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Update — June 26
As the Nexus Blitz is entering PBE for "an extended run", Riot Games finally revealed a bit more about the refreshed version of one of "the first (and only) experimental mode" in League of Legends.
With the file datamined, we already knew that the map was about to change, but the gameplay experience should remain the same. You'll still have the same crazy arena with events and rewards, and Riot Games even added some new things.
Events
- Bardle Royale (Classic): Fight for survival in the flaming circle of death while it closes in on a part of the map. The last surviving team wins.
- Bardle Royale (Paranoia): Fight for survival in the flaming circle BUT everyone is nearsighted, like you’re all being Nocturne ulted. The last surviving team wins.
- Bardle Royale (Juggernaut): Fight for survival in the flaming circle AND one random champion on each team gains a high amount of health and the On Fire! buff at the start of the event. (As a reminder, the On Fire! buff gives you bonus attack speed, adaptive power, and mana/energy regen, but makes you more vulnerable to damage). The last surviving team wins.
- URF Deathmatch: Every player goes into URF mode surrounded by a bunch of cheering minions! Defeat the enemy team in a best-of-three to win.
- Loot Teemo: A wandering Loot Teemo spawns randomly on the map. Hitting the Loot Teemo grants players gold. The team that last-hits Teemo wins the event.
- Loot Veigar: A wandering Loot Veigar spawns randomly on the map, using Dark Matter and Event Horizon while running away. Hitting the Loot Veigar grants players gold. The team that last-hits Veigar wins the event.
- Push the Cart (Classic): Escort the cart by standing near it to move it toward the nearest enemy structure to destroy it.
- Push the Cart (Attack / Defend): Race your opponents for who can blow up an enemy structure the fastest, except now both teams have a cart they can navigate!
- [NEW] Protect the Soraka: Two Soraka bots enter lane, but only one can leave (... cause one team is gonna destroy the other one). Beware of all the healing and bananas!
- [NEW] DPS Check: It’s like practice mode, but you need to out practice your opponent’s practice on the same Teemo dummy.
Rewards
- Catapult of Champions: A cannon that launches your champion anywhere on the map appears in your base for the rest of the game. Upon landing, deal damage and push away nearby enemies.
- Blessing of Blitzcrank: Allied turrets, siege minions, and super minions have the ability to Rocket Grab nearby enemies for the rest of the game.
- Poro King: The Poro King spawns to aid your team in pushing forward and sieging enemy turrets, breathing fire on enemies and healing nearby allies periodically.
- Battle Sled: Players can jump aboard a sled from their base to nearly anywhere on the map. First person in the sled is in charge of where you go…
Guardian Angels: Each member of the team gains a one-time Guardian Angel effect, lasting 90 seconds. - Statikk Shock: Each player gains chain lightning zaps on their basic attacks for three minutes to help mow down waves and champions.
- B.F. Shields: Each member of the team gains a hefty shield until it is broken.
- Mega Cloud Drake: Team gets mega out-of-combat movement speed and CDR on their ultimate for three minutes.
- Mega Ocean Drake: Restores health and mana/energy when dealing damage for three minutes.
- [NEW] Elder Dragon: You can now execute enemies under a specific health threshold for a few minutes by the force of a BIG DRAGON.
What do you think of these new events? Were you waiting for the return of the Nexus Blitz? Feel free to drop you opinion about the game mode in the comment section below!
Original Article
Are you tired of playing in the Summoner's Rift? The ranked queue and even ARAM are starting to get boring?
Don't worry, because the Nexus Blitz is about to make its big return in League of Legends!
As we're entering the Patch 10.14 cycle, new files appeared on the League client, suggesting that the game mode would make its big return alongside the next patch. However, things are just a bit different as this new map is definitely taking its inspiration out of Ionia's graphical universe.
It remains to be seen if Nexus Blitz will actually hit live alongside Patch 10.14. If it does so, it will be available for playing on June 8!
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The temperature is rising as three new Infernal skins are entering the PBE with the Patch 10.14 cycle!
