2026-08-12update

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builds: 6677, 6683 · official notes

11Buffs

18Nerfs

8New

2Removed

4Reworks

24 exact in the notes9 covered by a general line10 not in patch notes1 bug fix1 notes we couldn't match

Apollo

Riposte21

BUFFMelee resist reduction increased from -22% to -25%

REWORKT2 changed from "-30% Melee Resist" to "-25% Melee Resist and +0.4s Stun Duration"T2: Melee Resist -30%→-25%
T2: Stun Duration 0.4s

BUFFT3 increased from 60% Lifesteal for 7s to 75% Lifesteal for 13s

Itani Lo Sahn

FIXFixed Itani Lo Sahn being canceled with movement abilities

Billy

NERFBase health regen reduced from 2.5 to 2.0

Rising Ram1

DELT3 changed from "On Impact: Deal 7% max health as spirit damage" to "On hero hit: +10% Max HP for 16s"T3: Deal Max Health Damage Pct (spirit scaling) 0.03 removed
T3: Deal Max Health Damage 7% removed

Chain Gang1

NERFSpirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.7

Doorman

Similar to the Walker change above, the turrets in the healing area in base now also wait on considering valid targets

Doorway1

NERFRange reduced from 70m to 65m

Luggage Cart

NEWWalker will no longer consider Luggage Cart dragged enemies as valid targets to trigger the stomp on until soon after they are dropped off

2 exact values

Luggage Cart · Modifier Drag › Stomp Ignore Linger › Applies: Doorman Luggage Dragged
Luggage Cart · Modifier Drag › Stomp Ignore Linger Duration: 0.5s

Drifter

Rend1

NERFSpirit scaling reduced from 1.7 to 1.4

Stalker's Mark2

NERFCooldown increased from 24s to 26s

NERFT2 reduced from -12s Cooldown to -10s

Holliday

Powder Keg

NEWNow does half its damage immediately and half over 3s as a damage over time burn (same overall damage, multiple instances stack)

3 exact values

Powder Keg · Burn › Debuff Type: Modifier Debuff Yes
Powder Keg · Burn effect: Modifier Attribute Multiple
Powder Keg · Burn Duration: 3s

Ivy

Stone Form1

NERFT3 stun duration reduced from +1s to +0.75s

Lash

Tale of The Tape1

NERFFalloff range reduced from 20m->58m to 18m->54m

McGinnis

1123

NERFSpirit Resist per boon reduced from +0.625% to +0.35%

Services Rendered1

NERFBullet damage base and growth values reduced by 5%

Mini Turret21

BUFFMini Turrets no longer shoots heroes on ziplinesTurret Health 90→100
Turret Health (boon scaling) 7.8→9

REWORKMini Turrets no longer have 80% decaying resist for the first 6s

4 exact values

Mini Turret · Decaying Resist: 80 → 0
Mini Turret · Decaying Resist Duration: 6s → 0s
Mini Turret · Turret Health: 90 → 100
Mini Turret · Turret Health (boon scaling): 7.8 → 9

BUFFMini Turrets health increased from 90 + 7.8/boon to 100 + 9/boon

Medicinal Specter11

NEWT1 changed from "Provides +40% Spirit Resist" to "+1.5s Duration"T1: Duration 1.5s

DELT3 no longer increases duration by +1.5sT3: Duration 1.5s removed

NEWT3 now also increases spirit resistance by +40%

Paige

Plot Armor1

BUFFWeapon damage scaling increased from 0.2 to 0.3

Seven

Lightning Ball1

BUFFT3 radius increased from +1.5m to +1.75m

Vindicta

Stake1

NERFT1 reduced from +65 Damage to +45

Vyper

Petrifying Bola2

BUFFRadius increased from 8m to 12m

BUFFPetrify duration increased from 2s to 2.2s

Wraith

Card Trick1

NERFHeart heal spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.75

Full Auto1

NERFT3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.06 to +0.045

Biggest changes

BookwyrmPaige

BUFF

Ground Aura Spacing

1m→2m+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.

Heroes10

BUFFApollo · Itani Lo Sahn: Interrupted by: −rooted
NEWHolliday · Powder Keg: Damage Per Second added (13.33)
NEWHolliday · Powder Keg: Damage Per Second (spirit scaling) added (0.175)
NEWHolliday · Powder Keg: Impact Damage added (40)
NEWHolliday · Powder Keg: Impact Damage (spirit scaling) added (0.525)
NEWHolliday · Powder Keg: Tick Rate added (0.5)
REWORKHolliday · Powder Keg: T3 upgrade reworked: Explosion Damage (spirit scaling) 0.5, Explosion Damage 80 → Damage Per Second (spirit scaling) 0.08333, Damage Per Second 13.33, Impact Damage (spirit scaling) 0.25, Impact Damage 40
DELHolliday · Powder Keg: Explosion Damage removed (was 80)
DELHolliday · Powder Keg: Explosion Damage (spirit scaling) removed (was 1.05)
BUFFPaige · Bookwyrm: Ground Aura Spacing increased from 1m to 2m

Apollo

141

Itani Lo Sahn1

BUFFInterrupted by−rooted

Riposte131

NEWT2: Stun Duration0.4s

BUFFMelee Resist-22%→-25%+13.6%

BUFFT3: Bullet & Spirit Lifesteal vs Target60%→75%+25.0%

BUFFT3: Lifesteal Duration7s→13s+85.7%

NERFT2: Melee Resist-30%→-25%-16.7%

Billy

Base stats1

NERFHealth Regen2.5→2-20.0%

Chain Gang1

NERFDamage (spirit scaling)1→0.7-30.0%

Rising Ram1

REWORKT3 upgradeDeal Max Health Damage Pct (spirit scaling) 0.03, Deal Max Health Damage 7%→Max Health Buff Duration 16s, Max Health Buff 10%

