Balance Intel & History
Patch Notes & Meta Timeline
Sequential balance adjustments from the first international championship (M1 World Championship) through to today.
Championship & Seasonal Version History
116 Archived Milestones
Patch 1.7.82
Season 28 Released May 16, 2023Patch 1.7.82 - New Hero Novaria
Official update released May 16, 2023. Key highlights: New Hero: Star Rebel - Novaria , a long-range Mage capable of dealing high burst damage to enemies from afar and passing through terrain. New Event: MSC.
3
Buffs
4
Nerfs
16
Adjusted
3
Revamps
26 Balance Adjustments
Available on May 16 (Server Time) A long-range Mage capable of dealing high burst damage to enemies from afar and passing through terrain.
All Documented Modifications (5)
Designer Note
Available on May 16 (Server Time)
A long-range Mage capable of dealing high burst damage to enemies from afar and passing through terrain.
Astral Spheres summoned by Novaria will continuously slow nearby enemies and reveal their positions, and deal Magic Damage when they explode.
Novaria summons an Astral Sphere at the target location that deals damage over time. The sphere will explode after 2s, dealing additional damage and slowing enemies significantly.
Novaria summons an Astral Sphere at the target location and draws it to her while she gains Movement Speed and the ability to pass through terrain.
When the Astral Sphere reaches Novaria, she can fire it in the target direction, dealing Magic Damage that scales with the sphere's total travel distance.
Novaria scatters Astral Echo in the target direction, slowing enemies hit and applying an Astral Ring on them that increases their hitbox and reveals their surrounding area.
Role:
Mage
Tier:
B
Patch History:
7 Updates
Base HP: 2,300
All Documented Modifications (5)
Designer Note
Minotaur has learned to control his rage and unleash it at will during his Ultimate.
Effect Revamp: Applying a control effect to an enemy with skills will reduce their Hybrid Defense and healing an ally with a skill will increase their Hybrid Defense for 2s. These effects are doubled in Enraged State.
CD: 8-5.5s → 12-9.5s
Removed the Attack Speed Reduction on enemies effect.
Duration of Enhanced Basic Attacks and Movement Speed Reduction on Enemies: 3s → 2s
CD: 12-9.5s → 10-7.5s
Removed the Attack Speed bonus effect.
Rage has been removed. Minotaur now enters the Enraged state immediately and starts smashing the ground upon using the Ultimate.
CD: 50-40s → 60-50s
Cooldown starts after the Enraged state ends.
Role:
Tank, Support
Tier:
A
Patch History:
14 Updates
Base HP: 2,500
All Documented Modifications (4)
Designer Note
While Hylos may have more legs than most heroes, he still lacks mobility. We've improved his ability to give chase by making some adjustments to his Skill 1 and Ultimate, while slightly tuning down his damage and survivability. This should make him a better team player.
Skill Revamp: Hylos now gains 50% Movement Speed on skill use which decays over 3s. During this time, his Basic Attacks are enhanced and will stun the first enemy hit for 1s and knock them back slightly.
Base Damage: 100-300 → 100-250
Slow Revamp: Using his Ultimate now immediately slows all enemies by 75% for 1 second. Afterwards, the field will continue to slow enemies within by 25%.
Role:
Tank
Tier:
B
Patch History:
12 Updates
Base HP: 2,800
All Documented Modifications (5)
Designer Note
Alpha is returning with a newly upgraded Beta!
Revamped Effect: Beta will lock on to an enemy after hitting them twice.Whenever Alpha attacks a target that Beta as locked on to, Beta will follow up with anlaser attack that deals damage and briefly slows the target.
Beta's Laser Damage: 80 (+8 per level) (+100% Total Physical Attack) True Damage
Greatly reduced the time it takes for Beta to attack.
Base Damage: 200-300 (+90% Extra Physical Attack) → 100-200 (+90% Extra Physical Attack)
Strafe Damage: 100-150 (+30% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage → 60-120 (+30% Extra Physical Attack) True Damage
Strafe Damage: 125-175 (+30% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage → 60-120 (+30% Extra Physical Attack) True Damage
Increased the speed of Alpha's leap.
