Rebalance Patch Note — Maddie Trimmed Again, Burn Rule Change

A short but meaningful balance pass landed on August 12 — one mercenary adjustment and one global mechanic change.

Mercenaries

Maddie

• 1st ability: max value decreased by 10%, with the progression curve slightly rescaled
• 4th ability: Burn Stim damage decreased by 19%

General Changes

• Burn: Burn no longer triggers when the Commander whose team applied the status is attacked

Captain’s Take

That’s two nerfs in six days for Maddie — August 6 cut her Health and Fire hits, and now her entry scaling and Burn Stims lose bite too. The developers clearly think the barrier-shredder came in too hot, but her core identity (converting enemy Barrier into Attack) is untouched, so she remains the answer to shield walls. The global Burn change is the bigger deal for ladder players: attacking the enemy Commander no longer feeds their own burn procs, which quietly weakens every burn-stall lineup — Bernice players, adjust accordingly.