Game update#12 of 42

November 21, 2025

Steam11-21-2025 Updatepublished 22 Nov 2025, 00:53Steam News ↗
247changes
28heroes
49items
76buffs
72nerfs
Trooper bounty mechanics have been reworked. The first half of the souls still fly out as deniable orb, however rather than the other half being instantly given to nearby players it will fall to the ground as an orb that you need to get near to pick up. It has a 18m capture radius where it'll travel to you once you get within. Only one player needs to claim it, share rules remain the same as before.
They last for 18s on the ground. Duration increases by 2s per minute up to 40s after 10 minutes.
Enemy orbs are visible as faint colorless soul orbs to your team, but cannot be claimed.
Amount of souls in the flying orb that can be secured/denied reduced from 50% to 40%
Very small tweaks to the secure/deny lag calculation to improve it
Increased trooper range to be considered in range for souls to drop from 35m to 45m
Medic troopers no longer have a passive healing pulse ability
Medic troopers now drop a medic pack when you kill them. Has same pickup range/duration mechanics as the soul orbs on the ground. Heals everyone in a 30m radius for 10% of their missing health as well as 75 plus 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
Reworked the position of your player camera and various details that affect visibility around your hero
Neutrals bounty increased by 10%
Neutrals HP increased by +15%
Small neutrals damage +15%
Small neutral camps respawn time 180s to 120s
Medium neutrals spirit resist 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 (takes longer to start sprinting/regening)
Reduced all AP damage upgrades by 10%
Base gun damage and gun damage growth increased by 10% (excluding Paige)
Headshot multiplier reduced from 1.8x to 1.65x
Added a UI highlight to 4800 reward row of the investment bonuses
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
Walker HP increased by 40%
Walker on the Side Lanes now have same HP as Midlane (rather than ~37% less)
Walker engagement ranges reduced (ranges for attacks, being attacked, stomps, etc)
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 from 5m to 6m
Walker fireballs debuff now lingers for 4s
Walker fireballs now reduce bullet and spirit resistance by 10%
Walker area in mid lane adjusted
Bullet Damage is no longer reduced by 35% of a Hero's Base Bullet damage against T1's
Guardians now start with 75% Damage Resist that decay's to -50% over the first 10 minutes of a match
Walkers now start with 75% Damage Resist that decay's to -50% over the first 20 minutes of a match
Note: The Walker resistance change used to be in the client a couple months ago, but it got bugged.
Base slot count increased from 8 to 9 and Flex slot count reduced from 4 to 3. One is given for each Walker killed. Previously the 4 were given for: "3 Guardians", "1 Walker", "3 Walkers", and "Set of Base Guardians"
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 for each player
Dropping / Throwing the Urn now causes Parry to go on CD
Soul Urn no longer grants +1 AP to the person dropping it off
Soul Urn now provides 4 Permanent Buffs to the person dropping it off
Added two levels at 47k and 49k to let you get all ability upgrades
Jump Pad stun window increased from 0.6s to 0.9s
When meleeing an enemy that is mantling and the mantle slow is applied, mantle sliding right after wards is no longer allowed
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%
Gun Buff now reloads your ammo on pickup
Casting Buff spirit power increased from 15>40 to 15->65
Casting Buff cooldown reduction rescaled from 12->25% to 12->20%
Movement Buff stamina from 1->4 to 2->4
Added new trooper anti-stuck behavior to fix some places where you can move a trooper to get them stuck.
