Patch Notes

General Changes

• Trooper bounty mechanics reworked: First half of souls fly out as deniable orb; other half falls to ground as orb with 18m capture radius
• Ground orbs last 18s, increasing by 2s per minute up to 40s after 10 minutes
• Enemy orbs visible as faint colorless soul orbs to your team but cannot be claimed
• Amount of souls in flying orb that can be secured/denied reduced from 50% to 40%
• Trooper soul drop range increased from 35m to 45m
• Medic troopers no longer have passive healing pulse; now drop medic pack
• Medic pack heals everyone in 30m radius for 10% missing health plus 75 (+2 per minute game time)
• Starting souls count increased from 400 to 600
• Trooper bounty values increased by 10%
• Trooper bounty split ratios updated from 1/0.65/0.28/0.15/0.12/0.08 to 1/0.54/0.36/0.25/0.2/0.16
• Player camera position and visibility details reworked
• Neutrals bounty increased by 10%
• Neutrals HP increased by +15%
• Small neutrals damage +15%
• Small neutral camps respawn time reduced from 180s to 120s
• Medium neutrals spirit resist increased from 30% to 40%
• Medium neutrals damage increased by 25%
• Hard neutrals spirit resist increased from 35% to 50%
• Hard neutrals damage increased by 30%
• Sinner's Sacrifice: Return damage increased from 60 to 80
• Minimum unsecured gold to drop increased from 100 to 150
• Sprint/Out of Combat regen timer against neutrals increased from 0.5s to 2.5s
• All AP damage upgrades reduced by 10%
• Base gun damage and gun damage growth increased by 10% (excluding Paige)
• Headshot multiplier reduced from 1.8x to 1.65x
• Weapon Investment Bonuses: Grants additional +20% Weapon Damage at 4800 souls
• Vitality Investment Bonuses: Grants additional +12% Bonus Health at 4800 souls
• Spirit Investment Bonuses: Grants additional +20 Spirit Power at 4800 souls
• Initial wall jump now costs 0.25 stamina
• Stamina regen rate reduced by 5% (5s to 5.25s)
• After 35 minutes, all troopers gain +50% HP
• Guardians HP increased from 3500 to 4250 HP (Later updated to 5500)
• Walker HP increased by 40%
• Side Lane Walkers now have same HP as Midlane
• Walker engagement ranges reduced
• Walker stomp cooldown reduced from 10s to 6s
• Walker stomp damage increased from 350 + 10% Max HP to 350 + 15% Max HP
• Walker fireballs radius increased from 5m to 6m
• Walker fireballs debuff now lingers for 4s and reduces bullet/spirit resistance by 10%
• Bullet Damage no longer reduced by 35% of Hero's Base Bullet damage against T1s
• Guardians start with 75% Damage Resist decaying to -50% over 10 minutes
• Walkers start with 75% Damage Resist decaying to -50% over 20 minutes
• Base slot count increased from 8 to 9; Flex slot count reduced from 4 to 3
• Rejuv buff no longer grants +10% Max HP, +15% Fire Rate and +15% Spirit Damage Amp
• Mid Boss base health increased from 13000 to 14000
• Mid Boss health growth per minute increased from 200 to 230
• Team that kills Mid Boss gets +2 permanent buffs per player
• Dropping/Throwing the Urn now puts Parry on CD
• Soul Urn no longer grants +1 AP to dropper; now provides 4 Permanent Buffs
• Ability upgrade levels added at 47k and 49k
• Jump Pad stun window increased from 0.6s to 0.9s
• Subsequent CC reduction increased from 7%/21% to 8/24%
• Survival Buff: HP regen changed from 0.5-1.5% Max HP to 4-40 Fixed Regen
• Gun Buff: Ammo increased from 20-60% to 35-70%; now reloads ammo on pickup
• Casting Buff: Spirit power increased from 15-40 to 15-65; CD reduction rescaled from 12-25% to 12-20%
• Movement Buff: Stamina changed from 1-4 to 2-4
• Hero kill bounty split efficiency for 1/2/3/4/5/6 players changed from 100/100/90/84/65/72% to 100/100/85/70/55/50%
• Hero base health increased by 50
• Neutrals HP and damage increase by 0.5% per minute
• Neutrals base damage reduced by 30%
• Hard neutrals take +20% more melee damage
• Sprint/Out of Combat regen timer against neutrals increased from 2.5s to 4s
• Sprint ramp rate reduced from 1/sec to 0.75/sec
• Walkers and Mid Boss have +15% Bullet Resistance and -15% HP
• Walker ally aura range reduced from 32m to 28m
• Getting shot slows move speed by 10% for 0.7s

