Update

General Changes

• Weapon Investment bonus increased from 7/9/13/20/29/40/58/72/83/93% to 7/9/13/20/29/40/60/75/95/115 (for 0.8/1.6/2.4/3.2/4.8/7.2/9.6/16/22.4/28.8k spent)
• Applying a CC to an enemy is reduced in duration when affected by other CCs in a short interval. Each previously applied CC reduces the duration by 7% up to a max of 21% over the past 7 seconds
• Matchmaking updates to include more considerations for a balanced roster beyond only frontliners
• Reduced shooting lock-out period when jumping from 0.15s to 0.0s
• Shooting while jumping now applies a -10% inaccuracy period for 0.15s after jumping
• Wall Jumps after the first one now cost 0.5 stamina
• Reduced corner boosting velocity by 20%
• Mid Boss base HP increased from 12500 to 13000
• Mid Boss damage resistance per second reduced from 50 + 7/min to 35 + 5/min
• Rejuv bonus HP reduced from 15% to 10%
• 2nd Midboss rejuv credits reduced from 4 to 3
• Dropped Unsecured soul bags now require a Heavy Melee to secure
• Soul Urn: Carriers now have +30% bullet and +30% spirit Resist
• Soul Urn: Movespeed bonus reduced from +7m to +3.5m
• Soul Urn: Damage taken when holding too long increased from 1% to 1.5% Max Health per second
• Added an extra boon at 12k (nearby boon levels adjusted slightly, 10.2/11.6/13.2k to 10/11/12/13.2k)
• Neutral Shop no longer gets disabled if an enemy is nearby
• Distance to attack Walkers reduced from 35m to 34m
• Fixed ordering issues with various items with Bullet based Procs
• Enabled input buffering for shooting, dashing, melee and parry
• Fixed Wall Jumps not refunding stamina if a mantle or zipline occurs within the refund window

Hero Changes

Abrams

• Siphon Life damage and spirit scaling reduced by 10%
• Siphon Life heal ratio increased by 10%
• Shoulder Charge T1 changed from +25% Weapon Power to +20 Bullet Damage Per Shot

Billy

• Add footsteps to out of combat run animations
• Base move speed reduced from 7.3 to 7.1
• Blasted T1 movespeed increased from +1.75 to +2.25m

Calico

• Base bullet damage increased from 1.9 to 2.0
• Gloom Bombs radius increased from 2.5m to 3m
• Ava duration increased from 14s to 16s
• Leaping Slash height increased from 1.5m to 2.5m
• Return to Shadows cooldown reduced from 100s to 90s
• Return to Shadows radius increased from 7m to 7.5m

Doorman

• Doorway placement has been improved
• Doorway can now be placed through veils again
• Improved performance when placing Doorway

Drifter

• Stalker's Mark new sound added for teleport precast
• Stalker's Mark updated sound version
• Stalker's Mark ambush cast delay increased from 0.0s to 0.35s

Dynamo

• Kinetic Pulse height increased from 0.7m to 1.0m
• Rejuvenating Aurora spirit scaling per level increased from 0.372 to 0.4

Grey Talon

• Charged Shot spirit scaling reduced from 1.11 to 1.0
• Charged Shot T3 spirit scaling reduced from 1.11 to 1.0
• Rain of Arrows no longer lingers air benefits once canceled or expired

Ivy

• Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.15 to 0.11
• Spirit scaling per boon increased from 1.1 to 1.2
• Kudzu Bomb DPS reduced from 55 to 50
• Kudzu Bomb T3 DPS reduced from +46 to +40
• Stone Form damage spirit scaling increased from 1.0 to 1.5
• Air Drop no longer grants allied bullet resistance

Kelvin

• Base bullet damage reduced from 18.9 to 17.8
• Clip size reduced from 15 to 14
• Spirit Power per boon increased from 1.1 to 1.3

Lady Geist

• Essence Bomb spirit scaling increased from 1.07 to 1.22

Lash

• Ground Strike range reduced from 11m to 10m
• Ground Strike cooldown increased from 19s to 21s
• Ground Strike damage reduced from 70 to 60

