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(2023) PBE datamine 2023 September 28 (Patch 13.20): Smite can once again be cast on minions/pets, Zed nerf, and Ziggs buff

This thread was added on September 29, 2023, with posts from phroxz0n.

Original Post

Note that many changes cannot be easily datamined, such as functionality changes, bugfixes, or mode-specific balance modifiers. Sometimes changes can also take a couple days to show up, even if Riot has already announced them.

see previous changes here

changes since then:

Smite:
  • can once again be cast on minions and pets (will now deal the same 40 constant damage to pets that is dealt to champions now after the previous changes)
  • other changes from before are still present
Zed:
  • W cooldown:  20s-14s --> 20s-17s
Ziggs:
  • Q hitbox adjusted:
    • radius to detect a unit (center range):  150 --> 180
    • radius to damage units after one is detected (center range):  240 (unchanged)
Epyimpervious

People whine about Phreak but since his joining the balance team the champion buffs have gotten pretty interesting and many not damage related: Veigar range, Trynd range, Zyra E casting lockout, Ziggs radius buff, Rumble E1 + E2, Liss CC duration, Reksai health scaling on passive etc.

I like this direction a lot. Some of the older champions especially really benefit from a little TLC.

Edit: minor clarity

Wanting to give credit where credit is due here: Veigar: truexy Trynd: phlox Zyra: zenith and phlox Ziggs: raptorr Rumble: phreak Liss: me Reksai: truexy