Patch notes 10-30-2026 · Halloween 2026

Siphon Life 4s Duration42s Cooldown Abrams pulls health out of every enemy standing near him, ticking spirit damage over a short window and converting a share of that damage back into his own health. Damage 22 spirit damage per second base (deadlock.one, patch 09-16-2026 data). Defensive Heals Abrams for a portion of the damage it deals, scaling with how many… 1 large cooldown reduction (about 20s), letting him drain more often 2 +2s duration, extending the heal window through longer brawls 5 +2m radius and +22 damage per second, so it covers a real teamfight footprint Siphon Life

• Buff T3 +18 DPS▲+22 (up)

Shoulder Charge 1.4s Duration33s Cooldown Abrams barrels forward, scooping up any hero he contacts and carrying them along. Crowd Control Stun on wall impact only. Damage 30 base impact damage (deadlock.one). Mobility Forward charge with a speed bonus after connecting with a hero. 1 applies a 32% move-speed slow for 3s, giving the ability value even when no wall is… 2 +0.8s wall-slam stun duration 5 roughly -18s cooldown and +1.5 weapon damage for 6s after hitting a hero Shoulder Charge

• Fix Fixed enemies being held in place longer if you don't hit a wall

Riposte 22s Cooldown Apollo readies a deflection. Crowd Control A 1.5s immobilize and parry disable on the counter-dash target, not a stun… Damage No direct damage listed; Mobility A targeted dash to an enemy hero after a successful deflection — a… 1 -8s cooldown (from a 22s base) 2 melee resist reduction increased to -30%, and +0.7s immobilize and parry disable 5 +1.6s immobilize and parry disable Riposte

5 Nov

• Buff Pommel Hit now also disarms the enemy
• Buff Pommel Hit now ends any parry the target already had up
• Buff T2 duration +0.6s▲+0.7s (up)

Halloween 2026

• Nerf Pommel Hit changed from a Stun to an immobilize and parry disable
• Buff Pommel Hit disable duration 0.8s▲1.5s (up)
• Buff T2 disable duration +0.4s▲+0.6s (up)
• Fix Fixed the counterattack dash sometimes missing its target or launching Apollo away when the target moves, rounds a corner, or is displaced
• Fix Fixed the counterattack dash missing when Apollo is right on top of the target

Flawless Advance 8s Duration26s Cooldown Apollo performs a run of lunges in whatever direction he chooses, driving piercing stabs out in front of him. Damage 25 base hold damage, 40 at maximum hold, 65 on a perfect release… Mobility Directional lunges usable in any direction; Defensive Tier 2 grants 60% bullet resistance during the lunges, which makes it a… 1 hero hits restore 35 health (1.3 spirit scaling) 2 -12s cooldown (from a 26s base) and 60% bullet resistance during the lunges 5 +65 damage with improved spirit scaling, plus increased lunge speed and distance Flawless Advance

Halloween 2026

• Buff Being stunned or put to sleep during the ability now refunds that stab and keeps your remaining recasts instead of putting it on cooldown

Itani Lo Sahn 145s Cooldown Apollo winds up a wide, long-reaching slash. Crowd Control Stasis-style lockdown — the target cannot take action and is stuck in slow… Damage 200 delayed damage base (deadlock.one); Mobility Tier 1 adds +8m dash range to the slash; 1 +8m dash range 2 -35s cooldown (from a 145s base) 5 adds maximum-health damage and increases the bonus against half-health enemies by 50% Itani Lo Sahn

5 Nov

• Buff T3 bonus damage +50%▲+60% (up)

Halloween 2026

• Buff No longer interrupted by Sleep

Threadsap 35m Range28s Cooldown Baba throws a spool of thread that follows her crosshair as it flies, then bursts along the whole line it drew. Crowd Control none at base. Tier 3 makes each hit pull the enemy 7m along the thread. Damage 50 spirit damage on the burst. Defensive Taking Spirit away from a caster lowers the damage of their next abilities… 1 +8 spirit damage per bullet while she holds stolen Spirit 2 -12s cooldown and +8s on the steal 5 +1 charge, and every hit pulls the enemy 7m Threadsap

Halloween 2026

• Nerf Spirit Steal duration 22s▼16s (down)
• Nerf When a victim cleanses the Threadsap debuff, the matching spirit Baba Baba New hero Released 6 October Released 6 October. A spirit controller: Threadsap steals enemy Spirit and powers up her bullets, her bench grows legs for speed and a knockback kick, Baba’s Brew cycles between a barrier, a silence and a burn, and Feed The Birds hexes everyone in her cone into pigeons. gained is also removed

Granny Long Legs 10s Duration32s Cooldown Baba's bench grows legs for 10 seconds. Crowd Control Kick: 8m knockback. Ground pound: a short knockup and a 50% slow for 2s. The… Damage 75 spirit damage on the ground pound (+0.6 per Spirit). Mobility +5 m/s movement speed for 10s, higher jumps and a charged high jump from… 1 +2.5 m/s movement speed 2 -7s cooldown 5 +15% debuff resist and melee resist, and +50% melee lifesteal Granny Long Legs

5 Nov

• Nerf Melee Resist 30%▼25% (down)
• Nerf Debuff Resist 30%▼25% (down)

Halloween 2026

• Nerf Light Melee knockback distance 10m▼8m (down)
• Buff Heavy Melee cooldown 1.4s▼1.2s (default is 1.0s) (down)
• Nerf Heavy Melee slow duration 4s▼2s (down)
• Change Heavy melee stomp now only hits the closest Rejuvenator in range

Baba's Brew 12m Range28s Cooldown Baba throws a pot of tea to splash an area, and it is ready as soon as she casts. Crowd Control Silencing Brew silences everyone in the splash for 2.75s (about 3.7s at Tier… Damage Scalding Brew: 12 spirit damage a second for 8s (+0.13 per Spirit) and -15%… Defensive Soothing Brew shields allies in the splash, including Baba herself. 1 +3m radius 2 -14s cooldown 5 every effect is a third stronger (barrier, burn, spirit-resist cut and silence) Baba's Brew

