Patch March 25, 2026

The March 25, 2026 patch changes 15 heroes and 1 general change. Most changes: Mirage (7), Graves (5), The Doorman (5), Victor (5).

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Heroes

Celeste

Celeste counters →
  • Base regen reduced from 2 to 1

Dazzling Trick

  • T3 silence duration reduced from +2s to +1.5s

Graves

Graves counters →

Grasping Hands

  • Spirit damage scaling reduced from 1.9 to 1.6
  • T3 reduced from 2 Ghouls Summoned to 1
  • T3 now also reduces cooldown by 10s

Borrowed Decree

  • Ghoul HP reduced from 200 + 12/boon to 180 + 8/boon
  • Ghouls damage reduced from 150 to 135

Holliday

Holliday counters →

Bounce Pad

  • Now provides allies with air control and stomp damage

Crackshot

  • T3 increased from -4s/-2s for hero/npc headshots to -6s/-3s

Infernus

Infernus counters →

Afterburn

  • DPS increased from 12 to 14
  • T1 DPS increased from +14 to +16

Concussive Combustion

  • T2 increased from +85% Explosion Lifesteal to +100%
  • T2 increased from -65s Cooldown to -75s

Kelvin

Kelvin counters →

Frost Grenade

  • Damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.8 to 0.7
  • T3 damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.8

Lady Geist

Lady Geist counters →
  • Gun Falloff reduced from 20->52 to 17->48

Life Drain

  • Spirit scaling reduced from 0.536 to 0.43
  • T3 spirit scaling increased from +0.3 to +0.4

McGinnis

McGinnis counters →

Medicinal Specter

  • T3 duration increased from +1s to +1.5s

Spectral Wall

  • Duration increased from 5s to 5.5s

Mirage

Mirage counters →

Fire Scarabs

  • Health Steal Per Sec reduced from 10 to 9
  • T1 reduced from +8 Health Steal Per Sec to +7
  • T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.23 to +0.17

Dust Devil

  • Cooldown increased from 32s to 36s
  • T2 cooldown increased from -8s to -12s
  • T3 now also increases lift duration by 0.3s

Djinn's Mark

  • Spirit scaling reduced from 0.44 to 0.38

Silver

Silver counters →
  • Bullet damage rescaled from 5.5+0.1206 to 5.4+0.124

Slam Fire

  • Cooldown increased from 22s to 25s
  • T2 cooldown increased from -7s to -10s

The Doorman

The Doorman counters →

Call Bell

  • Slow increased from 30% to 35%
  • Radius increased from 5m to 6m

Doorway

  • Distance increased from 60m to 70m

Luggage Cart

  • T2 now deals 75 bonus damage (0.6 spirit scaling) when hitting a wall
  • T3 stun duration reduced from 1.5s to 1.25s

Venator

Venator counters →
  • Gut Shot wall stun reduced from 0.65s to 0.6s
  • Gut Shot damage scaling reduced from 1 to 0.8

Consecrating Grenade

  • Impact damage scaling reduced from 1.2 to 1.0

Victor

Victor counters →
  • Restored health per boon back to 46
  • No longer has -30% Lifesteal Effectiveness

Jumpstart

  • T3 no longer purges non-ult debuffs
  • T3 now adds +50% Debuff Resistance and cuts existing debuff durations by 50%

Aura of Suffering

  • Radius reduced from 9.5m to 9m

General changes

  • Street Brawl: You now have all AP unlocked by round 5

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