Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update

As Halloween draws near, the residents of The Cursed Apple have put out some decorations to celebrate their favorite holiday. The Hideout gains a spooky new look, our heroes don masks, and NYC is now littered with pumpkins and curious Halloween Cauldrons that grant willing trick-or-treaters delicious candy.

New this year – Halloween Cauldrons:

As you walk down the streets of Manhattan during a match, you'll come across bubbling cauldrons boasting a tempting display of treats. With a Heavy Melee, break the cauldron to pick up a piece of Candy and stash it in your pocket for later. When you're feeling a bit snacky, you can consume the candy to grant yourself a boost of energy with the temporary Sugar Rush buff. – Who said candy is bad for you?

The Halloween festivities are available in-game now through November 2nd, 2026. Happy Haunting!

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Gameplay Update

General:

Mid-Boss: Adjusted the terrain layout where the midboss is, the area is a little bigger now and has more cover
Mid-Boss: Health increased by 20%
Mid-Boss: Health gained per minute increased by 20%
Mid-Boss: Resistance reductions are now only 50% as effective against the Mid-Boss
Mid-Boss: Roar now happens at 25% HP instead of 50%
Mid-Boss: Bounty reduced from 3000 (+50/min) to 1500 (+25/min)
Mid-Boss: The Rejuvenator now drops as 3 crystals placed evenly around the Mid-Boss pit (random positions), instead of 1 crystal in the center
Mid-Boss: Each Rejuvenator crystal breaks in 1 heavy melee and grants the team 1 Rejuvenator (total per Mid-Boss kill unchanged at 3)
Mid-Boss: The full heal for breaking a Rejuvenator now applies to each crystal (previously only on the first hit)
Mid-Boss: Rejuvenator crystals now give a bounty to the player that breaks them (500 +9/min)
Mid-Boss: Rejuvenator crystal drop time increased from 6s to 7.5s
Breakables growth values reduced by 10%
Fixed some boxes taking longer to respawn if another box's or powerup's pickup was left on the ground
Haunts base bounty and growth increased by 10%
Haunts HP and Damage output increased by 10%
Haunted Souls secure rate is now 25% slower
Haunted Souls secure rate is now up to 50% faster than baseline based on how far behind you are in Net Worth compared to the enemy team's average (max rate at a 20% Net Worth gap)
Comeback gold from non-hero sources increased from a max of 26% to 30% (when behind by ~20% Net Worth)
The bonus NPC souls multiplier when behind now also increases tick souls for the 2 poorest players
Healing Snacks heal increased from 10% Max HP to 14%
Steam Vents now increase stamina regeneration by 150%
Move slow to air drag ratio increased from 0.35 to 0.5
Move speed in tunnels reduced from +70% to +50%
Haunts – Past Dues: Now channels their special attack, creating a build-up aura on the ground that applies sleep slowly to Heroes standing within it over time. Killing the channeling creature destroys the aura.
Fixed some bugs with Walker stomp logic
Latest 6 heroes are no longer categorized as "new" anymore. This means they have normal hero unlocking requirements for ranked and can now be banned.

Items:

