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Minor Update - 07-09-2026

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TL;DR

  1. Urn Runner sprint bonus reduced from +2m to 0 (trailing bonus reduced from +7m to +5m)
  2. Urn Runner move speed bonus reduced from +3.5m to +2m
  3. Urn Runner Stamina Recovery increased from +15% to +25%
  4. Urn talking frequency increased from every 8s to every 6s
  5. Urn talking sound distance increased (easier to hear a nearby Urn Runner)
What do the tags mean?
  • Buff green = made stronger
  • Nerf red = made weaker
  • Fix yellow = bug fixed
  • New blue = added content or feature

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Buffsmade stronger8

  • Urn Runner Stamina Recovery increased from +15% to +25%
  • Urn talking frequency increased from every 8s to every 6s
  • Rift Troopers spawn interval increased from every 0.3s to 0.5s (spawns slightly more staggered)
  • Unstable Rift comeback resist aura radius increased from 20m to 35m
  • Rift Troopers max comeback count increased from 12 to 14
  • Graves: Jar of Dead T1 heal spirit scaling increased from 0.1 to 0.16
  • Graves: Essence Theft T3 now also increases Max Steal Targets from 3 to 4
  • Haze: Sleep Dagger T2 reduced from -18s Cooldown to -17s

Nerfsmade weaker8

  • Urn Runner sprint bonus reduced from +2m to 0 (trailing bonus reduced from +7m to +5m)
  • Urn Runner move speed bonus reduced from +3.5m to +2m
  • Unstable Rift warning time reduced from 25s to 20s
  • Objectives bounty split for nearby heroes reduced from 40% to 30% (this means slightly more portion of the bounty is split team wide rather than towards an individual player)
  • Scourge: Max Health Per Second reduced from 2.6% to 2.5%
  • Billy: Rising Ram T3 spirit scaling reduced from 0.035 to 0.03
  • Doorman: Crit scaling reduced from -25% to -30%
  • Doorman: Hotel Guest T3 increased from 13s Cooldown on Failure to Check Out to 15s

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