Vindicta/Update history

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Update	Changes
March 6, 2026	Fire Rate no longer scales with Spirit Power Bullet damage now scales with spirit power (0.022) Ammo reduced from 22 to 19 Bullet Velocity increased from 557 to 660 Stake damage reduced from 55 to 40 Stake damage spirit scaling increased from 0.37 to 0.5 Stake projectile speed increased from 20m/s to 25m/s Stake T1 changed from "-35% Fire Rate" to "+65 Damage" Stake T3 Tether Duration increased from +0.5s to +0.75s Stake T3 capture radius increased from +1m to +2m Flight now allows you to use melee Flight now allows parry to be used Flight now grants you +50% Item Cast Range Flight spirit damage scaling reduced from 0.22 to 0.18 Flight duration reduced from 15s to 13s Flight T2 duration increased from +8s to +10s Flight T3 Spirit Damage Per Bullet reduced from 12.6 to 10 Flight T3 now increases spirit scaling by 0.1 Flight T3 now also refreshes duration on hero kill Crow Familiar now releases a swarm of crows in a cone forward, hitting all enemies along the path Crow Familiar debuff duration no longer scales with spirit power Crow Familiar debuff duration increased from 4s to 5s Crow Familiar bleed damage reduced from 2.7% to 2.2% Crow Familiar damage increased from 37 to 40 Crow Familiar cooldown increased from 28s to 32s Crow Familiar T1 changed from "Ricochet up to 2 times" to "Reduces healing by -35%" Crow Familiar T2 now also increase bleed damage by +0.5% Crow Familiar T3 now also increases debuff duration by 2s Assassinate while scoped no longer un-scopes when using items Assassinate now has a 4s buffer on impact for bonus credit Assassinate while scoped now plays a sound for you when the it is fully charged Assassinate weapon damage bonus increased from 5% to 6%
January 30, 2026	Stake Tether Length no longer increases when Capture Radius increases. Assassinate now grants +5% Weapon Damage per kill rather than Bonus Souls. Assassinate T3 now provides an additional +4% Weapon Damage per kill (retroactive).
January 22, 2026	(Undocumented) Lightning Scroll now procs on Assassinate
December 16, 2025	Assassinate T2 reduced from +90 Max Bonus Damage to 80.
December 3, 2025	Fix for FOV "pop" in Vindicta's Assassination
October 2, 2025	Base bullet damage increased from 11.4 to 11.8 Flight duration increased from 13s to 15s Flight T2 increased from 7s to 8s Flight spirit damage scaling increased from 0.19 to 0.22 Assassinate bonus damage spirit scaling increased from 1.4 to 1.7 Assassinate cooldown reduced from 60s to 50s
September 4, 2025	Stake no longer has a smaller tether range than capture range (6m to 9m, no longer pulls you) Stake duration reduced from 2s to 1.75s. Stake slow increased from 30% to 40%. Flight duration increased from 12s to 13s. Flight spirit damage increased from 9 to 10. Flight T2 increased from +6s to +7s. Flight T3 increased from +11 Spirit Damage to +14. Crow Familiar debuff duration reduced from 6s to 4s. Crow Familiar debuff duration spirit scaling reduced from 0.022 to 0.013. Crow Familiar bleed per second increased from 2.15% to 2.7%. Crow Familiar T2 reduced from -16s Cooldown to -12s.
August 18, 2025	New updated model.
July 29, 2025	Crow T1 bounce no longer bounces off of objectives. Stake T3 reduced from +2m to +1m.
May 8, 2025	Minor rework on animation set. Assassinate: Fixed Vindicta Assassinate zoom in sound triggering twice. Fixed issues that were preventing Yamato, Vindicta, and Pocket desperation lines from playing. Fix Vindicta flight and Wraith Full Auto spirit damage not working if the enemy has a barrier.
April 17, 2025	Crow Familiar Cooldown increased from 26s to 28s. Crow Familiar T3 Spirit and Bullet Resist Reduction reduced from -12% to -8%.
April 4, 2025	Crow Familiar duration spirit scaling reduced from 0.03 to 0.024. Crow Familiar Health Drain reduced from 3% to 2.3%.
