Jan 25, 2018
Battlerite - sls_Liz


The following hotfix has been patched into the game on January 25, 2018.
  • Improvements to the Edit Replay window in the Odeum which aim to help players adjust the camera view to their liking. This may assist in screen capturing.
  • Added a Settings window with includes the following new settings:
    • Depth of field toggle
    • Autofocus toggle
    • Focus length slider
    • Focus size slider
    • Field of view slider
  • Added an informative list of camera mode hotkeys that can be used in the replay viewer. These camera modes help to adjust the camera view in the replay.


Jan 25, 2018
Battlerite - sls_Liz


The following hotfix has been patched into the game on January 25, 2018.
  • Improvements to the Edit Replay window in the Odeum which aim to help players adjust the camera view to their liking. This may assist in screen capturing.
  • Added a Settings window with includes the following new settings:
    • Depth of field toggle
    • Autofocus toggle
    • Focus length slider
    • Focus size slider
    • Field of view slider
  • Added an informative list of camera mode hotkeys that can be used in the replay viewer. These camera modes help to adjust the camera view in the replay.


Battlerite - sls_Liz


Zander may be the one putting on the show, but he’s looking for some audience participation - introducing The Phantomime Challenge!

Earn Legendary Chests in the Phantomime Challenge simply by sending us content that relates to the week’s rule or theme - photos, sketches, art pieces, or anything else you have made. Email your submissions to us at contest@battlerite.com and remember to include your Battlerite username! On Monday, January 29th, we will announce five winners who will receive two Legendary Chests each and we will announce the next week’s theme.

You are allowed to submit more than one entry and are eligible to win Legendary Chests for every week of the contest you participate in. This community event will run for two weeks and have two different themes.

The theme for Week One is:

Bunnies in Top Hats

Good luck to everyone, we can’t wait to see what you create!
Battlerite - sls_Liz


Zander may be the one putting on the show, but he’s looking for some audience participation - introducing The Phantomime Challenge!

Earn Legendary Chests in the Phantomime Challenge simply by sending us content that relates to the week’s rule or theme - photos, sketches, art pieces, or anything else you have made. Email your submissions to us at contest@battlerite.com and remember to include your Battlerite username! On Monday, January 29th, we will announce five winners who will receive two Legendary Chests each and we will announce the next week’s theme.

You are allowed to submit more than one entry and are eligible to win Legendary Chests for every week of the contest you participate in. This community event will run for two weeks and have two different themes.

The theme for Week One is:

Bunnies in Top Hats

Good luck to everyone, we can’t wait to see what you create!
Battlerite - sls_Liz
It's time for the Community Weekly!


Zander, the Magnificent Magician, is putting on a show in the Arena! Read up about the new Champion and all the balance changes in Patch 1.3. Today we also rolled out Hotfix 1.3.0.1.
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We’ve updated the All Champions Pack! If you unlock Champions with Gems or Battle Coins and then purchased the All Champions Pack, you will now be reimbursed the currency that you spent. This also applies to players who have already purchased the All Champions Pack.
The amount reimbursed is determined by the price of the Champion at the current time of reimbursement. Champions received through promotions, giveaways, or chests are not eligible for reimbursement.
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Battlecrank is an excellent source for coverage and analysis of Battlerite - the game, the community, the events, and esports. This week we’re highlighting their guide on how to play Sirius. If you’re looking to try him out, start here!
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Fan Art
Thank you again to our amazing artists and their contributions of the Battlerite community!
This week LumiNyu showed off her skill and use of light with this beautiful piece of everybody's favorite Psychopomp.



Find the original here.

Poloma shows up again by Luly97



Find the original here.

Next Zul Zul returns, this time with the first piece of art for the Maginificent Zander:




Find the original here.
And finally, we love your pixel art VengefulCheezit!



http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1270147117
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YouTube Highlights
Topplerite is back with their amazing, high-quality production and focusing this time on some amazing Croak plays. Watch their Winter Plays #3 video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4nb08MuJ2Q
If you’re looking for an in-depth look at the Patch 1.3 Notes, the best place to go for that is Chyill Gaming, where he dissect the new Champion, the new features, and the balance updates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csqzh7BTfGU
Battlemanly shows some love to Joltz this week, in Best of Battlemanly #60!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5WzX_8ZBtY
Finally, Battlerite Sage gives his first impressions of Zander as a Champion, with an in-depth look at his strengths and weaknesses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rji0C-Bveo
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Tournaments
You can keep an eye on http://battleritewiki.com/ for a schedule of some of the upcoming tournaments.
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Battlerekt is returning! With the first season since Early Access, Battlerekt ia returning bigger than ever with a 9-week series and prize pool totalling $9,000. Split between North America and Europe, participants compete in a 3v3 single elimination tournament broadcast on Twitch on Wednesdays.
Week 5 begins on Tuesday, January 23rd. You can sign up here if you live in Europe and here if you live in North America.
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Region: North America

Rival Esports has their weekly 3v3 tournaments up and running still, with the next tournament on Sunday, January 21st, at 5:00 PM EST.
Fight or your share of $300; sign up and find more information here.
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Battlerite has partnered with Battlefy to bring you the Battlerite Community Series. Here you can take part in or create your own tournaments, and you can apply to have in-game items as rewards! Check it out at battlefy.com. You can find your specific regions here:
Europe: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Europe
United States: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=US
South America: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=South%20America
Asia: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Asia
Oceania: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Oceania
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Region(s): French-speaking
Introducing BattleFrance Brawl, a weekly 2v2 tournament held every Friday at 9PM CEST! Participate and you can win in-game prizes and a fancy black color for your name in the BattleFrance Discord channel.
Find out more information and register here: http://www.battlefrancebrawl.fr/
Tune in to the BattleFrance Twitch Channel to watch the action!
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If you have a useful community related tool or website, or are hosting a tournament and would like to be featured in this section, please write an email to community[at]battlerite[dot]com with information about it!
Battlerite - sls_Liz
It's time for the Community Weekly!