Hero Changes

Abrams

• Shoulder Charge: Cooldown reduced from 37s to 33s
• Shoulder Charge T3: Cooldown reduction reduced from -22s to -18s
• Seismic Impact T3: Duration increased from 3s to 4s

Bebop

• Health growth reduced from 54 to 46
• Exploding Uppercut: Cooldown increased from 19s to 22s; spirit scaling increased from 0.49 to 0.6
• Sticky Bomb T3: Changed from -30% Outgoing Damage for 5s to +5 m/s for 3s on cast
• Hyperbeam: DPS reduced from 190 to 160; T2 increased from +90 to +120

Billy

• Rising Ram T2: Increased from +25% to +35% Weapon Damage
• Rising Ram T3: Spirit damage increased from 6% to 6.5% Max Health
• Blasted: No longer works against Sinner's Sacrifice; Max Health melee spirit scaling reduced from 0.78 to 0.7
• Chain Gang: Breaks faster when target out of LOS; can no longer be broken by mantling

Calico

• Clip size increased from 10 to 12
• Reload time increased from 2.5s to 2.6s
• Gloom Bombs: Cooldown increased from 12s to 14s
• Return To Shadows T3: Damage Amp reduced from +24% to +18%; duration increased from 5s to 6s

Doorman

• Base regen reduced from 2 to 1
• Call Bell: Explosion damage reduced from 60 to 55; T2 explosion damage reduced from +50 to +45; impact damage spirit scaling increased from 0.7 to 1.0

Drifter

• Rend: Cooldown reduced from 15s to 13s
• Base regen increased from 2.5 to 3.5
• Base health reduced from 750 to 675
• Base bullet damage reduced from 22.25 to 19.5

Dynamo

• Base regen increased from 2 to 2.5
• Kinetic Pulse: Range increased from 15m to 20m; cooldown reduced from 26s to 22s; range spirit scaling reduced from 0.256 to 0.2

Holliday

• Base regen reduced from 2.0 to 1.0
• Base bullet growth reduced from 1.23 to 1.04
• Base damage reduced from 22 to 18
• Bounce Pad: Damage reduced from 80 to 60

Infernus

• Afterburn buildup 10% slower on body shots
• Napalm T3: Damage amp reduced from +20% to +17%
• Base bullet damage reduced from 6.2 to 5.5
• Bullet falloff range changed from 20-58 to 18-55
• Afterburn: Now adds 0.5s duration per bullet hit (1.0s for headshots) instead of full refresh

Ivy

• Kudzu Bomb: Damage reduced from 50 to 40; spirit scaling increased from 0.56 to 0.65
• Stone Form: Cooldown reduced from 42s to 37s
• Watcher’s Covenant: Bullet lifesteal increased from 10% to 15%
• Air Drop: Ally damage penalty reduced from -50% to -30%; cast range increased from 12m to 14m

Kelvin

• Bullet Velocity reduced from 254 to 160
• Frost Grenade: Base damage reduced from 74 to 60
• Frozen Shelter T2: Changed from -45s Cooldown to +1s Duration
• Frozen Shelter: Duration reduced from 5.5s to 5s

Lash

• Grapple: Cooldown reduced from 42s to 35s
• Flog: Heal vs heroes increased from 50% to 60%; damage increased from 60 to 65; cooldown reduced from 26s to 24s; T2 increased from -14s to -12s
• Death Slam: Cooldown reduced from 155s to 145s