February 25, 2025	Fixed getting stuck zoomed in if you tried to use Assassinate while getting stunned or silenced. Updated vo - largely remastering pass, but some new content.
January 27, 2025	Bullet damage reduced from 11.7 to 11.4. Crow projectile speed reduced from 4750 to 4250. Assassinate T2 reduced from +120 to +110.
January 19, 2025	Movespeed reduced from 9 to 8. Bullet Velocity reduced from 810 to 740.
December 31, 2024	Bullet Velocity reduced from 889 to 810. Assassinate T2 reduced from +130 to +120. Assassinate Charge Time increased from 2s to 2.5s.
December 21, 2024	Assassinate base damage reduced from 120 to 100. Assassinate bonus damage reduced from 120 to 100.
December 6, 2024	Health reduced from 550 to 525. Crow Familiar projectile speed increased from 3500 to 4750. Stake cooldown reduced from 42s to 40s. Stake T2 increased from -19s Cooldown to -20s. Stake T3 reduced from +0.75s to 0.5s. Stake T3 now also increases capture radius by +2m. Assassinate time between charges increased from 1.6s to 2s. Assassinate base damage reduced from 130 to 120. Assassinate T2 damage reduced from 140 to 130.
November 21, 2024	Crow Familiar changed from 0.2s cast delay to 0.2s post cast time. Crow Familiar now also reduces spirit resistance by 6%. Crow Familiar T3 changed from "+3% Bleed and -40% Anti Heal" to -12% Spirit and Bullet Resistance. Stake radius increased from 8m to 9m. Stake now sucks enemies 3m towards the center (and limits movement to 6m from center). Stake T1 changed from +0.5s to -40% Fire Rate. Stake T3 changed from Disarm to +0.75s. Assassinate min charge up increased from 25% to 50%. Assassinate bonus damage on low hp base damage reduced from 135 to 120. Fixed Assassinate being stuck if you zoom in and get silenced.
November 13, 2024	Assassinate damage reduced by 5%.
November 7, 2024	Fixed some animation issues with Vindicta. Added new zipline animation for Vindicta. Base bullet damage reduced from 15 to 13. Bullet damage growth per boon increased from 0.65 to 0.8 (same total damage later on). Stake duration increased from 1.75s to 2s. Flight T2 reduced from +8s to +6s. Crow Familiar tick rate changed from every 0.5s to every 1s. Assassinate starts at 25% power instead of 50% power.
October 24, 2024	Added keybinds for "Fly Up" and "Fly Down". Used for flying abilities like Ivy's Air Drop and Vindicta's Flight. Gun cycle time improved from 0.26s to 0.22s. Bullet damage growth per boon increased from 0.55 to 0.65. Fire rate now scales with Spirit Power (0.14). Assassinate no longer splits to allies. Flight duration increased from 8s to 12s. Flight T2 duration increased from +6s to +8s. Assassinate bullet radius increased from 3" to 4". Assassinate scope is now automatically canceled when Paradoxical Swap hits you. Assassinate scope zoom level can now be cycled with right click. Use Ability key to unselect.
October 11, 2024	Movespeed increased from 8.3 to 9.
October 10, 2024	Reverted recent falloff damage changes. Fall off increased from 58m (default) to 64m. Bullet damage growth per boon reduced from 0.79 to 0.55. Flight duration no longer scales with Spirit Power. Flight T2 now increases flight duration by 6s. Flight bonus move speed above base now scales at 50% effectiveness. No longer has -10% base bullet resist. Health growth per boon reduced from 20 to 15. Gun cycle time increased from 0.22 to 0.26 (dps rescaled to remain the same, after the above changes are calculated in). Stake duration reduced from 2s to 1.75s. Assassinate bonus souls is now unsecured. Shooting while flying now has similar speed impact as on the ground. Flight air acceleration decreased a little. Crow Familiar % damage no longer affects Mid Boss.
September 26, 2024	Gun cycle time increased from 0.19s to 0.22s (same overall dps). Stake: distance enemies are allowed to move increased from 6m to 8m. Max Falloff reduced from 58m to 45m. Fixed Flight ending if you touch the ground. Low HP indication now also shows up while unscoped. Assassinate Base damage reduced from 160 to 140. Assassinate zoom level reduced a little bit. Flight duration spirit scaling reduced from 0.2 to 0.15.
