Patch notes Big update

4 November 2026

7 heroes and 1 item changed. 18 buffs and 20 nerfs in all.

Valve's patch notes Minor Update - 11-04-2026

Heroes changed: 7
Items changed: 1
Buffs: 18
Nerfs: 20

At a glance

Biggest swings

-40%
Dazzling Trick · Celeste
Tier 3 upgrade: Debuff Duration +1.25s +0.75s nerf
+33%
Rule, Ratannia! · Rat King
Move Speed +3 m +4 m buff
+30%
Lurking Terrors · Nurse Harrow
Buildup Look Angle Vertical 50 65 nerf
-27%
Close The Deal · Deadman Danny
Bonus Damage +75% +55% nerf
+25%
Combo · Mo & Krill
Bonus Max Health Per Kill 40 50 buff
+20%
Itani Lo Sahn · Apollo
Tier 3 upgrade: Bonus Damage +50% +60% buff

Winners and losers

Who got buffed and who got nerfed

Buffed

Nerfed

Mixed

From recent matches

Early results

Win rates in all ranks over the 30 days before the patch, and in every match since it. A change of a point or two is normal from week to week; bigger moves show the patch at work.

Hero	Before	Since the patch	Change
Deadman Danny	49.6%	54.6% (13k)	▲ +5.0 pts
Baba	53.2%	56.7% (6,100)	▲ +3.5 pts
Rat King	56.4%	53.6% (17k)	▼ -2.8 pts
Mo & Krill	49.7%	46.9% (6,464)	▼ -2.8 pts
Nurse Harrow	51.4%	49.3% (12k)	▼ -2.2 pts
Celeste	48.5%	48.2% (14k)	▼ -0.3 pts
Apollo	49.1%	49.0% (9,790)	▼ -0.1 pts

Hero by hero

Hero changes

Celeste Mixed 9 changes

Dazzling Trick Ability 2 Nerfed

Tier 3 upgrade: Debuff Duration +1.25s +0.75s nerf

Radiant Daggers Ability 3 Buffed

Tier 2 upgrade: Cast Range none +5m buff
Tier 3 upgrade: Spirit Amp per Stack +4% +5% buff
Cast Range 30m 25m nerf
Spirit Amp per Stack +7% +6% nerf

Shining Wonder Ability 4 (ultimate) Nerfed

Move Speed -32% -28% nerf
Bounce Range 15.5m 15m nerf
Cooldown 160s 170s nerf
Tier 1 upgrade: Move Speed +16% +14% nerf

Baba Nerfed 8 changes

Base stats

Melee damage per boon 0.7 0.63 nerf

Granny Long Legs Ability 2 Nerfed

Melee Resist +30% +25% nerf
Debuff Resist +30% +25% nerf

Baba's Brew Ability 3 Mixed

Fire Window 1.5 1.6 buff
Barrier Window 1.5 1.6 buff
Silence Window 1.5 1.6 buff
Cooldown 27s 28s nerf
Damage Per Second scaling ×0.15 ×0.13 nerf

Deadman Danny Nerfed 7 changes

Strix Salvo Ability 1 Nerfed

Damage scaling ×0.74 ×0.68 nerf
Marked Damage scaling ×1.1 ×1.01 nerf
Tier 3 upgrade: Marked Damage scaling +0.35 +0.32 nerf
Tier 3 upgrade: Damage scaling +0.35 +0.32 nerf

Chimera Mk1 Ability 2 Nerfed

Tier 2 upgrade: Heal On Hit +150 +125 nerf
Tier 2 upgrade: Heal On Hit scaling +2 +1.7 nerf

Close The Deal Ability 4 (ultimate) Nerfed

Bonus Damage +75% +55% nerf

Mo & Krill Buffed 5 changes

Scorn Ability 1 Buffed

Hero Damage to Heal 1.2x 1.3x buff

Burrow Ability 2 Buffed

Radius 5m 5.5m buff

Sand Blast Ability 3 Buffed

Tier 2 upgrade: Move Speed +24% +28% buff
Tier 2 upgrade: Dash Distance -26% -28% buff

Combo Ability 4 (ultimate) Buffed

Bonus Max Health Per Kill 40 50 buff

Rat King Buffed 4 changes

Rule, Ratannia! Ability 4 (ultimate) Buffed

Move Speed +3 m +4 m buff
Tier 1 upgrade: Cooldown none -25s buff

Weapon Buffed

Bullet damage 5.7 5.8 buff
Magazine 24 26 buff

Nurse Harrow Mixed 3 changes

Lurking Terrors Ability 4 (ultimate) Nerfed

Buildup Time 2 1.75 buff
Buildup Look Angle Vertical 50 65 nerf

Weapon Buffed

Bullet damage 13.37 14.44 buff

Apollo Buffed 2 changes

Riposte Ability 2 Buffed

Tier 2 upgrade: Stun Duration +0.6s +0.7s buff

Itani Lo Sahn Ability 4 (ultimate) Buffed

Tier 3 upgrade: Bonus Damage +50% +60% buff

The shop

Item changes

Vitality

Healbane Adjusted

Stacking Penalty Anchor Percent none 80

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