Balance history
May 2025 to Sep 2026
Buffs64in 20 patches
Nerfs86in 18 patches
Other changes41
Patches featuring changes32of 257 published patches
Changes per month
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Full recorded history32 patches, 191 changes
86 nerfs64 buffs21 reworks14 changes2 fixes1 new3 removed
Changelog
50 nerfs39 buffs19 reworks8 changes2 fixes2 removed
Soul Urn reworked, Grit joins the shopMay 23, 2026
Weapon
1Gloom Bombs
General
- Base Health reduced from 740 to 730
- Health per boon reduced from 42 to 39
- Vitality Investment Bonus now has a 6.4k line, changed from 4.8k/7.2k/9.6k/16k to 4.8k/6.4k/8k/11.2k/16k with bonuses from 38/42/46/50 to 38/42/46/50 (final two tiers shifted up by +4)
- Spirit Investment Bonus now has a 6.4k line, changed from 4.8k/7.2k/9.6k/16k to 4.8k/6.4k/8k/11.2k/16k with bonuses from 38/48/57/66 to 38/45/52/59/66
Weapon1Gloom BombsCard Trick deals suits, Telekinesis slamsMar 7, 2026Weapon 1Gloom Bombs 
2Leaping Slash
3Ava
4Return to Shadows
General
Weapon- Now fires an additional pellet right down the center, pellets per shot increased from 8 to 9, and the pellet spread pattern has been rearranged. The center pellet is now the primary pellet for headshots.
- Damage per pellet reduced from 2.09 to 1.84, total DPS is unchanged with the extra pellet.
- Bullets no longer have gravity.
- Spread penalty per shot increased from 0.5 to 1.Not in Valve's notes
- Aiming spread penalty reduced from 0.5 to 0.4.Not in Valve's notes
- Bullet damage gained per level reduced from 0.0484 to 0.043.Not in Valve's notes
1Gloom Bombs2Leaping Slash- Radius reduced from 4.5m to 4m.
- 9m dash range is now tracked as the ability's cast range.
- Improved targeting of the dash to end early if near enemy heroes
- Can now dash vertically, even while on the ground
- Spirit scaling reduced from 1.5 to 1.2
- Spirit scaling reduced from 1.2 to 0.8
- Cooldown increased from 11s to 13s
3Ava- Cooldown reduced from 45s to 30s.
- Duration reduced from 16s to 15s.
- No longer grants a flat 65% bonus move speed. It now starts at 30% and builds up to 65% over 4s, and taking damage from an enemy hero resets the bonus instead of reducing it for a fixed 2s.
- Can no longer manipulate movement if meleeing while midair
- Now uses the healthbar modifier style for its duration display
- Fixed Ava camera not being centered around Ava
- Melee attack delay reduced from 0.4s to 0.0s
- Melee attack now goes the way you are looking
- Is no longer disabled by damage over time abilities (same as zipline rules)
- Melee attack cooldown increased from 0.75 to 0.85
- Now starts at a minimum speed and builds up to a maximum speed over time, resetting on taking damage
4Return to Shadows
Headshots nerfed, souls hit the groundNov 22, 2025Weapon 1Gloom Bombs 2Leaping Slash 4Return to Shadows
General
- Bullet damage gained per level increased from 0.044 to 0.0484
- Stamina regen per second reduced from 0.2 to 0.19
- Added two levels at 47000 and 49000 souls
- Vitality Investment Bonuses now grant an additional +12% Bonus Health at 4800 souls spent
- Spirit Investment Bonuses now grant an additional +20 Spirit Power at 4800 souls spent
Weapon1Gloom Bombs2Leaping Slash4Return to Shadows