Major update#20 of 42

April 30, 2026

SteamMajorGameplay Update - 04-30-2026published 01 May 2026, 02:45Steam News ↗

162changes

24heroes

39items

40buffs

55nerfs

Base health per boon reduced by 7

Vitality Investment bonus increased from 8/10/13/17/34/39/44/48/52/56% to 9/12/15/20/38/42/46/50/56/62%

Weapon Investments bonus rescaled from 7/9/13/20/49/60/80/95/115/135% to 9/12/15/18/46/55/70/85/100/115%

Reduced bullet damage growth by 10% for the following heroes: Bebop, Pocket, Vyper

Reduced bullet damage growth by 5% for the following heroes: Victor

Increased bullet damage growth by 10% for the following heroes: Mo & Krill, Apollo

Guardians, Base Guardians and Shrines now have 10% Bullet Resistance

Walkers Bullet Resistance increased from 15% to 25%

Medic Trooper missing health percent heal reduced from 14% to 12%

Medic Trooper fixed regen growth per minute reduced from 3 to 2

Getting knocked off bounce pads now sends you downwards quickly rather than continuing the trajectory towards the bounce pad destination

Souls required for boons after 13.2k/15k/17k/+2k per boon to 13.2k/14.5k/+1.5k per boon (ends at 40k instead of 49k)

Fixed Alt Fire scaling for Yamato and Viscous not working recently

Unstable Concoction reduces the players respawn time by 50%

Seraphim Wings damage reduced while in air reduced from 60% to 40%

The following abilities have -15% radius in Street Brawl: Bookwyrm, Flame Dash, Essence Bomb, Entangling Thorns, Lightning Ball, Pulse Grenade, Frost Grenade

Mystic Expansion Radius bonus reduced from +20% to +16%

Greater Expansion Radius bonus reduced from +30% to +25%

Enhanced Escalating Exposure

not in database

Max Stacks from +8 to +6

Amp per stack from +2 to +1.5

Base shred from +8 to +10 (matching enhanced mystic invul)

Fixed Enhanced Weighted Shots not maintaining the benefits from Enhanced Slowing Bullets

Added a new T4 Vitality item, Indomitable. Upgrades from Reactive Barrier. Causes the next Stun, Chain, Immobilize, Sleep, or Silence from players to be automatically removed. When this happens, you gain a barrier and all your ability cooldowns are reduced by 20%. Cooldown: 55s. Innate: +8% Bullet Resistance and +8% Spirit Resistance.

Lifesteal Adjustments:

Weapon · tier 2 ▲1

Fire Rate increased from +22% to +25%

Weapon · tier 2 ▼2●1

Weapon Damage reduced from +45% to +30%

Now upgrades from High-Velocity Rounds (includes it's stats)

Spirit Power reduced from +10 to +7

Weapon · tier 2 ▼3

Max Stacks reduced from 6 to 5

Weapon Damage per stack reduced from 10% to 8%

Cooldown increased from 24s to 27s

Weapon · tier 3 ▲1▼7●1

Moved from T4 to T3

Out of Combat Regen reduced from 10 to 5

Duration reduced from 18s to 10s

Ambush duration reduced from 8s to 5s

Cooldown increased from 32s to 45s

Spot Radius increased from 18m to 20m

Ambush Spirit Power reduced from 35 to 20

Ambush Fire Rate reduced from 32% to 20%

Ambush Melee damage reduced from 25% to 20%

Weapon · tier 3 ▲1

Spirit Power increased from +8 to +10

Weapon · tier 3 ▲2

Cooldown reduced from 25s to 22s

Bullet Resistance aura increased from 15% to 17%

Weapon · tier 3 ▼1●1

Now has an innate 8% Debuff Resistance

Active Debuff Resist reduced from 40% to 35%

Weapon · tier 4 ●4

No longer grants +15% Spirit Lifesteal as base stat

Now provides +15% Ability Duration

Activated buff no longer provides +20% Ability Duration

Activated buff now provides +20% Spirit Lifesteal

Weapon · tier 4 ▲3▼1●5

No longer grants +20% Spirit Resistance when below 50% Health

No longer grants +15% Base Spirit Resistance

No longer grants +0.75m Base Move Speed

Now grants +160 Health

Base Fire Rate increased from 10% to 15%

Low HP Move Speed increased from 2.5 to 4

Low HP now grants +30% Debuff Resistance (when Low HP procs, any existing debuffs are reduced by 30% duration)

