ability index 6
change timeline 9 patches
Soul Reaving – Minor Perk
- Pickup radius of Soul Globes increased from 5 to 8 meters.
- Lifesteal increased from 25% to 30%.
Reaper's reduced health pool has limited his ability to sustain through extended engagements. Increasing the effectiveness of his passive restores some of that durability while rewarding aggressive play.
Accelerated Reaping - Power
- Attack Speed per stack increased to 5% (Up from 4%).
Dauntless Draught - Epic Survival Hero Item
- Wraith Form Duration reduced to 33% (Down from 50%).
Soul Reaving - Minor Perk
- Collecting a soul orb now also extends Wraith Form's timer by 1s.
- Deals 40 damage per second to enemies within 4m.
- Can now be cancelled manually.
- Every elimination earned with Death Blossom extends the duration by 1s.
We all get scared hearing Die... Die... Die… but what if that went on even longer for every single kill he got? Reaper is no longer an easy target if you see him use Wraith Form; his soul orbs have turned into orbs that lengthen his Wraith Form so good luck chasing him down…
Hellshroud
- Duration reduced to 2s (Down from 3s).
- Damage reduced to 20% of Max Life (Down from 25%).
- Slow and Attack Speed Slow reduced to 20% (Down from 30%).
- Health reduced from 300 to 275.
- Lingering Wraith – Minor Perk
- Movement speed bonus reduced from 40% to 30%.
Dire Triggers has increased Reaper’s strengths across many matchups and added more lethality to his kit. Combined with his survivability, this pushes him past intended durability and kill potential. Reducing his health lowers his survivability while preserving the lethality Dire Triggers provides.
Ghosted - Power
- Removed.
Harvest Fest - Power
- Chance increased to 20% (Up from 10%).
- Life Restoration reduced to 15% (Down from 25%).
- Ammo Restoration reduced to 15% (Down from 25%).
- Move Speed reduced to 15% (Down from 25%).
- Now has bad luck protection.
- Pickup distance increased to 2m (Up from 1m).
Hellshroud - Power
- New
- "While in [Wraith Form], passing through enemies burns them for 25% of your Max Life and slows their Move Speed and Attack Speed by 30% for 3s."
Shared Siphon - Power
- Removed.
Silent as the Grave - Power
- Removed.
Wall of Life and Death - Power
- New
- "While in [Wraith Form], become 50% larger and block incoming projectiles while healing all other allies within 6m for 35(AP) every 1s."
Wraith Flight - Power
- Reworked to Power (from Item).
- Added "While airborne, press [Jump] to glide."
Crimson Cloak - Epic Hero Ability Item
- Cost increased to 13000 (Up from 9500).
- Added 10% Ability Lifesteal.
- Health increased to 50 (Up from 25).
- Ability Power increased to 15% (Up from 10%).
Devastation - Rare Hero Survival Item
- Cost reduced to 3750 (Down from 4000).
We're happy with how Reaper's build variety has improved after the his midseason mini rework. These changes aim to further improve that by improving Reaper's Wraith Form oriented builds.
Backstabber - Power
- Reworked to "[Dire Triggers] deals 30(AP) additional damage over 3s to Airborne enemies and to enemies beyond 8m."
Trigger Finger - Power
- New.
- After use an ability or reloading, refresh cooldown of [Dire Triggers].
Vampiric Touch - Power
- Removed.
This is a mini rework designed to give Reaper a more potent anti-air build option, especially with the introduction of the Cat to the roster.
- Moved from Perk to Baseline ability.
- Cooldown increased from 3 to 6 seconds.
- Added.
- Using an ability or reloading refreshes Dire Triggers’ cooldown.
Dire Triggers has been moved into Reaper’s base kit to give him more consistent mid‑range options on a cooldown. This change adds additional decision‑making and skill expression to his gameplay.
- During Shadow Step, Reaper has 6 seconds to choose if he wants to teleport there or retreat back to his original position.
- If he retreats, Shadow Step's cooldown is reduced to 5 seconds.
Reaper's learned to play peak-a-boo!
Shadow Step
- No longer cleanses on use.
Death Step - Power
- [Death Blossom] can now be canceled while being casted after using [Shadow Step].
Death Step has always been about giving Reaper more control over how and when he commits. Allowing Death Blossom to be canceled after engaging with Shadow Step gives Reaper a much-needed escape hatch, letting skilled players disengage when things go sideways instead of going all in every time. This change is aimed at raising the skill expression of the combo, rewarding good judgment and timing rather than blind commitment to the spin.
The Reaping
- Lifesteal reduced from 30% to 25%.
Reaper’s sustain from his passive leads to high survivability in close-range duels. A slight reduction in lifesteal maintains his durability while reducing his self-healing reliability in extended engagements.