Minor Update - 07-09-2026
July 9, 2026Heroes
Billy
1 change- ▼Rising Ram T3 spirit scaling reduced from 0.035 to 0.030.040.03
Drifter
5 changes- ▼Bullet damage per boon reduced from +0.616 to +0.490.620.49
- ▼Bloodscent T3 reduced from +12% to +11%12%11%
- ▼Stalker's Mark cooldown increased from 20s to 24s20s24s
- ▲Stalker's Mark T2 increased from -8s Cooldown to -12s-8s-12s
- ▼Stalker's Mark T3 reduced from +2% Bleed to +1.5%2%1.5%
Graves
8 changes- ▲Jar of Dead T1 heal spirit scaling increased from 0.1 to 0.160.10.16
- –Jar of Dead now build up faster from neutral creeps
- ▼Grasping Hands immobilize duration reduced from 1.25s to 1s1.25s1s
- ▲Grasping Hands T3 cooldown increased from -10s to -14s-10s-14s
- –Essence Theft now procs from melee hits
- –Essence Theft T3 now also increases Max Steal Targets from 3 to 434
- –Borrowed Decree T1 changed from "-15s Cooldown" to "-15s Cooldown and +25% Ghoul Speed"
- –Borrowed Decree T2 changed from "+25% Ghoul Speed and +10s Duration" to "-0.3s Time to Spawn and +10s Duration"
Haze
2 changes- –Sleep Dagger T2 now also applies 15 Fixation Stacks
- ▼Sleep Dagger T2 reduced from -18s Cooldown to -17s-18s-17s
Holliday
1 change- ▼Powder Keg spirit scaling reduced from 1.2 to 1.051.21.05
Mirage
5 changes- ▼Fire Scarabs T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.17 to +0.130.170.13
- ▼Dust Devil T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1 to +0.610.6
- ▲Djinn's Mark cooldown reduced from 3s to 2.753s2.75s
- ▼Djinn's Mark T3 cooldown reduced from -1s Cooldown to -0.75s-1s-0.75s
- ▲Traveler T3 increased from -70s Cooldown to -90s-70s-90s
- ▼Affliction duration reduced from 11s to 10s11s10s
Shiv
9 changes- ▼Serrated Knives T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.09 to +0.070.090.07
- ▼Slice and Dice spirit scaling reduced from 1.44 to 1.21.441.2
- ▼Slice and Dice T2 reduced from -6% Spirit Resist to -4%
- ▼Bloodletting cooldown increased from 20s to 25s20s25s
- ▲Bloodletting T1 increased from -10s Cooldown to -15s-10s-15s
- ▼Bloodletting Damage Cleared reduced from 35% to 30%35%30%
- ▲Bloodletting T2 Damage Cleared increased from 35% to 40%35%40%
- ▼Killing Blow Health Threshold reduced from 20% to 18%20%18%
- ▲Killing Blow T3 Health Threshold increased from +8% to +10%8%10%
Silver
1 change- ▲Lycan Curse cooldown reduced from 80s to 60s80s60s
The Doorman
3 changes- –Bullet damage rescaled from 29.26 + 1.1/boon to 26 + 1.19
- –Crit scaling reduced from -25% to -30%-25%-30%
- ▼Hotel Guest T3 increased from 13s Cooldown on Failure to Check Out to 15s
Victor
1 change- ▲Shocking Reanimation cooldown reduced from 275s to 240s275s240s
Viscous
1 change- ▼Splatter T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1.0 to +0.910.9
Yamato
3 changes- ▼Flying Slash range reduced from 28m to 26m28m26m
- ▼Flying Slash T3 Charge Delay increased from 3s to 4s3s4s
- –Flying Slash T3 Ally Targeting now requires alt cast input
Items
Spirit
Scourge
Spirit1 change- ▼Max Health Per Second reduced from 2.6% to 2.5%2.6%2.5%
General
General
Map, matchmaking, and other changes12 changes- –Urn Runner sprint bonus reduced from +2m to 0 (trailing bonus reduced from +7m to +5m)2m0m
- ▼Urn Runner move speed bonus reduced from +3.5m to +2m3.5m2m
- ▲Urn Runner Stamina Recovery increased from +15% to +25%15%25%
- –Urn talking frequency increased from every 8s to every 6s
- –Urn talking sound distance increased (easier to hear a nearby Urn Runner)
- –Unstable Rift warning time reduced from 25s to 20s25s20s
- –Rift Troopers now have Spirit Resist (30/35/40/45%)
- –Rift Troopers now have Melee Resistance (25%)
- –Rift Troopers spawn interval increased from every 0.3s to 0.5s (spawns slightly more staggered)
- ▲Unstable Rift comeback resist aura radius increased from 20m to 35m20m35m
- –Rift Troopers max comeback count increased from 12 to 141214
- ▼Objectives bounty split for nearby heroes reduced from 40% to 30% (this means slightly more portion of the bounty is split team wide rather than towards an individual player)40%30%