Patch Notes & Balance

Increased skill damage

Increased skill damage

Reduced skill cooldown

Adjusted passive damage

Skill Mechanics Upgraded

Reduced Mana consumption and adjusted skill damage.

Adjusted skill effect

Adjusted skill damage

Adjusted skill damage

Skill Mechanics Upgraded

Increased recovery capabilities and adjusted skill damage.

Adjusted skill damage

Increased skill damage

Adjusted skill damage

Adjusted skill cooldown

Increased skill recovery and skill effect

Adjusted skill damage

Increased skill damage

Increased skill damage

Increased skill damage

Adjusted Movement Speed bonus

Adjusted skill damage

Increased skill damage

Increased skill damage

Increased skill damage

Increased Health recovery and skill damage

Increased skill damage and recovery

Reduced skill consumption

Adjusted skill damage

Increased skill damage

Adjusted skill damage

Increased skill damage

Increased skill's shield

Increased skill damage and recovery

Increased skill recovery effect

Increased skill damage

Increased skill damage and recovery

Increased skill damage

Increased skill damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Divine Form Upgrade

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Upgraded Skill Effects

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted skill damage and recovery

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted skill damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Effect and Cooldown

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Attack Speed

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Increased skill damage

Increased skill damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Increased Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Increased skill damage and recovery

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Increased Skill Damage

Increased Skill Damage

Skill Effects Upgrade

Increased Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Upgraded Skill Effects

Increased Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage & Cooldown

Increased Skill Damage

Comprehensive Mechanics Upgrade

Adjusted Skill Damage

Increased Skill Damage

Reduced Skill Cooldown

Adjusted Skill Damage

Increased Skill Damage

Increased Skill Damage

Increased Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

We've added a brand-new ability, the Heaven-Earth Form, enhancing Yang Jian's unique Resistance mechanic and visual appearance. We've also significantly optimized the hit mechanic for Heaven Hound, and added a new Heavenly Eye attack in the normal state, granting both recovery and true damage.

