Season 41 Just Changed EVERYTHING in MLBB

Key takeaways

• Patch 2.1.90 (Season 41) is now LIVE on the original server, with 40+ hero adjustments plus roaming, jungle and item reworks.
• Saber is reworked toward a fighter; Ruby gains big damage but loses free spell vamp, her ratio scaling up as her HP drops (max 150%).
• Argus auto-casts his ult on fatal damage with a shorter cooldown; Yin, Hanzo and Aulus get mobility and combo buffs.
• Roaming reworked: roamers earn gold/EXP from damage, reveals and shared minions, but solo farming is penalized for the first 8 minutes.
• Rapid Boots give a flat +55 MS (no passive), Berserker's Fury crits add 12% true damage, Retribution scales better; Irithel new model live.

Hero changes

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  Saber↔Adjust

  Reworked toward a fighter. Basic attacks that land sword hits now also reduce Skill 1's cooldown (previously they only reduced Skill 2's dash), so S1 can be cast far more often, especially with max CDR; to compensate, S1's base cooldown is raised and its duration shortened, while S1 damage is up and its mana cost down. The ultimate gains higher base damage but lower scaling, so Saber leans less on full-damage items and can build some defense. He also gets higher HP and defense growth to stay tankier and survive longer in fights.

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  Ruby↔Adjust

  A damage buff paired with a spell-vamp rework. She no longer starts with free spell vamp and her base spell-vamp ratio drops to 75%, but it now rises by 1% for every 1% of HP she has lost, up to 150% -- less sustain while healthy, strong sustain when low. Skill 1 gains a large base-damage increase (with slightly lower scaling), and the ultimate's base damage is roughly tripled in exchange for a 10-14s longer cooldown.

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  Argus↑Buff

  Ultimate now triggers automatically when he takes fatal damage and has a much shorter cooldown. Skill 1 gains a shorter cooldown and a 2s slow; Skill 2 no longer leaves a cursed trail but instead grants attack speed for 3s when it hits an enemy hero. His passive now includes a mini-dash on attack, max energy is raised to 200, and he recovers more energy per hit.

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  Hanzo↑Buff

  Skill 1 in ultimate (demon) form can now be used on Turtle and Lord, improving objective control. Skill 2 gains roughly triple base damage plus a movable indicator so he can choose where to land instead of always landing at max range. The ultimate's cooldown is shorter, but if his vulnerable ghost form is healed, the ultimate's cooldown is doubled.

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  Yin↔Adjust

  Enhanced Skill 1 can no longer lock onto enemies, but its cooldown is much shorter and starts after the skill ends, letting him cast Skill 1 twice inside his ultimate domain. The ultimate can no longer be interrupted by crowd control, though any CC applied before he enters the domain still affects him.

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  Aulus↑Buff

  Skill 2 gains a longer dash distance, useful for diving backline heroes. His enhanced basic attacks now deal bonus damage scaling with the target's hero level instead of max HP, making them stronger against squishy targets.

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  Balmond↔Adjust

  Skill 1 no longer reduces physical defense -- that shred now lives on Skill 2 (his spin), so every spin shreds defense. The Skill 2 movement-speed boost no longer decays over time, but its damage can no longer crit (no more Berserker's Fury build). His passive now heals 10% of max HP on a kill OR an assist (previously 20% on a kill only), helping him in team fights.

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  Ling↑Buff

  Improved basic attack, shorter Skill 2 cooldown at later levels, and the ultimate now reveals the position of enemies it affects.

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  Rafaela↑Buff

  Lower early-game cooldown on her revive timer, lower mana cost on Skill 2 and the ultimate, and higher Skill 1 base damage.

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  Mathilda↑Buff

  Skill 1 gains higher magic-power damage, Skill 2 and the ultimate get higher magic-power scaling, the ultimate's base and wisp damage are increased, and its shield is larger.

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  Estes↑Buff

  His healing defense buff now scales with magic power (more magic power means more hybrid defense for allies), and the mana cost of Skill 2 and the ultimate is reduced.

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  Hilda↓Nerf

  Despite a small Skill 1 shield buff, Skill 2 now deals less damage to reduce her early-to-mid-game burst.

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  Khaleed↔Adjust

  Lower skill damage overall but higher damage to minions, plus a 4-second-shorter Skill 2 cooldown at all levels.

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  Haliya↓Nerf

  Passive damage now scales with hero level (weaker early game) and Skill 2's cooldown is 2-3 seconds longer.

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  Minotaur↑Buff

  Higher Skill 1 base damage and enhanced basic attacks that scale better with HP, including during his Rage state.

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  Carmilla↑Buff

  Higher early-game base damage on her skill, and her passive steals more hybrid defense from enemies in the late game.

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  Freya↓Nerf

  Skill 2 range shrinks from 3.5 to 3.3. The ultimate gains longer cooldowns, a shorter basic-attack range, and a shorter duration (12s down to 10s).

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  Phoveus↓Nerf

  Early-game stats lowered to weaken his strong laning phase.

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  Zhuxin↓Nerf

  Skill 2 mana cost increased to rein in her strength in high rank and pro play, partly offset by slightly higher passive mana regen.

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  Eudora↑Buff

  Passive now lasts 5s instead of 3s, and her skill's cooldown reduction now refunds 50% of the cooldown (instead of a flat 1.5s), letting her cast Skill 1 almost non-stop.

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  Aurora↑Buff

  Shorter cooldowns on Skill 1 and Skill 2 to improve her early- and mid-game laning.

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  Suyou↓Nerf

  Lower Skill 2 base damage on both the tap and hold versions.

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  Leomord↓Nerf

  Skill 1 deals less damage to jungle creeps and the ultimate's bonus defense is cut by 20 in the late game, slowing his farming and reducing late-game durability.

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  Cici↑Buff

  Her passive now decays stacks more slowly -- one stack every 0.5s instead of every 0.3s.

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  Claude↓Nerf

  Ultimate base damage is significantly reduced (weaker early game) with higher damage scaling added to compensate, so late game stays roughly the same.

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  Harley↓Nerf

  Skill 2 gains 1 second more cooldown at all levels and a higher mana cost, reducing his mobility.

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  Paquito↓Nerf

  Lower passive damage to minions and reduced damage reduction while casting an enhanced skill -- slower farming and less tankiness.

Item changes

• Rapid Boots↔Adjust

  Now grants a flat +55 movement speed at all times (in or out of combat) and its unique passive is removed. Still faster than standard boots, which give +40 MS.

• Berserker's Fury↔Adjust

  Gains a new unique passive: each critical strike deals bonus true damage equal to 12% of the pre-mitigation damage, rewarding crit and attack-speed builds.

• Retribution↑Buff

  Retribution damage now scales better with player level, reducing junglers' vulnerability to early jungle invasions.