Minor Update - 07-28-2026

Big balance patch: 21 heroes tuned (Doorman, Viscous, Silver, Haze, Mirage...) and around thirty item changes (Cursed Relic, Spirit Burn, Scourge, Mystic Shot...), plus dash and base orb tweaks.

General

• BuffStamina bucket 3 heroes (slowest) have their ground dash time increased from 0.7s to 0.72s and air dash time from 0.49s to 0.51s
• ChangeThe Orb Spawners in base that give 10 souls on hit now split to nearby players on expire
• FixFixed the party member / team mate audio volume slider for voice communications

Items

Crushing Fists

• BuffMax stacks stun duration increased from 0.5s to 0.75s
• BuffBullet Resist reduction increased from -4% to -5% per stack

Cursed Relic

• BuffNo longer has -14% Damage Output innate
• NerfNow applies a -25% Damage Output debuff for the 3.25s duration

Diviner's Kevlar

• BuffSpirit power increased from +35 to +40

Echo Shard

• NerfNow has a 0.5s post-cast time
• NerfNo longer grants +5% Fire Rate
• NerfCooldown increased from 35s to 30s + the cooldown of the imbued ability

Ethereal Shift

• NerfCooldown increased from 35s to 37s

Frenzy

• BuffNow has +10% Bullet Lifesteal as an innate

Fury Trance

• BuffActive now grants +1m Move Speed
• ChangeActive removes move speed penalty when shooting (like Fleetfoot)

Lifestrike

• ChangeWhen hitting a trooper and a hero at the same time, it now always prioritizes healing off the hero (same change for Melee Lifesteal)

Mystic Shot

• BuffCooldown reduced from 9s to 8s
• NerfSpirit scaling reduced from 1.2 to 0.9

Restorative Locket

• BuffHeal per boon increased from 0.32 to 0.5

Scourge

• NerfNo longer grants +17% Debuff Resist innate bonus
• BuffActive now grants +20% Debuff Resist (retroactive on application)
• NerfMax Health per second reduced from 2.5% to 2.3%

Slowing Bullets

• NerfNo longer grants +15% Weapon Damage

Weighted Shots

• NerfWeapon Damage reduced from +40% to +30%

Spiritual Overflow

• BuffNow provides a bonus +10% Spirit Lifesteal on proc
• NerfAbility Duration reduced from +15% to +13%
• NerfFire Rate reduced from +32% to +30%

Spirit Burn

• NerfNo longer hits enemies in a 12m radius, only affects primary target now
• ChangeChanged from the cooldown being on the item to being target based
• NerfRemoved half cooldown against NPC
• NerfExplosion damage reduced from 110 to 50

Suppressor

• NerfDuration reduced from 5s to 4.5s

Tankbuster

• NerfNo longer procs off of items

Heroes

Apollo

Riposte

• BuffRiposte base stun duration increased from 0.6s to 0.8s
• ChangeRiposte T3 changed from +1.6s Stun Duration to +60% Bullet, Spirit and Melee Lifesteal against the target for 7s

Billy

Rising Ram

• NerfRising Ram T3 reduced from 8% Max Health to 7%

Calico

Ava

• NerfAva T2 reduced from +45% Move Speed to +40%
• NerfAva T3 reduced from +20% damage amp to +18%

Celeste

Shining Wonder

• BuffShining Wonder radius increased from 16.5m to 17.5m
• BuffShining Wonder damage increased by 10%
• BuffShining Wonder buffer duration increased from 3s to 3.25s

Doorman

General

• ChangeBullet damage rescaled from 26 + 1.19/boon to 24 + 1.25

Luggage Cart

• NerfLuggage Cart damage reduced from 80 to 60
• BuffLuggage Cart T1 increased from +60 Damage to +80
• NerfLuggage Cart range reduced from 25m to 20m
• BuffLuggage Cart T2 increased from +20m Cast Range to +25m

Call Bell

• NerfCall Bell Charge Time increased from 6s to 7s

Doorway

• NerfDoorway duration reduced from 20s to 15s
• BuffDoorway T1 duration increased from +15s to +20s
• NerfDoorway T3 range reduced from +45m to +40m

Drifter

Rend

• NerfRend spirit scaling reduced from 1.8 to 1.7
• NerfRend T3 silence duration reduced from 2.3s to 2s