Upgraded Skill Effects

Increased Skill Damage

Adjusted Skill Damage

Increased Skill Damage

Increased Skill Damage

Adjusted Recovery

Adjusted Skill Damage

Damage reduced

Increased Skill 1's Damage

Skill Cooldown Increased

Reduced Skill 2 Cooldown

Ultimate Critical Rate reduced

Increased Skill 1's Damage

Skill Effect Adjustments

Adjusted Skill Damage

Increased Skill 1's Damage

Skill Effect Adjustments

Damage and Recovery Upgrade

Adjusted Skill Damage

Increased Skill 2 Damage

Damage and Recovery Upgrade

Ultimate Effect Upgrade

Ultimate Effect & Enhanced Basic Attack Upgrade

Ultimate damage reduced

Damage Recovery Increased

Adjusted Ultimate Damage and Shield

Increased Enhanced Basic Attack Damage

Skill 1 Effects Upgrade

Increased Skill 1 shield

Reduced Skill Cooldown

Mechanics Changes

Skill Damage Adjustments

Energy Mechanic Improvements

Adjusted Skill Damage

Increased Skill Damage

Skill 1 cooldown increased

Enhanced Skill 2's shield

Enhanced Basic Attack

Passive Effects Increased

Base stats changed

Ultimate cooldown increased

Skill 2 cooldown increased

Ultimate cooldown increased

Increased snipe damage

Skill 1 damage reduced

Ultimate recovery effect strengthened

Improved shield

Skill 1 damage reduced

Improved shield

Enhanced Basic Attack and Ultimate Effect Upgrade

Ultimate buffed

Skill 2 Effect Upgrade

Enhanced Ultimate's shield

Skill 1 Damage Increase

Skill 2 recovery increased

Increased Skill 2 damage and recovery

Mechanical minion merging

Passive Attack Speed reduced

Skill Damage Increase

Cooldown Mechanic Adjustments

Increased skill damage

Passive Effect Upgrade

Ultimate damage reduced

Skill Effects Upgrade

Damage and Recovery Upgrade

Enhanced Basic Attack and Ultimate Effect Upgrade

Adjusted the damage enhanced Basic Attacks deal to heroes and non-hero units

Increased Skill 1 Damage

New Marksman Playstyle

Increased Skill 2 Shield Effect

Stat Nerfs

Passive Recovery Effect Increased

Passive Damage Reduced

Skill 1 cooldown reduced, Ultimate damage increased

Passive Recovery Effect Increased

New Sanctification Effect when Roaming

Skill 1 CD reduced

Adjusted the early and late-game damage of enhanced Basic Attacks

Skill 1 damage increased, Skill 2's cooldown reduced

Stat Nerfs

Stat Buffs

Stat Nerfs

Stat Nerfs

Enhanced Synergy Between Different Skill Combos

Skill 1 recovery effect increased

Stat Buffs

Stat Changes

Increased passive damage.

Reduced damage and recovery

Buffed Tiger Form

Reduced skill cooldowns and increased damage and Health recovery.

Mechanics Upgrade

Increased Skill 2 damage.

Increased base stats and Ultimate damage.

Reduced cooldown and increased damage from his Passive.

Increased passive damage.

Reduced Skill Cooldowns

Optimized Skill 1's indicator.

Increased Skill 1's damage and Physical Defense.

Comprehensive upgrade

Increased token damage.

Increased damage of attack preset.

Increased Attack Range and Added Damage Reduction to Ultimate

Crowd Control Effects Adjusted

Standardized enhanced Basic Attack mechanic.

Passive Effect Buffed

Buffed base Physical Defense.

Upgraded Passive and Skill 2

Adjusted Skill 4's stealth mechanic.

Balanced the effects of different presets.

Crowd Control Effects Adjusted

Added ranged Basic Attack.

Reduced Skill 2's cooldown and slightly decreased its damage.

Basic Attacks and skills deal true damage when enhanced and gain Physical Pierce when not enchanted.

Increased BA range, reduced Skill 1 CD in early game

Reduced the cooldown of Skills 1 and 2 in the late game

Reduced Skill 1 damage, standardized Ultimate effects

Casting speed of Skill 2 increases with Attack Speed.

Enhanced Base Stats

Reduced Skill 1 CD

Increased base stats.

More Builds and Play Styles

Increased base Physical Defense and reduced the cooldown of Skill 2.

Reduced skill cooldown and enhanced the range and casting mechanics of her Skill 1

Increased base Movement Speed and the early game damage of Skill 1's tokens.

Improved the and healing and prgression of his passive, and upgraded the second stage of Skill 1.

Increased Skill 2's bounces, reduced Skill 1 CD

Balanced Stats to Suit Different Equipment

Increased base Movement Speed and Skill 1's late game cooldown.

Increased damage output of enhanced Basic Attack and Ultimate

Enhanced Skill Base Effects

Passive's extra damage now applies to minions

Increased skill use count.

Reduced Skill 1 cooldown, adjusted damage structure.

Reduced cooldown and made it easier to maintain passive stacks.

Reduced Ultimate cooldown and increased passive base damage.

Improved base Physical Defense and balanced Ultimate's late game damage

Increased damage from Skill 1 and reduced Skill 2 charge time.

Increased shield from Skill 1 when using defensive equipment.

Increased the area of Skill 1 and 3, and enhanced Skill 2.

Reduced Skill 1 CD

Balanced early and late game strength, and made it harder to repeatedly use enhanced Basic Attacks

Reduced Energy Cost for Skill 2 and the Ultimate.

Passive's CD reduces with level, adjusted shield multiplier

Increased base stats and Ultimate damage

Enhanced Base Stats

Made cooldown reduction for Skill 2 smoother.

Increased shield and healing when using defensive equipment.

