Earlier this week, a series of changes came to League of Legends’ ARAM game mode, with the mode’s longstanding map, the Howling Abyss, receiving its first major set of changes since it was introduced in 2013. The historic map gained sevel new features, including the growth of an ext bush in the middle of the map, as well as the addition of Hexgates, which were initially brought to Summoner’s Rift last preseason.
Additionally, outer turrets on the Howling Abyss will now fall over when defeated, leaving half a lane’s worth of debris in their wake for the remainder of the game. These changes cause the Howling Abyss to make for a much different battlefield than players may have been used to.