Patch July 28, 2026

The July 28, 2026 patch changes 21 heroes, 17 items and 3 general changes. Most changes: The Doorman (9), Viscous (9), Haze (6), Mirage (5).

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Heroes

Apollo

Apollo counters →

Riposte

• Base stun duration increased from 0.6s to 0.8s
• T3 changed from +1.6s Stun Duration to +60% Bullet, Spirit and Melee Lifesteal against the target for 7s

Billy

Billy counters →

Rising Ram

• T3 reduced from 8% Max Health to 7%

Calico

Calico counters →

Ava

• T2 reduced from +45% Move Speed to +40%
• T3 reduced from +20% damage amp to +18%

Celeste

Celeste counters →

Shining Wonder

• Radius increased from 16.5m to 17.5m
• Damage increased by 10%
• Buffer duration increased from 3s to 3.25s

Drifter

Drifter counters →

Rend

• Spirit scaling reduced from 1.8 to 1.7
• T3 silence duration reduced from 2.3s to 2s

Dynamo

Dynamo counters →

Singularity

• Cooldown reduced from 265s to 250s

Haze

Haze counters →

Sleep Dagger

• Wake up time spirit scaling reduced from 0.003 to 0.002
• Damage spirit scaling reduced from 2.8 to 2.2
• T2 changed from “-17s Cooldown and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks” to “+1s Sleep Duration and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks”
• T3 changed from “+1s Sleep Duration and -50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up” to “-17s Cooldown and -50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up”

Fixation

• T3 reduced from +0.14 per Stack to +0.11
• T3 now also scales with Weapon Damage (0.0003)

Ivy

Ivy counters →

Stone Form

• T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1.7 to +1.5

Kelvin

Kelvin counters →

Frozen Shelter

• Cooldown reduced from 195s to 185s

Lady Geist

Lady Geist counters →

Life Drain

• Changed from 75% Damage to Heal to 100%
• DPS reduced to provide the same effective heal as before but with less DPS

Malice

• Damage amplification reduced from 8% to 7%
• T3 increased from +7% Damage Amp to +8%

Mina

Mina counters →

Sanguine Retreat

• Recast time increased from 3.5s to 4s
• T3 cast range increased from +3m to +4m

Mirage

Mirage counters →

• Fixed Djinn's Mark T3 still being -1s Cooldown instead of -0.75s

Fire Scarabs

• Duration reduced from 7s to 5s
• T2 reduced from +2 Charges to +1 Charge
• T2 now also increases duration by 2s

Dust Devil

• T3 no longer increases Lift Duration by +0.3s

Mo & Krill

Mo & Krill counters →

Burrow

• Cooldown no longer starts after the conclusion of the ability, now starts immediately

Combo

• Now lets you cast items while using it

Paige

Paige counters →

Rallying Charge

• Cooldown reduced from 220s to 210s

Pocket

Pocket counters →

Flying Cloak

• T3 reduced from -11s Cooldown to -10s

Affliction

• DPS reduced by ~6% (also reduces the spirit scaling and the upgrades)

Shiv

Shiv counters →

• Stamina regen increased from 5.5s to 6s

Killing Blow

• Recast window reduced from 20s to 16s

Silver

Silver counters →

• Gun falloff range reduced from 20m->46m to 17m→42m

Slam Fire

• Now does 100% bonus damage against NPCs (troopers and neutrals, not objectives)

Lycan Curse

• Precast time increased from 0.2 to 0.3
• Precast movespeed reduced from 7.6m to 2.5m
• T1 reduced from +20% Resists to +15%

The Doorman

The Doorman counters →

• Bullet damage rescaled from 26 + 1.19/boon to 24 + 1.25

Call Bell

• Charge Time increased from 6s to 7s

Doorway

• Duration reduced from 20s to 15s
• T1 duration increased from +15s to +20s
• T3 range reduced from +45m to +40m

Luggage Cart

• Damage reduced from 80 to 60
• T1 increased from +60 Damage to +80
• Range reduced from 25m to 20m
• T2 increased from +20m Cast Range to +25m

Venator

Venator counters →

• Sprint speed reduced from 1.5m to 1m
• Bullet falloff range reduced from 20m-51m to 18m-47m

Ira Domini

• Cooldown no longer starts after the conclusion of the ability, now starts immediately
• Blessed stakes damage increased from 100 to 115

Viscous

Viscous counters →

Splatter

• Damage reduced from 70 to 55
• Spirit ratio reduced from 0.8 to 0.7
• Base bounce count increased from 1 to 2
• T3 bounce count reduced from +2 to +1

The Cube

• T3 reduced from -25s Cooldown to -20s

Puddle Punch

• Slow duration reduced from 4s to 3s
• Slow increased from -20% to -30%
• Cooldown reduced from 24s to 21s

Goo Ball

• T2 increased from +10% Resists to +20%

Yamato

Yamato counters →

Flying Slash

• T2 reduced from +40 Spirit Power to +35
• T3 charges from +2 to +1
• T3 Charge Time increased from 4s to 5s

Items

Weapon 6

Mystic Shot

1,600 souls

• Cooldown reduced from 9s to 8s
• Spirit scaling reduced from 1.2 to 0.9

Slowing Bullets

1,600 souls

• No longer grants +15% Weapon Damage

Weighted Shots

3,200 souls

• Weapon Damage reduced from +40% to +30%

Crushing Fists

6,400 souls

• Max stacks stun duration increased from 0.5s to 0.75s
• Bullet Resist reduction increased from -4% to -5% per stack

Frenzy

6,400 souls

• Now has +10% Bullet Lifesteal as an innate

Spiritual Overflow

6,400 souls

• Now provides a bonus +10% Spirit Lifesteal on proc
• Ability Duration reduced from +15% to +13%
• Fire Rate reduced from +32% to +30%

Vitality 4

Restorative Locket

1,600 souls

• Heal per boon increased from 0.32 to 0.5

Fury Trance

3,200 souls

• Active now grants +1m Move Speed
• Active removes move speed penalty when shooting (like Fleetfoot)

Lifestrike

3,200 souls

• When hitting a trooper and a hero at the same time, it now always prioritizes healing off the hero (same change for Melee Lifesteal)

Diviner's Kevlar

6,400 souls

• Spirit power increased from +35 to +40

Spirit 7

Suppressor

1,600 souls

• Duration reduced from 5s to 4.5s

Tankbuster

3,200 souls

• No longer procs off of items

Cursed Relic

6,400 souls

• No longer has -14% Damage Output innate
• Now applies a -25% Damage Output debuff for the 3.25s duration

Echo Shard

6,400 souls

• Now has a 0.5s post-cast time
• No longer grants +5% Fire Rate
• Cooldown increased from 35s to 30s + the cooldown of the imbued ability

Ethereal Shift

6,400 souls

• Cooldown increased from 35s to 37s

Scourge

6,400 souls

• No longer grants +17% Debuff Resist innate bonus
• Active now grants +20% Debuff Resist (retroactive on application)
• Max Health per second reduced from 2.5% to 2.3%

Spirit Burn

6,400 souls

• No longer hits enemies in a 12m radius, only affects primary target now
• Changed from the cooldown being on the item to being target based
• Removed half cooldown against NPC
• Explosion damage reduced from 110 to 50

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