Sinclair/Update history

2026-07-14T02:20:29Z

~2026-EchoDoubleFire649: Grand Finale! was reworked into Ira Domini

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This page documents the full update history for {{HeroIcon|Sinclair}}.

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| update = {{Update link|December|29|2025}}
| changes =
* Spirit power growth increased from 1.1 to 1.3
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} initial velocity reduced from 1000 to 800
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} now only snaps to heroes
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} max duration increased from 3s to 4s (max damage is still at 2s)
* {{HeroIcon|Sinclair}}: {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} now shows the target to redirect to (similar to {{HeroIcon|Wraith}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Card Trick|l1=Cards}})
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} cooldown reduced from 30s to 26s
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} radius increased from 6m to 6.5m
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| update = {{Update link|November|21|2025}}
| changes =
* Health reduced from 700 to 650.
* Regen reduced from 3 to 2.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}} total swaps allowed increased from 1 to 2.
* {{AbilityIcon|Audience Participation}} cooldown reduced from 50% to 40%.
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| update = {{Update link|September|4|2025}}
| changes =
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} radius reduced from 3.5 to 3.25.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}} base damage reduced from 18 to 15.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}} spirit scaling increased from 0.28 to 0.36.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}} T3 increased from +45% Fire Rate to +60%.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} T3 increased from +5% Damage Amp to +7%.
* {{AbilityIcon|Audience Participation}} cooldown reduced from 100s to 85s.
* {{AbilityIcon|Audience Participation}} duration increased from 10s to 12s.
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| update = {{Update link|July|4|2025}}
| changes =
* Base bullet damage reduced from 20 to 17.
* Bullet velocity reduced from 340 to 300.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} cast range reduced from 30m to 24m.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} detonation delay increased from 0.7 to 0.9.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} move speed increased from 22% to 36%.
* Can no longer teleport back to {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant|l1=assistant}}{{sic}} while silenced or cursed.
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| update = {{Update link|May|27|2025}}
| changes =
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} radius increased from 3m to 3.5m.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} radius fixed to scale with radius increase now.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}} T2 duration increased from +5s to +7s.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} cooldown reduced from 35s to 30s.
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| update = {{Update link|May|8|2025}}
| changes =
* {{HeroIcon|Sinclair}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}} teleport follow-up can now properly be cast while climbing ropes.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}}: Redirect telegraphs correctly on vertical geometry.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}}: Fixed a bug where Henry and Savannah wouldn't play VO when turning enemies into rabbits.
* {{Undocumented}} Gun clip size reduced from 22 to 16.
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| update = {{Update link|April|17|2025}}
| changes =
* Bullet damage reduced from 23 to 20.
* Fixed {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} Damage Amp not affecting allied damage.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} Damage Amp reduced from 25% to 15%.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} Damage Amp spirit scaling reduced from 0.1 to 0.06.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} T3 now also increases Damage Amp by +5%.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} Move Speed increased from 15% to 22%.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} no longer deals 80 damage.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} min damage reduced from 75 to 65.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} max damage reduced from 150 to 130.
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| update = {{Update link|April|4|2025}}
| changes =
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} cooldown increased from 15 to 24.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} T1 changed from -4s Cooldown to "Bolt Apply -25% Fire Rate for 5s".
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} T2 changed from "Bolt Apply -25% Fire Rate for 5s" to -13s Cooldown.
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| update = {{Update link|March|13|2025}}
| changes =
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}} damage now follows his gun's falloff range.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}} base damage reduced from 30 to 20.
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| update = {{Update link|February|25|2025}}
| changes =
* Added missing unique death vo sounds for: {{HeroIcon|Fathom}}, {{HeroIcon|Trapper}}, {{HeroIcon|Wrecker}}, {{HeroIcon|Raven}}, {{HeroIcon|Sinclair}}, and {{HeroIcon|Wraith}}.
* Updated model with new wand weapon.
* Moved to a new animation set.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}} now has updated vfx.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}}'s bullets updated to come out of the turret's muzzle position.
* Fixed {{HeroIcon|Sinclair}} keeping some passive bonuses from stolen ultimates after they've been used.
* Fixed enemy {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill}} getting buffs from copied ult.
* Fixed issue if both {{HeroIcon|Sinclair}} and enemy {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill}} are using their ultimates at the same time (when one ended, both would end).
* Added warning sound for {{HeroIcon|Sinclair}}'s rabbit hex when placed.
* Don't show stat changes for abilities that are stolen from using ultimate when previewing items in the shop.
* Fixed {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}} firing effects to not track with projectile.
* Increased volume of {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} projectile loop and redirect.
* Vexing bolt redirect telegraph now displays on vertical geometry.
