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Balance history

May 2025 to Sep 2026

Buffs82in 23 patches

Nerfs97in 25 patches

Other changes50

Patches featuring changes36of 257 published patches

Changes per month

Peak 50

Select a month to inspect its changes.

0–5 per month

Full recorded history36 patches, 229 changes

97 nerfs82 buffs29 reworks16 changes2 fixes1 new2 removed

Most changed abilities

Killing Blow17 patches56changes22 buffs, 24 nerfs, 10 other changes
Serrated Knives14 patches31changes8 buffs, 18 nerfs, 5 other changes
Bloodletting10 patches29changes14 buffs, 6 nerfs, 9 other changes
Slice and Dice10 patches26changes6 buffs, 9 nerfs, 11 other changes

Starting stats

Health: 830
Health Regen: 2/s
Stamina: 3
Sprint Speed: 1.6m/s
Light Melee: 50
Heavy Melee: 116

Changelog

42 nerfs43 buffs23 reworks12 changes

Slows cut 20% across the boardSep 16, 2026

Alt fire damage per boon increased from +0.2 to +0.24

1Serrated Knives

Movement Slow reduced from 35% to 28%
While rage is full now deals 3.5% current HP damage on impact (0.01 spirit scaling) instead of ricocheting. Ricochet Count and the 10m radius removed

Spirit Burn gutted, Echo Shard slowedJul 28, 2026

General

Stamina regen time increased from 5.5s to 6s
Ground dash time increased from 0.7s to 0.72s and air dash time increased from 0.49s to 0.51s

Recast window reduced from 20s to 16s

Urn Runner sprint bonus dropsJul 10, 2026

1Serrated Knives

Spirit scaling reduced from +0.09 to +0.07

2Slice and Dice

Spirit scaling reduced from 1.44 to 1.2

Reduced from -6% Spirit Resist to -4%

Cooldown increased from 20s to 25s
Damage Cleared reduced from 35% to 30%

Increased from -10s Cooldown to -15s

Damage Cleared increased from 35% to 40%

Health Threshold reduced from 20% to 18%

Health Threshold increased from +8% to +10%

Shiv bleeds out, Golden Idol slowsJul 9, 2026

1Serrated Knives

Bleed DPS Per Knife Spirit scaling reduced from 0.09 to 0.07

2Slice and Dice

Impact Damage Spirit scaling reduced from 1.4415 to 1.2

Spirit Resist reduction reduced from -6 to -4

Cooldown increased from 20s to 25s
Deferred Damage Cleared reduced from 35% to 30%

Cooldown reduction increased from -10 to -15

Deferred Damage Cleared increased from 35% to 40%

Enemy Health Threshold reduced from 20% to 18%

Enemy Health Threshold bonus increased from 8% to 10%

Shiv's Slice and Dice shreds Spirit ResistJul 1, 2026

Weapon now has fixed pellet spread, spread reduced from 1.5 to 0
Alt Fire ammo cost reduced from 5 to 4

2Slice and Dice

Impact Damage increased from 25 to 75
Impact Damage now scales with Spirit instead of Light Melee Damage, scale factor changed from 1 to 1.4415
No longer increases the damage hit enemies take from you by 4%, it now reduces their Spirit Resist instead, and the debuff still stacks

Now grants -6% Spirit Resist instead of +4% Damage Amp, Dash Range bonus unchanged

Enemy Health Threshold reduced from +10% to +8%

Urn splits off, Unstable Rift landsJul 1, 2026

General

Health per boon reduced from 48 to 46

Alt Fire damage now has its own value per boon of +0.2
Alt Fire knockback movement is now disabled by slowing hex state
Alt Fire ammo consumed per shot increased from 3 to 5
Alt Fire damage now uses a custom value per boon (+0.2)

1Serrated Knives

Cooldown reduced from 18s to 16s

2Slice and Dice

Now deals +25 light melee damage instead of 60 spirit damage
Now increases the damage hit enemies take from you by 4% per stack instead of reducing their Spirit Resist

Changed from -6% Spirit Resist to +4% Damage Amp

Changed from +15% Incoming Damage Deferred to +35% Deferred Damage Cleared

Changed from +50% Deferred Damage Cleared to +15% Incoming Damage Deferred

Cooldown increased from 125s to 145s
Range reduced from 18m to 12m
Full Rage Damage Bonus reduced from +12% to +8%
Executing a hero now instantly fills the rage bar
Now lets you recast it after finishing an enemy as part of the base ability
Cooldown penalty now applies when no hero is impacted, previously when no target was impacted

Now also increases range by +6m

Full Rage Damage Bonus increased from +10% to +16%
Cooldown reduction reduced from -30s to -25s

Now has the 20s recast window on a hero kill as part of the base ability, it is no longer granted by T3
Enemy Health Threshold increased from +5% to +10%

Shiv's Killing Blow reaches furtherJun 13, 2026

Check radius increased from 70 to 130
Slash radius increased from 200 to 240
Description updated, the cooldown penalty is now described as applying if no target is impacted instead of if no target is executed.

