Ivy/Update history

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This page documents the full update history for Ivy.

Update	Changes
August 12, 2026	Stone Form T3 stun duration reduced from +1s to +0.75s.
July 28, 2026	Stone Form T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1.7 to +1.5.
June 30, 2026	Entangling Thorns spirit scaling increased from 0.45 to 0.55. Kudzu Connection replicated healing per boon scale increased from +0.5 to +0.85. Air Drop cooldown reduction when used on allies increased from -25% to -30%. Air Drop cooldown increased from 85s to 100s. (Global ult change)
June 11, 2026	Fixed a bug where Stone Form could sometimes do significantly more damage than intended.
April 30, 2026	Street Brawl: Entangling Thorns range reduced by 15%.
March 21, 2026	Stone Form spirit scaling reduced from 0.8 to 0.6. Stone Form T3 spirit scaling reduced from +2 to +1.7. Air Drop ally cast range increased from 18m to 22m. Air Drop is no longer disabled by damage over time abilities (same as zipline rules) Air Drop cooldown increased from 65s to 85s. Air Drop cooldown is reduced by 25% when used on allies.
March 10, 2026	Bullet damage growth increased from 0.06 to 0.08. Kudzu Connection now only gives you half the bonus if you aren't connected to an ally. Air Drop damage spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.7. Air Drop T1 barrier spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.7. Air Drop T2 slow reduced from 50% to 40%.
March 7, 2026	Entangling Thorns spirit scaling reduced from 0.55 to 0.45.
March 6, 2026	Now has -10% Gravity. Bullet damage reduced from 4.59+0.12/boon to 4.45+0.06/boon. Kudzu Bomb renamed to Entangling Thorns. Entangling Thorns Recharge Time reduced from 8s to 5s. Entangling Thorns spirit scaling reduced from 0.65 to 0.55. Entangling Thorns T2 changed from "+2s Duration" to "+2m Radius and increases spirit scaling by +0.5". Entangling Thorns T3 changed from "+36 DPS and +2m Radius" to "Entangles enemies that remain in it for 2s. Lasts 1.6s". Watcher's Covenant renamed to Kudzu Connection. Kudzu Connection Fire Rate spirit scaling reduced from 0.25 to 0.18. Kudzu Connection Bullet Lifesteal spirit scaling reduced from 0.19 to 0.15. Kudzu Connection T1 changed from "+8% Fire Rate" to "+2m Move Speed bonus". Kudzu Connection T2 changed from "+2m Move Speed Bonus" to "+8% Fire Rate and +8% Bullet Lifesteal". Kudzu Connection T3 changed from "+1 Tether Count" to "Ability is now always active". Stone Form cooldown increased from 37s to 40s. Stone Form damage spirit scaling reduced from 1.5 to 0.8. Stone Form T1 changed from "-19s cooldown" to "+7% Max Health Heal". Stone Form T2 changed from "+68 Damage and +0.5s Stun" to "-25s Cooldown". Stone Form T3 changed from "+13% Max Health Heal" to "+1s Stun and Increased Spirit Scaling (2.0)". Air Drop cast time removed. Instead, if you take damage the ability will be unable to be used for 3.5s. Air Drop spirit damage scaling reduced from 2.3 to 1.0. Air Drop Cooldown reduced from 100s to 65s. Air Drop duration increased from 16s to 21s. Air Drop base/max speed increased from 11/18m to 10/22m. Air Drop bomb radius increased from 14m to 20m. Air Drop buff duration reduced from 12s to 8s. Air Drop ally cast range increased from 14m to 18m. Air Drop now grants you and your ally +20% Outgoing Damage after dropping. Air Drop bomb no longer has a fast explode expanding behavior. Air Drop bomb no longer causes a knockup. Air Drop bomb no longer slows on explode by default. Air Drop bomb no longer provides barrier by default. Air Drop T1 changed from "-20% Bullet Resist on enemies hit for 8s" to "Grants you and ally 300 Barrier (+1.0 Spirit Scaling)" Lasts 12s. Air Drop T2 changed from "+200 Barrier and +5m Explode Radius" to "Explode applies 50% Slow for 3s". Air Drop T3 now also increases damage scaling by +1.5 and barrier scaling by +1.0. (Undocumented) Updated sound effects for Entangling Thorns and Stone Form.
January 30, 2026	No longer has reduced melee damage. Air Drop now has a very brief period where allies cannot cancel to prevent accidental cancels.
January 22, 2026	(Undocumented) Re-added voice lines for using Air Drop on self
December 29, 2025	Watcher's Covenant Replicated Healing increased from 25% to 35% Watcher's Covenant Replicated Healing now scales with boons (0.5) Air Drop ally damage penalty reduced from -30% to -20%
November 21, 2025	Kudzu Bomb damage reduced from 50 to 40. Kudzu Bomb spirit scaling increased from 0.56 to 0.65. Stone Form cooldown reduced from 42s to 37s. Watcher's Covenant bullet lifesteal increased from 10% to 15%. Air Drop damage penalty for ally you are carrying reduced from -50% to -30%. Air Drop cast range increased from 12m to 14m.