High-Velocity Rounds: Bullet Velocity reduced from 60% to 45% (upgrades unaffected)
Express Shot: Secondary Fire Weapon Damage and growth reduced by 5%
Point Blank: Slow duration increased from 2s to 2.5s
Hunter's Aura: No longer affects or counts enemies outside of line of sight or through walls
Shadow Weave: No longer has Ambush Fire Rate or Melee Damage
Shadow Weave: Now has +50% Ambush Weapon Damage
Shadow Weave: Ambush bonuses now build up over 6s of being stealthed before reaching full power (invis progress UI pulses when it is charged up)
Shadow Weave: Abilities used to break stealth now benefit from the Ambush bonus on their own damage (previously the bonus was applied after the ability had already gone off)
Toxic Bullets: Anti Heal increased from 35% to 40%
Armor Piercer: Chance increased from 55% to 60%
Glass Cannon: Weapon Damage increased from 80% to 85%
Spiritual Overflow: Spirit power increased from 6 to 8 (from component changes)
Crippling Headshot: Anti-Heal increased from -35% to -40%
Golden Goose Egg: Damage Penalty reduced from -15% to -12%
Spirit Sap: Cooldown increased from 18s to 22s
Spirit Sap: Cast range reduced from 40m to 35m
Mystic Slow: Dash Distance slow increased from -10% to -12%
Decay: Incoming Heal reduction increased from -50% to -55%
Radiant Regeneration: Regen on Spirit Damage scaling reduced from 0.35 to 0.25
Radiant Regeneration: Heal on Ability Cast now only triggers when you are in combat (like Spellslinger)
Radiant Regeneration: Heal on Ability Cast reduced from 65 to 40
Radiant Regeneration: Heal on Ability Cast boon scaling reduced from 1.7 to 1.4
Silence Wave: Bonus Health increased from +50 to +90
Torment Pulse: Melee Resistance increased from 18% to 22%
Echo Shard: Post cast time reduced from 0.5s to 0.2s
Focus Lens: Cooldown reduced from 45s to 40s
Focus Lens: Fixed damage dealt to a barrier not counting toward the repeated damage
Lightning Scroll: Damage now scales with Spirit Power (0.35)
Lightning Scroll: Dash Distance slow increased from -10% to -12%
Rebuttal: Parry Cooldown reduction reduced from -1.75s to -1.25s
Battle Vest: Weapon Damage increased from 18% to 22%
Bullet Lifesteal: Weapon Damage increased from 6% to 10%
Bullet Lifesteal: Bullet Lifesteal increased from 13% to 15%
Healbane: Multiple sources now stack on the enemy with diminishing returns (previously didn't stack)
Healbane: Heal on Hero Kill reduced from 275 to 170 + 3/Boon
Healing Booster: No longer builds from Extra Regen
Healing Booster: No longer grants +3 Health Regen
Healing Booster: Out of Combat Regen increased from +1 to +2
Return Fire: Now returns the damage you take from Haze's Fixation
Return Fire: Fixed the shop tooltip not listing the 10% Bullet Resistance
Spirit Lifesteal: Spirit Power increased from 6 to 8
Spirit Lifesteal: Spirit Lifesteal increased from 13% to 15%
Spirit Shielding: Spirit Resist reduced from 18% to 15%
Bullet Resilience: Bullet Resistance increased from 30% to 35%
Bullet Resilience: Out of Combat Regen increased from 3 to 5
Fury Trance: Active Move Speed increased from +1m to +1.5m
Fury Trance: Bullet Lifesteal increased from 14% to 15%
Fury Trance: Weapon Damage increased from 6% to 10%
Healing Nova: Now scales with Spirit Power (1.1) instead of Boons (6)
Metal Skin: Now increases your gravity by 20% while active
Infuser: Active Lifesteal increased from 70% to 75%
Infuser: Spirit Lifesteal increased from 13% to 15%
Infuser: Spirit power increased from 6 to 8
Juggernaut: Health Regen increased from +8 to +15
Leech: Bullet Lifesteal increased from 28% to 30%
Leech: Spirit Lifesteal increased from 28% to 30%
Vampiric Burst: Active Lifesteal increased from 70% to 75%
Vampiric Burst: Bullet Lifesteal increased from 13% to 15%
Vampiric Burst: Weapon Damage increased from 6% to 10%
Spellbreaker: When the item procs, it continues to reduce any other spirit damage that happens as a result in that damage stack (for example, getting hit by charged shot that procs tankbuster now both get reduced)
Divine Barrier: Cooldown increased from 45s to 55s

Heroes:

