A focused balance update. Celeste, Baba and Deadman Danny lose damage and sustain across their kits, while Apollo, Mo & Krill, Nurse Harrow and Rat King get stronger. Healbane stacking from several players now has stronger diminishing returns.
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BuffedRiposte’s pommel hit now disarms and cancels an active parry, and his upgraded ultimate hits harder, so his commits are harder to answer.
BuffedMore healing from Scorn, a bigger Burrow hit, a stronger Sand Blast slow and more health per Combo kill make him tankier through long fights.
BuffedMore gun damage and a Lurking Terrors fear that builds faster and covers more vertical space make her threat and her ultimate easier to land.
BuffedSlightly more gun damage and ammo, plus a faster and lower-cooldown ultimate, outweigh the shorter fuse extension when enemies melee his grenade.
NerfedLess Spirit Resist scaling, weaker melee boons and a slower, weaker Brew make her easier to trade into and less sturdy in Granny Long Legs.
NerfedShorter Dazzling Trick silence, weaker Radiant Daggers and a slower, less punishing Shining Wonder cut into both her pick potential and her teamfight burst.
NerfedClose The Deal executes for less, Strix Salvo scales worse with Spirit and Chimera heals less, so his kills and sustain both drop.
NerfedSeveral players’ Healbane stacks lose value faster, so stacking more copies adds less anti-heal than before.
See which commonly purchased items changed and which popular builds include them. Potential impact is based on pre-patch usage, not a confirmed change in hero strength.
Purchase share: matches in which the hero bought the item, out of all that hero’s matches. Ranked · all ranks · 7 days, Oct 28–Nov 4, 2026 (before this update). Top builds: the hero’s 10 most-used published builds, counting non-optional groups only.
Mirage17,018 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedbought in 78% of matches · usually ~9:44 (early) · in 9 of 10 top builds
Shiv57,270 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedbought in 77% of matches · usually ~12:19 (mid game) · in 9 of 10 top builds
Seven51,745 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedbought in 71% of matches · usually ~14:03 (mid game) · in 8 of 10 top builds
Kelvin32,661 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedbought in 63% of matches · usually ~14:02 (mid game) · in 7 of 10 top builds
Infernus77,325 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedbought in 61% of matches · usually ~11:46 (mid game) · in 6 of 10 top builds
Yamato43,717 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedbought in 61% of matches · usually ~14:41 (mid game) · in 8 of 10 top buildsMo & Krill40,765 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedbought in 58% of matches · usually ~14:33 (mid game) · in 5 of 10 top buildsCeleste39,175 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedbought in 50% of matches · usually ~15:03 (mid game) · in 6 of 10 top buildsBaba21,545 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedbought in 48% of matches · usually ~14:55 (mid game) · in 7 of 10 top builds
McGinnis22,361 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedbought in 48% of matches · usually ~17:00 (mid game) · in 4 of 10 top buildsApollo32,107 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedbought in 47% of matches · usually ~13:59 (mid game) · in 4 of 10 top builds
Ivy42,907 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedbought in 44% of matches · usually ~15:59 (mid game) · in 4 of 10 top builds
Lash69,076 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedbought in 36% of matches · usually ~16:26 (mid game) · in 4 of 10 top builds
Paige60,184 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedbought in 34% of matches · usually ~17:40 (mid game) · in 1 of 10 top buildsDeadman Danny49,367 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedbought in 34% of matches · usually ~17:10 (mid game) · in 2 of 10 top builds
Bebop76,691 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedbought in 25% of matches · usually ~14:51 (mid game) · in 2 of 10 top builds
Warden28,687 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedin 5 of 10 top builds
Billy47,357 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedin 3 of 10 top builds
Graves66,567 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedin 4 of 10 top builds
Rem40,091 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedin 3 of 10 top builds
Silver36,854 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedin 4 of 10 top builds
Violet45,872 matches before the updateBuildsHealbane Nerfedin 4 of 10 top buildsA change to a counter item can affect heroes that never buy it. These are possible matchup effects, not confirmed buffs or nerfs.
Healbane NerfedPotential benefitThis counter got weaker, so heroes it is recommended against may find it easier to play through. Several players’ Healbane stacks lose value faster, so stacking more copies adds less anti-heal than before.
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