Patch October 5, 2026

The October 5, 2026 patch changes 2 heroes and 1 general change. Most changes: Rat King (15), Sinclair (9).

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Heroes

Rat King

Rat King counters →

Scrap Grenade

• Fixed some bugs with bouncing targeting
• Damage increased from 65 to 70
• T2 Damage increased from 65 to 70

Rat Swarm

• Base Cooldown reduced from 28s to 24s

Rule, Ratannia!

• Cooldown increased from 130 to 160
• Damage Reduction reduced from 20% to 15%
• Radius reduced from 24m to 20m
• Charge Duration reduced from 12s to 10s
• Bonus Move speed no longer scales with Spirit
• Now falls faster while charging
• T1 +1m/s Move Speed to +2m/s Move Speed
• T1 No longer gives -20s cooldown (Total cooldown from 110s to 160s)
• T2 No longer grants +8s Charge Duration (Total charge duration from 20s to 10s)
• T2 Flag Duration reduced from +8s to +5s
• T3 Damage Reduction reduced from 15% to 10% (Total Damage Reduction from 35% to 25%)

Sinclair

Sinclair counters →

• Base HP Regen reduced from 2 to 1

Gun

• Falloff range reduced from 25-61 to 20-60
• Reduced bullet base damage from 17.76 to 16.5

Vexing Bolt

• Now does half damage to objectives

Spectral Assistant

• Gun falloff range reduced from 25-61 to 20-60

Rabbit Hex

• Radius reduced from 6.5m to 6m
• T3 reduced from +3m Radius to +2m

Audience Participation

• Copy duration reduced from 12s to 9s
• Copied cooldown increased from 40% to 60%

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