5 Nov

• Nerf Cooldown 27s▲28s (up)
• Nerf Burn damage from Spirit Power 0.15▼0.13 (down)
• Nerf Time between burns 1.5s▲1.6s (up)

Halloween 2026

• Change No longer has an initial brew time
• Change Brew order is now random each time she casts it
• Nerf Cycle time between each type of brew 1s▲1.5s (up)
• Fix UI indicator color now matches the current brew
• Nerf Silence duration 3s▼2.75s (down)

Rising Ram 0.3s Duration32s Cooldown Billy lowers his head and charges into an enemy, carrying both himself and them up into the air. Crowd Control Knockup on the target — they are carried airborne alongside Billy. Damage 40 spirit damage scaling with Spirit Power (deadlock.one). Mobility A committed forward charge with a 0.35s cast delay and a short 0.3s… 1 +25% weapon damage for 5s on impact 2 +0.4s charge duration 5 -13s cooldown (from a 32s base) and +15% max health for 20s on hero hit Rising Ram

• Buff T3 +10% Max Health for 16s▲+15% for 20s (up)

Blasted 8s Duration25s Cooldown Billy's melee hits refill his gun's ammunition and leave the victim 'wrecked' for several seconds. Crowd Control none (the wrecked status is a damage debuff, not crowd control) Damage 70 melee bonus health scaling with Spirit Power at base (deadlock.one); Mobility Tier 1 grants +2.25 m/s bonus movement speed. 1 +2.25 m/s bonus movement speed 2 +1 Bashdown charge on use and +7% wrecked bullet amplification 5 +50 melee bonus health and improved spirit scaling Blasted

• Buff Cooldown 27s▼25s (down)

Leaping Slash 9m Range13s Cooldown Calico lunges forward and then sweeps everything around her with a melee slash. Damage 10 impact damage plus 40 heal scaling per Spirit Power at base… Mobility A committed forward dash — good for closing, mediocre for escaping since it… Defensive Heals on hero hit (+25 at Tier 1), giving her a reason to stay in a fight… 1 +25 heal amount 2 +200 bonus gold on kill and +3s bounty duration 5 +10 damage, +50% cooldown refund and +90 impact damage Leaping Slash

• Buff T3 +60 Damage▲+90 (up)

Ava 30s Cooldown Calico dissolves into shadow and takes the form of Ava, gaining movement speed that builds the longer she stays in the form and disappearing from the enemy minimap. Mobility Ramping bonus move speed (up to +45% more at Tier 2) and concealment from… Defensive Escape only through raw speed; 1 +15s buff duration 2 +45% maximum bonus move speed and +15 health regeneration 5 +20% outgoing damage, +8s damage amp duration and +10s build duration Ava

• Buff T3 6s duration▲8s (up)

Dazzling Trick 38s Cooldown Celeste wraps herself in a protective prism. Crowd Control Silence on nearby enemies when the barrier is destroyed; Damage Deals a portion of the barrier value as damage on break; Mobility Tier 1 grants +3.5m move speed while active. 1 +3.5m move speed 2 +80 combat barrier and +0.7 spirit scaling 5 +1.5s silence duration and -20s cooldown Dazzling Trick

5 Nov

• Nerf T3 silence duration +1.25s▼+0.75s (down)

Radiant Daggers 25m Range33s Cooldown Celeste calls a shaft of light down from above a chosen point. Damage 55 impact damage base (deadlock.one); Defensive Used behind her to deter a chase through a corridor. 1 +2 charges 2 +70 impact damage, -22s cooldown and +5m cast range 5 +5% spirit amp and +9% fire rate per stack Radiant Daggers

5 Nov

• Nerf Cast range (now the T2 upgrade) 30m▼25m (down)
• Nerf Spirit Amp per stack (now the T3 upgrade) +7%▼+6% (down)

Shining Wonder 170s Cooldown Celeste launches an orb of light that damages the first target it strikes, slowing them and shortening their dash distance, then bounces on to other enemies in range. Crowd Control Movement slow plus a dash-distance reduction on each target hit; Damage 125 base spirit damage (Game data, 30 October 2026); Defensive Slowing a chase is a real disengage use for a hero this fragile. 1 +20% move-speed slow and -15% dash distance 2 +90 damage 5 +8 maximum bounces and -30s cooldown Shining Wonder

5 Nov

• Nerf Movement slow -32%▼-28% (down)
• Nerf Cooldown 160s▲170s (up)
• Nerf Bounce range 15.5m▼15m (down)
• Nerf T1 movement slow -16%▼-14% (down)
• Nerf T2 bonus damage +90▼+80 (down)

Halloween 2026

• Nerf Damage 140▼125 (down)

Strix Salvo 35m Range25s Cooldown Danny fires a salvo of spirit missiles that stick in the ground along a line he aims by holding and dragging. Crowd Control A 40% slow that fades over 1.5s each time a charged shot consumes a mark. Damage 27 spirit damage per missile (+0.74 per Spirit) in a 3.5m blast. Defensive A line of missiles across a street or a doorway punishes anyone who chases… 1 -12s cooldown 2 +30 damage and +35 marked damage 5 +2 missiles, longer range, and better Spirit scaling Strix Salvo

5 Nov

• Nerf Damage from Spirit Power is 8% lower

Chimera Mk1 21s Cooldown Danny holds the jump key to fly on his jetpack, building heat as he goes. Crowd Control The landing launches nearby enemies into the air. Damage The landing explosion deals 70 spirit damage (+1.5 per Spirit) plus 70… Mobility Sustained flight for as long as his heat allows, and air dashes cost heat… 1 heat vents faster while grounded 2 on hero hit, heal and take no self-damage 5 on hero hit, -40% cooldown and +120 spirit damage Chimera Mk1

5 Nov

• Nerf T2 heal on hit 150▼125 (down)
• Nerf T2 heal from Spirit Power 2.0▼1.7 (down)

