League of Legends’ PBE servers were updated recently with some new changes for Blitzcrank’s passive abilities including his normal passive that grants a shield based on mana and the passive lightning that shoots off from the steam golem’s ultimate. If the changes are successful in the way Riot Games hopes, Blitzcrank players should no longer have to worry about conserving mana to make use of the shield and also won’t have to fret about their ultimate’s passive lightning stealing nearby minions away from other players.
Riot Maxw3ll, a game designer on the champions team who joined Riot Games several months ago, shared a changelist for Blitzcrank’s passives ahead of the PBE update.
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