Paradox/Update history

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This page documents the full update history for Paradox.

Update	Changes
June 30, 2026	Kinetic Carbine T2 now also increases move speed spirit scaling (0.06). Kinetic Carbine T3 changed from affecting Max Damage Scaling to affecting both Min and Max Damage Scaling. (Undocumented) Paradoxical Swap cooldown increased from 95s to 110s. (Undocumented) Paradoxical Swap T2 reduced from -35s Cooldown to -30s.
May 22, 2026	Time Wall T1 duration increased from +2.5s to +3.5s. Time Wall T3 increased from +1 Charge to +2. Time Wall T3 Charge Delay reduced from 4s to 2s. Kinetic Carbine T3 increased from +50% Max Damage Scaling to +55%. Paradoxical Swap damage increased from 125 to 150.
April 30, 2026	Kinetic Carbine cooldown reduced from 30s to 28s. Time Wall T2 weapon damage increased from +30% to +35%. Kinetic Carbine now provides +20% Air Dash Distance when charged. Street Brawl: Pulse Grenade range reduced by 15%.
April 10, 2026	Bullet damage increased from 6.42 + 0.242/boon to 6.8 + 0.26/boon. Time Wall width increased from 7.5m to 8m. Time Wall height increased from 3.5m to 4m. Kinetic Carbine collision radius increased slightly.
March 10, 2026	Pulse Grenade does half damage to objectives.
March 7, 2026	Pulse Grenade spirit scaling reduced from 0.4 to 0.3. Time Wall slow duration increased from 1.25s to 2s. Time Wall T1 now also increases duration by +2.5s. Time Wall T2 no longer increases duration by +2.5s. Time Wall T2 now also silences enemies for 2.3s. Paradoxical Swap damage changed from 10% Current Health to 125 with 1.1 spirit scaling. Paradoxical Swap T3 changed from 10% Current Health to 10% Max Health. Paradoxical Swap can now be alt casted to swap only a single target with the T3.
March 6, 2026	Pulse Grenade radius reduced from 6m to 5.5m. Pulse Grenade radius increases by +1m per Pulse. Pulse Grenade Amp Per Stack reduced from 6% to 4%. Pulse Grenade cooldown increased from 28s to 32s. Pulse Grenade spirit scaling reduced from 0.6 to 0.4. Pulse Grenade changed from -30% Move Speed for 2s to -20% Time Slow for 0.2s. Pulse Grenade T1 changed from +0.8s Duration to -12s Cooldown. Pulse Grenade T2 changed from "-8s Cooldown" to "+20 Pulse Damage and +0.5 Spirit Scaling". Pulse Grenade T3 changed from "+36 Pulse Damage and +0.8m Radius per Pulse" to "+4% Damage Amp Per Stack and +1.6s Duration". Time Wall duration reduced from 6s to 5.5. Time Wall no longer damages enemies going through it. Time Wall now increases allied bullet speeds going through it by 100%. Time Wall now increases adds +30% Weapon Damage to allied bullet damage (affects Carbine) Time Wall T1 increased from +2m Width to +3m. Time Wall T2 changed from "+9% Max Health Damage" to "+2.5s Duration and +30% Weapon Damage". Time Wall T3 changed from silencing enemies to Allowing Charges and Granting +1 Charge (4s Charge Time) Kinetic Carbine cooldown increased from 27s to 30s. Kinetic Carbine speed spirit scaling increased from 0.09 to 0.13. Kinetic Carbine base damage scale increased from 100% to 125%. Kinetic Carbine T2 changed from "-8s Cooldown and +2s Charge Hold" to "-12s Cooldown". Kinetic Carbine T3 now also increases charge hold by 2s. Paradoxical Swap cooldown increased from 75s to 95s. Paradoxical Swap no longer has 80% Spirit Lifesteal. Paradoxical Swap damage changed from 115 (0.6 spirit scaling) to 10% Current Health. Paradoxical Swap T1 changed from "-15s Cooldown" to "+200 Barrier (1.5 Spirit Scaling)". Paradoxical Swap T2 changed from "+81 Damage" to "+13m Cast Range and -35s Cooldown". Paradoxical Swap T3 changed from "+15m Cast Range" to "Swaps additional enemies in 7m radius and +10% Current Health Damage". (Undocumented) Updated sound effects for Paradox's abilities
December 29, 2025	Kinetic Carbine cooldown reduced from 30s to 27s Time Wall Width increased from 7m to 7.5m
November 21, 2025	Base regen reduced from 2.0 to 1.0. Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.27 to 0.22. Base health reduced from 700 to 650. Health per boon reduced from 47 to 45. Pulse Grenade damage reduced from 40 to 35. Pulse Grenade spirit scaling increased from 0.43 to 0.55. Fixed a bug where you could airdash further then expected with Kinetic Carbine.
