Strife®

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Released: May 22, 2015
Platforms: WindowsLinux
Last updated: 09 Sep 2026, 00:55 GMT

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01 Mar 2026Developer post
Experimental Patch reverted.
After looking into your feedback and monitoring data we have came to conclusion to revert experimental balance patch. We might see some changes returning to the game in the future once we establish direction to move forward. All experimental update changes were reverted. Fixed Da
After looking into your feedback and monitoring data we have came to conclusion to revert experimental balance patch. We might see some changes returning to the game in the future once we establish direction to move forward.
All experimental update changes were reverted.
Fixed Dark Bargain of Diligence not increasing damage permanently.
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31 Jan 2026Developer post
Major Experimental Balance Update
Massive experimental patch went online brought by massive effort of our community members Astrogear and k1las! Heroes, items, pets, neutrals and bosses were updated. And additionally to it Armor and Magic Armor returned to the game. Like the previous experimental patch this one w
09 Jan 2026Developer post
End of temporary armor change.
Over the last two weeks, you were able to experience Mitigation and Resistance reworked as Armor and Magic Armor. Today, those temporary balance changes were reverted as previously announced. We hope you had enough time to feel the impact of the changes, even if the adjustments w
26 Dec 2025Developer post
Experimental Armor Patch
Hey, Chosen Ones. This time we've decided to check some changes to balance that come from the times of open beta. In this patch we are switching Resistance and Mitigation to act as Magic and Regular Armor like it was before the patch 0.9.0. There are arguments for and against tho
Hey, Chosen Ones.
This time we've decided to check some changes to balance that come from the times of open beta. In this patch we are switching Resistance and Mitigation to act as Magic and Regular Armor like it was before the patch 0.9.0. There are arguments for and against those changes, therefore we decided to give it a try but not fully commit to it yet. For now they will still look like Resistance and Mitigation in the interface and tooltips are going to be slightly inaccurate. These changes will be available for you to test for two weeks until January, 9th, after which we will revert those back. This should give us enough time to review the effect of the change, decide if we should make it permanent (and done properly) or get back to Resistance and Mitigation as they are now.
We would like to hear your thoughts about the change in our Discord server.
Balance
Resistance will only reduce magic damage;
Damage reduction from Mitigation will be calculated like Resistance and reduce only physical damage;
Every hero now starts with 10 Mitigation;
Melee heroes start with 20 Resistance, ranged heroes start with 10;
Adjusted following items to add/reduce/ignore Mitigation instead of Resistance:
Woundsplitter of Ruin,
Crushing Mace,
Thundercaller of Devastation,
Silver Buckler,
Captain's Crest,
Ranger's Vest,
Iceforged Plate.
Everwinter Charm now grants 5 Mitigation in addition to 5 Resistance;
Adjusted following abilities to add/reduce/ignore Mitigation instead of Resistance:
Aemon's Hope (W);
Buford's Poison Slug (Q);
Claudessa's Scale Shield (W);
Eanu's Tidal Flow (E, only Inward Tide);
Fetterstone's Crystal Shot (Q);
Flak's EMP Cannon (R);
Jin She's Firefall (E);
Malph's Healing Rations (W);
Rip's Smoke Cloud (Q);
Shank's Ground Pound (Q) and Frenzy (E);
Pincer's Defense (passive) grants Mitigation instead of Resistance;
Tink's Enhance Defenses (active) grants tower both Resistance and Mitigation;
Stats of bosses, buildings and Dharkwaves were adjusted for the change.
Other changes:
Matchmaking screen now shows number of players in matches currently.
In buy queue indication showing if item can be bought now properly accounts components that have been bought already.
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20 Oct 2025Developer post
Patch 1.1.5.2
General Players will no longer be punished for leaving matchmaking matches against Bots if they were the only human player. Player status in lobby will now be saved between game launches. Bots Improvements All implemented bots now will be able to use all active abilities of their
General
Players will no longer be punished for leaving matchmaking matches against Bots if they were the only human player.
Player status in lobby will now be saved between game launches.
Bots Improvements
All implemented bots now will be able to use all active abilities of their heroes.
Some ridiculous usage of some abilities and items fixed (e.g., Gokong spending illusions after using ultimate right away, using Pyrostaff on creeps, Vex using ultimate on neutrals).
Bots now will be able to use more items.
Bot item builds were updated and should make more sense now.
Bots will be less eager to spend all their mana on creep waves.
Some bots will reserve mana for their ultimates unless they have low health or ultimate is on a cooldown.
Bots are less likely to engage bosses unprepared.
Bots are less eager to keep pushing one line after destroying generator and should push other lanes and go for bosses instead.
Bots will be more eager to use their aggressive abilities against bosses and defensive abilities on allies attacking bosses.
Bug fixes
Fixed a problem with effects of Ace's Avalanche (W), Carter's Yak Attack (W), Vermillion's Rocket Jump (R) never expiring and therefore staying in memory. This also should solve the problem with these effects popping up all over the map randomly.
Fixed Chester's default build having no ability build.
Fixed Hero Progress to display correct model and play appropriate voice lines for the hero chosen.
Replaced expired SSL certificate.
Sound and visual effects for Moxie were fixed.
"Launcher music" option in settings now saves properly.
Shoutout to everyone involved in developing or testing the changes for the patch:
The Chiprel
Necropola
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22 May 2025Developer post
It all started 10 years ago...
Ten years ago today, Strife entered the world—a game that, while it may not have soared to the heights of other MOBAs, reached deep into our hearts. To every soul who contributed, back then during initial development or recently as part of current community project—THANK YOU. Whe
Ten years ago today, Strife entered the world—a game that, while it may not have soared to the heights of other MOBAs, reached deep into our hearts.
To every soul who contributed, back then during initial development or recently as part of current community project—THANK YOU.
Whether you coded late into the night, moderated forums, created content, hosted tournaments, or simply logged in to play, you’ve made Strife special.
From now until May 31, claim these rewards after completing one match:
500 Gems
7,200 Seals
3,600 Elixirs
Additionally: All post-match rewards are tripled during the event!
The Trials of Strife continue, and we invite you to be part of the anniversary. Whether you’re a veteran or a newcomer, log in and claim your rewards.
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21 May 2025Developer post
Patch 1.1.5.0
Patch 1.1.5.0 brings minor balance changes and several QoL improvements. Gameplay Items Grimoire Resistance penetration: 35% -> 45%. Shieldbreaker Resistance penetration: 40% -> 50%. Both items seem underwhelming and at the same time both should help against heroes stacking
Patch 1.1.5.0 brings minor balance changes and several QoL improvements.
Gameplay
Items
Grimoire
Resistance penetration: 35% -> 45%.
Shieldbreaker
Resistance penetration: 40% -> 50%.
Both items seem underwhelming and at the same time both should help against heroes stacking resistance.
Quality of life
An option to increase cursor size added to options.
Item build editor screen improvements:
Button layout fixed for high-resolution monitors;
Editor window will no longer close by clicking background, which caused accidental loss of changes.
Shoutout to everyone involved in developing or testing the changes for the patch:
The Chiprel
strifeBot1
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26 Mar 2025Developer post
Update 1.1.4.2
With the 1.1.4.0 patch starting power was changed to 100. While the intention was to keep every bonuses acquired during the match the same, unfortunately item bonus to attack damage was overlooked. That resulted in severe damage reduction for attack damage heroes. With this minor
With the 1.1.4.0 patch starting power was changed to 100. While the intention was to keep every bonuses acquired during the match the same, unfortunately item bonus to attack damage was overlooked. That resulted in severe damage reduction for attack damage heroes. With this minor balance patch the goal is to pull attack damage heroes back to their previous level.
Gameplay
Items
Dark Bargain
Passive attack damage bonus: 40->46.
Permanent attack damage bonus on activation: 8->9.
Temporary attack damage bonus on activation: 20->23;
Restraint enchantment:
Permanent damage bonus on activation: 2->3.
Temporary damage bonus on activation: 8->9.

