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Hey Champions,Spooky season has arrived! We've got a fiendish lineup of Halloween skins ready for you to haunt your enemies in lane. For the balance side of things, this patch aims to deal with specific outliers in the meta since the Bloodtide launch, with larger changes planned for 1.18. Let's dive in! Store…
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Hey Champions,Spooky season has arrived! We've got a fiendish lineup of Halloween skins ready for you to haunt your enemies in lane. For the balance side of things, this patch aims to deal with specific outliers in the meta since the Bloodtide launch, with larger changes planned for 1.18. Let's dive in! Store NewsHaywire Mourn \Rattlebone Iggy & Scorch \Bloodrose Renna \Returning Shadow's Eve SkinsShadow's Eve skins have returned for a limited time only, along with a whole bunch of brand new variants!- Reaver Kira \ - Tomb Reaver Kira \ - Spectral Reaver Kira \ - Reaver Greystone \ - Occult Reaver Greystone \ - Spectral Reaver Greystone \ - Franken Steel \ - Gore Franken Steel \ - Occult Franken Steel \ - Cinder Franken Steel \ - Ash Franken Steel \ - Bash-O-Lantern Narbash \ - Ichor Bash-O-Lantern Narbash \ - Spectral Bash-O-Lantern Narbash \ - Infernal Wukong \ - Ichor Infernal Wukong \ - Spectral Infernal Wukong \ - Sweet Dreams Khaimera \ - Feline Queen Sparrow \ - Spider Witch Lt. Belica \BundlesHaywire Mourn Bundle- Haywire Mourn \ - Ash Haywire Mourn \ - “Doubt” \ - Haywire Mourn \ - Haywire Mourn \ - Mourn \Rattlebone Iggy & Scorch Bundle- Rattlebone Iggy & Scorch \ - Spectral Rattlebone Iggy & Scorch \ - I’m Coming \ - Rattlebone Iggy & Scorch \ - Rattlebone Iggy & Scorch \ - Iggy & Scorch \Bloodrose Renna Bundle- Bloodrose Renna \ - Azure Bloodrose Renna \ - Occult Bloodrose Renna \ - Blight Bloodrose Renna \ - Sanguine Bloodrose Renna \ - Bonk \ - Bloodrose Renna \ - Bloodrose Renna \ - Renna \Shadow's Eve Bundle Core- Venom Reaver Kira \ - Omen Reaver Kira \ -…
Hey Champions!A quick little hotfix has just launched to resolve the following:- 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 -…
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Hey Champions!A quick little hotfix has just launched to resolve the following:- 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 LocalisationThank you for your patience!
Hey Champions,It’s that time again, Update 1.17: Bloodtide is LIVE! We’ve got a bloodthirsty new Hero, one of the most highly requested game modes, and much more! Let’s take a look…New Hero: Baron ValmontIn a world torn by an endless war between the forces of the light and the shadow realm, Baron Valmont once served…
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Hey Champions,It’s that time again, Update 1.17: Bloodtide is LIVE! We’ve got a bloodthirsty new Hero, one of the most highly requested game modes, and much more! Let’s take a look…New Hero: Baron ValmontIn 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. Stats:- Health: 685 (+133 per Level) - Health Regen: 1 (+0.15 per Level) - Mana: 400 (+60 per Level) - Mana Regen: 1.3 (+0.2 per Level) - Attack Speed: 125 (+1.7 per Level) - Physical Armor: 28 (+5.7 per Level) - Magical Armor: 29 (+1.15 per Level) - Physical Power: 49 (+4 per Level) - Movement Speed: 665 - BAT: 1.4Abilities:Hemophagia \: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…
71.4% of 17,865 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 70.7. The developers have shipped 7 substantial updates in the past six months, adding 20.5.
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Predecessor's Update 1.17 Brings Blood Mage Baron Valmont and a New Game Mode
Update 1.17 — titled Bloodtide — is now live for Predecessor, introducing a new Hero, a long-requested game mode, and additional unspecified content.
The New Hero: Baron Valmont
Valmont is a former battle-mage who once served a holy order, turned to dark blood magic after the order descended into tyranny and his rebellion was crushed. Now bound to an ancient blade housing the soul of the blood goddess Lilith, he enters the roster as a damage-oriented Hero defined by sustained magical output and mana sustain.
