Patch v1.17

Akeron

OFFLANEJUNGLE6 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENAkeron’s Magical Power builds have been outperforming other options, with them allowing him to coast through matches in an uninteractive way in high ranked games especially, thanks to the poke and burst it affords him. By reducing his Magical Scalings we hope to see Akeron’s full-damage builds become less common, with him dipping into more Fighter and Tank items across his builds.

Aurora

OFFLANEJUNGLE1 changes

−1Hero page

Developer commentoriginal ENAurora’s ability to dish out consistent damage thanks to her high On-Hit Damage affords her a level of DPS that can become overbearing when combined with her innate survivability and control. A reduction in its Scaling is occurring to ensure that her damage potential is more appropriate to the tools she possesses.

Countess

MIDLANEOFFLANE1 changes

+1Hero page

Developer commentoriginal ENSince v1.16.x, Countess has been suffering from a bug where her Ultimate Damage was lower than intended as it was using the Cooldown values for its damage output. This has now been rectified, returning her damage to previous levels. Likewise, we are granting her some additional Level 1 Attack Speed, better allowing her to maintain pressure on waves or clear camps, as needed.

Crunch

OFFLANEJUNGLEBug fix

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Developer commentoriginal ENCrunch’s Empowered Forward Crunch was not being interrupted correctly if he was hit by a Grounding Effect. This has now been resolved.

• Empowered Forward Crunch Is now correctly interrupted if Crunch is hit by a Ground Effect.

Feng Mao

JUNGLEOFFLANEBug fix

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Developer commentoriginal ENFeng Mao was able to ignore Grounding Effects and still teleport with his Reaping Dash ability. This has now been resolved.

• Feng Mao is now prevented from teleporting with Reaping Dash when hit by a Ground Effect.

Gadget

MIDLANE3 changes

+2−1Hero page

Developer commentoriginal ENSmall buff to Gadget’s empowered Mine to help her keep pressure in the lane, and we have increased the movement speed of Security Gate to allow her and her team better engagements and disengagements.

Gideon

MIDLANE5 changes

+1−4Hero page

Developer commentoriginal ENWe are reducing Gideon’s power level ahead of PCC Fall to ensure a wider variety of Midlaners can appear during the event, as his current power level makes him too well rounded across the entirety of a match, leading to a lack of incentive to opt into a range of different picks due to his lack of weaknesses.

Greystone

OFFLANEJUNGLE2 changes

−2Hero page

Developer commentoriginal ENGreystone has ended up too strong after previous buffs, and although we tried to address this last patch, his durability while building damage still feels too oppressive. These changes aim to make durability more of a decision for the Hero, with a more noticeable drop-off in durability if Greystone opts to focus on damage-based builds.

Grux

OFFLANEJUNGLEBug fix

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Developer commentoriginal ENGrux’s Stampede was not being interrupted correctly if he was hit by a Grounding Effect. This has now been resolved.

• Is now correctly interrupted if Grux is hit by a Ground Effect.

Iggy & Scorch

MIDLANEBug fix

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Developer commentoriginal ENA quick description fix for the Igg, with his Ultimate now correctly stating that its use increases the Attack Speed of his Turrets temporarily (this has been the case since v1.4).

• Updated the abilities description to correctly state that activating Inferno temporarily increases the Attack Speed of Iggy’s Flame Turrets.

Kira

CARRY4 changes

+2−1±1Hero page

Developer commentoriginal ENKira has fallen slightly behind the other Carries, largely due to her slower early-game and low levels of wave clear making various matchups difficult to navigate in the current ecosystem. To help ensure she is in closer parity to other Carries, she is receiving a small increase to the strength and availability of her trading tools, with Mercy now possessing slightly more damage, and her being afforded a new mana refund mechanic when killing targets with Dusk, better allowing her to take repeat trades with the ability if she last-hits Minions with it and pokes her lane opponent simultaneously.

Kwang

JUNGLEOFFLANEBug fix

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Developer commentoriginal ENKwang was suffering from an issue that prevented him from picking up his Sword if he was afflicted with a Ground Effect. This has now been resolved.

• Fixed an issue with Kwang where he could not pick up his Sword while Grounded.

Legion

CARRY1 changes

±1Hero page

Developer commentoriginal ENLegion is one of two Carries receiving a change to their Basic Attack Hitbox, with his projectile now becoming slightly larger. This will afford him a greater level of consistency in DPS that feels more intuitive to play, and brings greater parity between PC and Console Users, as both full and semi-automatic Basic Attacks have a far lower accuracy rate than the majority of single shot attacks when Aim Assist is not present for PC Players.