October 24, 2025	Base bullet damage reduced from 6.48 to 6.15. Paradoxical Swap cooldown increased from 70s to 75s.
September 4, 2025	Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.275 to 0.27.
August 27, 2025	(Undocumented) Updated VO pass
July 29, 2025	Bullet damage scaling increased by 10%.
July 4, 2025	Gun recoil adjustments to make it smoother.
May 8, 2025	VO remastering pass.
April 17, 2025	Kinetic Carbine T2 reduced from -10s Cooldown to -8s.
February 25, 2025	Added Suggested AP path for Haze, Paradox, Shiv, and Yamato. Updated volume for Paradox and Viscous' Select/Unselect lines increased to match the rest of the roster.
December 6, 2024	Time Wall Time Stop duration reduced from 0.6s to 0.5s. Kinetic Carbine Max Stop duration reduced from 0.5s to 0.4s. Kinetic Carbine T1 reduced from +0.5s to +0.4s. (Undocumented) Paradoxical Swap T3 cast range changed from +20m to +15m.
November 21, 2024	Remastered weapon fire for Paradox. Updated Paradox VO: remaster pass and added some content. Fixed Kinetic Carbine not proccing Headshot effects ( Headshot booster, Headhunter, Crippling Headshot). Paradoxical Swap time min/max increased by 0.2/0.3s (to help with camera). Time Wall now deals 50 damage for going through it.
November 13, 2024	Time Wall Time Stop duration reduced from 0.7s to 0.6s. Time Wall duration reduced from 7s to 6s.
November 10, 2024	Paradoxical Swap time increased by 0.1s (to help with camera).
November 7, 2024	Bullet velocity increased from 411 to 525. Time Wall no longer has charges. Time Wall no longer deals 10% Max Health Damage. Time Wall cooldown reduced from 37s to 25s. Time Wall T2 is now Deals 10% Max Health Damage. Kinetic Carbine Max Damage Amp increased from 85% to 100%. Paradoxical Swap time to complete the swap reduced from 0.5-1.5 to 0.3-0.6 (variable based on distance).
November 1, 2024	Time Wall T3 silence duration reduced from 3s to 2.5s.
October 27, 2024	Pulse Grenade T3 reduced from +1m per Pulse to +0.75m.
October 24, 2024	Pulse Grenade pulses are now expressed as a duration rather than a fixed pulse count (works with Duration Extender). Pulse Grenade T1 changed from +1 Pulse to +0.8s Duration. Pulse Grenade T2 improved from -7.5s to -8s. Kinetic Carbine T2 improved from -9.5s Cooldown to -10s. Kinetic Carbine shots cannot miss due to evasion. Kinetic Carbine can now pierce breakables. Kinetic Carbine now does 15% more damage on a headshot. Kinetic Carbine sound level reduced a little bit.
October 10, 2024	Bullet growth per boon increased from 0.33 to 0.45. Time Wall bullet duration reduced from 1s to 0.7s. Fixed Time Wall not being spawned when looking down while casting. Paradoxical Swap cooldown increased from 48s to 65s. Paradoxical Swap range reduced from 30m to 25m. Paradoxical Swap T1 now reduces cooldown by 15s. Paradoxical Swap T3 now increases range by 20m. Pulse Grenade radius reduced from 7m to 6m. Pulse Grenade Damage Amp per Stack increased from 5% to 6%. Pulse Grenade T3 no longer increases Damage Amp by 2%. Pulse Grenade T3 now also increases the radius by 1m per pulse.