Demon Edge
Attack damage bonus: 18->21.
Brutality enchantment:
Attack damage bonus: 5->6.

Frost Prism
Attack damage bonus: 10->12.
Woundsplitter
Attack damage bonus: 10->12.
Crushing Mace
Attack damage bonus: 5->6.
Oracle's Trinket
Attack damage bonus: 5->6.
Stone skin
Attack damage bonus: 8->9.
Bug fixes
Fixed absurd damage dealt by swamp medium neutral creep (was fixed in hotfix 1.1.4.1).
Fixed missing text in Fetterstone's Crystal Shot (Q) tooltip.
Added CC reduction per level breakdown into Aemon's Hope (W) tooltip.
Slow duration in Vermillion's Cheese Shot (Q) tooltip now shows only significant digits.
Adjusted levels of power required for attack icon next to health bar to change (respective to starting power change).
Adjusted levels of resistance and mitigation required for defense icon next to health bar to change (now it is possible to reach 4th and 5th icon).
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21 Mar 2025Developer post
Patch 1.1.4.0
Patch 1.1.4.0 brings more experimental gameplay and balance changes and minor bug fixes. Gameplay General Starting power adjustments: Starting power for all heroes reduced by 23%: 130->100. Starting damage of all NPCs (lane creeps, neutrals, bosses) reduced by 23%. Starting he
Patch 1.1.4.0 brings more experimental gameplay and balance changes and minor bug fixes.
Gameplay
General
Starting power adjustments:
Starting power for all heroes reduced by 23%: 130->100.
Starting damage of all NPCs (lane creeps, neutrals, bosses) reduced by 23%.
Starting health for all units (heroes and NPCs) reduced by 23%.
First tower health and damage reduced by 23%. Other buildings damage and health reduced by the same amount as first tower.
This is the biggest change of the patch. While the main focus of the change is to make power more intuitive as a mechanic, we also expect the change to make health, health regeneration and mitigation items to become stronger while resistance will become weaker at the same time.
Generators: transferred some shield to health, shield to total health ratio: 19%->16%.
While adjustment made to generator's shield was a change in right direction, the step was too big. While we were aiming to decrease efficiency of dealing slowly destroying generator by small damage each wave, we don't want to make single blow push the only option to destroy it.
Heroes
Aemon
Concentration (Q):
Cooldown: 18/16/14/12s->12/10/8/6s;
Base damage: 10/20/30/40->20/30/40/50.
Hope (W):
Now reduces stun and slow duration by 25%/30%/35%/40%;
Base heal: 7/12/17/22->10/15/20/25;
Duration: 1.5s->2s.
Courage (E):
Duration: 1s->1.5s.
Justice (R):
Cooldown: 10/8/6s->16/14/12s;
Base Damage: 75/100/125->100/125/150;
Base Returned Damage: 15/25/35->20/35/50.

With the changes above we hope it will be more rewarding for Aemon players to stick consecrated land, while not making him weak immediately once he leaves it.
Malph
Healing Rations (W):
Total heal value reduced: 140,180,220,260->100,135,170,205;
Resistance: 20,30,40,50->15,20,25,30.
The Underground (R):
Mole Holes are concealed for enemies until they stay next to it for 1 second.

Malph's W was one of the most absurd abilities in the game, giving incredible amount of health (in comparison to other abilities) and granting even more absurd amount of resistance on top of it. However it felt unfair to take something from the hero without giving something in return. Enhancing Malph's core mechanic was our choice to achieve that.
Items
Giant's Visage
Power gain multiplier increased for base item (0.9%->1%) and enchantment (1%->1.1%).
The change is part of Starting Power adjustment change.
Healing Rod
Base item base heal: 100->130.
Enchantments reworked:
All enchantment additional gold 0.
Utility: Also gives target 50 Mana. Cooldown increased by 15 seconds;
Focus: Increases Base Heal by 30 Health, but range is decreased by 100;
Generosity: Decreases Base Heal to 100 Health but also heals allies in 600 radius around target.

First of all basic item definitely required some love and therefore the base heal value was increased. However this was the item we decided to test our approach to enchantments: to focus on giving some benefit in exchange of some other property. Enchantments as a system currently is a pay2win/play2win mechanic, that was mostly designed to encourage gem purchase and giving advantage to players with many matches under their belt. With the new approach we hope to both make the game less punishing for new players while giving experienced players more variety.
Inertia Boots
Movespeed bonus: 55->65.
Melee heroes (who mostly by Inertia Boots) it should be able to get in touch with ranged heroes. And while CC-break is still considered one of the strongest mechanics in the game, it was incorrect choice to harm movement speed.
Vampiric Dagger
Thirst enchantment: gold cost changed to 0, but no longer grants resistance.
The Thirst enchantment is the best effect in the game, which alone was able to turn tide of battle. However we decided not to adjust the effect, but take away another item's benefit in exchange, following new approach to enchantments.
Pets
Tortus
Rejuvenate (Active):
Now restores 15% of Max Health.
Harden (Triggered):
Now reduces damage from basic attacks by 50% for 2 seconds.
Cooldown: 13-7s->12s.

