Holliday/Update history

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This page documents the full update history for Holliday.

Update	Changes
August 12, 2026	Powder Keg now does half its damage immediately and half over 3s as a damage over time burn (same overall damage, multiple instances stack).
July 9, 2026	Powder Keg spirit scaling reduced from 1.2 to 1.05.
June 30, 2026	Powder Keg velocity reduced slightly. Powder Keg charge delay increased from 7s to 7.5s. Powder Keg spirit scaling reduced from 1.4 to 1.2. Powder Keg T3 reduced from +100 Damage to +80. Spirit Lasso cooldown increased from 115s to 130s. (Global ult change) Spirit Lasso T3 reduced from -50s Cooldown to -40s. (Global ult change)
June 11, 2026	Powder Keg now has an alt cast behavior to place the barrel at her feet. Powder Keg: various improvements to launch angles, velocities, and feel of casting. Powder Keg now starts with 2 charges. Powder Keg Charge Time increased from 3.5s to 7s. Powder Keg spirit scaling reduced from 1.6 to 1.4. Powder Keg T2 changed from "+58 Damage" to "+1 Charge". Powder Keg T3 changed from "+2 Charges and +0.4s Displacement" to "+100 Damage, +0.5 Spirit Scaling and -5s Charge Time". Fixed various issues with placing Bounce Pad on elevated areas. Bounce Pad landing radius reduced from 12m to 9m. Bounce Pad T3 changed from "+68 Stomp Damage and Improved Spirit Scaling" to "+0.7s Stomp Stun" (only triggers from Holliday).
May 22, 2026	Base bullet damage increased from 18.8 to 19.7. Health regen increased from 1 to 2.
April 30, 2026	Fixed Rising Ram interrupting Lasso. Spirit Lasso T1 increased from +68 Damage to +80. Spirit Lasso T3 increased from -30s Cooldown to -50s.
April 10, 2026	Various behavior and feel improvements to her gun (Undocumented): Removed bullet gravity, increased bullet velocity from 635 m/s to 1160 m/s, increased bullet size, reduced recoil and aim stays consistent after recoil.
March 25, 2026	Bounce Pad now provides allies with air control and stomp damage. Crackshot T3 increased from -4s/-2s for hero/npc headshots to -6s/-3s.
March 6, 2026	(Undocumented) Updated sound effects for Holliday's weapon.
January 30, 2026	Street Brawl: Crackshot Spirit Scaling increased from 1.1 to 2.5. Bounce Pad cooldown reduced by 20s.
January 22, 2026	(Undocumented) Updated VO pass
December 29, 2025	Powder Keg cooldown reduced from 32s to 28s Fixed Lasso being removed by Divine Barrier
November 21, 2025	Base regen reduced from 2.0 to 1.0. Base bullet growth reduced from 1.23 to 1.04. Base damage reduced from 22 to 18. Bounce Pad damage reduced from 80 to 60. Fixed a bug where you could get extra speed/distance with dash jump/bounce pad timing.
September 4, 2025	Base bullet damage reduced from 26 to 22 Bullet damage growth increased from 1.08 to 1.23 Powder Keg displacement duration reduced from 1s to 0.4s Powder Keg damage reduced from 90 to 80 Powder Keg T2 damage reduced from 75 to 65 Powder Keg spirit scaling increased from 1.4 to 1.6 Powder Keg T3 charges reduced from +3 to +2 Powder Keg T3 now also increases displacement duration by 0.4s
May 27, 2025	Fixed some issues with lag compensation and Lasso. Spirit Lasso cooldown increased from 100s to 105s. Spirit Lasso T3 improved from -30s Cooldown to -35s.
May 8, 2025	Turned off/on a handful of stray VO lines to have things be more in line with current iteration of abilities (for instance Holliday no longer says "armor's not going to save you", when in fact, armor could save you). Powder Keg: Fixed being able to spawn barrels on the other side of thin walls. Bounce Pad: Fixed a bug where bounce pads might force you back to the ground after use. Spirit Lasso: Holliday now plays VO when she lands a hit with her lasso as opposed to when she casts her lasso (so she won't say "shoot them" if she didn't actually grab anyone). Fixed a bug causing Holliday's weapon firing sound to be too quiet with sustained firing. Fixed a bug causing Holliday's Crackshot ready sound to play while dead.
April 17, 2025	Base gun damage reduced from 29 to 26. Gun damage growth increased from 1.53 to 1.72. Lasso bonus bounce pad duration reduced from 1.5 to 1s. Fixed being able to Heavy Melee while casting Lasso.