Morigesh

MIDLANE4 changes

+3±1Hero page

Developer commentoriginal ENMorigesh has fallen to the wayside over the last few updates since the heavier round of nerfs following her v1.12 improvements. Now that the balance ecosystem has stabilized further, we feel comfortable offering her a bump in strength to her early game pressure, better allowing her to keep up with the shove-heavy gameplay of Midlane especially and open up the meta-game further, while still being mindful of containing her Offlane strength at a reasonable level.

Murdock

CARRY4 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENWe are buffing Murdock's early game trading as well as his ability to secure kills with his Ultimate as he currently struggles to keep pace with the premier Carries in lane. These changes should improve his performance in the Duo Lane and better allow him to match the pressure of Heroes such as Revenant and Drongo and more smoothly curve into the mid-game. It should be noted that we are aware of Murdock’s presence as one of the Ranged Heroes that sees semi-frequent play in Offlane in lower ranks especially - if these changes result in a spike in Offlane success, we will adjust him accordingly in future updates.

Muriel

SUPPORT7 changes

−7Hero page

Developer commentoriginal ENMuriel has crept into a position of quiet dominance over recent patches, with her general output and enchanting capabilities making her a difficult wall of defense for opponents to cut through. Various reductions to her general durability and utility outputs are occurring to reduce her overall strength, better allowing opponents to burst her down should she misposition, or fight through the Shields in late-game teamfight scenarios.

Phase

SUPPORT3 changes

−3Hero page

Developer commentoriginal ENPhase continues to see a high level of priority and success in competitive play especially. With PCC Fall around the corner, we want to better ensure that she can be punished when making suboptimal play. She is seeing a reduction to her baseline durability and sustaining capabilities, now better matching that of other Heroes in her class such as Zinx and Muriel. Likewise, her Level-6 Power Spike is being slightly reduced, making all-ins with her Ultimate less oppressive for opposing Duo Lanes to play into.

Serath

JUNGLEOFFLANE4 changes

+1−3Hero page

Developer commentoriginal ENSerath has seen a lot of success since the latest batch of Eternals, with Weald especially allowing her to succeed beyond expectation thanks to the compounding On-Hit synergies across her kit that pair well with the Major Blessing, making the missiles operate as an execution mechanic even in early-game scenarios. These changes will bring down the overall power of her on-hit synergies and give a little more time for Serath’s targets to find room to counter her.

TwinBlast

CARRY1 changes

±1Hero page

Developer commentoriginal ENAlongside Legion, TwinBlast is the other Carry receiving improvements to his Basic Attack hitbox, offering him more consistency in DPS and improving the general gameplay experience he offers, as his Basic Attacks can feel overly inconsistent thanks to their staggered cadence and the difficulty that comes with tracking Heroes compared to single-shot Basics.

Wukong

JUNGLE16 changes

+8−6±2Hero page

Developer commentoriginal ENFor this pass, Wukong is receiving a range of changes to reduce his efficacy in Offlane further due to the un-interactive gameplay he is capable of when played outside of the Jungle Role. This is being achieved by reducing the value he gains when maxing out his Alternate Ability - an adaptation that many high-level Wukongs have relied on to overcome his poor wave-clearing abilities. Likewise, his general Base Stats are taking a hit, making it more difficult for him to survive the early lane, while his Clones are seeing an increase to their kill Gold, punishing him further in the Offlane if he carelessly lets them die. In return, we are offering some small increases to his Jungle Clearing capabilities to help offset the loss of Jungle strength from these Offlane nerfs. Finally, his From Up High Augment is receiving a much needed boost to its damage output at greater heights to make it more compelling to use (Note: It works on a logarithmic scale after 1500u Height, which helps stop 1-shot shenanigans from occurring were it a linear increase, but the current scale was too rigid, leading to an underwhelming damage output at larger heights).

Yin

JUNGLEBug fix

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Developer commentoriginal ENYin’s Lash Kick was not being interrupted correctly if she was hit by a Grounding Effect. This has now been resolved.

• Is now correctly interrupted if Yin is hit by a Ground Effect.

Yurei

JUNGLEBug fix

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Developer commentoriginal ENYurei’s Ultimate was not being interrupted correctly if she was hit by a Grounding Effect. This has now been resolved.

• Is now correctly interrupted if Yurei is hit by a Ground Effect.