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

Now has +30% more cooldown whenever it does not impact a player
Cooldown is increased by 30% if no target is executed

Soul Urn reworked, Grit joins the shopMay 23, 2026

General

Base Health reduced from 840 to 830
Health per boon reduced from 51 to 48
Vitality Investment Bonus now has a 6.4k line, thresholds changed from 4.8k/7.2k/9.6k/16k to 4.8k/6.4k/8k/11.2k/16k
Spirit Investment Bonus now has a 6.4k line, thresholds 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

Weapon Investment Bonus now has a 6.4k line, thresholds 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

2Slice and Dice

Spirit Resist reduction reduced from -8% to -6%

Deferred Damage Cleared reduced from 40% to 35%

Deferred Damage Cleared bonus increased from +45% to +50%

Cooldown increased from 105s to 125s
Full Rage Damage Bonus reduced from 14% to 12%

Full Rage Damage Bonus increased from +8% to +10%
Now also reduces cooldown by -30s

Boon costs drop, Indomitable arrivesMay 1, 2026

General

Base Health per boon reduced from 58 to 51.
Souls required for boons rescaled, the second boon reduced from 15000 to 14500 and each later boon now costs 1500 more, ending at 40000 instead of 49000.
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%.

Weapon Investments bonus rescaled from 7/9/13/20/49/60/80/95/115/135% to 9/12/15/18/46/55/70/85/100/115%.
Alt fire knockback reduced by 10%

1Serrated Knives

Bleed DPS per stack spirit scaling reduced from 0.15 to 0.13.

Bleed DPS per stack spirit scaling bonus reduced from +0.1 to +0.09.

Fire Scarabs rework, item slots rescaledMar 21, 2026

General

Stamina increased from 2 to 3
Stamina regen per second reduced from 0.222222 to 0.18181
Base Health per boon level increased from 53 to 58
Armor item slot bonuses rescaled from 85/140/225/310/590/700/840/1120/1345/1570 to 8/10/13/17/34/39/44/48/52/56
Tech item slot bonuses reduced at the top tiers, from 52/64/76/89/101 to 48/57/66/75/100

1Serrated Knives

Dagger T2 description now lists its bonus Charges

Slash radius increased from 120 to 200

Every hero bulks up, Wraith reeled inMar 11, 2026

General

Base Health increased from 800 to 840
Health gained per level increased from 45 to 53
Bonus Health from Vitality items increased at every 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

1Serrated Knives

Cooldown increased from 16s to 18s

Cast range increased from 13m to 18m

Card Trick deals suits, Telekinesis slamsMar 7, 2026

General

Stamina reduced from 3 to 2
Sprint move speed reduced from 6.7 to 6.5
Stamina increased from 2 to 3
Stamina cooldown increased from 4.5s to 5.5s

Bullet damage growth per level increased from 0.154 to 0.165
Alt fire knockback increased by 10%

1Serrated Knives

No longer deals Impact Damage, was 28 with 0.22 spirit scaling
Bleed DPS per knife increased from 4 to 10
Bleed DPS spirit scaling increased from 0.13 to 0.15
Cooldown increased from 16s to 18s

Changed from +1 Charge to +2s Bleed Duration

Changed from +2s Bleed Duration to +2 Charges

No longer grants +30 Impact Damage
Bleed DPS bonus increased from +5.5 to +12
Now also increases Bleed DPS spirit scaling by +0.1

2Slice and Dice

Cooldown increased from 15s to 16s
Impact Damage reduced from 75 to 60
Now reduces Spirit Resist of hit enemies by 6% for 14s, multiple instances stack
No longer has the Ultimate Unlock echo that retraced the dash path while rage is full

Cooldown reduction increased from -3s to -6s

Changed from +49.5 Impact Damage to -8% Spirit Resist and +2m Dash Range

Now also grants +50 Impact Damage

Is no longer unit targeted, you jump in the direction forward with some small control
Travel speed toward the target increased from 25 to 30
Cast delay increased from 0s to 0.05sNot in Valve's notes
Post-cast duration reduced from 0.25s to 0.15sNot in Valve's notes
Full Rage Bonus Damage reduced from 15% to 14%
Range increased from 13m to 18m

Changed from +5% Enemy Health Threshold and +6% Full Rage Bonus Damage to +8% Full Rage Bonus Damage

No longer resets the cooldown on a finish, finishing an enemy now lets you recast for 20s
Now also increases Enemy Health Threshold by +5%

RageBleedRepeat

1

2

3

Balance history

May 2025 to Sep 2026

Buffs82in 23 patches

Nerfs97in 25 patches

Other changes50

Patches featuring changes36of 257 published patches

Changes per month

Peak 50

Select a month to inspect its changes.