Fixed a bug where troopers could clip into the world while running up stairs and over obstacles
WI
Weapon Investment Bonuses
not in database
Now grants an additional +20% Weapon Damage at 4800 souls spent
VI
Vitality Investment Bonuses
not in database
Now grants an additional +12% Bonus Health at 4800 souls spent
SI
Spirit Investment Bonuses
not in database
Now grants an additional +20 Spirit Power at 4800 souls spent
Cooldown Reduction Changes:
Toxic Bullets duration increased from 3s to 4s
Enchanter's Emblem
Vitality · tier 2   ▲1
Cooldown Reduction reduced from +7% to +5%
Compress Cooldown
Spirit · tier 2   ▲1
Cooldown Reduction reduced from +22% to +18%
Superior Cooldown
Spirit · tier 3   ▲1
Cooldown Reduction reduced from +25% to +20%
Transcendent Cooldown
Spirit · tier 4   ▲1
Cooldown Reduction reduced from +30% to +25%
Spellslinger
Weapon · tier 4   ▲1
Cooldown Reduction reduced from +12% to +6%
Spiritual Overflow
Weapon · tier 4   ▲1
Cooldown Reduction reduced from +20% to +12%
Echo Shard
Spirit · tier 4   ●1
No longer grants +5% Cooldown Reduction
Scourge
Spirit · tier 4   ▲1
Cooldown Reduction reduced from +6% to +4%
GS
Golden Statue
not in database
Cooldown Reduction reduced from 0.75/1.0/1.5% to 0.5/0.75/1%
Headshot Booster
Weapon · tier 1   ▼1
Cooldown increased from 8 to 9
HV
High Velocity Rounds
not in database
Bullet Velocity increased from +45% to +50% (affects upgrades)
Split Shot
Weapon · tier 2   ▼1
Cooldown increased from 14s to 32s
Mystic Shot
Weapon · tier 2   ▲1▼1
Proc damage reduced from 45 to 40
Spirit power scaling increased from 0.75 to 0.8
Opening Rounds
Weapon · tier 2   ▲1
Spirit Power increased from +7 to +8
Blood Tribute
Weapon · tier 3   ▼1
Debuff Resistance reduced from +50% to +40%
Cultist Sacrifice
Weapon · tier 3   ●1
Now provides Weapon Damage instead of Fire Rate
Express Shot
Weapon · tier 3   ▲1▼2●2
Weapon Damage now scales with boons (+2)
Weapon Damage reduced from 185% to 170%
Secondary Fire Weapon Damage now scales with boons (+1)
Secondary Fire Weapon Damage reduced from 75% to 45%
Ammo consumed increased from 30% to 40%
Weighted Shots
Weapon · tier 3   ▲1
Weapon Damage increased from +30% to +35%
Warp Stone
Vitality · tier 3   ▼1
Bullet Resist reduced from 35% to 30%
Escalating Resilience
Weapon · tier 3   ▼1
Bonus Health reduced from 125 to 100
Tesla Bullets
Weapon · tier 3   ▲1▼1
Shock damage reduced from 40 to 33
Shock damage spirit power growth increased from 0.14 to 0.19
Capacitor
Weapon · tier 4   ▲2▼2●2
Shock damage reduced from 50 to 43
Shock damage spirit power growth increased from 0.14 to 0.19
No longer dispels buffs (moved to Curse)
Cooldown reduced from 60s to 50s
Slow duration reduced from 5s to 4s (75%->0%)
Slow debuff now prevents stamina usage and silences movement abilities
Shadow Weave
Weapon · tier 3   ▼2
Reveal distance reduced from 20m to 18m
Full invisibility distance reduced from 50m to 30m
Lucky Shot
Weapon · tier 4   ▼1
Damage reduced from 125% to 110%
Glass Cannon
Weapon · tier 4   ▲1
Max Health reduced from -10% to -13%
Crippling Headshot
Weapon · tier 4   ▲1
Healing Reduction increased from -30% to -35%
Spiritual Overflow
Weapon · tier 4   ▲1
Fire Rate increased from +30% to +35%
Spellslinger
Weapon · tier 4   ▲1
Fire Rate per stack increased from 10% to 12%
Silencer
Weapon · tier 4   ▲1
Spirit Resist increased from 14% to 15%
Reactive Barrier
Vitality · tier 2   ▼2
Cooldown increased from 26s to 40s
Duration reduced from 12s to 10s
Spirit Shielding
Vitality · tier 2   ▲1▼2
Cooldown increased from 35s to 45s
Damage threshold increased from 175 to 225
Duration reduced from 8s to 7s
Weapon Shielding
Vitality · tier 2   ▼2
Cooldown increased from 35s to 45s
Duration reduced from 8s to 7s
Majestic Leap
Vitality · tier 3   ▼1
Cooldown increased from 32s to 34s