Zinx

SUPPORT7 changes

+4−3Hero page

Developer commentoriginal ENOnce again we are reducing the strength of On-Hit Zinx, further helping to reduce her presence in Offlane especially thanks to the reduction in Attack Speed Scaling and On-Hit Damage being levied, as well as a reduction in Typhoon’s strength. On the flip side, Zinx’s primary role of Support cannot be forgotten, and she is receiving improvements to her Utility output to help her further contend with the top Supports.

Terminus

EpicCarryBug fix

Developer commentoriginal ENTerminus’ Shield Effect suffered from an issue that could result in it being removed prematurely, and result in future Shields being smaller than intended. This has now been resolved.

• Fixed an issue where Teminus’ Shield could be fully removed after taking damage, and future Shields would become capped at a lower value.

Hexbound Bracers

EpicSupport1 changes

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Developer commentoriginal ENHexbound Bracers has seen an increase of popularity as part of various Enchanter builds, with Heroes such as Maco and Muriel picking it up to provide a sharp bump in durability that comes with a minimal loss to Healing & Shielding output. To ensure that the item has adequate Utility downside for Enchanters compared to other Support options given the durability it provides, a reduction to its Heal & Shield Power is needed.

Transference

EpicTank3 changes

+1−2

Developer commentoriginal ENSimilar to Hexbound, Transference is occasionally being poached by Enchanters such as Muriel and Maco, allowing them to become overly durable while continuing to pump out strong Heals and Shields. To ensure there is a greater tradeoff for Enchanters that greed for the Item, Transference is receiving a stat shift, now costing more and offering less Heal & Shield Power, but gaining some Magical Armor in return to ensure the frontliners that rely on it can continue to thrive.

Developer commentoriginal ENMedium:

Developer commentoriginal ENWe have carried out various bugfixes within the Draft that could cause friction with the Player's intended choice, be that their Hero, or equipping the wrong Eternal for the User. We will continue monitoring the Draft for any additional issues that persist. Previously, when a Tower Plating was destroyed, the temporary armors they gain could stack upon one another, meaning a Tower that is being attacked by multiple Heroes in the later stages of a match would become excessively durable if multiple Plates were secured in succession. This leads to cases where the aggressing team is punished for having sieged Tier 2 Towers especially as the push would become excessively stalled. The temporary armors no longer stack, meaning pushing teams in the later stage of a match will find themselves able to advance the map at a slightly faster pace. Alongside the changes to prevent the temporary armors from Tower Fortification stacking, the amount of Armors that Tier 2 Towers receive once a Plate is destroyed and Fortification is active is being cut down when there are 3+ Heroes in its radius as it was previously using the Tier 1 Tower values that are deliberately high to reduce the power of early-game deathballing. This is being done to allow mid-lategame sieges to be reasonably efficient once grouping becomes more common, as the Tier 2 Towers have been stalling the progression of the map in specific scenarios since they received their own set of Platings.

Developer commentoriginal EN24th September 2026 Hey Champions, It’s that time again, a new update is on the horizon! Update 1.17: Bloodtide launches on Tuesday, 22nd September. We’ve got a bloodthirsty new Hero, one of the most highly requested game modes, and much more! Let’s take a look…

• Fixed Valmont Emote having no VO
• Fixed an issue with Valmont's Sanguine Banquet regenerating mana incorrectly
• Fixed an issue with Valmont's Passive Description
• Fixed an issue with the Crown Placement on Valmont's Unleashed skin
• Fixed an issue with Victorious banner having incorrect drop shadow
• Fixed an issue with Crucible wins not being tracked on Quests
• Fixed an issue with Gideon's Black Hole pulling enemies if interrupted on cast
• Fixed an issue with Gideon's Mana bar reflecting incorrect values on remote perspective
• Fixed various issues with Localisation

