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Balance history

May 2025 to Sep 2026

Buffs51in 18 patches

Nerfs52in 14 patches

Other changes11

Patches featuring changes24of 257 published patches

Changes per month

Peak 23

Select a month to inspect its changes.

0–4 per month

Full recorded history24 patches, 114 changes

52 nerfs51 buffs6 reworks3 changes1 new1 removed

Most changed abilities

Vexing Bolt9 patches13changes6 buffs, 7 nerfs, 0 other changes
Rabbit Hex8 patches12changes8 buffs, 4 nerfs, 0 other changes
Spectral Assistant8 patches12changes8 buffs, 4 nerfs, 0 other changes
Audience Participation5 patches7changes6 buffs, 1 nerf, 0 other changes

Starting stats

Health: 730
Health Regen: 2/s
Stamina: 3
Sprint Speed: 1.6m/s
Light Melee: 50
Heavy Melee: 116

Changelog

52 nerfs51 buffs6 reworks3 changes1 new1 removed

Urn splits off, Unstable Rift landsJul 1, 2026

General

Health per boon reduced from 40 to 38

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Magician: The Great Homonculus! cooldown increased from 127s to 145s

Soul Urn reworked, Grit joins the shopMay 23, 2026

General

Base Health reduced from 740 to 730
Health per boon reduced from 43 to 40
Vitality Investment Bonus tiers restructured: 7200 souls becomes 6400 souls, 9600 souls becomes 8000 souls, 16000 souls becomes 11200 souls, 22400 souls for 56 becomes 16000 souls for 54, 28800 souls for 62 becomes 22400 souls for 60
Spirit Investment Bonus tiers restructured: 7200 souls for 48 becomes 6400 souls for 45, 9600 souls for 57 becomes 8000 souls for 52, 16000 souls for 66 becomes 11200 souls for 59, 22400 souls for 75 becomes 16000 souls for 66, 28800 souls for 100 becomes 22400 souls for 75

Weapon Investment Bonus tiers restructured: 7200 souls for 55 becomes 6400 souls for 54, 9600 souls for 70 becomes 8000 souls for 62, 16000 souls for 85 becomes 11200 souls for 74, 22400 souls for 100 becomes 16000 souls for 86, 28800 souls for 115 becomes 22400 souls for 100

Boon costs drop, Indomitable arrivesMay 1, 2026

General

Souls required for boons reduced, now 13.2k/14.5k and +1.5k per boon after, ending at 40000 instead of 49000
Base Health per boon reduced from 50 to 43
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 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%

Fire Scarabs rework, item slots rescaledMar 21, 2026

General

Base Health gained per level increased from 45 to 50
Vitality item slot bonuses changed from 85/140/225/310/590/700/840/1120/1345/1570 to 8/10/13/17/34/39/44/48/52/56
Spirit item slot bonuses reduced from 52/64/76/89/101 to 48/57/66/75/100

Every hero bulks up, Wraith reeled inMar 11, 2026

General

Base Health increased from 700 to 740
Health gained per level increased from 38 to 45
Bonus Health from Vitality items increased from 75/125/200/275/525/625/750/1000/1200/1400 to 84/140/224/308/588/700/840/1120/1344/1568

Old Gods, New Blood landsJan 23, 2026

No longer takes 35% increased melee damage.

Snowballs melt off every heroJan 21, 2026

General

Snowball cosmetic ability removed

Sticky Bomb leans on SpiritDec 30, 2025

General

Spirit Power gained per level increased from 1.1 to 1.3

Projectile lifetime increased from 3s to 4s
Initial projectile velocity reduced from 1000 to 800

Cooldown reduced from 30s to 26s
Radius increased from 6m to 6.5m

Every hero's stamina regen ticks upDec 18, 2025

General

Stamina Regen per second increased from 0.2 to 0.22

Sprint speed slashed across the rosterDec 17, 2025

General

Base Move Speed reduced from 7.3 to 7.2
Sprint Speed reduced from 2 to 1.6
Move Speed scaling reduced from 0.023 to 0.0138
Vitality slot bonuses increased from 8/10/13/17/34/39/44/48/52/56 to 75/125/200/275/525/625/750/1000/1200/1400
Spirit item slot bonus reduced from 45 to 38

Every hero gets a SnowballDec 16, 2025

General

Now has the cosmetic snowball bound to his first cosmetic slot.

