Early Access Patch V0.10

Join the pursuit of power, with our latest original Hero - Zarus!

Patch Notes 11 ago 2023

Hotfix

Hotfix V0.10.1 (11/08/23)

◆ Addressed a bug affecting item interactions that could sometimes lead to incorrect calculations.

Original update

Originally released 12.00 GMT August 8th, 2023.

Ready yourself, Champions! Zarus is coming in V0.10!

Zarus of course is our second original Hero after Kira and a devastating bruiser who marries deft agility with raw and limitless power. Internally we’re thrilled with how he’s come out and we can’t wait for you to get your hands on him!

For those of you who haven’t already skipped ahead to read about his abilities, this game update also brings some fairly hefty improvements to the way ability descriptions are showcased in game!

We won’t keep you any longer, pick up a spear and let’s leap into battle!

~ Kari, Senior Community Manager

A new hero appears

Zarus seeks out a new challenge!

The mighty Zarus, Champion of Nyr and blessed by the God of the Senezani, roars into combat!

A ferocious warrior with an insatiable appetite for power and glory, Zarus dominates the battlefield in his quest for godhood!

Watch Zarus In Action!

In case it Evaded you, now’s a good chance to catch up on our Zarus Ability Overview video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9rnRLfxI6o

ABILITIES:

Gladiator [Passive]:

Upon entering combat, gain a stack of Gladiator when dealing damage with basic attacks or abilities to enemy Heroes or Monsters, stacking up to 8 times. Each stack grants 1% increased physical power.

After exiting combat, stacks will fall off over 5s, restoring 0.5/1/2/3% (levels 1/6/11/16) of Zarus’ maximum health per stack consumed.

Thrust [LMB]:

Cleave: 10%

Range: 375

Effect: Melee basic attack dealing 54 (+80% Bonus Physical Power) physical damage.

Barricade [Q]:

Cooldown: 22/20.5/19/17.5/16

Cost: 80

Effect: Unfold your shield for 1.75s, reducing incoming damage by 60/65/70/75/80%. Upon recasting or after the duration, swing the shield dealing 55/75/95/115/135 (+100% Bonus Physical Power) physical damage, increasing up to 110/150/190/230/270 (+200% Bonus Physical Power) based on duration, and Stunning targets hit for 0.5s.

Evade [E]:

Cooldown: 16/15/14/13/12

Cost: 40

Effect: Dash in your current movement direction, gaining 15% movement speed for 1.5s and 20% Attack Speed for 4s.

Spear of Nyr [RMB]:

Cooldown: 12/11.5/11/10.5/10

Cost: 30

Effect: Channel to throw a spear, dealing 70/100/130/160/190 (+110% Bonus Physical Power) physical damage to targets hit. Releasing within 0.3s will thrust the spear forward, dealing the same damage and refunding half the cooldown.

Damage increases by 100% against targets below 20% maximum health. Deals 75% damage to Minions.

Coliseum [R]:

Cooldown: 120/100/80

Cost: 100

Effect: Leap at an Enemy Hero, dealing 150/235/320 (+150% Bonus Physical Power) physical damage. A large Coliseum is summoned for 6s and the bonus from Gladiator is doubled.

If the target is killed within the duration you will permanently gain 6/8/10 Physical Power. You may recast this ability to end it early.

Store

Warlord Zarus

Not all gods have to be pleasant. It’s time to show your merciless side.

Show your deific might with the new Warlord Zarus skin [Rare], our first skin with additional visual effects! Find it in store in V0.10!

New

Updated Hero Ability Descriptions:

Hero ability descriptions have had a glow up! All of the important text you need to know is now colour-coded, with each of the ability’s properties having its own bulleted line. It’s never been easier to follow along with what each ability is doing for you!

It’s not just abilities though! Attack speed, critical chance and damage are now also shown on basic attacks.

And, as a final bonus, we’ve also calculated the total amount of damage each ability deals, meaning you no longer have to do advanced maths on the fly. Neat!

Balance changes

Heroes

Countess’s reliance on acquiring passive stacks to succeed in a match is a double-edged sword. It means she tends to function less reliably in low-kill games while conversely has the potential to snowball out of control and become a healing menace should she “feast” too heavily on her opponents. Stripping back on the Magical Lifesteal available in her Passive and redistributing it into her Ultimate will ensure Countess is less tied to her early kills to thrive, and won’t run rampant quite as easily, especially when building tanky.

Blood Tithe [Passive]:

◆ Magical Lifesteal per stack decreased from 1.5% to 1%.

Eventide [E]:

◆ Damage increased from 80/120/160/200/240 to 85/125/165/205/245.

Feast [R]:

◆ Percent Healing increased from 45% to 50%.

The ‘Stone hasn’t been quite living up to his potential as of late, especially in the Offlane where he loses out to many opponents and struggles to come online. To help give him an edge, we’re bumping up his general strength in the early game to help him hold his own in lane, while also doubling down on his unique capability to block-basic attack by bolstering his Deflect capabilities in the late game.

General:

◆ Base Health increased 620 to 645.

Stoicism [Passive]:

◆ Deflect Cooldown decreased from 15-6.5 (-0.5 per level) to 15-4.8 (-0.6 per level).

Make Way [Q]:

◆ Damage increased from 70/115/160/205/250 to 75/120/165/210/255.

◆ Cooldown decreased from 16/14.5/13/11.5/10 to 14/13/12/11/10.

Assault The Gates [RMB]:

◆ Damage increased from 90/135/180/225/270 to 100/145/190/235/280.

◆ Camera can now be rotated after casting.

Bug fixes

◆ Fixed a bug where Frostguard’s stacks would immediately be removed if the enemy walked outside the Aura. ◆ Fixed an error with Frostguard’s Item type. No longer states “Slowing Aura”. ◆ Fixed a bug where Mutilator’s enhanced ability proc would not scale down with On-Hit modifiers. ◆ Fixed a bug where Mutilator’s Mutilate passive would not correctly deal double damage when using On-Hit Abilities. ◆ Fixed a bug where Tectonic Mallet would cause Physical Power to be lost while Slowed.

That's all this week!

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