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07-04-2025 Update

July 4, 2025
ForumView source ↗15 heroes · 40 items · 135 changes
AbramsInfernusIvyKelvinLady GeistLashMcGinnisMirageParadoxPocketSevenSinclairViscousWardenWraithBlood TributeBoundless SpiritBullet LifestealCheat DeathCounterspellDisarming HexDivine BarrierEthereal ShiftExpress ShotFortitudeGuardian WardInhibitorKnockdownLifestrikeMelee LifestealRapid RechargeReactive BarrierRebuttalRestorative ShotRicochetRusted BarrelShadow WeaveSiphon BulletsSlowing HexSpellslingerSpirit LifestealSpirit SapSpirit ShieldingSpirit SnatchSpirit StrikeSplit ShotSuperior CooldownSwift StrikerToxic BulletsTrophy CollectorUnstoppableVortex WebWeakening HeadshotWeapon ShieldingWitchmail

Heroes

Abrams

2 changes
  • –Shoulder Charge T3 increased from -18s to -22s-18s-22s
  • –Infernal Resilience T3 increased from +6% to +7%6%7%

Infernus

5 changes
  • ▼Bullet damage growth per boon reduced from 0.16 to 0.120.160.12
  • ▲Afterburn DPS reduced by 13% (still affected by the global base reductions as well, so the total amount is larger than this. This applies to all other patch note lines that reduces damage as well)
  • ▲Afterburn spirit scaling increased from 0.56 to 0.660.560.66
  • ▼Flame Dash T2 DPS reduced by 10%
  • ▲Flame Dash spirit power scaling increased from 0.7 to 0.80.70.8

Ivy

3 changes
  • –Bullet growth reduced from 0.16 to 0.150.160.15
  • ▼No longer ignores shooting speed penalty
  • ▲Watcher’s Covenant now grants the shooting speed benefit to you and your tethered ally

Kelvin

2 changes
  • –Frost GrenadeFixed some AoE abilities not hitting midboss (Kelvin Frost Grenade, Lady Geist Blood Bomb, Holliday Barrel)
  • –Frozen Shelter now freezes Urn (like it does other objectives)

Lady Geist

6 changes
  • ▼Base bullet damage reduced from 23 to 212321
  • –Essence Bomb arming time increased from 0.5s to 0.65s0.5s0.65s
  • ▲Malice health cost increased from 6% to 7%6%7%
  • –Malice T2 changed from "+30 Damage and 7% Damage Amp” to “+30 Damage and +4 Blood Shards”
  • –Malice T3 changed from "+6 Blood Shards" to "+7% Damage Amp"
  • ▼Soul Exchange cast range reduced from 6m to 5.5m6m5.5m

Lash

2 changes
  • ▼Flog cast range reduced from 25m to 20m25m20m
  • ▼Ground Strike damage height reduced from 3.3m to 3m3.3m3m

McGinnis

5 changes
  • –Medicinal Specter now comes out faster and has a better visual que
  • ▲Heavy Barrage DPS increased by 6%
  • –Fixed Mini Turrets missing targets that are on the ground from Stun or Sliding
  • –Fixed Mini Turrets not targeting Phase 1 of the Patron after shields are down
  • ▲Health per boon increased from 52 to 565256

Mirage

2 changes
  • –Djinn's Mark now has a range limit on application (45m)
  • –Fixed Cases where Mirage's Tornado would get Stuck and/or Go through Walls

Paradox

1 change
  • –Gun recoil adjustments to make it smoother

Pocket

3 changes
  • –Fixed Cloak sliding up walls very quickly
  • –Fixed Cloak sometimes getting stuck on the lip of a corner
  • –Fixed Cloak issue where you would teleport far shoter than expected

Seven

1 change
  • ▼Storm Cloud DPS reduced by 10%

Sinclair

6 changes
  • ▼Base bullet damage reduced from 20 to 172017
  • –Bullet velocity reduced from 340 to 300340300
  • ▼Rabbit Hex cast range reduced from 30m to 24m30m24m
  • ▼Rabbit Hex detonation delay increased from 0.7 to 0.90.70.9
  • ▲Rabbit Hex move speed increased from 22% to 36%22%36%
  • –Can no longer teleport back to assistant while silenced or cursed

Viscous

1 change
  • –Goo BallFixed various camera issues with Calico's Ava Form and Viscous's Goo Ball

