You can now cast Parry directly while channeling Power Slash to fire the Power Slash and parry
Flying Strike renamed to Flying Slash
Shadow Transformation cooldown increased from 110s to 130s
Shadow Transformation Bullet and Spirit Resist reduced from 40% to 30%
Shadow Transformation T1 changed from "+14% Fire Rate" to "+5 Weapon Damage"
Shadow Transformation T2 now also reduces cooldown by 25s
Shadow Transformation T3 increased from +20% Bullet and Spirit Resist to +30%
• Golden Egg Goose: Souls Per Minute increased from 75 to 90
• Torment Pulse: Pulse Damage reduced from 27+0.25 to 25+0.23
• Golden Egg Goose: Souls Per Minute increased from 75 to 90
• Torment Pulse: Pulse Damage reduced from 27+0.25 to 25+0.23
Power Slash
being held down no longer automatically fires it
base ability now has +60% Bullet Resist while channeling
cooldown increased from 10.5s to 12s
Slash Length reduced from 25m to 22m
T1 changed from "+60% Bullet Resist while channeling" to "40% Slow for 3s"
T2 changed from "-2s Cooldown and 40% slow for 3s" to "-4s Cooldown"
T3 now also grants +8m Range
Flying Slash
is now light melee damage rather than spirit
slow increased from -30% to -50%
cooldown increased from 21s to 36s
range increased from 20m to 25m
T1 changed from "25% Slow" to "-18s Cooldown"
T2 changed from "+20m Cast Range" to "+20m Cast Range and gain +40 Spirit for 6s"
T3 changed from "Can Grapple to ally heroes and +6 Weapon Damage for 10s" to "Can Grapple to ally heroes. Becomes Charged and grants +2 charges (3s between charges)."
Fixed T3 ally cast stopping too soon before reaching the player
Crimson Slash
cooldown increased from 15s to 16s
Fire Rate reduction increased from -18% to -30%
T1 changed from "-26% Fire Rate" to "On Hit: +30% Melee Damage for 4s"
T3 increased from -9s Cooldown to -10s
T3 now also increases spirit scaling (+0.6)
Shadow Transformation heal on kill increased from 12% to 15%
Power Slash
T3 bonus damage reduced from +166 to +150
T3 now also increases spirit power scaling by 0.5
Base regen reduced from 2.0 to 1.0
Power Slash
low charge damage from 40% to 30%
medium charge damage from 60% to 50%
Crimson Slash
cooldown increased from 11.5s to 15s
T3 increased from -5.75s Cooldown to -9s
Alt Fire base damage reduced from 63.36 to 50
Alt Fire base damage now grows per boon (+0.7)
Crimson Slash
T2 heal reduced from 8% to 6%
Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.27 to 0.24
Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.33 to 0.27
Shadow Transformation T1 reduced from +20% Fire Rate to +15%
Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.35 to 0.33
Shadow Transformation cooldown increased from 85s to 100s
Shadow Transformation Bullet and Spirit Resist reduced from 45% to 40%
Shadow Transformation T3 increased from 15% to 20% Resist
Flying Strike T3 now also lets you grapple to ally heroes
Shadow Transformation cast time reduced from 2s to 1.5s
Shadow Transformation no longer has a 0.6s post cast time
Shadow Transformation T3 now also increases Resist by 15%
Improved cases where Power Slash would hit enemies behind cover
Shadow Transformation no longer heals on cast
Shadow Transformation T3 increased from +2s to +3s
Shadow Transformation now heals for 15% of your max hp on hero kill
Shadow Transformation Bullet and Spirit resist reduced from 50% to 45%
Shadow Transformation duration reduced from 5.5s to 5s
Shadow Transformation heal reduced from 25% to 20%
Shadow Transformation Bullet and Spirit Resist reduced from 60% to 50%
Shadow Transformation Heal reduced from 30% to 25%
Shadow Transformation duration reduced from 6s to 5.5s
Shadow Transformation cooldown reduced from 90s to 85s
Fixed being able to cast an ability while casting Flying Strike
Shadow Transformation T1 changed to +20% Fire Rate
Shadow Transformation Cooldown reduced from 106s to 90s
Yamato's Flying Strike now stops tracking targets that teleport
Crimson Slash
Fixed following in the direction of dash instead of cross hair