Zander, the Magnificent Magician, is putting on a show in the Arena! Read up about the new Champion and all the balance changes in Patch 1.3. Today we also rolled out Hotfix 1.3.0.1.
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We’ve updated the All Champions Pack! If you unlock Champions with Gems or Battle Coins and then purchased the All Champions Pack, you will now be reimbursed the currency that you spent. This also applies to players who have already purchased the All Champions Pack.
The amount reimbursed is determined by the price of the Champion at the current time of reimbursement. Champions received through promotions, giveaways, or chests are not eligible for reimbursement.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Battlecrank is an excellent source for coverage and analysis of Battlerite - the game, the community, the events, and esports. This week we’re highlighting their guide on how to play Sirius. If you’re looking to try him out, start here!
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Fan Art
Thank you again to our amazing artists and their contributions of the Battlerite community!
This week LumiNyu showed off her skill and use of light with this beautiful piece of everybody's favorite Psychopomp.



Find the original here.

Poloma shows up again by Luly97



Find the original here.

Next Zul Zul returns, this time with the first piece of art for the Maginificent Zander:




Find the original here.
And finally, we love your pixel art VengefulCheezit!



http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1270147117
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YouTube Highlights
Topplerite is back with their amazing, high-quality production and focusing this time on some amazing Croak plays. Watch their Winter Plays #3 video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4nb08MuJ2Q
If you’re looking for an in-depth look at the Patch 1.3 Notes, the best place to go for that is Chyill Gaming, where he dissect the new Champion, the new features, and the balance updates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csqzh7BTfGU
Battlemanly shows some love to Joltz this week, in Best of Battlemanly #60!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5WzX_8ZBtY
Finally, Battlerite Sage gives his first impressions of Zander as a Champion, with an in-depth look at his strengths and weaknesses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rji0C-Bveo
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Tournaments
You can keep an eye on http://battleritewiki.com/ for a schedule of some of the upcoming tournaments.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Battlerekt is returning! With the first season since Early Access, Battlerekt ia returning bigger than ever with a 9-week series and prize pool totalling $9,000. Split between North America and Europe, participants compete in a 3v3 single elimination tournament broadcast on Twitch on Wednesdays.
Week 5 begins on Tuesday, January 23rd. You can sign up here if you live in Europe and here if you live in North America.
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Region: North America

Rival Esports has their weekly 3v3 tournaments up and running still, with the next tournament on Sunday, January 21st, at 5:00 PM EST.
Fight or your share of $300; sign up and find more information here.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Battlerite has partnered with Battlefy to bring you the Battlerite Community Series. Here you can take part in or create your own tournaments, and you can apply to have in-game items as rewards! Check it out at battlefy.com. You can find your specific regions here:
Europe: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Europe
United States: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=US
South America: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=South%20America
Asia: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Asia
Oceania: https://battlefy.com/discovery/battlerite?region=Oceania
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Region(s): French-speaking
Introducing BattleFrance Brawl, a weekly 2v2 tournament held every Friday at 9PM CEST! Participate and you can win in-game prizes and a fancy black color for your name in the BattleFrance Discord channel.
Find out more information and register here: http://www.battlefrancebrawl.fr/
Tune in to the BattleFrance Twitch Channel to watch the action!
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If you have a useful community related tool or website, or are hosting a tournament and would like to be featured in this section, please write an email to community[at]battlerite[dot]com with information about it!
Jan 19, 2018
Battlerite - sls_Liz


On Wednesday Patch 1.3.0 was set live. Today Hotfix 1.3.1 will be rolled out and the following changes made:

Alysia
  • Snow Cone (EX E)
    • Effect updated to fade away properly at the end of the duration

Battlerites
  • Arctic Cloak
    • Fixed a bug where the shield given to allies would gain extra shield health if Alysia was the first to receive a shield, or already have one active.

Bakko
  • Shield Dash (E)
    • Wall impact effect changed

Jumong
  • Dragon Slayer (F)
    • Changed so Dragon Slayer will now release targets that are unhittable (meaning that casting Otherside on a player caught by the Dragon Slayer arrow will now result in them no longer being pulled along with it)

Luci

Battlerites
  • Chaos
    • Fixed a bug where the AoE damage Chaos deals would always include the Deadly Brew bonus damage, regardless of if Deadly Brew had been picked

Taya

Battlerites
  • Cyclone
    • Fixed a bug where picking Cyclone would result in Zephyr (EX Q) not applying knockback correctly.

Zander
  • Trick Shot (M1)
    • Fixed an issue when the Stacked Deck battlerite was selected that could cause cards to sometimes heal the wrong target, not yield Zander energy, deal less damage to a Guardian in Battlegrounds, or yield score to the wrong target
    • Fixed an issue where Trick Shot could play double miss effects
    • Fixed an issue where Trick Shot would not work correctly when fired back by Oldur through Time Bender (Q)
  • Portal (Q)
    • Fixed an issue where players who dashed into the Portal would sometimes calculate player collision incorrectly, resulting in hitting the enemy team in strange ways
    • Fixed an issue where a player dragged into an enemy portal by Bakko would continue to be controlled by Bakko, even while Bakko was being teleported
Jan 19, 2018
Battlerite - sls_Liz


On Wednesday Patch 1.3.0 was set live. Today Hotfix 1.3.1 will be rolled out and the following changes made:

Alysia
  • Snow Cone (EX E)
    • Effect updated to fade away properly at the end of the duration

Battlerites
  • Arctic Cloak
    • Fixed a bug where the shield given to allies would gain extra shield health if Alysia was the first to receive a shield, or already have one active.