Reduced his ability to deal sustained damage with his Basic Attack.

Removed Skill 1's knockback effect on distant enemies.

Increased Ultimate's attack and shield.

Decreased passive damage.

Adjusted Passive effect's damage against different targets.

The cooldown is returned if no heroes are hit by his Ultimate.

Reduced the extra damage ratio to shields.

Skill 1 damage increased.

Increased Movement Speed and early game base stats, reduced mobility in Revenge form.

Reduced Skill 1 and Skill 3 cooldowns.

Increased the duration of Ultimate's Mark.

Increased Ultimate's cooldown in the early and mid game.

Increased base stats and Skill 1 damage

Improved base stats.

Increased damage reduction while wielding the heavy sword and the damage of Skill 1 when wielding both heavy and dual swords.

Reduced early game strength while allowing her to use Skill 2 more frequently in the late game

Increased number of Skill 1 sound waves, base damage, and jungling effectiveness

Balanced the strength of different builds.

Reduced mid to late game damage and lowered the slow effect of Ultimate during the early and mid game.

Slightly improved laning in the early game, but weakened poking in the late game.

Increased Skill 2's damage over time and recovery and reduced late game stock time.

Reduced cooldown for Skill 1 and Ultimate, and increased Ultimate's healing.

Added a dash to his Skill 1 and reduced the extra true damage from his Ultimate

Increased base Movement Speed.

Increased Basic Attack interval and reduced Ultimate's shield effect.

Increased base Movement Speed.

Reduced the early game bonus to teammates.

Reduced his Ultimate's cooldown and buffed his shield

Added a launch effect to his Skill 1 and Skill 2 while he is transformed by his Ultimate.

Smoothed Attack Speed gains, improving growth.

Ultimate damage and Skill 1 shield are increased, improving play from the beginning.

Increased base Health and Skill 1 damage, reduced Skill 1's early game CD.

Increased Basic Attack interval slightly

Skill 2 has newly added damage.

Reduced the continuous poke of Skill 1 and reduced the damage reduction when Ultimate is used.

Increased base Movement Speed and reduced Skill 2's stock interval.

Increased Ultimate cooldown and reduced damage and recovery of Skill 2

Reduced cooldown for Skill 1.

We're increasing the base Health of some tanks but decreasing their per-level Health growth multiplier so that their Health at max level stays the same.

We're increasing the base Health of some tanks but decreasing their per-level Health growth multiplier so that their Health at max level stays the same.

Nerfed some Human Form and Tiger Form skills.

Increased her Skill 1 damage.New: Ultimate skill combo usable in even more battle scenarios

Increased Skill 2's recovery, and reduced its damage accordingly.

Reduced the Physical Attack gained from his Passive, adjusted Skill 1 cooldown.

We're increasing the base Health of some tanks but decreasing their per-level Health growth multiplier so that their Health at max level stays the same.

Increased basic Movement Speed.Increased Attack Speed to enhance Skill 1 and Ultimate effects, while slightly weakening Skill 2

Increased the skill damage bonus multiplier from her Passive

Base Health Reduced

Reduced the base damage from Princess Frost's Passive, and increased her equipment bonus multiplier.

Increased cooldown reduction from enemy hit with Skill 2

New Health recovery mechanic; skill stat values and bonus multipliers have also been adjusted to make Lian Po more suitable for his role as a frontline hero

We're increasing the base Health of some tanks but decreasing their per-level Health growth multiplier so that their Health at max level stays the same.

We're increasing the base Health of some tanks but decreasing their per-level Health growth multiplier so that their Health at max level stays the same.

Increased base Health, reduced Skill 1 cooldown, and increased shield granted by Ultimate.

Increased the recovery from Cai Yan's Skill 1 and Ultimate, and increased the defense provided by the Ultimate during late-game.

Reduced Dr Bian's early-game damage, and increased his healing and late-game damage

Skill 1 and Ultimate Mana costs are increased, and the skill strength of his Ultimate is weakened, while reducing its CD.

