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2025-01-19update

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builds: 5474, 5475 · official notes
15Buffs
93Nerfs
2New
1Removed
Holliday43Shiv17Sinclair16Wraith34Bebop6Calico32Vyper5Mirage13Vindicta4Kelvin12Viscous3Yamato3Abrams2Dynamo2Grey Talon2Haze2Infernus2Ivy2Lady Geist2Lash2McGinnis2Mo & Krill2Paradox2Pocket2Seven2Warden2+9 in development
45 exact in the notes63 covered by a general line3 not in patch notes2 notes disagree with the files3 bug fixes6 notes we couldn't match
Bebop
4
Grapple Arm1
NERFHook T1 reduced from 30% more weapon damage to 25%
Exploding Uppercut1
NERFT2 reduced from +60% weapon damage to +50%
Sticky Bomb2
NERFDamage reduced from 120 to 110
NERFT2 reduced from +80 Damage to +75
Calico
31
Sweetest Lie1
NERFBullet Damage increased from 2 to 2.2files: 2→1.98
Leaping Slash2
BUFFRadius increased from 4m to 4.5m
BUFFT2 damage increased from +50 to +75
Ava1
NEWNow destroys breakables it runs through
BUFFT2 increased from 25% movespeed to 35%
Holliday
242
BUFFBullet damage growth increased from 1.5 to 1.7exact: 1.49→1.53
Powder Keg1
NERFT2 reduced from 140 to 120
Crackshot221
NEWNow triggers on units. Uses half cooldown when triggered this way.Crackshot NPCCD Reduction 50
T3: Cooldown Per Headshot NPC -2s
NERFDamage reduced from 75 to 60
BUFFSpirit scaling increased from 1 to 1.2
BUFFT2 increased from 75 to 85
NEWT3 now also has -2s on creeps
FIXFixed Crackshot applying Slowing Hex's anti-teleport debuff
Spirit Lasso1
BUFFT2 duration increased from +0.5 to +0.75
Bounce Pad
FIXFixed height on damage from Bounce Pad sometimes causing it to not hurt heroes on your lasso
Kelvin
1
BUFFHealth increased from 600 to 650
Mirage
11
Fire Scarabs11
NERFMax Health Steal reduced from 75 to 50
BUFFMax Health Steal spirit scaling increased from 0.9 to 1.4
Shiv
15
Alt weapon1
NERFBullet Damage reduced from 5.7 to 5.5exact: 5.7→5.13
Slice and Dice12
NERFDamage reduced from 110 to 100
NERFT2 reduced from +70 to +60
BUFFSpirit scaling increased from 1.3 to 1.55
Bloodletting2
NERFDeferred damage duration reduced from 13s to 12s
NERFCooldown increased from 50s to 60s
The Magnificent Sinclair
13
FIXFixed Debuff Reducer not working on Rabbit
Teleporting now drops the Urn
Rabbit Hex1
BUFFMovespeed increased from 25% to 35%
Can no longer be applied to Unstoppable
NEWNow triggers Reactive Barrier
Vexing Bolt1
NERFBase damage reduced from 120 to 110
Spectral Assistant2
NERFBase cooldown increased from 30s to 40s
NERFBase duration decreased from 8s to 6s
Vindicta
2
NERFMovespeed reduced from 9 to 8
Wallflower's Revenge1
NERFBullet Velocity reduced from 810 to 740
Vyper
4
NERFMove Speed reduced from 7.3 to 7.0
The Rattler1
NERFBullet Damage decreased from 9 to 7files: 9→6.3
Lethal Venom1
NERFMax Damage reduced from 200 to 180
Slither1
NERFT3 spirit and bullet resist while sliding reduced from +30% to +25%
Wraith
22
Card Trick2
NERFSpirit scaling reduced from 1.1 to 0.9
NERFCooldown increased from 0.65 to 0.75
Summon rate from non-heroes reduced from 0.35 to 0.25
Telekinesis2
BUFFSilence and disarm duration increased from 2.5s to 3s
BUFFCast delay reduced from 0.4s to 0.3s
Up/down motion now lasts 0.25s longer and moves a little bit higher
Yamato
1
NERFBullet damage growth reduced from 0.27 to 0.24exact: 0.27→0.216
REWORKAll heroes base gun damage and growth reduced by 10% (numbers listed above are before this global reduction)
