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Patch notes · Balance update

February 12, 2026

Apollo - A Cut Above · 9 months ago

5 heroes and 1 item changed; buffs to Venator, Rem, Silver; nerfs to Graves, Celeste.

Heroes: 5
Items: 1
Buffs: 28
Nerfs: 17
Lines: 72

Buffed 3

Venator▲12▼1

Nerfed 2

Hero changes

5 heroes

Celeste

▼6Nerfed

◆Now has a base -6% Bullet Resistance
▼Base damage reduced from 29 to 25

Light Eater

▼Spirit Lifesteal no longer grants lifesteal to allies doing damage
◆Now respects line of sight

Dazzling Trick

Item changes

1 item

Quicksilver Reload

spirit · Tier 2 · 1,600Changed

◆Quicksilver Reload and Mercurial Magnum now proc on non-spirit ability sources

General changes

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General

•After weeks of waiting, Apollo finally graces us with his presence. With Flawless Advance the fencer begins his approach, timing his strikes perfectly to inflict more damage. Counter-attacks aren't a concern for Apollo, as a flourish of his blade deflects the damage and triggers a quick Riposte, and Disengaging Sigil allows him to jump out of the fray with ease. For his final blow, Apollo dons his fencer's mask and channels Ixia's might with Itani Lo Sahn, leaving enemies defeated in his wake. - "Sa la rex vogali!"
•With Apollo's release, that concludes the rollout of our Old Gods, New Blood update. Thank you to everyone for the warm welcome of our new Patrons, getting your hands dirty in Street Brawl, and voting for your favorite heroes!
•Voting Stats:
•60,776,963 total votes cast were cast across the event
•Exactly 600 people had the foresight to only vote for the eventual winner each round
•The largest winning margin was Venator over Celeste at 11%
•The highest number of votes cast by an individual player was 813... and every single one was for Celeste

Patch 2

•Troopers now get stronger for the specific lane that the shrine died in, rather than only after both shrines died (when both die, middle lane also gets improved)