Game update#30 of 42

July 28, 2026

SteamMinor Update - 07-28-2026published 28 Jul 2026, 23:24Steam News ↗
100changes
21heroes
17items
26buffs
41nerfs
Stamina bucket 3 heroes (slowest) have their ground dash time increased from 0.7s to 0.72s and air dash time from 0.49s to 0.51s
The Orb Spawners in base that give 10 souls on hit now split to nearby players on expire
Fixed the party member / team mate audio volume slider for voice communications
Crushing Fists
Weapon · tier 4   ▲2
Max stacks stun duration increased from 0.5s to 0.75s
Bullet Resist reduction increased from -4% to -5% per stack
Cursed Relic
Spirit · tier 4   ●2
No longer has -14% Damage Output innate
Now applies a -25% Damage Output debuff for the 3.25s duration
Diviner's Kevlar
Vitality · tier 4   ▲1
Spirit power increased from +35 to +40
Echo Shard
Spirit · tier 4   ▲1●2
Now has a 0.5s post-cast time
No longer grants +5% Fire Rate
Cooldown increased from 35s to 30s + the cooldown of the imbued ability
Ethereal Shift
Spirit · tier 4   ▼1
Cooldown increased from 35s to 37s
Frenzy
Weapon · tier 4   ●1
Now has +10% Bullet Lifesteal as an innate
Fury Trance
Vitality · tier 3   ●2
Active now grants +1m Move Speed
Active removes move speed penalty when shooting (like Fleetfoot)
Lifestrike
Vitality · tier 3   ●1
When hitting a trooper and a hero at the same time, it now always prioritizes healing off the hero (same change for Melee Lifesteal)
Mystic Shot
Weapon · tier 2   ▲1▼1
Cooldown reduced from 9s to 8s
Spirit scaling reduced from 1.2 to 0.9
Restorative Locket
Vitality · tier 2   ▲1
Heal per boon increased from 0.32 to 0.5
Scourge
Spirit · tier 4   ▼1●2
No longer grants +17% Debuff Resist innate bonus
Active now grants +20% Debuff Resist (retroactive on application)
Max Health per second reduced from 2.5% to 2.3%
Slowing Bullets
Weapon · tier 2   ●1
No longer grants +15% Weapon Damage
Weighted Shots
Weapon · tier 3   ▼1
Weapon Damage reduced from +40% to +30%
Spiritual Overflow
Weapon · tier 4   ▼2●1
Now provides a bonus +10% Spirit Lifesteal on proc
Ability Duration reduced from +15% to +13%
Fire Rate reduced from +32% to +30%
Spirit Burn
Spirit · tier 4   ▼1●3
No longer hits enemies in a 12m radius, only affects primary target now
Changed from the cooldown being on the item to being target based
Removed half cooldown against NPC
Explosion damage reduced from 110 to 50
Suppressor
Spirit · tier 2   ▼1
Duration reduced from 5s to 4.5s
Tankbuster
Spirit · tier 3   ●1
No longer procs off of items
Apollo
  ▲1●1
Abilities
Riposte
Riposte
Base stun duration increased from 0.6s to 0.8s
T3 changed from +1.6s Stun Duration to +60% Bullet, Spirit and Melee Lifesteal against the target for 7s
Billy
  ▼1
Abilities
Rising Ram
Rising Ram
T3 reduced from 8% Max Health to 7%
Calico
  ▼2
Abilities
Ava
Ava
T2 reduced from +45% Move Speed to +40%
T3 reduced from +20% damage amp to +18%
Celeste
  ▲3
Abilities
Shining Wonder
Shining Wonder
Radius increased from 16.5m to 17.5m
Damage increased by 10%
Buffer duration increased from 3s to 3.25s
The Doorman
  ▲3▼5●1
Bullet damage rescaled from 26 + 1.19/boon to 24 + 1.25
Abilities
Call Bell
Call Bell
Charge Time increased from 6s to 7s
Doorway
Doorway
Duration reduced from 20s to 15s
T1 duration increased from +15s to +20s
T3 range reduced from +45m to +40m
Luggage Cart
Luggage Cart
Damage reduced from 80 to 60
T1 increased from +60 Damage to +80
Range reduced from 25m to 20m
T2 increased from +20m Cast Range to +25m
Drifter
  ▼2
