Brand will be the next champion to receive a League of Legends VFX upgrade.
In 2011, League of Legends introduced Brand, which make him a rather old champion. Furthermore, his model and VFX have hardly changed since his release. As a result, he is regarded as an outdated champion.
Riot has been working hard in prior seasons to ensure that all champions are up to date. Riot has released a variety of champion updates, including ASU, Visual Updates, and VGU.
ASU and VGU often take the most time since Riot completely redesign the champion’s look and design. However, VGU takes somewhat longer because they will additionally update the champion’s entire kit (most of it).
On the other hand, Riot provides smaller-scale cosmetic changes to their champions in order to keep them up to date with the needs. These improvements vary from tweaks to the splash arts to in-game VFX rework.
Riot confirmed Brand VFX
Recent champions, like Janna and Jax, have received VFX modifications. And now, Riot has already stated that Brand is the next champion to receive the updates.
Recently, RiotMeddler revealed the Brand VFX is presently under development in a Reddit thread. It is not being delayed, but it is not being worked on as much as other important projects like the new champion release Briar, or the Skarner VGU.
As a result, RiotMeddler reminds out that no release dates have been verified. He didn’t even say whether it will be released this year. However, Riot has stated that it will be released at some time.
As a result, we should expect this upgrade to be released later than intended, potentially even next season.