Bakko
  • Shield Dash (E)
    • Wall impact effect changed

Jumong
  • Dragon Slayer (F)
    • Changed so Dragon Slayer will now release targets that are unhittable (meaning that casting Otherside on a player caught by the Dragon Slayer arrow will now result in them no longer being pulled along with it)

Luci

Battlerites
  • Chaos
    • Fixed a bug where the AoE damage Chaos deals would always include the Deadly Brew bonus damage, regardless of if Deadly Brew had been picked

Taya

Battlerites
  • Cyclone
    • Fixed a bug where picking Cyclone would result in Zephyr (EX Q) not applying knockback correctly.

Zander
  • Trick Shot (M1)
    • Fixed an issue when the Stacked Deck battlerite was selected that could cause cards to sometimes heal the wrong target, not yield Zander energy, deal less damage to a Guardian in Battlegrounds, or yield score to the wrong target
    • Fixed an issue where Trick Shot could play double miss effects
    • Fixed an issue where Trick Shot would not work correctly when fired back by Oldur through Time Bender (Q)
  • Portal (Q)
    • Fixed an issue where players who dashed into the Portal would sometimes calculate player collision incorrectly, resulting in hitting the enemy team in strange ways
    • Fixed an issue where a player dragged into an enemy portal by Bakko would continue to be controlled by Bakko, even while Bakko was being teleported
Jan 16, 2018
Battlerite - sls_Liz

We will begin patching today at 8 UTC, severs are scheduled to be down for three hours. Follow us on social media for updates.

General Updates
  • The Default Loadout is not displayed in game if you have made at least one Custom Loadout for that Champion
  • The Default Loadout has been renamed Basic Loadout
  • Fixed a bug where some buffs would be overwritten if another instance of that buff with a shorter duration was applied on the same target
  • Sweeping the mouse over HUD elements no longer interrupts the casting of abilities
  • Added constrain cursor to window option
  • We are aware of a bug that results in scoreboards at the end of the match displaying 0 points for all players. While it is not addressed in this Patch, we are working on a fix.
Champion Reimbursement
  • We noticed that many new players have fairly felt conflicted when it came to deciding whether they should purchase the All Champions Pack, as players felt like they were wasting Gems or Battle Coins if they were to buy a Champion prior to investing in the Pack. In response to this, we are happy to announce that you will now receive a reimbursement for Champions previously bought when purchasing the All Champions Pack. If you ever have or will purchase the All Champions Pack and you have previously purchased Champions with either Gems or Battle Coins, you will now be reimbursed in the currency you originally purchased the Champion with. The amount reimbursed is determined by the price of the Champion at the current time of reimbursement. Note that Champions received through promotions, giveaways, or chests are not eligible for reimbursement.
UI
  • Fixed a bug where Champion models would sometimes not be displayed in the lobby when getting back from a match
  • Fixed a bug where weapons would be displayed incorrectly after opening a chest
  • Should now correctly display invalid name when trying to set a username longer than 32 characters
  • Can now change capitalization on own name when using the name change feature
  • When in a private lobby, players should now be correctly displayed as ready in the lobby chat
  • Queue size preferences are now saved according to whether casual or league is being played
  • When joining a new lobby, messages sent prior to joining that lobby will no longer be shown
  • Can now assign another player as the host in a private lobby
  • Fixed a bug where users could start a campaign mission while in a private lobby
  • Can now select Random Map in a private lobby
  • Fixed an issue where widescreen monitors would cause certain UI effects to display incorrectly
  • Notifications for team promotions will no longer be sent more than once if you are friends with more than one team member
  • Fixed bug where space did not always open chests
New Champion - Zander, the Magnificent Magician

When the famous theatre troupe 'The Phantomine Masquerade' disbanded after a tragic series of events, Zander, their magnificent magician, vanished without a trace. This distinguished illusionist, known for his unparalleled perfection in card trickery, teleportation, misdirection, duplication and transformation has now returned from the dead to turn the otherwise ceremonial arenas world-wide into spectacular revelries.
Abilities
Trick Shot (M1)
Throw two magical cards. Each card deals 6 damage to enemies, heals 5 health on allies, and heals you for 2 health on hit. Appliest Heart on targets hit
Grand Conjuration (M2)
A heavy magical projectile that deals 28 damage and pierces enemies. Inflicts Arcane Catalyst on targets hit.
Mirror Image (Space)
Turn immaterial and dash in target direction, leaving an Illusion where you stood.
Portal (Q)
Place a portal at target location that teleports allies one at a time, removing them from the fight for 1.5s before reappearing at a target destination of their choice. Teleporting an Illusion increases its duration by 1s and grants you the ability to recast Portal to pick its target destination.
Sheep Trick (E)
Turn enemies inside target area into harmless creatures, rendering them unable to use any abilities for 2.5s. If the target takes 20 damage, the effect is broken.
Rabbit Form (R)
Turn into a rabbit to increase your movement speed by 80% and remove any movement impairing effects. Knocks away nearby enemies.
The Prestige (F)
Conjure a Grand Illusion at target position.
Spotlight (EX M2)
Enlighten target location, healing allies for 28 health over 2s and removing any negative effects on impact.
Mind Game (EX Space)
Turn immaterial and send an Illusion in target direction. Upon its arrival, it deals 12 damage and inflicts Arcane Catalyst to nearby enemies.
Hearts (Buff)
Reduces damage taken by 15% for 4s
Arcane Catalyst (Debuff)
Target takes 13% more damage for 3s
Illusion
A duplicate that copies your Trick Shot casts, throwing a single card. Illusions cannot be interrupted and gain no energy.
Grand Illusion
Copies your Trick Shot and Grand Conjuration casts. The Illusion will also assist you in performing Sheep Trick, increasing its radius by 25%.
Battlerites
View Zander’s Battlerites here.
  • Zander can be purchased in game for 900 Gems or 5800 Battle Coins.
  • For a limited time, using Gems to unlock Zander will also grant 3x Zander Chests

