Balance Changes — January 2026 (Season 79)
2026 opens with nerfs to Boss Bandit, Golden Knight and three Hero cards, small hit-speed buffs for Furnace, Giant Skeleton and Ram Rider, and a Graveyard rework that replaces random spawns with a fixed pattern.
The first patch of the year targets the champions and Hero cards that closed out 2025 on top: Boss Bandit loses damage on both her attack and dash, Golden Knight's ability cooldown jumps by half, and Hero Knight, Hero Mini P.E.K.K.A and Hero Musketeer all get trimmed.
The headline rework is Graveyard — its skeletons now spawn in a fixed, predictable pattern instead of randomly, with one extra skeleton as compensation.
Rework
(1)
- Skeleton Count: 13 → 14 (+8%)
- Spawn Pattern: Random → Fixed
Spawns are now predictable for both players, with an extra skeleton to compensate.
Buffs
(4)
- Damage: 99 → 104 (+5%)








