Gameplay Update - 04-30-2026

New item Indomitable, item reworks (Frenzy, Spiritual Overflow...), a global lifesteal pass and many hero tweaks.

General

• NerfBase health per boon reduced by 7
• BuffVitality Investment bonus increased from 8/10/13/17/34/39/44/48/52/56% to 9/12/15/20/38/42/46/50/56/62%
• ChangeWeapon Investments bonus rescaled from 7/9/13/20/49/60/80/95/115/135% to 9/12/15/18/46/55/70/85/100/115%
• NerfReduced bullet damage growth by 10% for the following heroes: Bebop, Pocket, Vyper
• NerfReduced bullet damage growth by 5% for the following heroes: Victor
• BuffIncreased bullet damage growth by 10% for the following heroes: Mo & Krill, Apollo
• ChangeGuardians, Base Guardians and Shrines now have 10% Bullet Resistance
• BuffWalkers Bullet Resistance increased from 15% to 25%
• NerfMedic Trooper missing health percent heal reduced from 14% to 12%
• NerfMedic Trooper fixed regen growth per minute reduced from 3 to 2
• ChangeGetting knocked off bounce pads now sends you downwards quickly rather than continuing the trajectory towards the bounce pad destination
• ChangeSouls required for boons after 13.2k/15k/17k/+2k per boon to 13.2k/14.5k/+1.5k per boon (ends at 40k instead of 49k)
• FixFixed Alt Fire scaling for Yamato and Viscous not working recently

Items

Added a new T4 Vitality item, Indomitable. Upgrades from Reactive Barrier. Causes the next Stun, Chain, Immobilize, Sleep, or Silence from players to be automatically removed. When this happens, you gain a barrier and all your ability cooldowns are reduced by 20%. Cooldown: 55s. Innate: +8% Bullet Resistance and +8% Spirit Resistance.

• NewAdded a new T4 Vitality item, Indomitable. Upgrades from Reactive Barrier. Causes the next Stun, Chain, Immobilize, Sleep, or Silence from players to be automatically removed. When this happens, you gain a barrier and all your ability cooldowns are reduced by 20%. Cooldown: 55s. Innate: +8% Bullet Resistance and +8% Spirit Resistance.

Active Reload

• BuffFire Rate increased from +22% to +25%
• NerfLifesteal reduced from 18% to 14%

Opening Rounds

• NerfWeapon Damage reduced from +45% to +30%
• BuffNow upgrades from High-Velocity Rounds (includes it's stats)
• NerfSpirit Power reduced from +10 to +7

Split Shot

• NerfMax Stacks reduced from 6 to 5
• NerfWeapon Damage per stack reduced from 10% to 8%
• NerfCooldown increased from 24s to 27s

Shadow Weave

• ChangeMoved from T4 to T3
• NerfOut of Combat Regen reduced from 10 to 5
• NerfDuration reduced from 18s to 10s
• NerfAmbush duration reduced from 8s to 5s
• NerfCooldown increased from 32s to 45s
• BuffSpot Radius increased from 18m to 20m
• NerfAmbush Spirit Power reduced from 35 to 20
• NerfAmbush Fire Rate reduced from 32% to 20%
• NerfAmbush Melee damage reduced from 25% to 20%

Alchemical Fire

• BuffSpirit Power increased from +8 to +10

Heroic Aura

• BuffCooldown reduced from 25s to 22s
• BuffBullet Resistance aura increased from 15% to 17%

Blood Tribute

• BuffNow has an innate 8% Debuff Resistance
• NerfActive Debuff Resist reduced from 40% to 35%

Spiritual Overflow

• NerfNo longer grants +15% Spirit Lifesteal as base stat
• BuffNow provides +15% Ability Duration
• NerfActivated buff no longer provides +20% Ability Duration
• BuffActivated buff now provides +20% Spirit Lifesteal
• NerfLifesteal reduced from 20% to 16% (part of a global adjustment on top of the prior rework to the item)

Frenzy

• NerfNo longer grants +20% Spirit Resistance when below 50% Health
• NerfNo longer grants +15% Base Spirit Resistance
• NerfNo longer grants +0.75m Base Move Speed
• BuffNow grants +160 Health
• BuffBase Fire Rate increased from 10% to 15%
• BuffLow HP Move Speed increased from 2.5 to 4
• ChangeLow HP now grants +30% Debuff Resistance (when Low HP procs, any existing debuffs are reduced by 30% duration)
• BuffLow HP Fire Rate increased from +25% to +40%
• ChangeLow HP bonus is now given for a duration and has a cooldown, whenever you are below the 50% threshold. Lasts 10s and has an 16s Cooldown.

