Minor Update - 06-30-2026

Changes: 24 hero(es), 4 item(s).

Urn / King of the Hill

• ChangeKing of the Hill objective has been rethemed and renamed to "Unstable Rift"
• ChangeUnstable Rift no longer requires an Urn delivery to trigger the start of the event. It now has a variable start time of +/
• Change1 minute. There is a global announcement 25s before it spawns. 60s before that there is also an in-world only visual effect to let you know which lane it'll randomly spawn in.
• BuffUnstable Rift spawn interval increased from every 6 minutes to every 7 minutes
• ChangeUnstable Rift comeback bonuses (resists in the area, extra comeback bounty, and trailing/leading team claiming timer) now all scale linearly based on the amount of NW they are trailing (scales from no bonus at 0% NW behind to full bonus at 15% NW behind)
• BuffThe team that secures the Unstable Rift now also has a wave of 5 Rift Troopers sent down from the rift location. When trailing, spawns up to 12 troopers instead (using the same linear ramp from 0% NW to -15% NW)
• ChangeRift Troopers drop no souls when killed
• ChangeRift Troopers spawn with 100% extra health and damage (they also look larger and have custom VFX). Their bonus health and damage grow slightly per event (first one is 100%, then 120%, 140%, etc)
• ChangeAny players in the Unstable Rift Zone are now revealed on the minimap
• BuffUnstable Rift bounty increased by 35% (to account for the 35% loss with no urn runner bounty, overall objective bounty is unchanged)
• NerfUnstable Rift no longer grants +1 permanent buff to each player (there is also no +3 buffs to the urn runner)
• ChangeUrn running is now its own objective. Spawns on either end of the map (where the previous neutral pickup locations were), and gets delivered to the opposite end. Spawns at 10/15/20/25/etc.
• NerfUrn runner is no longer revealed and is not disarmed or silenced (going through a doorway or mirage teleport still drops it)
• ChangeUrn cannot be manually dropped. It gets dropped when you get hit with a light or heavy melee, are stunned or are killed. It stays where it drops and does not walk back home.
• NerfUrn runner can no longer parry
• ChangeUrn bounty value starts decaying after 45s from being picked up. It drains gradually over another 45s and then the urn is removed when the bounty is empty.
• ChangeUrn is deposited immediately at the drop off point.
• ChangeUrn bounty when deposited is worth 250 + 70/min for just the urn runner. Still has the comeback bounty component. Upon deposit all of the souls are released as orbs into the air (if another ally secures the orbs, they share the bounty with the urn runner).
• ChangeUrn runner gets +4 permanent buffs on deposit
• ChangeUrn is now louder when it talks and is easier to hear by nearby enemies
• ChangeAfter 3 Minutes from spawn the Urn will start walking very slowly on his own towards the deposit location
• ChangeUrn runner's passive bonuses while holding it now scales based on how behind you are, rather than being on or off (same as the Unstable Rift 0%-15% NW linear scaling). Bonuses are the same as the previous urn runner bonuses.There are two debug commands you can use to test these out- citadel_force_spawn_idol
• ChangeThis spawns the Urn- citadel_koth_dev_test_spawn
• ChangeThis moves your hero and spawns the Unstable Rift in the early warning state then quickly transitions to the 25s broadcasted timer

General

• ChangeReworked Boon reward table
• NerfHealth per boon reduced by 5%
• ChangeAll ultimate base and upgrade cooldowns nerfed by 15% (rounded to the nearest multiple of 5)
• NerfRejuv buff duration reduced from 4 minutes to 3
• ChangeRespawn ramp changed from 8-30s from 5-19m to 8-35s from 5-20m
• NerfGuardian bounty reduced from 1500 to 1250
• NerfWalker bounty reduced from 4000 to 3500
• NerfFirst blood bounty reduced from 150 to 125
• NerfBase kill bounty reduced from 250 to 200 (max is still 2200 at 40m)
• ChangeTrooper bounty rescaled from 116 + 1.16/m to 100 + 2/m (less before 20m, more after)
• BuffTrooper bounty ratio in the deniable flying orb increased from 40% to 50%
• NerfMinimum unsecured souls allowed to drop reduced from 150 to 50 + 5/min
• BuffDash Jump input window increased from 0.2s to 0.25s duration (start time: 0.3s to end time: 0.55s)
• BuffDash Jump distance increased from 18m to 19m
• BuffDash Jump vertical impulse increased from 400 to 425
• ChangeJump Pads on top of the double sinner buildings have been removed
• ChangeHovering an item in the shop now shows you a preview for your investment bars
• NerfStreet Brawl: No longer locks you out of getting off the zipline in the first few seconds
• BuffStreet Brawl: Increased item randomness a bit
• ChangeStreet Brawl: Fixed Enhanced Sharpshooter and Enhanced Spiritual Overflow not maintaining the bonuses from their enhanced components