Our last change to Tortus proved how hard it is to balance ability with static values in Strife: we made Tortus extremely hard to deal in early game, but it was still not a big deal in late game. And since every other pet scales with power or is %-based we did the same with Tortus for consistency. We still will monitor and expect to adjust the value slightly one way or another, but we are confident that is the correct way to make him impactful but not overpower through the whole match.
Bug Fixes
Malph's The Underground (R) now have proper limit on Mole Holes as intended.
Aemon's Consecration (Q) and Justice (R) no longer deal damage to neutrals in opponent Aemon's consecrated area.
Captain's Crest now reduces damage minions receive from all structures correctly, not just the first tower.
Magic Lifesteal now works properly with Trace's Bomb Toss (W).
Values of attack damage bonus in tooltip for Blazer's Overcharge (E) and Vermillion's Dead Eye (E) now scale with power.
Damage % increase in Rip's Dark Empowerment (E) tooltip is no longer colored orange.
Fixed link to Newbie Checklist on main screen.
Black and Guardian colors of Rook's Dawnbringer skins are now shown correctly in preview.
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13 Feb 2025Developer post
Patch 1.1.3.0
For patch 1.1.3.0 we focused on improvements for Captain's mode, bringing back Scrim matchmaking mode and fixing bugs. Gameplay Eye of Tempra : cooldown increased: 45 → 90s. Eye of Tempra is one of the best items in the game (if not the best), allowing players both to engage and
For patch 1.1.3.0 we focused on improvements for Captain's mode, bringing back Scrim matchmaking mode and fixing bugs.
Gameplay
Eye of Tempra: cooldown increased: 45 → 90s. Eye of Tempra is one of the best items in the game (if not the best), allowing players both to engage and disengage a fight with no counter to it. Its low cooldown (with combination of cooldown reduction it granted) allowed using it carelessly with no risk of missing it in the right moment or even twice during a single teamfight. With its cooldown now increased, missing an opportunity to use Eye of Tempra will carry greater consequences, while properly timing and positioning the item remains just as impactful as before.
Bug fixes
Captain's mode
Captain is assigned correctly now in the custom game lobby.
Fixed right-click menu for hosts to work properly in custom lobby.
Switching to spectator slot in custom lobby works properly now.
Adjusted UI to make it more clear, when captain is able to choose heroes.
Adjusted UI to make it clear for spectator which team picked a hero.
Scrim mode
Enabled again.
After accepting Scrim mode game now both teams will be added to captain's mode lobby instead of diving into a match right away with no time to prepare.
Scrim lobby will be disbanded if any player leaves the match.
While Captain's mode and Scrim mode should be working properly now, they are still a work in progress. Expect more updates on UI, QoL features and changes to format in future.
Heroes, pets and items.
Buford
Fire Slug (W): ability no longer triggers tower and minion aggression when an enemy hero steps into fire, but triggers it if projectile creating fire hits an enemy hero. This aligns with behavior of other similar abilities.
Harrower
Predator Strike (Q): now properly grants bonus damage after leaping around walls.
Grendlefang (R): While in beast form first use of ability now properly switches Harrower to human form after using Razer's Into the Shadows (Active).
Malph
Tunnel Bomb (Q): now triggers tower and minion aggression when dealing damage to heroes.
Mud Field (E): fixed missing headlines in level breakdown in tooltip.
The Underground (R): now tooltip displays maximum number of holes on each level.
Is no longer able to use Retreat (H) while underground.
Russian translation added.
Midknight
Absorb (E): no longer triggers on debuffs that are not slows or stuns (e.g. Harrower's Feast on Wounds (E)).
Pal
Roll Out (W): move speed bonus is now shown in level breakdown menu and no longer colored orange (which usually means parameters scaling with power).
Russian translation added.
Rip
Added missing short descriptions of his abilities.
Zen
Wisdom (passive): ability description was updated in the Russian translation.
Iceforged Plate
Desperation enchantment now grants resistance when health is below 20% as intended.
User Interface
Fixed background images scaling for high resolution monitors in launcher.
Charge bar for abilities restored in the Legacy UI.
Fixed white texture showing on Child of Light screen if any language but English is chosen.
Attack speed is now calculated properly in shop tooltips.
Fixed the following issues with replay screen:
Local replay information no longer wipes on replay list refresh/switch filter, resulting in an empty list of local replays.
Vertical scroll bar no longer handle disappears on filter switch.
Hero icon no longer blinks when replay is selected.
Inconsistent match name/comment behavior resolved for recent and downloaded replays.
Match information will be shown properly when downloaded replay selected.
Miscellaneous
Fixed an issue with memory leak when exiting game in particular scenarios (e.g.: in captain's mode lobby).
Fixed ability ping announcing abilities with charges and no cooldown (e.g. Caprice's Quick Draw (R)) as ready even if a hero has no charges and can't use ability.
Many simple descriptions of abilities on hero select screen were modified to be more detailed.
Fixed some values rounded to integer in tooltips in launcher (e.g. Aemon's Hope (W)).
Shout-out to everyone involved in developing or testing the changes for the patch:
Pad
The Chiprel
Bot1
Renjirox
Amompharetus
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06 Feb 2025Developer post
Double reward event this weekend... And every weekend after!
Arise, chosen ones! The weekend double reward events are back and kicking off this weekend —and they’ll continue every weekend after ! Jump into the action between Friday 18:00 and Monday 03:00 (UTC+0) to join the weekly event. Play your first match of the weekend, and you’ll ins
Arise, chosen ones! The weekend double reward events are back and kicking off this weekend—and they’ll continue every weekend after! Jump into the action between Friday 18:00 and Monday 03:00 (UTC+0) to join the weekly event.
Play your first match of the weekend, and you’ll instantly receive a reward. For the first two weekends, that’s 360 elixirs—enough to craft an item!
Elixirs, feathers, and gems from every match will be doubled —whether you play in Standard mode or vs. Bots!
The top 3 players with the highest Kill+Assist scores in Standard matches by the end of the weekend will earn 100, 50, or 25 gems respectively.
Keep in mind: Rewards and rules might change for future events, so stay tuned for updates in the Strife Community Discord server.
We can’t wait to see you on the Trials of Strife!
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15 Jan 2025Developer post
Strife 5v5 Tournament
We’re thrilled to announce Strife’s first 5V5 Tournament in years, happening this weekend, on the 18th and 19th! How to take part: Check out #team-recruit channel on our Strife Community Discord server to register a new team or to find yourself teammates for the event. How to wat
23 Dec 2024Developer post
Patch 1.1.2.0
Patch 1.1.2.0 brings more experimental balance and gameplay changes along side with minor bug fixes. Gameplay General Resistance no longer grants stun and slow duration reduction. This is our first step on solving the issue of Resistance being way too effective. Before we start c
Patch 1.1.2.0 brings more experimental balance and gameplay changes along side with minor bug fixes.
Gameplay
General
Resistance no longer grants stun and slow duration reduction. This is our first step on solving the issue of Resistance being way too effective. Before we start changing resistance number granted by items we decided to see how much impact does less intuitive part of Resistance make to effectiveness of resistance overall.
Crux: Increased damage against player controlled units by 100% (back to original value). Damage against lane creeps stays the same. While we are happy with how the change to Crux's damage affected one-sided games, unfortunately more balanced games we not unaltered. We hope that taking the best from both worlds will result to less frustrating games in both extreme cases.
Generators
Maximum health: 9000->8000.
Maximum shield: 1500->2500.
Generators feel extremely vulnerable to small attacks. It is very trivial to break through generator's shield, deal it some permanent damage and get away while enemy team is busy defending other lane. This makes defending team stuck on base afraid of generator's health being slowly drained by pushing team. At the same time generators are completely fine as they are when we consider how much time it takes to take it down in a single attack after a team fight or along side with Krytos. Therefore we transferred some health to shields to solve the first case while making no effect in the second case.
Heroes
Buford
Poison Slug (Q): Instead of increasing basic attack damage by 10/15/20/25 now increase basic attack damage by 6/8/10/12%.
