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Balance history

May 2025 to Sep 2026

Buffs70in 24 patches

Nerfs73in 25 patches

Other changes59

Patches featuring changes38of 257 published patches

Changes per month

Peak 71

Select a month to inspect its changes.

0–5 per month

Full recorded history38 patches, 202 changes

73 nerfs70 buffs20 reworks10 changes9 fixes16 new4 removed

Most changed abilities

Call Bell13 patches53changes20 buffs, 23 nerfs, 10 other changes
Luggage Cart9 patches23changes5 buffs, 8 nerfs, 10 other changes
Doorway10 patches21changes6 buffs, 9 nerfs, 6 other changes
Hotel Guest6 patches18changes4 buffs, 5 nerfs, 9 other changes

Starting stats

Health: 755
Health Regen: 1/s
Stamina: 3
Sprint Speed: 1.6m/s
Light Melee: 50
Heavy Melee: 116

Changelog

44 nerfs40 buffs18 reworks9 changes8 fixes1 removed

Slows cut 20% across the boardSep 16, 2026

Move Slow reduced from 35% to 28%, part of the global move slow reduction

Powder Keg burns, Rising Ram bulksAug 12, 2026

Range reduced from 70m to 65m

Walker will no longer consider Luggage Cart dragged enemies as valid targets to trigger the stomp on until soon after they are dropped off
Similar to the Walker change, the turrets in the healing area in base now also wait on considering valid targets

Spirit Burn gutted, Echo Shard slowedJul 28, 2026

Bullet damage rescaled from 26 + 1.19 per boon to 24 + 1.25 per boon

Charge time increased from 6s to 7s

Duration reduced from 20s to 15s

Duration bonus increased from +15s to +20s

Doorway Distance bonus reduced from +45m to +40m

Damage reduced from 80 to 60
Cast range reduced from 25m to 20m

Damage bonus increased from +60 to +80

Cast range bonus increased from +20m to +25m

Urn Runner sprint bonus dropsJul 10, 2026

General

Doorman: Bullet damage rescaled from 29.26 + 1.1/boon to 26 + 1.19
Doorman: Crit scaling reduced from -25% to -30%

Doorman: Hotel Guest T3 increased from 13s Cooldown on Failure to Check Out to 15s

Shiv bleeds out, Golden Idol slowsJul 9, 2026

General

Crit Damage Bonus Scale reduced from 0.75 to 0.7

Weapon Damage reduced from 29.26 to 26
Bullet Damage gained per level increased from 1.1 to 1.19

Cooldown on Failure to Check Out increased from 13s to 15s

Urn splits off, Unstable Rift landsJul 1, 2026

General

Health per boon reduced from 44 to 42

Cooldown increased from 40s to 45s

Cooldown increased from 120s to 140s

Cooldown reduction reduced from -25s to -20s

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

Explosion damage spirit scaling reduced from 1.3 to 1.2

Impact and explosion damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.4 to 0.35

Soul Urn reworked, Grit joins the shopMay 23, 2026

General

Base Health reduced from 765 to 755
Health per boon reduced from 47 to 44
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 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, 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

Radius reduced from 6m to 5.5m
Explosion damage Spirit Power scaling reduced from 1.4 to 1.3
Weapon accuracy debuff reduced from -100% to -40%, and it no longer diminishes from 100% to 0% over 1 second, so it lasts the full duration

Radius bonus increased from +4m to +4.5m

Close sub ability now starts on cooldown for 8s
Description no longer states that the doors close if the ability is activated againNot in Valve's notes
Is no longer unsilenceable

Fixed a recent bug causing Luggage Cart not being dispelled

Boon costs drop, Indomitable arrivesMay 1, 2026

General

Base health per boon reduced from 54 to 47
Souls required for boons rescaled from 13.2k/15k/17k/+2k per boon to 13.2k/14.5k/+1.5k per boon, ending at 40k instead of 49k
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%

Fixed a bug that could allow you to bring the Urn through a doorway

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

Projectile trigger radius reduced from 76 to 68.4

Mirage scarabs shrink, Graves ghouls halvedMar 26, 2026

Radius increased from 5m to 6m
Move Speed Slow increased from 30% to 35%

Distance increased from 60m to 70m

Now also grants +75 Damage on wall impact, with 0.6 Spirit Power scaling

Stun Duration on wall impact reduced from 1.5s to 1.25s
No longer stuns targets when the cart collides with a wall while dragging an enemy, it now deals bonus damage instead.

