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InventorSupportDisruption

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Balance history

May 2025 to Sep 2026

Buffs82in 21 patches

Nerfs90in 26 patches

Other changes28

Patches featuring changes37of 257 published patches

Changes per month

Peak 70

Select a month to inspect its changes.

0–5 per month

Full recorded history37 patches, 200 changes

90 nerfs82 buffs17 reworks6 changes3 fixes2 new

Most changed abilities

Heavy Barrage16 patches46changes13 buffs, 31 nerfs, 2 other changes
Mini Turret15 patches35changes13 buffs, 16 nerfs, 6 other changes
Medicinal Specter13 patches30changes14 buffs, 12 nerfs, 4 other changes
Spectral Wall10 patches19changes13 buffs, 3 nerfs, 3 other changes

Starting stats

Health: 780
Health Regen: 2/s
Stamina: 2
Sprint Speed: 1.6m/s
Light Melee: 50
Heavy Melee: 116

Changelog

50 nerfs50 buffs14 reworks3 changes3 fixes

Slows cut 20% across the boardSep 16, 2026

Slow reduced from 20% to 16%, T3 slow bonus reduced from 30% to 24%

Movement slow reduced from 30% to 24%
McGinnis: Heavy Barrage T1 enemy dash slow changed from -18% to -16%, part of a global ~10% reduction to ground dash slows.

Powder Keg burns, Rising Ram bulksAug 12, 2026

General

Spirit Resist per boon reduced from +0.625% to +0.35%

Bullet Damage reduced from 6.4 to 6.08, and bullet damage growth per level reduced from 0.18 to 0.171, a 5% reduction to base and growth values

Health increased from 90 + 7.8 per boon to 100 + 9 per boon
No longer have 80% decaying resist for the first 6s
No longer shoot heroes on ziplines

2Medicinal Specter

Changed from "+40% Spirit Resist" to "+1.5s Duration"

No longer increases Duration by +1.5s, and now increases Spirit Resist by +40%

Urn splits off, Unstable Rift landsJul 1, 2026

General

Health per boon reduced from 55 to 52

Cooldown increased from 175s to 200s

Cooldown reduction reduced from -55s to -45s

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

DPS rescaled from 30 to 24, spirit scaling increased from 0.39 to 0.42

Turret Fire Rate reduced from +30% to +25%

Damage per Rocket reduced from 22.5 to 21
Fixed some rare cases where Heavy Barrage would stop working

Heavy Barrage shrinks, Apollo sharpens upMay 31, 2026

Cast range reduced from 50m to 36m

Dash slow reduced from 30% to 18%, regular slow still 30%

Damage Per Rocket reduced from +18 to +15

Soul Urn reworked, Grit joins the shopMay 23, 2026

General

Base Health reduced from 790 to 780
Health per boon reduced from 58 to 55
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

Bullet damage per boon increased from 0.17 to 0.18
Weapon 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 46/55/70/85 to 46/54/62/74/86

2Medicinal Specter

Heal Radius increased from 5.5m to 6m

Fixed Heavy Barrage not triggering Diviner's Kevlar

Boon costs drop, Indomitable arrivesMay 1, 2026

General

Base Health per boon reduced from 65 to 58
Vitality Investment bonus increased from 8/10/13/17/34/39/44/48/52/56% to 9/12/15/20/38/42/46/50/56/62%
Souls required for later boons reduced, the cost curve now steps by 1500 per boon and ends at 40000 instead of 49000

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%

Bounty changed from 80 + 2 per minute to 40 + 4 per minute
Fixed Mini Turrets being locked on objectives when they were invulnerable