Early game damage done by Buford's basic attacks increased by Poison Slug was way higher than any other bonus damage ability in the game. This resulted into Buford bullying enemies away from lane under enemy tower just simply because nobody was able to fight back. While this change will decrease Buford's damage output early game, switching to percentage bonus should scale better into late game.
Pal
Roll Out (W): Pal now longer is slowed by incoming damage.
This ability is far away from being strong on its own. And once enemy gets Inferno Brand it actually hurts Pal using the ability at all.
Pets
Fitz
Bounty (reaction): Bonus Gold reward for hero kills: 130->110. Ability cooldown: 40s->55s.
One of the changes from unreleased Strife patch. Fitz's bounty increased player's income too much, making him a valuable pet even player stay passive.
Tortus
Harden (reaction): Instead of of blocking 36-106 damage once per 12 seconds now blocks 50-150 damage once per 13-6 seconds (damage block and cooldown improve with level ups).
Tortus always felt underwhelming. Especially its Harden ability barely had any impact on the game. We hope that with the change Tortus will be more viable through the game, while not too strong in early game phase.
Pincer
Breakout (active): cooldown 100->120 seconds.
Pincer is the best pet: universal and with no mediocre abilities. As part of a CC-break rebalance this change we expect to bring him up to level of other pets.
Items
Inertia Boots
Cooldown: 50s->60s;
Max health: 300->250;
Movement speed bonus: 65->55.
CC-break is incredible feature by itself, so it felt unfair that Inertia boots grants great (compared to other boots) movement speed. Also we expect that the change will make next item in the list more attractive to players.
Oracle's Trinket
Recipe cost 1125->925;
No longer provides resistance;
Grants 5 Attack Damage instead (scales with power).
Oracle's trinket was almost never used, mostly because Inertia Boots and Pincer outshine it. With making both alternatives weaker and making the item more attractive (especially for basic attack damage dealers) we expect to see the item more often.
Stone Skin
Now grants 30% stun/slow duration reduction for its duration.
This change simply restores the stun and slow duration reduction from resistance, that no longer grants it. The effect will approximately the same as it was with resistance CC reduction.
Fell Blade
Now also grants 5% bonus movements speed while out of combat.
Fel Blade is supposed to be alternative to Throwing Axe for gankers. So we decided to add additional bonus effect that would be attractive for roaming to other lanes.
Quality of life
"/ping" command now available for players.
Penalties for leaving the game were restored to original values.
Bug fixes
Functionality for most of achievements was restored. Note: if you already have some progress with achievements of "Win 10 games as..." those won't update until you get the same number of wins in your account stats.
Fixed tooltips on scoreboard in new UI.
Restored end game screens.
Fixed weird numbers in Jin She's Everthirst Flame (Q) tooltip.
Pal now gets disarmed while using Roll Out (W), but will not stop right in front of enemy without getting closer for impact.
Fixed a typo in Arcane Emblem of Focus tooltip.
Daily spin: No longer visual effects are cropped. Also some minor adjustments to sound effects and animations.
Shoutout to everyone involved in developing or testing the changes for the patch:
Pad
The Chiprel
Every balance and gameplay change deployed in this patch are results of discussion in our Community Discord channel.
Special shoutout to the most active players involved in balance discussions:
Karma
MusicBlox
Joy144SK
Amompharetus
treehead42
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and we hope to see you on Trials of Strife.
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29 Nov 2024Developer post
Patch 1.1.1.0
New update for Strife brings technical improvements, bug fixes and experimental gameplay changes. Gameplay Damage of each Crux's weapon reduced by 50%. We expect this change to make one-sided games end faster, while not affecting matches with evenly matched teams. This is our fir
New update for Strife brings technical improvements, bug fixes and experimental gameplay changes.
Gameplay
Damage of each Crux's weapon reduced by 50%. We expect this change to make one-sided games end faster, while not affecting matches with evenly matched teams. This is our first experimental change, that is result of discussions on our Discord. Experimental balance and gameplay changes are expected to be tweaked or even reverted based on player feedback. Expect more experimental changes like this in future patches.
Quality of life
Windows: If either DirectX 9 or DirectX 11 renderer fails to start, game will try to launch the other renderer instead of crashing immediately. This should solve error "CreateDevice() failed" when trying to launch game on Windows for most players.
Button for opening item builds menu in-game was renamed to "Builds". This should make its purpose more obvious for new players.
Bug fixes:
Scoreboard:
Now available for Legacy UI.
Hero tooltips now shos correct information instead of Ace icon and question marks.
Player name no longer disappear when their hero is dead.
Fixed Claudessa's Scale Shield (W) not being displayed visually and giving no resistance to Claudessa or her allies in online games.
Titanslayer no longer deal extra damage to heroes equipped with Iceforged Plate with Command enchant. Redirected damage is calculated correctly now as well.
Trace's bombs from Bomb Toss (W) can no longer be triggered by enemy Trace's Boomerang (Q).
Trace's Boomerang (Q) now show correct base damage in tooltip.
Chester can now use Mimic (E) on himself by double-pressing key and "Self Cast Ability" bind.
Lady Tinder can no longer cast Tinder Touch (W) on PseudoPets like Bo's Tranquility Totem (E) and Zaku's Mending Pod (E).
Aemon no longer gain permanent damage reduction from Justice (R) after the first charge no matter what amount of charges he has.
Removed the broken visual effect on Rip preview in lobby.
Shoutout to everyone involved in developing or testing the changes for the patch:
Pad
The Chiprel
Kairus
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15 Nov 2024Developer post
Shattered Trials Weekend Event
This weekend, we're keen to get feedback on the new ARAM-style map: Shattered Trials. Your first Shattered Trials game this weekend will give enough elixir to craft an item! So create a custom game and invite a couple of friends! All games give double elixir, gems and seals! The
14 Nov 2024Developer post
Arise, chosen! Trials of Strife continue!
Arise, chosen! Thanks to the dedication of our passionate community member Pad, Strife game servers are now back online! Game is accessible again on Windows and Linux. And by efforts of Strife community some improvements and bug fixes were implemented. Trials of Strife continue a
Arise, chosen!
Thanks to the dedication of our passionate community member Pad, Strife game servers are now back online! Game is accessible again on Windows and Linux. And by efforts of Strife community some improvements and bug fixes were implemented. Trials of Strife continue and you were invited to join!
Community Discord Server
Before we go to patch notes, please check out our community Discord server. Here you can find a group to play with, contact developers, share your thoughts about the game, find instructions to assist us improving the game and so on.
Map editor added
We are thrilled to announce the release of the Map Editor for Strife! This powerful tool allows you to create your own maps and modify existing ones, bringing your unique visions to life. We can't wait to see the amazing creations you come up with!
The Map Editor is currently available exclusively for Windows users. You can access it through Steam. Simply launch Strife, and a selection dialog will appear, guiding you to the Map Editor.
Shattered Trials map
Faster start. Intense action. Only one lane. Shattered Trials map added to custom games. Perfect for smaller teams of 1-3 players, but feel free to unleash chaos with a full 5v5 lobby for an endless battle. We're eager to hear your thoughts and feedback on the map, so join the fight!
Hero changes:
General:
Effects of following abilities were not displayed to enemies if area of effect's center was not visible (in bushes, for example). Now effects for the abilities will be visible if any part of area of effect is not in fog of war:
Ace: Avalanche (W);
Aemon: Consecration (Q);
Bo: Inner Rage (W);
Buford: Poison Slug (Q);
Caprice: Anchors Aweigh (W);
Carter: Yak Attack (W);
Claudessa: Dragon's Reach (Q), Scorched Earth (R);
Eanu: Breaking Wave (R);
Flak: Explosive Shot (W);
Iah: Quickpit (W), Eclipse (R);
Jin She: Whirling Embers (W), Firestarter (R);
Malady: Dark Storm (W), Golden Gate (E);
Midknight: Chains of Judgement (R);
Moxie: Catastrophe (R);
Pal: Trip Beam(Q), Energy Reversal (R);
Ray: Burrow bots (Q) (just explosion, not mines);
Rip: vanish (W);
Shank: Ground Pound (Q);
Trixie: Pot Shot (Q), Croaking Curse (R);
Vermillion: Cheese Shot (Q), Rocket Jump (R);
Vex: Orbital Drop (R);
Zaku: Sticky Trap (W) (once trap triggered).
Following abilities no long visible globally:
Ray: Death Ray (R);
Rip: Smoke Cloud (Q);
Trixie: Pot Shot (Q) (last bounce), Aether Beam (E).