Halloween 2026

• Nerf Jetpack can no longer be used while cursed
• Fix Fixed bug causing it to not deal damage when held through a Close The Deal Close The Deal 10m Range135s Cooldown Danny grabs a nearby enemy and flies them high into the air, then crashes back to the ground. Crowd Control The grab itself takes the target out of the fight, then a 0.5s stun on… Damage 70 spirit damage on impact (+1 per Spirit) plus 3 per metre fallen (+0.09… Mobility Flies Danny and the target high into the air and lands them nearby. 1 +90 damage 2 -35s cooldown 5 +0.5s stun and +8 damage per metre
• Nerf Items and abilities that pull to the ground now work more reliably against Danny
• Nerf Slows now reduce the jetpack's in-air impulse more effectively, and even more if movement abilities are silenced

Close The Deal

5 Nov

• Nerf Bonus damage to targets under half health +75%▼+55% (down)

Halloween 2026

• Fix Fixed some incorrect behavior when used at the top of the belltower

Bloodscent 80m Range Isolated enemy heroes leave a visible trail as they move and their heartbeat is audible to Drifter from a distance. Damage Amplified damage against isolated heroes; Mobility Tier 1 grants +3 m/s move speed around isolated enemies. Defensive Tier 2 heals 24% of missing health and restores 2 stamina when an isolated… 1 +3 m/s move speed around isolated enemies 2 heal 24% of missing health and restore 2 stamina on isolated hero death 5 +12% amplified damage Bloodscent

• Buff T3 +11% Amplified Damage▲+12% (up)

Eternal Night 100m Range6.5s Duration145s Cooldown Drifter blankets nearby enemy heroes in darkness, badly restricting what they can see of other units. Crowd Control Vision denial rather than conventional crowd control — affected heroes… Damage No direct damage; it enables Bloodscent's amplification instead. Mobility Tier 1 adds +10 m/s sprint speed. 1 +10 m/s sprint speed 2 -40s cooldown (from a 145s base) 5 +2.75s duration and +1 maximum target Eternal Night

• Buff T3 +2.5s Duration▲+2.75s (up)

Grasping Hands 24m Range5s Duration34s Cooldown Raises a line of undead hands out of the ground, after a 0.8s deploy, that damages and immobilizes anyone passing through at ground level, spawns a Ghoul, and leaves a lingering rift behind. Crowd Control immobilize (root) on enemies who pass through; Damage roughly 90 spirit at base, +90 more at tier 2 (metabot.gg, deadlock.one) Mobility none for Graves 1 +90 damage and +10m wall length 2 +1 Ghoul, about -14s cooldown and +0.75s immobilize Grasping Hands

• Nerf Can now be more easily double jumped over
• Nerf Deploy time 0.6s▲0.8s (up)

Borrowed Decree 20m Range16s Duration140s Cooldown Plants a gravestone that spawns Ghouls over time. Crowd Control area slow on Ghoul detonation Damage roughly 115 spirit on Ghoul detonation and about 40 melee per upgrade tier; Defensive a gravestone placed on your own walker or guardian turns a defensive hold… 1 +25% Ghoul move speed and about -15s cooldown 2 +10s duration 5 Ghouls deal roughly +5% of the target's current health as damage when they die, and… Borrowed Decree

• Nerf T2 no longer has -0.3s Time To Spawn
• Change T3 now also provides -0.3s Time To Spawn

Charged Shot 17s Cooldown Draws back a heavy shot that can be held at full charge and pierces straight through everything it hits. Damage about 80 at base spirit power, +54 at tier 2 (deadlock.one, metabot.gg) 1 +54 damage and -2s charge delay 2 the shot bounces once off a wall (it cannot hit the same target twice), plus improved… Charged Shot

• Buff T2 now also has -2s Charge Delay
• Nerf T3 no longer has -3s Charge Delay
• Buff T3 now also lets the shot bounce once off a wall (can't hit a target more than once)

Guided Owl 125s Cooldown After a short cast, Grey Talon takes control of a spirit owl and flies it across the map; Crowd Control area stun on detonation Damage about 230 at base spirit power (deadlock.one) Mobility none for Grey Talon — in fact he is locked in place 1 +85 damage 2 -40s cooldown 5 instantly kills enemies below about 22% health and grants permanent Spirit Power per… Guided Owl

• Change Now launches in the exact direction you're aiming, including steep downward angles (previously always launched at least 45° upward)

Smoke Bomb 8s Duration33s Cooldown Vanishes from sight and gains bonus sprint speed. Mobility significant sprint speed bonus while active; Defensive an escape — at tier 3 it also purges non-ultimate debuffs and grants 50%… 1 grants 2 ability charges 2 removes non-ultimate debuffs on cast and grants 50% bullet lifesteal for 5 seconds Smoke Bomb

• Fix Fixed T3 dispelling debuffs that can't be dispelled (like the Specter Crash from Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow New hero Released 20 October Released 20 October. A healer with a cruel streak: Leech Therapy throws leeches that drain enemies and crawl back to make her permanently stronger, Wretched Vapors speeds an ally up and holds back the damage they take until it wears off, Healing Needles loads her gun with syringes that heal allies, and Lurking Terrors strips the dashes from anyone who looks at her, then sends them running in fear. 's Wretched Vapors Wretched Vapors 13m Range4s Duration40s Cooldown Harrow cracks a vial over herself or an ally. Crowd Control The crash slows the buffed target's own actions by 20%; Damage No damage of its own. The rush speeds every action up by 25% (+0.06 per… Mobility none, but the rush makes the target move and act 25% faster. 1 -15s cooldown and +7m cast range 2 +1s duration and +20% healing effectiveness 5 +20% rush speed, and the cast dispels non-ultimate debuffs )

Napalm 20m Range25s Cooldown Sprays a burning mixture in front of him that deals spirit damage, slows whoever it touches, and leaves them coated in napalm that keeps burning. Crowd Control movement slow on everyone hit Damage about 40 spirit at base plus the napalm coating over time (deadlock.one) Mobility none directly, though the slow effectively closes distance 1 +20% lifesteal 2 applies about +17% Damage Taken and -33% Healing to affected targets Napalm

