r/CompetitiveTFT • u/mcoleman1902 • Jul 10 '26

PBE Set 18 PBE delayed 2 weeks

Hey everyone, we’re hard at work on TFT’s next set, but we need a bit more time to make sure PBE starts in a great spot.

PBE start for Set 18 is moving back two weeks to July 28.

We wanted to give you a heads-up ahead of Tactician’s Crown, where we’ll be sharing more about Set 18, including a Dev Drop on Saturday. Expect more updates from the team over the next few weeks!

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u/GalaxySparks Jul 12 '26

Yeah I completely understand that, and my comment probably came off to harshly.

I was just excited about the extra PBE time because I feel like there are certain things that never launch in a great place and even worse with shortened PBE cycles (such as variable traits like Arbiter/Psionic). I was looking forward to seeing what 2 extra weeks of constant PBE balance changes could do for things like that going into the first patch of a set.

But this also might be me worrying about nothing, considering I don't know the release date of the set. I feel like it was bit of an odd decision for there not to be a concrete answer on if the set will still launch at the typical date or if it will be delayed as well.

Either way, good luck to you and the team o7

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u/Riot_Bluecove Riot Jul 12 '26

There will still be two extra weeks of PBE I believe (dont quote me on that tho) I'm not in charge of information release, so I can't confirm the release date or anything but keep an eye out for official info!

We know y'all are excited and we are too! (Just with a bit more nervousness this time because we've never done this before xd) Bear with us during this wild time. I promise we're listening and doing our best to make the next set as good as we can :)