Lady Geist

• Soul Exchange T3: Radius increased from 15m to 25m

Mina

• Sanguine Retreat: Cooldown increased from 30s to 32s; no longer resets air jump and dash limits
• Love Bites: Cooldown increased from 7s to 8s; T3 changed from -1 to -2 Stamina

McGinnis

• Mini Turrets: Health per boon increased from 10 to 13
• Spectral Wall: Speed increased by 10%

Mirage

• Fire Scarabs: Max Health steal increased from 37 to 45
• Traveler: Can now target friendly objectives; cooldown reduced from 160s to 145s; T1 now also reduces cooldown by 25s

Mo & Krill

• Health Regen reduced from 3 to 1

Paige

• Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.66 to 0.52
• Defend and Fight!: Barrier reduced from 200 to 150; duration reduced from 7s to 5s
• Defend and Fight! T1: Changed from +50 Barrier to +16% Fire Rate (0.15 Spirit Power scaling)
• Defend and Fight! T2: Changed from +25% Fire Rate to +100 Barrier and +2s Duration

Paradox

• Base regen reduced from 2.0 to 1.0
• Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.27 to 0.22
• Base health reduced from 700 to 650
• Health per boon reduced from 47 to 45
• Pulse Grenade: Damage reduced from 40 to 35; spirit scaling increased from 0.43 to 0.55

Pocket

• Base regen reduced from 2 to 1
• Flying Cloak: Damage reduced from 85 to 70; T2 increased from +75 to +85

Seven

• Lightning Ball: Radius increased from 3.5m to 4.25m
• Crit reduction increased from 25% to 35%

Shiv

• Alt fire knockback reduced by 10%; ammo cost increased from 2 to 3
• Killing Blow: Rage Damage Bonus reduced from 17% to 15%; T2 reduced from 8% to 6%; Rage state now increases alt fire knockback push
• Rage now builds 8% slower

Sinclair

• Health reduced from 700 to 650
• Regen reduced from 3 to 2
• Spectral Assistant: Total swaps allowed increased from 1 to 2
• Audience Participation: Cooldown reduced from 50% to 40%

Viscous

• Splatter: Cooldown increased from 21s to 30s
• Splatter T1: Changed from -6s Cooldown to +40 Damage and +1m Radius
• Splatter T2: Changed from +45 Damage and +1m Radius to -12s Cooldown
• Splatter T3: Now increases spirit scaling by 0.4
• The Cube: Duration reduced from 4s to 3s; regen increased from 30 to 40; T2 now increases duration by +1s

Vyper

• Health per boon increased from 33 to 35

Warden

• Bullet damage increased from 16.2 to 16.6; growth increased from 0.44 to 0.48 (Later reduced to 0.47)
• Health regen reduced from 3 to 2
• Alchemical Flask: Radius reduced from 6.5m to 5.5m; T2 now grants +1m

Wraith

• Card Trick: Base damage increased from 55 to 60; spirit scaling reduced from 1.2 to 1.0
• Project Mind: Cooldown reduced from 48s to 42s
• Card Toss T2: Reduced from +40 Damage to +35

Yamato

• Base regen reduced from 2.0 to 1.0
• Power Slash: Low charge damage reduced from 40% to 30%; medium charge damage reduced from 60% to 50%
• Crimson Slash: Cooldown increased from 11.5s to 15s; T3 increased from -5.75s to -9s

Item Changes

Cooldown Reduction Items

• Enchanter's Emblem: CDR reduced from +7% to +5%
• Compress Cooldown: CDR reduced from +22% to +18%
• Superior Cooldown: CDR reduced from +25% to +20%
• Transcendent Cooldown: CDR reduced from +30% to +25%
• Spellslinger: CDR reduced from +12% to +6%
• Spiritual Overflow: CDR reduced from +20% to +12%
• Echo Shard: No longer grants +5% CDR
• Scourge: CDR reduced from +6% to +4%
• Golden Statue: CDR reduced from 0.75/1.0/1.5% to 0.5/0.75/1%