• Buff T2 lifesteal 15%▲20% (up)

Concussive Combustion 190s Cooldown Turns Infernus into a living bomb that detonates after a delay, dealing spirit damage and stunning every nearby enemy. Crowd Control area stun on detonation; Damage about 125 spirit at base (deadlock.one) Defensive uninterruptible, so it functions as a panic button that punishes whoever… 1 +100 damage 2 about -65s cooldown and +100% explosion lifesteal 5 +0.9s stun duration, +10m radius and +0.4 spirit scaling on the damage Concussive Combustion

• Buff T3 now increases spirit scaling by 0.4

Frozen Shelter 8m Range5s Duration190s Cooldown Freezes the air around himself or a targeted hero, raising an impenetrable dome. Crowd Control heavy slow on enemies caught inside; Defensive about +90 health regeneration and full protection from outside fire; 1 -30s cooldown (190s base) 2 enemies inside also fire 20% slower 5 purges non-ultimate debuffs and adds about +75 health regeneration with improved spirit… Frozen Shelter

• Nerf Cooldown 185s▲190s (up)
• Buff T1 -20s Cooldown▲-30s (up)
• Buff T2 now also reduces enemy fire rate by -20%
• Buff T3 regen +65▲+75 (up)

Essence Bomb 14s Cooldown She pays a chunk of her own health to hurl a bomb that arms briefly before detonating for area damage. Damage about 90 at base spirit power, with 1.35 spirit scaling; Defensive actively negative — the self-damage is spirit damage, though it can be… 1 -5s cooldown 2 +2m radius and +50 damage 5 leaves a toxic ground effect dealing roughly 30% of the damage per second for about 6… Essence Bomb

• Buff Spirit scaling 1.22▲1.35 (up)

Grapple 30m Range35s Cooldown Lash hurls his whip at a point or target and yanks himself through the air toward it. Damage No direct damage. T2 grants +7 weapon damage for 6s. Mobility Long-range aerial pull that also resets air jumps and dashes, letting him… Defensive Indirectly — grappling away over a rooftop is often his only exit. 1 -17s cooldown. 2 +20m cast range and +7 weapon damage for 6s. 5 +1 charge, +4m jump velocity, and on cast grants +1 stamina and 60% air control. Grapple

• Buff T3 now also increases Jump Velocity by +4m

Death Slam 20m Range170s Cooldown Lash locks whips onto enemies he is looking at, channels briefly, then hoists everyone connected into the air and drives them into the ground, stunning them and dealing impact damage. Crowd Control Lift plus a stun on landing, with a slow applied after. Damage 105 impact damage, thrown up to 14m (deadlock.one). Mobility Can relocate the grabbed enemies up to 14m — that displacement is often the… 1 -35s cooldown. 2 +6m cast range and a 1.2s stun on enemies inside the radius. Death Slam

• Fix Targeting indicator changed from a cone to a cylinder to more accurately match the ability's range (visual change only)

Mini Turret 20m Range18s Cooldown Places a small automated turret that fires spirit damage at nearby enemies for a limited lifetime. Damage 24 DPS per turret with 100 turret health (deadlock.one). Defensive Turrets act as a tripwire and a damage sponge; 1 +10 turret DPS, +10m attack range. 2 +25% turret fire rate, +12s turret lifetime. Mini Turret

• Buff Damage vs troopers 50%▲65% (up)
• Buff Health per boon 9▲10 (up)

Traveler 140s Cooldown Mirage designates a spot on the minimap and, after a 3s wait, teleports there and gains a barrier. Damage No damage. 140s cooldown. Mobility Global relocation, the split-pressure tool in his kit. Defensive Every Traveler grants a 400 barrier on arrival, so he lands into a fight… 1 +3m move speed and +20% fire rate for 12s on arrival (the 12s now comes from the base… 2 -65s cooldown. 5 damage can no longer cancel the channel, and the barrier gains 0.8 spirit scaling. Traveler

• Nerf Channel time 2s▲3s (up)
• Nerf Interrupt/cancel cooldown 4s▲5s (up)
• Nerf Now gets interrupted if you are Stunned/Immobilized/Slept or have Slowing Hex Slowing Hex 1,600 souls Tier 2TechPress +29s Cooldown +3.5s Duration +0.1s Cast Delay +16% Move Speed -26% Dash Distance on you
• Buff Now grants the old T2 barrier in the base ability (with no scaling)
• Change The minimap now moves to the center of the screen and is enlarged while targeting
• Change Added a targeting reticle under your cursor on the minimap that your allies can see, so they can tell where you're thinking of going before you click
• Change Your destination is now marked on your and your allies' minimaps until you arrive, and stays there briefly after landing
• Change T2 changed from "400 Barrier that scales with spirit" to "-65s Cooldown"
• Change T3 changed from "-90s Cooldown" to "Cannot be interrupted by damage"
• Change T3 now also adds barrier spirit scaling (0.8)

Scorn 13s Cooldown A burst of damage to everything close by that converts a portion of the damage dealt into healing, with a substantially larger return when the damage lands on enemy heroes. Crowd Control None at base. T3 adds a stacking 15% damage debuff on enemies hit, lasting… Damage 45 damage base, scaling with spirit at 0.675, with a 13s base cooldown. Defensive The heal is the main defensive layer. 1 +30 damage. 2 -5s cooldown, +1m radius. 5 applies a stacking 15% damage debuff to enemies hit for 16s. Scorn

5 Nov

• Buff Heal from heroes 1.2x▲1.3x (up)

Burrow 40s Cooldown Mo & Krill dive underground, moving faster and gaining both spirit and bullet armour while submerged. Crowd Control Slow plus a knockup on everyone near the emergence point. Damage Spirit damage on emergence; Mobility Increased move speed while burrowed (+4 m/s at T3) on a base 8 m/s frame. 1 +45 spin DPS while burrowed. 2 +4s burrow time, +2 radius. 5 -20s cooldown, +4 m/s move speed. Burrow

