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 Historical changes can be superseded; use current definitions for a match today.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
Recorded topics: Heroes, Gameplay, Fixes. Dates refer to the update named in the notes; a mirrored post can be published later.
Soul orbs and general fixes
What changed: The soul-orb spawn-delay minimum rises from 0.2s to 0.4s; the maximum remains 0.7s. Orb size increases by 10%, and the lag-compensation buffer rises from 120ms to 140ms. The notes also report fixes for denying melee soul orbs and other soul-orb timing bugs. Other changes fix shotguns doing too much damage to Guardians, prevent occupation of the top of the mid arch, and make lifesteal from sources such as Soul Shredder bullets diminish properly when stacked with other lifesteal sources.
How to adapt: Recheck lane last-hits and melee denials under the revised orb timing, and verify the Guardian, mid-arch, and stacked-lifesteal cases if they matter to your play; the notes do not quantify the effects of the fixes.
Movement and controls
What changed: Sprint increases by +0.5 for all heroes. Wall Jump lateral velocity is modified by WASD direction into or away from the wall; Mantle requires WASD direction toward a ledge. When attaching to a zipline, movement direction can override travel direction, and holding Jump/Mantle after attaching to a rope continues upward movement. The notes also report improved camera positions when a character is backed against walls.
How to adapt: Practice wall jumps, mantles, zipline direction changes, and rope climbing with deliberate input before relying on them in a fight; test the camera change against walls if positioning visibility is an issue.
Urn routes and carrying
What changed: Outer-lane teleporters are removed. Urn reveal time decreases from 25s to 15s, and its speed limit increases from 13 m/s to 15 m/s. Ivy, Viscous, and Magic Carpet are fixed for moving faster than desired while carrying the soul urn.
How to adapt: Recheck your route and timing for urn runs, especially if they relied on outer-lane teleporters or the longer reveal window; do not assume the named carrier cases retain their unintended speed.
Hero and Infuser value changes
What changed: Calico's health growth per boon falls from 41 to 34; Leaping Slash healing falls from 50 to 40 and its Spirit scaling from 1.6 to 1.1. Holliday's Powder Keg T2 bonus damage falls from 100 to 80, and Crackshot T2 from 85 to 60. Mirage's Djinn's Mark T2 duration bonus falls from +4s to +2.5s. Seven's health regeneration falls from 3 to 1.5. Sinclair's Vexing Bolt cooldown increases from 15s to 24s; T1 changes from -4s cooldown to applying -25% Fire Rate for 5s, while T2 changes from that Fire Rate effect to -13s cooldown. Vindicta's Crow Familiar duration Spirit scaling falls from 0.03 to 0.024 and its health drain from 3% to 2.3%. Infuser's Spirit Lifesteal falls from 20% to 15%, and its bonus Spirit from 16 to 13.
How to adapt: If you play these heroes or buy Infuser, test the specific affected ability, upgrade tier, or item effect and update relevant sustain or cooldown expectations; Sinclair's tier effects have been exchanged, not simply reduced across both tiers.
Follow the affected decisions
- Calico build and counter guide
- Holliday build and counter guide
- Mirage build and counter guide
- Seven build and counter guide
- Sinclair build and counter guide
- Vindicta build and counter guide
- Infuser item reference
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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.