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
2.2.16
Season 41 • Sep 2026
2.1.95a
Season 41 • Aug 2026
2.1.95
Season 41 • Aug 2026
2.1.90
Season 41 • Jul 2026
2.1.88
Season 40 • Jun 2026
2.1.67a
Season 40 • May 2026
2.1.67
Season 40 • Apr 2026
2.1.61
Season 39 • Mar 2026
2.1.47
Season 39 • Jan 2026
2.1.40a
Season 39 • Dec 2025
2.1.40
Season 38 • Dec 2025
2.1.30a
Season 38 • Nov 2025
2.1.30
Season 38 • Nov 2025
2.1.18b
Season 38 • Oct 2025
2.1.18a
Season 38 • Sep 2025
2.1.18
Season 37 • Sep 2025
1.9.99a
Season 37 • Aug 2025
1.9.99
Season 37 • Aug 2025
1.9.91
Season 37 • Jul 2025
1.9.90
Season 36 • Jun 2025
1.9.64C
Season 36 • May 2025
1.9.64B
Season 36 • Apr 2025
1.9.64
Season 35 • Mar 2025
1.9.42E
Season 35 • Feb 2025
1.9.42D
Season 35 • Feb 2025
1.9.42C
Season 35 • Feb 2025
1.9.42B
Season 35 • Jan 2025
1.9.42
Season 34 • Dec 2024
1.9.20E
Season 34 • Nov 2024
1.9.20D
Season 34 • Nov 2024
1.9.20C
Season 34 • Oct 2024
1.9.20B
Season 34 • Sep 2024
1.9.20
Season 33 • Sep 2024
1.9.06C
Season 33 • Aug 2024
1.9.06B
Season 33 • Aug 2024
1.9.06
Season 33 • Jul 2024
1.8.92C
Season 33 • Jul 2024
1.8.92B
Season 33 • Jun 2024
1.8.92
Season 32 • Jun 2024
1.8.78C
Season 32 • May 2024
1.8.78B
Season 32 • Apr 2024
1.8.78
Season 32 • Apr 2024
1.8.66B
Season 32 • Mar 2024
1.8.66
Season 31 • Mar 2024
1.8.56B
Season 31 • Feb 2024
1.8.56
Season 31 • Jan 2024
1.8.47B
Season 31 • Jan 2024
1.8.47
Season 31 • Dec 2023
1.8.44
Season 30 • Dec 2023
1.8.30B
Season 30 • Nov 2023
1.8.30
Season 30 • Nov 2023
1.8.22
Season 30 • Oct 2023
1.8.20B
Season 30 • Oct 2023
1.8.20
Season 29 • Sep 2023
1.8.08
Season 29 • Aug 2023
1.7.94
Season 29 • Jun 2023
1.7.82B
Season 28 • Jun 2023
1.7.82
Season 28 • May 2023
1.7.68
Season 27 • Mar 2023
1.7.58
Season 27 • Feb 2023
1.7.44B
Season 27 • Dec 2022
1.7.44B-Hotfix
Season 27 • Dec 2022
1.7.44
Season 26 • Dec 2022
1.7.32C
Season 26 • Nov 2022
1.7.32B
Season 26 • Nov 2022
1.7.32
Season 26 • Nov 2022
1.7.20B
Season 26 • Oct 2022
1.7.20
Season 25 • Sep 2022
1.7.08
Season 25 • Aug 2022
1.6.94B
Season 25 • Jul 2022
1.6.94
Season 24 • Jun 2022
1.6.84
Season 24 • May 2022
1.6.72
Season 24 • Apr 2022
1.6.66B
Season 24 • Mar 2022
1.6.66
Season 23 • Mar 2022
1.6.58
Season 23 • Feb 2022
1.6.50B
Season 23 • Jan 2022
1.6.50
Season 23 • Jan 2022
1.6.42
Season 22 • Dec 2021
1.6.34
Season 22 • Nov 2021
1.6.26B
Season 22 • Nov 2021
1.6.26
Season 22 • Oct 2021
1.6.18B
Season 22 • Sep 2021
1.6.18
Season 21 • Sep 2021
1.6.10
Season 21 • Aug 2021
1.5.96
Season 21 • Jul 2021
1.5.88B
Season 21 • Jul 2021
1.5.88
Season 20 • Jun 2021
1.5.78
Season 20 • May 2021
1.5.70
Season 20 • Apr 2021
1.5.62B
Season 20 • Mar 2021
1.5.62
Season 19 • Mar 2021
1.5.52
Season 19 • Feb 2021
1.5.46
Season 19 • Jan 2021
1.5.38B
Season 19 • Jan 2021
1.5.38
Season 18 • Dec 2020
1.5.32
Season 18 • Nov 2020
1.5.24B
Season 18 • Nov 2020
1.5.24
Season 18 • Oct 2020
1.5.16B
Season 18 • Oct 2020
1.5.16
Season 17 • Sep 2020
1.5.08
Season 17 • Aug 2020
1.4.94B
Season 17 • Jul 2020
1.4.94
Season 17 • Jul 2020
1.4.86
Season 16 • Jun 2020
1.4.76
Season 16 • May 2020
1.4.70
Season 16 • Apr 2020
1.4.60
Season 15 • Mar 2020
1.4.50
Season 15 • Feb 2020
1.4.44
Season 15 • Jan 2020
1.4.36
Season 14 • Dec 2019
1.4.28
Season 14 • Nov 2019
1.4.20
Season 14 • Oct 2019
1.4.06
Season 13 • Aug 2019
1.3.96
Season 13 • Jul 2019
1.3.90
Season 13 • Jun 2019

