Champion updates

A **champion update** is a graphical or gameplay update that occurs after a champion's initial release. Over the years, Riot Games Inc. has worked on updating champions whose visuals or gameplay don't fit with the current state of the game. The goal is to level up any outdated visuals or gameplay to make champions feel fresh while still retaining what makes them unique.

## Types

Class
* This scale of rework covers small kit changes to several champions of a specific class or subclass, that aims to give each one their own unique niche in the game, and make them healthier overall. Animations and other visual effects may be updated, but the champions model and core theme are untouched.

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Gameplay (GU)
* This scale of rework covers changes to a champions kit beyond number tweaks. Animations and other visual effects may be updated, but the champions model and core theme are untouched. In some cases, the kit rework will 'correct' the kit to match the intended theme.

Visual (VU)
* This scale of rework covers changes to a champion's model and artwork, with visual and sound effects also included if the kit is not changed as well. This will often include a more up-to-date voiceover and lore and even bugfixes and minor balance changes - but will not change the champion's core theme.

Visual and Gameplay (VGU)
* This combines the above two categories. The scale of the kit rework is usually slightly larger than a kit rework alone as the developers can plan for more in-depth visual effects and model changes. The champion's core theme may remain intact. **Full Relaunches** are also under this classifications. However, it involves an overhaul to the champion's identity - focusing on some aspects while abandoning others. This affects the champion's lore, personality, art, and model. The degree of the kit rework in Full Relaunches varies.

## Historical

*Main article: Dev Blog: Champion Updates*

This is a list of champions who have received any form of update from visual to gameplay updates. For a more detailed list of all Champion Updates, visit this article.

Texture Rebalance
**Texture Rebalance** was an ongoing effort to update old textures to fit within the evolving color palette of League of Legends in light of the new Summoner's Rift update. Some champions have temporary a texture rebalance that won't hinder the release date of their Visual Updates (examples being **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** and many more)

* Part 1 (V4.17)
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Dynasty, and Midnight.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, All-star, Blood Moon, Crimson, Nurse, Silverfang, and Stinger.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Amethyst, Freljord, Queen, Sherwood Forest, and Woad.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Hot Rod, Ice Toboggan, Red Baron, UFO, and Urfrider.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Nightraven, and Royal Guard.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Commando, Enchanted, Gatekeeper, and Hextech.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic and Jailbreaker.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Mistletoe, Prestigious, and Wicked.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Defender, Iron Solari, and Valkyrie.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Abyssal, and Subterranean.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Bladecraft, Gothic, and Sewn Chaos.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Battlecast, and Runeborn.

* Part 2 (V4.18)
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** — Classic, Rusty, Goalkeeper, Boom Boom, Piltover Customs, and Definitely Not.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Apocalyptic, Vandal, and Cryocore.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Shadow, Masquerade, and Tango.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Hired Gun.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Frozen Terror, Void, Haunting Nocturne, and more significant changes to Ravager.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Glacial, Forsaken, and Brolaf.

* Part 3 (V4.20)
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Emumu, Little Knight, Vancouver, Pharaoh, Almost-Prom King, and Re-gifted.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Officer, Arctic Warfare, Resistance, Safari, and Sheriff.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Explorer, Frosted, Nottingham, and Striker.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Tundra, Atlantean, Fisherman, and Void.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Esquire, Hillbilly, Santa, and Scuba.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, The Mighty Jax, Angler, PAX, and Jaximus.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Monarch, Caterpillar, Sonoran, Deep Sea, Jurassic, and Reindeer.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic and Dragon Knight.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Redeemed, Crimson Elite, and Battle Bunny.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Crimson Elite, Dragonblade, and Renegade.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Black Belt, and Primal.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Battlecast, Butcher, and Giant Enemy Crabgot.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Blood Lord, Count, Marquis, Nosferatu, and Vandal.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Groovy, Old Saint, Shurima Desert, and Time Machine.

* Part 4 (V4.21)
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Shamrock, Coral Reef, Marble, and Obsidian.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Vizier, Shadow Prince, Djinn, and Overlord
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Frozen, Yellow Jacket, Surgeon, Blood Moon, and Warlord.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Infernal, General, and Jade Dragon.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Commando, Imperial, Viscero, and Winged Hussar.

* Part 5 (V5.1)
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Blackthorn, Blade Mistress, Exiled, and Sinful Succulence.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Northern Storm, and Thunder Lord.

* Part 6 (V5.2)
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Corporate, Executioner, Mr. Mundoverse, Mundo Mundo, Toxic, and Rageborn.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Aviator, Infiltrator, Nightblade, and Frostblade.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Commando, Darkforge, and Dragonslayer.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Demolisher, Bot, Grungy, Sasquatch, and Workshop.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Bilgewater, Northern Front, and Tyrant.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Vindicator, Aristocrat, Dragonslayer, and Heartseeker.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Undertaker, and Pentakill.

* Part 7 (V5.3)
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Spectral, Union Jack, Bandito, Pumpkinhead, Fiddle Me Timbers, and Surprise Party.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Deadly, Swamp Master, Karate, Arctic Ops, and M. D.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Infernal, and Lord
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, White Mage, Curling, Greybeard, Leprechaun, Baron Von, and Super Villain.

* Part 8 (V5.5)
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Nightmare, Loch Ness, Jurassic, and Gentleman.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Tempest, Hextech, Frost Queen, and Victorious.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Emerald, Armor of the Fifth Age, and Bloodstone.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Grey, Urf, Big Bad, Tundra Hunter, Feral, Firefang, and Hyena.

* Part 9 (V5.6)
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Silver, Viridian, Unmasked, Battleborn, and Judgement.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Traditional, Acolyte, Dragon Fist, and Muay Thai.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Myrmidon, Ruthless, Perseus, and Full Metal.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Rumble in the Jungle, and Bilgerat.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Human, Tribal, Uncle, Triumphant, Professor, Zombie, Dark Crystal, and Pirate.

* Part 10 (V5.8)
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Spellthief, Sorceress, Commando, Imperial, and Steel Legion.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Noxus, Lollipoppy, Blacksmith, Ragdoll, Battle Regalia, and Scarlet Hammer.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Mad Hatter, Royal, Nutcracko, Workshop, and Asylum.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Ironscale, Boneclaw and Darkflame.
	+ **Lua error in Module:ImageLink at line 148: attempt to call field 'arguments' (a nil value).** - Classic, Happy Elf, Recon, Badger, Astronaut, Cottontail, Super, and Panda.

List of champions

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