Increased Skill 1's Movement Speed bonus.

We wanted to preserve the original vision for how Da Qiao should play while expanding her role options and adjusting her skill stats.

Skill 1 damage increased.

Reduced Energy decay while charging.

Improved her skill cast indicator to make the area of effect of some of her skills clearer. Skill 2 can now hit up to 2 enemies.

Increased recovery from his Ultimate under certain conditions, and increased recovery when his Skill 1 hits an enemy.

Reduced Health per level.

Raised the base damage and bonus multiplier of her Skill 1 and Skill 2.

Reduced the base damage of Luban No.7's passive skill, and increased the base cooldown of his Ultimate.

We've retained Zilong's original design and gameplay while upgrading his passive and active skill mechanics. We've adjusted some of his bonus stats to adapt their strength to the current game environment.

Made it easier to extend the duration of his Passive Skill's enhancement effect, and adjusted the damage bonus of his Skill 2.

We've increased the damage dealt by Agudo's Basic Attacks after using her Ultimate.

Raised the base damage of his Skill 2.

We've retained Dharma's original design and gameplay while upgrading the mechanics of his Passive and some active skills. We've adjusted some of his bonus stats to adapt their strength to the current game environment.

Raised the base damage and bonus multiplier of her Skill 1 and Skill 2.

Reduced the cooldown of Skills 1 and 2 based on her level, and reduced her Ultimate's base cooldown.

Reduced early game strength

We've reworked both passive and active skills, retaining Cirrus' original design and gameplay as much as possible while making his skill set more suitable for the current game environment.

Raised the bonus multiplier for his Basic Attack while his Passive skill is active.

Added a Basic Attack bonus, linked the Ultimate to Skill 2, and adjusted unique displays.

Reduced the damage dealt by her Skill 2 when she is using a heavy sword, and reduced the damage dealt by her Ultimate when she is using either weapon.

Enhanced the damage bonus ratio for Skills 1 and 2, and adjusted the damage and stat bonus ratios for his Ultimate.

Enhanced Gao's mobility through new skills, making it easier for him to get close to the enemy and deal damage to them, with appropriate adjustments to his base stats and damage.

We've increased the base Health recovery provided by Yang Jian's Ultimate, and changed its equipment bonus type.

Increased Dian Wei's Skill 1 damage gain for each skill level.

Now Wuyan can use Skill 1 during her Ultimate.

We've moderately reduced Fang's strength in the early game, while enhancing his power once he reaches higher levels and has sufficient equipment support.

Reduced some skill effects, and increased some skill multipliers.

Raised the power of his Passive skill and Skill 2 during early game, and reduced his bonus multiplier during late game.

Strengthened the Basic Attack damage enhancement gained from Han Xin's Skill 2.

Increased the Movement Speed bonus from his passive when at higher hero levels. Increased the base skill effects of his Ultimate and Skills 1 and 2. Increased the skill buff of Skill 4 at higher hero levels.

We've slightly reduced the Health recovery from Basic Attacks enhanced by Skill 2.

Increased recovery from his passive when dealing damage to heroes.

Increased physical damage when using Skill 2. Increased physical damage when using the Ultimate.

Buff stacks expiry mechanic

Buff stacks expiry mechanic

Buff stacks expiry mechanic

Increased the Ultimate's base cooldown, but kept its cooldown the same as before at max level.

Reduced the damage of Skill 1 when using dual swords or heavy sword.

Reduced the base damage of Skills 1 and 2, but kept the same basic damage as before at max level.

Buff stacks expiry mechanic

Mana cost reduction

Buff

Mana cost reduction

Reduced his Skill 2 base cooldown time, increased its recovery effect, and added a new effect: it will now also restore Health to him upon hitting non-hero units.

Mana cost reduction

Skills (Nerf)

Reduced initial cooldown of Skill 1 and the Ultimate.