Patch 2.1.18

Season 37 Released September 17, 2025

Patch 2.1.18 - New Hero Obsidia

Project NEXT Patch 2025 is here! Annual Map Change is live, with every match offering a completely different experience. At the same time, we've reworked how Roaming Equipment generates gold, allowing the roaming role to have a greater impact. There are also new heroes, revamped heroes, in-match experience optimizations, and much more awaiting you! We hope the new patch will bring more diverse hero picks, with more balanced impact across different lanes. Have fun in MLBB!

6 Buffs
4 Nerfs
0 Adjusted
10 Balance Adjustments Filtered View
Obsidia
Obsidia hero Buff

Hero Feature: An Abyss Marksman who enhances her weapon by collecting Bone Shards as she traverses the battlefield.

All Documented Modifications (5)
Designer Note
Hero Feature: An Abyss Marksman who enhances her weapon by collecting Bone Shards as she traverses the battlefield.
Obsidia accumulates Bone Shards by attacking enemy heroes or minions. Each Bone Shard assists her attacks to deal extra damage.
Obsidia fires an Abyssal Bone Needle, triggering Return to Bone on the first enemy hero hit.
Obsidia enters Shadowmeld Form, gaining 500% Movement Speed for a short time.
Obsidia launches Bones of Wrath and pulls herself near the enemy hit. Afterward, she cannot move away from the enemy, and the enemy cannot use displacement skills. Enemy's movement will also drag Obsidia along. During her Ultimate, Obsidia ignores Obstacles and gains access to an enhanced Skill 2 with a longer duration and shorter cooldown.
Role: Marksman
Tier: B
Patch History: 5 Updates
Alice
Alice hero Nerf

A Powerful Abyss Queen Who Dominates the Late Game Alice, the Blood Demon Queen, awakens to new power! The Queen makes her move in advance, preparing for the upcoming conquest of the Abyss.

All Documented Modifications (5)
Designer Note
A Powerful Abyss Queen Who Dominates the Late Game Alice, the Blood Demon Queen, awakens to new power! The Queen makes her move in advance, preparing for the upcoming conquest of the Abyss.
Alice gains stacks when skills hit. When fully stacked, Blood Banquet will be activated to continuously deal damage to all nearby enemies and recover HP.
Alice casts a sphere of blood energy in the target direction to deal Magic Damage. Use again to cast Scarlet Shadow to teleport to the blood sphere's location.
Alice deals damage and slows all enemies in range. When her Passive Crimson Banquet is active, she deals additional damage and recovers HP.
Alice surrounds herself in blood, gaining significant Damage Reduction during the channeling. Upon completion, she descends with force, dealing Magic Damage and immobilizing enemies in a large range.
Role: Tank, Mage
Tier: B
Patch History: 14 Updates
Angela
Angela hero Nerf

Adjustments applied to Smart Heart, Love Waves, Puppet-on-a-String, Heartguard.

All Documented Modifications (5)
Designer Note
We've significantly reduced her Ultimate's cooldown and optimized her Ultimate's auto-targeting logic to increase players' Ultimate usage frequency and support efficiency. We've also made experience improvements to her Passive and Skill 2.
Added stack indicator for gained Movement Speed. Fixed an issue where Ultimate could not trigger the passive's Movement Speed bonus.
Cooldown: 6s → 7s
Unable to target minion units (can only target creeps and hero units). Added an effective range indicator circle after Skill 2 hits enemies. Added a countdown bar to indicate when the immobilization will take effect.
Base Shield: 800-1300 (+250% Total Magic Power) → 600-1000 (+150% Total Magic Power) Cooldown: Fixed at 70s → Fixed at 20s. Cooldown now starts when detaching an ally (previously started when attaching to an ally). Added protection to prevent accidentally cancelling channelling or attaching due to fast tapping. Removed the effect that resets other skill cooldowns after channelling. Optimized the auto-targeting logic for direct Ultimate casts.
Role: Support
Tier: C
Patch History: 12 Updates
Floryn
Floryn hero Nerf

We've simplified the experience to share Floryn's Flower of Hope with allied heroes. We've also added a feature where her Ultimate now displays real-time HP info of low-health allies.

