Game update#29 of 42

July 9, 2026

SteamMinor Update - 07-09-2026published 09 Jul 2026, 22:26Steam News ↗
54changes
13heroes
1items
13buffs
23nerfs
Urn Runner sprint bonus reduced from +2m to 0 (trailing bonus reduced from +7m to +5m)
Urn Runner move speed bonus reduced from +3.5m to +2m
Urn Runner Stamina Recovery increased from +15% to +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 20s
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 35m
Rift Troopers max comeback count increased from 12 to 14
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)
Scourge
Spirit · tier 4   ▼1
Max Health Per Second reduced from 2.6% to 2.5%
Billy
  ▼1
Abilities
Rising Ram
Rising Ram
T3 spirit scaling reduced from 0.035 to 0.03
The Doorman
  ▲1▼1●1
Bullet damage rescaled from 29.26 + 1.1/boon to 26 + 1.19
Crit scaling reduced from -25% to -30%
Abilities
Hotel Guest
Hotel Guest
T3 increased from 13s Cooldown on Failure to Check Out to 15s
Drifter
  ▲1▼4
Bullet damage per boon reduced from +0.616 to +0.49
Abilities
Bloodscent
Bloodscent
T3 reduced from +12% to +11%
Stalker's Mark
Stalker's Mark
Cooldown increased from 20s to 24s
T2 increased from -8s Cooldown to -12s
T3 reduced from +2% Bleed to +1.5%
Graves
  ▲3▼1●4
Abilities
Jar of Dead
Jar of Dead
T1 heal spirit scaling increased from 0.1 to 0.16
Now build up faster from neutral creeps
Grasping Hands
Grasping Hands
Immobilize duration reduced from 1.25s to 1s
T3 cooldown increased from -10s to -14s
Essence Theft
Essence Theft
Now procs from melee hits
T3 now also increases Max Steal Targets from 3 to 4
Borrowed Decree
Borrowed Decree
T1 changed from "-15s Cooldown" to "-15s Cooldown and +25% Ghoul Speed"
T2 changed from "+25% Ghoul Speed and +10s Duration" to "-0.3s Time to Spawn and +10s Duration"
Haze
  ▲1▼1
Abilities
Sleep Dagger
Sleep Dagger
T2 now also applies 15 Fixation Stacks
T2 reduced from -18s Cooldown to -17s
Holliday
  ▼1
Abilities
Powder Keg
Powder Keg
Spirit scaling reduced from 1.2 to 1.05
Mirage
  ▲2▼3
Abilities
Fire Scarabs
Fire Scarabs
T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.17 to +0.13
Dust Devil
Dust Devil
T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1 to +0.6
Djinn's Mark
Djinn's Mark
Cooldown reduced from 3s to 2.75
T3 cooldown reduced from -1s Cooldown to -0.75s
Traveler
Traveler
T3 increased from -70s Cooldown to -90s
Pocket
  ▼1
Abilities
Affliction
Affliction
Duration reduced from 11s to 10s
Shiv
  ▲3▼6
Abilities
Serrated Knives
Serrated Knives
T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.09 to +0.07
Slice and Dice
Slice and Dice
Spirit scaling reduced from 1.44 to 1.2
T2 reduced from -6% Spirit Resist to -4%
Bloodletting
Bloodletting
Cooldown increased from 20s to 25s
T1 increased from -10s Cooldown to -15s
Damage Cleared reduced from 35% to 30%
T2 Damage Cleared increased from 35% to 40%
Killing Blow
Killing Blow
Health Threshold reduced from 20% to 18%
T3 Health Threshold increased from +8% to +10%
Silver
  ▲1
Abilities
Lycan Curse
Lycan Curse
Cooldown reduced from 80s to 60s
Victor
  ▲1
Abilities
Shocking Reanimation
Shocking Reanimation
Cooldown reduced from 275s to 240s
Viscous
  ▼1
Abilities
Splatter
Splatter
T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1.0 to +0.9
Yamato
  ▼2●1
Abilities
Flying Slash
Flying Slash
Range reduced from 28m to 26m
T3 Charge Delay increased from 3s to 4s
T3 Ally Targeting now requires alt cast input

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