Blazer
Hunter Mode (R)
Reduced bonus damage from 100% to 10%.

Nikolai

Piledriver (R)
If enemy hero use CC Break to avoid being launched into the air, Nikolai gets mana refunded and ability is put on 3 second cooldown instead.
Quality of life
Ability Cooldown Pings added: now you can ping your ability icon to quickly let your teammates know if the ability on cooldown, you have not enough mana or you are ready to attack! Works with items and pet active ability as well.
While searching for match number of players in queue is shown.
Hero selection is now using grid view by default.
Effects and voiceline in skin store preview disabled.
On hero select screen added a warning about longer queue times to heroes, that are selected by too many people in queue already.
Bug fixes
Fixed Jin She Whirling Embers (W) area of effect decreasing after she learns Firestarter (R).
Removed Blazer's missing skin from UI.
Fixed or improved tooltips for following abilities:
Jin She: Everthrist Flame (Q);
Claudessa: Scale Shield (W);
Bo: Inner Rage (W);
Lady Tinder: Tinder Touch (W).
Fixed how-to videos not playing in launcher.
Fixed crafting showing as free while free craft from tutorial was already used.
Fixed wrong fur colors for Moxie's Flash and Neon dyes.
Fixed account progress bar showing wrong number of games for level up.
Removed broken effect on Minerva in lobby preview.
Fixed keybinder pop-up appearing under settings menu in game with new UI.
Fixed gameToggleScoreboard bind resetting to default value after game restart.
Fixed range indicator radius for Shank's Ground Pound (Q).
Miscellaneous
Baldir and Cindara colors reverted to the original colors.
Discord button added to main screen.
Removed 'New' markers from non-new Heroes, Skins.
On Windows removed restriction to 32x32 size for cursors.
Disabled currently unavailable or broken options:
Clubs tab disabled;
Scrim Arena mode button disabled;
Game quests and Player Ladder tabs on Account details disabled;
Boosters buy button for feathers and craft materials;
Gem purchase buttons removed;
Community website guides button removed;
First login prompt to link existing account removed.
Updated German and Portuguese localization.
New Website and Leaderboards
We’re proud to announce the launch of our brand-new website, where you can explore games and check out the leaderboards! This is a major step forward, enabling us to start hosting community events. Speaking of which... Stay tuned this weekend.
Shoutout to everyone involved in developing or testing the changes brought to Strife so far:
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We hope to see you on Trials of Strife!
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06 Dec 2017Developer post
Patch 1.0.13 - Strife QoL Update
Thanks to the collective feedback of several community veterans, this patch should hopefully provide a significant Quality of Life improvement to Strife's small dedicated community with numerous bug fixes, gameplay & balance changes. Additionally, there is an active public St
Thanks to the collective feedback of several community veterans, this patch should hopefully provide a significant Quality of Life improvement to Strife's small dedicated community with numerous bug fixes, gameplay & balance changes. Additionally, there is an active public Strife Community Discord up and running at https://discord.gg/uBzmkXR.
General Updates
Added new visual & sound effects for all Heroes in the Hero Selection & Matchmaking Lobby screens.
Added new visual & sound effects for several Hero passives and abilities.
Added new cosmetic dyes for Minerva (Dharkstone) and Pal (Iron & Pink).
Added a new Hero gearset, Steelwing Blazer.
Krytos & Baldir now appear in fashionable pink.
Hero Updates
Bastion
Breath of Oracles (Q):
Cooldown adjusted from 9 at all levels to 9/8.5/8/7.5 seconds.
The Chosen One (R):
Cooldown decreased from 115/105/95 to 110/100/90 seconds.
Blazer
Movement Speed increased from 340 to 345.
Ion Cannon (Q):
No longer applies a -20% movespeed slow to Blazer while channeling.
Hunter Mode (R):
Blazer now deals +100% Attack Damage when attacking from stealth.
Hunter Mode stealth now expires at the end of Blazer's attack animation rather than at the start, allowing players to cancel their attacks without losing stealth.
Bo
Bull Rush (R):
Cooldown decreased from 90/75/60 to 80/70/60 seconds.
Buford
Movement Speed increased from 330 to 345.
Attack Range increased from 500 to 550.
The Buford Special (R):
Cooldown adjusted from 60 at all levels to 60/55/50 seconds.
Damage to target's Max Health increased from 12/15/18% to 15/19/23%.
Channeling time decreased from 2.75/2.25/1.75 to 2/1.75/1.5 seconds.
Carter
Movement Speed increased from 330 to 335.
Imminent Boom (R):
Cooldown decreased from 75 at all levels to 70/65/60 seconds.
Claudessa
Scorched Earth (R):
Cooldown adjusted from 135 at all levels to 135/120/105 seconds.
Flak
EMP Cannon (R):
Activating the EMP after launching it no longer costs mana.
GoKong
Monkey Multiplier (R):
Reactivating the ability (to teleport to illusions) now costs 25 mana per activation.
Malph
Tunnel Bomb (Q):
Now seeks out enemy heroes if they are within 700 range, turning into a homing projectile with a decreased turn rate.
Midknight
Chains of Judgement (R):
Distance required to break the chain link between Midknight and enemy heroes increased from 800 to 1200.
Pal
Trip Beam (Q):
Stun & knockback duration reduced from 0.6 to 0.3 seconds.
Roll Out (W):
Now has an instant cast time (decreased from 0.8 seconds) & no longer interrupts movement.
Pal's turnrate is no longer decreased while Roll Out is active.
Pal gains 5/9/13/17% bonus movement speed while Roll Out is active.
