Calico
Overall
Net nerfed-2 netPatches
510.0 changes/patchBuffs / Nerfs
16 / 1816 tweaksLast change
June 12, 2026Balance trend (net buff/nerf per patch)
January 17November 21March 6May 28June 12
Most-touched abilities
Return to Shadows16
Ava14
Leaping Slash10
Gloom Bombs9
Général1
5 patches16 buffs18 nerfs16 tweaks
Most recent first.
Minor Update - 06-11-2026June 12, 2026
4 buffs2 tweaks
Gloom Bombs- ChangeGloom Bombs melee resist debuff now stacks additively
- BuffGloom Bombs T2 increased from -5% Melee Resist for 5s to -6% for 6s
- ChangeGloom Bombs melee resist now applies on impact rather than explosion
Return to Shadows- BuffReturn to Shadows damage increased from 140 to 150
- BuffReturn to Shadows T2 damage increased from +65 to +75
- BuffReturn to Shadows T3 heal increased from 350 to 450
Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026May 28, 2026
1 tweaks
Général
- ChangeGloom Bomb T2 changed from "+75 Damage to Barriers" to "-5% Melee Resist for 5s Per Bomb" (stacks)
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026March 6, 2026
9 buffs16 nerfs13 tweaks
Return to Shadows- NerfBullets no longer have gravity
- ChangeNow fires an additional pellet right down the center (DPS is the same). The center pellet is now considered the primary pellet for headshots.
- BuffReturn To Shadows now allows for some vertical flight movement during channel
- BuffReturn To Shadows now has new channel bar
- NerfReturn to Shadows T2 reduced from 67.5 Damage to 65
- NerfReturn to Shadows T3 no longer grants +18% Damage Amp for 6s, but grants 350 healing instead
- NerfMove speed reduced from 7.2 to 6.8
- NerfReturn to Shadows move speed reduced from 30% to 20%
- NerfReturn to Shadows cooldown increased from 90s to 100s
Gloom Bombs- ChangeGloom Bombs changed so the first grenade always lands in the middle
- BuffGloom Bombs projectile sticky radius increased from 10 to 15
- BuffGloom Bombs cast delay reduced from 0.15s to 0.1s
- ChangeGloom Bombs T2 changed from +16.2 damage to +75 bonus damage vs barriers
- FixFixed Gloom Bombs T2 giving an extra +15 flat bonus (released a couple days ago)
Leaping Slash- BuffLeaping Slash improved targeting of dash to end early if near enemy heroes
- ChangeLeaping Slash can now dash vertically, even while on the ground
- ChangeLeaping Slash T2 changed from +40 damage to +300 souls on hero kill
- ChangeLeaping Slash T3 changed from -50% CDR on hit to -50% CDR and +60 damage
- NerfLeaping Slash radius reduced from 4.5m to 4m
- NerfLeaping Slash scaling reduced from 1.5 to 1.2
- NerfLeaping Slash T2 reduced from 300 Souls to 225
- NerfLeaping Slash scaling reduced from 1.2 to 0.8
- NerfLeaping Slash cooldown increased from 11s to 13s
- NerfLeaping Slash T2 reduced from "+225s within 4s" to "+200 within 3s"
Ava- NerfAva can no longer manipulate movement if meleeing while midair
- ChangeAva now uses healthbar modifier style for duration
- ChangeAva fixed camera not being centered around Ava
- BuffAva melee attack delay reduced from 0.4s to 0.0s
- NerfAva melee attack cooldown increased from 0.75 to 0.85
- ChangeAva melee attack now goes the way you are looking
- BuffAva now starts at a minimum speed, and increases to maximum speed over time, resetting on taking damage
- ChangeAva now gradually recovers speed over time after taking damage, rather than being slowed for the entire duration
- BuffAva cooldown reduced from 45s to 30s
- NerfAva duration reduced from 16s to 15s
- BuffAva T1 duration increased from +14s to 15s
- ChangeAva T2 changed from +45% Speed to +45% Speed and +15 Health Regen
- ChangeAva T3 changed from -20s Cooldown and +35 Health Regen to a growing damage amp the longer you are transformed, up to 20% for 6s
- NerfAva is no longer disabled by damage over time abilities (same as zipline rules)
November 21, 2025 UpdateNovember 21, 2025
3 buffs2 nerfs
Return to Shadows- BuffClip size increased from 10 to 12
- BuffReload time increased from 2.5s to 2.6s
- NerfReturn To Shadows T3 Damage Amp reduced from +24% to +18%
- BuffReturn To Shadows T3 duration increased from 5s to 6s
Gloom Bombs- NerfGloom Bombs cooldown increased from 12s to 14s
Holliday, Vyper, Calico and the Magnificent SinclairJanuary 17, 2025
★ Hero introduced