Patches

Listen up, Crumbums! Your King is here.2026-10-02

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builds: 6736, 6738, 6742, 6745 · official announcement
6Buffs
6Nerfs
18New
3Other
25 released with the hero7 other changes not in patch notes1 of them in game rules & map objects1 on heroes in development

Biggest changes

Neutral bugBUFFRespawn Time30s→15s-50.0%
Rat KingNERFHero Bullet Lifesteal Effectiveness1→0.75-25.0%
Rat KingNERFHero Spirit Lifesteal Effectiveness1→0.75-25.0%
Rat KingBUFFBullet damage per boon0.15→0.18+20.0%
Rat KingBUFFStamina Cooldown4.5s→3.8s+18.4%
Rat KingBUFFHealth per boon44→50+13.6%
Rat KingNERFAir Dash Duration0.47s→0.51s+8.5%
Rat KingNERFGround Dash Duration0.68s→0.72s+5.9%
Rat KingNERFMove Speed7.2m/s→6.8m/s-5.6%

Patch notes written from the files

Valve's post announced the hero but listed no changes; every line below is read from the game files.

Heroes26

Units6

Console variables1

Baba
1
Base stats1
BUFFMelee damage per boon0.8→1.1+37.5%
Rat King
134511
Base stats64511
NEWCollision Radius0.7112m
NEWKit: Ability 1Scrap Grenade
NEWKit: Ability 2Rat Swarm
NEWKit: Ability 3Royal Pestments
NEWKit: UltimateRule, Ratannia!
NEWStep Height0.6096m
BUFFBullet damage per boon0.15→0.18+20.0%
BUFFHealth per boon44→50+13.6%
BUFFMax Health780→800+2.6%
BUFFStamina Cooldown4.5s→3.8s+18.4%
NERFAir Dash Duration0.47s→0.51s+8.5%
NERFGround Dash Duration0.68s→0.72s+5.9%
NERFHero Bullet Lifesteal Effectiveness1→0.75-25.0%
NERFHero Spirit Lifesteal Effectiveness1→0.75-25.0%
NERFMove Speed7.2m/s→6.8m/s-5.6%
ONHero Development StatePre Release→Release
MECHKit: WeaponIncendiary Remarks→Sovereign's Decree
Technical (1)
NEWWIP Abilities{}
Jump1
NEWAdded to the game files
Rat Swarm1
NEWAdded to the game files
Royal Pestments1
NEWAdded to the game files
Rule, Ratannia!1
NEWAdded to the game files
Scrap Grenade1
NEWAdded to the game files
Sovereign's Decree1
NEWAdded to the game files
Squeezing In...1
NEWAdded to the game files
Yamato
1
Flying Slash1
Neutral bug
21
Neutral bug rat
1
Neutral bug rat swarm
1
Ratking rat
1
NEWAdded to the game files
Digging...
Technical (1)
Pickup health float in world
Technical (1)
Medic Trooper heal (Amber)
Technical (1)
Medic Trooper heal (Sapphire)
Technical (1)
Packed files: added / removed / modified
animation+36−0~0
data+3−0~128
hero_model+252−4~65
material+46−0~5
model+58−0~12
npc_model+0−0~3
other+12−0~18
particles+218−0~1
sound+2284−0~6
ui+14−0~12

Hero model folders touched: abrams, archer, artist, astro, baba, bebop, bookworm, chessmaster, chrono, deadpack, digger, doorman_v2, drifter, dynamo, familiar, fencer, frank, geist, gen_man, ghost, gigawatt_prisoner, haze, hornet_v3, inferno, inferno_v4, ivy, kelvin_v2, lash, magician_v2, mcginnis, mirage_v2, nano, necro, nurse, operative, pocket, priest, punkgoat, ratking, shiv, synth, tengu, unicorn, vampirebat, viper, viscous, warden, werewolf, wraith, wraith_gen_man, wrecker, yamato_v2

Also 28 visual / audio / UI / technical data fields (see the build pages).

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