Abrams: Base gun damage increased by 5%
Abrams: Siphon Life – T3 increased from +18 DPS to +22
Abrams: Shoulder Charge – Fixed enemies being held in place longer if you don't hit a wall
Apollo: Riposte – Pommel Hit changed from a stun to an immobilize and parry disable
Apollo: Riposte – Pommel Hit disable duration increased from 0.8s to 1.5s
Apollo: Riposte – T2 disable duration increased from +0.4s to +0.6s
Apollo: Riposte – Fixed the counterattack dash sometimes missing its target or launching Apollo away when the target moves, rounds a corner, or is displaced
Apollo: Riposte – Fixed the counterattack dash missing when Apollo is right on top of the target
Apollo: Flawless Advance – Being stunned or put to sleep during the ability now refunds that stab and keeps your remaining recasts instead of putting it on cooldown
Apollo: Itani Lo Sahn – No longer interrupted by Sleep
Baba: Spirit Resist scaling reduced from 0.1 to 0.07
Baba: Threadsap – Spirit Steal duration reduced from 22s to 16s
Baba: Threadsap – When a victim cleanses the Threadsap debuff, the matching spirit Baba gained is also removed
Baba: Granny Long Legs – Light Melee knockback distance reduced from 10m to 8m
Baba: Granny Long Legs – Heavy Melee cooldown reduced from 1.4s to 1.2s (default is 1.0s)
Baba: Granny Long Legs – Heavy Melee slow duration reduced from 4s to 2s
Baba: Granny Long Legs – Heavy melee stomp now only hits the closest Rejuvenator in range
Baba: Baba's Brew – No longer has an initial brew time
Baba: Baba's Brew – Brew order is now random each time she casts it
Baba: Baba's Brew – Cycle time between each type of brew increased from 1s to 1.5s
Baba: Baba's Brew – UI indicator color now matches the current brew
Baba: Baba's Brew – Silence duration reduced from 3s to 2.75s
Billy: Rising Ram – T3 increased from +10% Max Health for 16s to +15% for 20s
Billy: Blasted – Cooldown reduced from 27s to 25s
Calico: Leaping Slash – T3 increased from +60 Damage to +90
Calico: Ava – T3 increased from 6s duration to 8s
Celeste: Shining Wonder – Damage reduced from 140 to 125
Deadman Danny: Chimera Mk1 – Jetpack can no longer be used while cursed
Deadman Danny: Chimera Mk1 – Fixed bug causing it to not deal damage when held through a Close The Deal
Deadman Danny: Chimera Mk1 – Items and abilities that pull to the ground now work more reliably against Danny
Deadman Danny: Chimera Mk1 – Slows now reduce the jetpack's in-air impulse more effectively, and even more if movement abilities are silenced
Deadman Danny: Close the Deal – Fixed some incorrect behavior when used at the top of the belltower
Doorman: Luggage Cart – T2 increased from +75 Damage on Wall Impact to +90
Doorman: Luggage Cart – T3 increased from -15s Cooldown to -18s
Drifter: Base gun damage increased by 3%
Drifter: Bloodscent – T3 increased from +11% Amplified Damage to +12%
Drifter: Eternal Night – T3 increased from +2.5s Duration to +2.75s
Graves: Move speed reduced from 7 to 6.7
Graves: Bullet damage per boon reduced by 4%
Graves: Grasping Hands – Can now be more easily double jumped over
Graves: Grasping Hands – Deploy time increased from 0.6s to 0.8s
Graves: Borrowed Decree – T2 no longer has -0.3s Time To Spawn
Graves: Borrowed Decree – T3 now also provides -0.3s Time To Spawn
Grey Talon: Charged Shot – T2 now also has -2s Charge Delay
Grey Talon: Charged Shot – T3 no longer has -3s Charge Delay
Grey Talon: Charged Shot – T3 now also lets the shot bounce once off a wall (can't hit a target more than once)
Grey Talon: Guided Owl – Now launches in the exact direction you're aiming, including steep downward angles (previously always launched at least 45° upward)
Infernus: Napalm – T2 lifesteal increased from 15% to 20%
Infernus: Concussive Combustion – T3 now increases spirit scaling by 0.4
Haze: Smoke Bomb – Fixed T3 dispelling debuffs that can't be dispelled (like the Specter Crash from Nurse's Wretched Vapors)
Kelvin: Frozen Shelter – Cooldown increased from 185s to 190s
Kelvin: Frozen Shelter – T1 increased from -20s Cooldown to -30s
Kelvin: Frozen Shelter – T2 now also reduces enemy fire rate by -20%
Kelvin: Frozen Shelter – T3 regen increased from +65 to +75
Lady Geist: Essence Bomb spirit scaling increased from 1.22 to 1.35
Lash: Grapple – T3 now also increases Jump Velocity by +4m
Lash: Death Slam – Targeting indicator changed from a cone to a cylinder to more accurately match the ability's range (visual change only)
McGinnis: Mini Turret – Damage vs troopers increased from 50% to 65%
McGinnis: Mini Turret – Health per boon increased from 9 to 10