Dynamo

Singularity

• BuffSingularity cooldown reduced from 265s to 250s

Haze

Sleep Dagger

• NerfSleep Dagger wake up time spirit scaling reduced from 0.003 to 0.002
• NerfSleep Dagger damage spirit scaling reduced from 2.8 to 2.2
• ChangeSleep Dagger T3 changed from "+1s Sleep Duration and -50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up" to "-17s Cooldown and -50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up"

Fixation

• ChangeSleep Dagger T2 changed from "-17s Cooldown and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks" to "+1s Sleep Duration and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks"
• NerfFixation T3 reduced from +0.14 per Stack to +0.11
• BuffFixation T3 now also scales with Weapon Damage (0.0003)

Ivy

Stone Form

• NerfStone Form T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1.7 to +1.5

Kelvin

Frozen Shelter

• BuffFrozen Shelter cooldown reduced from 195s to 185s

Lady Geist

Life Drain

• ChangeLife Drain changed from 75% Damage to Heal to 100%
• NerfLife Drain DPS reduced to provide the same effective heal as before but with less DPS

Malice

• NerfMalice Damage amplification reduced from 8% to 7%
• BuffMalice T3 increased from +7% Damage Amp to +8%

Mina

Sanguine Retreat

• NerfSanguine Retreat recast time increased from 3.5s to 4s
• BuffSanguine Retreat T3 cast range increased from +3m to +4m

Mirage

Fire Scarabs

• NerfFire Scarabs duration reduced from 7s to 5s
• NerfFire Scarabs T2 reduced from +2 Charges to +1 Charge
• BuffFire Scarabs T2 now also increases duration by 2s

Dust Devil

• NerfDust Devil T3 no longer increases Lift Duration by +0.3s

Djinn's Mark

• FixFixed Djinn's Mark T3 still being -1s Cooldown instead of -0.75s

Mo & Krill

Burrow

• BuffBurrow cooldown no longer starts after the conclusion of the ability, now starts immediately

Combo

• BuffCombo now lets you cast items while using it

Paige

Rallying Charge

• BuffRallying Charge cooldown reduced from 220s to 210s

Pocket

Flying Cloak

• NerfFlying Cloak T3 reduced from -11s Cooldown to -10s

Affliction

• NerfAffliction DPS reduced by ~6% (also reduces the spirit scaling and the upgrades)

Shiv

Killing Blow

• BuffStamina regen increased from 5.5s to 6s
• NerfKilling Blow recast window reduced from 20s to 16s

Silver

General

• BuffGun falloff range reduced from 20m-46m to 17m-42m

Lycan Curse

• NerfLycan Curse precast time increased from 0.2 to 0.3
• NerfLycan Curse precast movespeed reduced from 7.6m to 2.5m
• NerfLycan Curse T1 reduced from +20% Resists to +15%

Slam Fire

• BuffSlam Fire now does 100% bonus damage against NPCs (troopers and neutrals, not objectives)

Venator

General

• NerfSprint speed reduced from 1.5m to 1m
• BuffBullet falloff range reduced from 20m-51m to 18m-47m

Ira Domini

• BuffIra Domini cooldown no longer starts after the conclusion of the ability, now starts immediately
• BuffIra Domini blessed stakes damage increased from 100 to 115

Viscous

Splatter

• NerfSplatter damage reduced from 70 to 55
• NerfSplatter spirit ratio reduced from 0.8 to 0.7
• BuffSplatter base bounce count increased from 1 to 2
• NerfSplatter T3 bounce count reduced from +2 to +1

The Cube

• NerfThe Cube T3 reduced from -25s Cooldown to -20s

Puddle Punch

• NerfPuddle Punch slow duration reduced from 4s to 3s
• BuffPuddle Punch slow increased from -20% to -30%
• BuffPuddle Punch cooldown reduced from 24s to 21s

Goo Ball

• BuffGoo Ball T2 increased from +10% Resists to +20%

Yamato

Flying Slash

• NerfFlying Slash T2 reduced from +40 Spirit Power to +35
• NerfFlying Slash T3 charges from +2 to +1
• NerfFlying Slash T3 Charge Time increased from 4s to 5s