LoL Ashe and Nidalee VFX Updates on PBE

It seems that Ashe and Nidalee will be getting some love in terms of the VFX of their abilities as found on the PBE.

Published May 4, 2024 9:05 AM by Lyubomir Spasov

LoL Ashe and Nidalee VFX Updates on PBE — Riot Games

A Rioter recently tweeted that VFX updates were added to both Nidalee and Ashe, seeing how these old champions were starting to look off in comparison to the champions from recent years. It is great to see Riot Games revisiting old champions and polishing them to make them more visually appealing and modern, given how many changes we have seen to League of Legends.

Although Riot Games has been heavily criticized for abandoning their older champions to prioritize pumping out skins for profitable champions, we are seeing some slight improvements in terms of relaying the same amount of passion for less popular champions.

With the recent Skarner rework and Lee Sin VSU, we might see even more champion visual updates to better match the current League of Legends aesthetics.

LoL PBE VFX Update Nidalee and Ashe — Riot Games

League of Legends Ashe and Nidalee VFX Updates

In a recent tweet by @RiotEtlios, the Champions team made some great VFX changes to Nidalee's entire kit and Ashe's ultimate, modernizing and bringing much-needed polish to the old visuals. These changes are currently live on the League of Legends PBE so players can test them out, check for any possible bugs, and provide feedback.

The changes include the following:

Nidalee's Q spear now ramps up VFX with distance, indicating the higher damage output.
Nidalee's W in Cougar form now shows AoE on all of her skins.
They have also added appropriate effects to her themed skins (Snow Bunny Nidalee now has snow, Pharaoh Nidalee has sand, etc.)

You can review all of the new visual effects for Nidalee and her older skins, here:

Ashe also received some love from the team as her ultimate is now much more clear in terms of her hitbox so players can now more easily dodge her arrow.

Classic Ashe Skin Ultimate VFX

PROJECT: Ashe Ultimate VFX

Overall, these are some nice quality-of-life changes that will not only add visual clarity when playing with or against these champions, but it is always nice to see some touch-ups to make the game more pleasant to look at. Hopefully, Riot Games continues this trend and revisits other champions in dire need of reworks and polish.