Magic Mayhem Bundle
  • Ownership of Zander is required to purchase this bundle
  • Can be purchased for 950 Gems
  • Contains:
    • Zander Legendary Outfit “Eldricht Shroud”
    • 3 Zander Chests
    • 1 7-Day Booster
Zander Chest
  • Ownership of Zander is required to purchase this chest.
  • Contains 3 random drops. Guarantees at least one non-duplicate Rare, Epic, or Legendary Zander item and one Rare normal item.
  • Available in two bundles:
    • 1 Zander Chest for 150 Gems
    • 5 Zander Chests + 1 Free Bonus Zander Chest for 750 Gems
Champion Updates
Alysia

Our favorite frost weaver had an exciting debut month with her fun, combo-oriented playstyle. However, she has to outplay her enemies dramatically to reach her potential. Her biggest weakness is being rushed down, and we're making a multitude of improvements to increase her survivability. Alysia has to spend multiple abilities to chain Chill and Freeze effects, so we're also improving her cooldowns and Flash Freeze radius to give her better consistency.
  • Ice Lance (M2)
    • Cooldown reduced from 5s to 4s
    • Fixed a bug where using the setting “Interrupt Casting on Move” would interrupt this ability when changing directions while moving
  • Arctic Wind (Space)
    • Cooldown reduced from 8s to 7s, max range increased from 7.5 to 9
  • Flash Freeze (E)
    • Radius increased by ~10% (from 1.8 to 2)
  • Ice Crown
    • Fixed tooltip to indicate that the icicle cone only triggers when the Ice Crown is broken by damage
  • Ice Block (EX Q)
    • Duration reduced from 3.5s to 2.8s
  • Snow Cone (EX E)
    • Cast time increased from 0.4s to 0.5s
    • Channel duration decreased from 1.5 to 1.s
    • Total ticks increased from 6 to 7
    • Total damage decreased from 24 to 21
    • Fixed a bug where it sometimes wouldn’t Freeze a target with max Chill[/list
    Battlerites
    • Snow Storm
      • Fixed a bug where it was only damaging one enemy if there were Frozen enemies in the area
    • Frost Nova
      • Chill duration increased from 1.6s to 2s
      • Inflicts Root for 1s to enemies already affected by Chill
    • Twirl
      • Recast duration increased from 1.5s to 1.8s
      • Range increased from 3.3 to 4
    • Wintry Blast
      • Additional effect: increases Glacial Prism Chill duration from 2s to 3s
    • Blizzard
      • Radius bonus decreased from 20% to 10% (while actual radius from previous patch remains similar, from 2.16 to 2.2)
    • Arctic Cloak
      • Lesser Glacial Prism can apply to allies
    Ashka

    • Infernal Scorch (F)
      • Fixed a bug where Infernal Scorch’s scorched earth area wasn’t dealing damage every tick. Now deals damage every tick to all enemies properly
    Bakko

    Bakko hasn't felt quite true to the giant shielded warrior we've come to know and love since his Shield Dash became daintier with his last bug fix. We've formalized Bakko's strength by adding the Wall Slam battlerite into Shield Dash. Due to its combo potential, the damage and stun factor have been scaled back slightly. Wall Slam has been reworked into Dizzying Dash, giving Bakko a new tool to stick to targets he grabs. His foes won't escape him so easily anymore.
    • Shield Dash (E)
      • Wall hit damage decreased from 16 to 12
      • New effect: Pushing an enemy into a wall inflicts Stun for 0.45s
    • Shield Slam (EX E)
      • New Effect: Pushing an enemy into a wall inflicts Stun for 0.45s
    • Valiant Leap (Space)
      • Fixed VFX issue with area indicator, size increased to match radius
    • War Stomp
      • Fixed VFX issue with area indicator, size increased to match radius
    Battlerites
    • Heroic Leap
      • Made partially compatible with War Stomp (EX Space): Adds 3 bonus damage
    • Raging Ram
      • Fixed a bug where Shield Slam (EX E) cooldown was being reduced by 2s instead of 1s
    • Dizzying Dash
      • Reworked from Wall Slam
      • Tooltip: Shield Dash inflicts 15% Snare for 2.5s. Pushing an enemy into a wall deals 6 bonus damage
    • Adrenaline Slam
      • Now only grants War Axe bonus damage if you push an enemy with Shield Dash
    Blossom

    Battlerites
    • Weakening Pitch
      • Battlerite category changed from Mixed to Support
    Destiny

    Destiny receives further adjustments to her M2. It should be a versatile, strong ability but needs to have the appropriate difficulty to use. In light of this, it's been tuned down across the board. Her Plasma Wall snare has been scaled back to emphasize its role as an anti-ranged ability. The Sizzle battlerite has been changed appropriately. This should give players more reasons to use her Plasma Prison when the situation demands it over the Plasma Wall.
    • Charged Bolt (M2)
      • Max Damage reduced from 32 to 30
      • Movement curve during casting tweaked (overall covers around 30% less distance)
      • Projectile radius reduced from 0.45 to 0.4
    • Plasma Wall (E)
      • Snare factor reduced from 50% to 25%
      • Snare duration increased from 1.2s to 1.5s
    • Transform Weapon (EX M1)
      • Transformation duration reduced from 5s to 4s
      • Shield duration reduced from 5s to 4s
    Battlerites
    • Sizzle
      • Battlerite category changed from Control to Offense
      • Reworked - now increases Snare factor from 25% to 40% and increases duration from 1.5s to 2s while also dealing 6 damage when applied
    Ezmo

    Battlerites
    • Chaos Barrage
      • Improved interaction with other sources of ammo. Consistently adds +1 ammo now.
    • Bolted
      • Arcane Fire range buff now gets removed properly when reloading the Displace
    Iva