Low HP Fire Rate increased from +25% to +40%

Low HP bonus is now given for a duration and has a cooldown, whenever you are below the 50% threshold. Lasts 10s and has an 16s Cooldown.

Vitality · tier 2 ▲1▼1

Max Stacks increased from 20 to 25 (max stamina restore happens at 25 stacks now)

Heal per stack reduced from 20 to 16

Vitality · tier 2 ▲2

Bullet Resistance increased from 8% to 10%

Bullet Damage Returned increased from 60% to 65%

Vitality · tier 2 ▼2●3

No longer restores 1 stamina on trigger

No longer grants +6% Spirit Resist

Now triggers off of Silence (same trigger set as Indomitable)

Cooldown increased from 40s to 55s

Barrier spirit scaling reduced from 2.1 to 1.8

Vitality · tier 2 ▼3●2

Moved from T3 Item to T2

Souls per stack reduced from 25 to 18

Out of Combat regen reduced from 4 to 2

Ability Range reduced from +1% Per Stack to +0.75%

No longer gives +20 Health per stack

Vitality · tier 3 ▼1

Spirit Resistance reduced from 16% to 10%

Vitality · tier 3 ▼1●1

Now upgrades from Sprint Boots (includes it's stats)

Bonus Health Reduced from +175 to +125

Vitality · tier 3 ●1

Now grants +3 Out of Combat Regen

Vitality · tier 3 ●1

Now grants +3 Out of Combat Regen

Vitality · tier 3 ▼2

Cooldown increased from 20s to 23s

Bonus health reduced from +75 to +50

Vitality · tier 3 ▲1

Cast range increased from 32m to 35m

Vitality · tier 4 ▲1●1

No longer grants +300 Bonus Health

Base Health increased from +15% to +25%

Vitality · tier 4 ▲1

Bonus Health increased from 120 to 160 (the sum of the two components)

Vitality · tier 4 ▼1

Weapon Damage reduced from 25% to 10%

Spirit · tier 2 ●2

No longer grants +50 Bonus Health

Now grants +8% Bullet Resistance

Spirit · tier 2 ▲1

Damage Height increased from 3.5m to 5m

Spirit · tier 3 ▲1

Spirit Power Steal increased from 15 to 20

Spirit · tier 4 ▲1

Damage Height increased from 3.5m to 5m

Spirit · tier 4 ●2

No longer grants -4% Cooldown Reduction

Now grants +15% Debuff Resistance

Spirit · tier 4 ▲1

DPS Spirit scaling increased from 0.05 to 0.06

Weapon · tier 2 ▼1

Lifesteal reduced from 18% to 14%

Vitality · tier 2 ▼1

Lifesteal reduced from 16% to 13%

Vitality · tier 2 ▼1

Lifesteal reduced from 16% to 13%

Spirit Shredder Bullets

not in database

Lifesteal reduced from 12% to 10%

Weapon · tier 3 ▼1

Lifesteal reduced from 12% to 10%

Vitality · tier 3 ▼1

Lifesteal reduced from 18% to 14%

Vitality · tier 4 ▼2

Lifesteal reduced from 16% to 13%

Active Lifesteal reduced from 80% to 70%

Vitality · tier 4 ▼1

Lifesteal reduced from 30% to 25%

Vitality · tier 4 ▼2

Lifesteal reduced from 16% to 13%

Lifesteal reduced from 80% to 70%

Spirit · tier 4 ▼2

Lifesteal reduced from 10% to 8%

Imbued Lifesteal reduced from 27% to 22%

Weapon · tier 4 ▼1

Lifesteal reduced from 20% to 16% (part of a global adjustment on top of the prior rework to the item)

