Official update released November 4, 2025. Key highlights: Revamped Hero: Freya , Valkyrie. A female warrior who infuses weapons with the Power of Einherjar for sustained combat. New Equipment: Chastise Pauldron Hero Adjustments Battlefield Adjustments System Adjustments.

12 Buffs

9 Nerfs

3 Adjusted

2 Revamps

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26 Balance Adjustments

Freya hero Revamped

Hero Feature: A female warrior who infuses weapons with the Power of Einherjar for sustained combat..

Power of Einherjar

Leap of Faith

Valkyrie Slash

Valkyrie Descent

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Designer Note

Hero Feature: A female warrior who infuses weapons with the Power of Einherjar for sustained combat..

Power of Einherjar

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v2: Freya can store up to 6 Sacred Orbs. Each Basic Attack grants 1 Sacred Orb, and they gradually recover when out of combat. Consuming 1 Sacred Orb grants Freya 100% Attack Speed Bonus for her next Basic Attack.

Leap of Faith

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v2: Freya leaps to the target area and strikes the ground with her shield, gaining a shield and dealing Physical Damage to enemies within and knocking them airborne.

Valkyrie Slash

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Freya charges forward and slashes, dealing Physical Damage. This skill has no base cooldown but consumes 2 Sacred Orbs per cast.

Valkyrie Descent

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v2: Freya selects a target area and dives down, dealing Physical Damage and slowing enemies along the path and at the landing point. Upon landing, Freya enters the Valkyrie state, during which her Basic Attacks deal increased damage, recover HP, and deal splash damage.

Role: Fighter

Tier: S

Patch History: 14 Updates

Base HP: 2,600

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Hilda hero Buff

Adjustments applied to Blessing of Wilderness, Combat Ritual, Art of Hunting, Power of Wildness.

Blessing of Wilderness

Combat Ritual

Art of Hunting

Power of Wildness

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Designer Note

Hilda's late-game minion clearing efficiency and durability are low, and she relies on Bushes to trigger her passive effect, leaving her with average performance in the Exp Lane. So this time we redesigned Hilda's passive skill, changing the enhanced Basic Attack originally obtained from Skill 1 to entering a Bush, improving her Exp Lane presence and minion clearing efficiency. Meanwhile, Skill 1 has been redesigned to grant a shield and speed boost, reducing her dependence on bushes. We've also optimized the control experience of Basic Attacks after Skill 2, improving passive stacking efficiency and combo smoothness. To balance this, we've reduced how much the Passive Wilderness Mark reduces Physical & Magic Defense.

Blessing of Wilderness

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When entering a Bush, Hilda enhances her next Basic Attack to deal 140 (+ 70% Total Physical Attack) (+ 9*hero level) Physical Damage and slow the target by 40% for 3s. Enemies behind the target take 70 (+50% Total Physical Attack) (+ 7*hero level) Physical Damage. After using this enhanced Basic Attack, it enters a 6s cooldown. Pursuit Speed of Enhanced Basic Attack: 10 → 13 Each stack reduces the target's Physical Defense and Magic Defense by: 4% → 3%

Combat Ritual

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Hilda activates the runic power of her giant axe, increasing her Movement Speed by 60% and gaining a shield equal to 10-20% of her Max HP for 3s.

Art of Hunting

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Reduced the foreswing of Skill 2's third attack by 33%.

Power of Wildness

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Optimized the Ultimate's pursuit range and increased its hit rate after locking on.

Role: Fighter, Tank

Tier: C

Patch History: 16 Updates

Base HP: 2,500

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Xavier hero Buff

Adjustments applied to Transcendence, Infinite Extension, Mystic Field, Dawning Light.

Transcendence

Infinite Extension

Mystic Field

Dawning Light

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Designer Note

Xavier relies on continuously hitting enemies with Skills 1 and 2 to enhance and enter the Transcendence state for stronger damage output. This doesn't align with our design expectations. Therefore, we've increased the width of all skills, changed Stage I to a permanent passive, and removed the original Stage II effect, allowing Xavier to enter the Transcendence state more quickly. To balance this change, we've reduced the duration of Skill 2's immobilization.

