Aug 12, 2026 · Phantom+ · 7 days before vs 7 days after

Aug 12, 2026 Patch: What Changed

Patch Notes

Apollo: Riposte melee resist reduction increased from -22% to -25%
Apollo: Riposte T2 changed from "-30% Melee Resist" to "-25% Melee Resist and +0.4s Stun Duration"
Apollo: Riposte T3 increased from 60% Lifesteal for 7s to 75% Lifesteal for 13s
Apollo: Fixed Itani Lo Sahn being canceled with movement abilities
Billy: Base health regen reduced from 2.5 to 2.0
Billy: Rising Ram T3 changed from "On Impact: Deal 7% max health as spirit damage" to "On hero hit: +10% Max HP for 16s"
Billy: Chain Gang spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.7
Doorman: Doorway range reduced from 70m to 65m
Doorman: Walker will no longer consider Luggage Cart dragged enemies as valid targets to trigger the stomp on until soon after they are dropped off
Doorman: Similar to the Walker change above, the turrets in the healing area in base now also wait on considering valid targets
Drifter: Rend spirit scaling reduced from 1.7 to 1.4
Drifter: Stalker's Mark cooldown increased from 24s to 26s
Drifter: Stalker's Mark T2 reduced from -12s Cooldown to -10s
Holliday: 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: Stone Form T3 stun duration reduced from +1s to +0.75s
Lash: Falloff range reduced from 20m->58m to 18m->54m
McGinnis: Bullet damage base and growth values reduced by 5%
McGinnis: Spirit Resist per boon reduced from +0.625% to +0.35%
McGinnis: Mini Turrets no longer shoots heroes on ziplines
McGinnis: Mini Turrets no longer have 80% decaying resist for the first 6s
McGinnis: Mini Turrets health increased from 90 + 7.8/boon to 100 + 9/boon
McGinnis: Medicinal Specter T1 changed from "Provides +40% Spirit Resist" to "+1.5s Duration"
McGinnis: Medicinal Specter T3 no longer increases duration by +1.5s
McGinnis: Medicinal Specter T3 now also increases spirit resistance by +40%
Paige: Plot Armor weapon damage scaling increased from 0.2 to 0.3
Seven: Lightning Ball T3 radius increased from +1.5m to +1.75m
Vindicta: Stake T1 reduced from +65 Damage to +45
Vyper: Petrifying Bola radius increased from 8m to 12m
Vyper: Petrifying Bola petrify duration increased from 2s to 2.2s
Wraith: Card Trick Heart heal spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.75
Wraith: Full Auto T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.06 to +0.045

Game Stat Changes

Stat	Before	After	Change
Avg Souls (Golden Goose Egg)43 → 61	43	61	+41.6%
Avg Souls (Neutral Creep Orbs)223 → 131	223	131	−41.2%
Avg Damage Absorbed1,839 → 2,089	1,839	2,089	+13.6%
Avg Self Healing9,867 → 10,291	9,867	10,291	+4.3%
Avg Healing10,771 → 11,217	10,771	11,217	+4.1%
Avg Buff Pickups25.5 → 26.4	25.5	26.4	+3.4%
Avg Souls (Breakables)2,319 → 2,395	2,319	2,395	+3.3%
Avg Souls (Urn)1,608 → 1,658	1,608	1,658	+3.1%

Hero Win Rate Changes

All heroes

1
Abrams2.9K matches
Change
+4.5 pp
Win rate
52.4%
2
Billy3.3K matches
Change
−3.6 pp
Win rate
49.6%
3
McGinnis2K matches
Change
−6.2 pp
Win rate
51.2%

Item Build Changes

All items

1
Improved Spirit32.6K matches
Change
+3.9 pp
In builds
33.9%
2
Extra Spirit39.6K matches
Change
+3.6 pp
In builds
41.1%
3
High-Velocity Rounds21.5K matches
Change
+3.4 pp
In builds
22.4%
4
Torment Pulse12.6K matches
Change
+3.3 pp
In builds
13.1%
5
Tankbuster28.1K matches
Change
+3.2 pp
In builds
29.2%
6
Battle Vest10.4K matches
Change
−1.5 pp
In builds
10.8%