Mirage: Traveler – Channel time increased from 2s to 3s
Mirage: Traveler – Onterrupt/cancel cooldown increased from 4s to 5s
Mirage: Traveler – Now gets interrupted if you are Stunned/Immobilized/Slept or have slowing hex on you
Mirage: Traveler – Now grants the old T2 barrier in the base ability (with no scaling)
Mirage: Traveler – The minimap now moves to the center of the screen and is enlarged while targeting
Mirage: Traveler – Added a targeting reticle under your cursor on the minimap that your allies can see, so they can tell where you're thinking of going before you click
Mirage: Traveler – Your destination is now marked on your and your allies' minimaps until you arrive, and stays there briefly after landing
Mirage: Traveler – T2 changed from "400 Barrier that scales with spirit" to "-65s Cooldown"
Mirage: Traveler – T3 changed from "-90s Cooldown" to "Cannot be interrupted by damage"
Mirage: Traveler – T3 now also adds barrier spirit scaling (0.8)
Mo & Krill: Spirit per boon reduced from 1.1 to 0.6
Mo & Krill: Spirit damage on all abilities reduced by 10% (base values and growth/upgrades)
Mo & Krill: Bullet damage per boon increased by 4%
Nurse Harrow: Base gun damage reduced by 10%
Nurse Harrow: Leech Therapy – Fixed enemies being unable to see the glow on the hunting leeches
Nurse Harrow: Leech Therapy – Fixed leeches attaching to targets while the game is paused
Nurse Harrow: Leech Therapy – Fed leeches duration on the ground changed from a fixed 180s to 120s + 3s/min
Nurse: Wretched Vapors – T3 increased from +15% Rush Speed to +20%
Nurse: Healing Needles – Heal Per Shot reduced from 25 to 22
Nurse: Healing Needles – T2 Heal Per Shot reduced from +20 to +16
Nurse: Healing Needles – Spirit scaling increased from 0.2 to 0.24
Nurse Harrow: Lurking Terrors – Fear buildup time increased from 1.3s to 2s
Nurse Harrow: Lurking Terrors – Enemies no longer build fear when Nurse is more than 50 degrees above or below their view
Nurse Harrow: Lurking Terrors – T3 changed from "Immune to damage while channeling" to "Takes 50% Reduced Damage while channeling"
Paige: Base bullet damage reduced from 35 to 32
Paige: Bullet damage growth per boon increased from 0.52 to 0.61
Paradox: Paradoxical Swap – Cooldown reduced from 110s to 95s
Rat King: Base bullet damage reduced by 5%
Rat King: Bullet damage growth reduced by 20%
Rat King: Scrap Grenade – Damage reduced from 70 to 60
Rat King: Scrap Grenade – T2 damage reduced from +70 to +60
Rat King: Scrap Grenade – T3 damage reduced from 300 to 275
Rat King: Scrap Grenade – Fuse timers increased by 0.1s (first bounce from 0.8s to 0.9s, later bounces from 0.7s to 0.8s, T3 final explosion from 1.5s to 1.6s)
Rat King: Scrap Grenade – Meleeing the grenade now gives it at least 0.4s before it explodes (if less than 0.4s was left on its fuse, the fuse is extended to 0.4s)
Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – Knockup duration reduced by 50%
Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – Cooldown increased from 160s to 180s
Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – Now goes on cooldown when stunned/slept before placing it. In that case, the flag is placed in that position but without any of the initial impact effects (damage/knockup)
Seven: Static Charge – T3 stun duration increased from 0.9s to 1.1s
Shiv: Alt Fire damage per boon reduced by 5%
Shiv: Fixed the Alt Fire last-shot sound only playing when you had 1 bullet left
Shiv: Serrated Knives – Rage damage increased from 3.5% Current Health to 4%
Shiv: Serrated Knives – T3 now also increases rage damage spirit scaling by +0.01
Shiv: Bloodletting – Fixed damage ticks playing audio
Shiv: Killing Blow – Recast duration reduced from 16s to 12s
Silver: Base health regen increased from 2.5 to 3
Silver: Entangling Bola – Fixed Unstoppable flying targets being made to fall
Silver: Entangling Bola – Fixed not grounding Grey Talon during his Rain of Arrows
Silver: Go For The Throat – Now counts weapon damage from Point Blank and Opening Rounds
Solomon: Gun now deals -20% headshot damage
Solomon: Base bullet damage reduced from 30 to 25
Solomon: Polished slide animations, added new ability and item aim poses, and adjusted run-to-stop timing
Solomon: Setup Bishop – Square height reduced from 4m to 1m
Solomon: Setup Bishop – On Square spirit scaling increased from 0.64 to 0.85
Solomon: Setup Bishop – T1 increased from +15% slow to +25%
Solomon: Setup Bishop – T3 Spirit Resist reduction is now applied on impact instead of by squares
Solomon: Setup Bishop – T3 increased from -2.5% to -5% Spirit Resist per stack (max reduction unchanged)
