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Calico

assassin hero

Last changed

18 patches· 118 changes Archive details

First recorded: .

Ability descriptions

Gloom Bombs
Throw a cluster of bombs that detonate after a delay, dealing spirit damage. Enemies hit by multiple bombs take 65% damage.
Leaping Slash
Dash forward before slashing all enemies in a circle, dealing melee damage. If the ability hits at least one hero, heal a small amount of health.
Ava
Turn to shadows and possess Ava. You gain bonus move speed that increases over time, and become hidden on the minimap. Taking damage from an enemy hero resets your bonus move speed and puts Ava on a brief cooldown.
Return to Shadows
Instantly turn to shadows, becoming untargetable, gaining bonus move speed, and dealing spirit damage. After a delay, return from the shadows, dealing spirit damage again.

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Change History

18 patches

2026 7 patches

  1. 2 changes
    Ava
    • Ava T2 reduced from +45% Move Speed to +40%
    • Ava T3 reduced from +20% damage amp to +18%
    Full patch

  2. 6 changes
    Gloom Bombs
    • Gloom Bombs melee resist debuff now stacks additively
    • Gloom Bombs T2 increased from -5% Melee Resist for 5s to -6% for 6s
    • Gloom Bombs melee resist now applies on impact rather than explosion
    Return to Shadows
    • Return to Shadows damage increased from 140 to 150
    • Return to Shadows T2 damage increased from +65 to +75
    • Return to Shadows T3 heal increased from 350 to 450
    Full patch

  3. 1 change
    Gloom Bomb
    • Gloom Bomb T2 changed from "+75 Damage to Barriers" to "-5% Melee Resist for 5s Per Bomb" (stacks)
    Full patch

  4. 1 change
    Leaping Slash
    • Leaping Slash base damage increased from 50 to 60
    Full patch

  5. 6 changes
    Leaping Slash
    • Leaping Slash scaling reduced from 1.2 to 0.8
    • Leaping Slash cooldown increased from 11s to 13s
    • Leaping Slash T2 reduced from "+225s within 4s" to "+200 within 3s"
    Ava
    • Ava is no longer disabled by damage over time abilities (same as zipline rules)
    Return to Shadows
    • Return to Shadows move speed reduced from 30% to 20%
    • Return to Shadows cooldown increased from 90s to 100s
    Full patch

  6. 38 changes
    Bullets
    • Bullets no longer have gravity
    • Now fires an additional pellet right down the center (DPS is the same). The center pellet is now considered the primary pellet for headshots.
    Gloom Bombs
    • Gloom Bombs changed so the first grenade always lands in the middle
    • Gloom Bombs projectile sticky radius increased from 10 to 15
    • Gloom Bombs cast delay reduced from 0.15s to 0.1s
    • Gloom Bombs T2 changed from +16.2 damage to +75 bonus damage vs barriers
    Leaping Slash
    • Leaping Slash improved targeting of dash to end early if near enemy heroes
    • Leaping Slash can now dash vertically, even while on the ground
    • Leaping Slash T2 changed from +40 damage to +300 souls on hero kill
    • Leaping Slash T3 changed from -50% CDR on hit to -50% CDR and +60 damage
    • Leaping Slash radius reduced from 4.5m to 4m
    Ava
    • Ava can no longer manipulate movement if meleeing while midair
    • Ava now uses healthbar modifier style for duration
    • Ava fixed camera not being centered around Ava
    • Ava melee attack delay reduced from 0.4s to 0.0s
    • Ava melee attack cooldown increased from 0.75 to 0.85
    • Ava melee attack now goes the way you are looking
    • Ava now starts at a minimum speed, and increases to maximum speed over time, resetting on taking damage
    • Ava now gradually recovers speed over time after taking damage, rather than being slowed for the entire duration
    • Ava cooldown reduced from 45s to 30s
    • Ava duration reduced from 16s to 15s
    • Ava T1 duration increased from +14s to 15s
    • Ava T2 changed from +45% Speed to +45% Speed and +15 Health Regen
    • Ava T3 changed from -20s Cooldown and +35 Health Regen to a growing damage amp the longer you are transformed, up to 20% for 6s
    Return To Shadows
    • Return To Shadows now allows for some vertical flight movement during channel
    • Return To Shadows now has new channel bar
    Return to Shadows
    • Return to Shadows T2 reduced from 67.5 Damage to 65
    • Return to Shadows T3 no longer grants +18% Damage Amp for 6s, but grants 350 healing instead
    • Move speed reduced from 7.2 to 6.8
    Gloom Bombs
    • Fixed Gloom Bombs T2 giving an extra +15 flat bonus (released a couple days ago)
    Leaping Slash
    • Leaping Slash scaling reduced from 1.5 to 1.2
    • Leaping Slash T2 reduced from 300 Souls to 225
    • Leaping Slash scaling reduced from 1.2 to 0.8
    • Leaping Slash cooldown increased from 11s to 13s
    • Leaping Slash T2 reduced from "+225s within 4s" to "+200 within 3s"
    Ava
    • Ava is no longer disabled by damage over time abilities (same as zipline rules)
    Return to Shadows
    • Return to Shadows move speed reduced from 30% to 20%
    • Return to Shadows cooldown increased from 90s to 100s
    Full patch

