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You'd think people would be more excited about a jar of souls!

— Soul Urn

The Soul Urn, also known as Spirit Urn, Soul Jar or Spirit Jar, is an objective that spawns at the 10-minute mark and respawns in 5-minute intervals.

Players can pick up the urn and deliver it to its destination on the opposite side of the map. Doing so grants the delivering team Soul Orbs, a Golden statue buff, and an Ability Point for the courier, along with additional Souls.

The Soul Urn respawns on the side it was delivered to.

Carrying the soul urn

After 10 minutes, the Soul Urn spawns in one of two locations in the outermost lanes: beside the overhanging bridge at York Street (Yellow Lane) or beside the bridge at Park Avenue (Green Lane). The urn always spawns first on Yellow Lane at 10 minutes and alternates lanes every 5 minutes. It descends from the sky for 12.5 seconds before it can be picked up. A player can grab the landed urn by standing near it for 2 seconds.

While carrying the urn, the courier is affected in several ways:

Their Move Speed is set to a fixed 15 m/s and they have 100% Slow Resistance.
They are disarmed and silenced.
- Channeled abilities started before picking up the urn, like Ivy's Air Drop and Viscous' Goo Ball, are not interrupted.
They are revealed to the enemy team on the Minimap.
They cannot use Ziplines or Teleporters.

The courier can drop the urn at any time by pressing their parry key. A heavy melee attack or any stun from an enemy will also force the courier to drop it. If an urn is left on the ground for too long, it will walk back to its spawn point.

The drop-off point is on the opposite side of the map, marked by a small green box on the Minimap (or red, when the enemy is carrying it). If a team is behind by a certain soul threshold (15% for the first urn, 10% after), the drop-off point moves closer to their side. This "favored" status is indicated by four floating green candles around the urn. For the leading team, these candles are red.

It takes 2 seconds to turn in the urn. If the delivery takes longer than 90 seconds, the urn begins to damage its courier for 1% of their max health per second and disables their Health Regen. This timer pauses if the urn is dropped and resets if the enemy team picks it up.

Soul urn reward

The Soul Urn's base soul bounty is 700 Souls and increases by 230 Souls per minute of game time.

First Urn (10 mins): 3,000 Souls
Second Urn (15 mins): 4,150 Souls
Third Urn (20 mins): 5,300 Souls

When a team successfully turns in the Soul Urn, the rewards are distributed as follows:

A random Golden Statue buff is granted to each member of the capturing team.
50% of the total Soul value is immediately and equally distributed among all 6 members of the capturing team.
The remaining 50% of the total Soul value is spawned as contestable Soul Orbs, which can be claimed by either team.
The courier (the player who turns in the urn) is also awarded one Ability Point.

Courier's bonus

The courier receives a personal bonus equal to 25% of their share of the urn's total value. This bonus is calculated from the full bounty (before the 50/50 split) and is awarded instantly, meaning it cannot be denied by the enemy team.

The comeback mechanic

If the capturing team's total soul count is behind the enemy's by 10% or more (15% for the first urn), a comeback bounty of 130 extra Souls is added to the total reward before distribution.

This entire comeback bonus is awarded instantly to the team and is not split into contestable Soul Orbs. This mechanic makes the Soul Urn a critical, high-value objective for a team that is behind.

Example distribution (3,000 Soul Urn, no comeback)

Total Instant Souls: 1,500 (50% of 3,000)
Total Souls in Orbs: 1,500 (50% of 3,000)

Each Teammate (5 players) receives:
- 250 Souls instantly (1,500 / 6 players)

The Courier receives:
- 250 Souls instantly (their team share)
- + 125 Souls instantly (personal bonus calculated as [3,000 / 6] * 0.25)
- + 1 Ability Point
- Total for Courier: 375 Souls + 1 Ability Point

Soul Urn Bounty Progression
Minute	Total Bounty	Guaranteed Souls	Teammate Share	Courier Total
10	3,000	1,625	250	375
15	4,150	2,246	346	519
20	5,300	2,867	442	663
25	6,450	3,488	538	807
30	7,600	4,108	633	950
35	8,750	4,729	729	1,094
40	9,900	5,350	825	1,238
45	11,050	5,971	921	1,382
50	12,200	6,592	1,017	1,525
55	13,350	7,213	1,113	1,669
60	14,500	7,833	1,208	1,812
65	15,650	8,454	1,304	1,957
70	16,800	9,075	1,400	2,100
75	17,950	9,696	1,496	2,244
80	19,100	10,317	1,592	2,388

Note: Guaranteed Souls refers to the total instant gold given to the team (50% team share + courier bonus). The remaining 50% of the Total Bounty is in contestable orbs. All fractional soul values have been rounded.