0–5 per month

Full recorded history36 patches, 229 changes

97 nerfs82 buffs29 reworks16 changes2 fixes1 new2 removed

Most changed abilities

Killing Blow17 patches56changes22 buffs, 24 nerfs, 10 other changes
Serrated Knives14 patches31changes8 buffs, 18 nerfs, 5 other changes
Bloodletting10 patches29changes14 buffs, 6 nerfs, 9 other changes
Slice and Dice10 patches26changes6 buffs, 9 nerfs, 11 other changes

Starting stats

Health: 830
Health Regen: 2/s
Stamina: 3
Sprint Speed: 1.6m/s
Light Melee: 50
Heavy Melee: 116

Changelog

42 nerfs43 buffs23 reworks12 changes

Slows cut 20% across the boardSep 16, 2026

Alt fire damage per boon increased from +0.2 to +0.24

1Serrated Knives

Movement Slow reduced from 35% to 28%
While rage is full now deals 3.5% current HP damage on impact (0.01 spirit scaling) instead of ricocheting. Ricochet Count and the 10m radius removed

Spirit Burn gutted, Echo Shard slowedJul 28, 2026

General

Stamina regen time increased from 5.5s to 6s
Ground dash time increased from 0.7s to 0.72s and air dash time increased from 0.49s to 0.51s

Recast window reduced from 20s to 16s

Urn Runner sprint bonus dropsJul 10, 2026

1Serrated Knives

Spirit scaling reduced from +0.09 to +0.07

2Slice and Dice

Spirit scaling reduced from 1.44 to 1.2

Reduced from -6% Spirit Resist to -4%

Cooldown increased from 20s to 25s
Damage Cleared reduced from 35% to 30%

Increased from -10s Cooldown to -15s

Damage Cleared increased from 35% to 40%

Health Threshold reduced from 20% to 18%

Health Threshold increased from +8% to +10%

Shiv bleeds out, Golden Idol slowsJul 9, 2026

1Serrated Knives

Bleed DPS Per Knife Spirit scaling reduced from 0.09 to 0.07

2Slice and Dice

Impact Damage Spirit scaling reduced from 1.4415 to 1.2

Spirit Resist reduction reduced from -6 to -4

Cooldown increased from 20s to 25s
Deferred Damage Cleared reduced from 35% to 30%

Cooldown reduction increased from -10 to -15

Deferred Damage Cleared increased from 35% to 40%

Enemy Health Threshold reduced from 20% to 18%

Enemy Health Threshold bonus increased from 8% to 10%

Shiv's Slice and Dice shreds Spirit ResistJul 1, 2026

Weapon now has fixed pellet spread, spread reduced from 1.5 to 0
Alt Fire ammo cost reduced from 5 to 4

2Slice and Dice

Impact Damage increased from 25 to 75
Impact Damage now scales with Spirit instead of Light Melee Damage, scale factor changed from 1 to 1.4415
No longer increases the damage hit enemies take from you by 4%, it now reduces their Spirit Resist instead, and the debuff still stacks

Now grants -6% Spirit Resist instead of +4% Damage Amp, Dash Range bonus unchanged

Enemy Health Threshold reduced from +10% to +8%

Urn splits off, Unstable Rift landsJul 1, 2026

General

Health per boon reduced from 48 to 46

Alt Fire damage now has its own value per boon of +0.2
Alt Fire knockback movement is now disabled by slowing hex state
Alt Fire ammo consumed per shot increased from 3 to 5
Alt Fire damage now uses a custom value per boon (+0.2)

1Serrated Knives

Cooldown reduced from 18s to 16s

2Slice and Dice

Now deals +25 light melee damage instead of 60 spirit damage
Now increases the damage hit enemies take from you by 4% per stack instead of reducing their Spirit Resist

Changed from -6% Spirit Resist to +4% Damage Amp

Changed from +15% Incoming Damage Deferred to +35% Deferred Damage Cleared

Changed from +50% Deferred Damage Cleared to +15% Incoming Damage Deferred

Cooldown increased from 125s to 145s
Range reduced from 18m to 12m
Full Rage Damage Bonus reduced from +12% to +8%
Executing a hero now instantly fills the rage bar
Now lets you recast it after finishing an enemy as part of the base ability
Cooldown penalty now applies when no hero is impacted, previously when no target was impacted

Now also increases range by +6m

Full Rage Damage Bonus increased from +10% to +16%
Cooldown reduction reduced from -30s to -25s

Now has the 20s recast window on a hero kill as part of the base ability, it is no longer granted by T3
Enemy Health Threshold increased from +5% to +10%

Shiv's Killing Blow reaches furtherJun 13, 2026

Check radius increased from 70 to 130
Slash radius increased from 200 to 240
Description updated, the cooldown penalty is now described as applying if no target is impacted instead of if no target is executed.