Every hero gains 50 base healthNov 24, 2025

General

Base Health increased from 650 to 700

Every gun dips, stamina climbsNov 23, 2025

General

Stamina Regen per Second increased from 0.19 to 0.2

Bullet Damage reduced from 18.7 to 17.76

Headshots nerfed, souls hit the groundNov 22, 2025

General

Health reduced from 700 to 650
Health Regen reduced from 3 to 2
Stamina regen reduced from 0.2 to 0.19 per second
Added two levels at 47000 and 49000 souls
Bullet damage gained per level increased from 0.5 to 0.55
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

Base bullet damage increased from 17 to 18.7
Headshot multiplier reduced from 1.8x to 1.65x
Weapon Investment Bonuses now grant an additional +20% Weapon Damage at 4800 souls spent

Max Damage bonus reduced from 140 to 126

2Spectral Assistant

Total swaps allowed increased from 1 to 2

Assistant Damage bonus reduced by 10%

4Audience Participation

Copied cooldown reduced from 50% to 40%

Vyper's dagger stacks, heroes gain a levelOct 3, 2025

General

Souls required for the later levels reduced across the board, from 10200 to 10000 at the lowest affected step up to 45000 to 43000 at the top.
Added a new level step costing 45000 souls, extending the level curve by one.

Spirit Snare swaps its upgradesSep 4, 2025

Radius reduced from 3.5m to 3.25m

2Spectral Assistant

Damage reduced from 18 to 15
Damage Spirit scaling increased from 0.279 to 0.36

Fire Rate bonus increased from 45% to 60%

Damage Amp increased from 5% to 7%

4Audience Participation

Cooldown reduced from 100s to 85s
Copy Duration increased from 10s to 12s

Six heroes land, Mina reworkedAug 19, 2025

General

Now has a hero type (Mystic) and role tags for the new character select screen

2Spectral Assistant

Channel duration reduced from 5s to 0sNot in Valve's notes

Light melee cut, shooting speed upJul 30, 2025

General

Now uses hero-specific dash values: ground dash distance 10m over 0.68s, air dash distance 8m over 0.47s

Move Speed while shooting multiplier increased from 0.7 to 0.75

Light Melee Damage reduced from 63 to 50

No longer reduces movement speed while casting or aiming

No longer reduces movement speed while casting or aiming

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Grand Finale! no longer applies a 0.7 movement speed multiplier while firing or zooming.

Cooldowns split, bosses take full damageJul 4, 2025

General

Spirit Power gained per level reduced from 1.25 to 1.1
Spirit slot item bonuses increased from 6/9/12/15/20/25/35/45/55/65 to 7/11/15/19/25/32/44/56/69/81

Bullet Damage reduced from 20 to 17
Bullet speed reduced from 13400 to 11811
Cycle time increased from 0.5s to 0.525s
Intra-burst cycle time increased from 0.1s to 0.105s

Minimum Damage reduced from 65 to 60
Boss damage scale increased from 0.7 to 1

Max Damage reduced from 130 to 120, T3 Max Damage bonus reduced from 150 to 140

2Spectral Assistant

Boss damage scale increased from 0.7 to 1

Damage reduced from 20 to 18, T3 Damage bonus reduced from 15 to 14

Cast Range reduced from 30m to 24m
Move Speed bonus for hexed enemies increased from 22 to 36
Detonation delay increased from 0.7s to 0.9s
Boss damage scale increased from 0.7 to 1

4Audience Participation

Cooldown increased from 90s to 100s
Boss damage scale increased from 0.7 to 1

Level curves rebuilt, crits dulledJun 17, 2025

General

Soul cost for early levels reduced: level 2 from 400 to 300, level 3 from 800 to 600, level 4 from 1200 to 900
Base Weapon Damage gained per level reduced from 0.8 to 0.5
Base Health gained per level reduced from 61 to 38
Spirit Power gained per level reduced from 2 to 1.25
Soul costs increased across the lower part of the level table, from 3500 to 3800 at the low end up to 6800 to 7100 at the high end of this range.
Soul costs increased across the middle part of the level table, from 7600 to 8000 at the low end up to 11000 to 13200 at the high end of this range.
Soul costs increased across the upper part of the level table, from 13000 to 15000 at the low end up to 43000 to 45000 at the high end.
The top entries of the soul level table were removed, previously costing 44000, 45000, 46000 and 47000 souls