Cheat Death
Vitality · tier 4   ●1
Removes all non-stun debuffs on proc
Inhibitor
Vitality · tier 4   ▲1
Healing Reduction increased from -35% to -40%
Spellbreaker
Vitality · tier 4   ▲1
Cooldown reduced from 10s to 9s
Bullet Resist Shredder
Spirit · tier 2   ▼1
Bullet Resist Reduction reduced from 13% to 12%
Mystic Vulnerability
Spirit · tier 2   ▲1
Duration increased from 6s to 7s
Spirit Sap
Spirit · tier 2   ▲1
Cooldown reduced from 35s to 25s (matches Focus Lens)
Decay
Spirit · tier 3   ▲1
Healing Reduction increased from -40% to -45%
Silence Wave
Spirit · tier 3   ●3
No longer upgrades from Spirit Sap
No longer reduces Spirit Resistance or Spirit Power
Now deals 100 Impact Damage (0.3 spirit power growth)
Spirit Snatch
Spirit · tier 3   ●1
Instead of increasing CD to 2x on light melee hit, the effects of Spirit Snatch are reduced to 70% effectiveness (Damage, Spirit Power, Spirit Resist)
Focus Lens
Spirit · tier 4   ▼1●2
Now builds from Spirit Sap
Now reduces Spirit Resistance by 12% and reduces Spirit Power by 30 for 12s
Fire Rate reduced from +16 to +13
C
Curse
not in database
Now dispels buffs
Cooldown increased from 45s to 55s
Weapon Damage reduced from 20% to 15%
Echo Shard
Spirit · tier 4   ●1
Now grants +5% Ability Range (no longer has the +5% CD Reduction)
Scourge
Spirit · tier 4   ▲2
Max Health damage per second increased from 3.25% to 3.5%
Cooldown reduced from 38s to 35s
Abrams
  ▲2▼1
Abilities
Shoulder Charge
Shoulder Charge
Cooldown reduced from 37s to 33s
T3 reduced from -22s Cooldown to -18s
Seismic Impact
Seismic Impact
T3 duration increased from 3s to 4s
Bebop
  ▲2▼3●1
Health growth reduced from 54 to 46
Hyperbeam DPS reduced from 190 to 160
Hyperbeam T2 increased from +90 to +120
Abilities
Exploding Uppercut
Exploding Uppercut
Cooldown increased from 19s to 22s
Spirit scaling increased from 0.49 to 0.6
Sticky Bomb
Sticky Bomb
T3 changed from "On Attach: -30% Outgoing Damage for 5s" to "On Cast: +5 m/s for 3s". Multiple instances stack independently.
Billy
  ▲2
Abilities
Rising Ram
Rising Ram
T2 increased from +25% Weapon Damage to +35%
T3 increased from 6% Max Health as spirit damage to 6.5%
Calico
  ▲2▼3
Clip size increased from 10 to 12
Reload time increased from 2.5s to 2.6s
Abilities
Gloom Bombs
Gloom Bombs
Cooldown increased from 12s to 14s
Return to Shadows
Return to Shadows
T3 Damage Amp reduced from +24% to +18%
T3 duration increased from 5s to 6s
The Doorman
  ▲1▼3●1
Base regen from 2 to 1
Bullet damage falloff and effectiveness now use the actual distance traveled, rather than the distance between the starting position and end position. This fixes shooting through portals not using the right distance for falloff.
Abilities
Call Bell
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
  ▲2
Base regen increased from 2.5 to 3.5
Abilities
Rend
Rend
Cooldown reduced from 15s to 13s
Dynamo
  ▲3
Base regen increased from 2 to 2.5
Abilities
Kinetic Pulse
Kinetic Pulse
Range increased from 15m to 20m
Cooldown reduced from 26s to 22s
Holliday
  ▼4●1
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
Fixed a bug where you could get extra speed/distance with dash jump/bounce pad timing
Abilities
Bounce Pad
Bounce Pad
Damage reduced from 80 to 60
Infernus
  ▼1●1
Abilities
Afterburn
Afterburn
Buildup is now 10% slower on body shots
Napalm
Napalm
T3 damage amp reduced from +20% to +17%
Ivy
  ▲5▼1
Kudzu Bomb damage reduced from 50 to 40
Kudzu Bomb spirit scaling increased from 0.56 to 0.65
Watcher’s Covenant bullet lifesteal increased from 10% to 15%
Abilities
Stone Form
Stone Form
Cooldown reduced from 42s to 37s
Air Drop
Air Drop
Damage penalty for ally you are carrying reduced from -50% to -30%
Cast range increased from 12m to 14m
Kelvin
  ▼3●1
Bullet Velocity reduced from 254 to 160
