PBE Balance Changes, Splash arts, Showdown Mode

Another batch of champion changes (previous announced changes can be viewed here) has been released on the PBE. Also, you can read bellow for  the splash art for High Noon Yasuo, loading screens for Snow Day Singed and Snowstorm Sivir and the upcoming Showdown mode.

Balance Updates

(remember that PBE changes are itinerant and 

might not reach live servers as they were announced)

Brand

• Conflagration ( E ) range reduced to 625 from 650 [ His current E range on live is 625 ]

Fiddlesticks

• Crowstorm ( R ) mana cost reduced to 100 at all ranks from 150/200/250.
• Terrify ( Q ) mana cost reduced to 65 at all ranks from 65/75/85/95/105
• Terrify ( Q ) duration lowered to 1.25/1.5/1.75/2/2.25 from 1/1.5/2/2.5/3

Garen

• Judgement ( E ) now reads "Judgement deals 25% less damage to minions" instead of "minions and monsters"

Lucian

• Piercing Light ( Q ) damage lowered to 60/70/80/90/100 from 60/75/90/105/120
• Piercing Light ( Q ) range reduced to 550 from 570

Rammus

• Puncturing Taunt ( E ) duration changed to 1.25/1.5/1.75/2/2.25 from 1/1.5/2/2.5/3
• Puncturing Taunt ( E ) mana cost reduced to 50 at all ranks from 50/60/70/80/90
• Tremors ( R ) mana cost reduced to 100 at all ranks from 120 at all ranks

Soraka

• Base movemend speed increased to 340 from 335
• Armor per level back to 3.8 from 3.6*
• Base armor increased to 13 from 11.4*

Taric

• Shatter ( W ) armor reduction ratio reduced to .05 from .1 of Taric's armor
• Shatter ( W ) base armor reduction reduced to 5/10/15/20/25 from 10/15/20/25/30

Item Changes

Doran's Ring, Doran's Sword, Doran's Shield

• "Showdown" ( upcoming featured mode ) versions of these items have been added

Farsight Orb

• Range increased to 3000 from 2500
• Tooltip now reads "enemy champions found will be visible for 5 seconds"

Greater Lens

• Cooldown decreased to 60 from 90

Greater Orb

• Range increased to 2500 from 2000
• Tooltip now reads "enemy champions found will be visible for 5 seconds"

Oracles Lens

• Cooldown increased to 60 from 50
• Cast range increased to 450 from 400
• Duration reduced to 8 seconds from 10

Scrying Orb

• Range increased to 1500 from 1100

Spirit of the Ancient Golem

• No longer has Spirit Drain Passive
• Now has 14 hp5 and 7 mp5 again

Spirit of the Elder Lizard

• No longer has Spirit Drain passive
• Now has 14 hp5 and 7mp5 again

Spirit of the Spectral Wraith

• No longer has Unique Oassive: Gain 100 movement speed and ignore unit collision for 3 seconds upon killing a unit
• Now has 14 hp5 and 7mp5 again
• Spirit Drain passive reduced to 8% from 9% and AoE spells have 1/2 effect from 1/3 effect.
• Spirit Drain passive now only returns spell damage as health and mana.

Spirit Stone

• Now has 14 hp5 and 7mp5 again
• No longer has Spirit drain passive
• Butcher damage reduced to 20 from 25
• Now has Unique Passive Maim- "Basic attacks against monsters deal 10 bonus magic damage and heal 5 health on hit" again.

Sweeping Lens

• Cooldown reduced to 120 sec from 180 sec.

Mastery Changes

Arcane Mastery ( Offensive, Tier 3 )

• Reduced to 6 AP from 8

Legendary Guardian ( Defensive, Tier 6 )

• Renamed Tenacious

Martial Mastery ( Offensive, Tier 3 )

• Reduced to 4 AD from 5

Perserverance ( Defensive , Tier 4 )

• Regeneration reduced to .7% missing health from 1%

Runic Shield  ( Defensive, Tier 5 )

• Renamed to Runic Blessing

Tenacious ( Defensive, Tier 5 )

• Renamed Legendary Guardian

 High Noon Yasuo Splash

Notice the barrels on the blade, it does remarkably resemble a Gunblade, possibly a reference to Final Fantasy VIII.

Snowstorm Sivir and Snow Day Singed 

(Full Splash Arts are yet to be released) 


Showdown Mode

As many of you know, with the Snowdown there's been an announcement of new modes. Although One-for-All is currently disabled, the Showdown has also been announced, a 1v1 or 2v2 mode that is now enabled for testing on PBE. BuffMePlz announcement can be read bellow:

"Hey everyone! The Showdown featured game mode has once again been enabled and is now playable on PBE!

As before, you win if any of the following happen: 

-In a 1v1, first blood wins! In 2v2, the first team to get two kills wins. Suicides count towards the victory kill condition.
-The first team to kill a tower wins the game.
-The first team to score a combined 100 CS wins the game. 

As a reminder, you are allowed to heal, shop, and recall to base whenever you want on Showdown. 

There is a minor known issue where the Recall spell does not have sound when cast on Showdown, but we'd love to hear about any other issues you encounter. Please feel free to leave any feedback about the Showdown game mode here!"