I feel like Blitzcrank's q hitbox is completely inconsistent.

strut··55 votes·2,469 views

Am i the only one that feels like Blitzcrank's grab is really weird? The same grab will be a hit one moment and a miss the next. Sometimes it's model completely misses but the grab still hits and sometimes an accurate grab doesn't work at all. I basically feel like dodging it is more a question of luck than a question of actual "skillshot evading skill".

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Pale Pirate8 votes

Lux Join the club buddy.

strut2 votes

True true

Fondling Gems6 votes

It is due to it firing from his right hand. 90% of skillshots fire from the center of a champion to the target, blitz hook fires from the right hand to the target. This means that if you are on his right it is easier for the hook to hit you in relation to how close you are to the line most skillshots follow.

morris12 votes

And yet the hook indicator still goes through the middle.

FantasySniper6 votes

"Blitzcrank firing from his right hand" is a myth.

Some vids like this make it really obvious that it fires from the middle.

Velzard of Koz2 votes

Wait someone believed the joke at the loading tips? O_o

Supreme Senpai693 votes

It's gone through my ADC, doubled in range, and grabbed me instead lol. Obviously that was just spaghetti coding and not a consistent problem, but still

Tribbles Foxfolk2 votes

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Am i the only one that feels like Blitzcrank's grab is really weird? The same grab will be a hit one moment and a miss the next. Sometimes it's model completely misses but the grab still hits and sometimes an accurate grab doesn't work at all. I basically feel like dodging it is more a question of luck than a question of actual "skillshot evading skill".

There are roughly 3 parts of this:

  1. His "firing hand". Since the hook always fires from his right hand, it doesn't come from the center of his model. This affects where it hits and is very important to keep in mind.
  2. The skin you're using. Some of Blitzcrank's skins have known issues with perception; that is, the model size looks different than the actual hitbox. (looking at iBlitz)
  3. The hitbox itself. The hitbox is borked. You can look up plenty of instances where people have been grabbed by a clear-miss hook (not a Blitz-exclusive problem, Thresh has it too) and missed by clear-hit hooks.
HazyCloud72 votes

It's consistently misleading

KVbqbFsC8e2 votes

The same can be said for about half of the skillshots in this game.

Bisaknosp2 votes

same with thresh q

Gaddafi2 votes

Shit happens.

iTaLenTZ2 votes

As a Blitz main I acknowledge this

Yi Bencheikh2 votes

His q needs rework i mean they need to re make it

ACTI0NBASTARD2 votes

Your feeling is correct. It's been that way for years.

Invisus Deo2 votes

Ashe Fizz Jhin Kennen LeeSin Lux Xerath Thresh
And the QUEEN Morgana

strut1 votes

SPEAK!

Spaceman5pff1 votes

This is more an issue of unclear hitboxes of the target champion than it is Blitz Q

invisiblecat11 votes

I think it is mainly because he fires it from one side of his champion model, rather than the center like most other champions This makes it look like it will hit and it won't, and in most cases that it looks like it missed, but then it still hits

Xela Syab1 votes

Um real Blitzcrank players always just press q for lolz, real power is in the e. Also it depends on how many poros you have collected.

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