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(2022) Blitzcrank changes on the PBE

This thread was added on September 20, 2022, with posts from TheTruexy, GreaterBelugaWhale.

Original Post

Today on the PBE for the 12.19 cycle the following Blitzcrank changes have appeared:

Stats

  • base attack speed: 0.625 --> 0.65
  • attack speed ratio: 0.625 --> 0.7

W - Overdrive

  • attack speed: 30%-62% --> 40%-92%
  • mana cost: 75 --> 85
  • New Effect: "during this time, attacks deal 1% target max health as on-hit magic damage"
    • "deals an additional 60-180 (based on champion level, linear) magic damage to non-champions"

E - Power Fist

  • mana cost: 25 --> 40
  • damage: now also scales with +25% AP as physical damage
  • now deals an additional +150% tAD +125% AP as physical damage to non-champions (to be confirmed)

R - Ststic Field

  • maximum stacks per target at a time: 3 --> uncapped (to be confirmed)
  • passive damage AP scaling: 30% at all ranks --> 30% / 40% / 50%

These changes suspiciously seem to aim at offrole Blitzcrank such as in top lane or in the jungle. Blitzcrank built as a damage dealer has seen some activity in the past, but I don't know of many people who play him this way as of right now. What are your thoughts?

Special thanks to u/FrankTheBoxMonster for extracting these PBE changes again. You can find the non-Blitzcrank ones on Spideraxe's twitter.

I'm here to warn you all. Captain Gameplay made us test this a lot. It will give a lot of players LP (one way or another).

refuse_2_wipe_my_ass

can you explain the design philosophy behind keeping the self slow on W?

he ran out of steam

HeyItsPreston

I mean there's something to be said for making solo lane/ jungle Blitzcrank into a 30% WR total troll champion to a 45% WR bad champion.

This man gets it

HorrowLP

What's the design philosophy behind adding % Max HP damage on W? He isn't coating his fists in anything when activating W. So technically his fists are the same pre and post W.

F=ma of course