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2026-08-11

Guildrun patch 0.5.4

Every balance change in patch 0.5.4, grouped by what it touches and with the exact numbers on both sides. Each entity links to its own page, where the full effect text is already updated to this patch.

Updated for patch 0.5.13

35 changes19 buffs8 nerfs

Two Shard payoff items lost 40% of their output: Greedy Shiv deals 450 damage when Shards are generated instead of 750, and Greedy Gauntlet gives 750 Shields instead of 1,250. Shard Gen Assassins carries one each, on Hoyoung and Zuri, whose Sentinel's Plate also lost Defense for a second time. All three are among the reasons that build now sits in A.

Karsu's arrows follow Attack Speed

Snowpiercer's Frost used to rise by 1 for every 15 Attack Speed. Frost is now fixed at 3 plus 2 per rank, and Attack Speed sets the volley instead: 5 arrows plus 1 per 50, capped at 14. The Falling Snow no longer adds arrows; it trims Karsu's Max Mana by 1 per auto attack, down to 40. Rush Duelists Stack pairs his The Warband with Sword of Combustion and its 30 Attack Speed.

Half the Frost in one boss fight

The Red Rift now states that the Act 2 boss resists Frost, halving its effects. Stall Tanks loses half of what Mage's Memento and Gustav's Blizzard bring there, even though Blizzard's base Frost per second doubled from 1 to 2 in this patch. The Red Rift guide covers the mode itself.

Items

Hasty Ring
  • BuffAttack1225
Searing Ring
  • BuffMagic1225
Freezing Ring
  • BuffMagic1225
Toxic Ring
  • BuffCrit715
Infectious Ring
  • BuffAttack Speed1020
Shielding Ring
  • BuffMax HP100200
Patient Ring
  • BuffDefense1530
Greedy Gauntlet
  • NerfShields per trigger1250750
Greedy Shiv
  • NerfDamage per trigger750450
Sentinel's Plate
  • NerfDefense on trigger6040
Power Crystal
  • NerfStats granted2 common items1.5 common items
Large Power Crystal
  • NerfStats granted4 common items3 common items

Relics

Shield Investment Filigree
  • Bug fixText now states the 250 starting Shields
The Red Rift
  • Bug fixText updated

Heroes and specializations

Kai
  • BuffBase Attack Speed0.380.39
  • BuffDefense4041
  • BuffResolute Strike — Attack scaling100%150%
  • BuffThe Intrepid — Rush duration86
  • NerfThe Bold — Stall duration1520
Skorn
  • BuffMax HP925950
  • BuffRetribution — base Poison01
Gustav
  • BuffBlizzard — damage per tick1015
  • BuffBlizzard — Frost per tick1 + 1/8 Mana Regen2 + 1/8 Mana Regen
Grace
  • BuffSalvation — Shield duration5s6s
  • BuffThe Benevolent — Stall duration2015
  • NerfThe Selfless — Shields, base and per rank (backup only)250 + 250/rank200 + 200/rank
Logan
  • BuffThe Iron — item slots0+1
Ming
  • BuffInner Flame — Burn per Max HP1 / 6501 / 600
Rowan
  • AdjustedMax Mana110115
  • NerfThe Tectonic — Shields on cast33%25%
Fiona
  • ReworkThe Lustrous — Burn now triggers on damage, not per 20 Shields removed0 + 1/rank1 + 1/rank
Karsu
  • ReworkSnowpiercer — one extra arrow per 50 Attack Speed (max 14); Frost4 + 1/15 AS3 + 2/rank
  • ReworkThe Falling Snow — reduces Max Mana by 1 on auto attack (min 40); no longer adds 5 arrows5 arrowsremoved
Niklas
  • ReworkRed Hot Deals — stats from the consumed item100%50% + 25%/rank
Ming
  • Bug fixThe Enlightened now really applies 2s of Rush per rank1 + 1/rank0 + 2/rank

Official patch notes on Steam

Questions people ask

How many changes are in Guildrun patch 0.5.4?
Patch 0.5.4 contains 35 balance changes: 19 buffs, 8 nerfs and 8 reworks, adjustments and bug fixes.
Which heroes changed in Guildrun patch 0.5.4?
Kai, Skorn, Gustav, Grace, Logan, Ming, Rowan, Fiona, Karsu, Niklas.
How often does Guildrun get balance patches?
Weekly. Leyline Creations has shipped a balance pass every week since the demo opened, usually alongside bug fixes and visual updates.
Do balance changes reset the Red Rift leaderboard?
Sometimes. Patch 0.5.3 reset it because the balance changes were expected to shift scores enough to make older runs incomparable.
Are the numbers on the hero and relic pages up to date?
Yes. Entity pages are rebuilt from the patched dataset, so the effect text you read on a relic or hero page reflects the most recent patch listed here.

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