Base stats at Level 1:
Health: 685 (+133 per level)
Mana: 400 (+60 per level)
Physical Power: 49 (+4 per level)
Attack Speed: 125 (+1.7 per level)
Movement Speed: 665
Physical Armor: 28 / Magical Armor: 29
Passive — Hemophagia: Valmont's blade, Lilith, autonomously attacks the last nearby enemy damaged by his basic attack or marked by his Bloodbound ability, dealing 15 (+15% Magical Power) magical damage per strike. Lilith mirrors Valmont's attack speed, benefits from additional attack speed items, and returns to him when not engaged. Valmont also recovers 3–41 mana (scaling with Hero level) each time an enemy unit dies within 1,500 units of Lilith.
The source text ends before fully detailing all abilities and the new game mode, so those elements cannot be characterised further here.
For players who have been waiting on a melee mage with a companion-weapon mechanic, Valmont appears to be a direct answer — though the full picture of his kit remains to be seen in play.
Published 14 August 2026, Hotfix v1.16.1 for Predecessor arrives as a focused balance and bug-fix pass rather than a broad content update. Author Steggs frames it as a response to reported outliers and the most-submitted bug reports.
What changed
Eternals balance
Weald's Major Blessing: missiles scale faster (threshold down from 30% to 25% Bonus Attack Speed), but the On-Hit Modifier drops sharply from 50% to 30%; a tooltip that incorrectly displayed 100% is also corrected.
Satariel's Major Blessing: Health Reduction tightened upward from 5% to 6%.
Hero balance
Greystone — Sacred Oath Bonus Health Scaling reduced from 5% to 4%.
Rampage — Tiny Titan attack speed ceiling trimmed across all ranks.
Scarlett — receives broad base-stat buffs (Health, Physical Armor, Health Regen, Physical Power Growth) plus ability improvements across Ashen Vow, First Intent, and Minueta, including lower energy costs and higher damage potential.
Serath — Heaven's Fury On-Hit Modifier reduced from 40% to 35%.
Shinbi — Line Tempo damage and Magical Power Scaling both reduced.
Yin — Windburn Max Health Damage reduced at all ranks.
Item balance
Cursed Scroll loses 5 Physical Armor (50 → 45).
Overlord's cost rises from 2900 to 3000.
Bug fixes
Three separate Satariel's Broken Wings interactions corrected: Serath could not trigger Heresy, Legion's Rally Point failed to grant ammo, and players could become immune to Narbash's Ultimate effects.
Items no longer disappear from view after a disconnect.
For players, the patch's clearest story is Scarlett receiving meaningful across-the-board reinforcement while Shinbi, Yin, and Serath are pulled back — suggesting the meta is still being actively shaped heading into whatever follows v1.16.
Hey Champions,Spooky season has arrived! We've got a fiendish lineup of Halloween skins ready for you to haunt your enemies in lane. For the balance side of things, this patch aims to deal with specific outliers in the meta since the Bloodt…
Hey Champions!A quick little hotfix has just launched to resolve the following:- Fixed Valmont Emote having no VO - Fixed an issue with Valmont's Sanguine Banquet regenerating mana incorrectly - Fixed an issue with Valmont's Passive Descrip…
Hey Champions,It’s that time again, Update 1.17: Bloodtide is LIVE! We’ve got a bloodthirsty new Hero, one of the most highly requested game modes, and much more!Let’s take a look…New Hero: Baron ValmontIn a world torn by an endless war bet…
Hey Champions,It’s time for another Balance Patch! This week, we’ve got a whole bunch of balance tweaks and some incredible new skins!We’ve seen a lot of discussion over the last couple of weeks about the new Eternals introduced in Update 1…
Hey everyone,Today's hotfix resolves performance issues caused by Knell's "Dampening" Minor blessing and Satariel's "Psychosis" Minor Blessing. Fixed performance drops when using Knell Dampening or Satariel PsychosisRe-enabled Knell Dampeni…
Hey everyone!The latest update is a hotfix to adjust some balance outliers and fix some of the most reported issues. Eternals Balance:Weald:Major Blessing: - Missiles increased from 4 (+1 per 30% Bonus Attack Speed) to 4 (+1 per 25% Bonus A…
Hey Champions!It feels like only yesterday we were talking about Ikra, and now we’re here with another update already! We’ve got an awesome new Offlaner, four new Eternals, some incredible new skins, and Brawl Mode is making a comeback! Let…
Ignite the battlefield with Scarlett!Scarlett joins the fight in update 1.16: Aegis of Dawn on August 11th! Tune into the Dev Stream this week - August 5th 6pm UTC, to catch her in action for the first time.
