Patch 1.8.86

Revamped Hero: Phoveus, Chains of Sin

Hero Feature: A Fighter that pursues those who blink or dash.

We believe that frequently punishing enemies who blink or dash and performing continuous Ultimate are the core features of Phoveus. Therefore, we will retain these features in the revamped Phoveus while optimizing the experience.

We have completely redesigned all of Phoveus' skills. The goal is to give Phoveus more active abilities to force enemies to move. Additionally, when skills hit multiple enemies simultaneously, Phoveus can cast his Ultimate back-to-back to turn the tide of battle.

We have gone the extra mile for the Phoveus image overhaul. This week, the Advanced Server will prioritize updating his model and visual effects. The portrait and other resources will also be completed in subsequent patches. Stay tuned!

This hero is free to use for a limited time and currently not for sale on the Advanced Server.

Passive - Demonic Force	Phoveus can detect any enemy hero that blinks, dashes, or is displaced near him every certain amount of time, after which he gains a burst of Movement Speed and his next Basic Attack will allow him to charge at the target and knock them back.
Skill 1 - Demonic Impact	Phoveus slams his monolith into the ground, dealing damage to enemies in the area along with a short but significant slow. If this skill hits an enemy, Phoveus will have reduced cooldown of the next Demonic Impact, and leave behind an Astaros Eye that pulls enemies in the area to the center and deals damage. (Removed the shield gained from hitting an enemy hero.)
Skill 2 - Dark Wave	Phoveus lowers his monolith and unleashes a wave of demonic power in the target direction, knocking enemies airborne and dragging them toward him while dealing damage.
Ultimate - Infernal Pursuit	This skill has no cooldown but can only be cast on displaced enemies within a certain amount of time. Phoveus leaps up and slams down at the target, dealing massive damage to enemies in the area while recovering a certain amount of his Lost HP.

Match-related Adjustments

Jungle Area Adjustments

We hope to increase the cost for some heroes to invade the enemy jungle in the early game, and provide a safer farming environment for some junglers who are weaker in the early game.

Jungle Area Protection in the first 2 minutes of the match: Damage taken by the jungler in their own jungle is reduced by 15% >> Damage taken by all our heroes in the enemy jungle is increased by 20%.

Equipment Adjustments

Equipment	Change
Winter Crown NERF ↓	As Winter Crown's versatility has been greatly enhanced, we will slightly reduce the attributes it provides. Attributes NERF ↓ Adaptive Attack: 60 >> 45
Clock of Destiny ADJUST ~	Unique Passive - Destiny ADJUST ~ Stack Condition: Deal Magic Damage >> Deal Magic Damage to heroes Duration of Each Stack: 3s >> 5s

Other Equipment Adjustments

1. Optimized the icons of some new equipment to better match their corresponding tiers.
2. Optimized numerical descriptions of some equipment. Calculated values can now be viewed directly in the match.

Battlefield Adjustments

AFK Determination Criteria

Any in-match AFK behavior will affect the experience of other players in a match. Therefore, we have adjusted the criteria for determining in-match AFK behavior to be stricter. We hope that all players can take every match seriously.

Emblem Adjustments

Emblems & Talents	Change
Temporal Reign NERF ↓	The current effects of the Temporal Reign talent are a bit too strong. We want to keep its feature while reducing its power. Reduce Skill Cooldown by: 2 >> 1.5

Bug Fixes

1. Removed the indicator that appears on the mini-map when using the Sacred Statue.
2. Fixed an issue where the Temporal Reign talent was incorrectly reducing the cooldown of the Ultimate.
3. Adjusted the effect of the Flicker spell in BRAWL to be consistent with that in the standard mode. Now, some heroes can cast Flicker properly while using mobility skills.
4. Training Camp can now be quickly accessed directly from the Hero interface.

Free Heroes

8 Free Heroes: Server Time 05/24/2024 05:00:00 to 05/31/2024 05:01:00 (Tap the Settings button in the top-right corner of the main page to check.)

Kimmy, Kagura, Luo Yi, Diggie, Valentina, Bruno, Dyrroth, Franco

6 Extra StarLight Member Heroes: Edith, Angela, Ling, Harley, Paquito, Vale