Restorative Locket

• BuffMax Stacks increased from 20 to 25 (max stamina restore happens at 25 stacks now)
• NerfHeal per stack reduced from 20 to 16

Return Fire

• BuffBullet Resistance increased from 8% to 10%
• BuffBullet Damage Returned increased from 60% to 65%

Reactive Barrier

• NerfNo longer restores 1 stamina on trigger
• NerfNo longer grants +6% Spirit Resist
• ChangeNow triggers off of Silence (same trigger set as Indomitable)
• NerfCooldown increased from 40s to 55s
• NerfBarrier spirit scaling reduced from 2.1 to 1.8

Trophy Collector

• ChangeMoved from T3 Item to T2
• NerfSouls per stack reduced from 25 to 18
• NerfOut of Combat regen reduced from 4 to 2
• NerfAbility Range reduced from +1% Per Stack to +0.75%
• NerfNo longer gives +20 Health per stack

Dispel Magic

• NerfSpirit Resistance reduced from 16% to 10%

Veil Walker

• BuffNow upgrades from Sprint Boots (includes it's stats)
• NerfBonus Health Reduced from +175 to +125

Bullet Resilience

• BuffNow grants +3 Out of Combat Regen

Spirit Resilience

• BuffNow grants +3 Out of Combat Regen

Counterspell

• NerfCooldown increased from 20s to 23s
• NerfBonus health reduced from +75 to +50

Rescue Beam

• BuffCast range increased from 32m to 35m

Colossus

• NerfNo longer grants +300 Bonus Health
• BuffBase Health increased from +15% to +25%

Leech

• BuffBonus Health increased from 120 to 160 (the sum of the two components)
• NerfLifesteal reduced from 30% to 25%

Inhibitor

• NerfWeapon Damage reduced from 25% to 10%

Suppressor

• NerfNo longer grants +50 Bonus Health
• BuffNow grants +8% Bullet Resistance

Cold Front

• BuffDamage Height increased from 3.5m to 5m

Spirit Snatch

• BuffSpirit Power Steal increased from 15 to 20

Arctic Blast

• BuffDamage Height increased from 3.5m to 5m

Scourge

• BuffNo longer grants -4% Cooldown Reduction
• BuffNow grants +15% Debuff Resistance

Spirit Burn

• BuffDPS Spirit scaling increased from 0.05 to 0.06

Lifesteal Adjustments

• Change

Bullet Lifesteal

• NerfLifesteal reduced from 16% to 13%

Spirit Lifesteal

• NerfLifesteal reduced from 16% to 13%

Spirit Shredder Bullets

• NerfLifesteal reduced from 12% to 10%

Spirit Rend

• NerfLifesteal reduced from 12% to 10%

Fury Trance

• NerfLifesteal reduced from 18% to 14%

Infuser

• NerfLifesteal reduced from 16% to 13%
• NerfActive Lifesteal reduced from 80% to 70%

Vampiric Burst

• NerfLifesteal reduced from 16% to 13%
• NerfLifesteal reduced from 80% to 70%

Mystic Reverb

• NerfLifesteal reduced from 10% to 8%
• NerfImbued Lifesteal reduced from 27% to 22%

Lady Geist

• NerfLife Drain heal reduced from 80% to 75%

Abrams

• NerfSiphon Life heal reduced from 80/40% to 70/35%

Heroes

Abrams

Shoulder Charge

• FixFixed speed coming out of canceling Shoulder Charge being too high when hitting a hero

Apollo

Disengaging Sigil

• NerfDisengaging Sigil base damage reduced from 100 to 85

Billy

Rising Ram

• NerfRising Ram T3 now also reduces cooldown by 10s

Celeste

Shining Wonder

• NerfBullet cycle time reduced from 0.65 to 0.58
• BuffShining Wonder radius increased from 14m to 15.5m
• BuffShining Wonder damage increased from 120 to 135

Doorman

Doorway

• FixFixed a bug that could allow you to bring the Urn through a doorway

Drifter

Rend

• BuffRend T3 now also increases melee scaling (1.2 to 1.6)

Bloodscent

• BuffBloodscent T3 increased from +10% Amplified Damage to +12%

Dynamo

Kinetic Pulse

• NerfKinetic Pulse spirit scaling reduced from 1.8 to 1.65

Quantum Entanglement

• NerfQuantum Entanglement cooldown increased from 19s to 20s

Haze

Bullet Dance

• ChangeRestored being able to slide while using Bullet Dance
• BuffBullet Dance range increased from 15m to 16m
• BuffBullet Dance now has 30% evasion in the base ability
• ChangeBullet Dance T2 changed from "+10% Fire Rate and -45s Cooldown" to "+10% Fire Rate and +3m Move Speed"
• ChangeBullet Dance T3 changed from "+60% Evasion and +4m Move Speed" to "+40% Evasion and -75s Cooldown"