Items

Mystic Shot

• NerfCooldown increased from 8s to 9s

Toxic Bullets

• BuffBleed damage increased from 1.7% to 1.9%

Scourge

• NerfMax Health DPS reduced from 3.5% to 2.6%
• ChangeMax Health DPS now scales with spirit power (0.0055)

Cursed Relic

• BuffDamage Penalty increased from -10% to -14%

Heroes

Abrams

Siphon Life

• NerfSiphon Life T3 reduced from +3m Radius to +2m

Shoulder Charge

• NerfShoulder Charge T3 reduced from -20s Cooldown to -18s

Apollo

Riposte

• BuffRiposte T1 increased from -7s Cooldown to -8s
• BuffRiposte grace window to target after channel increased from +1s to +1.3s
• BuffRiposte cast range increased from 25m to 35m
• BuffRiposte targeting angle increased from 70 to 90

Flawless Advance

• BuffFlawless Advance Heal on hero hit spirit scaling increased from 1 to 1.3

Itani Lo Sahn

• BuffItani Lo Sahn T3 increased from +40% Bonus Damage to +50%

Billy

Bashdown

• NerfBashdown melee scaling reduced from 1.1 to 0.9
• NerfBashdown T3 reduced from 60% Heavy Melee damage to 50%

Rising Ram

• NerfRising Ram T3 Max HP Damage reduced from 10% to 8%
• BuffRising Ram T3 Max HP Damage spirit scaling increased from 0.017 to 0.035 (break even at 111 spirit power)

Général

• NerfBullet damage per boon reduced by 10%

Celeste

Dazzling Trick

• BuffDazzling Trick cooldown reduced from 35s to 32s

Radiant Daggers

• BuffRadiant Daggers buff duration increased from 25s to 30s
• BuffRadiant Daggers spirit scaling increased from 0.56 to 0.63

Shining Wonder

• BuffShining Wonder bounce range increased from 15.5m to 16.5m
• BuffShining Wonder damage increased by 10%

Doorman

Doorway

• NerfDoorway cooldown increased from 40s to 45s

Drifter

Rend

• BuffRend cast time reduced from 0.5s to 0.4s
• BuffRend post cast time reduced from 0.5s to 0.4s
• BuffRend T2 increased from -7s Cooldown to -8s

Bloodscent

• BuffBloodscent T1 increased from +2m/s while near an isolated enemy to +3m/s
• BuffBloodscent T2 increased from 18% missing health heal to +24%

Général

• BuffHealth per boon increased from 41 to 43 (global hp boon reduction is after this)

Dynamo

Rejuvenating Aurora

• BuffRejuvenating Aurora regeneration increased from 25/s to 30/s

Grey Talon

Rain of Arrows

• NerfRain of Arrows cooldown increased from 23s to 25s

Guided Owl

• NerfGuided Owl permanent spirit bonus reduced from 10 to 8

Holliday

Powder Keg

• NerfPowder Keg velocity reduced slightly
• NerfPowder Keg charge delay increased from 7s to 7.5s
• NerfPowder Keg spirit scaling reduced from 1.4 to 1.2
• NerfPowder Keg T3 reduced from +100 Damage to +80

Haze

Sleep Dagger

• BuffSleep Dagger T1 increased from -8% Bullet Resist to -10%
• BuffSleep Dagger T2 increased from -17s Cooldown to -18s

Smoke Bomb

• BuffSmoke Bomb T3 increased from +40% Bullet Lifesteal to +50%

Ivy

Entangling Thorns

• BuffEntangling Thorns spirit scaling increased from 0.45 to 0.55

Kudzu Connection

• BuffKudzu Connection Replicated Healing per boon scale increased from +0.5 to +0.85

Air Drop

• BuffAir Drop cooldown reduction when used on allies increased from -25% to -30%

Lash

Ground Strike

• BuffGround Strike cooldown reduced from 21s to 18s

Flog

• BuffFlog angle increased from 30 to 38

Mina

Rake

• BuffRake missing health as damage increased from 5% to 6%

Sanguine Retreat

• BuffSanguine Retreat T3 now also increases range by +3m

Nox Nostra

• BuffNox Nostra damage increased from 4.45 to 4.6
• BuffNox Nostra T1 damage increased from +1.74 to +1.9

Mo & Krill

Sand Blast

• BuffSand Blast T2 slow increased from -25% to -30%
• BuffSand Blast T3 increased from -20s Cooldown to -25s

Combo

• BuffCombo bonus max health per kill increased from 30+1/boon to 40+2/boon

Paige

Bookwyrm

• ChangeBookwyrm T1 changed from "+2s Trail Duration and +1m Radius" to "-12s Cooldown"
• ChangeBookwyrm T2 changed from "+10m Range and -12s Cooldown" to "+1 Charge, +1m Radius and +2s Trail Duration"