    Iva has always been a utility-focused ranged champion. We're upping her damage potential so that she can more reliably deal damage when played in solo league. Her Concussive Shot cooldown improvement will also increase her support potential. Her battlerites have received various improvements to give her more loadout options.
    • Boomstick (M1)
      • Reload time reduced from 1.1s to 1s
    • Machine Gun (F)
      • Total damage increased from 140 to 160 (Damage per projectile increased from 7 to 8.)
    • Concussive Shot (Ex E)
      • Renamed from Concussion Shot to Concussive Shot
      • Cooldown reduced from 7 to match Tazer cooldown
    • Burning Oil
      • Damage increased from 21 to 24 (7 to 8 per tick)
    Battlerites
  • Fixed an issue where Conductor was incompatible with Igniting Spark. They now work as intended.
    • Hyperspeed
      • Fixed tooltip to indicate that rite gives 120% increased attack speed
      • Reload speed bonus increased from 100% to 120% to match Attack speed bonus
    • Heavy Rocket
      • Inflicts 0.7s Fading Snare to enemies in the explosion area
    • Blast Shield
      • Battlerite category changed from Support to Mobility
    • Durable Shield
      • Shield bonus on self increased from 8 to 12
    • Igniting Spark
      • No more direct damage, but consumes Oil to inflict Burning Oil on hit rather than when spellblock is triggered
    Jumong

    • Seeker’s Arrow (EX M2)
      • Fixed bug where the first hit on a counter would still create the follow up bouncing arrow. Projectile is now destroyed entirely.
    Lucie

    Lucie has been struggling a bit since the big Battlerite System change. While she has many diverse battlerites and build options, we feel a bit more power is warranted. We're shifting power from Chaos into other rites, as well as giving her a new option by adding the Dynamic Solution battlerite as a replacement for the unused Toxic Reaction.
    Battlerites
    • Vampiric Toxin
      • Healing per tick increased from 2 to 3 (total healing increased from 6 to 9)
    • Blast Shield
      • Battlerite category changed from Mixed to Offense
      • Damage increased from 6 to 10
    • Potency
      • Battlerite category changed from Support to Mixed
      • Damage and healing increased from 8/8 to 10/10
    • Dynamic Solution
      • Replaces “Toxic Reaction”
      • Increases max range and radius of Clarity Potion by 10%
    • Chaos
      • Now only gives the AoE effect when hitting a target
      • Radius increased from 2 to 2.2
      • Damage increased from 6 to 8
      • Lesser Panic duration increased from 1s to 1.5s
      • Now compatible with Deadly Brew
    Pearl

    • Unstable Bubble (EX E)
      • Slow from being inside of the bubble is now dispelled properly when a Champion turns immaterial
    Pestilus

    • Swarm (R)
      • Fixed a bug where the moths fired when the shield was destroyed could hit allies
    • Scarab Pack (F)
      • Fixed buff/debuff so they can no longer be dispelled
    Poloma

    Poloma has several key battlerites in combination with the Other Side that allow her to enable resilient team compositions. The Other Side is one of her defining features, so we are seeking to reduce the power of these rites first. Silver Fang grants Poloma a safe poke game using Ghost Wolf due to its tremendous range, while Spiritual Wind always provides her an escape outlet even when used just for the haste effect. Lastly, Phantasm offers too much game-altering potential in a single rite.
    • Ghost Wolf (E)
      • Damage reduced from 20/16/12 to 20/15/10
    • Soul Drain (EX Q)
      • Fixed tooltip errors
    Battlerites
    • Phantasm
  • Damage reduction factor reduced from 40% to 33% and damage amplify factor reduced from 25% to 20%
  • Spirit Rift
    • Haste is now only applied if Poloma successfully applies Spell Block (does not require Spell Block to be tiggered)
  • Soul Essence
    • now properly EX compatible
  • Silver Fang
    • Range bonus reduced from 20% to 10%
Rook

Battlerites
  • Endurance
    • Fixed so the cooldown reduction for not hitting a target is not granted when hitting shields or counters
  • Raging Bull
    • Fixed bug where Rush cast time during Berserk was reduced by ~43% (to 0.4s) instead of ~60% (to 0.28s) as the battlerite indicates, and where cooldown to Rush was not always carried over from Rush Berserk
Ruh Kaan

  • Consume
    • Cooldown reduced from 9s to 8s
Battlerites
  • Leech Blade
    • Effect of Leech Blade combined with Taint, healing per hit reduced
    • Tooltip: Hitting cursed enemies with Defiled Blade heals you for 2 bonus health. Charged Defiled Blade heals you for 6 bonus health.
  • Affliction
    • Amplify duration increased from 3s to 4s
  • Nether Chains
    • Now EX-compatible
  • Cold Embrace
    • Effect of Cold Touch combined with Death’s Embrace
    • Tooltip: Claw of the Wicked inflicts Root for 1.2s and Curse
  • Reaper
    • Battlerite moved from Perk to Defiled Blade slot
  • Demonic Hunt
    • Battlerite category changed from Mixed to Mobility
  • Death Grip
    • Battlerite category changed from Control to Mixed
Shifu

  • Kunju (Q)
    • Shifu can no longer be healed or pick up health and energy orbs while traveling after Kunju has been triggered
Taya

  • Tornado (R)
    • Fixed tooltip to indicate the proper air time for 1.35s
Thorn

  • Root Claw (M1)
    • Energy gain reduced from 7% to 6%
  • Burrow (Space)
    • Cooldown will now only start to count down once Thorn has completely descended into the ground (0.7s later than before)
Battlerites
  • No Escape
    • Fixed a bug where you couldn’t recast to ascent early on the Lesser Burrow
    • Lesser Burrow now burrows underground faster to increase recast window
Varesh

Varesh trades very efficiently due to the strength of his debuffs when combined with a Shatter combo, and Kinetic Judgement either forces an escape or leads into a silence chain. We're reducing buff uptime for higher level play by tuning down his EX M2 and making it more challenging to maintain his debuffs. Kinetic Judgement has been reworked and power has been shifted to Devastation and Synergy.
  • Wuju (Q), Shatter (E), and Crush (EX E)
    • Healing and damage from consuming Corruption and Judgement reduced from 8 to 6
Battlerites
  • Devastation
    • Bonus damage increased from 3 to 4
  • Kinetic Corruption
    • Formerly Kinetic Judgement
    • reduces cooldown of Kinetic Energy by 3s. Applies Corruption on enemies hit.
  • Synergy
    • Now also increases the factor of Corruption and Judgement by 5% when both are active on the same target
Jan 16, 2018
Battlerite - sls_Liz

We will begin patching today at 8 UTC, severs are scheduled to be down for three hours. Follow us on social media for updates.