Update history

Main article: Update history

View the full update history: Soul Urn/Update history

Update	Changes
July 13, 2026	(Undocumented) New hero-specific Soul Urn voice lines.
July 9, 2026	Urn Runner sprint bonus reduced from +2m to 0 (trailing bonus reduced from +7m to +5m). Urn Runner move speed bonus reduced from +3.5m to +2m. Urn Runner Stamina Recovery increased from +15% to +25%. Urn talking frequency increased from every 8s to every 6s. Urn talking sound distance increased (easier to hear a nearby Urn Runner).
June 30, 2026	Urn running is now its own objective. Spawns on either end of the map (where the previous neutral pickup locations were), and gets delivered to the opposite end. Spawns at 10/15/20/25/etc. Urn runner is no longer revealed and is not disarmed or silenced (going through a doorway or mirage teleport still drops it) Urn cannot be manually dropped. It gets dropped when you get hit with a light or heavy melee, are stunned or are killed. It stays where it drops and does not walk back home. Urn runner can no longer parry Urn bounty value starts decaying after 45s from being picked up. It drains gradually over another 45s and then the urn is removed when the bounty is empty. Urn is deposited immediately at the drop off point. Urn bounty when deposited is worth 250 + 70/min for just the urn runner. Still has the comeback bounty component. Upon deposit all of the souls are released as orbs into the air (if another ally secures the orbs, they share the bounty with the urn runner). Urn runner gets +4 permanent buffs on deposit Urn is now louder when it talks and is easier to hear by nearby enemies After 3 Minutes from spawn the Urn will start walking very slowly on his own towards the deposit location Urn runner's passive bonuses while holding it now scales based on how behind you are, rather than being on or off (same as the Unstable Rift 0%-15% NW linear scaling). Bonuses are the same as the previous urn runner bonuses. Debug command: `citadel_force_spawn_idol` - This spawns the Soul Urn.

Lore

Trapper builds Soul Urns for the New York Municipal Coven.^[1]

The Urn is sentient and says its job is to keep New York clean by capturing rogue spirits, which should then be released in another location.

The Urn nags heroes to be delivered quickly and believes its work is underappreciated.

Trivia

It is currently possible to activate the Magic Carpet or use Ivy's Air Drop before being silenced in a very short timing window, allowing the courier to carry the urn while under the effect of the item/ability.
In Neon Prime, the Urn was called the Idol.

References

↑ Trapper's backstory - "An employee of the New York Municipal Coven; Trapper spends his days building Spirit Urns, luring giant rats, and capturing various invasive species from The Outer Planes."

[1] Trapper's backstory - "An employee of the New York Municipal Coven; Trapper spends his days building Spirit Urns, luring giant rats, and capturing various invasive species from The Outer Planes."

