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Balmond is strong against squishy heroes who lack the ability to escape once he closes the gap on them, such as Layla and Eudora.
No written guide for Balmond yet.
Ask for a guide →The Exquisite Collection event begins August 1 (Pixie-stated date), headlined by *Balmond Vulcan Lionheart — his Titan's Collector skin (now named by both Pixie and Kazuki), exchangeable for 720 crests (Pixie-stated cost)*. (This makes Balmond the first hero with two Collector skins, per the June roadmap.)



+3Sanrio collab is live Jun 5 → Jul 2 (~28 days). First 10 draws guarantee *Floryn Fluffy Dream; premium token supply Phase 1 Jun 12, Phase 2 Jun 19 (16 tokens/phase). (The earlier 29-token figure isn't repeated in either June video.)*



+17Ling nerfed — reversing his 2.1.86 buff. S2 cooldown is no longer a flat 2s at every level (now starts 2.5s) and energy cost 30 → 35. Last week's "Ling is finally good" buff is being walked back before it ever shipped live.



+13Advanced-server buff (corroborates Kazuki 0d7). Skill 2 gains a higher physical-attack bonus on its spinning damage, so building more physical attack makes S2 hit harder.
Advanced-server buff. Skill 2 physical-attack scaling increased 20% to 25% per hit, so the longer the spin the harder it hits and the more it rewards a damage jungle build. (Corroborated by Elgin -1Yc7Gd8hjQ.)