Transcendence

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When Xavier hits an enemy hero with his skills, he gains 50% Movement Speed that decays over 1.2s. Each enemy hero hit by Xavier's skills generates one Energy charge. Upon reaching three charges, his next skill cast will enter the Transcendence state Pursuit Speed of Enhanced Basic Attack: 10 → 13 Each stack reduces the target's Physical Defense and Magic Defense by: 4% → 3%

Infinite Extension

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Skill Width in Normal State: 0.6 → 0.9

Mystic Field

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Immobilizing Time: 1.2s → 0.8s Skill Width in Normal State: 3.5 → 4.3 Skill Width in Transcendence State: 5.0 → 4.3

Dawning Light

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Skill Width in Normal State: 2.2 → 3.0 Skill Width in Transcendence State: 3.8 → 3.0

Role: Mage

Tier: D

Patch History: 11 Updates

Base HP: 2,300

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Minotaur hero Revamped

Adjustments applied to Rage Incarnate, Motivation Roar, Minoan Fury.

Rage Incarnate

Motivation Roar

Minoan Fury

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Designer Note

As a tank-roaming hero, Minotaur's ability to provide healing and buffs to his team far exceeds his own survivability as a tank. We want his combat ability to better match his character. We've revamped the original Enraged Regen effect that enhanced Skill 2 as Minotaur's new passive to improve his durability in combat. We've also added Slow Effects to the first 2 hits of his Ultimate to improve the hit rate of the final hit's Airborne effect. For balance, we have reduced Minotaur's ability to provide healing and buffs to allies, though he remains a unique tank with the ability to heal teammates.

Rage Incarnate

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Minotaur motivates for 3s after using the skill. When Enraged, the Regen effect is doubled. [Motivation]: Recover HP equal to 5% of damage taken from enemy heroes (+1%*hero level).

Motivation Roar

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Healing Range: Minotaur recovers himself and all surrounding allies → Minotaur recovers himself and the ally with the lowest HP nerby. Additional Lost HP Recovery: 5% → 8% Enraged: Remove previous Enraged effects. Now Minotaur recovers himself and all surrounding allies

Minoan Fury

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Slow Effect: 40% → 60% Airborne Duration: 1s → 0.8s

Role: Tank, Support

Tier: A

Patch History: 14 Updates

Base HP: 2,500

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Atlas hero Buff

Adjustments applied to Frigid Breath, Perfect Match, Fatal Links.

Frigid Breath

Perfect Match

Fatal Links

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Designer Note

Atlas's Skill 2 and Ultimate lack clear range indicators in actual combat to determine whether they can hit enemies. So we've adjusted the ranges of his passive Frigid Breath, Skill 2's stun, and the Ultimate's first-stage slow effect to be completely consistent. Players can now use the visual effect circle of Frigid Breath as a range indicator for other skills, improving overall skill hit rate. Additionally, the Physical & Magic Defense boost from Atlas's Passive cannot scale with his economic growth, so we've adjusted its numerical structure to scale based on his Extra HP. To balance this change, we've slightly reduced the stun duration after Atlas returns to Mecha in Skill 2.

Frigid Breath

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Frigid Breath Range: 2 → 3 Physical & Magical Defense Boost: 16-30 → 20+0.5% Extra HP

Perfect Match

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Damage and Stun Range after Atlas Returns to Mecha: 2.5 → 3 Stun Duration after Atlas Returns to Mecha: 1s → 0.8s

Fatal Links

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Slow Range of the First Stage: 3.5 → 3

Role: Tank

Tier: S

Patch History: 13 Updates

Base HP: 2,800

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Benedetta hero Buff

Adjustments applied to Elapsed Daytime.

Elapsed Daytime

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Designer Note

When Benedetta's skills hit consecutively, her Sword Intent accumulates quickly to full. However, holding the Basic Attack button to enter the Swordout state may affect the control experience of skill-combo transitions into Swordout Slash. Therefore, we've shortened the detection time for entering the Swordout state when holding the Basic Attack button, allowing Benedetta to enter the state more quickly and improving control fluidity and responsiveness. Additionally, after dealing damage 3 times with Basic Attacks or skills, Benedetta' Sword Intent gauge falls slightly short of being full, affecting the controls of her Swordout Slash combos. Therefore, we've increased the amout of Sword Intent gained from dealing damage. It now only takes 3 hits from Basic Attacks or skills to fully charge her Sword Intent. We've also fixed an issue where Benedetta would continue charging Swordout Slash after being interrupted by control effects, which could cause her to cast her it unintentionally once the control effect ended.

