Minor Update - 09-16-2026

Sep 16, 2026 09-16-2026 · Heroes: 20 Items: 21

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Lash Hero 4 2

Gun falloff range reduced from 18m->54m to 16m->48m
Ground Strike T3 spirit scaling increased from +0.03 to +0.04
Ground Strike T3 damage per meter scaling increased from 110% to 120%
Grapple T2 Weapon Damage buff duration reduced from 10s to 6s
Flog heal reduced from 50% to 40%
Flog angle increased from 38 to 40
Flog T3 reduced from +40 degrees angle to +25
Flog T3 reduced from +20% heal to +15%

Celeste Hero 4

Stamina cooldown increased from 5 to 5.3
Light Eater spirit lifesteal reduced from 20% to 18%
Light Eater T3 decreased from +25 to +22
Dazzling Trick cooldown increased from 34s to 38s
Radiant Daggers T2 reduced from +80 to +70
Shining Wonder radius reduced from 16.5m to 15.5m
Shining Wonder T3 Max Bounces reduced from +8 to +6

Wraith Hero 1 5

Card Trick heart heal reduced from 75 to 60
Card Trick heart heal spirit scaling reduced from 0.75 to 0.5
Card Trick Diamond Bullet and Spirit Resist reduction reduced from -8% to -7%
Card Trick T3 Diamond Bullet and Spirit Resist reduction reduced from -5% to -4%
Card Trick T3 Clubs slow from +20% to +15%
Fixed Project Mind getting caught on edges/corners when aiming past it
Full Auto spirit damage per bullet scaling increased from 0.03 to 0.045

Silver Hero 3

Health per boon increased from 28 to 31
Sprint speed increased from 1.5 to 2.5
Dashes and light melee's no longer pause your gun's cycle time
Boot Kick can only target heroes and objectives now
Entangling Bola can only target heroes now
Weighted Bola now increases gravity during the debuff duration, and interrupts flying abilities (same rules as Phantom Strike)

Viscous Hero 2 3

Alt fire damage growth reduced by 10%
Splatter detonation cooldown reduced from 0.15 to 0.12
Splatter T1 reduced from +2m to +1.5m
The Cube cast range reduced from 26m to 20m
Puddle Punch cooldown increased from 21s to 24s
Goo Ball T3 now also increases spirit scaling by 0.2

Warden Hero 5

Bullet damage per boon reduced from 0.28 to 0.25
Fire Rate spirit scaling reduced from 0.25 to 0.21
Alchemical Flask projectile range and speed reduced by 30%
Willpower T3 spirit scaling reduced from +2.7 to +2.1
Willpower T3 debuff resistance reduced from 40% to 30%

Paige Hero 2

Heavy Melee spirit scaling increased from 0.3 to 0.45
Captivating Read T1 increased from -11s Cooldown to -14s
Captivating Read T3 increased from +1m to +2m
Fixed some collision issues with Rallying Charge

Holliday Hero 2

Health per boon increased from 41 to 43
Crackshot T2 now also applies -6% Bullet Resistance for 5s
Lasso duration extention by Bounce Pad increased from +1s to +1.25s

Shiv Hero 2

Alt fire base damage increased by 4%
Alt fire damage per boon increased from +0.2 to +0.24
Serrated Knives while rage is full now deals 3.5% current HP damage on impact instead of ricocheting (0.01 spirit scaling)

Abrams Hero 1

Infernal Resilience T3 increased from +8% to +9%
Seismic Impact T3 reduced from 6s Unstoppable to 5s

Haze Hero 1

Fixation headshot stack count increased from +2 to +3
Fixation T3 weapon scaling increased from 0.0003 to 0.00035

Ivy Hero 2

Stone Form radius reduced from 6m to 5.75m
Stone Form T1 max health heal reduced from 7% to 6%

Lady Geist Hero 2

Life Drain T3 spirit scaling increased from +0.3 to +0.45
Essence Bomb T3 damage increased from 26% to 30%

Paradox Hero 1 1

Kinetic Carbine min damage multiplier reduced from 25% to 10% (max damage multiplier unaffected)
Kinetic Carbine min damage multiplier no longer gets increased by the T3

Rem Hero

Fixed a bug where multiple helpers could be sent to follow a single player for no effect
Lil Helpers now have a target UI when instant cast mode is selected

Venator Hero

Ira Domini now works with Ricochet, all the shots will bounce
Ira Domini can now split shot (releases 1 extra bolt on each side, 3 total)

Vyper Hero 2

Slither T3 barrier duration reduced from 5s to 4s
Petrifying Bola cooldown increased from 105s to 115s