Taking damage will apply a 70% tapering movespeed slow for 0.5 seconds (stacking).
Impact AoE radius increased from 100 to 150.
Infernal Core (E):
Manacost increased from 5 to 20 when activating Infernal Core.
Energy Reversal (R):
Increased the AoE damage travel speed by 100%. It should now reach its maximum range (700) in 0.4 seconds.
Cooldown adjusted from 80 at all levels to 80/70/60 seconds.
Each charge gained when taking damage now has a duration of 25 seconds, increased from 8.
Zaku
Mana Regeneration per level (1-15) increased from (2.11-2.72) to (2.29-2.94).
Mending Pod (E):
Manacost adjusted from 80 at all levels to 50/55/60/65.
Cooldown adjusted from 6 at all levels to 7/6.5/6/5.5 seconds.
Pet Updates
Bounder
Quickness:
Increases Movespeed by 4%.
Frostbite:
When you attack, Bounder slows target by 20% for 3 seconds.
Cooldown decreased from 16 to 14 seconds..
Slide (F):
Dash 500 distance in target direction.
Cooldown decreased from 120 to 100 seconds.
Fiki
Deflection:
Reduces incoming creep damage by 11-32 (scales with hero level).
Rejuvenate:
When hero is below 75% HP, heals by 55-125 (scales with hero level).
40 second cooldown.
Taunt (F):
Target an enemy creep to have Fiki taunt enemies in a 450 AoE for 15 seconds. Fiki has 2000-9000 health (scales with hero level) & receives bonus damage from towers.
Cooldown decreased from 110 to 90 seconds.
Damage taken from enemy towers increased from 500% to 1000%.
Fitz
On The Prowl:
Increases movespeed by 10% while out of combat.
Bounty:
Upon killing an enemy hero, grants 130 bonus gold.
Cooldown decreased from 60 to 40 seconds.
Shadow Stalk (F):
Target enemy to deal 118-300 damage over 6.5 seconds while granting vision.
Cooldown decreased from 150 to 120 seconds.
Luster
Luster Touch:
Increases gold from creeps by 3 (increased from 2).
Greed is Good:
If you miss a killing blow, Luster gets it for you.
15 second cooldown.
Blast (F):
Deal 700-1008 damage to an enemy creep (scales with hero level).
Cooldown now correctly displays 75 seconds (instead of 80) on the tooltip.
Mystik
Spell Mastery:
Increases Magic Damage by 6%.
Dive Bomb:
When your abilities affect an enemy, Mystik deals 20-68 Pure Damage (scales with hero level & power).
16 second cooldown.
Inspiration (F):
Regenerate 93-135 mana over 0.5 seconds (scales with hero level).
Cooldown decreased from 120 to 105 seconds.
Pincer
Defense:
Increases Resistance by 6-20 (scales with hero level).
Retaliate:
When an enemy attacks you, Pincer deals 30-100 Pure Damage (scales with hero level & power).
20 second cooldown.
Breakout (F):
Activate to remove all stuns/slows & provide 50% stun/slow reduction for 2 seconds.
100 second cooldown.
Plunder
Resilience:
Increases Resistance by 6-20 (scales with hero level).
Pillage:
Attacking an enemy hero or structure grants 20 gold (increased from 15).
Cooldown decreased from 30 to 18 seconds. Tooltip previously displayed an incorrect cooldown of 20 seconds.
Promote (F):
Grants 5 allied brawlers +35 attackspeed, +75% base damage & 300-1245 health (scales with hero level) for 15 seconds.
Players now gain 20 gold for each creep kill made by a buffed brawler.
Cooldown decreased from 180 to 105 seconds.
Razer
Savagery:
Increases attack damage by 2.7-9 (scales with hero level).
Carnivorous Bite:
Your next attack on a hero heals you for 26-96 Health (scales with hero level & power).
Cooldown decreased from 16 to 14 seconds.
Into the Shadows (F):
Your hero spawns an illusion & enters stealth for 2.25 seconds. Stealth breaks if the illusion dies.
Cooldown decreased from 120 to 110 seconds. Tooltip previously displayed an incorrect cooldown of 180 seconds.
Tink
Augmented Repairs:
Increases Out-Of-Combat Regeneration by 3 Health & 1.5 Mana/sec.
Brace for Impact:
When stunned or slowed, gain 50% stun/slow reduction for 3 seconds.
Cooldown decreased from 40 to 25 seconds.
Stun/slow reduction now correctly displays 50% (instead of 40%) on the tooltip.
Enhance Defenses (F):
Grant a friendly tower +50% damage, +100 resistance & +100% splash damage against enemy brawlers for 8 attacks. Kills earned by the tower will be credited to you.
Cooldown decreased from 180 to 115 seconds.
Topps
Unleashed:
Increases Power by 6.6-15 (scales with hero level).
Immolate:
Deals 50-120 Pure Damage over 5 seconds to enemy heroes within 300 range (scales with hero level & power).
18 second cooldown.
Tremble (F):
Activate to apply a 70% tapering slow to nearby enemy heroes within 500 AoE for 2.25 seconds.
Cooldown decreased from 120 to 105 seconds.
Tortus
Vitality:
Increases Max Health by 15%.
Harden:
Blocks 36-106 Damage from a hero's basic attack (scales with hero level).
12 second cooldown.
Rejuvenate (F):
Regenerate 118-300 Health over 0.5 seconds (scales with hero level).
Cooldown now correctly displays 120 seconds (instead of 160) on the tooltip.
Zen
Wisdom:
Increases Cooldown Reduction by 13%.
This ability has been reworked. It previously increased Mana Regeneration by 2.7 (scaling with hero level).
Revitalize:
Prevents you from losing Out-of-Combat Regeneration for 5 seconds the next time you enter combat.
Cooldown decreased from 18 to 12 seconds.
Knowledge (F):
Target a position up to 3500 range to scout it. Gains vision & reveals enemies in a 700 AoE for 8 seconds.
Cooldown decreased from 70 to 35 seconds.
Item Updates
Elder Stone
Recipe cost increased from 550 to 650 gold.
Recipe now grants +10 resistance.
Empowered Bracer
Recipe cost decreased from 550 to 450.
Sage Circlet
Recipe cost decreased from 320 to 210.
Recipe now grants +4% Cooldown Reduction.
Silver Buckler
Recipe cost decreased from 320 to 270.
Resistance increased from +5 to +8.
Bug Fixes
Heroes:
Blazer