2Medicinal Specter

Duration increased from 6s to 6.5s

Holliday's aim fixed, Bullet Dance reworkedApr 11, 2026

General

Bullet Damage growth per boon increased from 0.16 to 0.17

Bullet Damage increased from 6.2 to 6.4

Duration increased from 5.5s to 6s
Segments increased from 7 to 8

Mirage scarabs shrink, Graves ghouls halvedMar 26, 2026

Turret DPS spirit scaling increased from 0.389975 to 0.39

2Medicinal Specter

Duration bonus increased from +1s to +1.5s

Duration increased from 5s to 5.5s

Fire Scarabs rework, item slots rescaledMar 21, 2026

General

Base bullet damage gained per level increased from 0.15 to 0.16
Base health gained per level increased from 60 to 65

Bullet Damage increased from 6 to 6.2

Attack Range increased from 25m to 30m

2Medicinal Specter

Heal Radius increased from 5m to 5.5m

Duration increased from 4.5s to 5s

Cooldown increased from 165s to 175s
Damage Per Rocket spirit scaling reduced from 0.2325 to 0.2

Damage Per Rocket bonus reduced from +22 to +18, and its spirit scaling bonus reduced from 0.2 to 0.16

Heavy Barrage gains a cast delayMar 16, 2026

Cast delay increased from 0 to 0.2s

Every hero bulks up, Wraith reeled inMar 11, 2026

General

Base Health increased from 750 to 790
Base Health gained per level increased from 52 to 60
Bonus Health from Vitality items increased at every cost tier: 75 to 84, 125 to 140, 200 to 224, 275 to 308, 525 to 588, 625 to 700, 750 to 840, 1000 to 1120, 1200 to 1344, 1400 to 1568

Explosion Radius reduced from 5m to 4.5m

Movement slow duration reduced from 1.5s to 1s

Damage per Rocket bonus reduced from 25 to 22, and its spirit scaling reduced from 0.25 to 0.2

Card Trick deals suits, Telekinesis slamsMar 7, 2026

General

Stamina speed bucket changed from 3 to 2, ground dash duration reduced from 0.7s to 0.68s and air dash duration reduced from 0.49s to 0.47s

Bullet damage reduced from 6.72 to 6, and bullet damage growth per boon reduced from 0.198 to 0.15
Bullet damage increased from 6.0+0.15/boon to 6.2+0.16/boon

Lifetime increased from 24s to 35s
Base health reduced from 150 to 90 and health growth reduced from 13 to 7.8
Initial fading resist start value increased from 60% to 80%
Now have 35% Melee Resist
Tracking speed increased from 144 to 430 and projectile speed increased from 21655 to 60000
On the minimap now flash and turn red when they are attacking
Attack range increased from 25m to 30m

Changed from 25% Movement Slow for 1.3s to +10 Turret DPS and +10m Attack Range

Changed from +10m Attack Range and +10% Turret Fire Rate to +2 Charges

Changed from +38 Turret DPS and +14s Turret Lifetime to +30% Turret Fire Rate and +12s Turret Lifetime

2Medicinal Specter

Cooldown increased from 48s to 50s
Duration no longer scales with Spirit Power
Heal radius no longer scales with Spirit Power
Health regen now scales with Spirit Power (+0.3)
No longer provides +15% Stamina Recovery
Radius increased from 5m to 5.5m

Changed from +30% Fire Rate to +40% Spirit Resist

Cooldown reduction increased from -17s to -20s
Now also increases Stamina Recovery by +100%

Max Health regen reduced from 2.5% to 2%
Now also increases Heal Radius by 3m
Now also increases duration by 1s

Now applies its slow to enemies it passes through while being summoned, and wall segments can be destroyed with melee attacks
Minimum range reduced from 6m to 5m
That is mid-cast now fires when you are interrupted instead of continuing to expand outward
Duration increased from 4.5s to 5s

No longer drains 1 stamina
Damage amp increased from 15% to 20%

Now also increases wall duration by +2s

Changed from 0.75s Stun on impact to deploying 2 Mini Turrets near the wall for 8s and +30% Slow