Yamato's Flying Strike now also cancels when the target is out of world (like with Quantum Entanglement)
Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.5 to 0.45
Fixed various issues with Flying Strike pathing
Shadow Transformation duration reduced from 5s to 4.5s
Shadow Transformation T3 duration increased from +1.5s to +2s
Shadow Transformation no longer provides unlimited ammo
Crimson Slash
fire rate slow reduced from 30% to 20%
Fixed being able to die during Shadow Transformation if hit by Grey Talon's Owl
Fixed some cases where Flying Strike could get into a stuck state
Fixed some cases where Crimson Slash would appear to be cast when it wasn't
Power Slash
max damage time requirement reduced from 1.5s to 1.4s
collision radius reduced by 8%
Crimson Slash
radius increased from 12m to 13m
Base melee damage increased by 10%
Flying Strike T3 now procs after the ability ends, rather than when connecting to the target
Bullet damage growth increased from 0.4 to 0.5
Power Slash
collision size reduced by 10%
Shadow Transformation incoming damage reduction reduced from 70% to 55%
Shadow Transformation changed from 70% debuff reduction to the same buff as Unstoppable
Can now cancel Flying Strike
Shadow Transformation damage and debuff resistance reduced from 80% to 70%
Shadow Transformation duration increased from 4.5s to 5s
Power Slash
damage reduced from 175 to 170
Shadow Transformation now causes you to be unable to die during the buff
Shadow Transformation now provides 80% Damage Resistance and 80% Debuff Resistance instead of invulnerability during the post-channel buff
Shadow Transformation cooldown reduced from 110s to 100s
Shadow Transformation T3 increased from +1s to +1.5s
Shadow Transformation cooldown increased from 100 to 110
Fixed Yamato's Crimson Slash visual direction being wrong sometimes
Power Slash
T3 bonus damage reduced from +210 to +200
Shadow Transformation's ability speedup now affects the post-cast durations as well
Shadow Transformation's ability speedup now improves the visual animations (cosmetic only change)
Power Slash
spirit scaling improved from 1.6 to 2.0
no longer does a very minor movement on enemies hit
Fixed sometimes not being a full charge when channeled fully during the Shadow Transformation
Shadow Explosion renamed to Shadow Transformation and reworked into a new ability
Shadow Transformation no longer has radius impact behavior
Shadow Transformation now gives you 4.5s of invulnerability after the initial 2s invulnerable channel period. You transform and refresh your abilities, improving ability speeds by 60% and gaining unlimited ammo. "Ability Speeds" affects Power Slash cast time, Flying Strike flying time, and Crimson Slash cast time.
Shadow Transformation cooldown increased from 90s to 100s
Shadow Transformation T2 is now +4 m/s during Shadow Form
Shadow Transformation T3 is now +1s duration
Shadow Explosion cooldown reduced from 120s to 90s
Shadow Explosion radius increased from 14m to 16m
Shadow Explosion Fire Rate and Spirit buff duration increased from 15s to 20s
Shadow Explosion T3 Spirit bonus increased from +10% to +15%
Shadow Explosion T3 Fire Rate bonus increased from +5% to +10%
Crimson Slash
cooldown reduced from 13s to 11s
Power Slash
physics/world collision reduced from 15 to 4 (allowing it to be more easily used near objects)
Flying Strike cooldown reduced from 35 to 20
Flying Strike T2 changed from "-15s Cooldown" to "+20 Cast Range"
Flying Strike range no longer scales with Spirit
Shadow Explosion bonus Spirit per victim increased from 10 to 15
Shadow Explosion bonus Fire Rate per victim increased from 5 to 10
Shadow Explosion buff duration increased from 8s to 15s
Crimson Slash
radius increased from 11m to 12m
fire rate debuff duration increased from 3s to 4s
T2 changed from "-5s Cooldown" to "10% Max Health heal on hero hit"
T3 changed from "12% Max Health heal on hero hit" to "-6s Cooldown"
Power Slash
T1 Bullet Resist increased from 40% to 60%