Drifter

Rend1

NERFDamage (spirit scaling)1.7→1.4-17.6%

Stalker's Mark2

NERFCooldown24s→26s+8.3%

NERFT2: Cooldown-12s→-10s-16.7%

Holliday

612

Powder Keg612

NEWBurn Duration3s

NEWDamage Per Second13.33

NEWDamage Per Second (spirit scaling)0.175

NEWImpact Damage40

NEWImpact Damage (spirit scaling)0.525

NEWTick Rate0.5

REWORKT3 upgradeExplosion Damage (spirit scaling) 0.5, Explosion Damage 80→Damage Per Second (spirit scaling) 0.08333, Damage Per Second 13.33, Impact Damage (spirit scaling) 0.25, Impact Damage 40

DELExplosion Damage80

DELExplosion Damage (spirit scaling)1.05

Technical (2)

NEWBurn effectModifier Attribute Multiple

NEWBurn › Debuff TypeModifier Debuff Yes

Ivy

Stone Form1

NERFT3: Stun Duration1s→0.75s-25.0%

Lash

Tale of The Tape2

NERFFalloff End57.51m→54m-6.1%

NERFFalloff Start19.99m→18m-10.0%

McGinnis

225

Base stats2

NERFBullet damage per boon0.18→0.171-5.0%

NERFSpirit resist per boon0.625%→0.35%-44.0%

Medicinal Specter2

REWORKT1 upgradeSpirit Resist 40→Duration 1.5s

REWORKT3 upgradeDuration 1.5s→Spirit Resist 40

Mini Turret22

BUFFTurret Health90→100+11.1%

BUFFTurret Health (boon scaling)7.8→9+15.4%

NERFDecaying Resist80→0-100.0%

NERFDecaying Resist Duration6s→0s-100.0%

Services Rendered1

NERFBullet Damage6.4→6.08-5.0%

Paige

Bookwyrm1

BUFFGround Aura Spacing1m→2m+100.0%

Plot Armor1

BUFFWeapon Damage (spirit scaling)0.2→0.3+50.0%

Seven

Lightning Ball1

BUFFT3: Radius1.5m→1.75m+16.7%

The Doorman

Doorway1

NERFDoorway Distance70m→65m-7.1%

Luggage Cart1

NEWModifier Drag › Stomp Ignore Linger Duration0.5s

Technical (1)

NEWModifier Drag › Stomp Ignore Linger › AppliesDoorman Luggage Dragged

Vindicta

Stake1

NERFT1: Damage65→45-30.8%

Vyper

Petrifying Bola2

BUFFPetrify Duration2s→2.2s+10.0%

BUFFRadius8m→12m+50.0%

Wraith

Card Trick1

NERFHeal (spirit scaling)1→0.75-25.0%

Full Auto1

NERFT3: Spirit Damage Per Bullet (spirit scaling)0.06→0.045-25.0%

Powder Keg · descriptionThrow a barrel that explodes after a delay, dealing spirit damage and applying knock up. · · The barrel can be detonated early by being shot, melee'd, or detonated by another barrel. · · Can be Alt-Cast to place the barrel infront of [Hero name].→Throw a barrel that explodes after a delay, dealing spirit damage, setting enemies on fire and applying knock up. · · The barrel can be detonated early by being shot, melee'd, or detonated by another barrel. · · The burn stacks, so overlapping barrels burn for their combined damage. · Can be Alt-Cast to place the barrel infront of [Hero name].
Powder Keg · T3 description+[Barrel Damage] Damage · [Ability Cooldown Between Charge] Charge Time · Improved Spirit Scaling→+[Impact Damage] Impact Damage · +[DPS] Burn Damage per Second · [Ability Cooldown Between Charge] Charge Time · Improved Spirit Scaling
Riposte · T2 descriptionNEW [Melee Resist Reduction]% Melee Resist and +[Stun Duration]s Stun Duration
Punkgoat goatflip/maxhealthbuffNEW Ram Fortitude
Rising Ram · T3 description[Ability Cooldown]s Cooldown · On Impact: Deal [Deal Max Health Damage Pct]% max health as spirit damage→[Ability Cooldown]s Cooldown · On hero hit: +[Max Health Buff Pct]% Max Health for [Max Health Buff Duration]s
Stat nameDEL Explosion Damage
Stat nameDEL Explosion Damage
Medicinal Specter · T1 descriptionSpecter provides +[Spirit Resist]% Spirit Resist→+[Ability Duration]s Duration
Medicinal Specter · T3 description+[Max Health Regen Pct]% Max Health regen per second, +[Heal Radius]m Heal Radius and +[Ability Duration]s Duration→+[Max Health Regen Pct]% Max HP Regen · +[Heal Radius]m Heal Radius · +[Spirit Resist]% Spirit Resist
Stat nameMovement Slow→Move Speed
Stat nameMovement Slow→Move Speed
Stat signNEW -
Stat unitNEW s
Stat nameNEW Duration
Stat unitNEW %
Stat nameNEW Max Health
astro barrel burnNEW Powder Burn
matchinfo lowprioritymatchNEW Low Priority Match

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