patch ID:1836506165584438
July 9th, 2026
IC
By IceFrog at 13 heroes 1 item
General Changes
- 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)
Hero Changes
Rising Ram change historyDoorman
- Bullet damage rescaled from 29.26 + 1.1/boon to 26 + 1.19
- Crit scaling reduced from -25% to -30%
Hotel Guest change historyHotel Guest
- Hotel Guest T3 increased from 13s Cooldown on Failure to Check Out to 15s
Drifter
- Bullet damage per boon reduced from +0.616 to +0.49
Bloodscent change history
Stalker's Mark change historyStalker's Mark
- Stalker's Mark cooldown increased from 20s to 24s
- Stalker's Mark T2 increased from -8s Cooldown to -12s
- Stalker's Mark T3 reduced from +2% Bleed to +1.5%
Graves
Jar of Dead change historyJar of Dead
- Jar of Dead T1 heal spirit scaling increased from 0.1 to 0.16
- Jar of Dead now build up faster from neutral creeps
Grasping Hands change historyGrasping Hands
- Grasping Hands immobilize duration reduced from 1.25s to 1s
- Grasping Hands T3 cooldown increased from -10s to -14s
Essence Theft change historyEssence Theft
- Essence Theft now procs from melee hits
- Essence Theft T3 now also increases Max Steal Targets from 3 to 4
Borrowed Decree change history
Borrowed Decree
- 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
Sleep Dagger change historySleep Dagger
- Sleep Dagger T2 now also applies 15 Fixation Stacks
- Sleep Dagger T2 reduced from -18s Cooldown to -17s
Powder Keg change historyMirage
Fire Scarabs change history
Dust Devil change history
Djinn's Mark change historyDjinn's Mark
- Djinn's Mark cooldown reduced from 3s to 2.75
- Djinn's Mark T3 cooldown reduced from -1s Cooldown to -0.75s
Traveler change history
Affliction change historyShiv
Serrated Knives change history
Serrated Knives
- Serrated Knives T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.09 to +0.07
Slice and Dice change historySlice and Dice
- Slice and Dice spirit scaling reduced from 1.44 to 1.2
- Slice and Dice T2 reduced from -6% Spirit Resist to -4%
Bloodletting change historyBloodletting
- Bloodletting cooldown increased from 20s to 25s
- Bloodletting T1 increased from -10s Cooldown to -15s
Bloodletting Damage Cleared
- Bloodletting Damage Cleared reduced from 35% to 30%
Killing Blow Health Threshold
- Killing Blow Health Threshold reduced from 20% to 18%
Killing Blow change historyKilling Blow
- Killing Blow T3 Health Threshold increased from +8% to +10%
Lycan Curse change historyVictor
Shocking Reanimation change history
Shocking Reanimation
- Shocking Reanimation cooldown reduced from 275s to 240s
Splatter change historyYamato
Flying Slash change historyFlying Slash
- Flying Slash range reduced from 28m to 26m
- Flying Slash T3 Charge Delay increased from 3s to 4s
- Flying Slash T3 Ally Targeting now requires alt cast input