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

Now has +30% more cooldown whenever it does not impact a player
Cooldown is increased by 30% if no target is executed

Soul Urn reworked, Grit joins the shopMay 23, 2026

General

Base Health reduced from 840 to 830
Health per boon reduced from 51 to 48
Vitality Investment Bonus now has a 6.4k line, thresholds changed from 4.8k/7.2k/9.6k/16k to 4.8k/6.4k/8k/11.2k/16k
Spirit Investment Bonus now has a 6.4k line, thresholds 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

Weapon Investment Bonus now has a 6.4k line, thresholds 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

2Slice and Dice

Spirit Resist reduction reduced from -8% to -6%

Deferred Damage Cleared reduced from 40% to 35%

Deferred Damage Cleared bonus increased from +45% to +50%

Cooldown increased from 105s to 125s
Full Rage Damage Bonus reduced from 14% to 12%

Full Rage Damage Bonus increased from +8% to +10%
Now also reduces cooldown by -30s

Boon costs drop, Indomitable arrivesMay 1, 2026

General

Base Health per boon reduced from 58 to 51.
Souls required for boons rescaled, the second boon reduced from 15000 to 14500 and each later boon now costs 1500 more, ending at 40000 instead of 49000.
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%.

Weapon Investments bonus rescaled from 7/9/13/20/49/60/80/95/115/135% to 9/12/15/18/46/55/70/85/100/115%.
Alt fire knockback reduced by 10%

1Serrated Knives

Bleed DPS per stack spirit scaling reduced from 0.15 to 0.13.

Bleed DPS per stack spirit scaling bonus reduced from +0.1 to +0.09.

Fire Scarabs rework, item slots rescaledMar 21, 2026

General

Stamina increased from 2 to 3
Stamina regen per second reduced from 0.222222 to 0.18181
Base Health per boon level increased from 53 to 58
Armor item slot bonuses rescaled from 85/140/225/310/590/700/840/1120/1345/1570 to 8/10/13/17/34/39/44/48/52/56
Tech item slot bonuses reduced at the top tiers, from 52/64/76/89/101 to 48/57/66/75/100

1Serrated Knives

Dagger T2 description now lists its bonus Charges

Slash radius increased from 120 to 200

Every hero bulks up, Wraith reeled inMar 11, 2026

General

Base Health increased from 800 to 840
Health gained per level increased from 45 to 53
Bonus Health from Vitality items increased at every 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

1Serrated Knives

Cooldown increased from 16s to 18s

Cast range increased from 13m to 18m

Card Trick deals suits, Telekinesis slamsMar 7, 2026

General

Stamina reduced from 3 to 2
Sprint move speed reduced from 6.7 to 6.5
Stamina increased from 2 to 3
Stamina cooldown increased from 4.5s to 5.5s

Bullet damage growth per level increased from 0.154 to 0.165
Alt fire knockback increased by 10%

1Serrated Knives

No longer deals Impact Damage, was 28 with 0.22 spirit scaling
Bleed DPS per knife increased from 4 to 10
Bleed DPS spirit scaling increased from 0.13 to 0.15
Cooldown increased from 16s to 18s

Changed from +1 Charge to +2s Bleed Duration

Changed from +2s Bleed Duration to +2 Charges

No longer grants +30 Impact Damage
Bleed DPS bonus increased from +5.5 to +12
Now also increases Bleed DPS spirit scaling by +0.1

2Slice and Dice

Cooldown increased from 15s to 16s
Impact Damage reduced from 75 to 60
Now reduces Spirit Resist of hit enemies by 6% for 14s, multiple instances stack
No longer has the Ultimate Unlock echo that retraced the dash path while rage is full

Cooldown reduction increased from -3s to -6s

Changed from +49.5 Impact Damage to -8% Spirit Resist and +2m Dash Range

Now also grants +50 Impact Damage

Is no longer unit targeted, you jump in the direction forward with some small control
Travel speed toward the target increased from 25 to 30
Cast delay increased from 0s to 0.05sNot in Valve's notes
Post-cast duration reduced from 0.25s to 0.15sNot in Valve's notes
Full Rage Bonus Damage reduced from 15% to 14%
Range increased from 13m to 18m

Changed from +5% Enemy Health Threshold and +6% Full Rage Bonus Damage to +8% Full Rage Bonus Damage

No longer resets the cooldown on a finish, finishing an enemy now lets you recast for 20s
Now also increases Enemy Health Threshold by +5%