65 exact values
  • Holliday · Bullet damage per boon: 1.49 → 1.53
  • Abrams · Bullet damage per boon: 0.2514 → 0.2263
  • Bebop · Bullet damage per boon: 0.33 → 0.297
  • Bomber · Bullet damage per boon: 0.1249 → 0.1124
  • Paradox · Bullet damage per boon: 0.45 → 0.405
  • Dynamo · Bullet damage per boon: 0.7071 → 0.6364
  • McGinnis · Bullet damage per boon: 0.3457 → 0.3111
  • Lady Geist · Bullet damage per boon: 1.65 → 1.49
  • Seven · Bullet damage per boon: 0.5971 → 0.5374
  • Gunslinger · Bullet damage per boon: 1.49 → 1.34
  • Haze · Bullet damage per boon: 0.2239 → 0.2015
  • Vindicta · Bullet damage per boon: 0.8 → 0.72
  • Infernus · Bullet damage per boon: 0.2829 → 0.2546
  • Kelvin · Bullet damage per boon: 0.71 → 0.639
  • Mo & Krill · Bullet damage per boon: 0.1964 → 0.1768
  • Lash · Bullet damage per boon: 0.7071 → 0.6364
  • THE MAGNIFICENT SINCLAIR · Bullet damage per boon: 0.5971 → 0.5374
  • Mirage · Bullet damage per boon: 1 → 0.9
  • Calico · Bullet damage per boon: 0.1249 → 0.1124
  • Raven · Bullet damage per boon: 1.3 → 1.17
  • Grey Talon · Bullet damage per boon: 1.62 → 1.46
  • Shield Guy · Bullet damage per boon: 0.1249 → 0.1124
  • Shiv · Bullet damage per boon: 0.2743 → 0.2469
  • Fathom · Bullet damage per boon: 0.35 → 0.315
  • Pocket · Bullet damage per boon: 0.3143 → 0.2829
  • Ivy · Bullet damage per boon: 0.34 → 0.306
  • Tokamak · Bullet damage per boon: 0.6668 → 0.6002
  • Trapper · Bullet damage per boon: 0.36 → 0.324
  • Vandal · Bullet damage per boon: 0.3929 → 0.3536
  • Vyper · Bullet damage per boon: 0.36 → 0.324
  • Viscous · Bullet damage per boon: 0.9 → 0.81
  • Warden · Bullet damage per boon: 0.9 → 0.81
  • Wraith · Bullet damage per boon: 0.39 → 0.351
  • Wrecker · Bullet damage per boon: 1.24 → 1.12
  • Yamato · Bullet damage per boon: 0.27 → 0.216
  • The Mourning Comes · Bullet Damage: 25 → 22.5
  • Doc's Orders · Bullet Damage: 32.2 → 28.98
  • Humble Pie · Bullet Damage: 5.3 → 4.77
  • Case Closed · Bullet Damage: 4.5 → 4.05
  • Trade Secret · Bullet Damage: 7.2 → 6.48
  • Yellow Canary · Bullet Damage: 3.6 → 3.24
  • Services Rendered · Bullet Damage: 7.15 → 6.43
  • Johann's Gift · Bullet Damage: 25 → 22.5
  • Cold Calculus · Bullet Damage: 11.5 → 10.35
  • Censure & Penance · Bullet Damage: 5.6 → 5.04
  • Wallflower's Revenge · Bullet Damage: 13 → 11.7
  • Incendiary Remarks · Bullet Damage: 6.6 → 5.94
  • Expedition's End · Bullet Damage: 21 → 18.9
  • Tale of The Tape · Bullet Damage: 9 → 8.1
  • The Prestige · Bullet Damage: 30 → 27
  • Promises Kept · Bullet Damage: 18 → 16.2
  • Sweetest Lie · Bullet Damage: 2 → 1.98
  • Busted Flush · Bullet Damage: 5.7 → 4.95
  • Poison Sprayer · Bullet Damage: 4 → 3.6
  • The Vonnegun · Bullet Damage: 13 → 11.7
  • The Black Sheep · Bullet Damage: 5 → 4.5
  • Protector's Hand · Bullet Damage: 5.2 → 4.68
  • Deep Sea Interpreter · Bullet Damage: 11 → 9.9
  • Freedom's Cost · Bullet Damage: 19.5 → 17.55
  • The Rake · Bullet Damage: 5.5 → 4.95
+5 more
Extra Stamina
1
NERFFire Rate reduced from 5% to 4%
Alchemical Fire
2
NERFReduced from -40% Effectiveness vs non-heroes to -50%
NERFWeapon Damage in radius reduced from +50% to +40%
Hunter's Aura
11
NERFBullet Resist Reduction reduced from -9% to -8%
BUFFFire Rate Slow increased from -9% to -10%
Sharpshooter
2
NERFWeapon Damage reduced from 30% to 20%
NERFMovespeed penalty increased from -0.5 to -1

