Patch August 12, 2026

The August 12, 2026 patch changes 13 heroes. Most changes: McGinnis (8), Apollo (4), Billy (3), Drifter (3).

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Heroes

Apollo

Apollo counters →

• Fixed Itani Lo Sahn being canceled with movement abilities

Riposte

• Melee resist reduction increased from -22% to -25%
• T2 changed from "-30% Melee Resist" to "-25% Melee Resist and +0.4s Stun Duration"
• T3 increased from 60% Lifesteal for 7s to 75% Lifesteal for 13s

Billy

Billy counters →

• Base health regen reduced from 2.5 to 2.0

Rising Ram

• T3 changed from "On Impact: Deal 7% max health as spirit damage" to "On hero hit: +10% Max HP for 16s"

Chain Gang

• Spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.7

Drifter

Drifter counters →

Rend

• Spirit scaling reduced from 1.7 to 1.4

Stalker's Mark

• Cooldown increased from 24s to 26s
• T2 reduced from -12s Cooldown to -10s

Holliday

Holliday counters →

Powder Keg

• Now does half its damage immediately and half over 3s as a damage over time burn (same overall damage, multiple instances stack)

Ivy

Ivy counters →

Stone Form

• T3 stun duration reduced from +1s to +0.75s

Lash

Lash counters →

• Falloff range reduced from 20m->58m to 18m->54m

McGinnis

McGinnis counters →

• Bullet damage base and growth values reduced by 5%
• Spirit Resist per boon reduced from +0.625% to +0.35%
• Mini Turrets no longer shoots heroes on ziplines
• Mini Turrets no longer have 80% decaying resist for the first 6s
• Mini Turrets health increased from 90 + 7.8/boon to 100 + 9/boon

Medicinal Specter

• T1 changed from "Provides +40% Spirit Resist" to "+1.5s Duration"
• T3 no longer increases duration by +1.5s
• T3 now also increases spirit resistance by +40%

Paige

Paige counters →

Plot Armor

• Weapon damage scaling increased from 0.2 to 0.3

Seven

Seven counters →

Lightning Ball

• T3 radius increased from +1.5m to +1.75m

The Doorman

The Doorman counters →

• 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 above, the turrets in the healing area in base now also wait on considering valid targets

Doorway

• Range reduced from 70m to 65m

Vindicta

Vindicta counters →

Stake

• T1 reduced from +65 Damage to +45

Vyper

Vyper counters →

Petrifying Bola

• Radius increased from 8m to 12m
• Petrify duration increased from 2s to 2.2s

Wraith

Wraith counters →

Card Trick

• Heart heal spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.75

Full Auto

• T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.06 to +0.045

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