Leap Damage: 50-100 (+20% Extra Physical Attack) → 0
Landing Damage: 200-400 (+80% Extra Physical Attack) → 250-500 (+100% Extra Physical Attack)
Beta's Damage: 25-35 (+60% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage → 15-30 (+30% Extra Physical Attack) True Damage
Role:
Fighter
Tier:
D
Patch History:
13 Updates
Base HP: 2,600
All Documented Modifications (4)
Designer Note
Bane's skill kit is more tailored toward a defensive counterattack style and he has a hard time breaching the enemy's formation, but his damage poses a greater threat to heroes with less HP. We hope the following adjustments will remedy this contradiction and boost his damage against front line heroes, and allow Bane to benefit more from a half offense, half defense build. We also made some adjustments to minimize the impact on pure damage builds.
Damage: 135%-170% Total Physical Attack → 100% Total Physical Attack + 5% - 8% of target's Max HP (scales with level, and can deal up to 500 damage to Creeps)
Bounce Damage: 150% at all levels → 150%-200%
The projectile's damage no longer increases after eliminating a target.
CD: 6-4s → 8-6s
Cooldown reduction for every 100 Physical Attack: 5% → 8%
Base HP Recovered: 200-300 → 200 at all levels
Percentage of Lost HP Recovered: 6% + (2.5% Total Magic Power) → 5-10% + (1.5% Total Magic Power)
Role:
Fighter, Mage
Tier:
D
Patch History:
18 Updates
Base HP: 2,500
All Documented Modifications (3)
Designer Note
Silvanna can now use Flicker with her Ultimate for surprise attacks. We've also improved Spiral Strangling's pull effect to make it harder for enemies affected by Imperial Justice to escape.
Pull Direction: To the center → To her lance
Slightly increased the pull effect.
New Effect: Silvanna can now use Flicker while leaping.
Role:
Fighter
Tier:
D
Patch History:
13 Updates
Base HP: 2,600
All Documented Modifications (2)
Designer Note
We've improved Gatotkaca's Enhanced Basic Attack by making it easier to hit enemies.
Slightly increased the cast range of his Enhanced Basic Attacks and they now allow him perform a short dash to the target.
Role:
Tank, Fighter
Tier:
B
Patch History:
12 Updates
Base HP: 2,500
All Documented Modifications (2)
Designer Note
We want Phoveus to have a better chance at hitting heroes after they use their mobility skills.
Slightly reduced his Ultimate's initial delay.
Role:
Fighter
Tier:
B
Patch History:
11 Updates
Base HP: 2,600
All Documented Modifications (2)
Designer Note
We want Carmilla and her allies to have more time to pull off cool combos once she has immobilized a target with her Ultimate, but also want enemies to have time to react and possibly counter.
Cooldown: 48-40s → 60-44s
Immobilizing Time: 0.4s → 0.8s
Slow Effect while casting: 30% → 50%
Role:
Support, Tank
Tier:
A
Patch History:
13 Updates
Base HP: 2,500
All Documented Modifications (3)
Designer Note
We're hoping to better establish Guinevere's role as a Fighter. To this end, we're improving her damage so she can have more leeway to buy defensive equipment.
300-525 +130% Magic Power → 400-625 +100% Magic Power
650-910 +500% Magic Power → 880-1,320 +385% Magic Power
Role:
Fighter
Tier:
B
Patch History:
10 Updates
Base HP: 2,600
All Documented Modifications (2)
Designer Note
Uranus has lagged behind over the past few patches, so we're boosting his damage a bit.
Base Damage: 125-200 (+30% Total Magic Power) → 155-255 (+30% Total Magic Power)
Role:
Tank
Tier:
S
Patch History:
12 Updates
Base HP: 2,800
All Documented Modifications (2)
Designer Note
Valentina's Ultimate can be extremely strong against certain heroes but weak against others, so we're balancing it a bit.
Valentina's Ultimate cooldown will be 1.2x/1.1x/1x the starting cooldown of the Ultimate she steals (when her Ultimate is Lv.1/2/3). The cooldown cannot go below 10s.
