Patch date: . Guide reviewed 2026-11-03. Historical changes can be superseded; use current definitions for a match today.
How this guide was prepared: AI-assisted analysis with a separate source-check pass against archived official notes. Practical decisions are reasoned suggestions, not player-tested results or measured win-rate evidence. A small hotfix receives a short guide rather than a reconstructed full build.
Original update sources
- Valve forum: Holliday, Vyper, Calico, and The Magnificent Sinclair
- Steam announcement: Holliday, Vyper, Calico, and The Magnificent Sinclair
Recorded topics: Heroes. Dates refer to the update named in the notes; a mirrored post can be published later.
Four heroes join matchmaking
What changed: The update added Holliday, Vyper, Calico, and The Magnificent Sinclair to matchmaking. The announcement describes Holliday with an heirloom revolver and spirit lasso; Vyper sliding while spraying lead and poison; Sinclair summoning a spectral assistant, polymorphing foes into rabbits, and turning enemies’ abilities against them; and Calico using shadows and possessing her sphinx Ava to run around as a cat.
How to adapt: If you try these heroes, treat the descriptions as a starting point and test their actual abilities in play; the announcement gives no values or matchup guidance.
Winter Event ends
What changed: The update marked the Winter Event’s conclusion and said participating players would have a record of their achievements on their profile page.
How to adapt: If you participated, check your profile for the promised achievement record; the notes do not specify when it will appear or describe a claim process.
Follow the affected decisions
- Calico build and counter guide
- Holliday build and counter guide
- Sinclair build and counter guide
- Vyper build and counter guide
Verify your match build · How current recommendations are checked
Earlier and later records
Archive coverage currently ends 2026-10-30; sources last successfully checked 2026-11-01. A source check does not establish a post-patch win rate.