Biggest changes

TelekinesisWraithBUFFLift › Rise Time0.75s→1s+33.3%

What the patch notes left out

Valve's patch notes do not mention these changes; every line below is read from the game files.

Heroes3

Abrams
2
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.2514→0.2263-10.0%
Case Closed1
NERFBullet Damage4.5→4.05-10.0%
Bebop
6
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.33→0.297-10.0%
Exploding Uppercut1
NERFT2: Buff Base Weapon60%→50%-16.7%
Hook1
NERFT1: Bullet Amp30→25-16.7%
Sticky Bomb2
NERFDamage120→110-8.3%
NERFT2: Damage80→75-6.2%
Humble Pie1
NERFBullet Damage5.3→4.77-10.0%
Bomber
1
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.1249→0.1124-10.0%
Calico
32
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.1249→0.1124-10.0%
Ava1
BUFFT2: Move Speed bonus25%→35%+40.0%
Leaping Slash2
BUFFSlash Radius4m→4.5m+12.5%
BUFFT2: Impact Damage50→75+50.0%
Sweetest Lie1
NERFBullet Damage2→1.98-1.0%
Dynamo
2
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.7071→0.6364-10.0%
The Vonnegun1
NERFBullet Damage13→11.7-10.0%
Fathom
2
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.35→0.315-10.0%
Poison Sprayer1
NERFBullet Damage4→3.6-10.0%
Grey Talon
2
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon1.62→1.46-10.0%
The Mourning Comes1
NERFBullet Damage25→22.5-10.0%
Gunslinger
1
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon1.49→1.34-10.0%
Haze
2
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.2239→0.2015-10.0%
Censure & Penance1
NERFBullet Damage5.6→5.04-10.0%
Holliday
2431
Base stats1
BUFFBullet damage per boon1.49→1.53+2.5%
Crackshot2211
NEWCrackshot NPCCD Reduction50
NEWT3: Cooldown Per Headshot NPC-2s
BUFFDamage (spirit scaling)1→1.2+20.0%
BUFFT2: Damage75→85+13.3%
NERFDamage75→60-20.0%
Powder Keg1
NERFT2: Explosion Damage140→120-14.3%
Spirit Lasso1
BUFFT2: Duration0.5s→0.75s+50.0%
Doc's Orders1
NERFBullet Damage32.2→28.98-10.0%
Infernus
2
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.2829→0.2546-10.0%
Incendiary Remarks1
NERFBullet Damage6.6→5.94-10.0%
Ivy
2
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.34→0.306-10.0%
Protector's Hand1
NERFBullet Damage5.2→4.68-10.0%
Kelvin
12
Base stats11
BUFFMax Health600→650+8.3%
NERFBullet damage per boon0.71→0.639-10.0%
Expedition's End1
NERFBullet Damage21→18.9-10.0%
Lady Geist
2
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon1.65→1.49-10.0%
Johann's Gift1
NERFBullet Damage25→22.5-10.0%
Lash
2
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.7071→0.6364-10.0%
Tale of The Tape1
NERFBullet Damage9→8.1-10.0%
McGinnis
2
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.3457→0.3111-10.0%
Services Rendered1
NERFBullet Damage7.15→6.43-10.0%
Mirage
13
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon1→0.9-10.0%
Fire Scarabs11
BUFFMax HP Steal Per Bullet (spirit scaling)0.9→1.4+55.6%
NERFMax HP Steal Per Bullet75→50-33.3%
Promises Kept1
NERFBullet Damage18→16.2-10.0%
Mo & Krill
2
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.1964→0.1768-10.0%
Yellow Canary1
NERFBullet Damage3.6→3.24-10.0%
Paradox
2
