- Fixed an issue where the god card for his Tier 5 skin would not show properly on certain screens
- Fixed an issue where the first throw of her Ultimate at all ranks was not properly synced with Animation
- Fixed an issue where ranks 1-4 of her ultimate had slight delay on each fire that was not intended
- Fixed an issue where Cthulhu couldn’t be Rented
- Fixed an issue where his Berserk Ability 1 could have the hit area and visual FX desync if rotating while firing it.
- Fixed an issue where enemies recently revived by Khepri Ultimate could get stuck when being hit by Heimdallr Ult
- Fixed an issue where persistent gust’s deployable would be destroyed if Jing Wei was cc’d shortly after it was fired.
- This fix already went live in The Trickster God Update
- Fixed an issue where enemies recently revived by Khepri Ultimate could get stuck when being hit by Heimdallr Ult
- Fixed an issue where, if Arthur changes stance while Crippled, his abilities affected by Cripple would not show
- Fixed an issue where buying and using Arondight could break the visual FX of Loki’s stealth
- Fixed an issue where Loki’s Diamond and Legendary skin’s card art would not show properly on certain screens
- Fixed an issue where acorns glow FX would sometimes persist at Ratatoskr’s death locations
- Fixed an issue where using the undo button in the shop could remove Ratatoskr’s acorn visual FX
- Fixed an issue where Set could sometimes be pulled by abilities even when outside the area if he had recently teleported to his sand clones
- Fixed an issue where Serrated Edge would not trigger when Susano’s Storm Kata was on cooldown
- Fixed an issue where her clone spawned from ability 3 would look like it’s providing enemies with a stack of Ethereal Staff, even though it does not provide a stack
- Fixed an issue where The Morrigan would not be hit by certain AoE effects when exiting her Ultimate State within the area
- Fixed an issue where The Morrigan Ult was giving unintended extra stacks on Charon’s Coin
- Fixed an issue where Thor could sometimes be pulled by abilities even when outside the area if he had recently teleported to his hammer
- The final Basic Attack of her hit chain will now Cleave
- When you play Bacchus you’re here to party. Unfortunately, chug doesn’t feel great to rank up and the buff from it feels lackluster. We want Bacchus players to chug right before they engage in combat, so we are adding an extra Magical Power buff to the effect. This should have our big boy swinging hard on his enemies like the good old days.
- Now provides Bacchus with a Buff of 0/7/14/21/28/35 Magical Power per rank
- Decreased Mana Cost from 40/45/50/55/60 mana to 40 at all ranks
- The goddess of war is notoriously tricky to buff, being able to quickly overtake a meta when even slightly too strong. With this in mind we looked to make changes to Bellona to improve her flexibility. Her mana costs often interfere with her ability to swap to the right weapon for the correct situation. This change will help her box without pushing her to be too intense.
- Decreased Mana Cost from 75 to 60
- Decreased Mana Cost from 70/75/80/85/90 to 60/65/70/75/80
- What do you give the god who seemingly has it all but can’t quite break into the meta? When looking at Chaac’s kit on paper we see strong damage output, self sustain, debuffing zone control, and impactful CC. Chaac is already putting up some decent casual stats so we are being measured with our buffs. In this pass we are making the self buff aspect of his Torrent much more relevant. Many players overlook this feature of his kit entirely, and this should help him stay alive in extended fights. We will be keeping a close eye on this god as we see constant community outcry for him to make more competitive appearances.
- Increased Protection Buff Duration from 4s to 6s
- Hitting a god with Torrent now provides 2 Protection Buff stacks
- This change is a long time coming. It was discussed with Olympians at the Season 6 Summit, but Da Ji’s meta position was too high for a change. Currently, this ability has some very interesting per rank scaling that causes it to feel bad in the early game. We are increasing the rank 1 damage considerably, while decreasing the per rank increase and the late game base damage. This change is intended to be a buff so that base damage loss is being compensated with a Physical Scaling Buff.
- Fixed an issue where Da Ji would teleport high into the air when targeting an Ultimate State Cthulhu with her ability 3, trickster spirit
- Adjusted Damage from 15/40/65/90/115 to 25/45/65/85/105 per hit
- (60/160/260/360/460 to 100/180/260/340/420 total, hits 4 times)
- Increased Physical Power Scaling from 30% to 35% per hit
- (120% to 140% total, hits 4 times)
- The goddess of magic was a force to be reckoned with earlier this year, which led to a long series of nerfs. With other meta and item changes we can now clearly see that those nerfs were too much, and we are slowly reverting them. Wing Gust needs a high top end damage to be worth the channel time and positional risk, so we are bringing that back in this update.
