2025-10-05updatefollow-up

9Buffs

1Nerfs

4 exact in the notes2 covered by a general line4 not in patch notes

Victor

Aura of Suffering21

BUFFSelf damage reduced from 80% to 70%

NERFRadius reduced from 8m to 7.7m

BUFFMinDPS, MaxDPS and spirit scaling increased by ~5-6%Max DPS (spirit scaling) 1.1→1.15
Minimum DPS (spirit scaling) 0.22→0.23

Jumpstart1

BUFFDuration increased from 4s to 4.5s

Shocking Reanimation1

BUFFRadius increased from 12m to 13m

Biggest changes

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

BUFFDrifter · Ambush: Cast Delay reduced from 0.35s to 0.3s
BUFFDrifter · Stalker's Mark: Bullet Velocity increased from 88.9m/s to 99.06m/s
BUFFVictor · Aura of Suffering: Max DPS increased from 75 to 80
BUFFVictor · Aura of Suffering: Minimum DPS increased from 15 to 16

Calico

Return to Shadows

Technical (1)

NEWAuto Channel › AppliesDo Not Draw Model

Drifter

Ambush1

BUFFCast Delay0.35s→0.3s-14.3%

Stalker's Mark1

BUFFBullet Velocity88.9m/s→99.06m/s+11.4%

Victor

Aura of Suffering51

BUFFMax DPS75→80+6.7%

BUFFMax DPS (spirit scaling)1.1→1.15+4.5%

BUFFMinimum DPS15→16+6.7%

BUFFMinimum DPS (spirit scaling)0.22→0.23+4.5%

BUFFSelf Damage80%→70%-12.5%

NERFRadius8m→7.7m-3.7%

Jumpstart1

BUFFDuration4s→4.5s+12.5%

Shocking Reanimation1

BUFFRadius12m→13m+8.3%

Post-game · highskillrangepartiesNEW High Skill Range Parties
menu play low priority matchmakingYou are marked for Low Priority. You and your party will only match with others who are also in Low Priority.→Your party is in the Low Priority matchmaking queue as a result of you or a party member abandoning matches or inappropriate behavior reported by other players. · · You must win {i:low_pri_games_remaining} games in the Low Priority queue or remove the penalized party member to return to normal matchmaking.

Also 5 visual / audio / UI / technical data fields (see the build pages).