Elapsed Daytime

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Sword Intent Gained from Dealing Damage: 30 → 34 The detection time for entering the Swordout state when holding the Basic Attack button has beend reduced by 40% When Benedetta is interrupted by control effects while charging Swordout Slash, the charge state will be interrupted, and her current Sword Intent will be retained. After the control effect ends, she needs to hold down Basic Attack again to enter the charge state. When Benedetta is in Swordout state and gets controlled while Sword Intent decays, her Swordout state will be interrupted and restored to full Sword Intent. After the control effect ends, she needs to hold down Basic Attack again to enter the charge state.

Role: Assassin, Fighter

Tier: D

Patch History: 10 Updates

Base HP: 2,500

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Martis hero Buff

Increased Martis' damage in the mid-to-late game.

Ashura's Wrath

Decimation

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Designer Note

Increased Martis' damage in the mid-to-late game.

Ashura's Wrath

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Extra Attack at Full Stacks: 6 * Hero Level → 8 * Hero Level

Decimation

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Damage: 800-1000 (+100% Total Physical Attack) → 700-1100 (+120% Total Physical Attack) Improved the visibilty of the target indicator for his Ultimate. New Effect: Sky Piercer's damage will contribute to the activation of indicator effects on the target.

Role: Fighter

Tier: D

Patch History: 16 Updates

Base HP: 2,600

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Balmond hero Buff

We aim to slightly raise Balmond's control ceiling in high-level matches.

Soul Lock

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Designer Note

We aim to slightly raise Balmond's control ceiling in high-level matches.

Soul Lock

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New Effect: Hitting an enemy hero reduces their Physical Defense by 40% for 3s. Slow Effect: 60% for 2s → 40% for 3s Cooldown: 8-5s → 8-6s

Role: Fighter

Tier: D

Patch History: 15 Updates

Base HP: 2,600

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Harley hero Buff

Enhanced his mobility and the controls of his Ultimate.

Space Escape

Deadly Magic

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Designer Note

Enhanced his mobility and the controls of his Ultimate.

Space Escape

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Cooldown: 11-8s → 8-6s New Effect: Returning to the hat's location with Skill 2 no longer cancels the Movement Speed boost.

Deadly Magic

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New Effect: The ring of the fire will no longer be blocked by enemy heroes. Foreswing: 0.4s → 0.33s Slow Effect: Slow enemy heroes by 40% for 1.5s → Slow enemy heroes by 40% for 1.5s, decaying to 15% after 1.5s

Role: Assassin, Mage

Tier: B

Patch History: 11 Updates

Base HP: 2,500

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Faramis hero Buff

Optimized Skill 2's Mana Cost and the controls of the Ultimate to make HP support for allies more timely.

Ghost Bursters

Nether Realm

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Optimized Skill 2's Mana Cost and the controls of the Ultimate to make HP support for allies more timely.

Ghost Bursters

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Mana Cost: 75-125 → 45-70

Nether Realm

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Removed the foreswing.

Role: Support, Mage

Tier: D

Patch History: 10 Updates

Base HP: 2,500

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Chang'e hero Nerf

Chang'e's tower pushing efficiency in the early-mid game is too high compared to other Mages, so we reduced her enhanced Basic Attack Damage and balanced it by reducing Skill 1's mid-late game cooldown.

Starmoon Shockwave

Crescent Moon

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Starmoon Shockwave

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Cooldown: 7s at all levels → 7-5s

Crescent Moon

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Crescent Moon Damage: 20 (+35% Total Physical Attack) (+35% Total Magic Power) → 20 (+35% Total Magic Power)

Role: Mage

Tier: D

Patch History: 13 Updates

Base HP: 2,300

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Obsidia hero Adjusted

We aim to improve Obsidia's fighting capability when her Ultimiate hits in the early game, while reducing her damage output in the late game.

Hunt of Bone

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Designer Note

We aim to improve Obsidia's fighting capability when her Ultimiate hits in the early game, while reducing her damage output in the late game.

Hunt of Bone

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New Effect: Increases Attack Speed by 30% after the Ultimate hits.

Role: Marksman

Tier: B

Patch History: 5 Updates

Base HP: 2,200

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Alucard hero Nerf

Alucard's scaling ability is too strong in the current patch, so we've reduced his mid to late-game damage to restore balance.

Pursuit

Groundsplitter

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Designer Note

Alucard's scaling ability is too strong in the current patch, so we've reduced his mid to late-game damage to restore balance.