Warden

1 change
  • ▼Base bullet damage reduced from 17.6 to 1717.617

Wraith

2 changes
  • –Card Trick T3 slow increased from 25% to 30%25%30%
  • ▲Card Trick spirit scaling increased from 1.1 to 1.21.11.2

Items

Weapon

Blood Tribute

Weapon3 changes
  • ▼Health Drain reduced from 50 to 405040
  • ▲No longer grants +125 Bonus Health
  • ▲Now grants +8% Spirit Resist

Express Shot

Weapon3 changes
  • ▲Express Shot cooldown reduced from 4s to 3s4s3s
  • ▲Weapon Damage increased from 150% to 165%150%165%
  • –Fixed Kinetic Carbine using the primary values rather than secondary values on the item

Restorative Shot

Weapon2 changes
  • ▲Heal from heroes increased from 40 to 504050
  • ▲Heal from NPCs/Orbs increased from 15 to 201520

Ricochet

Weapon2 changes
  • ▼Fire Rate reduced from 25% to 20%25%20%
  • –No longer bounces off objectives

Shadow Weave

Weapon1 change
  • ▲Ambush Fire Rate increased from +30% to +35%30%35%

Spellslinger

Weapon1 change
  • –Now only activates while in combat

Split Shot

Weapon2 changes
  • ▲Duration increased from 4.5s to 5s4.5s5s
  • ▲Cooldown reduced from 16s to 14s16s14s

Swift Striker

Weapon1 change
  • ▼Fire Rate reduced from 20% to 18%20%18%

Toxic Bullets

Weapon1 change
  • –Buildup is now 15% harder

Weakening Headshot

Weapon1 change
  • ▼No longer has a 3s cooldown

Vitality

Bullet Lifesteal

Vitality1 change
  • ▲Bullet Lifesteal vs creeps increased from 50% to 60%50%60%

Cheat Death

Vitality2 changes
  • ▲Now grants Bullet Resistance instead of Spirit Resistance
  • ▲Cooldown reduced from 120s to 100s120s100s

Counterspell

Vitality3 changes
  • ▲Cooldown reduced from 25s to 20s25s20s
  • –Now also grants +100 Health and +8 Spirit Power
  • –Successful parry now provides +150 Heal

Divine Barrier

Vitality1 change
  • ▲Buff duration increased from 5s to 6s5s6s

Fortitude

Vitality2 changes
  • –Regen reduced from 3% to 2%3%2%
  • ▲No longer grants +22% Weapon Damage

Guardian Ward

Vitality1 change
  • ▲Buff duration increased from 5s to 6s5s6s

Inhibitor

Vitality2 changes
  • –Now uses the buildup proc mechanic
  • ▲Debuff duration increased from 3s to 4s3s4s

Lifestrike

Vitality1 change
  • –Now has double cooldown when triggered via light melee.

Melee Lifesteal

Vitality1 change
  • –Now has double cooldown when triggered via light melee

Reactive Barrier

Vitality1 change
  • ▲Spirit Resist increased from +5% to +6%5%6%

Rebuttal

Vitality1 change
  • ▲Bonus Health increased from +50 to +755075

Siphon Bullets

Vitality1 change
  • ▲Now grants Bullet Resistance instead of Spirit Resistance

Spirit Lifesteal

Vitality1 change
  • ▲Spirit Lifesteal vs creeps increased from 33% to 40%33%40%

Spirit Shielding

Vitality2 changes
  • ▲Move Speed bonus increased from 1 to 1.511.5
  • ▲Cooldown reduced from 40s to 35s40s35s

Trophy Collector

Vitality1 change
  • ▲Souls per minute increased from 20 to 232023

Unstoppable

Vitality1 change
  • –Fixed Silencer’s passive interaction during this state

Weapon Shielding

Vitality2 changes
  • ▲Move Speed bonus increased from 1 to 1.511.5
  • ▲Cooldown reduced from 40s to 35s40s35s

Witchmail

Vitality1 change
  • ▼Cooldown reduction per hit increased from 3s to 4s3s4s

Spirit

Boundless Spirit

Spirit1 change
  • –Percentage spirit bonus increased from 13% to 15%13%15%

Disarming Hex

Spirit1 change
  • ▲Cooldown reduced from 30s to 25s30s25s

Ethereal Shift

Spirit2 changes
  • ▲Cooldown reduced from 22s to 20s22s20s
  • ▲Move Speed while channeling increased from 3.5 to 43.54