Solomon: Rook Battery – Damage scaling reduced from 1.3 to 0.9
Solomon: Rook Battery – T3 reduced from -12s cooldown to -10s
Solomon: Develop Queen – Cooldown increased from 210s to 240s
Solomon: Develop Queen – Damage scaling increased from 1.4 to 1.6
Solomon: Develop Queen – Delay for stun tiles increased from 1s to 1.2s
Solomon: Develop Queen – Improved warning effects on the stun tiles to make it clear its just those tiles rather than the full area
Solomon: Develop Queen – Fixed hitting things outside of the intended square volumes
Solomon: Develop Queen – Base ability now has the checkmate behavior for heroes under 100 Health (scales +5/boon)
Solomon: Develop Queen – T2 now increases checkmate threshold by 150
Solomon: Move Piece – Range to grab pieces increased from 50m to 65m
Solomon: Move Piece – Improved placement: pieces no longer fall through geometry or end up under the map, land closer to where you aim, and can now be placed closer to walls and in hallways
Venator: Ira Domini – Blessed stake damage reduced from 115 to 95
Venator: Ira Domini – Blessed stake damage boon scaling increased from 3 to 3.6
Victor: Aura of Suffering – T3 increased from +15% Damage to +16%
Violet: Some moderate performance improvements (still more to do here)
Violet: Still Life – Stun duration reduced from 1.0s to 0.9s
Violet: Still Life – Line of sight is now required when the channel ends, even during the grace period
Violet: Still Life – Now shows a text bar to the victim
Violet: Still Life – Sketches now grant +2% healing amp from Nurse Harrow, Kelvin, Ivy, Dynamo, Paige, and Rem instead
Violet: Still Life – Sketches changed to give Spirit Power instead of Weapon Damage for Grey Talon, Infernus and Mina
Violet: Still Life – T1 health regen is now only granted while drawing (still refreshes for 4s on pickup)
Violet: Still Life – T1 health regen scaling reduced from 0.25 to 0.15
Violet: Still Life – T3 stun duration increased from +0.35s to +0.45s
Violet: Abstract Landscape – Cooldown increased from 165s to 180s
Violet: Abstract Landscape – Duration spirit scaling reduced from 0.04 to 0.01
Violet: Abstract Landscape – Now ends early if Violet dies
Violet: Abstract Landscape – Cooldown between times you can be affected by it increased from 0.5s to 0.75s
Violet: Abstract Landscape – T3 no longer has "Ink is no longer destroyed"
Viscous: Alt fire damage growth per boon increased by 5%
Viscous: Splatter – T1 increased from +36 Damage to +45 Damage
Viscous: Goo Ball – Fixed being able to heavy melee or activate Ethereal Shift during the cast delay
Viscous: Goo Ball – Fixed the direction indicator not appearing
Warden: Alchemical Flask – Now travels 40% faster (overall cast range unchanged)
Warden: Alchemical Flask – Weapon Damage reduction increased from -25% to -30%
Warden: Willpower – Speed bonus increased from +15% to +20%
Warden: Last Stand – T2 increased from +40.5 DPS to +50
Warden: Last Stand – T2 cooldown reduction increased from -30s to -40s
Wraith: Card Trick – Heal reduced from 60 to 45
Wraith: Project Mind – Cooldown increased from 46s to 50s
Wraith: Project Mind – Initial cast time for projectile increased from 0.75s to 1s
Yamato: Power Slash – Spirit scaling increased by 6% (base and T3)
Yamato: Flying Slash – Cast Range reduced from 26m to 23m
Yamato: Flying Slash – Enemy targets are now marked with an overhead symbol as soon as the grapple is cast, instead of only when the hook lands
Yamato: Flying Slash – T3 Cast Range reduced from +15m to +8m
Yamato: Shadow Transformation – Cooldown increased from 150s to 160s (moved to T2)

Street Brawl:

Deadman Danny: Chimera Mk1 – Cooldown reduction per boon reduced from -0.4s to -0.25s
Deadman Danny: Chimera Mk1 – Cooldown refund on hit from T3 reduced from 50% to 30%
Nurse Harrow: Leech Therapy – Leeches on the ground are now removed on round reset
Nurse: Lurking Terrors – Duration reduced from 7s to 5s
Nurse: Lurking Terrors – T3 reduced from +3s Duration to +2s
Paige: Bookwyrm – T2 Trail Duration reduced from +2s to +1s
Rat King: Scrap Grenade – Radius reduced from 8m to 6m
Rat King: Scrap Grenade – Large explosion radius reduced from 14m to 10m
Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – Radius reduced from 20m to 16m
Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – T2 Radius reduced from +8m to +6m
Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – Duration reduced from 12s to 9s
Violet: Abstract Landscape – Duration reduced from 6s to 5s
Violet: Abstract Landscape – T3 reduced from +4s to +3s