September 19, 2024	Fixed some recent bugs with Vindicta Flight that could cause some large bursts in a direction. Fixed being able to shoot while using Ethereal Shift and flying with Vindicta.
September 17, 2024	Fixed Grey Talon's Charge Shot and Vindicta's Assassinate cameras not working properly.
September 12, 2024	Base bullet damage reduced from 14 to 13. Stake T1 duration reduced from +0.75s to +0.5s. Assassinate bonus gold is now shared with assisters. Crow Familiar now reduces bullet armor by 6%. Crow Familiar impact damage reduced from 50 to 40. Crow Familiar impact damage spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.8. Crow Familiar spirit power duration scaling reduced from 0.04 to 0.03. You can now use stamina while flying to get an impulse in the facing direction. Space bar no longer exists the ability, you have to press the key again. Assassinate now does 20% more damage when getting a headshot. Assassinate scope ends when you are stunned.
August 29, 2024	Stake duration reduced from 2.25s to 2s. Crow Familiar Spirit Power duration scaling reduced from 0.05 to 0.04. Fixed left clicks sometimes deselecting the ability when charges aren't ready.
August 15, 2024	Added a sound for movement being restricted by Slowing Hex and Vindicta tether. Clarified Vindicta Flight T1 tooltip. Stake base duration reduced from 2.5s to 2.25s. Stake T1 duration reduced from 1s to 0.75s.
August 1, 2024	Flight cooldown reduced from 45 to 40. Gun damage growth increased from 0.85 to 1.0.
July 11, 2024	Fixed Vindicta's Stake sometimes moving units that aren't supposed to be moved. 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). Crow Familiar duration spirit power scaling reduced from 0.07 to 0.05. Gun damage growth increased from 0.7 to 0.85.
July 4, 2024	Flight cooldown reduced from 50s to 45s. Flight up and down speed improved a bit.
June 27, 2024	Updated Vindicta weapon sounds. Base movement speed increased from 7 to 8. Fixed Crow Familiar T1 only bouncing to 1 additional target instead of 2. Assassinate zoom level is reduced a bit.
June 20, 2024	Crow Familiar debuff duration increased from 5s to 6s. Assassinate bonus damage increased from 130 to 145.
June 6, 2024	Updated Vindicta Flight sound effects. Added Vindicta Assassinate sound effect for targeted players. Flight spirit bonus damage reduced from +12 to +10. Flight no longer has +10% bonus range to damage falloff. Flight cooldown increased from 35s to 50s. Flight T2 changed from +12 Spirit Damage to -15s Cooldown. Flight T3 changed from +3 m/s Bonus Air Speed to +12 Spirit Damage. Can no longer melee while flying for extra movement. Assassinate now ramps up its total damage from 50% to 100% over 1 second of being zoomed (UI indication for this). Fixed being unable to move while scoped in with Assassinate.
May 30, 2024	Added visual tell for when Assassinate is active. Now has -10% Base Bullet Resist. Flight no longer grants +1 bonus air speed. Flight falloff damage increase reduced from +20% to +10%. Fixed flight spirit damage being able to pierce Metal Skin.
May 23, 2024	Improved Vindicta's Stake effects to make it a little clearer when you are affected. Flight T3 reduced from +4m/s to +3m/s. Crow Familiar T3 improved from -30% Healing Suppression to -40%.
May 16, 2024	Vindicta's Crow Familiar projectile effect indicates the radius more accurately now. Fixed Vindicta being able to shoot above the base wall. Flight spirit bullet damage now has range effectiveness (previously the magic bullets did max damage from any range). Flight spirit damage per bullet increased from 8 to 12. Flight T2 bonus spirit damage per bullet increased from 8 to 12.
May 3, 2024	Base Bullet Damage reduced from 15 to 14. Bullet Damage gained per boon reduced from 0.88 to 0.7 (these are gained occasionally as you earn souls, up to 11 times). Stake T1 bonus duration reduced from +1.5s to +1.0s. Is now a recommended hero for new players.