Abilities
Rend
Rend
Spirit scaling reduced from 1.8 to 1.7
T3 silence duration reduced from 2.3s to 2s
Dynamo
  ▲1
Abilities
Singularity
Singularity
Cooldown reduced from 265s to 250s
Haze
  ▲1▼3●2
Abilities
Sleep Dagger
Sleep Dagger
Wake up time spirit scaling reduced from 0.003 to 0.002
Damage spirit scaling reduced from 2.8 to 2.2
T2 changed from “-17s Cooldown and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks” to “+1s Sleep Duration and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks”
T3 changed from “+1s Sleep Duration and -50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up” to “-17s Cooldown and -50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up”
Fixation
Fixation
T3 reduced from +0.14 per Stack to +0.11
T3 now also scales with Weapon Damage (0.0003)
Ivy
  ▼1
Abilities
Stone Form
Stone Form
T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1.7 to +1.5
Kelvin
  ▲1
Abilities
Frozen Shelter
Frozen Shelter
Cooldown reduced from 195s to 185s
Lady Geist
  ▲1▼1●2
Abilities
Life Drain
Life Drain
Changed from 75% Damage to Heal to 100%
DPS reduced to provide the same effective heal as before but with less DPS
Malice
Malice
Damage amplification reduced from 8% to 7%
T3 increased from +7% Damage Amp to +8%
Mina
  ▲1▼1
Abilities
Sanguine Retreat
Sanguine Retreat
Recast time increased from 3.5s to 4s
T3 cast range increased from +3m to +4m
Mirage
  ▲1▼2●2
Fixed Djinn's Mark T3 still being -1s Cooldown instead of -0.75s
Abilities
Fire Scarabs
Fire Scarabs
Duration reduced from 7s to 5s
T2 reduced from +2 Charges to +1 Charge
T2 now also increases duration by 2s
Dust Devil
Dust Devil
T3 no longer increases Lift Duration by +0.3s
Mo & Krill
  ●2
Abilities
Burrow
Burrow
Cooldown no longer starts after the conclusion of the ability, now starts immediately
Combo
Combo
Now lets you cast items while using it
Paige
  ▲1
Abilities
Rallying Charge
Rallying Charge
Cooldown reduced from 220s to 210s
Pocket
  ▼2
Abilities
Flying Cloak
Flying Cloak
T3 reduced from -11s Cooldown to -10s
Affliction
Affliction
DPS reduced by ~6% (also reduces the spirit scaling and the upgrades)
Shiv
  ▲1▼1
Stamina regen increased from 5.5s to 6s
Abilities
Killing Blow
Killing Blow
Recast window reduced from 20s to 16s
Silver
  ▼3●2
Gun falloff range reduced from 20m->46m to 17m→42m
Abilities
Slam Fire
Slam Fire
Now does 100% bonus damage against NPCs (troopers and neutrals, not objectives)
Lycan Curse
Lycan Curse
Precast time increased from 0.2 to 0.3
Precast movespeed reduced from 7.6m to 2.5m
T1 reduced from +20% Resists to +15%
Venator
  ▲1▼1●2
Sprint speed reduced from 1.5m to 1m
Bullet falloff range reduced from 20m-51m to 18m-47m
Abilities
Ira Domini
Ira Domini
Cooldown no longer starts after the conclusion of the ability, now starts immediately
Blessed stakes damage increased from 100 to 115
Viscous
  ▲4▼5
Abilities
Splatter
Splatter
Damage reduced from 70 to 55
Spirit ratio reduced from 0.8 to 0.7
Base bounce count increased from 1 to 2
T3 bounce count reduced from +2 to +1
The Cube
The Cube
T3 reduced from -25s Cooldown to -20s
Puddle Punch
Puddle Punch
Slow duration reduced from 4s to 3s
Slow increased from -20% to -30%
Cooldown reduced from 24s to 21s
Goo Ball
Goo Ball
T2 increased from +10% Resists to +20%
Yamato
  ▼3
Abilities
Flying Slash
Flying Slash
T2 reduced from +40 Spirit Power to +35
T3 charges from +2 to +1
T3 Charge Time increased from 4s to 5s

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