Pursuit

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Enhanced Basic Attack's Total Physical Attack Bonus: 140% → 125%

Groundsplitter

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Total Physical Attack Bonus: 110% → 85%

Role: Fighter, Assassin

Tier: D

Patch History: 11 Updates

Base HP: 2,500

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Yi Sun-shin hero Nerf

Yi Sun-shin can trigger his Control Immunity too often and for too long, making him hard to counter. And we aim to reduce its duration while preserving his mobility.

Traceless

Mountain Shocker

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Designer Note

Yi Sun-shin can trigger his Control Immunity too often and for too long, making him hard to counter. And we aim to reduce its duration while preserving his mobility.

Traceless

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Control Immunity Duration: 1s → 0.4s (matching the dash duration)

Mountain Shocker

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Map Vision Duration: 5s → 2s

Role: Assassin, Marksman

Tier: B

Patch History: 15 Updates

Base HP: 2,500

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Arlott hero Nerf

Arlott's damage was too high with the defense build, so we've slightly reduced his Base Damage.

Vengeance

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Designer Note

Arlott's damage was too high with the defense build, so we've slightly reduced his Base Damage.

Vengeance

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Base Damage: 135-335 → 135-285

Role: Fighter, Assassin

Tier: C

Patch History: 10 Updates

Base HP: 2,500

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Cici hero Nerf

Cici's Delight stacks decay gradually when not dealing damage, granting her Movement Speed and Spell Vamp boost most of the time, making it difficult for enemies to counter. Therefore, we have increased the decay speed.

Performer's Delight

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Performer's Delight

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Stack Removal: 1 stack reduced every 1s → 1 stack reduced every 0.3s

Role: Fighter

Tier: C

Patch History: 11 Updates

Base HP: 2,600

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Thamuz hero Buff

Thamuz currently takes too long to scale, making him unable to fulfill the Fighter / Tank role until he has three or more equipment items. To address this, we've increased his early game survivability.

Cauterant Inferno

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Cauterant Inferno

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Extra Max HP: 600 → 800-1200 Extra Max HP Bonus: 30%-50% Extra Max HP → 50% Extra Max HP

Role: Fighter

Tier: D

Patch History: 9 Updates

Base HP: 2,600

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Natan hero Nerf

Decreased the hero's mid-to-late game damage potential.

Theory of Everything

Superposition

Interference!

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Designer Note

Decreased the hero's mid-to-late game damage potential.

Theory of Everything

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Magic Power Bonus: 65% → 60% Attack Effect Inherited: 65% → 60% Movement Speed Boost per Stack of Entanglement: 7.5% → 5%

Superposition

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Magic Power Bonus: 130% → 120%

Interference!

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Magic Power Bonus of Launching Gravitational Attractor: 65% > 60% Magic Power Bonus of Attractor Detonation: 13% → 12% Additional Note: The previously announced Attack Speed adjustments for Natan's Entanglement were not implemented in the current patch. The related announcement has since been removed. Please refer to the actual in-game values for information.

Role: Marksman

Tier: D

Patch History: 20 Updates

Base HP: 2,200

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Irithel hero Nerf

Decreased Irithel's mid-to-late game damage potential.

Heavy Crossbow

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Designer Note

Decreased Irithel's mid-to-late game damage potential.

Heavy Crossbow

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Base Damage of Empowered Crossbow Shot: 120-200 → 100-160

Role: Marksman

Tier: D

Patch History: 13 Updates

Base HP: 2,200

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Layla hero Buff

As a late-game Marksman, Layla's farming speed was greatly affected by the decrease in Gold from Minions. Therefore, we've slightly increased her damage in the mid to late game.

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As a late-game Marksman, Layla's farming speed was greatly affected by the decrease in Gold from Minions. Therefore, we've slightly increased her damage in the mid to late game.

Role: Marksman

Tier: D

Patch History: 10 Updates

Base HP: 2,200

Hero Dossier Combat Lab

Bane hero Nerf

We've noticed that Bane's fully charged Skill 2 venom deals excessive damage in Magic builds and is difficult to counter. To address this, we've reduced its Magic Power Bonus when fully charged.

Ale

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Designer Note

We've noticed that Bane's fully charged Skill 2 venom deals excessive damage in Magic builds and is difficult to counter. To address this, we've reduced its Magic Power Bonus when fully charged.

Ale

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Magic Power Bonus When Fully Charged: 250% → 200%

Role: Fighter, Mage

Tier: D

Patch History: 18 Updates

Base HP: 2,500

Hero Dossier Combat Lab