While the trailer didn’t provide any information about the changes the champion will receive, it did provide a glimpse of what it will look like when the iteration comes out. Popular YouTuber Trick2G also took to his channel to reveal some of the changes Udyr will be making. The Udyr rework will be available on the League of Legends PBE (Public Beta Environment) very soon. However, several balancing updates will follow, which may disrupt his release on the live servers, depending on how overpowered he feels in-game.
The Udyr rework in League of Legends is expected to go live on August 24, 2022
The Udyr rework should be available on League of Legends’ PBE on August 10, 2022, for patch cycle 12.16. Barring any major changes, fans can expect the iteration to release alongside patch 12.16 on August 24, 2022. This is currently the expected timeline since the developers have released the trailer for the Udyr iteration worldwide. According to developer Reav3, the next champion roadmap is also expected to arrive next week. However, it was to be released only after the release of Udyr’s new work. As such, it’s safe to say that this iteration will be hitting the PBE next week itself. Udyr appears to have been greatly altered. All of his skills have been changed and each of them has received an upgraded animation update.
Udyr’s new skills in League of Legends
Passive: Spirit Walker Awakened Spirit: Instead of a traditional ultimate, Udyr has four basic abilities that alternate between stances. The champion can reset its stance during the cooldown to awaken it, refreshing it with bonus effects. Monk Training: After using an Ability, Udyr’s next two attacks within four seconds gain 30% increased attack speed and restore 5% of Awaken’s cooldown on hit. Q: Wilding Claw Wilding Stance: Udyr gains 25% attack speed for four seconds. His next two attacks in this stance blacken the target to deal a bonus 3.2% maximum physical damage to health. Awaken: Grants 34% additional attack speed. During this time, Udy’rs next two attacks call down lightning to strike six times, each dealing up to 10.6% maximum magic health damage to isolated targets. W: Iron Mantle Mantle Stance: Udyr gains a 63 shield for four seconds. His next two attacks in this stance gain an additional 10% lifesteal and restore 12 health when hit. Awaken: Shield increased to 178 and Udyr regenerates 89 over four seconds. Stance Life on hit and life steal bonuses were doubled during this time. Q: Burning riot Stampede Stance: Udyr gains 30% movement speed, reduced to four seconds. Additionally, Udyr’s attacks in this stance launch and stun targets for 0.75 seconds. This effect has a six second cooldown on each target. Awaken: Grants immunity to immobilize and disable effects and an additional 32% movement speed for 1.5s. R: Wingborn Storm Storm Stance: Udyr is enveloped in a frost storm for four seconds that deals 20 magic damage per second to nearby enemies within and slows them by 15%. Udyr’s next two attacks in this stance deal 14 magic damage to enemies in the storm. Awaken: Unleash the storm, causing it to seek a nearby one. [Sic] Deals an additional 9.4% maximum health damage for the remainder of its duration. Also read Story Continues below Life is about fighting, not winning. Fight on instinct with Udyr, the Spirit Walker. Life is about fighting, not winning. Fight on instinct with Udyr, the Spirit Walker. https://t.co/JjLJwIqXnE It seems that Udyr is now significantly more powerful than he was before. However, the developers of League of Legends obviously made sure that it does not feel young but rather fresh. In other words, new players will see a brand new champion, while older players will get a champion that offers a fresh experience with familiar gameplay. Edited by Rachel Syiemlieh
