League of Legends' upcoming champion Milio: PBE Easter Egg hints at early release
Milio, the first brand new League of Legends champion for 2023, has been teased on the PBE servers.
The male enchanter support from Ixtal is supposedly the first of the two new champions entering the Summoner’s Rift in early 2023. Following Patch 13.3's release yesterday, the PBE servers also received an update where a Milio Easter egg was added to the bottom-lane alcove.
Players who head to the bottom lane on the PBE servers will be able to spot Milio in a corner fire pit. At the very least, they will see one of his "firebuddies," as labeled by popular League of Legends YouTube content creator, SkinSpotlights.
The small orange blob, or firebuddy, mainly just sits in the alcove. However, given that he is a support champion, it is no surprise that the bot lane is where he would be teased on the Summoner's Rift.
In August 2022, Riot Ryan "Reav3" Mireles, one of League of Legends' lead gameplay designers, teased Milio for the first time. When the champion was still in the early stages of development, it was predicted that he would reveal a different aspect of Ixtal than what was revealed in the lore of Qiyana, for instance.
Three little orange creatures, who could be Milio's firebuddies and are undoubtedly a crucial component of his kit, were shown in the clip to tease the champion.
This topic was briefly discussed in the 2023 League ranked season teaser at the start of the year. At that point, developer Lexi "Lexical" Gao said that Milio would use the buddies to treat wounds rather than harm opponents.
The champion will utilize the fire axiom, according to Lexical, and he's very young. She also disclosed that he wears a backpack and that "the Vidalion" appears to be his main obstacle. But it's not entirely obvious what or who
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