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Riot Games has already started introducing some of the 14.9 changes to the League of Legends PBE. The developers will be testing them out on the server before officially shipping them with the patch next week. One of the biggest highlights of the patch is the hitbox changes that many of the champions will be receiving this time around. When talking about the hitbox adjustments, the developers stated:
“Champ hitboxes have been pretty inconsistent for a long time and consistency lover @RiotPhreak found an opportunity to do a pass. This will mean things like champions will be more consistent to click on (both click to attack and select), champions will more consistently have hitboxes that feel in line with their size (eg. Warwick and Briar will not be Yordle-sized and Viktor will not be much larger to click on than Leona).”
Along with the hitbox changes some nerfs have also made their way to the League of Legends PBE patch 14.9 cycle.
League of Legends PBE 14.9 cycle changes
Blitzcrank (nerfs):
- W move speed reduced from 70% 90% to 60% 80%
Twitch (nerfs):
- Health changes reverted
- Armor changes reverted
- R bonus AD reduced from 40 70 to 20 50
Aurelion Sol change:
- Hitbox increased from 65 to 80
Darius change:
- Hitbox reduced from 80 to 65
Briar change:
- Hitbox increased from 55 to 65
K'Sante change:
- Hitbox increased from 65 to 80
Naafiri change:
- Hitbox increased from 55 to 65
Warwick change:
- Hitbox increased from 55 to 65
Yuumi change:
- Hitbox reduced from 65 to 55
It’s important to note here that all the above-mentioned changes are tentative and may not be included in the official patch next week. The developers will first test them out in the LoL PBE before shipping them with League of Legends patch 14.9.
Patch 14.9 will be dropping next week on May 2, 2024. It will be one of the bigger updates of the season and will also look to introduce some changes to rank seeding in LoL, which was deployed in 14.8.