Duration reduced from 13s to 8s
Minimum range reduced from 9m to 8.5m
Radius reduced from 5m to 4.5m
Cooldown increased from 165s to 175s
Spirit scaling reduced from 0.23 to 0.2

Movement slow reduced from 40% to 30%
Dash slow increased from 20% to 30%, tooltip now states that it also reduces dash distance
Slow duration reduced from 2s to 1.5s
Slow duration reduced from 1.5s to 1s

Cooldown reduction increased from -45s to -55s
Now also increases duration by 6s

Damage per rocket increased from +21 to +25
Damage spirit scaling increased from 0.2 to 0.25
Now also increases explosion radius by 2m
Spirit scaling reduced from +0.25 to +0.2
Damage reduced from +25 to +22
Spirit scaling reduced from 0.2 to 0.16
DPS reduced from 22 to 18

McGinnis turrets lose Boon healthFeb 20, 2026

Turrets no longer gain 10 HP per Boon

Mina and Venator join beginner picksFeb 11, 2026

General

Is no longer marked as recommended for new players.

Fire rate nerfed game wide, Bebop reworkedJan 31, 2026

2Medicinal Specter

Fire Rate bonus on healed units reduced from 35% to 30%

Old Gods, New Blood landsJan 23, 2026

Melee no longer applies the 35% melee damage increase modifier.

Sticky Bomb stacks start halvingDec 31, 2025

2Medicinal Specter

Duration Spirit scaling reduced from 0.1116 to 0.05
Heal Radius Spirit scaling reduced from 0.0465 to 0.03

Max Health Regen per second reduced from 3% to 2.5%

Movement slow increased from 30% to 40%
New Enemy Dash Slow Percent property added (base 0), and the T1 upgrade now grants -20% Enemy Dash Slow Percent.

Damage per Rocket Spirit scaling increased from 0.093 to 0.2

Sticky Bomb leans on SpiritDec 30, 2025

General

Stamina Regen Per Second increased from 0.22 to 0.222222

InventorSupportDisruption

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2

3

Balance history

May 2025 to Sep 2026

Buffs82in 21 patches

Nerfs90in 26 patches

Other changes28

Patches featuring changes37of 257 published patches

Changes per month

Peak 70

Select a month to inspect its changes.

0–5 per month

Full recorded history37 patches, 200 changes

90 nerfs82 buffs17 reworks6 changes3 fixes2 new

Most changed abilities

Heavy Barrage16 patches46changes13 buffs, 31 nerfs, 2 other changes
Mini Turret15 patches35changes13 buffs, 16 nerfs, 6 other changes
Medicinal Specter13 patches30changes14 buffs, 12 nerfs, 4 other changes
Spectral Wall10 patches19changes13 buffs, 3 nerfs, 3 other changes

Starting stats

Health: 780
Health Regen: 2/s
Stamina: 2
Sprint Speed: 1.6m/s
Light Melee: 50
Heavy Melee: 116

Changelog

50 nerfs50 buffs14 reworks3 changes3 fixes

Slows cut 20% across the boardSep 16, 2026

Slow reduced from 20% to 16%, T3 slow bonus reduced from 30% to 24%

Movement slow reduced from 30% to 24%
McGinnis: Heavy Barrage T1 enemy dash slow changed from -18% to -16%, part of a global ~10% reduction to ground dash slows.

Powder Keg burns, Rising Ram bulksAug 12, 2026

General

Spirit Resist per boon reduced from +0.625% to +0.35%

Bullet Damage reduced from 6.4 to 6.08, and bullet damage growth per level reduced from 0.18 to 0.171, a 5% reduction to base and growth values

Health increased from 90 + 7.8 per boon to 100 + 9 per boon
No longer have 80% decaying resist for the first 6s
No longer shoot heroes on ziplines

2Medicinal Specter

Changed from "+40% Spirit Resist" to "+1.5s Duration"

