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 Historical changes can be superseded; use current definitions for a match today.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: Gameplay, Fixes. Dates refer to the update named in the notes; a mirrored post can be published later.
Rat King: retest Scrap Grenade and Rat Swarm
What changed: Scrap Grenade damage increased from 65 to 70, including its T2 damage, and bouncing-targeting bugs were fixed. Rat Swarm’s base cooldown decreased from 28 to 24 seconds.
How to adapt: Retest grenade bounces in situations where targeting mattered, and check how the shorter cooldown changes your opportunities to use Rat Swarm.
Rat King: adjust Rule, Ratannia! timing and placement
What changed: Rule, Ratannia!’s cooldown increased from 130 to 160 seconds, radius decreased from 24m to 20m, charge duration decreased from 12 to 10 seconds, and damage reduction decreased from 20% to 15%. It now falls faster while charging, and its bonus move speed no longer scales with Spirit. T1 move speed increased from +1m/s to +2m/s, but T1 no longer reduces cooldown by 20 seconds. T2 no longer adds 8 seconds of charge duration, and its flag-duration bonus decreased from 8 to 5 seconds. T3 damage reduction decreased from 15% to 10%, with total damage reduction stated as 25% instead of 35%.
How to adapt: Recheck where and when you use the ultimate: its smaller radius and shorter charge duration may change useful placement, and its longer cooldown can make a failed use more costly. Confirm the upgraded totals in play rather than relying on the removed T1 cooldown reduction or T2 charge extension.
Sinclair: reassess gun range and ability timing
What changed: Base HP regeneration decreased from 2 to 1. Gun bullet base damage decreased from 17.76 to 16.5, and gun falloff range changed from 25–61 to 20–60; Spectral Assistant’s gun falloff range changed the same way. Rabbit Hex radius decreased from 6.5m to 6m, and its T3 radius bonus decreased from +3m to +2m. Audience Participation copy duration decreased from 12 to 9 seconds, while copied cooldown increased from 40% to 60%. Vexing Bolt now deals half damage to objectives.
How to adapt: Test gun and Spectral Assistant damage at relevant ranges, and reassess Rabbit Hex spacing and the timing of copied abilities. When using Vexing Bolt against objectives, account for its reduced damage.
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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.