5 Nov

• Buff Damage radius is 0.5m wider

Sand Blast 25m Range2.5s Duration40s Cooldown A spray of sand in a cone ahead that deals damage and disarms everyone it catches, preventing them from using their weapon. Crowd Control Disarm, roughly 2.5s. T2 adds a 28% slow and a 28% dash distance reduction… Damage 35 damage base; T1 adds +45 damage and +5m range. 25m range with a 2.5s… Defensive Disarming the biggest gun in the fight is a defensive cooldown in practice. 1 +45 damage, +5m range. 2 24% slow and 26% dash distance reduction. 5 +1.5s duration, -25s cooldown. Sand Blast

5 Nov

• Buff T2 movement slow -24%▲-28% (up)
• Buff T2 dash distance cut -26%▲-28% (up)

Combo 4m Range150s Cooldown Mo & Krill grab a single enemy, hold them in place stunned while chewing through them for the duration of the channel. Crowd Control Full stun for the 2.4s channel (+0.7s at T3). Damage 35 damage per second over the 2.4s channel; Mobility None — both parties are locked in place, which is the risk. 1 +100% lifesteal. 2 -30s cooldown, +50% bullet resist. 5 +0.7s duration, +35 damage per second with increased scaling. Combo

5 Nov

• Buff Health per kill 40▲50 (up)

Leech Therapy 5s Duration30s Cooldown Harrow throws a jar that bursts into leeches. Crowd Control none, though feeding leeches shorten the target's active buffs. Damage 23 spirit damage per second (+0.19 per Spirit) while a leech feeds, in a… Defensive Picking up a leech heals her for the health it drained, so landing the jar… 1 leeches drain stamina and give it to her on pickup 2 -10s cooldown and +4 Spirit Power per leech stack 5 +1m radius, better Spirit scaling and +8 maximum leech stacks Leech Therapy

Halloween 2026

• Fix Fixed enemies being unable to see the glow on the hunting leeches
• Fix Fixed leeches attaching to targets while the game is paused
• Change Fed leeches duration on the ground changed from a fixed 180s to 120s + 3s/min

Wretched Vapors

Halloween 2026

• Buff T3 +15% Rush Speed▲+20% (up)

Healing Needles Harrow loads a full clip of syringes that heal any ally she shoots, with a bonus on headshots. Damage No damage. Each syringe heals 22 (+0.24 per Spirit), 15% more on a headshot.… Defensive Burst healing on whichever ally she can see, from range and without falloff. 1 +1 maximum charge 2 +16 heal per shot, and each shot restores 0.6 stamina 5 better Spirit scaling, and shots extend allies' non-ultimate buffs by 6% Healing Needles

Halloween 2026

• Nerf Heal Per Shot 25▼22 (down)
• Nerf T2 Heal Per Shot +20▼+16 (down)
• Buff Spirit scaling 0.2▲0.24 (up)

Lurking Terrors 35m Range200s Cooldown Harrow opens her bag and channels, dealing spirit damage over time to enemies in front of her. Crowd Control Terror stops stamina use and movement abilities; Damage 60 spirit damage per second (+0.3 per Spirit) for up to 7s, half to enemies… Mobility She can walk slowly (3.5 m/s) while channelling. 1 -50s cooldown 2 -20% more move speed and fire rate slow, +30 DPS 5 +3s channel, better Spirit scaling, and 50% less damage taken while channelling Lurking Terrors

5 Nov

• Buff Vertical angle 50%▲65% (up)
• Buff Time to build up fear 2s▼1.75s (down)

Halloween 2026

• Nerf Fear buildup time 1.3s▲2s (up)
• Nerf Enemies no longer build fear when Nurse is more than 50 degrees above or below their view
• Nerf T3 changed from "Immune to damage while channeling" to "Takes 50% Reduced Damage while channeling"

Paradoxical Swap 25m Range95s Cooldown Paradox fires a bolt that, on hitting an enemy hero, trades her position with theirs. Crowd Control The displacement itself is the control effect — there is no stun attached at… Damage 150 damage, scaling with spirit power. Mobility It relocates her to the target's position, which is simultaneously a… 1 200 barrier for 8s (scales with Spirit). 2 -30s cooldown, +13m cast range. 5 swaps all enemies within 7m of the hit target, +10% max health damage. Paradoxical Swap

• Buff Cooldown 110s▼95s (down)

Scrap Grenade 26s Cooldown Rat King throws a bouncing lump of scrap that goes off three times where it lands. Crowd Control 20% movement slow for 4s (scales slightly with Spirit). Damage 60 bullet damage per detonation (+0.6 weapon-damage scaling), three… Defensive The slow is his peel: thrown at his own feet it stops a diver from following… 1 -8s cooldown (26s to 18s) 2 +60 damage per detonation 5 one extra, bigger final detonation — 275 damage, 14m radius, 40% slow Scrap Grenade

5 Nov

• Change Fuse time added when the grenade is meleed 0.4s▼0.25s (down)

Halloween 2026

• Nerf Damage 70▼60 (down)
• Nerf T2 damage +70▼+60 (down)
• Nerf T3 damage 300▼275 (down)
• Nerf Fuse timers increased by 0.1s (first bounce from 0.8s to 0.9s, later bounces from 0.7s to 0.8s, T3 final explosion from 1.5s to 1.6s)
• Nerf Meleeing the grenade now gives it at least 0.4s before it explodes (if less than 0.4s was left on its fuse, the fuse is extended to 0.4s)

Rule, Ratannia! 10s Duration180s Cooldown Rat King raises the banner of Ratannia. Crowd Control Knockup (half as long since 30 October 2026) and a 40% slow on the slam… Damage 200 bullet damage on the slam (+1.2 weapon-damage scaling), 20m radius (cut… Mobility +3 m/s movement speed for him and nearby allies for up to 10s while the… 1 +2 m/s movement speed (no cooldown reduction since 5 October) 2 +5s banner duration and +8m radius 5 +150 slam damage and +10% damage reduction Rule, Ratannia!

