January 27, 2025

Kinetic Pulse

• ▲Damage spirit scaling increased from 1.4 to 1.8
• ▲T3 now also adds +1 Charge

Gloom Bombs

• ◆Now has updated impact SFX
• ◆Now has an arming effect for when they are about to detonate

Leaping Slash

• ◆Only heals when hitting heroes
• FixFixed VFX to match the damage area more accurately
• ◆Updated to break breakables in the area
• FixFixed a bug where calico's slash would deal no damage near walls

Ava

• ▼Duration reduced from 20s to 15s
• ▲Cooldown reduced from 50s to 45s
• ◆Now gets slowed by 30% for 1s anytime she takes damage
• ▼Speed reduced from 75% to 65%
• ▲T2 speed increased from +35% to +45%
• ◆Now can now meow with m1

Return to Shadows

• ▼Cooldown increased from 80s to 90s

• FixFixed Leaping Slash doing bonus damage from Melee Charge

Spirit Snare

• ▲Cooldown reduced from 37s to 34s
• ▲T2 increased from +0.5s to +0.75s

Bullet Dance

• ▲T3 increased from +40% Evasion to +60%
• ▲T3 increased from +2 Dance Move Speed to +3

Powder Keg

• ▼Will no longer arm instantly if the player has the Bounce Pad modifier
• ▼Charge Time increased from 1s to 2s
• ▼Knock up time reduced by 15%

Bounce Pad

• ▼No will no longer expire after 5 seconds in the air
• ▼Spirit scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.4
• ◆Will now play a different sound on the player's first bounce when the stomp modifier is active
• ◆VFX and lifetime display improved
• ◆Will now be more responsive for the player when landing and dealing damage

Spirit Lasso

• ▼Duration reduced from 2.5s to 2.25s
• ◆Duration now lasts 1.5s longer when using Bounce Pad
• FixFixed an issue where the lasso animation would get stuck on sometimes

Arctic Beam

• ▲Now also slows roll distances by 20%

Storm Cloud

• ▲Secondary ability delay reduced from 2s to 0.25s

Serrated Knives

• ▼No longer stops after hitting a Soul Orb

• ▼Sinclair: No longer has -35% Headshot Damage Reduction
• ◆Rabbit can now use jump

Vexing Bolt

• ◆Damage mechanics reworked, increases damage as the bolt travels, various values adjusted (150 max damage, 75 min damage, 2s time for max damage, assistant does 50% damage. T3 is now +150 max damage, +50% assistant damage)
• ◆T2 updated to remove base fire rate debuff, add as t2 upgrade, remove spirit shred t2
• ◆Allow for retarget to try to find targets through walls and to bend around corners

Rabbit Hex

• ◆Projectile updated to better track targets that have recently changes models

Spectral Assistant

• ◆Update VFX radius & lifetimes to scale off of clone damage

Audience Participation

• ▲Cooldown with successful usage reduced from 100% to 50%
• ▲Stolen ultimate duration increased from 10s to 20s
• ◆VFX updated steal effect to feel snappier
• FixFixed a typo in the ability description

• ▼Bullet damage reduced from 11.7 to 11.4

Crow Familiar

• ▼Crow projectile speed reduced from 4750 to 4250

Assassinate

• ▼T2 reduced from +120 to +110

Goo Ball

• ◆Turn rate improved by 10%

• ▲Bullet damage growth increased from 0.32 to 0.36
• FixFixed Lethal Venom T2 anti-heal not working properly

Petrifying Bola

• ▼Changed the petrify to no longer be breakable

Lethal Venom

• ◆Updated to deal damage through petrify, rather than cleanse the petrify and damage

• ▲Amp per headshot increased from 4% to 6%
• ▼Max Stacks reduced from 12 to 10

• ▼Lifesteal reduced from 26% to 24%

• ▼Lifesteal reduced from 18% to 16%

• ▲Damage to gain stack increased from 100 to 120