Official Server Update: 5 Hero Changes You Need to Know

Key takeaways

• Live official-server follow-up adjusting only 5 heroes: Paquito, Chou, Belerick, Aulus, Harley.
• Paquito buffed: no basic-attack damage cut, enhanced skills hit minions, brief damage reduction on cast; MS decay 1.8s to 1.2s.
• Chou combo smoothed: longer basic range, no S1 backswing, stronger/shorter-CD late ult, smaller 2nd-phase knockback.
• Belerick tankier (base HP/phys def up, faster S1 taunt); Aulus passive maxes at 4 stacks but ult loses CC immunity on wider slash.
• Harley S1 card damage cut, especially mid-game, to reduce snowball roaming burst.

Hero changes

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  Paquito↑Buff

  Live official-server follow-up buff. Basic attack no longer carries its reduced-damage effect (stronger normals). Enhanced skills now deal extra damage to minions (faster waveclear). Trade-off: the movement-speed boost from enhanced skills decays faster — over 1.2s instead of 1.8s. To compensate, using an enhanced skill now also grants brief damage reduction. Skill 1 shield now triggers on hitting any enemy (minions included) rather than only a hero or creep. Net: better waveclear, better trades, more dive safety.

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  Chou↔Adjust

  Combo-smoothing pass. Basic attack range slightly increased. Skill 1 backswing removed, so a basic attack can follow immediately after S1. Ultimate cooldown slightly longer at early levels but shorter at max level; ultimate late-game damage increased. Second-phase ultimate knockback distance reduced — framed as a follow-up aid (enemies stay close enough to connect the enhanced basic). Stronger and more responsive late, more careful ult timing early.

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  Belerick↑Buff

  Durability buff. Base HP and base physical defense increased (sturdier early, especially vs physical). Skill 1 taunt delay shortened so the taunt triggers faster and is harder to walk out of.

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  Aulus↔Adjust

  Passive (Fighting Spirit) now reaches max stacks faster — 4 stacks instead of more — so Aulus ramps up quicker in trades and skirmishes. Trade-off: the ultimate no longer grants control immunity during the wider slash, so the full combo is riskier to commit. (Transcript renders the revamped Aulus as 'Alus'.)

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  Harley↓Nerf

  Skill 1 card damage reduced, especially around the mid game, to curb snowball/roam-burst potential. Still able to pick off squishies but needs better timing or more items to secure the kill.