April 4, 2025	Powder Keg T2 bonus damage reduced from 100 to 80. Crackshot T2 bonus damage reduced from 85 to 60.
March 13, 2025	Powder Keg T2 decreased from +120 to +100. Bounce Pad cooldown increased from 37s to 41s. Bounce Pad T1 is now T2. Bounce Pad New T1 is -10s cooldown. Bounce Pad T2 is now T3. Removed T3 Stun.
February 25, 2025	Bounce Pad damage reduced from 120 to 90. Bounce Pad T3 stun duration reduced from +1.25s to +1s. Spirit Lasso damage reduced from 120 to 90. Spirit Lasso now has a cast bar on the hud during wind-up. New in-air looping sound added to the first time she uses a bounce pad. Updated vo - some new content, including increased variety of Crackshot lines.
February 11, 2025	Powder Keg cooldown between charges increased from 2s to 3.5s. Bounce Pad T2 damage reduced from +100 to +80.
January 27, 2025	Powder Keg will no longer arm instantly if the player has the Bounce Pad modifier. Powder Keg Charge Time increased from 1s to 2s. Powder Keg knock up time reduced by 15%. Bounce Pad no will no longer expire after 5 seconds in the air. Bounce Pad spirit scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.4. Bounce Pad will now play a different sound on the player's first bounce when the stomp modifier is active. Bounce Pad VFX and lifetime display improved. Bounce Pad will now be more responsive for the player when landing and dealing damage. Spirit Lasso duration reduced from 2.5s to 2.25s. Spirit Lasso duration now lasts 1.5s longer when using Bounce Pad. Spirit Lasso Fixed an issue where the lasso animation would get stuck on sometimes.
January 19, 2025	Bullet damage growth increased from 1.5 to 1.7. Powder Keg T2 reduced from 140 to 120. Crackshot now triggers on units. Uses half cooldown when triggered this way. Crackshot damage reduced from 75 to 60. Crackshot spirit scaling increased from 1 to 1.2. Crackshot T2 increased from 75 to 85. Crackshot T3 now also has -2s on creeps. Fixed Crackshot applying Slowing Hex's anti-teleport debuff. Spirit Lasso T2 duration increased from +0.5 to +0.75. Fixed height on damage from Bounce Pad sometimes causing it to not hurt heroes on your lasso.
January 17, 2025	Added to the main gamemode. (Undocumented) Renamed weapon from "Occult 45" to "Doc's Orders". (Undocumented) Base health reduced from 625 to 550. (Undocumented) Powder Keg number of charges reduced from 2 to 1. (Undocumented) Powder Keg cooldown between charges reduced from 5s to 1s. (Undocumented) Powder Keg damage spirit scaling reduced from 1.96 to 1.50. (Undocumented) Powder Keg Arm Time reduced from 1s to 0.5s. (Undocumented) Powder Keg T1 changed from +1 Charges to -10s Cooldown. (Undocumented) Powder Keg T3 changed from -9s Cooldown and no Arm Time to +3 Charges. (Undocumented) Crackshot damage reduced from 100 to 75. (Undocumented) Crackshot T2 increased from 50 to 75. (Undocumented) Crackshot T3 cooldown increased from -2s to -4s on heroes. (Undocumented) Spirit Lasso cooldown reduced from 159s to 100s. (Undocumented) Spirit Lasso Cast Range increased from 10m to 20m. (Undocumented) Spirit Lasso no longer pauses duration for 2s upon first use of a Bounce Pad. (Undocumented) Spirit Lasso damage increased to 120. (Undocumented) Spirit Lasso T1 changed from +0.6s Duration to +80 Damage. (Undocumented) Spirit Lasso T2 changed from -56s Cooldown to +0.5s Duration. (Undocumented) Spirit Lasso T3 changed from Lasso affects an additional target in the area to -30s Cooldown.
November 21, 2024	Updated Holliday VO: remaster pass and added some content.
November 7, 2024	Bounce Pad: Updated to only allow one Stomp per Bounce Pad. Bounce Pad: Allies no longer receive particle effects when hitting a Bounce Pad. Gun: Updated weapon kit VFX. Powder Keg: Reduce VFX visual obstructions when close. Crackshot: Reduce VFX visual obstructions for victim.
November 4, 2024	Bounce Pad: Updated to only allow one Stomp per Bounce Pad. Bounce Pad: Allies no longer receieve particle effects when hitting a Bounce Pad.
October 29, 2024	Bounce Pad now properly deals damage in an area on landing.
October 24, 2024	Added Holliday to Hero Labs.