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 Historical changes can be superseded; use current definitions for a match today.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. Dates refer to the update named in the notes; a mirrored post can be published later.
Apollo upgrades improve across several options
What changed: Disengaging Sigil T2 gains fire rate; Flawless Advance gains healing at T1 and a larger cooldown reduction at T2; Itani Lo Sahn gains damage and spirit scaling.
How to adapt: If you play Apollo, test which of these changes matters most for your chosen upgrade path; the notes do not establish which option is best or guarantee a particular fight outcome.
Graves' Ghouls deal less damage but offer more bounty
What changed: Jar of Dead damage and Ghoul damage decrease, while Ghouls' bounty increases both initially and per minute.
How to adapt: When playing Graves, check how the lower damage affects your Ghouls' contribution and account for their higher bounty when evaluating the consequences of their deaths; the notes do not specify matchup effects.
McGinnis loses Heavy Barrage reach; Pocket loses T3 bonuses
What changed: Heavy Barrage range and T3 damage per rocket decrease. Its T1 dash slow is reduced, while its regular slow remains 30%. Pocket's Flying Cloak T3 cooldown reduction and Affliction T3 DPS are reduced.
How to adapt: For McGinnis, test Heavy Barrage at the shorter range and distinguish the reduced dash slow from the unchanged regular slow. For Pocket, recheck the affected T3 cooldown and DPS expectations in play.
Silver and Yamato see damage, cooldown, or range reductions
What changed: Silver's Slam Fire current-health damage and Lycan Curse fire rate decrease. Entangling Bola's base cooldown increases while its T2 cooldown reduction improves. Yamato's Power Slash spirit scaling and Flying Slash cast range decrease.
How to adapt: If playing Silver, test Bola timing with both its base cooldown and T2 reduction changes in mind, and account for the listed damage and fire-rate reductions. If playing Yamato, verify Flying Slash reach and Power Slash damage expectations in play.
Victor's Shocking Reanimation T3 cooldown reduction shrinks
What changed: The T3 cooldown reduction decreases from 130 seconds to 120 seconds.
How to adapt: If you use this Victor upgrade, verify the resulting cooldown in play and adjust expectations about the size of its reduction; the notes do not state the ability's full cooldown.
Follow the affected decisions
- Apollo build and counter guide
- Graves build and counter guide
- McGinnis build and counter guide
- Pocket build and counter guide
- Silver build and counter guide
- Victor build and counter guide
- Yamato 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.