October 2, 2025	Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.15 to 0.11 Spirit scaling per boon increased from 1.1 to 1.2 Kudzu Bomb DPS reduced from 55 to 50 Kedzu Bomb T3 DPS reduced from +46 to +40 Stone Form damage spirit scaling increased from 1.0 to 1.5 Air Drop no longer grants allied bullet resistance (still grants barrier on drop)
August 18, 2025	New updated model. (Undocumented) Updated VO pass
July 4, 2025	Bullet growth reduced from 0.16 to 0.15. No longer ignores shooting speed penalty. Watcher's Covenant now grants the shooting speed benefit to you and your tethered ally.
May 8, 2025	Watcher's Covenant: Fixed not replicating healing from Bullet Lifesteal (it worked with other sources of bullet lifesteal). Stone Form: Fixed cast sound being delayed and increased its volume. Stone Form: Fixed interaction with air vents and small geo. Air Drop: Adjusted visuals to have higher contrast. Air Drop: Ally cast range increased from 8m to 12m. Air Drop: Slow duration reduced from 4s to 3s. Air Drop: Radius reduced from 14m to 12m. Air Drop: Combat Barrier reduced from 200 to 150. (Undocumented) Air Drop: Combar Barrier changed from Bullet Shield Health to Barrier. Air Drop: Combat Barrier Spirit Power scaling reduced from 2.5 to 1.5. Air Drop: T1 duration reduced from 12s to 8s. Air Drop: T2 Combat Barrier reduced from +300 to +200. Air Drop: T3 Silence reduced from 4.5s to 3s. (Undocumented) Bullet damage reduced from 4.68 to 4.4. (Undocumented) Watcher's Covenant Bullet Lifesteal reduced from 12% to 10%. (Undocumented) Watcher's Covenant Bullet Lifesteal spirit scaling reduced from 0.3 to 0.2. (Undocumented) Watcher's Covenant Replicated Healing reduced from 30% to 25%. (Undocumented) Stone Form Max Health Heal reduced from 8% to 6%. (Undocumented) Stone Form T3 Max Health Heal reduced from +16% to +13%.
April 17, 2025	Headshot hitbox is smaller now (no longer includes the ears). Fixed visibility issues with Air Drop.
April 4, 2025	Fixed Ivy, Viscous and Magic Carpet moving faster than desired when holding the soul urn.
February 25, 2025	Adjusted hitboxes to conform to model. Fixed tether getting removed then applied every frame if Ivy was above the bridge and target is below the bridge (or vice versa) causing the vfx to flicker. (Undocumented) Air Drop default keybinds changed to Mouse 1 to drop bomb and W to fly faster.
December 6, 2024	Updated Ivy VO - largely remastering pass, but also fixed some lines with Spanish pronunciation issues. Melee damage and growth reduced by 15%. Starting Health reduced from 550 to 525. Watcher's Covenant fixed to replicate healing even when you are full. Watcher's Covenant now initially locks onto the target in your facing direction if there is one. Stone Form now shows the Ivy player a visible radius indicator for where your hero will hit. Kudzu Bomb now grows on the ground if it hits geo instead of floating in the air. Air Drop damage reduced from 150 to 125. Fixed Phantom Strike not grounding Ivy when using Air Drop. Air Drop now lets you choose to significantly reduce your initial upward momentum by holding the fly key down while casting the ability.
November 21, 2024	Watcher's Covenant Bullet Lifesteal reduced from 15% to 12%. Stone Form Max Health Heal reduced from 10% to 8%. Stone Form T3 Max Health Heal reduced from +20% to +16%. Stone Form drag down collision improved a bit. Bullet damage increased from 5 to 5.2. Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.36 to 0.34. Fixed being launched incorrectly when using Stone Form on certain geometry. Fixed Stone Form having a brief period of vulnerability after cast. Air Drop flight controls improved a bit. Air Drop duration reduced from 17s to 16s. Air Drop cooldown increased from 85s to 90s. Air Drop speed can now be increased with movespeed or sprint items (when out of combat). Air Drop now amplifies Sprint values by 1.5x.
November 7, 2024	Watcher's Covenant Fire Rate spirit scaling increased from 0.2 to 0.3. Watcher's Covenant Bullet Lifesteal spirit scaling increased from 0.2 to 0.3.
October 24, 2024	Added keybinds for "Fly Up" and "Fly Down". Used for flying abilities like Ivy's Air Drop and Vindicta's Flight. Kudzu Bomb effects properly display visuals when above ground. Base bullet damage increased from 4.5 to 5. Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.39 to 0.36. Air Drop slow reduced from 35% to 30%.
October 10, 2024	New heavy melee anims added to Mo & Krill and Ivy. Improved default camera position. Take Flight control keys are now similar to Vindicta's. Fixed some issues with control on Take Flight when near a wall.