Mina

• New heavy melee animation
• Rake now passively lets you float in the air for up to 2.5s with right click
• Rake heal spirit scale reduced from 1.5 to 0.5
• Rake T2 now also increases heal spirit scale by 1.0
• Rake T3 damage increased from 6% to 7%
• Sanguine Retreat cooldown increased from 27s to 30s
• Nox Nostra now has 50% reduction in damage against objectives
• Nox Nostra T3 objective damage cap reduced from +50 Damage per Bat to +20 Damage

Mirage

• Djinn's Mark is now affected by cooldown reduction

Mo & Krill

• Bullet damage growth per boon increased from 0.063 to 0.07
• Burrow bullet resistance reduced from 80% to 60%
• Combo duration reduced from 2.5s to 2.4s
• Combo T2 duration reduced from 0.75s to 0.7s

Paige

• Bullet projectile speed increased by 15%
• Bullet damage growth per boon reduced from 0.8 to 0.66
• Defend and Fight! duration increased from 5s to 7s
• Defend and Fight! cooldown increased from 26s to 30s
• Captivating Read cooldown reduced from 30s to 25s
• Captivating Read radius increased from 7m to 7.5m
• Conjure Dragon now properly applies burning effect below the dragon if high off ground
• Rallying Charge damage reduced from 150 (+1.2) to 125 (+1.0)
• Rallying Charge healing reduced from 150 (+2) to 125 (+1.6)
• Rallying Charge damage & healing now grows as horses travel, up to max +100% at 350m
• Rallying Charge horse speed increased from 1700 to 2000
• Rallying Charge knock-up speed reduced from 800 to 600
• Rallying Charge spawn-in time reduced from 0.15s to 0.05s

Seven

• Static Charge T2 reduced from +8m to +7m
• Power Surge spirit power scaling reduced by 10%
• Storm Cloud’s Lightning Strike damage reduced from 90 to 75
• Storm Cloud’s Lightning Strike spirit power reduced from 1.4 to 0.5

Victor

• Base health changed from 680 (+41 per boon, max 1992) to 720 (+39 per boon, max 1968)
• Pain Battery damage required to charge up reduced from 50% max health to 40%
• Aura of Suffering DPS spirit scaling on minimum damage reduced from 0.25 to 0.22 and maximum damage from 1.25 to 1.1
• Aura of Suffering self damage reduced from 100% to 85% -> 80% -> 70%
• Aura of Suffering radius reduced from 8m to 7.7m
• Aura of Suffering MinDPS, MaxDPS and spirit scaling increased by ~5-6%
• Aura of Suffering self damage can no longer be reduced by spirit resistance
• Shocking Reanimation stun duration increased from 1s to 1.5s
• Shocking Reanimation damage spirit scaling increased from 1.8 to 2.0
• Shocking Reanimation T1 changed to +3m Radius and +100 Damage
• Shocking Reanimation T3 changed to +10 spirit damage per bullet and 20% fire rate while ability is on cooldown
• Shocking Reanimation radius increased from 12m to 13m
• Pain Battery T3 heal reduced from 20% to 18%
• Jumpstart cooldown increased from 22s to 23s
• Jumpstart duration increased from 4s to 4.5s

Vindicta

• Base bullet damage increased from 11.4 to 11.8
• Flight duration increased from 13s to 15s
• Flight T2 increased from 7s to 8s
• Flight spirit damage scaling increased from 0.19 to 0.22
• Assassinate bonus damage spirit scaling increased from 1.4 to 1.7
• Assassinate cooldown reduced from 60s to 50s

Viscous

• Alt fire base damage reduced from 48 to 42
• Alt fire damage growth increased from 1.25 to 1.6
• Splatter damage reduced from 80 to 70
• Splatter T1 increased from -5.75s to -6s

Vyper

• Screwjab Dagger reworked: now stacks damage and slows
• Screwjab Dagger now charge-based (2 charges, 4.5s between charges)
• Screwjab Dagger damage changed from 50 (+1) to 50 (+0.65) and 25 (+0.33) per stack
• Screwjab Dagger max stack of 3
• Screwjab Dagger slow changed from 50% to 35% + 15% per stack
• Screwjab Dagger slow duration increased from 1s to 2s
• Screwjab Dagger cooldown increased from 9s to 10s
• Screwjab Dagger T1 changed to +1 Charge
• Screwjab Dagger T2 changed to -8% Bullet Resist, and -5% per Stack
• Screwjab Dagger T3 changed to 40% CDR on hit
• Screwjab Dagger projectile speed increased from 3500 to 4200
• Lethal Venom can now be cast on non-trooper enemies
• Lethal Venom T3 upgrade can now trigger on all enemies
• Lethal Venom T3 build-up per shot reduced from 5 to 4.5
• Slither no longer leveled up by default
• Slither T3 changed to 180 health barrier when initiating a slide (0.6 spirit scaling, lasts 5s, 8s cd)
• Slither now leaves a green trail