September 26, 2024	Pulse Grenade T3 now also grants +2% Damage Amp. Fixed being unable to be damaged by multiple Time Walls.
September 12, 2024	Fixed issues with Paradoxical Swap hitting targets behind walls.
August 29, 2024	Fixed Paradoxical Swap still going through even if Paradox dies during it.
August 15, 2024	Base ammo reduced from 45 to 40. Kinetic Carbine projectile size reduced by 10%. Kinetic Carbine cooldown increased from 24s to 28s. Kinetic Carbine speed duration reduced from 4s to 3.5s. Kinetic Carbine no longer affects channels, cast times or things like Lash's Death Slam. Kinetic Carbine T1 reduced from +0.75s Max Stop duration to +0.5s. Kinetic Carbine T2 cd reduction increased from -8s to -10s. Time Wall T3 silence duration reduced from 3.5s to 3s. Paradoxical Swap projectile size reduced by 10%.
August 1, 2024	Fixed Paradox Swap sometimes putting players behind walls. Kinetic Carbine Time Slowed targets that were moving before the time slow will now resume their momentum when time slow wears off. Bullet (and Kinetic Carbine) projectile speed reduced by 10%. Ammo count reduced from 54 to 45.
July 18, 2024	Time Wall projectile stop duration reduced from 1.25s to 1s. Pulse Grenade amp duration increased from 6s to 8s. Paradoxical Swap projectile size reduced by 10%.
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). Fixed Time Wall projectiles and bullets being stuck in the wall for its full duration instead of for the shorter time stop duration. Kinetic Carbine collision radius reduced by 10%. Fixed Pulse Grenade not going where you had targeted if you moved quickly during the cast.
June 27, 2024	Base movement speed reduced from 7 to 6.5. Kinetic Carbine impact radius reduced by 15%. Kinetic Carbine Max Stop Duration reduced from 0.75 to 0.5. Kinetic Carbine buff duration reduced from 6 to 4. Kinetic Carbine T1 increased from +0.5s Max Stop Duration to +0.75. Kinetic Carbine T2 now also increases buff by +2s. Paradoxical Swap range reduced from 35m to 30m.
June 20, 2024	Kinetic Carbine cooldown increased from 22s to 24s. Paradoxical Swap cooldown increased from 35s to 45s.
June 6, 2024	Added Kinetic Carbine charge audio loop.
May 30, 2024	Fixed some sound issues with Pulse Grenade. Bullet base damage reduced from 8 to 7.2 (indirectly affects Kinetic Carbine). Bullet growth reduced from 0.48 to 0.42 (indirectly affects Kinetic Carbine). Kinetic Carbine damage reduced from +100% to +85%. Paradoxical Swap range reduced from 40m to 35m. Fixed Paradoxical Swap being able to grab multiple heroes if they were really close to each other.
May 23, 2024	Fixed a bug that could cause all of Paradox Pulse Grenade's pulses to go off at once. Improved visibility of Paradox's bullet and travel path. Added custom tracer and muzzle flash for Paradox's gun. Kinetic Carbine Max Damage Amp reduced from 125% to 100%. Paradoxical Swap range reduced from 45m to 40m.
May 16, 2024	Fixed Time Wall damaging units that don't move multiple times instead of once per walk through. Kinetic Carbine T3 reduced from +75% to +50%.
May 10, 2024	Time Wall bullet freeze duration no longer increases with Spirit or Duration Extender. Time Wall bullet freeze base duration reduced from 1.5 to 1.25. Time Wall no longer deals damage to Mid Boss. Kinetic Carbine: Max Damage Amp reduced from 150% to 125%. Kinetic Carbine T3 no longer provides +50% Min Damage Amp. Kinetic Carbine T3 reduced from +125% Max Damage to +75%.