Fixed a bug that caused Blazer to gain only +80 movespeed instead of +100 while in Hunter Mode.
Iah

Fixed a bug that caused the player's camera screen to shake each time Iah respawned.
Jin She

Fixed a bug that allowed Everthirst Flame to damage & stun bosses.
Malph

Fixed a bug that caused Tunnel Bomb to apply its damage effect several times if enemies were in close proximity to Malph.
Pal

Fixed a bug that allowed Trip Beam to damage & stun bosses. This was allowing players to knock Cindara & Baldir out of their lairs.
Fixed a bug that prevented Pal from being immobilized by Eye of Tempra while Roll Out was active.
Fixed a bug that prevented Pal from being immobilized by Void Key (turning him invisible instead) while Roll Out was active.
Fixed a bug that allowed Recall & Warp Boots to be used without interrupting movement while Roll Out was active.
Fixed a bug that disabled Rocket Boots while Roll Out was active.
Fixed a bug that caused movement speed buffs & debuffs to not be applied properly while Roll Out was active.
Fixed a bug that allowed Roll Out to damage & stun bosses.
Fixed a bug that caused Infernal Core to grant +30 flat resistance at all levels instead of +8/12/16/20.
Fixed a bug that caused Infernal Core to buff the resistance of enemies in range.
Fixed a bug that caused Infernal Core to drain 15 Mana/sec instead of 20.
Fixed a bug that caused Infernal Core to passively draw aggression from enemy structures in range.
Fixed a bug that allowed Energy Reversal to be activated without interrupting movement while Roll Out was active.
Fixed a bug that caused Pal's Energy Reversal to display a much smaller AoE cast radius (300 instead of 700) when hovering over the ability.
Ray

Fixed a bug that allowed Freeze Ray to trigger on enemy buildings instead of just enemy units.
Rip

Fixed a bug that caused Nether Strike to only provide 2 charges instead of 3.
Items:
Barrier Token

Fixed a bug that caused the Warding Enchantment to trigger its 50% Magic Damage reduction from abilities/items that deal Pure Damage.
Eye of Tempra

Fixed a bug that allowed it to trigger the stun/slow reduction from Tink's Brace For Impact.
Everwinter Charm

Fixed a bug that caused the Virtue Enchantment to apply a 3 second movespeed slow instead of the full 4.5 duration.
Fixed a bug that caused the Lasting Enchantment to apply a 3 second movespeed slow instead of the full 4.5 duration.
Fixed a missing item cast animation & tweaked the cast effect to better display the AoE radius.
Golden Protector

Fixed a bug that caused the Adaptation Enchantment to not gain Mitigation charges properly.
Iceforged Plate

Fixed a bug that caused the Command Enchantment to not transfer the 5% reduced physical damage to the item owner.
Added a visual effect & damage popup whenever reduced damage is transferred to the item owner.
Mystic Dagger

Fixed a bug that caused the recipe to grant an additional +2 Power.
Oracle's Trinket

Fixed a bug that caused the Concentration Enchantment to only restore mana (instead of mana & health) on activation.
Unstable Shard

Fixed a bug that caused it to not deal any damage to nearby enemies after its activation expired.
Fixed a bug that caused it to deal Magic Damage instead of Pure Damage.
Fixed a bug that caused the Wisdom Enchantment to not refresh any abilities but still kill the item owner after its activation expired.
UI:
Pets

Fixed a bug that caused locked pets to display incorrect ability tooltips. These were their level 1 tooltips (prior to the removal of pet leveling), giving those pets the appearance of having much weaker skills than their unlocked counterparts.
Account Icons

Fixed a bug that caused Moxie's Mastery Account Icon to be unavailable after the most recent patch.
Potentially playable characters in the near future..
Original post
20 Oct 2017Developer post
Clubs & Minor Balance Changes - Fiki's reign of terror comes to an end.
Clubs have been added to Strife. Use the community tools associated with clubs to identify your account with a group. Clubs allow for text & voice chat and a meeting place to build parties, teams, and bolster social interactions within the Strife playerbase. Pet Balance Chang
Clubs have been added to Strife. Use the community tools associated with clubs to identify your account with a group. Clubs allow for text & voice chat and a meeting place to build parties, teams, and bolster social interactions within the Strife playerbase.
Pet Balance Changes
Fiki
Deflection:
Creep damage reduction decreased from (15-43) to (11-32).
Rejuvenate:
Cooldown increased from 24 to 40 seconds.
Taunt:
Can no longer target enemy buildings.
Cooldown increased from 45 to 110 seconds.
Fiki's Max Health now scales correctly from level 1-15 instead of maxing out at level 9.
Original post
06 Oct 2017Developer post
Patch 1.0.11 - Ladder Season 2 & Hero Balance Changes
Ladder Season 2 Ladder Season 2 has begun. It will end on November 30 at 11:59 EST (16:59 UTC). Prizes include Account Icons, Boosts, Gems and Cosmetics. Bug Fixes Add missing mastery icons for Aemon, Malph, and Pal. Add missing 10 win steam achievements for Malph and Pal. Fix un
Ladder Season 2
Ladder Season 2 has begun. It will end on November 30 at 11:59 EST (16:59 UTC). Prizes include Account Icons, Boosts, Gems and Cosmetics.
Bug Fixes

