05-21-2025 Update

Patch

05-21-2025 Update

Released May 21, 2025 0 hero changes 8 item changes

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Patch Composition

8 total changed heroes and items.

Buffed 0
Nerfed 5
Reworked 2
Adjusted 1
New 0

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Item Balance Changes (8)

Item Change Pick Rate Before Pick Rate After Win Rate Change Matches Average Buy Time
Frenzy Frenzy
Nerf N/A N/A +1.6% 46.1K 33:37
  • Active Spirit Resistance reduced from 40% to 30%
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Spirit Rend Spirit Rend
Adjusted N/A N/A +0.1% 125.2K 24:28
  • Fixed being able to get 2 stacks without using the cooldown
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Superior Cooldown Superior Cooldown
Nerf N/A N/A -0.1% 984.9K 20:22
  • Cooldown Reduction reduced from 27% to 26%
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Headshot Booster Headshot Booster
Nerf N/A N/A -0.2% 595.6K 3:33
  • Health reduced from 65 to 40
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Express Shot Express Shot
Rework N/A N/A -0.4% 115.9K 14:46
  • Weapon Damage increased from 125% to 150%
  • Now does reduced damage for non-primary gun damage (alt fires, carbine), 150% to 75%
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Decay Decay
Nerf N/A N/A -0.8% 93.0K 19:17
  • Cast range spirit scaling reduced from 0.13 to 0.1
  • Damage reduced from 2.5% to 2.4%
  • Damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.00465 to 0.0038
  • Cooldown increased from 30s to 36s
  • Healing Reduction increased from -35% to -40%
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Headhunter Headhunter
Rework N/A N/A -0.8% 313.7K 14:17
  • Heal reduced from 6% to 4%
  • Heal now scales with spirit power (0.014)
  • Bonus damage reduced from 120 to 100
  • Bonus damage now scales with spirit power (0.3)
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Siphon Bullets Siphon Bullets
Nerf N/A N/A -1.5% 177.8K 25:05
  • Steal per hit reduced from 65 to 55
  • Spirit Resistance reduced from 12% to 10%
  • Fixed the cooldown not being consumed when blocked by Plated Armor
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Raw Patch Notes The complete unformatted patch notes as released.
[ General ]

- Troopers will now only flinch from player damage if it is a headshot while the trooper is busy running.

- Trooper resistance near base reduced from 50% to 40%

- Fixed Breakable souls being counted as secured souls rather than unsecured souls (this fix was released yesterday)

- Added Breakable souls to the post game Souls by Source graph (was previously bundled in with Urn)

- Melee damage growth per boon reduced by 5%

- Express Shot: Weapon Damage increased from 125% to 150%

- Express Shot: Now does reduced damage for non-primary gun damage (alt fires, carbine), 150% to 75%

- Headshot Booster: Health reduced from 65 to 40

- Headhunter: Heal reduced from 6% to 4%

- Headhunter: Heal now scales with spirit power (0.014)

- Headhunter: Bonus damage reduced from 120 to 100

- Headhunter: Bonus damage now scales with spirit power (0.3)

- Cultists Sacrifice: Bonus health reduced from 275 to 250

- Cultists Sacrifice: Bonus duration reduced from 170s to 160s

- Spirit Rend: Fixed being able to get 2 stacks without using the cooldown

- Frenzy: Active Spirit Resistance reduced from 40% to 30%

- Siphon Bullets: Steal per hit reduced from 65 to 55

- Siphon Bullets: Spirit Resistance reduced from 12% to 10%

- Siphon Bullets: Fixed the cooldown not being consumed when blocked by Plated Armor

- Decay: Cast range spirit scaling reduced from 0.13 to 0.1

- Decay: Damage reduced from 2.5% to 2.4%

- Decay: Damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.00465 to 0.0038

- Decay: Cooldown increased from 30s to 36s

- Decay: Healing Reduction increased from -35% to -40%

- Superior Cooldown: Cooldown Reduction reduced from 27% to 26%

[ Map ]

Base:

- Added statues in front of Mid Lane entrances for cover.

- Moved Shrines away from the back walls a bit.

- Extended shrine low ground closer to the throne.

- Redesigned cover in front of the throne.

- Removed a tree in front of the Mid Lane entrance.

- Tweaked trooper nodes to go around new statues.

Bug Fixes:

- Removed a misplaced Curiosity Shop sign.