Developer commentoriginal ENIn a world torn by an endless war between the forces of the light and the shadow realm, Baron Valmont once served the light with honor as a high-ranking battle-mage. But when the Order's leadership fell to the corruption of its own power and turned toward tyranny, Valmont took up arms to lead a noble rebellion against them. The order retaliated with brutal cruelty. Consumed by grief, his desperate cries for vengeance echoed into the dark, reaching deep into the shadow realm. There, the blood goddess Lilith answered, offering him the powers of the night in exchange for an endless river of blood. Now bound to the ancient blade containing Lilith’s soul, Valmont has traded his humanity for unholy retribution. Wielding tragic fury and dark blood magic, Valmont enters the battlefield to bleed the corrupt dry and exact his brutal vengeance upon all who stand in his way. Effect: Your sword, Lilith, will attack the last nearby Enemy Target that is damaged by your Basic Attack, or Bloodbound, for 4s. Lilith deals 15 (+15% Magical Power) Magical Damage with each strike (increasing with Bloodbound’s Level). Lilith’s Attack Speed is equal to Valmont’s, and she attacks faster with additional Attack Speed. She returns to Valmont if she is not attacking a Target. She will teleport back to Valmont if he travels too far away from her. Additionally, Valmont restores 3-41 (based on Hero Level) Mana whenever an Enemy Unit dies within 1500u of Lilith. Hero deaths restore an additional 35% Maximum Mana. Type: Ranged Range: 1500u Effect: Ranged Basic Attack dealing 49 (+60% Bonus Physical Power) Physical Damage. CD: 8/7.5/7/6.5/6s Cost: 60/65/70/75/80 Mana Effect: Valmont manifests 5 blood-forged blades over his head. Over the next 0.75s, these blades sequentially launch forward 1600u toward his reticle, each detonating upon impact to deal 20/29/38/47/56 (+15% Magical Power) Magical Damage in a 300u radius. CD: 12/11/10/9/8s Cost: 40/50/60/70/80 Mana Passive Effect: Lilith’s Damage is increased by 0/8/16/24/32. Active Effect: Launch Lilith to a targeted location up to 1800u away, dealing 70/90/110/130/150 (+60% Magical Power) Magical Damage in a 325u radius and Slowing targets hit by 30% for 1.5s. Lilith will then target the closest Enemy and attack them for a short duration. CD: 16/15/14/13/12s Cost: 80/90/100/110/120 Mana Effect: Fire a Blood Tether 1600u that stops on the first target hit. The Tether deals 80/120/160/200/240 (+60% Magical Power) Magical Damage to the Target over 3s. While tethered, Valmont steals 20/25/30/35/40% Attack Speed from the target, and the Target is both Slowed by 25% and are Grounded. While the Tether is attached, if the Target moves 1800u away from Valmont, breaks Line of Sight from him, or if Valmont is hit by an Immobilizing Effect, the Tether breaks. CD: 25/15/5s Cost: 15 Mana per Second (+5 Mana for each second Exsanguinate remains active). Effect: Valmont spreads his wings and transforms into an enhanced form. While in this form, Valmont automatically fires out up to 3 swarms of bats each second to nearby Enemy Units within a 1200u radius, dealing 40/70/100 (+22% Magical Power) Magical Damage. After striking, the bats return to Valmont, Healing him for 25/45/65 (+20% Magical Power) Health. Exsanguinate’s Healing has 10% effectiveness against Non-Heroes. Relevant Ability: Arterial Grip [Alternate] Type: Area of Effect Effect: Arterial Grip’s Blood Tether no longer Grounds targets, but automatically branches to nearby Enemy Targets within 800u of the Primary Target, dealing 80% the damage and applying 100% of the Slow. Relevant Ability: Rupture [Primary] Type: Finisher Effect: Blades deal 20% less damage, but their damage increases by up to 100% based on the Target's Missing Health. Relevant Ability: Hemophagia [Passive]: Type: Scaling Effect: Gain 2% (+0.5% Bonus Mana) Omnivamp. Additionally, Minion Deaths near the Lilith permanently increase Valmont's Maximum Mana by 2, increasing to 30 for Hero Deaths.

Developer commentoriginal ENPCC Fall kicks off the 26th of September and is the last chance to secure pinnacle points for your team ahead of the Winter Invitational. Sign ups close Friday the 18th, head over to the PCC discord before it’s too late. https://t.co/vrJ1RDVtDv PCC Fall will run over 2 weekends with $8000 up for grabs split across the NA and EU regions. Teams will also receive Pinnacle Points which will be needed to get an invitation to the Winter Invitational. There will be very few open slots for Winter so if you want to compete, Fall is the best way to get qualified! Event Schedule: The main broadcast will be on the Predecessor Twitch Channel and will be co-streamed by members from the content creator guild. 5 new skins join the Victorious line up These skins will be available in the Store and new Victorious Fall bundle and all existing Victorious content will be returning to the store. Victorious Twitch drops will be running during the event where you will be able to grab the following Overhead Emotes.

Developer commentoriginal ENFive exclusive skin variants, no duplicates and equal drop chance.