2026-03-30updatefollow-up

Biggest changes

Essence TheftGraves

NERF

Skull Build Up

0.15→0-100.0%

What the patch notes left out

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

Heroes2

• NERFGraves · Essence Theft: Skull Build Up reduced from 0.15 to 0
• NERFRem · Tag Along: Behaviour: −cancellable during the cast delay

• Crackshot · descriptionHeadshots deal bonus Damage and applies a Fading Move Speed penalty. This effect can only occur when off cooldown. · · Cooldown is reduced by [Crackshot NPCCD Reduction]% on NPC hits. · Crackshot ignores range damage fall-off and does not apply to objectives.→Bullets apply . If hit three times consecutively, deal bonus weapon damage and apply slow. · Crackshot ignores range damage fall-off and does not apply to objectives.
• Essence Theft · T3 description+[Bonus Weapon Tethers] Weapon Tethers & Improved Tether Targeting→All Summons now apply Essence Theft
• Jar of Dead · T2 description+[Skull Lifetime]s Duration · On Hit: Apply [Slow Percent]% Slow for [Slow Duration]s→On Hit: Apply [Slow Percent]% Slow for [Slow Duration]s
• Jar of Dead · T3 description+[Skull Count] Deadheads. Deadheads now trigger Essence Theft→+[Skull Count] Deadheads and +[Skull Lifetime]s Deadhead Lifetime
• Crackshot · descriptionBullets apply . If hit three times consecutively, deal bonus weapon damage and apply slow. · Crackshot ignores range damage fall-off and does not apply to objectives.→Headshots deal bonus Damage and applies a Fading Move Speed penalty. This effect can only occur when off cooldown. · · Cooldown is reduced by [Crackshot NPCCD Reduction]% on NPC hits. · Crackshot ignores range damage fall-off and does not apply to objectives.
• Spirit Strike · descriptionWhen you perform a Light or Heavy Melee attack against a hero, deal extra Spirit Damage with the attack and reduce the target's Spirit Resist. · · Cooldown is [Light Melee Cooldown Mult]x longer for Light Melee hits.→When you perform a Light or Heavy Melee attack against a hero, deal extra spirit damage with the attack and reduce the target's Spirit Resist. · · Cooldown is [Light Melee Cooldown Mult]x longer for Light Melee hits.
• Arctic Blast · descriptionRelease an expanding ice blast that deals Spirit Damage, Freezing and then Slowing targets it hits. Targets take increased damage while frozen.→Release an expanding ice blast that deals spirit damage, Freezing and then Slowing targets it hits. Targets take increased damage while frozen.
• Bullet Resist Shredder · descriptionReduces Bullet Resist on enemies when you deal Spirit Damage.→Reduces Bullet Resist on enemies when you deal spirit damage.
• Cold Front · descriptionRelease an expanding ice blast that deals Spirit Damage and Slows targets it hits.→Release an expanding ice blast that deals spirit damage and Slows targets it hits.
• Mystic Shot · descriptionYour next bullet deals bonus Spirit Damage.→Your next bullet deals bonus spirit damage.
• Escalating Exposure · descriptionDealing Spirit Damage applies a stacking Spirit Amp that increases your Spirit Damage to the target.→Dealing spirit damage applies a stacking Spirit Amp that increases your spirit damage to the target.
• Mercurial Magnum · descriptionYour imbued ability charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, bonus fire rate, and reloads bullets on use. Until your next reload, your bullets deal bonus Spirit Damage based on your Spirit Power.→Your imbued ability charges up over time with bonus spirit damage, bonus fire rate, and reloads bullets on use. Until your next reload, your bullets deal bonus spirit damage based on your Spirit Power.
• Healbane · descriptionYour Spirit Damage applies Healing Reduction. If an enemy hero dies under this effect, you receive a large heal.→Your spirit damage applies Healing Reduction. If an enemy hero dies under this effect, you receive a large heal.
• Mystic Slow · descriptionWhen the target takes Spirit Damage, they have their Move Speed reduced.→When the target takes spirit damage, they have their Move Speed reduced.
• Mystic Vulnerability · descriptionWhen an enemy takes Spirit Damage, they have their Spirit Resist reduced.→When an enemy takes spirit damage, they have their spirit resist reduced.
• Mystic Regeneration · descriptionDealing Spirit Damage to enemy Heroes grants you Bonus Health Regen. Stacks when dealing damage to different heroes.→Dealing spirit damage to enemy Heroes grants you Bonus regen. Stacks when dealing damage to different heroes.
• Shadow Step · passive descriptionPeriodically deals Spirit Damage to all nearby enemies.→Periodically deals spirit damage to all nearby enemies.
• Hexafoil Ward · descriptionBlock the next Spirit Damage or Debuff, preventing its effects. Only regenerates outside of combat.→Block the next spirit damage or Debuff, preventing its effects. Only regenerates outside of combat.
• Spirit Burn · descriptionDealing significant Spirit Damage to an enemy within [Damage Threshold Duration]s causes an explosion dealing damage and a burn to nearby enemies. While burning, enemies take damage over time and receive reduced healing. · Deals half-damage and has half-cooldown on non-heroes.→Dealing significant spirit damage to an enemy within [Damage Threshold Duration]s causes an explosion dealing damage and a burn to nearby enemies. While burning, enemies take damage over time and receive reduced healing. · Deals half-damage and has half-cooldown on non-heroes.
• Spirit Snatch · descriptionWhen you perform a Light or Heavy Melee attack against a hero, the attack deals extra Spirit Damage and steals Spirit Resist and Spirit Power. · · Effects are reduced to [Light Melee Scale]% for Light Melee hits.→When you perform a Light or Heavy Melee attack against a hero, the attack deals extra spirit damage and steals Spirit Resist and Spirit Power. · · Effects are reduced to [Light Melee Scale]% for Light Melee hits.
• Suppressor · descriptionWhen you deal Spirit Damage to enemies, you also reduce their Fire Rate.→When you deal spirit damage to enemies, you also reduce their Fire Rate.
• Torment Pulse · descriptionPeriodically deals Spirit Damage to the closest two enemies nearby.→Periodically deals spirit damage to the closest two enemies nearby.
• Alchemical Fire · descriptionThrow a flask that explodes on contact, creating an area that does increasing Spirit Damage per second and reduces enemy Bullet Resist. · · [Non Hero Reduction Percent]% less effective vs non-heroes.→Throw a flask that explodes on contact, creating an area that does increasing spirit damage per second and reduces enemy Bullet Resist. · · [Non Hero Reduction Percent]% less effective vs non-heroes.
• Lightning Scroll · upgradeNEW Mystic Slow effects

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