5 Nov

• Buff Move speed +3m▲+4m (up)
• Buff T1 now also cuts the cooldown by 25s

Halloween 2026

• Nerf Knockup duration ▼−50% (down)
• Nerf Cooldown 160s▲180s (up)
• Nerf Now goes on cooldown when stunned/slept before placing it. In that case, the flag is placed in that position but without any of the initial impact effects (damage/Knockup)

Static Charge 16m Range42s Cooldown Seven attaches a charge to a single enemy hero. Crowd Control 0.9s stun in a 6m radius after a ~3.5s fuse; Damage 35 base, +160 at 5 AP (mobalytics 2026; Defensive Usable as self-peel — charging a diver before they reach you stuns them off… 1 1 AP: -19s cooldown, taking it from 42s to 23s 2 2 AP: +7m radius and +5m cast range — the radius upgrade is what makes it a teamfight… 5 5 AP: +1.1s stun duration and +160 damage Static Charge

• Buff T3 stun duration 0.9s▲1.1s (up)

Serrated Knives 16s Cooldown Shiv throws a knife that damages and bleeds the target. Crowd Control Applies a movement slow with the bleed; Damage 32 impact damage plus 10 bleed DPS per knife stack over a 5s debuff; 1 1 AP: +2s debuff duration 2 2 AP: +2 charges (four knives available for a full stack dump) 5 5 AP: +7 bleed DPS per stack, and +0.01 spirit scaling on the full-Rage impact damage Serrated Knives

• Buff Rage damage 3.5% Current Health▲4% (up)
• Buff T3 now also increases rage damage spirit scaling by +0.01

Bloodletting 25s Cooldown A portion of the damage Shiv takes is not applied immediately; Damage No damage dealt. Defers 30% of incoming damage over 6s; activating clears… Defensive His entire defensive layer — effectively an on-demand partial heal for… 1 1 AP: -15s cooldown (25s to roughly 10s) 2 2 AP: +40% of deferred damage cleared on activation 5 5 AP: +15% of incoming damage deferred Bloodletting

• Fix Fixed damage ticks playing audio

Killing Blow 12m Range145s Cooldown Shiv leaps to an enemy hero and instantly kills them if they are below a health threshold; Damage Instant kill below 18% of the target's health (23% at 2 AP); Mobility The leap itself is a 12m-18m targeted gap-close, separate from Slice and… Defensive none directly, though the 5 AP reset on kill effectively removes the risk of… 1 1 AP: +2 m/s move speed at full Rage and +6m range (12m to 18m) 2 2 AP: -25s cooldown (145s to 120s), +5% execute threshold (18% to 23%) and +16%… 5 5 AP: resets cooldown on a successful elimination and allows a recast within 12s on a… Killing Blow

• Nerf Recast duration 16s▼12s (down)

Entangling Bola 23s Cooldown Silver throws a bola that deals spirit damage, slows the target, and prevents them from using movement abilities, stamina or jumping for the duration. Crowd Control Slow plus a complete lockout on movement abilities, stamina use and jumping… Damage 40 spirit damage; -45% move speed for 1.5s at base with an additional -25%… Defensive Stopping a diver's dash mid-approach is her main defensive use 1 1 AP: additional -25% movement speed 2 2 AP: -8s cooldown (23s to 15s) 5 5 AP: bola ricochets to a second target Entangling Bola

• Fix Fixed Unstoppable Unstoppable 6,400 souls Tier 4ArmorInstantCast +60s Cooldown +5.5s Duration +125 Bonus Health +25% Debuff Resist Builds from Debuff Reducer flying targets being made to fall
• Fix Fixed not grounding Grey Talon during his Rain of Arrows

Lycan Curse 15s Duration60s Cooldown Damaging enemies passively fills a bloodlust meter, filling faster at low health. Crowd Control No CC on the cast itself. Damage Sources disagree on the exact bonuses. Mobility Bonus move speed while transformed, plus Mauling Leap replacing Boot Kick as… 1 Upgrade tiers scale the transformation's bonuses (health, fire rate, move speed and… Lycan Curse

• Buff Go For The Throat (wolf form): Now counts weapon damage from Point Blank Point Blank 3,200 souls Tier 3WeaponPassive +50% Weapon Damage +20% Move Speed +2.5s Slow Duration +30% Melee Resist +75 Bonus Health Builds from Close Quarters and Opening Rounds Opening Rounds 1,600 souls Tier 2WeaponPassive +7 Spirit Power +50% Threshold +60% Bullet Velocity +8% Weapon Damage +25% Weapon Damage Builds from High-Velocity Rounds

Setup Bishop 20m Range12s Cooldown Solomon places a bishop that stays where it is until he recalls it. Crowd Control A 30% slow that fades over 3s on every enemy the bishop passes through (55%… Damage As it slides, each enemy in its 3.5m radius takes 70 spirit damage on… Mobility none for Solomon. The bishop moves up to 12m per move, with 3s between… 1 +5m move distance and +25% fading slow 2 +1 bishop, and it can be recast within 8s 5 +1 square range, and the impact reduces spirit resist by 5% per stack, up to 5 stacks Setup Bishop

• Nerf Square height 4m▼1m (down)
• Buff On Square spirit scaling 0.64▲0.85 (up)
• Buff T1 +15% slow▲+25% (up)
• Change T3 Spirit Resist reduction is now applied on impact instead of by squares
• Buff T3 -2.5%▲-5% Spirit Resist per stack (max reduction unchanged) (up)

Rook Battery 33s Cooldown Solomon releases two rooks that travel forward, dealing spirit damage and immobilizing every enemy they hit. Crowd Control Immobilize for 1s on hit (1.5s at Tier 3). Damage 50 spirit damage (+0.9 per Spirit). Defensive Rooting a diver in place stops the dive and gives him time to reposition. 1 on hit, -25% fire rate for 5s 2 on hit, +5% of current health as damage 5 +1 wall bounce, -10s cooldown and +0.5s immobilize Rook Battery