General Updates
  • The Default Loadout is not displayed in game if you have made at least one Custom Loadout for that Champion
  • The Default Loadout has been renamed Basic Loadout
  • Fixed a bug where some buffs would be overwritten if another instance of that buff with a shorter duration was applied on the same target
  • Sweeping the mouse over HUD elements no longer interrupts the casting of abilities
  • Added constrain cursor to window option
  • We are aware of a bug that results in scoreboards at the end of the match displaying 0 points for all players. While it is not addressed in this Patch, we are working on a fix.
Champion Reimbursement
  • We noticed that many new players have fairly felt conflicted when it came to deciding whether they should purchase the All Champions Pack, as players felt like they were wasting Gems or Battle Coins if they were to buy a Champion prior to investing in the Pack. In response to this, we are happy to announce that you will now receive a reimbursement for Champions previously bought when purchasing the All Champions Pack. If you ever have or will purchase the All Champions Pack and you have previously purchased Champions with either Gems or Battle Coins, you will now be reimbursed in the currency you originally purchased the Champion with. The amount reimbursed is determined by the price of the Champion at the current time of reimbursement. Note that Champions received through promotions, giveaways, or chests are not eligible for reimbursement.
UI
  • Fixed a bug where Champion models would sometimes not be displayed in the lobby when getting back from a match
  • Fixed a bug where weapons would be displayed incorrectly after opening a chest
  • Should now correctly display invalid name when trying to set a username longer than 32 characters
  • Can now change capitalization on own name when using the name change feature
  • When in a private lobby, players should now be correctly displayed as ready in the lobby chat
  • Queue size preferences are now saved according to whether casual or league is being played
  • When joining a new lobby, messages sent prior to joining that lobby will no longer be shown
  • Can now assign another player as the host in a private lobby
  • Fixed a bug where users could start a campaign mission while in a private lobby
  • Can now select Random Map in a private lobby
  • Fixed an issue where widescreen monitors would cause certain UI effects to display incorrectly
  • Notifications for team promotions will no longer be sent more than once if you are friends with more than one team member
  • Fixed bug where space did not always open chests
New Champion - Zander, the Magnificent Magician

When the famous theatre troupe 'The Phantomine Masquerade' disbanded after a tragic series of events, Zander, their magnificent magician, vanished without a trace. This distinguished illusionist, known for his unparalleled perfection in card trickery, teleportation, misdirection, duplication and transformation has now returned from the dead to turn the otherwise ceremonial arenas world-wide into spectacular revelries.
Abilities
Trick Shot (M1)
Throw two magical cards. Each card deals 6 damage to enemies, heals 5 health on allies, and heals you for 2 health on hit. Appliest Heart on targets hit
Grand Conjuration (M2)
A heavy magical projectile that deals 28 damage and pierces enemies. Inflicts Arcane Catalyst on targets hit.
Mirror Image (Space)
Turn immaterial and dash in target direction, leaving an Illusion where you stood.
Portal (Q)
Place a portal at target location that teleports allies one at a time, removing them from the fight for 1.5s before reappearing at a target destination of their choice. Teleporting an Illusion increases its duration by 1s and grants you the ability to recast Portal to pick its target destination.
Sheep Trick (E)
Turn enemies inside target area into harmless creatures, rendering them unable to use any abilities for 2.5s. If the target takes 20 damage, the effect is broken.
Rabbit Form (R)
Turn into a rabbit to increase your movement speed by 80% and remove any movement impairing effects. Knocks away nearby enemies.
The Prestige (F)
Conjure a Grand Illusion at target position.
Spotlight (EX M2)
Enlighten target location, healing allies for 28 health over 2s and removing any negative effects on impact.
Mind Game (EX Space)
Turn immaterial and send an Illusion in target direction. Upon its arrival, it deals 12 damage and inflicts Arcane Catalyst to nearby enemies.
Hearts (Buff)
Reduces damage taken by 15% for 4s
Arcane Catalyst (Debuff)
Target takes 13% more damage for 3s
Illusion
A duplicate that copies your Trick Shot casts, throwing a single card. Illusions cannot be interrupted and gain no energy.
Grand Illusion
Copies your Trick Shot and Grand Conjuration casts. The Illusion will also assist you in performing Sheep Trick, increasing its radius by 25%.
Battlerites
View Zander’s Battlerites here.
  • Zander can be purchased in game for 900 Gems or 5800 Battle Coins.
  • For a limited time, using Gems to unlock Zander will also grant 3x Zander Chests

Magic Mayhem Bundle
  • Ownership of Zander is required to purchase this bundle
  • Can be purchased for 950 Gems
  • Contains:
    • Zander Legendary Outfit “Eldricht Shroud”
    • 3 Zander Chests
    • 1 7-Day Booster
Zander Chest
  • Ownership of Zander is required to purchase this chest.
  • Contains 3 random drops. Guarantees at least one non-duplicate Rare, Epic, or Legendary Zander item and one Rare normal item.
  • Available in two bundles:
    • 1 Zander Chest for 150 Gems
    • 5 Zander Chests + 1 Free Bonus Zander Chest for 750 Gems
Champion Updates
Alysia

