Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Update 3.1 - Patch Notes Revealed

Warhammer: Vermintide 2’s Update 3.1 is now live, its patch notes revealing changes to critical strikes, procs and more.

Update 3.1. adds pseudo-random distribution to procs and crits while removing the guaranteed stagger from headshots and critical hits.

A significant amount of balance changes to weapons, both melee and ranged, and talents are also part of Vermintide 2’s Update 3.1.

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Update 3.1 Patch Notes

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Here are all the changes and additions that Warhammer: Vermintide 2 sees in Update 3.1, as per its full patch notes:

Fixes

• Fixed a crash in Spoils of War.
• Fixed a Store related crash.

General Changes

• Added psuedo random distribution to critical strikes and procs.
• Generic damage reduction is now calculated multiplicatively rather than additively.
• Headshots and critical strike no longer automatically apply the lightest level of stagger to enemies, regardless of their stagger resistance.
• Buffs now appear in two rows in the UI, displaying a maximum of 10 buffs instead of 5.

Melee Weapons

Kruber

1H Sword - Kruber & Sienna

• Finesse multiplier (headshot/crit multiplier) increased to ~2 for all attacks, up from 1.4 for light attacks, 1.5 for heavies.

1H Mace / 1H Hammer

• Light attacks 1 and 2 and push attack now have Tank hit mass multiplier.
• Light attacks 3 & 4 now have the same single target damage profile.
• Light attack 3 now has 10% bonus crit to compensate for being an uppercut animation.

2H Hammer (Kruber + Bardin)

• The push attack now has the same damage profile as the heavy attacks. No tank hit mass count.
• Heavy tank attacks now properly puts enemies into stagger level 2 (fixes a bug).

2H Sword (Kruber + Saltzpyre)

• Move speed charging heavy attacks increased to 60% from 20%
• Light attack animation speed sped up by approximately 10%

Mace + Shield / Hammer + Shield (Kruber + Bardin)

• Light attack 3 has 10% additional critical strike chance.
• Heavy Chain now begins with shield bash.
• Light attack 3 now has single target armour piercing damage profile. Same as push attack.
• Push attack now chains into light attack 3.

Mace + Sword

• Lights 1 and 2 now have the same damage profile as 1H Mace.
• Lights 3 and 4 now have the same damage profile as 1H Sword.
• Each weapon in the heavy attack now has the same damage profile as the original Falchion Heavy.
• Heavy attacks and light attacks 3 & 4 now have Linesman hit mass count.

Halberd

Heavy chain order reversed, the first heavy is now the Heavy Stab, and the second heavy is now the Heavy Sweep.

• Intact Attack Chains:
• Light chain and push-stab chain remains intactLight 1 -> Light 2 -> Heavy stab, Lights -> Heavy stab chain intact
• New Attack Chains:
• Light sweep (L1) chains into Heavy sweep (H2) -> repeat
• Heavy stab (H1) chains into light stab (L2) into light overhead (L3) -> repeat
• Heavy stab (H1) chains into light stab (L2) -> repeatLight sweep (L1) chains into Heavy sweep (H2) -> repeat
• Heavy sweep (H2) chains into Light sweep (L2)
• Heavy Linesman added to Heavy Sweep (H2) Armory mod will not reflect the change in heavy attack order.
• Dodge range increased from 0.95(-5%) to 1.0 (0%)

Executioner Sword

• Reduced animation speed by 8.5% for all attacks.
• Light attack 3 now has 10% bonus critical strike chance.

Tuskgor Spear

• Now has normal block cost modifier instead of shield modifier.

BARDIN

1H Axe (Bardin + Saltzpyre)

• Animation pause after Light 3 reduced from 0.42s to 0.3s
• Light attack animation speed increased by roughly 8%
• Move speed while performing light attacks increased (from 75% to 80%)
• Heavy attack charge time reduced from 0.6s to 0.5s
• Heavy attacks now share a damage profile with 2H Hammer light attacks

2H Axe

• Heavy attacks now have linesman hit mass count.
• Light attack 3 now has the same damage profile as light attacks 1 and 2.
• Push attack now has linesman.
• Light attack 3 has 10% additional critical strike chance.
• Now has 6 stamina (3 shields), up from 5 stamina (2.5 shields).

Axe + Shield

• Light attacks sped up slightly.
• Charge time required for heavy attacks decreased slightly.

Dual Axes

• Finesses multiplier on all attacks increased to ~ 2.0 (up from ~1.5).

Warpick

• Linesman hit mass count added to light attacks.

KERILLIAN

Elven 1H Sword

• Light attack Finesse multiplier increased to ~2.0 from ~1.4.
• Heavy 2 changed to the damage profile of Crowbill Heavy 1.
• Light 3 armor damage increased by 20%.

Elven 2H Axe (Glaive)

• Reverted WoM nerf. Linesman added back to light attacks.
• Now has 6 stamina (3 stamina shields), previously 4 stamina (2 shields).

Elven Axe

• Heavy attacks now share a damage profile with 2H Hammer Light Attacks.
• 10% bonus critical strike chance added to push stab.