• Nerf Damage scaling 1.3▼0.9 (down)
• Nerf T3 -12s cooldown▼-10s (down)

Develop Queen 30m Range240s Cooldown Solomon summons a queen that crashes down on an area for spirit damage. Crowd Control 1.25s stun from the lines, plus a 15% slow for 1.5s (30% at Tier 2). Damage 120 spirit damage (+1.6 per Spirit) on the crash and again on the lines. Mobility The queen leaps up to 16m per move, with 5s between moves; 1 -40s cooldown 2 +15% slow, and +150 on the health threshold below which the lines execute a hero 5 +2 moves and +1 square range Develop Queen

• Nerf Cooldown 210s▲240s (up)
• Buff Damage scaling 1.4▲1.6 (up)
• Nerf Delay for stun tiles 1s▲1.2s (up)
• Change Improved warning effects on the Stun tiles to make it clear its just those tiles rather than the full area
• Fix Fixed hitting things outside of the intended square volumes
• Buff Base ability now has the checkmate behavior for heroes under 100 Health (scales +5/boon)
• Change T2 now increases checkmate threshold by 150

Luggage Cart 20m Range6s Duration30s Cooldown The Doorman sends out a luggage cart that deals spirit damage and pulls enemy heroes along with it as it travels. Crowd Control Forced displacement along the cart's path. Damage 60 spirit damage (game data); Mobility The friendly alt-cast is a mobility tool for allies (and a way to bring a… 1 1 AP: +80 damage 2 2 AP: +25m cast range (20m to 45m) and +90 wall-impact damage 5 5 AP: +1.25s stun when the target is slammed into a wall, and -18s cooldown Luggage Cart

• Buff T2 +75 Damage on Wall Impact▲+90 (up)
• Buff T3 -15s Cooldown▲-18s (up)

Ira Domini 15s Duration160s Cooldown For a limited window Venator loads three heavy stakes instead of normal bolts. Damage 120 per stake (about 1.5x weapon scaling); Mobility T1 grants +1.2 m/s move speed while active 1 +1.2 m/s move speed while Ira Domini is active 2 -15s cooldown (160s base) and +65 bonus damage 5 all three stakes become blessed Ira Domini

• Nerf Blessed stake damage 115▼95 (down)
• Buff Blessed stake damage boon scaling 3▲3.6 (up)

Aura of Suffering 8s Duration2s Cooldown A toggle that radiates escalating spirit damage in roughly an 8m sphere around Victor, hurting enemies and Victor himself. Crowd Control T1 applies a 20% move and dash slow to enemies inside the aura Damage 13 DPS minimum ramping to 58 DPS maximum over roughly 8s of channel; Defensive none — it damages Victor as well 1 +20% move and dash slow on enemies in the aura 2 +6 minimum DPS and +34 maximum DPS 5 +1m radius and enemies inside take +16% damage from all sources Aura of Suffering

• Buff T3 +15% Damage▲+16% (up)

Still Life 25m Range35s Cooldown Violet picks a hero as her subject and sketches them, dealing spirit damage over time for as long as she keeps looking at them. Crowd Control A 0.9s stun when the sketch completes (1.35s at Tier 3). Damage 30 spirit damage per second (+0.7 per Spirit) while sketching, then 60… Defensive At Tier 2 the subject deals 35% less damage while she draws them, so a diver… 1 15 health regen while drawing, refreshed for 4s on pickup 2 subjects deal -35% damage while she draws them 5 +20% move speed, -11s cooldown and +0.45s stun Still Life

• Nerf Stun duration 1.0s▼0.9s (down)
• Nerf Line of sight is now required when the channel ends, even during the grace period
• Change Now shows a text bar to the victim
• Change Sketches now grant +2% healing amp from Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow New hero Released 20 October Released 20 October. A healer with a cruel streak: Leech Therapy throws leeches that drain enemies and crawl back to make her permanently stronger, Wretched Vapors speeds an ally up and holds back the damage they take until it wears off, Healing Needles loads her gun with syringes that heal allies, and Lurking Terrors strips the dashes from anyone who looks at her, then sends them running in fear. , Kelvin, Ivy, Dynamo, Paige, and Rem instead
• Change Sketches changed to give Spirit Power instead of Weapon Damage for Grey Talon, Infernus and Mina
• Nerf T1 health regen is now only granted while drawing (still refreshes for 4s on pickup)
• Nerf T1 health regen scaling 0.25▼0.15 (down)
• Change T3 stun duration +0.35s▲+0.45s (up)

Abstract Landscape 6s Duration180s Cooldown Violet paints a large ring of ink around herself that blocks vision. Crowd Control 2s silence (3.25s at Tier 3) and a 30% slow on any enemy who crosses the… Damage 100 spirit damage (+1.4 per Spirit) to an enemy crossing the ink. Defensive The ink blocks sight lines into the ring, so enemy snipers outside can't see… 1 -20s cooldown 2 allies inside gain +25% spirit lifesteal and +15 Spirit Power 5 +1.25s silence and +4s duration Abstract Landscape

• Nerf Cooldown 165s▲180s (up)
• Nerf Duration spirit scaling 0.04▼0.01 (down)
• Nerf Now ends early if Violet Violet New hero Released 16 October Released 16 October. A painter who controls space: Living Ink lets her steer three empowered bullets or paint a wall that blocks shots, Flow State rolls a brush that slows enemies and leaves a slide trail for her team, Still Life sketches one enemy into a stun and drops a pickup that makes her permanently stronger, and Abstract Landscape rings a fight in ink that silences anyone who walks out. dies
• Nerf Cooldown between times you can be affected by it 0.5s▲0.75s (up)
• Nerf T3 no longer has "Ink is no longer destroyed"