Abilities
Frost Grenade
Frost Grenade
Base damage reduced from 74 to 60
Frozen Shelter
Frozen Shelter
T2 changed from "-45s Cooldown" to "+1s Duration"
Duration reduced from 5.5s to 5s
Lash
  ▲5▼1
Abilities
Grapple
Grapple
Cooldown reduced from 42s to 35s
Flog
Flog
Heal vs heroes increased from 50% to 60%
Damage increased from 60 to 65
Cooldown reduced from 26s to 24
T2 increased from -14s to -12s
Death Slam
Death Slam
Cooldown reduced from 155s to 145s
Lady Geist
  ▲1
Abilities
Soul Exchange
Soul Exchange
T3 radius increased from 15m to 25m
Mina
  ▲1▼2●1
Abilities
Sanguine Retreat
Sanguine Retreat
Cooldown increased from 30s to 32s
No longer resets air jump and dash limits
Love Bites
Love Bites
Cooldown increased from 7s to 8s
T3 from -1 Stamina to -2
McGinnis
  ▲2
Mini Turrets health per boon increased from 10 to 13
Abilities
Spectral Wall
Spectral Wall
Speed increased by 10%
Mirage
  ▲3●1
Abilities
Fire Scarabs
Fire Scarabs
Max Health steal increased from 37 to 45
Traveler
Traveler
Can now target friendly objectives
Cooldown reduced from 160s to 145s
T1 now also reduces cooldown by 25s
Mo & Krill
  ▼1
Health Regen reduced from 3 to 1
Paige
  ▲1▼3●2
Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.66 to 0.52
Defend and Fight! barrier reduced from 200 to 150
Defend and Fight! duration reduced from 7s to 5s
Defend and Fight! T1 changed from +50 Barrier to +16% Fire Rate (with 0.15 Spirit Power scaling)
Defend and Fight! T2 changed from +25% Fire Rate to +100 Barrier
Defend and Fight! T2 now also grants +2s Duration
Paradox
  ▲1▼5●1
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
Fixed a bug where you could airdash further then expected with Kinetic Carbine
Abilities
Pulse Grenade
Pulse Grenade
Damage reduced from 40 to 35
Spirit scaling increased from 0.43 to 0.55
Pocket
  ▲1▼2
Base regen reduced from 2 to 1
Abilities
Flying Cloak
Flying Cloak
Damage reduced from 85 to 70
T2 increased from +75 to +85
Seven
  ▲2
Crit reduction increased from 25% to 35%
Abilities
Lightning Ball
Lightning Ball
Radius increased from 3.5m to 4.25m
Shiv
  ▼4●2
Alt fire knockback reduced by 10%
Alt fire ammo cost increased from 2 to 3
Fixed some bugs with Barriers and Spirit Damage Scaling (fixes other cases as well)
Abilities
Killing Blow
Killing Blow
Rage Damage Bonus reduced from 17% to 15%
T2 Rage Damage bonus reduced from 8% to 6%
Rage state now causes your alt fire knockback to push you a little further
Sinclair
  ▲2▼2
Health reduced from 700 to 650
Regen reduced from 3 to 2
Abilities
Spectral Assistant
Spectral Assistant
Total swaps allowed increased from 1 to 2
Audience Participation
Audience Participation
Cooldown reduced from 50% to 40%
Viscous
  ▲3▼2●2
Abilities
Splatter
Splatter
Cooldown increased from 21s to 30s
T1 changed from "-6s Cooldown" to "+40 Damage and +1m Radius"
T2 changed from "+45 Damage and +1m Radius" to "-12s Cooldown"
T3 now also increases spirit scaling by 0.4
The Cube
The Cube
Duration reduced from 4s to 3s
Regen increased from 30 to 40
T2 now also increases duration by +1s
Vyper
  ▲1
Health per boon increased from 33 to 35
Warden
  ▲3▼2
Bullet damage increased from 16.2 to 16.6
Bullet damage growth increased from 0.44 to 0.48
Health regen reduced from 3 to 2
Abilities
Alchemical Flask
Alchemical Flask
Radius reduced from 6.5m to 5.5m
T2 now also grants +1m
Wraith
  ▲2
Abilities
Card Trick
Card Trick
Base damage increased from 55 to 60
Project Mind
Project Mind
Cooldown reduced from 48s to 42s
Yamato
  ▲1▼4
Base regen reduced from 2.0 to 1.0
Abilities
Power Slash
Power Slash
Low charge damage from 40% to 30%
Medium charge damage from 60% to 50%
Crimson Slash
Crimson Slash
Cooldown increased from 11.5s to 15s
T3 increased from -5.75s Cooldown to -9s

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