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League of Legends Patch 10.1 Revamps Thresh’s Visual Effects with Exciting Updates

Lux visual effects update complete, Riot artist working on Thresh refresh

Riot artist Kevin “Sirhaian” Leroy, after completing the visual effects update for Lux, is now focusing on improving the look of Thresh in League of Legends.

A vigilant fan noticed some visual changes to the champion Thresh in the Aphelios Champion Spotlight and tweeted about it. This prompted Sirhaian to clarify that he aimed to make Thresh’s abilities more visually clear while maintaining the aesthetic seen in the cinematic “Senna: Shadow’s Embrace”.

Sirhaian detailed the VFX update for Thresh in a Dev Corner post.

[youtube-video] Here is a Pre-PBE preview for the upcoming Thresh VFX Update, aimed at improving readability and thematic feel. More info [website-link].

Here are the upcoming changes:

Base kit

  • Passive: New souls and power-up effects.
  • Basic Attack: Trails on all skins and new hit effects.
  • Death Sentence (Q): Clearer hitbox and adjusted hook position. New hit effects. New link break effect. New wind-up effect.
  • Dark Passage (W): New Lantern missile and AOE indicator. Cleaned up ray of light towards Thresh. Improved fluid rotation for the Lantern.
  • Flay (E): Added circle indicator to show the hitbox. Improved overall indicator.
  • The Box (R): Thematic improvement and cleanup.
  • Idle Effects: Improved overall appearance to match Thresh.

Skin changes

  • Deep Terror Thresh: Overall cleanup and more bubbles.
  • Championship Thresh: New particles and cleanup.
  • Blood Moon Thresh: Cleanup with thematic improvements.
  • Dark Star Thresh: Some adjustments to match base.
  • High Noon Thresh: Some tweaks to match base.

Known issues to be fixed

  • Add basic attack trails on Dark Star Thresh.
  • Add circle indicators for Flay ability on Pulsefire Thresh.
  • Adjust lantern fire position for High Noon Thresh.

This isn’t Sirhaian’s first time improving outdated abilities. He recently cleaned up all of Lux’s abilities in Patch 9.24.

The Thresh VFX update will be available on the Public Beta Environment before its Patch 10.1 launch next week.

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