Newest heroes#
The City Never Sleeps update (29 Sep 2026) added six heroes, released one at a time:
| Released | Hero | In one line |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | Rat King | Leads the rats out of the sewers with grenades, swarms and a war banner. |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Baba | A hexing witch who brawls from a long-legged bench. |
| 9 Oct 2026 | Solomon | Treats the battlefield like a chessboard. |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Deadman Danny | Rocket launcher, rocket jetpack. |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Violet | An artist who shapes fights with ink walls and paint. |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Nurse Harrow | Heals allies and drains enemies with leeches and syringes. |
The roster now stands at 44 heroes — browse them all on the hero roster.
How the hero vote worked#
- None of the six were playable at launch. Players voted in the pregame lobby on which hero came next.
- Heroes released on Tuesdays and Fridays, starting 2 October.
- Votes from the winning team counted double, and your first win each day doubled your votes.
- Each new hero needed 15 standard-mode wins before you could use it in ranked.
Earlier waves#
Valve has added heroes in waves before: six heroes chosen by in-game vote in August 2025, and six more in the Old Gods, New Blood update in January 2026, which also added Street Brawl.