05-11-2025 Update

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05-11-2025 Update

Released May 11, 2025 4 hero changes 15 item changes

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Patch Composition

19 total changed heroes and items.

Buffed 4
Nerfed 13
Reworked 1
Adjusted 1
New 0
4 hero changes 15 item changes

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Biggest Losers

No negative hero win-rate changes are available yet.

Hero Changes (4)

Hero Change Win Rate Before Win Rate After Win Rate Change Matches
Vyper Vyper
Nerfed N/A N/A N/A 0
  • Lethal Venom T2 reduced from -60% Healing Reduction to -40%
  • Slither T3 reduced from +25% Resist to +20%
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Shiv Shiv
Nerfed N/A N/A N/A 0
  • Slice and Dice damage reduced from 100 to 80
  • Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.246 to 0.22
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Pocket Pocket
Nerfed N/A N/A N/A 0
  • Affliction duration reduced from 14s to 12s
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Lady Geist Lady Geist
Reworked N/A N/A N/A 0
  • Malice now costs 6% of your Current HP
  • Malice damage reduced from 32 to 25
  • Malice damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.72 to 0.6
  • T2 Malice reduced from 40 to 30
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Item Balance Changes (15)

Item Change Pick Rate Before Pick Rate After Win Rate Change Matches Average Buy Time
Fleetfoot Fleetfoot
Buffed N/A N/A N/A 0 N/A
  • Cooldown reduced from 12s to 11s
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Split Shot Split Shot
Buffed N/A N/A N/A 0 N/A
  • Shot count increased from 4 to 5
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Active Reload Active Reload
Buffed N/A N/A N/A 0 N/A
  • Cooldown reduced from 14s to 12s
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Headhunter Headhunter
Nerfed N/A N/A N/A 0 N/A
  • Bonus Headshot damage reduced from 150 to 120
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Spirit Rend Spirit Rend
Nerfed N/A N/A N/A 0 N/A
  • Cooldown increased from 2s to 2.5s
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Cultist Sacrifice Cultist Sacrifice
Nerfed N/A N/A N/A 0 N/A
  • Health reduced from 350 to 300
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Capacitor Capacitor
Nerfed N/A N/A N/A 0 N/A
  • Cooldown increased from 30s to 40s
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Divine Barrier Divine Barrier
Nerfed N/A N/A N/A 0 N/A
  • Cooldown increased from 36s to 45s
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Inhibitor Inhibitor
Buffed N/A N/A N/A 0 N/A
  • Duration increased from 2.5s to 3s
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Silence Wave Silence Wave
Nerfed N/A N/A N/A 0 N/A
  • Cooldown increased from 24s to 28s
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Tankbuster Tankbuster
Adjusted N/A N/A N/A 0 N/A
  • Fixed working on mid boss and objectives
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Decay Decay
Nerfed N/A N/A N/A 0 N/A
  • Spirit power scaling reduced from 0.007 to 0.005
  • Cooldown increased from 22s to 24s
  • Cast range spirit scaling reduced from 0.16 to 0.14
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Boundless Spirit Boundless Spirit
Nerfed N/A N/A N/A 0 N/A
  • Heal reduced from 100 to 75
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Mercurial Magnum Mercurial Magnum
Nerfed N/A N/A N/A 0 N/A
  • Fire Rate bonus reduced from +30% to +25%
  • Spirit Power scaling reduced from 0.6 to 0.5
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Spirit Burn Spirit Burn
Nerfed N/A N/A N/A 0 N/A
  • Healing Reduction reduced from -80% to -70%
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Raw Patch Notes The complete unformatted patch notes as released. 
- Weapon tree investment bonus increased by 6-12% (from 6/8/12/18/26/36/52/68/78/88% to 7/9/13/20/29/40/58/72/83/93)

- Spirit Power scaling globally reduced by -7%

- Lady Geist: Malice now costs 6% of your Current HP

- Lady Geist: Malice damage reduced from 32 to 25

- Lady Geist: Malice damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.72 to 0.6

- Lady Geist: T2 Malice reduced from 40 to 30

- Shiv: Slice and Dice damage reduced from 100 to 80

- Shiv: Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.246 to 0.22

- Vyper: Lethal Venom T2 reduced from -60% Healing Reduction to -40%

- Vyper: Slither T3 reduced from +25% Resist to +20%

- Pocket: Affliction duration reduced from 14s to 12s

- Kelvin Beam: Arctic Beam DPS reduced from 60 to 50

- Fleetfoot: Cooldown reduced from 12s to 11s

- Split Shot: Shot count increased from 4 to 5

- Active Reload: Cooldown reduced from 14s to 12s

- Headhunter: Bonus Headshot damage reduced from 150 to 120

- Spirit Rend: Cooldown increased from 2s to 2.5s

- Cultist Sacrifice: Health reduced from 350 to 300

- Capacitor: Cooldown increased from 30s to 40s

- Divine Barrier: Cooldown increased from 36s to 45s

- Inhibitor: Duration increased from 2.5s to 3s

- Mystic Regen: Duration reduced from 6s to 5s

- Mystic Regen: Spirit Power scaling reduced from 0.06 to 0.05

- Silence Wave: Cooldown increased from 24s to 28s

- Tankbuster: Fixed working on mid boss and objectives

- Decay: Spirit power scaling reduced from 0.007 to 0.005

- Decay: Cooldown increased from 22s to 24s

- Decay: Cast range spirit scaling reduced from 0.16 to 0.14

- Boundless Spirit: Heal reduced from 100 to 75

- Mercurial Magnum: Fire Rate bonus reduced from +30% to +25%

- Mercurial Magnum: Spirit Power scaling reduced from 0.6 to 0.5

- Spirit Burn: Healing Reduction reduced from -80% to -70%