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2026-02-04updatefollow-up

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builds: 6232, 6236, 6237, 6245, 6250, 6252, 6253, 6256, 6267, 6268, 6274, 6277, 6278, 6280 · official notes
42Buffs
42Nerfs
52New
8Removed
10Reworks
18Other
31 exact in the notes5 covered by a general line136 not in patch notes4 of them in game rules & map objects4 bug fixes7 notes we couldn't match
Bebop
13
Exploding Uppercut1
NERFUppercut T3 heal reduced from 20% Missing Health to 17%
Sticky Bomb12
BUFFFuse timer increased from 3.0 to 3.5
NERFRadius reduced from 12m to 10m
NERFHit/kill spirit scaling reduced from 0.002/0.012 to 0.0015/0.01
Graves
211
FIXFixed her weapon not working with Close Quarters & Point Blank
FIXFixed Fire Rate bonuses sometimes increasing the fire rate by a lower amount than intended
Reduced gun range from 18m to 16m
BUFFIncrease base move speed from 6.6 to 7.0m
Jar of Dead2
NEWInitial charges from 1 to 2
3 exact values
  • Jar of Dead · Target Search Initial Delay Max: 0.2
  • Jar of Dead · Target Search Initial Delay Min: 0.15
  • Jar of Dead · Target Search Initial Stagger: 0.125
NEWInitial attacks more staggered, rather than all at once
3 exact values
  • Jar of Dead · Target Search Initial Delay Max: 0.2
  • Jar of Dead · Target Search Initial Delay Min: 0.15
  • Jar of Dead · Target Search Initial Stagger: 0.125
Pickup range for death from 10m to 18m
Borrowed Decree1
Ghouls are now slowed by 20% for 0.5s when taking bullet damage
NERFCooldown increased from 110s to 120s
Silver
2591
BUFFIncrease base regen from 2 to 2.5
Hair of the Dog2
BUFFImproved base fire rate (cycle rate from 1 to 0.9, this is a 11% DPS increase)
BUFFIncrease base magazine size from 5 to 6
Slam Fire121
NERFCooldown increased from 20s to 22s
REWORKT1 changed from -4s cooldown to +15% Weapon Damage
REWORKT2 changed from +30% Weapon Damage to -7s Cooldown
NERFT3 reduced from 10% Current Health to 8%
Boot Kick1
BUFFT3 changed from -25% damage to +80 spirit damage and -35% damageexact: -25→80
Entangling Bola1
NEWT3 changed from ricocheting bolas to ricocheting bolas and -5s cooldownT3: Cooldown -5s
Lycan Claws1
BUFFLycan Curse increase attack range from 5.5m to 6.0m
Lycan Curse4
NERFHeadshot Resistance reduced from -35% to -20%
FIXFixed slowing down when using her weapon in Lycan Curse (was doing that in human form rather than in Lycan Curse)
FIXFixed her weapon not working with Close Quarters & Point Blank when in Lycan Curse
Requires more damage to transform later in the game
NERFCooldown from 22s to 35s
NERFBase health bonus from 350 to 100
NERFMovespeed bonus from +3m to +2m
Go For The Throat3
NERFMissing Health Damage reduced from 8% to 6%
NERFT3 Missing Health Damage reduced from 5% to 4%
NERFCooldown from 5s to 6.5s
Dispel Magic
1
BUFFSpirit Resist increased from 14% to 16%
Fury Trance
1
NERFFire Rate reduced from 35% to 30%
Mystic Reverb
Imbued Lifesteal from 30% to 27%
Bullet Resilience
11
BUFFHealth Threshold trigger from 35% to 40% HP
NERFThreshold Bullet Resistance bonus reduced from 30% to 22%
Spirit Resilience
11
BUFFHealth Threshold trigger from 35% to 40% HP
NERFThreshold Spirit Resistance bonus reduced from 30% to 22%
Street Brawl Healing in base is now 2x faster
Street Brawl Randoming bonus reroll now also affects round 3
NERFStreet Brawl McGinnis Heavy Barrage duration reduced from 13s to 8sexact: 13→8
BUFFStreet Brawl Graves Jar of Dead charge cooldown increased from 13s to 16sexact: 13→16