Fire Scarabs rework, item slots rescaledMar 21, 2026

General

Base Health gained per level increased from 49 to 54

Impact Damage Spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.7
Explosion Damage Spirit scaling reduced from 1.7 to 1.4

Now grants +1 Charge instead of +3m Radius

Now grants +4m Radius instead of +1 Charge
Now also adds 0.4 Spirit scaling to Impact Damage and 0.4 Spirit scaling to Explosion Damage
Bell Lifetime bonus increased from 22s to 26s
Now emits its aura by default. T3 no longer enables the aura and no longer grants the additional 15% Move Speed Slow

Doorway Distance bonus reduced from 50m to 45m and its Spirit scaling reduced from 0.25 to 0.15

Every hero bulks up, Wraith reeled inMar 11, 2026

General

Base Health increased from 725 to 765
Health gained per level increased from 42 to 49
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

Now deals 40 Impact Damage when the bell hits, with 1 Spirit scaling
Explosion Damage reduced from 85 to 55, Spirit scaling increased from 1.4 to 1.7

Explosion Damage bonus reduced from 75 to 40 and no longer adds 0.6 Spirit scaling
Now also increases Impact Damage by 30

Now also increases the Slow by 15%, and the bell's continuous slow is improved

Time Wall silences, Swap now damagesMar 8, 2026

Cooldown on Failure to Check Out increased from 10s to 13s

Card Trick deals suits, Telekinesis slamsMar 7, 2026

Gun now pierces through targets at 50% reduced damage

Time between charges increased from 4s to 6s
No longer has Impact Damage (was 40 with 1.0 scaling)
Explosion damage increased from 55 to 85
Explosion damage spirit scaling reduced from 1.7 to 1.4
Doorman: Call Bell now has Impact Damage (40+1) and Explosion Damage (55+1.7) as separate components again
Doorman: Call Bell now continuously emits slow
Impact damage spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.7
Explosion damage spirit scaling reduced from 1.7 to 1.4

Radius increased from +2m to +3m
Changed from "+3m Radius" to "+1 Charge"

No longer grants +27 Impact Damage
Explosion damage increased from +40 to +75
Now also increases explosion damage spirit scaling by +0.6
Doorman: Call Bell T2 is now "+30 Impact Damage and +40 Explosion Damage"

Changed from "Impacts cause half radius explosions" to +1 Charge, +22s Bell Lifetime and the bell continuously emits its slow
Doorman: Call Bell T3 now also increases slow by 15%
No longer grants +1 Charge
Now also grants +4m Radius
Duration increased from +22s to +26s
Now also increases spirit scaling by +0.4
No longer increases slow by -15%

Now has a timer icon above the ability
Now shows the range of where the second door can be placed on the minimap

Duration increased from +10s to +15s

Barrier duration increased from 8s to 12s

Doorway distance now also scales with Spirit Power (0.25)
Distance spirit scaling reduced from 0.25 to 0.15
Reduced from +50m to +45m

Is now 20% larger, with a 20% wider hitbox
Fixed the Luggage Cart hitting targets coming out of the hotel before they were allowed to be hit, which caused the cart to not properly drag the target
Fixed Luggage Cart moving targets with Unstoppable if it goes through a Doorway

Changed from -8s Cooldown to +60 Cart Damage

Cast range increased from +15m to +20m

Changed from +45 Cart Damage, 117 Wall Impact Damage and 1.2s Wall Stun to +1.5s Wall Stun and -15s Cooldown
Doorman: Luggage Cart T3 wall collision no longer deals additional Spirit Damage, it only stuns

Cast range increased from 5m to 7m
Cost of stay damage reduced from 150 to 75
Failure to check out damage reduced from 250 to 125
Returning guest now has a 100% time slow that decays to 0% over 1s
No longer goes on cooldown if the target dies during the cast
Fixed Hotel Guest enemies not always landing in the correct spot on return
Now supports instant cast settings

Changed from +2m Cast Range to -1 Stamina and -25s Cooldown

Changed from "Unstoppable while channeling" to +150 Damage, +150 Failure to Check Out Damage and +1.5s Stun on Failure to Check Out

Changed from -50s Cooldown to Unstoppable while the hotel is occupied and 10s Cooldown on Failure to Check Out
Late checkout cooldown increased from 10s to 13s

Zip line dismount speed gets clippedFeb 25, 2026

General

Doorman: Hotel damage timer label changed from "Escaping the Baroness Hotel" to "Escape the Hotel"

Old Gods, New Blood landsJan 23, 2026

Melee no longer has its 35% melee damage increase modifier

Snowballs melt off every heroJan 21, 2026

General

Snowball cosmetic ability removed.