Knockdown

Spirit2 changes
  • –Now provides +6% Ability Range
  • ▲Cooldown reduced from 40s to 35s40s35s

Rapid Recharge

Spirit1 change
  • ▲Spirit Power for charged abilities increased from +16 to +201620

Rusted Barrel

Spirit3 changes
  • ▲Health increased from +50 to +605060
  • –Now provides +0.5 Sprint
  • ▲Cooldown reduced from 30s to 25s30s25s

Slowing Hex

Spirit2 changes
  • –Now provides +0.5 Sprint
  • –Debuff effects stays on for longer so it's easier to see

Spirit Sap

Spirit1 change
  • ▼Spirit Power reduction increased from -12 to -15-12-15

Spirit Snatch

Spirit1 change
  • –Now has double cooldown when triggered via light melee.

Spirit Strike

Spirit1 change
  • –Now has double cooldown when triggered via light melee.

Superior Cooldown

Spirit1 change
  • ▼Ability Cooldown Reduction increased from 24% to 25%24%25%

Vortex Web

Spirit2 changes
  • –Now provides +1 Sprint
  • ▲Capture Radius increased from 11m to 12m11m12m

General

General

Map, matchmaking, and other changes33 changes
  • ▲Bullet Cycle Time for all heroes increased by 5% (effectively reduces gun DPS globally by 5%)
  • ▲Spirit bonus based on souls spent in the tree is increased by 25%
  • ▼Ability base damage and AP bonus damage reduced by ~8% (spirit power growth unaffected)
  • –Spirit gained from leveling reduced from 1.25 to 1.11.251.1
  • ▼Ultimate cooldowns increased by 10% (affects base and upgrades, so the total CD with AP is 10% longer)
  • –300 Souls Boon now gives an AP instead of an Ability Unlock
  • –600 Souls Boon now gives an Ability Unlock instead of a AP
  • ▲Small neutral camp bounty increased by 15%
  • –Zip Line after taking Base Guardians in a lane increased from +120% to +140%120%140%
  • –Zip Line after taking Base Guardians in a lane ramp up time reduced from 4s to 3s4s3s
  • ▼Rejuv bonus duration changed from 4 minutes to 3/4/54minutes3minutes
  • ▼Rejuv trooper health bonus reduced from 200/230/260% to 170/200/230%
  • ▲Mid Boss total bounty increased from 500 + 50/min to 2000 + 50/min (evenly split among the team that kills the boss, unrelated to rejuv secure)
  • –Mid Boss shield regeneration changed from 100 + 8/min to 50 + 7/min
  • –Mid Boss HP increased by 15%
  • –Mid Boss warning sound now plays at 70% HP rather than 60%
  • ▼Rejuv drop duration reduced from 8s to 7s8s7s
  • ▼Mid Boss Spirit Resistance from abilities reduced from 30% to 20%30%20%
  • ▼Mid Boss Spirit Resistance from items reduced from 50% to 20%50%20%
  • ▼Walker Spirit resistance reduced from 30% to 25%30%25%
  • ▲Guardian base resistance increased from 40% to 60% (decays 10 minutes still, same values as creeps)40%60%
  • ▼Guardian total bounty reduced from 1650 to 100016501000
  • ▼Walker total bounty reduced from 4500 to 350045003500
  • –Base hero kill value reduced from 300 to 250 (still ramps to end value over 40 minutes, so primarily affects the very early phase)300250
  • –End hero kill value increased from 2000 to 220020002200
  • –Comeback values are now roughly 25% stronger (this was released before this patch in a recent update)
  • –Fixed a bug causing soul orb shots towards the end of the contested window to not register as hits on the server
  • –Fixed an issue where Souls were shared with anyone that punched a Sinner's Sacrifice, regardless of the duration or team
  • –Fixed a bug where players could exit the map if they tried to teleport into specific corners
  • ▲Cultists Sacrifice: Cooldown reduced from 260s to 250s260s250s
  • –Veilwalker: Heal now scales with boons (+3)
  • –Cooldown Reduction stat is now renamed to Ability Cooldown Reduction and no longer affects items (all existing CDR is now Ability Cooldown Reduction)
  • –Added a new T4 Spirit Item, Transcendent Cooldown. Builds from Superior Cooldown. Provides +30% Ability Cooldown Reduction and +30% Item Cooldown Reduction