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 Historical changes can be superseded; use current definitions for a match today.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.
Hero bounty at larger group sizes
What changed: Hero kill bounty split efficiency for three through six players falls from 90/84/65/72% to 85/70/55/50%; the listed values for one and two players remain 100%.
How to adapt: When assessing a fight’s reward, account for the lower listed split efficiency in groups of three or more and compare the actual result by group size.
Guardian durability and armor timing
What changed: Guardian HP increases from 4250 to 5500, and the armor decay peak moves from 10 minutes to 12 minutes. The notes also fix Base Guardians being 1000 HP below Lane Guardians; they do not state the resulting Base Guardian HP.
How to adapt: Test Guardian attempts and timing against the increased HP and later armor-decay peak, and verify Base and Lane Guardian health in-game rather than assuming an unstated value.
Hero health and item values
What changed: Hero base health increases by 50. Trophy Collector’s souls per minute fall from 30 to 22 and its health per stack falls from 25 to 20. Focus Lens cooldown rises from 25 to 32 seconds; Spirit Sap now matches that cooldown.
How to adapt: Recheck survival and item timing in matches: these values change hero base health, Trophy Collector gains, and the cooldown availability of Focus Lens and Spirit Sap.
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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.