July 9, 2026

Minor Update — 07-09-2026

Post-rework tuning for the Urn and Unstable Rift, objective bounty split change, and a balance pass on 13 heroes — Drifter, The Doorman and Yamato nerfed, Haze, Silver and Victor buffed, Shiv, Graves and Mirage adjusted.

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Urn / Unstable Rift

NERF

Urn Runner sprint bonus reduced from +2m to 0 (trailing bonus reduced from +7m to +5m).

Urn Runner move speed bonus reduced from +3.5m to +2m.

Urn Runner Stamina Recovery increased from +15% to +25%.

Urn talking frequency increased from every 8s to every 6s.

Urn talking sound distance increased (easier to hear a nearby Urn Runner).

CHANGE

Unstable Rift warning time reduced from 25s to 20s.

Rift Troopers now have Spirit Resist (30/35/40/45%).

Rift Troopers now have Melee Resistance (25%).

Rift Troopers spawn interval increased from every 0.3s to 0.5s (spawns slightly more staggered).

Unstable Rift comeback resist aura radius increased from 20m to 35m.

Rift Troopers max comeback count increased from 12 to 14.

General

CHANGE

Objectives bounty split for nearby heroes reduced from 40% to 30% (this means slightly more portion of the bounty is split team wide rather than towards an individual player).

Items

ScourgeNERF

Scourge: Max Health Per Second reduced from 2.6% to 2.5%.

Heroes

BillyNERF

Rising Ram T3 spirit scaling reduced from 0.035 to 0.03.

The DoormanNERF

Bullet damage rescaled from 29.26 + 1.1/boon to 26 + 1.19.

Crit scaling reduced from -25% to -30%.

Hotel Guest T3 increased from 13s Cooldown on Failure to Check Out to 15s.

DrifterNERF

Bullet damage per boon reduced from +0.616 to +0.49.

Bloodscent T3 reduced from +12% to +11%.

Stalker’s Mark cooldown increased from 20s to 24s.

Stalker’s Mark T2 increased from -8s Cooldown to -12s.

Stalker’s Mark T3 reduced from +2% Bleed to +1.5%.

GravesBUFF

Jar of Dead T1 heal spirit scaling increased from 0.1 to 0.16.

Jar of Dead now builds up faster from neutral creeps.

Grasping Hands immobilize duration reduced from 1.25s to 1s.

Grasping Hands T3 cooldown increased from -10s to -14s.

Essence Theft now procs from melee hits.

Essence Theft T3 now also increases Max Steal Targets from 3 to 4.

Borrowed Decree T1 changed from "-15s Cooldown" to "-15s Cooldown and +25% Ghoul Speed".

Borrowed Decree T2 changed from "+25% Ghoul Speed and +10s Duration" to "-0.3s Time to Spawn and +10s Duration".

HazeBUFF

Sleep Dagger T2 now also applies 15 Fixation Stacks.

Sleep Dagger T2 reduced from -18s Cooldown to -17s.

HollidayNERF

Powder Keg spirit scaling reduced from 1.2 to 1.05.

MirageNERF

Fire Scarabs T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.17 to +0.13.

Dust Devil T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1 to +0.6.

Djinn’s Mark cooldown reduced from 3s to 2.75s.

Djinn’s Mark T3 cooldown reduced from -1s Cooldown to -0.75s.

Traveler T3 increased from -70s Cooldown to -90s.

PocketNERF

Affliction duration reduced from 11s to 10s.

ShivNERF

Serrated Knives T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.09 to +0.07.

Slice and Dice spirit scaling reduced from 1.44 to 1.2.

Slice and Dice T2 reduced from -6% Spirit Resist to -4%.

Bloodletting cooldown increased from 20s to 25s.

Bloodletting T1 increased from -10s Cooldown to -15s.

Bloodletting Damage Cleared reduced from 35% to 30%.

Bloodletting T2 Damage Cleared increased from 35% to 40%.

Killing Blow Health Threshold reduced from 20% to 18%.

Killing Blow T3 Health Threshold increased from +8% to +10%.

SilverBUFF

Lycan Curse cooldown reduced from 80s to 60s.

VictorBUFF

Shocking Reanimation cooldown reduced from 275s to 240s.

ViscousNERF

Splatter T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1.0 to +0.9.

YamatoNERF

Flying Slash range reduced from 28m to 26m.

Flying Slash T3 Charge Delay increased from 3s to 4s.

Flying Slash T3 Ally Targeting now requires alt cast input.