Sticky Bomb leans on SpiritDec 30, 2025

General

Stamina Regen per second increased from 0.22 to 0.222222

DisorientingMap ControlMind Games

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2

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Balance history

May 2025 to Sep 2026

Buffs70in 24 patches

Nerfs73in 25 patches

Other changes59

Patches featuring changes38of 257 published patches

Changes per month

Peak 71

Select a month to inspect its changes.

0–5 per month

Full recorded history38 patches, 202 changes

73 nerfs70 buffs20 reworks10 changes9 fixes16 new4 removed

Most changed abilities

Call Bell13 patches53changes20 buffs, 23 nerfs, 10 other changes
Luggage Cart9 patches23changes5 buffs, 8 nerfs, 10 other changes
Doorway10 patches21changes6 buffs, 9 nerfs, 6 other changes
Hotel Guest6 patches18changes4 buffs, 5 nerfs, 9 other changes

Starting stats

Health: 755
Health Regen: 1/s
Stamina: 3
Sprint Speed: 1.6m/s
Light Melee: 50
Heavy Melee: 116

Changelog

44 nerfs40 buffs18 reworks9 changes8 fixes1 removed

Slows cut 20% across the boardSep 16, 2026

Move Slow reduced from 35% to 28%, part of the global move slow reduction

Powder Keg burns, Rising Ram bulksAug 12, 2026

Range reduced from 70m to 65m

Walker will no longer consider Luggage Cart dragged enemies as valid targets to trigger the stomp on until soon after they are dropped off
Similar to the Walker change, the turrets in the healing area in base now also wait on considering valid targets

Spirit Burn gutted, Echo Shard slowedJul 28, 2026

Bullet damage rescaled from 26 + 1.19 per boon to 24 + 1.25 per boon

Charge time increased from 6s to 7s

Duration reduced from 20s to 15s

Duration bonus increased from +15s to +20s

Doorway Distance bonus reduced from +45m to +40m

Damage reduced from 80 to 60
Cast range reduced from 25m to 20m

Damage bonus increased from +60 to +80

Cast range bonus increased from +20m to +25m

Urn Runner sprint bonus dropsJul 10, 2026

General

Doorman: Bullet damage rescaled from 29.26 + 1.1/boon to 26 + 1.19
Doorman: Crit scaling reduced from -25% to -30%

Doorman: Hotel Guest T3 increased from 13s Cooldown on Failure to Check Out to 15s

Shiv bleeds out, Golden Idol slowsJul 9, 2026

General

Crit Damage Bonus Scale reduced from 0.75 to 0.7

Weapon Damage reduced from 29.26 to 26
Bullet Damage gained per level increased from 1.1 to 1.19

Cooldown on Failure to Check Out increased from 13s to 15s

Urn splits off, Unstable Rift landsJul 1, 2026

General

Health per boon reduced from 44 to 42

Cooldown increased from 40s to 45s

Cooldown increased from 120s to 140s

Cooldown reduction reduced from -25s to -20s

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

Explosion damage spirit scaling reduced from 1.3 to 1.2

Impact and explosion damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.4 to 0.35

Soul Urn reworked, Grit joins the shopMay 23, 2026

General

Base Health reduced from 765 to 755
Health per boon reduced from 47 to 44
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 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, 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

Radius reduced from 6m to 5.5m
Explosion damage Spirit Power scaling reduced from 1.4 to 1.3
Weapon accuracy debuff reduced from -100% to -40%, and it no longer diminishes from 100% to 0% over 1 second, so it lasts the full duration

Radius bonus increased from +4m to +4.5m

Close sub ability now starts on cooldown for 8s
Description no longer states that the doors close if the ability is activated againNot in Valve's notes
Is no longer unsilenceable

Fixed a recent bug causing Luggage Cart not being dispelled

Boon costs drop, Indomitable arrivesMay 1, 2026

General

Base health per boon reduced from 54 to 47
Souls required for boons rescaled from 13.2k/15k/17k/+2k per boon to 13.2k/14.5k/+1.5k per boon, ending at 40k instead of 49k
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%

Fixed a bug that could allow you to bring the Urn through a doorway

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

Projectile trigger radius reduced from 76 to 68.4

Mirage scarabs shrink, Graves ghouls halvedMar 26, 2026

Radius increased from 5m to 6m
Move Speed Slow increased from 30% to 35%

Distance increased from 60m to 70m

Now also grants +75 Damage on wall impact, with 0.6 Spirit Power scaling

Stun Duration on wall impact reduced from 1.5s to 1.25s
No longer stuns targets when the cart collides with a wall while dragging an enemy, it now deals bonus damage instead.