- Increased Magical Power Scaling from 35% to 40% of your magical power per hit
- Lately the Danger noodle is too much noodle, not enough danger. Jormungandr had a huge arrival on the battleground, causing a lot of disruption to the meta and dominating Solo Lane for months. Considerable nerfs were applied over time and now Jorm is clearly looking underpowered. His damage potential tends to be a frustration point so we are looking to buff his utility instead. Submerge is getting a lower cooldown and stronger CC to make sure Jorm can impact a fight in more ways than just dealing damage.
- Increased knock up height from 300 to 375
- Decrease cooldown from 18s to 16s
- Our quest continues to bring Medusa up to a point of competitive viability. Acid Spray doesn’t rank up in damage very well, but Medusa needs to tank this first anyway. We are increasing the base damage per rank to make sure Medusa can clear waves effectively as she transitions from the early game to mid game.
- Increased Base Damage from 90/135/180/225/270 to 90/140/190/240/290
- After a Heroic launch, Mulan has settled in nicely into the ranks of the SMITE gods. She feels viable without being frustrating, and brings fast paced combat and flexibility to the Warrior class. Her Ultimate, however, has a strangely long cooldown for the effects, and is being toned down slightly to better fit within the scope.
- Decreased Cooldown from 100s to 90s at all ranks
- The new backflip timing is feeling great, but we have received feedback that the mana cost is rather archaic and punishing. We are bringing this down to match Neith’s more modern gameplay goals.
- Decreased Mana from 70/80/90/100/110 mana to 60/65/70/75/80
- The goddess of night is a popular topic for balance discussion. Nox’s kit focuses on all-in gameplay and heavy lockdown, making her a rather unique mage. Her high amount of CC has often been a limiting factor for her, as buffing overall damage or ease of use on the kit would likely cause frustrations. After much deliberation and statistical review, we are looking to bolster Nox’s laning potential as a way of bringing the goddess into a more competitive spot. Her Shadow Lock ability will now be able to deal a small amount of damage to minions as it passes through them. This gives Nox more efficient lane clear, but more importantly gives her more decisions to make in the laning phase on how to pressure her opponents.
- A01 now deals pass through damage on minions 50/85/120/155/190 + 40%
- As this ability is now able to hit multiple targets, its lifesteal multiplier is being decreased from 100% to 33%
- This ability can now pass through walls
- The Allfather was another strong rework that led to slight overnerfing. We are reverting one of those nerfs to Gungnir’s Might’s base damage which should help his early clear and solo lane potential. Bastet, who was reworked at the same time, is also being considered for more significant changes in the future.
- Increased Pulse Damage from 20/40/60/80/100 to 25/45/65/85/105 per hit
- (60/120/180/240/300 to 75/135/195/255/315 total, hits 3 up to 3 times)
- The Earth Mother is continuing her transformation from true support to bruiser. Terra was originally thought of as a more protective Guardian, but as her pro gameplay and balance progressed we started to see her played more aggressively and even in Solo Lane. We are adding cleave attacks to all of her punches only when her passive is active. This adds a unique management component to her deployables, and bolsters her early game which tends to be awkward until she has all of her abilities ranked for shatter combos.
- Terra Now gains cleave basic attacks on her entire hit chain while this passive ability is active
- A buff shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg. Well Vulcan is missing those limbs and there isn’t much we can do about that, but we can buff his Ultimate. This ability has insane long range snipe potential, but feels far too weak when used at closer ranges. We are increasing the floor on the damage curve to make this ability more useful in a wider range of situations.
- Increased Damage at close range from 60% to 75% of the max dmg
- The Mayan hero twin has had some very interesting balance developments over the past season. After some interesting changes in the past Season Xbalanque has settled into the lower end of the Hunter roster. With Branching Bolas and his Ultimate now feeling to be at great spots, we looked at his movement ability. Rising Jaguar used to be a key source of damage in the old days, but has crazy low scaling for today’s standards. We are increasing this damage scaling by a considerable amount to give Xbal more options in combat.
- Increase Physical Power Scaling from 30% to 50%
- He might not be getting another skin yet but he is getting a buff. Zhong Kui is surprisingly underperforming in a meta where solo lane mages have been quite potent. Zhong is intentionally designed with slightly lower damage traded for tankier stats, but his damage numbers looked surprisingly low in a few places, even for a solo lane mage. We are buffing a base damage and a scaling effect in his kit to bring his damage up across multiple build paths or roles.
- Increased Base Damage from 60/115/170/225/280 to 80/135/190/245/300
- Increased Magical Power Scaling from 20% to 25% per tick
- (100% to 125% total, hits 5 times)
Chug
Shield Bash
Scourge
Torrent
One Thousand Cuts
Wing Gust
Submerge
Acid Spray
Divine Mastery
Backflip
Shadow Lock
Gungnir's Might
Standing Stones
Earthshaker
Rising Jaguar
Book of Demons
Recall Demons