Add missing mastery icons for Aemon, Malph, and Pal.
Add missing 10 win steam achievements for Malph and Pal.
Fix unresponsive input on some Linux configurations.
Hero Balance Changes
Aemon
Max Health per level (1-15) increased from (920-1865) to (995-2004).
Max Mana increased from 320 to 350.
Hope (W):
Ally heal per attack increased from 5/10/15/20 to 7/12/17/22.
Manacost increased from 75 at all levels to 75/80/85/90.
Courage (E):
Manacost increased from 55 at all levels to 55/65/75/85.
Cooldown adjusted from 7 at all levels to 7.5/7/6.5/6 seconds.
Bastion
Zidek Charge (W):
Magic damage increased from 75/100/125/150 to 90/115/140/165.
Stun duration increased from 0.8/1.1/1.4/1.7 to 0.9/1.2/1.5/1.8 seconds.
The Chosen One (R):
Magic damage increased from 180/240/300 to 200/250/300.
Cooldown decreased from 120 at all levels to 115/105/95 seconds.
Blazer
Tether Shot (W):
Cooldown decreased from 12 at all levels to 12/11/10/9 seconds.
Manacost decreased from 95 at all levels to 95/90/85/80.
Hunter Mode (R):
Duration increased from 15/20/25 to 18/22/26 seconds.
Bo
Bull Rush (R):
Bonus damage on wall impact increased from 50% to 60%.
Buford
Max Health per level (1-15) increased from (783-1536) to (832-1632).
Poison Slug (Q):
Cooldown decreased from 15 at all levels to 15/14.5/14/13.5 seconds.
Manacost adjusted from 75 at all levels to 70/75/80/85.
Fire Slug (W):
Damage per second increased from 20/30/40/50 to 25/35/45/55.
Caprice
Fire Lager (Q):
Manacost decreased from 70/80/90/100 to 70/75/80/85.
Anchors Aweigh (W):
Magic damage increased from 70/95/120/145 to 80/105/130/155.
Stun duration increased from 0.9/1.1/1.3/1.5 to 1.1/1.25/1.4/1.55 seconds.
Chester
Knight Blitz (Q):
Manacost adjusted from 70/75/80/85 to 70 at all levels.
Magic damage increased from 40/65/70/85 to 60/70/80/90.
March On (W):
Buff duration increased from 2 to 2.5 seconds.
Cooldown reduced from 18/16/14/12 to 17/15/13/11 seconds.
Manacost adjusted from 95 at all levels to 90/95/100/105.
King Me (R):
Cooldown decreased from 75 at all levels to 75/70/65 seconds.
Manacost increased from 100/110/120 to 100/125/150.
Eanu
Max Health per level (1-15) decreased from (920-1865) to (881-1730).
Iah
Sand Elemental (Q):
Health increased from 30/35/40/45% to 35/40/45/50% of Iah's Max Health.
Eclipse (R):
Heal and Magic damage increased from 170/230/290 to 190/250/310.
Cooldown decreased from 75 to 60 seconds.
Jin She
Mana Regeneration per level (1-15) increased from (1.40-2.02) to (1.89-2.43).
Everthirst Flame (Q):
Cooldown adjusted from 12 at all levels to 13/12/11/10 seconds.
Firefall (E):
Cooldown decreased from 30/25/20/15 to 24/20/16/12 seconds.
Midknight
Night Blossom (W):
Manacost adjusted from 75 at all levels to 70/75/80/85.
Magic damage increased from 80/105/130/155 to 80/110/140/170.
Chains of Judgement (R):
Cooldown adjusted from 100 at all levels to 105/95/85 seconds.
Nikolai
Max Mana increased from 280 to 320.
Mana Regeneration per level (1-15) increased from (1.72-2.47) to (1.89-2.43).
Relentless Might (Q):
Attack damage increased from 80/90/100/110% to 90/100/110/120%.
Ray
Death Ray (R):
Damage reduction decreased from 15% to 12% for each enemy hero hit.
Original post
29 Sep 2017Developer post
Pal & Malph come to Strifetown! Patch 1.0.10
New Heroes Pal Trip Beam (Q): Target direction to create a beam of energy. If an enemy touches this beam, it triggers - dealing 80/110/140/170 Magic Damage and pushing away all nearby enemies. Roll Out (W): Activate to transform, granting increasing movespeed at the cost of reduc
New Heroes
Pal
Trip Beam (Q):
Target direction to create a beam of energy.
If an enemy touches this beam, it triggers - dealing 80/110/140/170 Magic Damage and pushing away all nearby enemies.
Roll Out (W):
Activate to transform, granting increasing movespeed at the cost of reduced turning.
If you contact an enemy, deals 80/100/120/140 Magic Damage and stuns them for 1.3 seconds.
Taking damage slows down your movement.
Infernal Core (E):
Activate to begin dealing 25/30/35/40 Magic Damage/sec to nearby enemies.
Also grants 8/12/16/20 bonus resistance while active.
Costs 20 mana/sec.
Energy Reversal (R):
Passively reduces incoming damage by 9/12/15%, charging this ability as you take damage.
Activate to release all stored charges, dealing up to 270/360/450 Magic Damage to enemies around you.
Malph
Tunnel Bomb (Q):
Target direction to fire an underground missile.
Upon contacting an enemy, deals 65/90/115/140 Magic Damage and applies a minor slow in an area around the target.
Healing Rations (W):
Target ally to grant them a buff which heals them for 140/180/220/260 Health over 6 seconds.
Provides 20/30/40/50 resistance for the duration.
Mud Field (E):
Target area to create a mud field.
Enemies caught inside are slowed by 25%, have their attack speed reduced by 10/20/30/40%, and take 10/20/30/40% bonus damage from you.
The Underground (R):
Target location to create a Mole Hole.
By right-clicking a Mole Hole, you will channel for 1.4 seconds - entering the underground upon completion.
While underground, you can then target near any Mole Hole to return above ground at that location.
Gameplay & Balance Changes
Eanu
Trident Charge (Q): Bonus magic damage increased from 15/25/35/45 to 20/30/40/50 per charge.
Breaking Wave (R): Magic damage increased from 250/300/350 to 300/350/400.
Rook
Grappling Hook (Q): Manacost increased from 100 to 115.
Murder of Crows (E): Attack speed boost from activating abilities reduced slightly.
Trace
Boomerang (Q): Damage now correctly deals 80/95/110/125% of Trace's attack damage (previously 70/85/100/115%).
Shadowstalk (E): Bonus damage increased from 40/55/70/85 to 55/70/85/100.
Trixie
Pot Shot (Q): Magic damage reduced from 100/125/150/175 to 90/110/130/150.
Barrel Roll (W): Shield health reduced from 90/120/150/180 to 80/110/140/170.
Vermillion
Cheese Shot (Q): Manacost increased from 90/105/120/135 to 100/115/130/145.
Dead Eye (E): Attack range gained from passive reduced from 45/80/115/150 to 35/70/105/140.
Vex
Orbital Drop (R): Cooldown reduced from 100/90/80 to 85/75/65 seconds.
Zaku
Mending Pod (E): Heal increased from 100/135/170/205 to 125/160/195/230.
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Arise, chosen!

Community Discord Server

Map editor added

Shattered Trials map

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New Website and Leaderboards

Shoutout to everyone involved in developing or testing the changes brought to Strife so far:

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Bastion

Blazer

Bo

Buford

Carter

Claudessa

Flak

GoKong

Malph

Midknight

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Bounder

Fiki

Fitz

Luster

Mystik

Pincer

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Razer

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Zen

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Elder Stone