Biggest changes

Ira DominiVenatorBUFFBonus Damage (boon scaling)0.8→3+275.0%
Ira DominiVenatorBUFFT2: Bonus Damage40→150+275.0%
GutshotVenatorBUFFDamage (weapon damage scaling)0.3→1+233.3%
Consecrating GrenadeVenatorBUFFDamage Per Second (boon scaling)0.5→1.6+220.0%
Ira DominiVenatorBUFFDamage at Falloff End40%→100%+150.0%
Ira DominiVenatorBUFFBullet Radius0.1524m→0.3556m+133.3%
Consecrating GrenadeVenatorBUFFBounce Grenade Speed12.7m/s→27.94m/s+120.0%
Ira DominiVenatorBUFFDamage (weapon damage scaling)0.8→1.7+112.5%
Consecrating GrenadeVenatorNERFCast Range20m→0m-100.0%
GutshotVenatorNERFMovement Slow60%→0%-100.0%
Ira DominiVenatorBUFFBonus Damage50→100+100.0%
GutshotVenatorNERFCooldown15s→26s+73.3%
Consecrating GrenadeVenatorBUFFCast Delay0.1s→0.03s-70.0%
Borrowed DecreeGravesBUFFAura Radius5m→8m+60.0%
GutshotVenatorNERFBonus Damage60→30-50.0%
GutshotVenatorNERFBonus Damage (weapon damage scaling)0.8→0.4-50.0%
GutshotVenatorBUFFDamage40→60+50.0%
GutshotVenatorBUFFPush Force4→6+50.0%
Ira DominiVenatorBUFFCast Delay0.6s→0.3s-50.0%
Ira DominiVenatorBUFFDamage80→120+50.0%
ApolloNERFBullet damage per boon1.2→0.6-50.0%

What the patch notes left out

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

Heroes127

Items4

Units1

Game rules & map objects4

Apollo
1
Base stats1
Bebop
25
Exploding Uppercut1
NERFT3: Missing HP Heal20%→17%-15.0%
Sticky Bomb24
BUFFFuse Time3s→3.5s+16.7%
NERFRadius12m→10m-16.7%
NERFSticky Bomb Damage (spirit scaling)0.002→0.0015-25.0%
NERFSticky Bomb Damage (spirit scaling)0.012→0.01-16.7%
Celeste
61211
Base stats11211
Carny Life1
Dazzling Trick1
Light Eater1
Radiant Daggers1
Shining Wonder1
Graves
532
Base stats1
BUFFMove Speed6.6m/s→7m/s+6.1%
Borrowed Decree211
NERFCooldown110s→120s+9.1%
Jar of Dead31
NEWTarget Search Initial Delay Max0.2
NEWTarget Search Initial Delay Min0.15
NEWTarget Search Initial Stagger0.125
BUFFCharge Delay (Street Brawl)13→16+23.1%
The Teacher1
McGinnis
1
Heavy Barrage1
NERFDuration (Street Brawl)13→8-38.5%
Silver
12711
Base stats1
BUFFHealth Regen2→2.5+25.0%
Boot Kick11
BUFFT3: Bonus Damage-25→80+220.0%
Entangling Bola1
NEWT3: Cooldown-5s
Go For The Throat3
NERFCooldown5s→6.5s+30.0%
NERFMissing Health Damage8%→6%-25.0%
NERFT3: Missing Health Damage5%→4%-20.0%
Lycan Claws2
BUFFCast Range5.5m→6m+9.1%
Lycan Curse14
NERFBonus Health350→100-71.4%
NERFCooldown22s→35s+59.1%
NERFHeadshot Resist-35→-20-42.9%
NERFMove Speed3m/s→2m/s-33.3%
Slam Fire22
REWORKT1 upgradeCooldown -4s→Weapon Damage 15%
REWORKT2 upgradeWeapon Damage 30%→Cooldown -7s
NERFCooldown20s→22s+10.0%
NERFT3: Bonus Current Health as Damage10%→8%-20.0%
Hair of the Dog21
BUFFAmmo5→6+20.0%
BUFFFire Interval1s→0.9s-10.0%
Venator
388261631310
Base stats1
Blessed Tac-Vest11
Choking Incense11
Consecrating Grenade1738611
Technical (3)
Grit11
Gutshot734411
Technical (1)
Hex-Lined Snap Trap1
Ira Domini428211
Technical (3)
Ira Domini232
Melee11
Technical (2)
Potent Vapors11
Teargas Grenade11
Witching Hour11
51:2012221
Bullet Resilience
11
BUFFHealth Threshold35→40+14.3%
NERFBullet Resist Below Threshold30→22-26.7%
Dispel Magic
1
BUFFSpirit Resist14%→16%+14.3%
Express Shot
1
Fury Trance
1
NERFFire Rate35%→30%-14.3%
Glass Cannon
1
Mystic Reverb
1
NEWAdded to the game files
Spirit Resilience
11
BUFFHealth Threshold35→40+14.3%
NERFSpirit Resist Below Threshold30→22-26.7%
Mystic Reverb (old)
11
Guardian
1
Guardian
1
Static Charge
Dropped pickup (Necro)
1
Loot table: Full t4
11
Spirit item groups
1
Loot table: Spirit t4
11
Packed files: added / removed / modified
animation+5−0~695
data+6−0~103
hero_model+103−16~288
material+84−2~12
model+78−1~28
other+33−0~29
particles+427−0~23
sound+3813−16~32
ui+32−36~75

Hero model folders touched: astro, fencer, gigawatt_prisoner, haze, hornet_v3, lash_v2, magician_v2, necro, pocket, priest, punkgoat, unicorn, vampirebat, werewolf, yamato_v2

Also 79 visual / audio / UI / technical data fields (see the build pages).

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