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 [[File:Soul Urn Render.png|right|frameless|278x278px]]{{Quotation|Soul Urn|You'd think people would be more excited about a jar of souls!}}
-The '''Soul Urn''', also known as '''Spirit Urn, Soul Jar''' or '''Spirit Jar''', is an object in the game that spawns at the 10 minutes mark and respawns in 5 minute intervals thereafter.
+The '''Soul Urn''', also known as '''Spirit Urn, Soul Jar''' or '''Spirit Jar''', is an objective that spawns at the 10-minute mark and respawns in 5-minute intervals.
-Players can choose to pick up the urn and deliver it to the other Soul Urn location on the other side of the map. Doing so will grant the team who delivered the urn some [[souls#Soul Orbs|Soul Orbs]]; a [[Golden statue]] buff; and the courier themselves is granted an [[Ability Point]], as well as additional Souls.
+Players can pick up the urn and deliver it to its destination on the opposite side of the map. Doing so grants the delivering team [[souls#Soul Orbs|Soul Orbs]], a [[Golden statue]] buff, and an [[Ability Point]] for the courier, along with additional Souls.
-The Soul Urn will respawn after delivery on the side it was delivered to.
+The Soul Urn respawns on the side it was delivered to.
 [[File:Soul Urn.png|thumb|Soul Urn icon]]
-== Carrying the Soul Urn ==
+== Carrying the soul urn ==
-After 10 minutes has elapsed in a match, the Soul Urn will spawn in one of two positions located in either of the two outermost lanes; beside the overhanging bridge at York Street (Yellow Lane) or beside the bridge at Park Avenue (Green Lane). The urn always spawns first on Yellow Lane at 10 minutes, then alternates to Green Lane at 15 minutes, back to Yellow at 20 minutes, and continues alternating in this pattern every 5 minutes. It will start by descending slowly from the sky and can only be grabbed after fully landing, which takes 12.5 seconds. Once landed, standing near the urn will cause the player to pick it up, taking 2 seconds. The player carrying the urn will be [[Status Effects#Silence|silenced]].
+After 10 minutes, the Soul Urn spawns in one of two locations in the outermost lanes: beside the overhanging bridge at York Street (Yellow Lane) or beside the bridge at Park Avenue (Green Lane). The urn always spawns first on Yellow Lane at 10 minutes and alternates lanes every 5 minutes. It descends from the sky for 12.5 seconds before it can be picked up. A player can grab the landed urn by standing near it for 2 seconds.
-While carrying the urn, the urn courier will have their [[Move Speed]] set to and limited to 15 m/s no matter what, but will be completely [[Status Effects#Disarmed|disarmed]] and silenced. However, it does not interrupt channeled abilities, notably [[Ivy#(4) Air Drop|Ivy's Air Drop]] and [[Viscous#(4) Goo Ball|Viscous' Goo Ball]]. The courier is revealed on the [[Minimap]] to the enemy team immediately after picking it up. Couriers are also incapable of riding [[Ziplines]] or taking [[Teleporter]]s, forcing them to run directly to the urn drop off point.
+While carrying the urn, the courier is affected in several ways:
+*   Their [[Move Speed]] is set to a fixed 15 m/s and they have 100% [[Slow Resistance]].
+*   They are [[Status Effects#Disarmed|disarmed]] and [[Status Effects#Silence|silenced]].
+** Channeled abilities started before picking up the urn, like {{HeroIcon|Ivy}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Air Drop}} and {{HeroIcon|Viscous}}' {{AbilityIcon|Goo Ball}}, are not interrupted.
+*   They are revealed to the enemy team on the [[Minimap]].
+*   They cannot use [[Ziplines]] or [[Teleporter]]s.
-The courier can choose to drop the urn at any moment by pressing their [[parry]] key.
+The courier can drop the urn at any time by pressing their [[parry]] key. A heavy melee attack or any [[Status_Effects|stun]] from an enemy will also force the courier to drop it. If an urn is left on the ground for too long, it will walk back to its spawn point.
+[[File:Soul Urn favored.png|thumb|159x159px|Green candles indicating favored drop-off on the player's side]]
+The drop-off point is on the opposite side of the map, marked by a small green box on the Minimap (or red, when the enemy is carrying it). If a team is behind by a certain soul threshold (15% for the first urn, 10% after), the drop-off point moves closer to their side. This "favored" status is indicated by four floating green candles around the urn. For the leading team, these candles are red.
-A heavy melee attack or any [[Status_Effects|stun]] from an enemy will also force the courier to drop the urn. Dropped urns can be collected by any player, including the enemy team, and will walk back to its spawn point if left on the ground for too long.
+It takes 2 seconds to turn in the urn. If the delivery takes longer than 90 seconds, the urn begins to damage its courier for 1% of their max health per second and disables their [[Health Regen]]. This timer pauses if the urn is dropped and resets if the enemy team picks it up.
-[[File:Soul Urn favored.png|thumb|159x159px|Green candles indicating favored drop-off on the player's side]]