Weapon Items

• Headshot Booster: Cooldown increased from 8 to 9
• High Velocity Rounds: Bullet Velocity increased from +45% to +50%
• Split Shot: Cooldown increased from 14s to 32s
• Mystic Shot: Proc damage reduced from 45 to 40; spirit power scaling increased from 0.75 to 0.8
• Opening Rounds: Spirit Power increased from +7 to +8
• Blood Tribute: Debuff Resistance reduced from +50% to +40%
• Cultist Sacrifice: Now provides Weapon Damage instead of Fire Rate
• Toxic Bullets: Duration increased from 3s to 4s
• Express Shot: Weapon Damage scales with boons (+2); base reduced from 185% to 170% (later to 125%); secondary fire scales with boons (+1) and reduced from 75% to 45% (later to 35%); ammo consumed increased from 30% to 40% (later reduced back to 30%); no longer has 3s no-shooting requirement; now has 8s cooldown
• Weighted Shots: Weapon Damage increased from +30% to +35%
• Warp Stone: Bullet Resist reduced from 35% to 30%
• Escalating Resilience: Bonus Health reduced from 125 to 100
• Tesla Bullets: Shock damage reduced from 40 to 33; spirit power growth increased from 0.14 to 0.19
• Capacitor: Shock damage reduced from 50 to 43; spirit power growth increased from 0.14 to 0.19; no longer dispels buffs; cooldown reduced from 60s to 50s; slow duration reduced from 5s to 4s; slow now prevents stamina usage and silences movement abilities
• Shadow Weave: Reveal distance reduced from 20m to 18m; full invisibility distance reduced from 50m to 30m
• Lucky Shot: Damage reduced from 125% to 110%
• Glass Cannon: Max Health reduced from -10% to -13%
• Crippling Headshot: Healing Reduction increased from -30% to -35%
• Spiritual Overflow: Fire Rate increased from +30% to +35%
• Spellslinger: Fire Rate per stack increased from 10% to 12%
• Silencer: Spirit Resist increased from 14% to 15%
• Fleetfoot: Speed duration reduced from 6s to 5s
• Return Fire: Bullet damage returned increased from 50% to 60%

Defense Items

• Reactive Barrier: Cooldown increased from 26s to 40s; duration reduced from 12s to 10s
• Spirit Shielding: Cooldown increased from 35s to 45s; damage threshold increased from 175 to 225; duration reduced from 8s to 7s
• Weapon Shielding: Cooldown increased from 35s to 45s; duration reduced from 8s to 7s
• Majestic Leap: Cooldown increased from 32s to 34s
• Cheat Death: Removes all non-stun debuffs on proc
• Inhibitor: Healing Reduction increased from -35% to -40%
• Spellbreaker: Cooldown reduced from 10s to 9s

Utility Items

• Bullet Resist Shredder: Bullet Resist Reduction reduced from 13% to 12%
• Mystic Vulnerability: Duration increased from 6s to 7s
• Spirit Sap: Cooldown reduced from 35s to 25s (later increased to 32s then 45s)
• Decay: Healing Reduction increased from -40% to -45%
• Silence Wave: No longer upgrades from Spirit Sap; no longer reduces Spirit Resistance/Power; now deals 100 Impact Damage (0.3 spirit power growth)
• Spirit Snatch: Light melee hit now reduces effectiveness to 70% (Damage, Spirit Power, Spirit Resist) instead of 2x CD
• Focus Lens: Now builds from Spirit Sap; reduces Spirit Resistance by 12% and Spirit Power by 30 for 12s; Fire Rate reduced from +16 to +13; cooldown increased from 25s to 32s, then 38s, then 45s; duration reduced from 4.25s to 4s
• Curse: Now dispels buffs; cooldown increased from 45s to 55s; Weapon Damage reduced from 20% to 15%
• Echo Shard: Now grants +5% Ability Range
• Scourge: Max Health damage per second increased from 3.25% to 3.5%; cooldown reduced from 38s to 35s
• Trophy Collector: Souls per minute reduced from 30 to 22; Health per stack reduced from 25 to 20