Reduced the basic Movement Speed bonus from his Skill 2, while increasing the additional bonus received per skill level.

Reduced the Health recovery effects of Bian Que's Skill 2. Reduced the basic Health recovery effect of his Ultimate but increased the rate of increase for effects per skill level.

Reduced the level-up increment of his base Attack stat and his Skill 1 physical damage.

Increased his Skill 2's physical damage and Mana cost, and adjusted his Ultimate's damage.

Skills (Nerf)

Increased magical damage dealt by Skill 1.

Reduced the base cooldown of his Ultimate.

Buff

Increased Skill 1's base damage, reduced Skill 2's cooldown; adjusted the base damage, recovery, and equipment bonus multiplier for Skill 2 and the enhanced Basic Attacks; adjusted the base damage and equipment bonus multiplier for the Ultimate.

Reduced her base Attack.

Camp HOK — WR 51.4%, pick 0.6%, ban 0.1%, tier B.

Camp HOK — WR 51.1%, pick 0.8%, ban 0.0%, tier A.

Camp HOK — WR 50.7%, pick 0.6%, ban 0.3%, tier B.

Camp HOK — WR 49.8%, pick 0.9%, ban 3.0%, tier S+.

Camp HOK — WR 49.5%, pick 0.6%, ban 0.1%, tier B.

Camp HOK — WR 50.0%, pick 1.2%, ban 1.1%, tier S.

Camp HOK — WR 49.5%, pick 0.5%, ban 0.2%, tier B.

Camp HOK — WR 48.1%, pick 1.1%, ban 1.1%, tier S.

Strong into Athena, Zilong, Pei · Weak into Li Xin, Kaizer, Dun.

Strong into Athena, Zilong, Pei · Weak into Li Xin, Kaizer, Dun.

Strong into Li Bai, Wukong, Ukyo Tachibana · Weak into Athena, Li Xin, Kaizer.

Strong into Sakeer, Zilong, Milady · Weak into Li Xin, Kaizer, Dun.

Strong into Sakeer, Angela, Guiguzi · Weak into Hou Yi, Marco Polo, Lady Sun.

Strong into Cirrus, Lam, Li Bai · Weak into Dolia, Guiguzi, Nezha.

Strong into Lapulapu, Ata, Sakeer · Weak into Hou Yi, Daji, Angela.

Strong into Dian Wei, Liu Bei, Musashi · Weak into Wukong, Musashi, Ying.

Flowborn (Mage) sits at Tier B globally (51.4% WR). In high rank, pick only into favorable matchups or when you have a dedicated pocket pick.

Garuda is a viable Tier A pick in high rank with 51.1% win rate — strong in one-trick hands or as a counter-pick. Pick rate 0.8% — frequently seen in ranked; learn the matchup even if you do not main Garuda.

Shi sits at Tier B globally (50.7% WR). In high rank, pick only into favorable matchups or when you have a dedicated pocket pick.

Haya is a Tier S+ staple in high-elo (Diamond+) on the international server — worth mastering for climb. Ban rate 3.0% — expect Haya to be removed in tryhard lobbies; have a backup in the same role.

Umbrosa sits at Tier B globally (49.5% WR). In high rank, pick only into favorable matchups or when you have a dedicated pocket pick.

Mozi is a Tier S staple in high-elo (Diamond+) on the international server — worth mastering for climb. Ban rate 1.1% — expect Mozi to be removed in tryhard lobbies; have a backup in the same role.

Yango sits at Tier B globally (49.5% WR). In high rank, pick only into favorable matchups or when you have a dedicated pocket pick.

Dyadia is a Tier S staple in high-elo (Diamond+) on the international server — worth mastering for climb. Ban rate 1.1% — expect Dyadia to be removed in tryhard lobbies; have a backup in the same role. Below 49% global WR — high-rank players often avoid unless compensating for team comp.