-The urn's drop-off point is on the opposite side of the map, indicated by a small green box on the Minimap. If one team is in the lead (measured by total soul delta, 15% for the first urn and 10% afterwards), the drop-off point will be closer to the losing team's side. If a team is favored, four floating candles appear around the urn: green to the team with favored drop-off (losing soul lead) and red to the team with unfavored drop-off.
+== Soul urn reward ==
+The Soul Urn's base soul bounty is '''700 Souls''' and increases by '''230 Souls per minute''' of game time.
+*   '''First Urn (10 mins):''' 3,000 Souls
+*   '''Second Urn (15 mins):''' 4,150 Souls
+*   '''Third Urn (20 mins):''' 5,300 Souls
+When a team successfully turns in the Soul Urn, the rewards are distributed as follows:
+*   A random '''Golden Statue buff''' is granted to each member of the capturing team.
+*   50% of the total Soul value is '''immediately and equally''' distributed among all 6 members of the capturing team.
+*   The remaining 50% of the total Soul value is spawned as contestable '''Soul Orbs''', which can be claimed by either team.
+*   The courier (the player who turns in the urn) is also awarded one [[Ability Point]].
+=== Courier's bonus ===
+The courier receives a personal bonus equal to '''25% of their share of the urn's total value'''. This bonus is calculated from the full bounty (before the 50/50 split) and is awarded instantly, meaning it cannot be denied by the enemy team.
-It takes 2 seconds to properly drop off the urn, which then rewards the courier's team with soul orbs and additional bonuses. When the opposing team is carrying the Soul Urn, the green drop off box will appear red.
+=== The comeback mechanic ===
+If the capturing team's total soul count is behind the enemy's by '''10% or more''' (15% for the first urn), a comeback bounty of '''130 extra Souls''' is added to the total reward before distribution.
-If the team carrying the Urn does not deliver it in 90s, it starts dealing damage to its courier, equal to 1% of the courier's max health, and [[Health Regen|health regen]] is dsabled until the Urn is dropped. The timer stops if the Urn is picked up by the enemy team.
+*   This entire comeback bonus is awarded '''instantly''' to the team and is '''not split''' into contestable Soul Orbs. This mechanic makes the Soul Urn a critical, high-value objective for a team that is behind.
-== Soul Urn Reward ==
+=== Example distribution (3,000 Soul Urn, no comeback) ===
-The Soul Urn Bounty is 700 + 230/min (10 min spawn is 3000).
+*   '''Total Instant Souls:''' 1,500 (50% of 3,000)
+*   '''Total Souls in Orbs:''' 1,500 (50% of 3,000)
-* A random Golden Statue buff is granted to each member of the capturing team.
+# '''Each Teammate (5 players) receives:'''
-* 50% of the total Soul value is immediately given to the capturing team.
+#* 250 Souls instantly (1,500 / 6 players)
-** The remaining 50% of Souls are given in Soul Orbs, which may be Denied.
-* The courier receives an extra 25% of the share of Souls and an [[Ability Point]].
-* If the capturing team is behind, extra Souls are granted based on the magnitude of the deficit.
-* The courier will receive 20.83% of the urn value (12.5% instantly, 8.33% in Soul Orbs).
+# '''The Courier receives:'''
-* The courier's teammates will receive 16.67% of the urn value (10% instantly, 6.66% in Soul Orbs).<!--
+#* 250 Souls instantly (their team share)
-[ OUTDATED ]
+#* + 125 Souls instantly (personal bonus calculated as [3,000 / 6] * 0.25)
+#* + 1 Ability Point
+#* '''Total for Courier:''' 375 Souls + 1 Ability Point
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
+! colspan="5" | Soul Urn Bounty Progression
+|-
 |'''Minute'''
-|'''Bounty'''
+|'''Total Bounty'''
-|'''Bounty+Bonus'''
+|'''Guaranteed Souls'''
-|'''Individual'''
+|'''Teammate Share'''
-|'''Courier'''
+|'''Courier Total'''
 |-
 |10
-|4,025
+|3,000
-|4,193
+|1,625
-|671
+|250
-|838
+|375
 |-
 |15
-|5,175
+|4,150
-|5,390
+|2,246
-|863
+|346
-|1,078
+|519
 |-
 |20
-|6,325
+|5,300
-|6,588
+|2,867
-|1,054
+|442
-|1,317
+|663
 |-
 |25
-|7,475
+|6,450
-|7,786
+|3,488
-|1,246
+|538
-|1,557
+|807
 |-
 |30
-|8,625
+|7,600
-|8,984
+|4,108
-|1,438
+|633
-|1,797
+|950
 |-
 |35
-|9,775
+|8,750
-|10,182
+|4,729
-|1,629
+|729
-|2,036
+|1,094
 |-
 |40
-|10,925
+|9,900
-|11,380
+|5,350
-|1,821
+|825
-|2,276
+|1,238
 |-
 |45
-|12,075
+|11,050
-|12,578
+|5,971
-|2,013
+|921
-|2,515
+|1,382
 |-
 |50
-|13,225
+|12,200
-|13,776
+|6,592
-|2,204
+|1,017
-|2,755
+|1,525
 |-
 |55
-|14,375
+|13,350
-|14,973
+|7,213
-|2,396
+|1,113
-|2,994
+|1,669
 |-
 |60
-|15,525
+|14,500
-|16,171
+|7,833
-|2,588
+|1,208
-|3,234
+|1,812
 |-
 |65
-|16,675
+|15,650
-|17,369
+|8,454
-|2,779
+|1,304
-|3,473
+|1,957
 |-
 |70
-|17,825
+|16,800
-|18,567
+|9,075
-|2,971
+|1,400
-|3,713
+|2,100
 |-
 |75
-|18,975
+|17,950
-|19,765
+|9,696
-|3,163
+|1,496
-|3,952
+|2,244
 |-
 |80
-|20,125
+|19,100
-|20,963
+|10,317
-|3,354
+|1,592
-|4,192
+|2,388
 |}
--->
+'''Note:''' ''Guaranteed Souls'' refers to the total instant gold given to the team (50% team share + courier bonus). The remaining 50% of the ''Total Bounty'' is in contestable orbs. All fractional soul values have been rounded.
 == Update history ==
 {{Main|Soul Urn/Update history|l1=Update history}}
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 == See also ==
-* [[Soul Urn/Quotes]]
+[[Soul Urn/Quotes]]
 ==References==