Role:
Mage
Tier:
A
Patch History:
12 Updates
Base HP: 2,300
All Documented Modifications (3)
Designer Note
We want Terizla to have more time to use other skills after his Skill 1 hits an enemy, and increase his overall damage.
Slow Effect: 30% → 15%
Duration: 3s → 3.5s
Improved the performance of the Ultimate when cast near an obstacle.
Role:
Fighter, Tank
Tier:
C
Patch History:
18 Updates
Base HP: 2,500
All Documented Modifications (2)
Designer Note
Slightly reduced Arlott's power in the early to mid game.
Base Damage: 160-360 → 135-335
HP Restored:7%-12% → 5%-10%
Role:
Fighter, Assassin
Tier:
C
Patch History:
10 Updates
Base HP: 2,500
All Documented Modifications (4)
Designer Note
Reduced Joy's early and mid game performance.
Max Movement Speed Boost: 100% → 60%
Base Shield: 130 (at all levels) → 80-130
CD: 28-22s → 40-24s
Role:
Assassin
Tier:
D
Patch History:
11 Updates
Base HP: 2,400
All Documented Modifications (3)
Designer Note
Faramis has been performing too well in teamfights, so we've reduced his survivability.
Hybrid Defense Increase: 50-100 → 25-50
Base HP in Specter State: 600-800 → 400-800
Cooldown: 80-70s → 80s (At all levels)
Role:
Support, Mage
Tier:
D
Patch History:
10 Updates
Base HP: 2,500
All Documented Modifications (2)
Designer Note
Kimmy has been overperforming with the right equipment, so we're slightly reducing her damage.
Damage: 30 + (23%-28% Physical Attack) + (25%-30% Magic Power) → 20 + (22%-27% Physical Attack) + (24%-29% Magic Power)
Role:
Marksman, Mage
Tier:
C
Patch History:
21 Updates
Base HP: 2,500
Slightly tuned down Lapu-Lapu's survivability in teamfights with lots of enemies.
All Documented Modifications (1)
Slightly tuned down Lapu-Lapu's survivability in teamfights with lots of enemies.
Role:
Fighter
Tier:
C
Patch History:
16 Updates
Base HP: 2,600
All Documented Modifications (2)
Designer Note
Kaja's powerful teamfight capabilities and fearsome team buffs render him a force to be reckoned with in both higher play and tournaments. We've decided to nerf his paralysis effects slightly. Kaja will need to survive for longer in teamfights to get the full effects of Wrath Sanction.
Damage Reduction: 5% → 3%
Max Stacks: 4 → 8
Duration: 4s → 5s
Role:
Support
Tier:
C
Patch History:
17 Updates
Base HP: 2,450
Being a high-damage mage, Pharsa's mobility was a bit on the strong side.
All Documented Modifications (1)
Being a high-damage mage, Pharsa's mobility was a bit on the strong side.
Role:
Mage
Tier:
C
Patch History:
20 Updates
Base HP: 2,300
All Documented Modifications (2)
Designer Note
Gloo is performing too well on all fronts, so we've decided to tune his tankiness down slightly
Damage Reduction Per Stack: 8% → 6%
Role:
Tank
Tier:
A
Patch History:
15 Updates
Base HP: 2,800
All Documented Modifications (1)
Item and gameplay values adjusted.
Type:
Attack
Cost:
2,000 Gold
Patch History:
5 Updates
All Documented Modifications (1)
Item and gameplay values adjusted.
Type:
Attack
Cost:
2,100 Gold
Patch History:
11 Updates
Slightly reduced its power against units with high HP.
All Documented Modifications (1)
Designer Note
Slightly reduced its power against units with high HP.
Type:
Attack
Cost:
2,180 Gold
Patch History:
6 Updates
Some heroes are clearing the Jungle too fast in the early and mid game using certain equipment, so we're tuning them.
All Documented Modifications (1)
Designer Note
Some heroes are clearing the Jungle too fast in the early and mid game using certain equipment, so we're tuning them.
Type:
Defense
Cost:
1,910 Gold
Patch History:
6 Updates
All Documented Modifications (1)
Item and gameplay values adjusted.
Type:
Defense
Cost:
800 Gold
Patch History:
5 Updates