Balanced patch - buffs and nerfs are roughly equal.
Based on hero change distribution · 15% adjustments
Total Changes
82
across heroes, items & general
Roster Impact
50%
of heroes touched this patch
Buffed · 6
▲Disengaging Sigil velocity increased by 50%
▲Disengaging Sigil now allows input to alter the direction apollo launches himself (A/D biases to the left/right and W/S affect how much backwards motion is applied
▲Flawless Advance now allows Apollo to parry during it
●Disengaging Sigil velocity's vertical:horizontal ratio changed from 1.5:1 to 1:1
●Disengaging Sigil T1 changed from "+30 Damage" to "Gain +25% Fire Rate and Bullet Speed for 8s"
Disengaging Sigil T2 changed from "Gain +30% Fire Rate and +50% Bullet Speed for 10s" to "On Player Hit: +1 Stamina restored and resets Air Jump/Dash limit"
▲Jar of Dead bounty increased from 5+0.25/boon to 7+0.5/boon
▼Jar of Dead collection rate reduced by 20% (takes longer to gain a charge)
▼Jar of Dead damage reduced from 17+0.27 to 16+0.25
▼Grasping Hands T3 Immobilize duration reduced from +1s to +0.75s
▼Call Bell explosion damage spirit scaling reduced from 1.3 to 1.2
▼Call Bell T3 spirit scaling reduced from 0.4 to 0.35
•Urn give up time reduced from 75s to 60s
•Urn bounty reduced by 10% (unreduced for trailing team)
•Breakables health permanent bonus reduced from 15/25/35 to 15/20/30 for level 1/2/3
•Kill comeback bounty values increased by 8%
•Street Brawl: All ability and item range/radius values are reduced by 10%
•Opening Rounds: Conditional Weapon Damage bonus reduced from 30% to 25%
•Opening Rounds: Spirit Power increased from +4 to +7
•Arcane Surge: Fixed various cases with the bonuses not working
Avg / Hero
3.9
changes per impacted hero
Most Buffed
Calico
6 buffs
Most Nerfed
Grey Talon
4 nerfs
Most Impacted
Holliday
10 total changes
Nerfed · 7
Mixed · 6
●Disengaging Sigil T3 changed from "On Player Hit: +2 stamina restored and reset Air Jump/Dash limit" to "Recast within 4s"
▲Exploding Uppercut T3 increased from +17% Missing Health to +18%
▲Fixed Sticky Bomb T3 duration ending once the bomb went off rather than the 5s duration
●Sticky Bomb T3 changed from "On Cast: +5m Move Speed and +20% Fire Rate for 5s" to "On Cast: +5m Move Speed and +25% Debuff Resistance for 6s" (applies retroactively)
▲Gloom Bombs melee resist debuff now stacks additively
▲Gloom Bombs T2 increased from -5% Melee Resist for 5s to -6% for 6s
▲Gloom Bombs melee resist now applies on impact rather than explosion
▲Return to Shadows damage increased from 140 to 150
▲Return to Shadows T2 damage increased from +65 to +75
▲Return to Shadows T3 heal increased from 350 to 450
▲Fixed Afterburn Max duration refreshing not properly accounting for both Debuff Resist and +Ability Duration
▲Fixed Concussive Combustion cooldown not updating when getting the T2 or other CD reducing items when the ability is on cooldown
▲Puddle Punch T2 increased from +40% Lifesteal to +60%
▲Goo Ball T2 now also increases Bullet and Spirit Resist by +10%
▲Assassinate Max Bonus Damage spirit scaling increased from 1.7 to 2.0
▲Powder Keg now has an alt cast behavior to place the barrel at her feet
▲Powder Keg various improvements to the launch angles, velocities and feel of casting
▲Powder Keg now starts with 2 charges
▲Fixed various issues with placing bounce pad on elevated areas
▼Powder Keg Charge Time increased from 3.5s to 7s
▼Powder Keg spirit scaling reduced from 1.6 to 1.4
▼Bounce Pad landing radius reduced from 12m to 9m
●Powder Keg T2 changed from "+58 Damage" to "+1 Charge"
●Powder Keg T3 changed from "+2 Charges and +0.4s Displacement" to "+100 Damage, +0.5 Spirit Scaling and -5s Charge Time"
●Bounce Pad T3 changed from "+68 Stomp Damage and Improved Spirit Scaling" to "+0.7s Stomp Stun" (only triggers from Holliday)
▲Fixed some rare cases where Heavy Barrage would stop working
▼Mini Turrets T3 Fire Rate reduced from +30% to +25%
▼Heavy Barrage DPS reduced from 22.5 to 21
●Mini Turret DPS rescaled from 30+0.39 to 24+0.42 (break even at 200 spirit power)
▲Rallying Charge T2 increased from -30s Cooldown to -50s
▲Plot Armor barrier spirit scaling increased from 1.3 to 1.5
▲Plot Armor T3 barrier spirit scaling increased from +0.3 to +0.5
▼Rallying Charge distance for max amp reduced from 350m to 250m
▲Aura of Suffering T3 now also increases radius by +1m
▲Shocking Reanimation T3 increased from +150 Damage to +175
▼Aura of Suffering radius reduced from 9m to 8m
▼Shocking Reanimation cooldown increased from 230s to 240s
▼Shocking Reanimation T3 reduced from -120s Cooldown to -110s
●Fixed some client performance issues when using Aura of Suffering
▲Willpower spirit scaling increased from +0.5 to +0.8
▲Binding Word T3 reduced from -18s Cooldown to -14s
▲Last Stand lifesteal increased from 65% to 75%
▲Last Stand T2 increased from -30s Cooldown to -35s
▲Last Stand T3 increased from +3s Duration to +4s
▼Bullet falloff reduced from 20m->58m to 18m->47m
▼Alchemical Flask spirit scaling reduced from 0.73 to 0.63
▼Alchemical Flask T2 reduced from +40 Damage to +35
▼Alchemical Flask T2 increased from -20% Weapon Damage to -25%
▼Gun cycle time increased from 0.5775 to 0.6 (~4% DPS nerf)
▼Bullet damage growth reduced from +1.0 to +0.85
▼Rain of Arrows cooldown increased from 22s to 23s
▼Rain of Arrows T2 reduced from -13s Cooldown to -12s
▼Fixed a bug where Stone Form could sometimes do significantly more damage than intended
▼Bullet damage growth reduced from +0.2 to +0.16
▼Flying Cloak T3 reduced from -13s Cooldown to -12s
▼Affliction now does half damage on objectives
▼Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.337 to 0.24
▼Power Surge T3 reduced from +12s Duration to +10s
●Storm Cloud now hits breakables
▼Killing Blow now has +30% more cooldown whenever it does not impact a player
▼Lycan Curse cooldown increased from 40s to 70s
▼Lycan Curse T3 no longer heals