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.45→0.405-10.0%
Trade Secret1
NERFBullet Damage7.2→6.48-10.0%
Pocket
2
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.3143→0.2829-10.0%
The Black Sheep1
NERFBullet Damage5→4.5-10.0%
Raven
1
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon1.3→1.17-10.0%
Seven
2
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.5971→0.5374-10.0%
Cold Calculus1
NERFBullet Damage11.5→10.35-10.0%
Shield Guy
1
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.1249→0.1124-10.0%
Shiv
17
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.2743→0.2469-10.0%
Bloodletting2
NERFCooldown50s→60s+20.0%
NERFDeferred Damage Duration13s→12s-7.7%
Slice and Dice12
BUFFImpact Damage (spirit scaling)1.3→1.55+19.2%
NERFImpact Damage110→100-9.1%
NERFT2: Impact Damage70→60-14.3%
Alt weapon1
NERFBullet Damage5.7→5.13-10.0%
Busted Flush1
NERFBullet Damage5.7→4.95-13.2%
THE MAGNIFICENT SINCLAIR
16
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.5971→0.5374-10.0%
Rabbit Hex1
BUFFMove Speed bonus25%→35%+40.0%
Spectral Assistant2
NERFCooldown30s→40s+33.3%
NERFDuration8s→6s-25.0%
Vexing Bolt2
NERFDamage120→110-8.3%
The Prestige1
NERFBullet Damage30→27-10.0%
Tokamak
1
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.6668→0.6002-10.0%
Trapper
1
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.36→0.324-10.0%
Vandal
1
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.3929→0.3536-10.0%
Vindicta
4
Base stats2
NERFBullet damage per boon0.8→0.72-10.0%
NERFMove Speed9m/s→8m/s-11.1%
Wallflower's Revenge2
NERFBullet Damage13→11.7-10.0%
NERFBullet Velocity809.98m/s→740m/s-8.6%
Viscous
3
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.9→0.81-10.0%
Deep Sea Interpreter1
NERFBullet Damage11→9.9-10.0%
Alt weapon1
NERFBullet Damage70→63-10.0%
Vyper
5
Base stats2
NERFBullet damage per boon0.36→0.324-10.0%
NERFMove Speed7.3m/s→7m/s-4.1%
Lethal Venom1
NERFMax Venom Damage200→180-10.0%
Slither1
NERFT3: Slide Resist30→25-16.7%
The Rattler1
NERFBullet Damage9→6.3-30.0%
Warden
2
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.9→0.81-10.0%
Freedom's Cost1
NERFBullet Damage19.5→17.55-10.0%
Wraith
34
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.39→0.351-10.0%
Card Trick2
NERFCooldown0.65s→0.75s+15.4%
NERFDamage (spirit scaling)1.1→0.9-18.2%
Telekinesis3
BUFFCast Delay0.4s→0.3s-25.0%
BUFFDuration2.5s→3s+20.0%
The Rake1
NERFBullet Damage5.5→4.95-10.0%
Wrecker
2
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon1.24→1.12-10.0%
The Butcher's Hand1
NERFBullet Damage21→18.9-10.0%
Yamato
3
Base stats1
NERFBullet damage per boon0.27→0.216-20.0%
Alt weapon1
NERFBullet Damage70.4→63.36-10.0%
Sister's Lament1
NERFBullet Damage5.65→5.08-10.0%
Alchemical Fire
2
NERFNon Hero Reduction40%→50%+25.0%
NERFWeapon Damage50%→40%-20.0%
Extra Stamina
1
NERFFire Rate5%→4%-20.0%
Hunter's Aura
11
BUFFFire Rate Slow9%→10%+11.1%
NERFBullet Resist-9%→-8%-11.1%
Sharpshooter
2
NERFMove Speed-0.5m/s→-1m/s+100.0%
NERFWeapon Damage30%→20%-33.3%
Packed files: added / removed / modified
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