No longer increases Duration by +1.5s, and now increases Spirit Resist by +40%

Urn splits off, Unstable Rift landsJul 1, 2026

General

Health per boon reduced from 55 to 52

Cooldown increased from 175s to 200s

Cooldown reduction reduced from -55s to -45s

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

DPS rescaled from 30 to 24, spirit scaling increased from 0.39 to 0.42

Turret Fire Rate reduced from +30% to +25%

Damage per Rocket reduced from 22.5 to 21
Fixed some rare cases where Heavy Barrage would stop working

Heavy Barrage shrinks, Apollo sharpens upMay 31, 2026

Cast range reduced from 50m to 36m

Dash slow reduced from 30% to 18%, regular slow still 30%

Damage Per Rocket reduced from +18 to +15

Soul Urn reworked, Grit joins the shopMay 23, 2026

General

Base Health reduced from 790 to 780
Health per boon reduced from 58 to 55
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

Bullet damage per boon increased from 0.17 to 0.18
Weapon 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 46/55/70/85 to 46/54/62/74/86

2Medicinal Specter

Heal Radius increased from 5.5m to 6m

Fixed Heavy Barrage not triggering Diviner's Kevlar

Boon costs drop, Indomitable arrivesMay 1, 2026

General

Base Health per boon reduced from 65 to 58
Vitality Investment bonus increased from 8/10/13/17/34/39/44/48/52/56% to 9/12/15/20/38/42/46/50/56/62%
Souls required for later boons reduced, the cost curve now steps by 1500 per boon and ends at 40000 instead of 49000

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%

Bounty changed from 80 + 2 per minute to 40 + 4 per minute
Fixed Mini Turrets being locked on objectives when they were invulnerable

2Medicinal Specter

Duration increased from 6s to 6.5s

Holliday's aim fixed, Bullet Dance reworkedApr 11, 2026

General

Bullet Damage growth per boon increased from 0.16 to 0.17

Bullet Damage increased from 6.2 to 6.4

Duration increased from 5.5s to 6s
Segments increased from 7 to 8

Mirage scarabs shrink, Graves ghouls halvedMar 26, 2026

Turret DPS spirit scaling increased from 0.389975 to 0.39

2Medicinal Specter

Duration bonus increased from +1s to +1.5s

Duration increased from 5s to 5.5s

Fire Scarabs rework, item slots rescaledMar 21, 2026

General

Base bullet damage gained per level increased from 0.15 to 0.16
Base health gained per level increased from 60 to 65

Bullet Damage increased from 6 to 6.2

Attack Range increased from 25m to 30m

2Medicinal Specter

Heal Radius increased from 5m to 5.5m

Duration increased from 4.5s to 5s

Cooldown increased from 165s to 175s
Damage Per Rocket spirit scaling reduced from 0.2325 to 0.2

Damage Per Rocket bonus reduced from +22 to +18, and its spirit scaling bonus reduced from 0.2 to 0.16

Heavy Barrage gains a cast delayMar 16, 2026

Cast delay increased from 0 to 0.2s

Every hero bulks up, Wraith reeled inMar 11, 2026

General

Base Health increased from 750 to 790
Base Health gained per level increased from 52 to 60
Bonus Health from Vitality items increased at every cost tier: 75 to 84, 125 to 140, 200 to 224, 275 to 308, 525 to 588, 625 to 700, 750 to 840, 1000 to 1120, 1200 to 1344, 1400 to 1568

Explosion Radius reduced from 5m to 4.5m

Movement slow duration reduced from 1.5s to 1s

Damage per Rocket bonus reduced from 25 to 22, and its spirit scaling reduced from 0.25 to 0.2

Card Trick deals suits, Telekinesis slamsMar 7, 2026

General

Stamina speed bucket changed from 3 to 2, ground dash duration reduced from 0.7s to 0.68s and air dash duration reduced from 0.49s to 0.47s

