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Shh... This Won't Hurt a Bit Patch: What Changed

Oct 20, 2026 · Phantom+ · 4 days before vs 7 days after

Patch Notes

It's hard to know if that chill in the air is from the approaching fall breeze, or from the withering glare of Nurse Harrow, who now joins us on the streets of Manhattan. To some, her practices may seem unorthodox, her patients at the Marble Hill Possession Ward cannot say that the results aren't effective. With Leech Therapy, she throws a jar full of leeches that attach to oncoming enemies, draining their health and energy, before crawling back to deliver their haul. Cracking open one of her vials, she releases her Wretched Vapors, possessing her allies with a powerful boost of effectiveness - though subjects should be warned of the side effects when the vapors wear off. To efficiently keep her teammates fighting their best, she loads her syringe full of Healing Needles to inject medicine directly into their veins. And when her patience runs out, she opens her bag to release all the Lurking Terrors captured inside, making her adversaries run for cover. - "Trust me, I know best."

With Nurse Harrow joining us today, that marks the end of our City Never Sleeps releases. We want to thank everyone for participating in voting once again, and hope you've been enjoying all the new delights that NYC has to offer.

City Never Sleeps Voting Stats:

Big Turnout: Over 110 Million votes were cast over the course of the event. Narrow Victory: The closest contest was Baba vs Solomon, decided by a nearly 0.5% difference in votes. Oracle: Only 847 players voted in every round, and only voted for that round's eventual winner. Unlucky: 36,236 players voted in every round, and never once picked that round's winner. Dedication: 22,194 players exclusively voted for Nurse Harrow. One player cast exactly 1000 votes for her. Highly Effective: Nurse Harrow voters consistently proved to have a higher win rate over all other hero voters.

Game Stat Changes

All game stats
StatChange
Avg Souls (Golden Goose Egg)10 → 14+41.5%
Avg Heal Prevented389 → 468+20.5%
Avg Souls (Cultist Sacrifice)192 → 165−14.0%
Avg Souls (Trophy Collector)504 → 434−13.8%
Avg Damage Absorbed2,398 → 2,115−11.8%
Avg Healing10,616 → 11,546+8.8%
Avg Souls (Death Loss)966 → 885−8.4%
Avg Self Healing9,913 → 9,101−8.2%

Hero Win Rate Changes

All heroes
  1. 1Violet
    Violet17.3K matches
    Change
    +4.3 pp, better
    Win rate
    50.3%
  2. 2Deadman Danny
    Deadman Danny14.8K matches
    Change
    +2.9 pp, better
    Win rate
    45.9%
  3. 3Paige
    Paige6.1K matches
    Change
    −3.2 pp, worse
    Win rate
    50.9%
  4. 4Yamato
    Yamato7.2K matches
    Change
    −3.3 pp, worse
    Win rate
    50.1%
  5. 5Celeste
    Celeste5.8K matches
    Change
    −4.6 pp, worse
    Win rate
    51.3%

Item Build Changes

All items
  1. 1Titanic Magazine
    Titanic Magazine55.4K matches
    Change
    +7.7 pp, better
    In builds
    18.3%
  2. 2Healing Booster
    Healing Booster94.3K matches
    Change
    +6.3 pp, better
    In builds
    31.2%
  3. 3Extended Magazine
    Extended Magazine59.7K matches
    Change
    +6.0 pp, better
    In builds
    19.7%
  4. 4Extra Regen
    Extra Regen124.3K matches
    Change
    +5.1 pp, better
    In builds
    41.1%
  5. 5Kinetic Dash
    Kinetic Dash25.6K matches
    Change
    +5.0 pp, better
    In builds
    8.5%
  6. 6High-Velocity Rounds
    Change
    −5.3 pp, worse
    In builds
    27.5%

New Heroes

  1. 1Nurse Harrow
    Nurse Harrow20,991 matches
    Win rate
    50.5%
    Pick rate
    83.2%

Low vs High Ranks

Heroes by rank
HeroLowHighTop
Celeste−1.0 pp, worse−4.7 pp, worseToo few matches
Violet+2.5 pp, better+4.6 pp, better+2.4 pp, better