Warden

• Last Stand DPS spirit scaling reduced from 1.45 to 1.3
• Fire rate spirit scaling increased from 0.22 to 0.25

Wraith

• Base bullet damage increased from 5.115 to 5.4
• Bullet damage growth per boon reduced from 0.175 to 0.155
• Card Trick delay reduced from 0.75 to 0.7

Item Changes

Headshot Booster

• Damage reduced from 50 to 45

High Velocity Rounds

• Bullet Velocity increased from +35% to +45%

Backstabber

• Cooldown increased from 5s to 6s

Mystic Shot

• Damage reduced from 60 to 55

Cultist Sacrifice

• Fire Rate reduced from 10% to 8%
• Fire Rate boon scaling reduced from 0.8 to 0.7
• Health boon scaling reduced from 7 to 4
• Health reduced from 100 to 75
• Cooldown increased from 250s to 260s

Spirit Rend

• Debuff duration increased from 7s to 8s
• Cooldown reduced from 2.5s to 2.25s

Toxic Bullets

• Burn increased from 2.1% to 2.2%

Blood Tribute

• Heal reduction reduced from -40% to -30%

Shadow Weave

• Spotted radius reduced from 26m to 20m

Spiritual Overflow

• No longer grants +20% Ability Duration on proc
• Now grants +20% Cooldown Reduction on proc

Extra Health

• Bonus Health increased from 175 to 185

Sprint Boots

• Sprint increased from 2 to 2.25

Rebuttal

• Now grants +18% Melee Resistance

Spirit Lifesteal

• Now provides +6 Spirit Power

Restorative Locket

• Boon scaling increased from 0.3 to 0.4

Weapon Shielding

• Damage Threshold reduced from 175 to 150
• Movespeed increased from 1.5 to 1.75

Spirit Shielding

• Movespeed increased from 1.5 to 1.75

Reactive Barrier

• Cooldown increased from 22s to 24s

Veil Walker

• Heal reduced from 150 to 85
• Heal scale per boon increased from 4 to 6
• Cooldown increased from 12s to 15s
• Reveal on damage duration increased from 0.25s to 0.5s
• Initial invis fade duration increased from 0s to 0.25s
• Reveal on spotted duration increased from 0.25s to 1.25s

Counterspell

• Parry duration reduced from 0.9s to 0.8s

Majestic Leap

• Barrier reduced from 350 to 140
• Barrier now scales with Boons (10 scaling)

Rescue Beam

• Cast range increased from 28m to 32m

Fury Trance

• Cooldown increased from 16s to 18s

Spirit Resilience

• Spirit Resistance increased from 25% to 30%

Diviner’s Kevlar

• Duration increased from 13s to 20s
• Spirit Power increased from +25 to +35

Cheat Death

• Damage output reduction reduced from -70% to -60%
• Healing reduction reduced from -70% to -60%

Inhibitor

• Buildup rate increased
• No longer limited to hero only targets

Unstoppable

• Duration increased from 5s to 5.5s

Colossus

• Active resist increased from 30% to 35%
• Radius increased from 12m to 14m

Spellbreaker

• Threshold increased from 150 to 175

Rusted Barrel

• Cast range increased from 28m to 32m
• Bullet Resistance reduction increased from -6% to -8%

Mystic Burst

• Cooldown increased from 12s to 14s

Quicksilver Reload

• Bonus damage reduced from 55 to 44

Cold Front

• Bonus damage reduced from 100 to 95
• Cooldown increased from 24s to 25s

Mystic Slow

• Now reduces dash distance by 10%

Disarming Hex

• Cast range increased from 23m to 32m

Silence Wave

• Silence duration reduced from 3.25s to 3s

Spirit Snatch

• Melee damage reduced from 10% to 7%

Greater Expansion

• Spirit Resist increased from 8% to 10%

Spirit Burn

• Now goes on cooldown for half the normal time when used on non-heroes