Minor Update - 10-05-2026 · Oct 5, 2026 · Official notes(opens in a new tab)
The hero and item changes below are Valve's patch notes, word for word. Next to each hero is its win rate change since the patch. The 1 General changes are in the official post.
Heroes changed in patch 10-05
Rat Kingdown 5.0
Scrap Grenade- Fixed some bugs with bouncing targeting
- Damage increased 65 → 70
- T2 Damage increased 65 → 70
Rat Swarm- Base Cooldown reduced 28s → 24s
Rule, Ratannia!- Cooldown increased 130 → 160
- Damage Reduction reduced 20% → 15%
- Radius reduced 24m → 20m
- Charge Duration reduced 12s → 10s
- Bonus Move speed no longer scales with Spirit
- Now falls faster while charging
- T1 +1m/s Move Speed to +2m/s Move Speed
- T1 No longer gives -20s cooldown (Total cooldown 110s → 160s)
- T2 No longer grants +8s Charge Duration (Total charge duration 20s → 10s)
- T2 Flag Duration reduced +8s → +5s
- T3 Damage Reduction reduced 15% → 10% (Total Damage Reduction 35% → 25%)
Sinclairdown 2.0- Base HP Regen reduced 2 → 1
- Gun - Falloff range reduced from 25-61 to 20-60
- Gun - Reduced bullet base damage 17.76 → 16.5
Vexing Bolt- Now does half damage to objectives
Spectral Assistant- Gun falloff range reduced from 25-61 to 20-60
Rabbit Hex- Radius reduced 6.5m → 6m
- T3 reduced from +3m Radius to +2m
Audience Participation- Copy duration reduced 12s → 9s
- Copied cooldown increased 40% → 60%
