2026-03-10updatefollow-up

Biggest changes

Batblink triggerMina	BUFF	Cast Delay	0.1s→0s-100.0%
GutshotVenator	NERF	Min Travel Time	0.15s→0.05s-66.7%

What the patch notes left out

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

Heroes10

• NERFCeleste · Carny Life: Air Acceleration reduced from 12% to 10%
• DELIvy · Air Drop: AoE Modifier › Aura affects: −all enemies
• BUFFIvy · Stone Form: Duration increased from 0s to 3s
• NERFMcGinnis · Heavy Barrage: Cast Delay increased from 0s to 0.2s
• BUFFMina · Sanguine Retreat · trigger: Cast Delay reduced from 0.1s to 0s
• BUFFSilver · Tail Whack: Interrupted by: −rooted −asleep
• NERFVenator · Gutshot: Min Travel Time reduced from 0.15s to 0.05s
• NERFVictor · Aura of Suffering: Max DPS reduced from 54 to 48
• NERFVictor · Aura of Suffering: T2: Max DPS reduced from 26 to 23
• NERFViscous · Puddle Punch: T3: Damage (spirit scaling) reduced from 1 to 0.9

Items2

• NEWGolden Goose Egg: Enhanced: Bonus Buffs Per Soul added (-100)
• NEWGolden Goose Egg: Enhanced: Damage Penalty added (20%)

Console variables1

• DELcitadel_zipline_capture_trigger_width_trooper_node_buffer removed (was 5.08m)

• reconnectpopup abandonconfirmNEW Are you sure you want to Abandon?
• Call Bell · descriptionThrow out a call bell that explodes and deals spirit damage after a short delay and causes enemies to suffer reduced weapon accuracy and movement slow. · · Can be shot to detonate early.→Throw out a call bell that deals spirit damage on impact. After a short delay it explodes, dealing additional spirit damage and causing affected enemies to suffer reduced weapon accuracy and movement slow. · · Can be shot to detonate early.
• Call Bell · T2 description+[Explosion Damage] Explosion Damage and increased scaling→+[Impact Damage] Impact Damage · +[Explosion Damage] Explosion Damage
• Call Bell · T3 description+[Ability Charges] Charge · +[Bell Lifetime]s Bell Lifetime · Bell continuously emits slow→+[Ability Charges] Charge · +[Bell Lifetime]s Bell Lifetime · Bell continuously emits improved slow
• Flawless Advance · T3 description+[Perfect Damage] Perfect Damage and increased spirit scaling. · Increased lunge attacking dash distance.→+[Perfect Damage] Perfect Damage and increased spirit scaling. · Increased lunge attacking dash speed & distance.
• Header card toss suits · description· Each suit provides a different bonus. Jokers counts as all suits and will bounce to a nearby target→· Each suit provides a different bonus. Jokers counts as all suits
• Combo · T2 description+[DPS] Damage Per Second and +[Combo Bullet Resist]% Bullet Resist→[Ability Cooldown]s Cooldown and +[Combo Bullet Resist]% Bullet Resist
• Combo · T3 description+[Ability Channel Time]s Duration and [Ability Cooldown]s Cooldown→+[Ability Channel Time]s Duration and +[DPS] Damage Per Second
• Shining Wonder · descriptionLaunch a deadly orb of light that deals spirit damage and applies slow and reduces Dash Distance on impact. The orb then bounces to the enemies within range. If no target is found, the orb will linger for a short duration while continuing to look for targets. · · Prioritizes enemy heroes when picking targets. Refunds half the cooldown on a miss.→Launch a deadly orb of light that deals spirit damage and applies slow and reduces Dash Distance on impact. The orb then bounces to the enemies within range. If no target is found, the orb will linger for a short duration while continuing to look for targets. · · Prioritizes enemy heroes when picking targets.
• Last Stand · T3 description+[Ability Duration]s Duration and Unstoppable while charging→+[Ability Duration]s Duration · Unstoppable and +[Bullet Resist]% Resists while channeling
• abilitybuttonhint altcastunittargetNEW Target Unit
• Siphon Life · descriptionDrain health from nearby enemies in front of you, dealing spirit dps and healing for a portion of the damage dealt.→Drain health from nearby enemies, dealing spirit dps and healing for a portion of the damage dealt.
• Siphon Life · quipDrain health from nearby enemies in front of you→Drain health from nearby enemies
• Card Trick · descriptionDeal weapon damage to summon cards of a random suit. Each card can be thrown, dealing damage and applying a different effect depending of its suit. Cards thrown fly towards the enemy or point under your crosshair.→Deal weapon damage to summon cards of a random suit. Each card can be thrown, dealing damage and applying a different effect depending of its suit. Cards thrown fly towards the enemy or point under your crosshair. · · Alt-cast to throw first card
• Death Slam · T3 descriptionStun enemies in Radius for [Stun Duration]s · [Ability Cast Range]m Cast Range→Stun enemies in Radius for [Stun Duration]s · +[Ability Cast Range]m Cast Range
• Medicinal Specter · T2 description[Ability Cooldown]s Cooldown and and provides +[Stamina Cooldown Reduction]% Stamina Recovery→[Ability Cooldown]s Cooldown and provides +[Stamina Cooldown Reduction]% Stamina Recovery
• Kudzu Connection · descriptionConnect with a nearby ally to gain bonuses, replicated healing, and ignore the move speed penalty while shooting. · · Connection requires line of sight.→Connect with a nearby ally to gain bonuses, replicated healing, and ignore the move speed penalty while shooting. · · Receive 50% of Bonuses with no connection · Connection requires line of sight.
• Traveler · T1 description+[Bonus Move Speed]m Move Speed for [Movement Speed Bonus Duration]s→+[Bonus Move Speed]m Move Speed and +[Bonus Fire Rate]% Fire Rate for [Movement Speed Bonus Duration]s
• Vortex Web · activeThrow a vacuum grenade, pulling all enemies into a small area and applying Slowing Hex.→Throw a vacuum grenade, pulling all enemies into a small area and applying Slowing Hex. · · Alt Cast to Target Unit Directly.
• graph souls itemgooseeggNEW Golden Goose Egg
• Stat signNEW +

• Tracking of console variables starts here: 1365 variables in build 6395
• changecitadel_modifier_hud_message_display_time2→2.5
• removecitadel_zipline_capture_trigger_width_trooper_node_buffer200
• addcitadel_modifier_hud_message_display_clearfalse
• addcitadel_modifier_hud_message_display_min_panel_count4

Hero model folders touched: drifter, dynamo, fencer, lash, priest, shiv, vampirebat, wraith

Also 135 visual / audio / UI / technical data fields (see the build pages).