Yamato Hero 2

Crimson Slash T3 now also increases the heal spirit scaling by +0.4
Flying Slash light melee scaling increased from 1.0 to 1.2

Graves Hero 1

Health per boon increased from 33 to 35

Kelvin Hero

Frozen Shelter base ability health regen now scales with spirit power (0.2)

Veil Walker Item 1

No longer builds from Sprint Boots
No longer grants +2 Sprint and +2 Out of Combat Regen (due to loss of component)
Movement speed bonus is now removed when the invisibility is removed
Spirit Power reduced from 10 to 6

Shadow Weave Item 2

Now builds from Sprint Boots
Sprint speed increased from 1.5 to 2
Cooldown reduced from 45s to 37s

Spiritual Overflow Item 3

Buildup is 35% slower
Spirit Power on proc reduced from 40 to 30
Fire Rate reduced from 30% to 25%

Golden Goose Egg Item 2

Damage Penalty increased from -10% to -15%
Stored souls now count towards net worth (affects comeback reward calculations)
Souls per minute reduced from 90 to 80

Restorative Locket Item 2

Heal per boon reduced from 0.5 to 0.45
Stack range reduced from 35m to 32m

Lifestrike Item 2

Heal on Melee hit increased from 100+1.5 to 120+1.75
Melee hit heal increased from 30% to 35%

Decay Item 1 1

DPS reduced by 25%
Duration increased by 20%

Mercurial Magnum Item 2

Base bullet damage scaling reduced from 0.49 to 0.38
Base bullet damage reduced from 25% to 20%

Focus Lens Item 2

Damage increased from 30% to 35%
Cast range increased from 20m to 25m

Hollow Point Item 1

Bullet Resist Reduction increased from 9% to 10%

Toxic Bullets Item 1

Spirit scaling increased from 0.005% to 0.006%

Cultist Sacrifice Item 1

Bounty reduced from 180% to 170%

Ballistic Enchantment Item 1

Duration increased from 14s to 20s

Trophy Collector Item 1

Souls per minute reduced from 18 to 16

Fortitude Item 1

Max Health regen increased from 2% to 2.25%

Leech Item 1

Bullet and Spirit Lifesteal increased from 25% to 28%

Plated Armor Item

Fixed on-hit damage prevention not blocking the following on-hit spirit damage effects: Mercurial Magnum, Vindicta's Flight, Wraith's Full Auto, and Tesla Bullets/Capacitor

Diviner's Kevlar Item

Now grants +10% Ultimate Ability Cooldown Reduction

Slowing Hex Item 1

Cooldown increased from 27s to 29s

Radiant Regeneration Item 1

Healing on Ability Cast per boon scaling reduced from 2 to 1.7

Tankbuster Item 1

Current Health Bonus damage reduced from 8% to 7.5%

General 19 Changes 2 5

Unstable Rift comeback resist max values now scale over the course of the game. Previously the max values were 35%. Now it is 10% + 1% per minute (around ~20% for the first one), with an upper limit of 40% at 30 minutes.
Removed a fixed amount of extra bonus souls you would get for being behind even a very slightly amount in net worth for both hero kill bounties as well as Unstable Rift bounties (this had a larger impact on the early to mid game)
Slightly reduced comeback bounties in general (this is in addition to the above change)
A portion of the comeback souls earned by players above enemy teams average net worth is instead distributed via the tick gold system that is given to the lowest 2 players (70% of the extra comeback value goes to them)
Guardian bounty increased by 10%
Walker bounty increased by 5%
Share for objectives bounty to nearby heroes reduced from 30% to 25% (the remaining gets split between all 6 players)
Respawn Time at 20 minutes increased from 35s to 38s (does not affect the max values later on, just a little higher earlier)
Using parry now pauses reloading
Parrying while doing a regular dash will now cancel the dash (and momentum) and parry on the spot
Getting stunned now pauses your reload rather than restarting it
Breakables in the underground tunnels initial spawn time increased from 3m to 5m
Breakables in the underground tunnels respawn rate increased from 3m to 5m
All move slow values reduced by ~20% globally
All ground dash slows reduced by ~10% globally
Slows now also affect air drag by 35% of the slow value (convar citadel_enable_slows_affect_air_drag
to toggle the slow drag behavior on and off)
Dashes and light melee's no longer pause your gun's cycle time (this is a general change that affects high-cycle time weapons the most like Silver or Abrams)
Weakening Headshot: Bullet Resist Reduction reduced from -13% to -12%

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