12-29-2025 Update

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12-29-2025 Update

Released Jan 21, 2026 10 hero changes 0 item changes

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Patch Composition

10 total changed heroes and items.

Buffed 2
Nerfed 0
Reworked 8
Adjusted 0
New 0
10 hero changes 0 item changes

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Hero Changes (10)

Hero Change Win Rate Before Win Rate After Win Rate Change Matches
Bebop Bebop
Reworked N/A N/A N/A 0
  • Stamina increased from 2 to 3
  • Stamina regeneration cooldown increased from 4.55s to 6s
  • Bebop Health per boon increased from +46 to +52
  • Sticky Bomb base damage reduced from 100 to 75
  • Sticky Bomb T2 damage reduced from 63 to 60
  • Sticky Bomb Spirit Scaling increased from 1.1 to 1.5
  • Sticky Bomb per hero hit from 1.5% to 1% + 0.0025% Spirit Scaling
  • Sticky Bomb per hero kill from 4% to 2.5% + 0.015% Spirit Scaling
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Grey Talon Grey Talon
Reworked N/A N/A N/A 0
  • Rain of Arrows cooldown reduced from 35s to 30s
  • Rain of Arrows T3 now also grants +30% Bullet Evasion
  • Guided Owl duration increased from 16s to 18s
  • Guided Owl T1 damage increased from +81 to +85
  • Guided Owl Spirit Power per kill increased from 5 to 8
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Holliday Holliday
Reworked N/A N/A N/A 0
  • Powder Keg cooldown reduced from 32s to 28s
  • Fixed Lasso being removed by Divine Barrier
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Ivy Ivy
Reworked N/A N/A N/A 0
  • Watcher's Covenant Replicated Healing increased from 25% to 35%
  • Watcher's Covenant Replicated Healing now scales with boons (0.5)
  • Air Drop ally damage penalty reduced from -30% to -20%
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Kelvin Kelvin
Reworked N/A N/A N/A 0
  • Frost Grenade T3 now also reduces stamina regen by -30%
  • Ice Path T3 Max Spirit Power increased from 55 to 75
  • Ice Path T3 Spirit Power linger duration increased from 6s to 8s
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Mo & Krill Mo & Krill
Reworked N/A N/A N/A 0
  • Burrow initial knockup vertical area detection improved
  • Sand Blast now deals a fixed 40 damage
  • Sand Blast can now be casted while Burrowed
  • Sand Blast T2 increased from -19s Cooldown to -23s
  • Sand Blast T3 now also slows dash distance by 40%
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Sinclair Sinclair
Reworked N/A N/A N/A 0
  • Spirit power growth increased from 1.1 to 1.3
  • Vexing Bolt initial velocity reduced from 1000 to 800
  • Vexing Bolt now only snaps to heroes
  • Vexing Bolt max duration increased from 3s to 4s (max damage is still at 2s)
  • Vexing Bolt now shows the target to redirect to (similar to Wraith's Cards)
  • Rabbit Hex cooldown reduced from 30s to 26s
  • Rabbit Hex radius increased from 6m to 6.5m
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Yamato Yamato
Reworked N/A N/A N/A 0
  • Power Slash T3 bonus damage reduced from +166 to +150
  • Power Slash T3 now also increases spirit power scaling by 0.5
  • Shadow Transformation heal on kill increased from 12% to 15%
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Paradox Paradox
Buffed N/A N/A N/A 0
  • Kinetic Carbine cooldown reduced from 30s to 27s
  • Time Wall Width increased from 7m to 7.5m
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Seven Seven
Buffed N/A N/A N/A 0
  • Lightning Ball T3 increased from +1m to +1.5m
  • Power Surge T2 reduced from -15% Spirit Resist for 8s to -10% for 6s
  • Storm Cloud DPS increased from 90 to 95
  • Storm Cloud T3 increased from +54 DPS to 65
  • Storm Cloud T3 move speed increased from 2.5 to 3.8
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Item Balance Changes (0)

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Raw Patch Notes The complete unformatted patch notes as released. 
- Bebop: Stamina increased from 2 to 3

- Bebop: Stamina regeneration cooldown increased from 4.55s to 6s

- Bebop: Bebop Health per boon increased from +46 to +52

- Bebop: Sticky Bomb base damage reduced from 100 to 75

- Bebop: Sticky Bomb T2 damage reduced from 63 to 60

- Bebop: Sticky Bomb Spirit Scaling increased from 1.1 to 1.5

- Bebop: Sticky Bomb per hero hit from 1.5% to 1% + 0.0025% Spirit Scaling

- Bebop: Sticky Bomb per hero kill from 4% to 2.5% + 0.015% Spirit Scaling

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