110 to 80/90/110
Tier 5
Viego
- Magic damage increased per second lowered from 100% to 50%
- Resurrected health loss per second lowered from 15/7/0% to 12/6/0%
Changelist for Lucian by Riot Jag:
11.17 has Lucian changes (coming to PBE). The goal is to shift power from Mid Lucian to Bot.
— Jeevun Sidhu (@JeevunSidhu) August 10, 2021
Base Stats
Base AD :: 64 >>> 62
Lightslinger (P)
(New) – Ally buffs empower Lucian's next 2 (stacks to 4) basic attacks to deal an additional 14 (+10% tAD) magic damage
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That’s all for now. Stay tuned for more PBE Updates and info about the game and current events. Check out the recent PBE Update with Crime City Nightmare & Phoenix skins!