Looks like we're getting a new animated short this patch.

MetaVolca·7/6/2018, 8:46:39 PM·16 votes·12,074 views
7/6 PBE Update: New Summoner Icons, Emotes & More Tentative Balance Changes

PBE was updated and there's 6 new summoner icons representing different regions in LoL lore. https://i.imgur.com/3coWwP4.jpg[/img] Mount Targon https://i.imgur.com/oR7yDfm.jpg[/img] The Shadow Isles https://i.imgur.com/QGXBChp.jpg[/img] Shurima https://i.imgur.com/RnCttWj.jpg[/img] Freljord https://i.imgur.com/fZNSjYN.jpg[/img] The World Rune https://i.imgur.com/cTX5mIS.jpg[/img] And a Map of Runeterra.

Now this in of itself is interesting because we're getting a lot of lore in this patch, but also look at the description of how to earn these icons.

Earned by completing a mission during the release of the Ryze Short.

So firstly this tells us we're getting a new short similarly to the Annie one a few months back. Which is huge. And secondly looking at the description of the Map icon, it says

Earned by collecting all region icons during the release of the Runeterra map.

Which means that everyone will be able to get every icon, but that also we may be getting a website or fully drawn image of the Runeterra map in it's entirety. Of course we seem to be missing some icons, namely Bandle City, but this looks to be huge this patch.

Also keep in mind that when the SSG skins came out we also got a World Rune Ward skin, seen here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8cq0Y81ZMI

39 Comments

Stars Shaper7/6/2018, 9:07:02 PM6 votes

YES for the Targon icon.

But a Ryze short... really!? I know they want to kepe him one of the main characters but there is so many options for a short... I hope that it will not only focus on Ryze and that it's not going to be biased in his favor.

ModKnightsKemplar7/7/2018, 1:22:04 AM6 votes

This is looking like a pretty major lore event... am hyped.

Nylisa7/7/2018, 2:11:52 AM4 votes

i know im getting ahead of myself but If Sona is featured in Ryze's short, in any way i'm gonna have a heart attack! i mean she is still in his related champions list and we know that she is getting a lore update soon-ish and if this is a major lore event...could this mean....? O_O

Camille Ferrøs7/6/2018, 10:04:25 PM3 votes

wait short could also mean short story...im scared now ..

CaptainAntiHeroz7/8/2018, 3:03:10 AM2 votes

Why Ryze though? Unless we're world building, (which I'm totally fine with) because he's been everywhere, then why Ryze?

Or are we world building? ABOUT DAMN TIME ZED AND LEONA AND LEE EMOTES

Ifneth7/6/2018, 11:40:17 PM2 votes

As a Taliyah main, I must wonder. Should I wear the Targonian or Shuriman icon? She fights for the survival and future of Shurima, yet she lives at the foot of Targon, by Icathia.

Edit: She lives near Icathia, not Targon. I just checked her lore.

Johnny El Rojo7/6/2018, 9:26:55 PM2 votes

A little sad that we get our first glimpse at the whole map thie way.

Zeit7/23/2018, 11:54:54 AM1 votes

How do we get the icons? Is the event over?

Camille Ferrøs7/6/2018, 9:47:16 PM1 votes

SRFHGVFFS Ghis bgiuSRRGuiosriusrwbgioGRSUUHTGTUooru gbrspgs gboui A short wait wait DID I READ THAT right OMFG OMFG cant fking wait omfg

Eternal Torment7/7/2018, 8:17:49 PM1 votes

Color me stupid but the Targon Icon was already known if I am not wrong, during the Lore rework when Aurelion Sol was released that same symbol was literally plastered across the entire damn page.

And Shurima too was fairly visible throughout release pages and lore updates for any champions regarding shurima. But neverthless, having the icon in itself is dope as fuck and Im hyped for that.

PerchancetoGame7/10/2018, 1:15:15 AM1 votes

This may have just improved my mood a bit.... I'm hyped.

Pale Mask7/6/2018, 9:00:27 PM1 votes

Interesting.