October 2, 2024	Kudzu Bomb damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.7 to 0.6. Kudzu Bomb T3 damage reduced from +60 to +50. Kudzu Bomb vertical radius is now a fixed 2m pancake shape instead of the full radius of the ability. Air Drop explosion now respects line of sight.
September 26, 2024	Stone Form now works against airborne targets. Kudzu Bomb T3 now also grants +2m Radius. Kudzu Bomb spirit power scaling increased from 0.6 to 0.7. Fixed clicking noise when flying while disarmed. Fixed being able to Stone Form during the Take Flight animation to circumvent the vulnerable cast period.
September 12, 2024	Fixed some control issues when flying near a wall. Air Drop silence and slow debuff duration reduced from 4.5s to 4s.
September 1, 2024	Air Drop self cast time reduced from 2 to 1.3.
August 29, 2024	Bullet damage growth per boon reduced from 0.55 to 0.5. Health growth per boon reduced from +41 to +35. Watcher's Covenant T2 reduced from +3 m/s to +2. Air Drop no longer silences allies. Air Drop now causes allies to deal 50% less damage while being carried. Air Drop movement adjusted to be a little less frantic. Fixed Air Drop bomb disappearing if you cancel your ultimate after dropping it but before it lands. Air Drop self cast cast time increased from 1s to 2s. Air Drop max move speed reduced from 20 to 18. During Air Drop flight you can pitch up and down with Dash/Crouch buttons. Fixed getting stuck under bridges and in buildings while Air Drop flying.
August 22, 2024	Air Drop now silences the ally being carried until they are released.
August 16, 2024	Restored previous audio processing. Air Drop cooldown increased from 70s to 80s. Air Drop duration reduced from 20s to 17s. Air Drop bomb no longer silences in the base (now part of t3). Air Drop bomb slow duration increased from 3s to 4.5s. Air Drop T2 now also has +5m radius. Air Drop T3 no longer has +12m radius. Air Drop T3 no longer extends debuff duration by +2s. Air Drop T3 silences enemies for 4.5s.
August 15, 2024	Fixed melee still going through when casting Stone Form after initiating a melee attack. Stone Form T2 stun reduced from 0.75s to 0.5s. Watcher's Covenant T1 reduced from +15% Fire Rate to +10%. Now has a new ultimate ability, Air Drop. Take flight with an Ally (or self-cast to carry a bomb). You fly and drop the ally or bomb onto an area, dealing damage, slowing, and silencing enemies. Ivy and the ally gain a bullet shield when they are dropped. Allies can drop by themselves at any time. When using the ability without an ally (carrying a bomb), it has a 1 second cast time.
August 1, 2024	Added a bunch of new Ivy lines including updated pings, kill lines, etc. Improved ground impact effects for Ivy's True Form.
July 18, 2024	Base damage reduced from 5.0 to 4.5. Kudzu Bomb DPS spirit scaling increased from 0.4 to 0.6. Watcher's Covenant replicated healing reduced from 35% to 30%.
July 11, 2024	Fixed the following abilities changing their launch direction if the player snapped their camera quickly during the cast time: Ivy's Kudzu Bomb, Paradox's Pulse Grenade, Warden's Alchemical Flask, Vindicta's Stake, Alchemical Fire (T3 Weapon item). Base damage growth increased from 0.35 to 0.55. Watcher's Covenant replicated healing reduced from 45% to 35%. Watcher's Covenant bullet lifesteal now scales with spirit power (0.18). Watcher's Covenant fire rate reduced from 15% to 10%. Watcher's Covenant fire rate now scales with spirit power (0.2). Fixed Kudzu Bomb not going where you had targeted if you moved quickly during the cast.
July 4, 2024	Fixed some bugs with Watcher's Covenant that caused it to sometimes disconnect/reconnect unintentionally. Watcher's Covenant distance threshold to pick a new target increased from 2.5m to 6m. Watcher's Covenant can now be cast again on an ally while the buff is active to make it prioritize that hero when possible.
June 20, 2024	Updated reload animations for Warden, Dynamo, and Ivy. Kudzu Bomb now does 50% less damage to objectives.
June 13, 2024	Changed Ivy's True Form ability name to Stone Form. Watcher's Covenant replicated healing reduced from 55% to 45%. Watcher's Covenant no longer provides +2 m/s in the base ability. Watcher's Covenant T2 movement bonus increased from +2 m/s to +3.
June 6, 2024	Fixed training Ivy's True Form causing you to get healed. Watcher's Covenant heal sharing reduced from 65% to 55%.
May 30, 2024	Kudzu Bomb T3 improved from +50 DPS to +60.
May 23, 2024	Fixed various movement stuck bugs with Ivy. Kudzu Bomb duration increased from 3.5s to 4s. Kudzu Bomb T2 duration increased from +1.5s to +2s. Watcher's Covenant Replicated Healing increased from 50% to 65%. Watcher's Covenant Fire Rate reduced from 20% to 15%. Watcher's Covenant T1 changed to +15% Rate.
May 16, 2024	True Form cooldown reduced from 50s to 40s.
May 10, 2024	Base stamina increased from 3 to 4.