* {{Undocumented}} Renamed "THE MAGNIFICENT SINCLAIR" to {{HeroIcon|Sinclair}}.
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| update = {{Update link|February|11|2025}}
| changes =
* Bullet Damage reduced by 15%.
* Bullet velocity increased from 86 to 340.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}} now has new VFX.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} targeting mechanism has been reworked. It is now an AoE target ability in the base. It has a 0.7s delay before the area is affected. Cast range increased from 20m to 30m, Movespeed reduced from 35% to 15% and cooldown reduced from 45s to 35s.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} now has new VFX.
* {{AbilityIcon|Audience Participation}} range increased from 10m to 20m.
* {{AbilityIcon|Audience Participation}} copy duration decreased from 20s to 10s.
* Various new and improved SFX.
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| update = {{Update link|January|27|2025}}
| changes =
* No longer has -35% Headshot Damage Reduction.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} damage mechanics reworked, increases damage as the bolt travels, various values adjusted (150 max damage, 75 min damage, 2s time for max damage, assistant does 50% damage. T3 is now +150 max damage, +50% assistant damage).
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} T2 updated to remove base fire rate debuff, add as t2 upgrade, remove spirit shred t2.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} allow for retarget to try to find targets through walls and to bend around corners.
* Rabbit can now use jump.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} projectile updated to better track targets that have recently changes models.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}} update VFX radius & lifetimes to scale off of clone damage.
* {{AbilityIcon|Audience Participation}} cooldown with successful usage reduced from 100% to 50%.
* {{AbilityIcon|Audience Participation}} stolen ultimate duration increased from 10s to 20s.
* {{AbilityIcon|Audience Participation}} VFX updated steal effect to feel snappier.
* {{AbilityIcon|Audience Participation}} fixed a typo in the ability description.
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| update = {{Update link|January|19|2025}}
| changes =
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} movespeed increased from 25% to 35%.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} can no longer be applied to {{ItemIcon|Unstoppable}}.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}} now triggers {{ItemIcon|Reactive Barrier}}.
* Fixed {{ItemIcon|Debuff Reducer}} not working on Rabbit.
* Teleporting now drops the Urn.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}} base damage reduced from 120 to 110.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}} base cooldown increased from 30s to 40s.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}} base duration decreased from 8s to 6s.
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| update = {{Update link|January|17|2025}}
| changes =
* Added to the main gamemode.
* {{Undocumented}} Renamed from "Magician" to "THE MAGNIFICENT SINCLAIR".
* {{Undocumented}} Renamed weapon from "Legerdemain" to "The Prestige".
* {{Undocumented}} Grand Finale! replaced by {{AbilityIcon|Audience Participation}}.
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| update = {{Update link|November|21|2024}}
| changes =
* Stubbed in first pass VO for {{HeroIcon|Fathom}}, {{HeroIcon|Sinclair|l1=Magician}}, {{HeroIcon|Trapper}}, and {{HeroIcon|Vyper|l1=Viper}} - the primary goal for these is to give coverage for pings, but we also added lines for hero select and ability usage.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}}: Now always casts alongside your Assistant, at reduced damage.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt|l1=Vexing Bol}}{{sic}}: Update upgrades to match new behaviors.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt|l1=Vexing Bol}}{{sic}}: Reduce Spirit Scaling from 1.4 to 1.2.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}}: Magician now knows the difference between rabbits and frogs, and transforms targets properly into rabbits.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}}: Can no longer be cast on yourself.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}}: Now applies a max speed limit, rather than increasing speed.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}}: T3 upgrade now applies hex at full duration to all targets in the radius.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}}: Now reloads your weapon on cast.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}}: Now fires in a burst of two.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}}: Spirit Damage reduced from 1x60 at 0.5 scaling to to 2x30 at 0.3 scaling.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}}: Tracer now matches weapon tracer.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}}: Improve target finding.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}}: Fix a bug where sometimes, you couldn't redirect your bolts after the Assistant casts it.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}}: Smooth camera transition when teleporting.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}}: Reduce cast range from 20m to 15m.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}}: Update upgrades to match new behaviors.
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| update = {{Update link|November|7|2024}}
| changes =
* Now has an ultimate ability - Grand Finale{{sic}}.
* Gun: Increase bullet capacity from 20 to 22.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}}: Now applies 20% Fire Rate Slow, instead of Movement Slow.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}}: Damage increased from 100 to 120, Spirit Scaling from 1.2 to 1.4.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}}: Debuff Duration increased from 2s to 5s.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}}: T2 Spirit Shred increased from -15% to -20%.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}}: T3 Upgrade now grants increased velocity.
* {{AbilityIcon|Vexing Bolt}}: Now has a UI hint when redirecting is available.
* {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Assistant}}: Now castable in the air.
* {{AbilityIcon|Rabbit Hex}}: No longer castable on allies.
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| update = {{Update link|October|29|2024}}
| changes =
* Gun: Now properly has damage fall-off.
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| update = {{Update link|October|24|2024}}
| changes =
* Added {{HeroIcon|Sinclair|l1=Magician}} to [[Hero Labs]].
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