Fire Scarabs rework, item slots rescaledMar 21, 2026

General

Base Health gained per level increased from 49 to 54

Impact Damage Spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.7
Explosion Damage Spirit scaling reduced from 1.7 to 1.4

Now grants +1 Charge instead of +3m Radius

Now grants +4m Radius instead of +1 Charge
Now also adds 0.4 Spirit scaling to Impact Damage and 0.4 Spirit scaling to Explosion Damage
Bell Lifetime bonus increased from 22s to 26s
Now emits its aura by default. T3 no longer enables the aura and no longer grants the additional 15% Move Speed Slow

Doorway Distance bonus reduced from 50m to 45m and its Spirit scaling reduced from 0.25 to 0.15

Every hero bulks up, Wraith reeled inMar 11, 2026

General

Base Health increased from 725 to 765
Health gained per level increased from 42 to 49
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

Now deals 40 Impact Damage when the bell hits, with 1 Spirit scaling
Explosion Damage reduced from 85 to 55, Spirit scaling increased from 1.4 to 1.7

Explosion Damage bonus reduced from 75 to 40 and no longer adds 0.6 Spirit scaling
Now also increases Impact Damage by 30

Now also increases the Slow by 15%, and the bell's continuous slow is improved

Time Wall silences, Swap now damagesMar 8, 2026

Cooldown on Failure to Check Out increased from 10s to 13s

Card Trick deals suits, Telekinesis slamsMar 7, 2026

Gun now pierces through targets at 50% reduced damage

Time between charges increased from 4s to 6s
No longer has Impact Damage (was 40 with 1.0 scaling)
Explosion damage increased from 55 to 85
Explosion damage spirit scaling reduced from 1.7 to 1.4
Doorman: Call Bell now has Impact Damage (40+1) and Explosion Damage (55+1.7) as separate components again
Doorman: Call Bell now continuously emits slow
Impact damage spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.7
Explosion damage spirit scaling reduced from 1.7 to 1.4

Radius increased from +2m to +3m
Changed from "+3m Radius" to "+1 Charge"

No longer grants +27 Impact Damage
Explosion damage increased from +40 to +75
Now also increases explosion damage spirit scaling by +0.6
Doorman: Call Bell T2 is now "+30 Impact Damage and +40 Explosion Damage"

Changed from "Impacts cause half radius explosions" to +1 Charge, +22s Bell Lifetime and the bell continuously emits its slow
Doorman: Call Bell T3 now also increases slow by 15%
No longer grants +1 Charge
Now also grants +4m Radius
Duration increased from +22s to +26s
Now also increases spirit scaling by +0.4
No longer increases slow by -15%

Now has a timer icon above the ability
Now shows the range of where the second door can be placed on the minimap

Duration increased from +10s to +15s

Barrier duration increased from 8s to 12s

Doorway distance now also scales with Spirit Power (0.25)
Distance spirit scaling reduced from 0.25 to 0.15
Reduced from +50m to +45m

Is now 20% larger, with a 20% wider hitbox
Fixed the Luggage Cart hitting targets coming out of the hotel before they were allowed to be hit, which caused the cart to not properly drag the target
Fixed Luggage Cart moving targets with Unstoppable if it goes through a Doorway

Changed from -8s Cooldown to +60 Cart Damage

Cast range increased from +15m to +20m

Changed from +45 Cart Damage, 117 Wall Impact Damage and 1.2s Wall Stun to +1.5s Wall Stun and -15s Cooldown
Doorman: Luggage Cart T3 wall collision no longer deals additional Spirit Damage, it only stuns

Cast range increased from 5m to 7m
Cost of stay damage reduced from 150 to 75
Failure to check out damage reduced from 250 to 125
Returning guest now has a 100% time slow that decays to 0% over 1s
No longer goes on cooldown if the target dies during the cast
Fixed Hotel Guest enemies not always landing in the correct spot on return
Now supports instant cast settings

Changed from +2m Cast Range to -1 Stamina and -25s Cooldown

Changed from "Unstoppable while channeling" to +150 Damage, +150 Failure to Check Out Damage and +1.5s Stun on Failure to Check Out

Changed from -50s Cooldown to Unstoppable while the hotel is occupied and 10s Cooldown on Failure to Check Out
Late checkout cooldown increased from 10s to 13s

Zip line dismount speed gets clippedFeb 25, 2026

General

Doorman: Hotel damage timer label changed from "Escaping the Baroness Hotel" to "Escape the Hotel"

Old Gods, New Blood landsJan 23, 2026

Melee no longer has its 35% melee damage increase modifier

Snowballs melt off every heroJan 21, 2026

General

Snowball cosmetic ability removed.

Sticky Bomb leans on SpiritDec 30, 2025

General

Stamina Regen per second increased from 0.22 to 0.222222