Plot Armor

• BuffPlot Armor T1 fire rate spirit scaling increased from 0.13 to 0.16
• BuffPlot Armor T3 increased from 75% Barrier to 100%

Rallying Charge

• ChangeRallying Charge is now properly counted as a "miss" (for the -50% CD Reduction) if the only thing that was impacted were non-heroes
• BuffRallying Charge T3 Max Amp increased from +50% to +70%

Général

• BuffHealth per boon increased from 29 to 33
• ChangeBookworm T3 changed from "+100 Damage, +30 DPS and +1 Charge" to "+100 Damage, +30 DPS and +12m Travel Range"

Paradox

Kinetic Carbine

• BuffKinetic Carbine T2 now also increases move speed spirit scaling (0.06)
• ChangeKinetic Carbine T3 changed from affecting Max Damage Scaling to affecting both Min and Max Damage Scaling

Pocket

Flying Cloak

• NerfFlying Cloak T3 reduced from -12s Cooldown to -11s

Général

• NerfBullet damage per boon reduced from 0.16 to 0.14

Rem

Tag Along

• NerfTag Along healing per second spirit scaling reduced from 0.66 to 0.4
• NerfTag Along T3 missing health spirit scaling reduced from +0.02 to +0.016

Lil Helpers

• NerfLil Helpers Spirit Resist reduced from 15% to 12%
• ChangeLil Helpers T1 changed from "+1 Helper" to "+1 Helper and +1.5m/s Move Speed"
• ChangeLil Helpers T2 changed from "+8% Spirit Resist and +1.5m/s Move Speed" to "+1 Helper and +15% Trooper Damage and Resist"
• ChangeLil Helpers T3 changed from "+2 Helpers and +20% Trooper Damage and Resist" to "+1 Helper and +15% Spirit Resist"

Seven

Lightning Ball

• BuffLightning Ball charge delay reduced from 7s to 6s

Storm Cloud

• BuffStorm Cloud time to expand increased from 1.5s to 3.5s
• BuffStorm Cloud damage interval increased from 0.25s to 0.3s (DPS unchanged)
• BuffStorm Cloud T2 now also increases Initial Radius by +5m

Shiv

Serrated Knives

• BuffSerrated Knives cooldown reduced from 18s to 16s

Slice and Dice

• ChangeSlice and Dice now deals +25 light melee damage (75 total) instead of 60 spirit damage
• ChangeSlice and Dice changed from -6% Spirit Resist to +4% Damage Amp

Bloodletting

• ChangeBloodletting T2 changed from "+15% Incoming Damage Deferred" to "+35% Deferred Damage Cleared"
• ChangeBloodletting T3 changed from "+50% Deferred Damage Cleared" to "+15% Incoming Damage Deferred"

Killing Blow

• ChangeKilling Blow now deals damage to troopers and neutrals along the way
• ChangeKilling Blow executing a hero now instantly fills the rage bar
• BuffKilling Blow now has the T3 "recast within 20s on a hero kill" as part of the base ability
• NerfKilling Blow Full Rage Damage Bonus reduced from +12% to +8%
• NerfKilling Blow range reduced from 18m to 12m
• BuffKilling Blow T1 now also increases range by +6m
• BuffKilling Blow T2 increased from +10% Full Rage Bonus Damage to +16%
• BuffKilling Blow T3 increased from +5% Enemy health Threshold to +10%

Général

• BuffAlt Fire damage now has a custom value per boon (+0.2)
• BuffAlt Fire ammo consumed per shot increased from 3 to 5
• ChangeAlt Fire knockback movement is now disabled by slowing hex state

Vindicta

Stake

• NerfStake T2 reduced from -20s Cooldown to -22s

Crow Familiar

• BuffCrow Familiar T2 increased from -12s Cooldown to -16s
• BuffCrow Familiar collision radius between each crow increased slightly

Assassinate

• BuffAssassinate Max Bonus Damage spirit scaling increased from 2 to 2.3

Viscous

Splatter

• NerfSplatter T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1.1 to +1.0

Puddle Punch

• BuffPuddle Punch T3 increased from -12s Cooldown to -14s

Goo Ball

• BuffGoo Ball T3 increased from +6s Duration to +7s

Vyper

Screwjab Dagger

• NerfScrewjab Dagger T3 now also reduces charge delay from 4s to 2s

Slither

• BuffSlither T3 spirit scaling increased from 0.6 to 0.8

Warden

Willpower

• BuffWillpower T2 increased from -22s Cooldown to -24s
• BuffWillpower T3 increased from +2.5 spirit power scaling to +2.7

Général

• NerfBullet damage per boon reduced from 0.34 to 0.28