Consultation window: 2026-05-01 to 2026-05-10.
Participants:
- Sponsored pros under the transparent pro-player rotation criteria.
- accredited tournament organizers for Summer Major, EU Clash, JP Masters, and LATAM Open.
- Balance design, QA, live-ops, and Maat reporting.
Published Themes#
- Katana Vanguard Heavy Launcher was too centralizing at Master and Grandmaster. Pros agreed with recovery +2 if Cross-Up Kick also loses safe pressure.
- Grapple Monk needed lower corner-route damage but not a neutral-speed nerf.
- King should stay unchanged for one more cycle because specialists still show viable stage-counterpick routes.
- Asha Storm is tournament-stable and did not need direct changes.
Freeze Policy#
The two-week pre-major balance freeze begins at 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z for Summer Major. Emergency hotfixes are allowed only for crash, exploit, or game-breaking infinites. Pro-event tier list publication requires tournament organizer and pro consultation sign-off.