Our favorite frost weaver had an exciting debut month with her fun, combo-oriented playstyle. However, she has to outplay her enemies dramatically to reach her potential. Her biggest weakness is being rushed down, and we're making a multitude of improvements to increase her survivability. Alysia has to spend multiple abilities to chain Chill and Freeze effects, so we're also improving her cooldowns and Flash Freeze radius to give her better consistency.
  • Ice Lance (M2)
    • Cooldown reduced from 5s to 4s
    • Fixed a bug where using the setting “Interrupt Casting on Move” would interrupt this ability when changing directions while moving
  • Arctic Wind (Space)
    • Cooldown reduced from 8s to 7s, max range increased from 7.5 to 9
  • Flash Freeze (E)
    • Radius increased by ~10% (from 1.8 to 2)
  • Ice Crown
    • Fixed tooltip to indicate that the icicle cone only triggers when the Ice Crown is broken by damage
  • Ice Block (EX Q)
    • Duration reduced from 3.5s to 2.8s
  • Snow Cone (EX E)
    • Cast time increased from 0.4s to 0.5s
    • Channel duration decreased from 1.5 to 1.s
    • Total ticks increased from 6 to 7
    • Total damage decreased from 24 to 21
    • Fixed a bug where it sometimes wouldn’t Freeze a target with max Chill[/list
    Battlerites
    • Snow Storm
      • Fixed a bug where it was only damaging one enemy if there were Frozen enemies in the area
    • Frost Nova
      • Chill duration increased from 1.6s to 2s
      • Inflicts Root for 1s to enemies already affected by Chill
    • Twirl
      • Recast duration increased from 1.5s to 1.8s
      • Range increased from 3.3 to 4
    • Wintry Blast
      • Additional effect: increases Glacial Prism Chill duration from 2s to 3s
    • Blizzard
      • Radius bonus decreased from 20% to 10% (while actual radius from previous patch remains similar, from 2.16 to 2.2)
    • Arctic Cloak
      • Lesser Glacial Prism can apply to allies
    Ashka

    • Infernal Scorch (F)
      • Fixed a bug where Infernal Scorch’s scorched earth area wasn’t dealing damage every tick. Now deals damage every tick to all enemies properly
    Bakko

    Bakko hasn't felt quite true to the giant shielded warrior we've come to know and love since his Shield Dash became daintier with his last bug fix. We've formalized Bakko's strength by adding the Wall Slam battlerite into Shield Dash. Due to its combo potential, the damage and stun factor have been scaled back slightly. Wall Slam has been reworked into Dizzying Dash, giving Bakko a new tool to stick to targets he grabs. His foes won't escape him so easily anymore.
    • Shield Dash (E)
      • Wall hit damage decreased from 16 to 12
      • New effect: Pushing an enemy into a wall inflicts Stun for 0.45s
    • Shield Slam (EX E)
      • New Effect: Pushing an enemy into a wall inflicts Stun for 0.45s
    • Valiant Leap (Space)
      • Fixed VFX issue with area indicator, size increased to match radius
    • War Stomp
      • Fixed VFX issue with area indicator, size increased to match radius
    Battlerites
    • Heroic Leap
      • Made partially compatible with War Stomp (EX Space): Adds 3 bonus damage
    • Raging Ram
      • Fixed a bug where Shield Slam (EX E) cooldown was being reduced by 2s instead of 1s
    • Dizzying Dash
      • Reworked from Wall Slam
      • Tooltip: Shield Dash inflicts 15% Snare for 2.5s. Pushing an enemy into a wall deals 6 bonus damage
    • Adrenaline Slam
      • Now only grants War Axe bonus damage if you push an enemy with Shield Dash
    Blossom

    Battlerites
    • Weakening Pitch
      • Battlerite category changed from Mixed to Support
    Destiny

    Destiny receives further adjustments to her M2. It should be a versatile, strong ability but needs to have the appropriate difficulty to use. In light of this, it's been tuned down across the board. Her Plasma Wall snare has been scaled back to emphasize its role as an anti-ranged ability. The Sizzle battlerite has been changed appropriately. This should give players more reasons to use her Plasma Prison when the situation demands it over the Plasma Wall.
    • Charged Bolt (M2)
      • Max Damage reduced from 32 to 30
      • Movement curve during casting tweaked (overall covers around 30% less distance)
      • Projectile radius reduced from 0.45 to 0.4
    • Plasma Wall (E)
      • Snare factor reduced from 50% to 25%
      • Snare duration increased from 1.2s to 1.5s
    • Transform Weapon (EX M1)
      • Transformation duration reduced from 5s to 4s
      • Shield duration reduced from 5s to 4s
    Battlerites
    • Sizzle
      • Battlerite category changed from Control to Offense
      • Reworked - now increases Snare factor from 25% to 40% and increases duration from 1.5s to 2s while also dealing 6 damage when applied
    Ezmo

    Battlerites
    • Chaos Barrage
      • Improved interaction with other sources of ammo. Consistently adds +1 ammo now.
    • Bolted
      • Arcane Fire range buff now gets removed properly when reloading the Displace
    Iva

    Iva has always been a utility-focused ranged champion. We're upping her damage potential so that she can more reliably deal damage when played in solo league. Her Concussive Shot cooldown improvement will also increase her support potential. Her battlerites have received various improvements to give her more loadout options.
    • Boomstick (M1)
      • Reload time reduced from 1.1s to 1s
    • Machine Gun (F)
      • Total damage increased from 140 to 160 (Damage per projectile increased from 7 to 8.)
    • Concussive Shot (Ex E)
      • Renamed from Concussion Shot to Concussive Shot
      • Cooldown reduced from 7 to match Tazer cooldown
    • Burning Oil
      • Damage increased from 21 to 24 (7 to 8 per tick)
    Battlerites
  • Fixed an issue where Conductor was incompatible with Igniting Spark. They now work as intended.
    • Hyperspeed
      • Fixed tooltip to indicate that rite gives 120% increased attack speed
      • Reload speed bonus increased from 100% to 120% to match Attack speed bonus
    • Heavy Rocket
      • Inflicts 0.7s Fading Snare to enemies in the explosion area
    • Blast Shield
      • Battlerite category changed from Support to Mobility
    • Durable Shield
      • Shield bonus on self increased from 8 to 12
    • Igniting Spark
      • No more direct damage, but consumes Oil to inflict Burning Oil on hit rather than when spellblock is triggered
    Jumong