▼1

Abilities

Life Drain

Heal reduced from 80% to 75%

●1

Abilities

Siphon Life

Heal reduced from 80/40% to 70/35%

●1

Fixed speed coming out of canceling Shoulder Charge being too high when hitting a hero

▼1

Abilities

Disengaging Sigil

Base damage reduced from 100 to 85

▲1

Abilities

Rising Ram

T3 now also reduces cooldown by 10s

▲2▼1

Bullet cycle time reduced from 0.65 to 0.58

Abilities

Shining Wonder

Radius increased from 14m to 15.5m

Damage increased from 120 to 135

●1

Fixed a bug that could allow you to bring the Urn through a doorway

▲2

Abilities

Rend

T3 now also increases melee scaling (1.2 to 1.6)

Bloodscent

T3 increased from +10% Amplified Damage to +12%

▼2

Abilities

Kinetic Pulse

Spirit scaling reduced from 1.8 to 1.65

Quantum Entanglement

Cooldown increased from 19s to 20s

▲1●4

Restored being able to slide while using Bullet Dance

Abilities

Bullet Dance

Range increased from 15m to 16m

Now has 30% evasion in the base ability

T2 changed from "+10% Fire Rate and -45s Cooldown" to "+10% Fire Rate and +3m Move Speed"

T3 changed from "+60% Evasion and +4m Move Speed" to "+40% Evasion and -75s Cooldown"

▲2●1

Fixed Rising Ram interrupting Lasso

Abilities

Spirit Lasso

T1 increased from +68 Damage to +80

T3 increased from -30s Cooldown to -50s

▼1●1

Abilities

Flame Dash

DPS spirit scaling reduced from 1.0 to 0.7

DPS now does half damage to objective

▲1●2

Mini Turrets bounty from 80 + 2/minute to 40 + 4/minute

Fixed Mini Turrets being locked on objectives when they were invulnerable

Abilities

Medicinal Specter

Duration increased from 6s to 6.5s

▼1

Abilities

Nox Nostra

DPS reduced by 6%

▼2

Base health regen reduced from 2 to 1.5

Abilities

Fire Scarabs

Duration reduced from 8s to 7s

▲1

Abilities

Burrow

Move speed increased from +4 to +5

▲3●1

Stamina increased from 2 to 3

Dash speed reduced to slow bucket

Abilities

Plot Armor

Cooldown reduced from 30s to 28s

Bookwyrm

Recharge timer reduced from 8s to 7s

▲2●1

Abilities

Kinetic Carbine

Cooldown reduced from 30s to 28s

Now provides +20% Air Dash Distance when charged

Time Wall

T2 weapon damage increased from +30% to +35%

▲2

Abilities

Enchanter's Satchel

Spirit scaling increased from 0.9 to 1.1

Affliction

Cooldown reduced from 150s to 140s

▲1●1

Fixed a bug with Naptime that allowed you to attack while casting it

Abilities

Pillow Toss

Recharge timer reduced from 10s to 9s

▼3

Alt fire knockback reduced by 10%

Abilities

Serrated Knives

Spirit scaling reduced from 0.15 to 0.13

T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.1 to +0.09

▼1●1

Fixed Tail Whack applying -12% Bullet Resist for the Disarm duration

Abilities

Slam Fire

Current Health As Damage reduced from 4% to 3%

▼2

Abilities

Gutshot

Damage scaling reduced from 0.8 to 0.7

Wall hit damage scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.8

▲2

Abilities

Aura of Suffering

T2 increased from +28 Max DPS to +34

Shocking Reanimation

T3 increased from -100s Cooldown to -130s

▲1●1

Fixed various locations where Splatter didn't bounce properly

Abilities

Goo Ball

Lockout period from being affected again reduced from 1.35 to 1.2 (a previous bug with increased debuff resistance for subsequent CC not working correctly on this ability was fixed recently)