  7. 1 change
    Return to Shadows
    • Return to Shadows cooldown reduced from 90s to 60s
    Full patch

2025 11 patches

  1. 5 changes
    • Clip size increased from 10 to 12
    • Reload time increased from 2.5s to 2.6s
    Gloom Bombs
    • Gloom Bombs cooldown increased from 12s to 14s
    Return To Shadows
    • Return To Shadows T3 Damage Amp reduced from +24% to +18%
    • Return To Shadows T3 duration increased from 5s to 6s
    Full patch

  2. 5 changes
    Gloom Bombs
    • Gloom Bombs cooldown increased from 10s to 12s
    • Gloom Bombs base damage from 55 to 45
    • Gloom Bombs spirit scaling reduced from 0.74 to 0.64
    • Gloom Bombs multi bomb damage ratio increased from 50% to 65%
    Ava
    • Ava no longer replenishes stamina on usage
    Full patch

  3. 6 changes
    • Base bullet damage increased from 1.9 to 2.0
    Gloom Bombs
    • Gloom Bombs radius increased from 2.5m to 3m
    Ava
    • Ava duration increased from 14s to 16s
    Leaping Slash
    • Leaping Slash height increased from 1.5m to 2.5m
    Return to Shadows
    • Return to Shadows cooldown reduced from 100s to 90s
    • Return to Shadows radius increased from 7m to 7.5m
    Full patch

  4. 6 changes
    Gloom Bombs
    • Gloom Bombs T3 increased from +2 Bombs to +3
    Leaping Slash
    • Leaping Slash melee damage scaling increased from 1.3 to 1.5
    • Leaping Slash heal spirit scaling increased from 1.2 to 1.4
    Ava
    • Ava T3 increased from -15s Cooldown to -20s
    • Ava T3 increased from +25 Health Regen to +35
    Return to Shadows
    • Return to Shadows cooldown reduced from 110s to 100s
    Full patch

  5. 5 changes
    Ava
    • Ava no longer automatically breaks boxes, instead you can use the melee hotkey to do a pounce attack to break them
    • Base Health reduced from 700 to 650
    • Base Health Growth reduced by 13%
    Leaping Slash
    • Leaping Slash melee multiplier has been reduced from 1.6 to 1.3
    Return to Shadows
    • Return to Shadows T3 reduced from +30% Amp to +24%
    Full patch

  6. 7 changes
    • Ammo increased from 9 to 10
    Ava
    • Ava self slow on damage duration increased from 1.5s to 2s
    • Ava self slow on damage increased from -50% to -65%
    • Ava duration reduced from 15s to 14s
    • Ava T1 duration reduced from +20s to +14s
    • Ava recent damage window increased from 5s to 6s
    • Fixed Curse and stuns not interrupting Ava (similar to Ice Path and Flame Dash)
    Full patch

  7. 3 changes
    • Base ammo reduced from 12 to 9
    • Gun damage growth reduced by 25%
    Gloom Bombs
    • Gloom Bombs T1 and T2 swapped
    Full patch

  8. 3 changes
    • Health growth per boon reduced from 41 to 34
    Leaping Slash Heal
    • Leaping Slash Heal reduced from 50 to 40
    Leaping Slash Heal Spirit Scaling
    • Leaping Slash Heal Spirit Scaling reduced from 1.6 to 1.1
    Full patch

  9. 4 changes
    Leaping Slash
    • Leaping Slash T2 damage decreased from +75 to +60
    Return to Shadows
    • Return to Shadows cooldown increased from 90s to 100s
    • Return to Shadows speed reduced from +50% to +30%
    • Return to Shadows T2 now also grants +20% speed
    Full patch

  10. 14 changes
    Gloom Bombs
    • Gloom Bombs now has updated impact SFX
    • Gloom Bombs now has an arming effect for when they are about to detonate
    Leaping Slash
    • Leaping Slash only heals when hitting heroes
    • Leaping Slash fixed VFX to match the damage area more accurately
    • Leaping Slash updated to break breakables in the area
    • Leaping Slash fixed a bug where calico's slash would deal no damage near walls
    Ava
    • Ava duration reduced from 20s to 15s
    • Ava cooldown reduced from 50s to 45s
    • Ava now gets slowed by 30% for 1s anytime she takes damage
    • Ava speed reduced from 75% to 65%
    • Ava T2 speed increased from +35% to +45%
    • Ava now can now meow with m1
    Return to Shadows
    • Return to Shadows cooldown increased from 80s to 90s
    Leaping Slash
    • Fixed Leaping Slash doing bonus damage from Melee Charge
    Full patch

  11. 5 changes
    • Bullet Damage increased from 2 to 2.2
    Leaping Slash Radius
    • Leaping Slash Radius increased from 4m to 4.5m
    Leaping Slash
    • Leaping Slash T2 damage increased from +50 to +75
    Ava
    • Ava now destroys breakables it runs through
    • Ava T2 increased from 25% movespeed to 35%
    Full patch