    • Seeker’s Arrow (EX M2)
      • Fixed bug where the first hit on a counter would still create the follow up bouncing arrow. Projectile is now destroyed entirely.
    Lucie

    Lucie has been struggling a bit since the big Battlerite System change. While she has many diverse battlerites and build options, we feel a bit more power is warranted. We're shifting power from Chaos into other rites, as well as giving her a new option by adding the Dynamic Solution battlerite as a replacement for the unused Toxic Reaction.
    Battlerites
    • Vampiric Toxin
      • Healing per tick increased from 2 to 3 (total healing increased from 6 to 9)
    • Blast Shield
      • Battlerite category changed from Mixed to Offense
      • Damage increased from 6 to 10
    • Potency
      • Battlerite category changed from Support to Mixed
      • Damage and healing increased from 8/8 to 10/10
    • Dynamic Solution
      • Replaces “Toxic Reaction”
      • Increases max range and radius of Clarity Potion by 10%
    • Chaos
      • Now only gives the AoE effect when hitting a target
      • Radius increased from 2 to 2.2
      • Damage increased from 6 to 8
      • Lesser Panic duration increased from 1s to 1.5s
      • Now compatible with Deadly Brew
    Pearl

    • Unstable Bubble (EX E)
      • Slow from being inside of the bubble is now dispelled properly when a Champion turns immaterial
    Pestilus

    • Swarm (R)
      • Fixed a bug where the moths fired when the shield was destroyed could hit allies
    • Scarab Pack (F)
      • Fixed buff/debuff so they can no longer be dispelled
    Poloma

    Poloma has several key battlerites in combination with the Other Side that allow her to enable resilient team compositions. The Other Side is one of her defining features, so we are seeking to reduce the power of these rites first. Silver Fang grants Poloma a safe poke game using Ghost Wolf due to its tremendous range, while Spiritual Wind always provides her an escape outlet even when used just for the haste effect. Lastly, Phantasm offers too much game-altering potential in a single rite.
    • Ghost Wolf (E)
      • Damage reduced from 20/16/12 to 20/15/10
    • Soul Drain (EX Q)
      • Fixed tooltip errors
    Battlerites
    • Phantasm
  • Damage reduction factor reduced from 40% to 33% and damage amplify factor reduced from 25% to 20%
  • Spirit Rift
    • Haste is now only applied if Poloma successfully applies Spell Block (does not require Spell Block to be tiggered)
  • Soul Essence
    • now properly EX compatible
  • Silver Fang
    • Range bonus reduced from 20% to 10%
Rook

Battlerites
  • Endurance
    • Fixed so the cooldown reduction for not hitting a target is not granted when hitting shields or counters
  • Raging Bull
    • Fixed bug where Rush cast time during Berserk was reduced by ~43% (to 0.4s) instead of ~60% (to 0.28s) as the battlerite indicates, and where cooldown to Rush was not always carried over from Rush Berserk
Ruh Kaan

  • Consume
    • Cooldown reduced from 9s to 8s
Battlerites
  • Leech Blade
    • Effect of Leech Blade combined with Taint, healing per hit reduced
    • Tooltip: Hitting cursed enemies with Defiled Blade heals you for 2 bonus health. Charged Defiled Blade heals you for 6 bonus health.
  • Affliction
    • Amplify duration increased from 3s to 4s
  • Nether Chains
    • Now EX-compatible
  • Cold Embrace
    • Effect of Cold Touch combined with Death’s Embrace
    • Tooltip: Claw of the Wicked inflicts Root for 1.2s and Curse
  • Reaper
    • Battlerite moved from Perk to Defiled Blade slot
  • Demonic Hunt
    • Battlerite category changed from Mixed to Mobility
  • Death Grip
    • Battlerite category changed from Control to Mixed
Shifu

  • Kunju (Q)
    • Shifu can no longer be healed or pick up health and energy orbs while traveling after Kunju has been triggered
Taya

  • Tornado (R)
    • Fixed tooltip to indicate the proper air time for 1.35s
Thorn

  • Root Claw (M1)
    • Energy gain reduced from 7% to 6%
  • Burrow (Space)
    • Cooldown will now only start to count down once Thorn has completely descended into the ground (0.7s later than before)
Battlerites
  • No Escape
    • Fixed a bug where you couldn’t recast to ascent early on the Lesser Burrow
    • Lesser Burrow now burrows underground faster to increase recast window
Varesh

Varesh trades very efficiently due to the strength of his debuffs when combined with a Shatter combo, and Kinetic Judgement either forces an escape or leads into a silence chain. We're reducing buff uptime for higher level play by tuning down his EX M2 and making it more challenging to maintain his debuffs. Kinetic Judgement has been reworked and power has been shifted to Devastation and Synergy.
  • Wuju (Q), Shatter (E), and Crush (EX E)
    • Healing and damage from consuming Corruption and Judgement reduced from 8 to 6
Battlerites
  • Devastation
    • Bonus damage increased from 3 to 4
  • Kinetic Corruption
    • Formerly Kinetic Judgement
    • reduces cooldown of Kinetic Energy by 3s. Applies Corruption on enemies hit.
  • Synergy
    • Now also increases the factor of Corruption and Judgement by 5% when both are active on the same target
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