Splatter 26s Cooldown Throws a ball of goo that damages what it hits and bounces a couple of times, leaving behind puddles that slow any enemy standing in them for around ten seconds. Crowd Control -28% movement slow to enemies standing in the puddles Damage 55 base (about 0.7x spirit scaling); Defensive The puddles slow chasers, which is a soft disengage 1 +45 damage and +1.5m radius 2 -14s cooldown (26s base) 5 one additional bounce and improved spirit scaling Splatter

• Buff T1 +36 Damage▲+45 Damage (up)

Goo Ball 11s Duration150s Cooldown Viscous becomes a large ball of goo that rolls around the map, damaging and briefly stunning any enemy it slams into. Crowd Control 0.5s stun on impact (T3 adds +0.3s); Damage 110 base (about 1.0x spirit scaling); Mobility High-speed rolling with wall bounces and a double jump, for 11s (T3 adds… 1 -25s cooldown (150s base) 2 +70 damage and +20% to both resists 5 +7s duration, +0.3s stun duration, and +0.2 spirit scaling Goo Ball

• Fix Fixed being able to heavy melee or activate Ethereal Shift Ethereal Shift 6,400 souls Tier 4TechInstantCast +37s Cooldown +4s Duration +5s Buff Duration +30% Spirit Resist +20 Spirit Power during the cast delay
• Fix Fixed the direction indicator not appearing

Alchemical Flask 12s Cooldown Hurls a flask that damages enemies in a small area and leaves them dealing less weapon damage and moving more slowly. Crowd Control -16% movement slow for 3s Damage 60 base (about 0.63x spirit scaling); Defensive The weapon damage reduction is effectively a defensive buff for his whole… 1 enemies hit lose 1 Stamina 2 +35 damage and an additional -25% weapon damage (total -55%) 5 -7s cooldown (12s base) and +2m radius; Alchemical Flask

• Buff Now travels 40% faster (overall cast range unchanged)
• Buff Weapon Damage reduction -25%▲-30% (up)

Willpower 5s Duration40s Cooldown Warden shields himself with a temporary barrier and moves noticeably faster for a few seconds. Mobility +20% move speed (T1 adds +20%, so up to +40%) for 5s (T2 adds +2s) Defensive 125 barrier (about 0.8x spirit scaling); 1 +20% move speed bonus 2 -24s cooldown (40s base down to 16s) and +2s duration 5 +30% debuff resistance and improved barrier scaling Willpower

• Buff Speed bonus +15%▲+20% (up)

Last Stand 6s Duration180s Cooldown After a two-second charge-up, Warden pulses damage in a wide radius around himself twice a second, healing for a large share of the damage he deals. Crowd Control none directly — its power comes from being paired with Binding Word Damage 70 DPS base (about 1.3x spirit scaling) over 6s in a 12m radius; Mobility none, and he is channelling 1 +4m radius (12m base up to 16m) 2 +50 DPS and -40s cooldown (180s base) 5 +4s duration and +30% resists while channelling Last Stand

• Buff T2 +40.5 DPS▲+50 (up)
• Buff T2 cooldown reduction -30s▲-40s (up)

Card Trick 500m Range0.6s Cooldown Dealing weapon damage generates cards of a random suit, which she can then throw. Crowd Control none directly Damage 45 spirit base (about 0.55x spirit scaling); Mobility A Club card grants +24% move speed 1 +2 charges 2 +40 damage and increased spirit scaling 5 all suits improved and a higher chance for Jokers Card Trick

• Nerf Heal 60▼45 (down)

Project Mind 25m Range50s Cooldown After a brief channel, Wraith teleports to a chosen location at range. Mobility Teleport up to 25m (T1 adds +15m, so up to 40m) after a 1s interruptible… Defensive T2 grants a 300 barrier for 5s on arrival, scaling with Spirit Power 1 +15m cast range (25m base up to 40m) 2 300 barrier for 5s on arrival, scaling with Spirit Power 5 -32s cooldown (50s base down to 18s) Project Mind

• Nerf Cooldown 46s▲50s (up)
• Nerf Initial cast time for projectile 0.75s▲1s (up)

Power Slash 12s Cooldown Yamato channels for around a second and a half to build up a sword strike, then releases it as a ranged slash. Crowd Control T1 adds a 32% movement slow for 3s Damage 145 spirit at full charge (about 1.96x spirit scaling), with T3 adding +150… Mobility none — she is channelling 1 +32% movement slow for 3s 2 -4s cooldown (12s base) 5 +8m cast range, +150 damage, and increased Spirit Power scaling Power Slash

• Buff Spirit scaling ▲+6% (base and T3) (up)

Flying Slash 23m Range36s Cooldown Throws a grappling hook at an enemy and pulls herself to them, landing a light melee hit and leaving them significantly slowed on arrival. Crowd Control -40% movement slow for 2.5s on the target Damage 66 melee damage Mobility Pulls her to the target from 23m base (T3 adds +8m, up to 31m) 1 -18s cooldown (36s base down to 18s) 2 gain +35 Spirit Power for 6s 5 alt-cast to grapple allies, +8m cast range, and +1 charge Flying Slash

• Nerf Cast Range 26m▼23m (down)
• Change Enemy targets are now marked with an overhead symbol as soon as the grapple is cast, instead of only when the hook lands
• Nerf T3 Cast Range +15m▼+8m (down)

Shadow Transformation 5s Duration160s Cooldown Yamato transforms with an initial invincible window, refreshes her ability cooldowns, and for the duration casts them much faster while immune to negative status effects and heavily… Damage No direct damage; the power is in refreshed abilities cast 60% faster Mobility T2 adds +4 m/s move speed during the transformation, on top of her already… Defensive Initial invincibility during the 1.5s transformation channel, immunity to… 1 +7 weapon damage 2 +4 m/s move speed and -30s cooldown (160s base) 5 +3s duration (5s base up to 8s) and +30% bullet resist and +30% spirit resist Shadow Transformation

• Nerf Cooldown 150s▲160s (moved to T2) (up)