All Documented Modifications (4)
Designer Note
We've simplified the experience to share Floryn's Flower of Hope with allied heroes. We've also added a feature where her Ultimate now displays real-time HP info of low-health allies.
Share Method of Dew - Flower of Hope: Tap Flower of Hope, then select the target ally's avatar, and tap Flower of Hope again to confirm sharing → Drag Flower of Hope to the target ally's avatar to share Shield: 150 (+80% Total Magic Power) → 100 (+70% Total Magic Power)
Stun Duration: 0.7s → 0.5s
Added a feature where HP info for allies below 60% health is displayed in real-time near the Ultimate button.
Role: Support
Tier: D
Patch History: 11 Updates
Bane
Bane hero Buff

Bane has been too reliant on Gold to scale in the current patch. We've adjusted his damage curve, boosting his early and mid-game power while reducing his late-game strength.

All Documented Modifications (3)
Designer Note
Bane has been too reliant on Gold to scale in the current patch. We've adjusted his damage curve, boosting his early and mid-game power while reducing his late-game strength.
Damage: 250-450 (+180% Total Magic Power) → 140-340 (+130% Total Magic Power) Charged Damage Multiplier: 150% → 250% Charge Time: 2.5s → 2s Charge Protection Time: 2.5s → 3s Fixed an issue where the charging progress bar didn't match the actual charging time. Now, 250% damage will only be dealt when the progress bar is full. Adjusted the decay rate of the Movement Speed increase.
Reduced the foreswing time by 20%. Sharks' Movement Speed: 4 → 4.3 Airborne Duration: 0.4s → 0.6s Removed the knockback effect from the Ultimate's hit and improved the slow effect on hit. Damage: 600-1000 (+100% Total Physical Attack) (+170% Total Magic Power) → 700-1100 (+80% Total Physical Attack) (+150% Total Magic Power)
Role: Fighter, Mage
Tier: D
Patch History: 18 Updates
Thamuz
Thamuz hero Buff

Thamuz returns with greater power. His Passive has been adjusted to improve Lava Energy activation, while his Ultimate has been optimized for faster transformation and greater late-game potential.

All Documented Modifications (5)
Designer Note
Thamuz returns with greater power. His Passive has been adjusted to improve Lava Energy activation, while his Ultimate has been optimized for faster transformation and greater late-game potential.
Mechanics Adjustment: Each Basic Attack that doesn't spout Lava Energy accumulates Thamuz's Rage, which increases the chance of triggering Lava Energy. True Damage of Lava Energy: 45 + 100% Total Physical Attack + 5 * Hero Level → 60 + 70% Total Physical Attack + 8 * Hero Level
Optimized the collision detection of the Scythes. It now moves more quickly behind the target and drags them back.
Optimized both the casting experience and the visual effects of this skill.
Greatly reduced skill's foreswing time. Thamuz can now transform quickly. Upon transformation, he gains full Rage. Max HP: 500-1500 → 600 Max HP Bonus: 0 → 30-50% Extra Max HP Attack Speed Boost: 1.3-1.6 times → 60-100%
Role: Fighter
Tier: D
Patch History: 9 Updates
Silvanna
Silvanna hero Buff

To keep the balance, Skill 2 can now only be interrupted by high-level CC.

All Documented Modifications (2)
Designer Note
To keep the balance, Skill 2 can now only be interrupted by high-level CC.
New Effect: Can only be interrupted by high-level CC.
Role: Fighter
Tier: D
Patch History: 13 Updates
Chip
Chip hero Buff

Slightly improved Base Attributes to enhance the ability to help allies clear minions and creeps.

All Documented Modifications (3)
Designer Note
Slightly improved Base Attributes to enhance the ability to help allies clear minions and creeps.
New Effect: Marks can now be applied to minions and creeps.
Attribute
Physical Defense Growth: 5.5 → 6
Role: Support, Tank
Tier: C
Patch History: 9 Updates
Kimmy
Kimmy hero Nerf

We found that Kimmy can achieve higher hit rates by continuously tapping the Basic Attack button while losing less damage output. We aim to adjust this.

All Documented Modifications (2)
Designer Note
We found that Kimmy can achieve higher hit rates by continuously tapping the Basic Attack button while losing less damage output. We aim to adjust this.
Increased the interval between Basic Attacks when continuously tapping the button.
Role: Marksman, Mage
Tier: C
Patch History: 21 Updates
Cici
Cici hero Buff

Adjustments applied to Yo-Yo Blitz.

All Documented Modifications (2)
Designer Note
We noticed that after Cici's Basic Attack range was increased in previous patches, the splash area didn't match the visual effects. Therefore, we've optimized the shape of Cici's Basic Attack splash so that the new range better matches the visuals.
Optimized splash range.
Role: Fighter
Tier: C
Patch History: 11 Updates

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