Holliday

Spirit Lasso

• FixFixed Rising Ram interrupting Lasso
• BuffSpirit Lasso T1 increased from +68 Damage to +80
• BuffSpirit Lasso T3 increased from -30s Cooldown to -50s

Infernus

Flame Dash

• NerfFlame Dash DPS spirit scaling reduced from 1.0 to 0.7
• ChangeFlame Dash DPS now does half damage to objective

McGinnis

Mini Turret

• ChangeMini Turrets bounty from 80 + 2/minute to 40 + 4/minute
• FixFixed Mini Turrets being locked on objectives when they were invulnerable

Medicinal Specter

• BuffMedicinal Specter duration increased from 6s to 6.5s

Mina

Nox Nostra

• NerfNox Nostra DPS reduced by 6%

Mirage

Fire Scarabs

• NerfBase health regen reduced from 2 to 1.5
• NerfFire Scarabs duration reduced from 8s to 7s

Mo & Krill

Burrow

• BuffBurrow move speed increased from +4 to +5

Paige

Bookwyrm

• BuffStamina increased from 2 to 3
• NerfDash speed reduced to slow bucket
• BuffBookwyrm recharge timer reduced from 8s to 7s

Plot Armor

• BuffPlot Armor cooldown reduced from 30s to 28s

Paradox

Kinetic Carbine

• BuffKinetic Carbine cooldown reduced from 30s to 28s
• BuffKinetic Carbine now provides +20% Air Dash Distance when charged

Time Wall

• BuffTime Wall T2 weapon damage increased from +30% to +35%

Pocket

Enchanter's Satchel

• BuffEnchanter's Satchel spirit scaling increased from 0.9 to 1.1

Affliction

• BuffAffliction cooldown reduced from 150s to 140s

Rem

Naptime

• FixFixed a bug with Naptime that allowed you to attack while casting it

Pillow Toss

• BuffPillow Toss recharge timer reduced from 10s to 9s

Shiv

Serrated Knives

• NerfAlt fire knockback reduced by 10%
• NerfSerrated Knives spirit scaling reduced from 0.15 to 0.13
• NerfSerrated Knives T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.1 to +0.09

Silver

Tail Whack

• FixFixed Tail Whack applying -12% Bullet Resist for the Disarm duration

Slam Fire

• NerfSlam Fire Current Health As Damage reduced from 4% to 3%

Venator

Gutshot

• NerfGutshot damage scaling reduced from 0.8 to 0.7
• NerfGutshot wall hit damage scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.8

Victor

Aura of Suffering

• BuffAura of Suffering T2 increased from +28 Max DPS to +34

Shocking Reanimation

• BuffShocking Reanimation T3 increased from -100s Cooldown to -130s

Viscous

Goo Ball

• ChangeGoo Ball lockout period from being affected again reduced from 1.35 to 1.2 (a previous bug with increased debuff resistance for subsequent CC not working correctly on this ability was fixed recently)

Splatter

• FixFixed various locations where Splatter didn't bounce properly

Vyper

Lethal Venom

• NerfLethal Venom cooldown increased from 24s to 28s
• BuffLethal Venom T2 increased from -8s Cooldown to -12s
• NerfLethal Venom cast range reduced from 15m to 10m and now scales with boons (0.2)
• FixFixed Armor Piercing Rounds doing damage through Petrify

Street Brawl

• ChangeUnstable Concoction reduces the players respawn time by 50%
• NerfSeraphim Wings damage reduced while in air reduced from 60% to 40%
• ChangeThe following abilities have -15% radius in Street Brawl: Bookwyrm, Flame Dash, Essence Bomb, Entangling Thorns, Lightning Ball, Pulse Grenade, Frost Grenade
• NerfMystic Expansion Radius bonus reduced from +20% to +16%
• NerfGreater Expansion Radius bonus reduced from +30% to +25%
• ChangeEnhanced Escalating Exposure: Max Stacks from +8 to +6
• ChangeEnhanced Escalating Exposure: Amp per stack from +2 to +1.5
• ChangeEnhanced Escalating Exposure: Base shred from +8 to +10 (matching enhanced mystic invul)
• FixFixed Enhanced Weighted Shots not maintaining the benefits from Enhanced Slowing Bullets