Riot Games has introduced aggressive measures on the PBE to combat lane-swapping in League of Legends, implementing a new "Lane Swap Detection" system that activates between 1:30-3:30 for top lane and 1:30-2:15 for mid lane.

Key changes when lane-swapping is detected:

• Opposite side's turret gets 95% damage reduction
• Turrets one-shot minions
• Gold and XP funneled to nearest champion
• Lane-swappers receive half gold and XP from minions

Additional top lane penalties:

• Turrets one-shot champions
• Enemy champion gets 50% damage reduction near their turret

Riot Phroxzon states these measures are temporary while they work on long-term solutions. The goal is to make professional League of Legends more closely mirror the regular player experience.

Community response is mixed. While many welcome the change, others worry about its impact on weaker bot lane duos who used lane-swapping as a defensive strategy.

Potential Workaround: As pointed out by coach YamatoCannon, players might still circumvent these rules by:

1. Placing top laner bot with support
2. Moving mid laner top
3. Keeping ADC mid
4. Rotating support back to mid after 2:15

While these changes represent some of Riot's most dramatic anti-strategy measures to date, early feedback suggests further refinements may be needed to fully address lane-swapping in competitive play.

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