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Wrecking Ball

Wrecking Ball

7 changes 6 patches first seen 2025-11-06 last seen 2026-10-06

ability index 4

change timeline 6 patches

2026-10-06 PN–261006 · October 6, 2026
  • Head hit volume increased from 22 to 25.
  • Torso hit volume increased from 83.5 to 87.5.
¶ open patch
2026-06-30 PN–260630 · June 30, 2026
  • Enemies hit by ability damage are revealed to Wrecking Ball’s teammates for 1.5s.
Grappling Claw
  • Can now attach to the ground.
Minefield
  • Mines can now be manually detonated after 2s.

Oftentimes when your teammate picks Wrecking Ball, it can be hard to know what they’re doing or how to support them. These new changes should help everyone work together better with Wrecking Ball.

¶ open patch
2026-04-14 PN–260414 · April 14, 2026
  • (6v6) Base health reduced from 475 to 450. (Total health including armor and shields reduced from 575 to 550.)
¶ open patch
2026-04-01 PN–260401 · April 1, 2026
Roll
  • Greatly increases Wrecking Ball's size.
  • Wrecking Ball is unstoppable and takes 30% reduced damage during Roll, but moves significantly slower.
Grappling Craw
  • Retracting the Grappling Claw now launches Wrecking Ball in the direction he is moving.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING 'WRECKING SMALL'?!?"

¶ open patch
2026-02-09 PN–260209 · February 9, 2026

Pack Rat – Minor Perk

  • Removed.

Multi-Ball – Minor Perk

  • Press Ultimate within 5 seconds after using Minefield to deploy 7 additional mines.
¶ open patch
2025-11-06 PN–251106 · November 6, 2025

Base armor reduced from 175 to 125

Wrecking Ball can be extremely difficult to punish due to his high health pool and mobility, especially without strong crowd control. Reducing his base armor lowers overall survivability while rewarding effective Adaptive Shield usage.

¶ open patch

Base health reduced from 500 to 475.

Adaptive Shields

  • Overhealth gained per target reduced from 75 to 50.
¶ open patch