General

• 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
• T1 barrier spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.7
• T2 slow reduced from 50% to 40%

Entangling Thorns

• spirit scaling reduced from 0.55 to 0.45

General

• 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
• Watcher's Covenant renamed to Kudzu Connection

Entangling Thorns

• Recharge Time reduced from 8s to 5s
• spirit scaling reduced from 0.65 to 0.55
• T2 changed from "+2s Duration" to "+2m Radius and increases spirit scaling by +0.5"
• T3 changed from "+36 DPS and +2m Radius" to "Entangles enemies that remain in it for 2s. Lasts 1.6s"

Kudzu Connection

• Fire Rate spirit scaling reduced from 0.25 to 0.18
• Bullet Lifesteal spirit scaling reduced from 0.19 to 0.15
• T1 changed from "+8% Fire Rate" to "+2m Move Speed bonus"
• T2 changed from "+2m Move Speed Bonus" to "+8% Fire Rate and +8% Bullet Lifesteal"
• T3 changed from "+1 Tether Count" to "Ability is now always active"

Stone Form

• cooldown increased from 37s to 40s
• damage spirit scaling reduced from 1.5 to 0.8
• T1 changed from "-19s cooldown" to "+7% Max Health Heal"
• T2 changed from "+68 Damage and +0.5s Stun" to "-25s Cooldown"
• 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
• spirit damage scaling reduced from 2.3 to 1.0
• Cooldown reduced from 100s to 65s
• duration increased from 16s to 21s
• base/max speed increased from 11/18m to 10/22m
• bomb radius increased from 14m to 20m
• buff duration reduced from 12s to 8s
• ally cast range increased from 14m to 18m
• now grants you and your ally +20% Outgoing Damage after dropping
• bomb no longer has a fast explode expanding behavior
• bomb no longer causes a knockup
• bomb no longer slows on explode by default
• bomb no longer provides barrier by default
• T1 changed from "-20% Bullet Resist on enemies hit for 8s" to "Grants you and ally 300 Barrier (+1.0 Spirit Scaling)" Lasts 12s.
• T2 changed from "+200 Barrier and +5m Explode Radius" to "Explode applies 50% Slow for 3s"
• T3 now also increases damage scaling by +1.5 and barrier scaling by +1.0

General

• No longer has reduced melee damage

Air Drop

• now has a very brief period where allies cannot cancel to prevent accidental cancels

General

• 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%

General

• Kudzu Bomb damage reduced from 50 to 40
• Kudzu Bomb spirit scaling increased from 0.56 to 0.65
• Watcher’s Covenant bullet lifesteal increased from 10% to 15%

Stone Form

• cooldown reduced from 42s to 37s

Air Drop

• damage penalty for ally you are carrying reduced from -50% to -30%
• cast range increased from 12m to 14m

General

• 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
• Kudzu 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)

General

• 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

General

• Headshot hitbox is smaller now (no longer includes the ears)
• Fixed visibility issues with Air Drop

General

• 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
• Kudzu Bomb now grows on the ground if it hits geo instead of floating in the air
• Fixed Phantom Strike not grounding Ivy when using Air Drop

Stone Form

• now shows the Ivy player a visible radius indicator for where your hero will hit

Air Drop

• damage reduced from 150 to 125
• now lets you choose to significantly reduce your initial upward momentum by holding the fly key down while casting the ability

General

• Watcher's Covenant Bullet Lifesteal reduced from 15% to 12%
• 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

Stone Form

• Max Health Heal reduced from 10% to 8%
• T3 Max Health Heal reduced from +20% to +16%
• drag down collision improved a bit

Air Drop

• flight controls improved a bit
• duration reduced from 17s to 16s
• cooldown increased from 85s to 90s
• speed can now be increased with movespeed or sprint items (when out of combat)
• now amplifies Sprint values by 1.5x

General

• 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

General

• 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%

General

• 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

General

• 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

General

• 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

Stone Form

• now works against airborne targets

General

• Fixed some control issues when flying near a wall

Air Drop

• silence and slow debuff duration reduced from 4.5s to 4s

Air Drop

• self cast time reduced from 2 to 1.3

General

• 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
• Fixed Air Drop bomb disappearing if you cancel your ultimate after dropping it but before it lands
• 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

Air Drop

• no longer silences allies
• now causes allies to deal 50% less damage while being carried
• movement adjusted to be a little less frantic
• self cast cast time increased from 1s to 2s
• max move speed reduced from 20 to 18

Air Drop

• now silences the ally being carried until they are released

General

• Restored previous audio processing

Air Drop

• cooldown increased from 70s to 80s
• duration reduced from 20s to 17s
• bomb no longer silences in the base (now part of t3)
• bomb slow duration increased from 3s to 4.5s
• T2 now also has +5m radius
• T3 no longer has +12m radius
• T3 no longer extends debuff duration by +2s
• T3 silences enemies for 4.5s

General

• Fixed melee still going through when casting Stone Form after initiating a melee attack
• 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.

Stone Form

• T2 stun reduced from 0.75s to 0.5s

General

• 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%

General

• 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

General

• 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

General

• Kudzu Bomb now does 50% less damage to objectives

General

• 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

General

• Watcher's Covenant heal sharing reduced from 65% to 55%

General

• Kudzu Bomb T3 improved from +50 DPS to +60

General

• 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

General

• True Form cooldown reduced from 50s to 40s

General

• Base stamina increased from 3 to 4