Weapon close range damage multiplier reduced from 1.9 to 1.8

Base Melee Damage gained per level reduced from 2.53 to 1.58

Damage scale against bosses increased from 0.6 to 0.7

2Spectral Assistant

Damage scale against bosses increased from 0.6 to 0.7

Damage scale against bosses increased from 0.6 to 0.7

4Audience Participation

Damage scale against bosses increased from 0.6 to 0.7

Headshot items now target heroes onlyMay 28, 2025

Radius increased from 3m to 3.5m, and Radius now scales with bonus Ability Radius

2Spectral Assistant

Duration bonus increased from 5 to 7

Cooldown reduced from 35s to 30s

Melee scaling trimmed, Headhunter reworkedMay 21, 2025

Base Melee Damage gained per level reduced from 2.671429 to 2.53

Mega Spirit out, Boundless Spirit inMay 20, 2025

Boss Damage Scale increased from 0.5 to 0.6

2Spectral Assistant

Boss Damage Scale increased from 0.5 to 0.6

Boss Damage Scale increased from 0.5 to 0.6

4Audience Participation

Boss Damage Scale increased from 0.5 to 0.6

Spirit scaling shaved, Malice bleeds GeistMay 11, 2025

Weapon item slot bonuses increased across all ten slots: 6 to 7, 8 to 9, 12 to 13, 18 to 20, 26 to 29, 36 to 40, 52 to 58, 68 to 72, 78 to 83, and 88 to 93

Max Damage Spirit scaling reduced from 2 to 1.86
Min Damage Spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.93

2Spectral Assistant

Damage Spirit scaling reduced from 0.3 to 0.279

Damage Amp Spirit scaling reduced from 0.06 to 0.0558

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Rabbit Hex: Spirit Power scaling on Damage Amplification reduced from 0.1 to 0.093

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The Great Homonculus!: Spirit Power scaling on Damage reduced from 2.2 to 2.046

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Captive Audience: T3 Spirit Power scaling on the Health Regen bonus reduced from 1.638 to 1.52334

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Grand Finale!: Spirit Power scaling on Damage reduced from 1.5 to 1.395
Grand Finale!: Spirit Power scaling on Damage per Bolt reduced from 0.5 to 0.465

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Vexing Bolt

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3.25m

Fire a bolt of magic that deals Damage, increasing as it travels. If you have an Assistant, they also cast Vexing Bolt at reduced damage.

Press 1 to redirect the bolt towards your crosshairs.

Scales with Spirit Power: 0.93 per point

60Minimum Damage

Scales with Spirit Power: 1.86 per point

120Max Damage

50%Assistant Damage

2sTime for Max Damage

1Bolts apply -25% Fire Rate for 5s.

2-13s Cooldown

5+126 Max Damage. +50% Assistant Damage.

Balance history

May 2025 to Sep 2026

Buffs6in 6 patches

Nerfs7in 5 patches

Other changes0

Patches featuring changes9of 257 published patches

Changes per month

Peak 4

Select a month to inspect its changes.

0–3 per month

Full recorded history9 patches, 13 changes

7 nerfs6 buffs

Starting stats

Health: 730
Health Regen: 2/s
Stamina: 3
Sprint Speed: 1.6m/s
Light Melee: 50
Heavy Melee: 116

Changelog

7 nerfs6 buffs

Sticky Bomb leans on SpiritDec 30, 2025

Projectile lifetime increased from 3s to 4s
Initial projectile velocity reduced from 1000 to 800

Headshots nerfed, souls hit the groundNov 22, 2025

Max Damage bonus reduced from 140 to 126

Spirit Snare swaps its upgradesSep 4, 2025

Radius reduced from 3.5m to 3.25m

Light melee cut, shooting speed upJul 30, 2025

No longer reduces movement speed while casting or aiming

Cooldowns split, bosses take full damageJul 4, 2025

Minimum Damage reduced from 65 to 60
Boss damage scale increased from 0.7 to 1

Max Damage reduced from 130 to 120, T3 Max Damage bonus reduced from 150 to 140

Level curves rebuilt, crits dulledJun 17, 2025

Damage scale against bosses increased from 0.6 to 0.7

Headshot items now target heroes onlyMay 28, 2025

Radius increased from 3m to 3.5m, and Radius now scales with bonus Ability Radius

Mega Spirit out, Boundless Spirit inMay 20, 2025

Boss Damage Scale increased from 0.5 to 0.6

Spirit scaling shaved, Malice bleeds GeistMay 11, 2025

Max Damage Spirit scaling reduced from 2 to 1.86
Min Damage Spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.93