We've got 25% off a massive range of our most popular skins for this weekend only! If you've been eyeing up some of the best skins in the game, now's your chance to grab them. Check out the in-game store and get yourself a bargain 🔥
Hey Champions,Summer’s only just begun and we’re bringing the heat with all-new Summer Fun skins and a slew of balance changes in this patch! Let’s take a look at what’s coming up.Store NewsSummer Fun Dekker \Summer Fun Maco \Summer Fun Shi…
Champions,A new hotfix is available to download with the following fixes:Fixed an issue where Loadouts could contain missing AugmentsFixed an issue where minions would not aggro correctly on playersWe also launched a hotfix previously with …
Hey Champions!Summer has officially arrived and with it comes our new update - Splash Damage! Not only have we been cooking up some highly requested Quality of Life upgrades, but we’ve also got our new Hero and the next installment of Daybr…
Hey everyone!Small hotfix todayFixed an issue where Akeron could become suspended in the air indefinitelyFixed an issue where Aurora would deal too much damage with Eternal amplifications
Hey everyone!A new hotfix released today with the following changes:Fixed an issue where Mourn's Eclipse \ could be cleansedFixed an issue where Eden could gain Heat from one of Adele's AugmentsFixed an issue in the loadout builder where Et…
Hey Champions,It’s balance time! Eternals totally shook up the meta since their arrival in 1.14, it’s been awesome to see how you’ve all been building and adapting with them.This update is a larger balance pass to correct some issues we’ve …
Hey everyone!Today's update is a small hotfix to resolve the following issues:Fixed an issue where Hero HP bars could disappear after skipping time in a replayImproved stability of loading from Draft into a MatchThat's all for now!
v1.14.2 Patch NotesA small hotfix to resolve a couple of Hero/Eternal specific issues:- Fixed an issue with Demiurge's "Memory Leak" where it wouldn't give max mana stacks on Crunch - Fixed an issue where Shinbi stacks would not be gained a…
Double XP Weekend!To celebrate the launch of one of our biggest updates so far, we're dropping a HUGE double XP weekend from Friday 22nd May to Monday 25th May.Get double Affinity XP (and don't forget, Affinity is now capped at 99 levels!)A…
Today’s Patch is aimed at balancing some of the extreme outliers since update 1.14 launched. We’ll have a bigger balance pass coming up in the next proper balance update, but for now these fixes should help to alleviate some of the biggest …
Hey Champions!V1.14: Harbingers of Ruin is almost upon us, an update which is sure to redefine the meta with Eternals, our biggest Hero customisation system ever, as well as an incredible new Hero and more! Let’s dive in.New Hero: LegionFro…
We're LIVE with a first look at Update 1.14: Harbingers of Ruin! Want to get a sneak peek at our new Hero, Legion? Or maybe the massive new Hero customization system coming up - Eternals? Jump on over to Twitch and take a look - WATCH HERE
Hello, Champions!V1.13: Throne of Thorns is here - literally! These patch notes are going live on the same day as the patch, so there’s no waiting around required. And it’s a big one! We’re very happy to introduce a slew of new content, inc…
Win a Secretlab Gaming Chair in Our Epic Friend Rewards Competition! We had loads of fun with our last friend referral competition, so we thought - why not do it all over again, but this time with a gaming reward and a raffle system? It’s g…
Hello Champions!Fancy seeing you so soon! It’s time for another balancing patch with quite a bit of substance!We’re excited to introduce further balancing changes, bug fixes, and some fancy new skins!Without further ado, let’s jump in!Store…
Hello Champions!This time, we’re a little early - the schedule is a bit different as we want to ensure our PCC tournament is played on the most balanced build possible.This is the first of two planned balance patches for V1.12. The first ar…
Hello, Champions!It’s almost V1.12, and we’re happy to say we’re SO BACK. V1.12: Neon Renegades arrives on Tuesday, February 24th, and it’s absolutely HUGE: from a brand-new Hero, N3ON, to kit changes across every single Hero, and even a ne…
Hello Champions!Time flies - it’s already the end of January, which means it’s time for the first balance patch of the year! As always, we’ve got a healthy mix of Hero and item changes, alongside a few small features you may enjoy (and find…
Hello, Champions, and Happy New Year!We haven’t seen you since last year, but luckily we haven’t had to wait long. The year has barely begun, and things are already falling into place for V1.11, arriving next Tuesday, January 13th!And there…
Winterfest 2025 is well and truly upon us, Champions! To celebrate our second holiday season since launch, we’re bringing double the festive fun this year with one of our biggest weekend events ever! From right now until Monday December 22n…
