Graves: abilities, stats and patch history

MorbidArea DenialNecromancer

Balance history

May 2025 to Sep 2026

Buffs36in 12 patches

Nerfs43in 16 patches

Other changes61

Patches featuring changes23of 257 published patches

Changes per month

Peak 38

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0–5 per month

Full recorded history23 patches, 140 changes

43 nerfs36 buffs15 reworks13 changes8 fixes25 new

Most changed abilities

Changelog

42 nerfs36 buffs15 reworks13 changes8 fixes6 new

Slows cut 20% across the boardSep 16, 2026

General

Health per boon increased from 33 to 35

1Jar of Dead

Move Speed Slow reduced from 30% to 24%

4Borrowed Decree

Move Speed Slow reduced from 80% to 64%

Urn Runner sprint bonus dropsJul 10, 2026

1Jar of Dead

Now build up faster from neutral creeps

Heal spirit scaling increased from 0.1 to 0.16

2Grasping Hands

Immobilize duration reduced from 1.25s to 1s

Cooldown increased from -10s to -14s

3Essence Theft

Now procs from melee hits

Now also increases Max Steal Targets from 3 to 4

4Borrowed Decree

Changed from "-15s Cooldown" to "-15s Cooldown and +25% Ghoul Speed"

Changed from "+25% Ghoul Speed and +10s Duration" to "-0.3s Time to Spawn and +10s Duration"

Shiv bleeds out, Golden Idol slowsJul 9, 2026

1Jar of Dead

Death pickups gained per neutral trooper death increased from 2 to 3

Heal On Pickup spirit scaling increased from 0.1 to 0.16

2Grasping Hands

Immobilize Duration reduced from 1.25s to 1s

3Essence Theft

Now also grants +1 Max Steal Targets

4Borrowed Decree

+25% Ghoul Speed moved from T2 to T1

Urn splits off, Unstable Rift landsJul 1, 2026

General

Health per boon reduced from 35 to 33.

4Borrowed Decree

Cooldown increased from 120s to 140s.

Cooldown reduction reduced from -20s to -15s.

Holliday alt-casts, Apollo's Sigil reworkedJun 12, 2026

1Jar of Dead

2Grasping Hands

Immobilize Duration bonus reduced from +1s to +0.75s

Six items vanish, Graves loses resistsJun 3, 2026

2Grasping Hands

No longer provides 40% Spirit Resist

4Borrowed Decree

No longer provides 20% Spirit Resist

Heavy Barrage shrinks, Apollo sharpens upMay 31, 2026

1Jar of Dead

Damage reduced from 20 + 0.31 spirit scaling to 17 + 0.27

4Borrowed Decree

Current Health as Damage reduced from +6% to +5%

Soul Urn reworked, Grit joins the shopMay 23, 2026

General

Weapon

Melee

Melee now also sets the dash target for Deadheads

1Jar of Dead

Spirit scaling reduced from 0.35 to 0.31

2Grasping Hands

Now summons a Ghoul in the base ability, T3 still raises 1 additional Ghoul

Boon costs drop, Indomitable arrivesMay 1, 2026

General

Weapon

Weapon Investment bonus rescaled from 7/9/13/20/49/60/80/95/115/135% to 9/12/15/18/46/55/70/85/100/115%

Graves loses Spirit Power scaling twiceApr 1, 2026

1Jar of Dead

Heal per pickup no longer scales with Spirit Power

4Borrowed Decree

Bonus Health Regen no longer scales with Spirit Power

Crackshot stacks up, Graves swaps upgradesMar 31, 2026

1Jar of Dead

Heal On Pickup no longer scales with Healing Output

No longer grants +4s Deadhead Lifetime, T3 now grants +4s Deadhead Lifetime instead

No longer makes Deadheads trigger Essence Theft, this effect moved to Essence Theft T3

3Essence Theft

Mirage scarabs shrink, Graves ghouls halvedMar 26, 2026

2Grasping Hands

Damage Spirit scaling reduced from 1.9 to 1.6

4Borrowed Decree

Fire Scarabs rework, item slots rescaledMar 21, 2026

General

Base Health per level increased from 40 to 45

1Jar of Dead

Now also grants +4s Deadhead Lifetime

2Grasping Hands

Deploy Time reduced from 0.7 to 0.6

No longer grants -12s Cooldown, it now summons 2 Ghouls

3Essence Theft

Reworked: instead of letting the weapon attach to an additional target, it now grants +1 Weapon Tethers and +35 Weapon Angle for improved tether targeting

4Borrowed Decree

Every hero bulks up, Wraith reeled inMar 11, 2026

General

Card Trick deals suits, Telekinesis slamsMar 7, 2026

1Jar of Dead

Now increases duration by +4s

2Grasping Hands

Changed from "+0.75s Immobilize Duration" to "+90 Damage and +10m Wall Length"

3Essence Theft

Fixed to latch onto targets nearby more readily

4Borrowed Decree

Now summons 2 Ghouls on cast

Apollo's Riposte swaps to Melee ResistFeb 18, 2026

General

Is now flagged as recommended for new players.

Apollo goes live, Celeste dulledFeb 13, 2026

Silver's Slam Fire tiers swapFeb 5, 2026

General

Max Move Speed increased from 6.6 to 7

Weapon

Weapon damage falloff end range reduced from 700 to 629

4Borrowed Decree

Silver unleashed, Shiv's knives dulledFeb 3, 2026

1Jar of Dead

4Borrowed Decree

Explosions now deal +5% Current Health damage instead of +5% Max Health damageNot in Valve's notes

Fire rate nerfed game wide, Bebop reworkedJan 31, 2026

1Jar of Dead

Heal On Pickup now scales with Healing Output

Graves digs in with Jar of DeadJan 30, 2026

General

Added to the game and is now playable.

Weapon

Weapon added.

Melee

Melee added.

1Jar of Dead

New ability Jar of Dead: passively collect death when anything dies nearby and store it in your Jar of Dead. Active: throw a jar to summon Deadheads that repeatedly deal Spirit Damage to enemies. Deadheads follow you if there are no nearby enemies, and prioritize the target of your weapon.

2Grasping Hands

New ability Grasping Hands: unearth a line of grasping hands, dealing Spirit Damage and immobilizing enemies when they pass through. Alt-Cast rotates the orientation of the wall.

Increases Wall Length and reduces Cooldown.