Bullet damage reduced from 6.72 to 6, and bullet damage growth per boon reduced from 0.198 to 0.15
Bullet damage increased from 6.0+0.15/boon to 6.2+0.16/boon

Lifetime increased from 24s to 35s
Base health reduced from 150 to 90 and health growth reduced from 13 to 7.8
Initial fading resist start value increased from 60% to 80%
Now have 35% Melee Resist
Tracking speed increased from 144 to 430 and projectile speed increased from 21655 to 60000
On the minimap now flash and turn red when they are attacking
Attack range increased from 25m to 30m

Changed from 25% Movement Slow for 1.3s to +10 Turret DPS and +10m Attack Range

Changed from +10m Attack Range and +10% Turret Fire Rate to +2 Charges

Changed from +38 Turret DPS and +14s Turret Lifetime to +30% Turret Fire Rate and +12s Turret Lifetime

2Medicinal Specter

Cooldown increased from 48s to 50s
Duration no longer scales with Spirit Power
Heal radius no longer scales with Spirit Power
Health regen now scales with Spirit Power (+0.3)
No longer provides +15% Stamina Recovery
Radius increased from 5m to 5.5m

Changed from +30% Fire Rate to +40% Spirit Resist

Cooldown reduction increased from -17s to -20s
Now also increases Stamina Recovery by +100%

Max Health regen reduced from 2.5% to 2%
Now also increases Heal Radius by 3m
Now also increases duration by 1s

Now applies its slow to enemies it passes through while being summoned, and wall segments can be destroyed with melee attacks
Minimum range reduced from 6m to 5m
That is mid-cast now fires when you are interrupted instead of continuing to expand outward
Duration increased from 4.5s to 5s

No longer drains 1 stamina
Damage amp increased from 15% to 20%

Now also increases wall duration by +2s

Changed from 0.75s Stun on impact to deploying 2 Mini Turrets near the wall for 8s and +30% Slow

Duration reduced from 13s to 8s
Minimum range reduced from 9m to 8.5m
Radius reduced from 5m to 4.5m
Cooldown increased from 165s to 175s
Spirit scaling reduced from 0.23 to 0.2

Movement slow reduced from 40% to 30%
Dash slow increased from 20% to 30%, tooltip now states that it also reduces dash distance
Slow duration reduced from 2s to 1.5s
Slow duration reduced from 1.5s to 1s

Cooldown reduction increased from -45s to -55s
Now also increases duration by 6s

Damage per rocket increased from +21 to +25
Damage spirit scaling increased from 0.2 to 0.25
Now also increases explosion radius by 2m
Spirit scaling reduced from +0.25 to +0.2
Damage reduced from +25 to +22
Spirit scaling reduced from 0.2 to 0.16
DPS reduced from 22 to 18

McGinnis turrets lose Boon healthFeb 20, 2026

Turrets no longer gain 10 HP per Boon

Mina and Venator join beginner picksFeb 11, 2026

General

Is no longer marked as recommended for new players.

Fire rate nerfed game wide, Bebop reworkedJan 31, 2026

2Medicinal Specter

Fire Rate bonus on healed units reduced from 35% to 30%

Old Gods, New Blood landsJan 23, 2026

Melee no longer applies the 35% melee damage increase modifier.

Sticky Bomb stacks start halvingDec 31, 2025

2Medicinal Specter

Duration Spirit scaling reduced from 0.1116 to 0.05
Heal Radius Spirit scaling reduced from 0.0465 to 0.03

Max Health Regen per second reduced from 3% to 2.5%

Movement slow increased from 30% to 40%
New Enemy Dash Slow Percent property added (base 0), and the T1 upgrade now grants -20% Enemy Dash Slow Percent.

Damage per Rocket Spirit scaling increased from 0.093 to 0.2

Sticky Bomb leans on SpiritDec 30, 2025

General

Stamina Regen Per Second increased from 0.22 to 0.222222