Elven Dual Daggers

• Removed bonus 10% crit from lights 1 and 2.

Elven Sword and Dagger

• Removed bonus critical strike chance from Light attack 1 and Light attack 2.

Elven Dual Swords

• Dual swords light attack damage increased by 25% against infantry.
• Push-stab armor damage increased by 20%.

Elven Greatsword

• Light attack animation speed increased ~10%.
• Light attacks have 10% additional critical strike chance.

Elven Spear

• Push attack, Light 3, & Heavy 1 now all have Linesman hit mass count.
• Reverted 25% nerf to light stabs that came with WoM, (base damage up to 0.25 from 0.2).

Elven Spear + Shield

• Light 3 changed from a poke into a sweep, added linesman to light 3.

SALTZPYRE

Axe + Falchion

• Removed heavy linesman and bonus 20% crit from push attack.
• Increased dodge count from 3 to 4.
• Increased dodge distance from 1.1(10%) to 1.2(20%).

Falchion

• Now has 6 stamina (3 stamina shields), previously 4 stamina (2 shields).
• Heavy attacks 1 & 2 now have the same damage profile as Elf 1H Sword Heavy 1.
• Light attack 3 now has the same damage profile as Heavy attacks 1 & 2.

Flail

• Lights 1 & 2 now have Tank hit mass count.
• Damage of Heavy attacks increased by 30%.

Billhook

• Increased dodge distance to 1.15(15%) from 1.1(10%).
• Decreased dodge count from 99 to 3.
• Special pull action now costs 0.5 stamina.

SIENNA

Dagger

• Now has 6 dodge count instead of 3.
• Added 10% critical strike chance to light attack 4.

Mace

• Max dodge count increased to 4 from 3.
• Heavy 1 now has the same damage profile as 2H Hammer Light attack (23% buff to damage).
• Animation time of Heavy 1 sped up slightly.
• Range of Heavy attacks increased slightly.
• Damage of Heavies 2 & 3 increased by roughly 30%.
• Animation speed of Heavies 2 & 3 increased slightly.
• Light attack 1 damage profile changed to Halberd L3 Damage profile (30% buff to infantry damage, 60% buff to armor damage).
• Range of all light attacks increased slightly.
• Animation speed of all light attacks increased slightly.
• Move speed during all light attacks increased to 80% from 60%.

Flaming Flail

• The explosion of Heavy 1 now deals direct explosion damage.

Ranged Weapons

Beam Staff

• Overcharge generated by shotgun blast reduced significantly (~33%).
• Weapon switching while charging the weapon is reduced from 0.2s to 0s (matching all other staves).
• Weapon switch window after a shotgun blast reduced from 0.4s to 0.3s to match the 0.31s animation time of the shotgun blast.

Drakefire Pistols

• Overheat of the shotgun blast reduced ~33%.
• Dodge range buffed from 85% (-15%) to 100% (0%).

Empire Longbow

• Forced zoom delay is now 2s instead of 0.4s (allows full charge without being forced to zoom in).
• 25% move speed while holding a full charge (increased from 0% previously, 25% is similar to the full charge move speed of bolt staff).

Handgun

• Reload time reduced from 2.0s to 1.5s.
• Max ammo=16, up from 12.
• Cleave buffed 50% to match crossbow.

Repeater Pistol

• Linesman is now on the bullet spray ( linesman on ranged weapons gives shotgun mass reduction).

Swiftbow

• Increased armor damage by approximately 100% on charged shots.
• Increased monster damage by 30% on charged shots.
• Increased cleave by 75% for quick shots and 50% for charged shots.

Throwing Axes

• Increased monster and berserker damage by 30%.

Volley Crossbow (Saltzpyre)

• Ammo pool boosted by 50% (from 30 max ammo to 45).
• Cleave increased by 75%.
• Reload time reduced from 5s to 4s.
• Dodge count increased to 3 from 1.

Volley Crossbow (Shade)

• Cleave increased by 75%.
• Max ammo capacity increased to 45 to match Saltzpyres crossbow.

Blunderbuss

• Increased max ammo from 12 to 16.

Grudgeraker

• Increased max ammo from 14 to 16.

Talents

MARKUS KRUBER - FOOT KNIGHT

• Taal's Champion - (Reworked)
• New name: Tag Team
• 'Kruber gains 10% power. The closest ally to Kruber gain 50%

  damage reduction and 10% increased power. Passive aura no longer affects

  allies.'

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• Rock of the Reikland (Modified)
• Now also doubles the radius of Kruber's Aura.
• It's Hero Time - (Reworked)
• Resets the cooldown of Charge when an ally is incapacitated.
• That's Bloody Teamwork! ( Reworked)
• Merged with Defensive Formation into 'Increase damage reduction of Protective Presence by 5% per nearby ally.' Moved to tier 4 mid row.
• Inspire Action - New talent
• Staggering an elite enemy grants Kruber and his allies 100% increased cooldown regeneration rate for 0.5 seconds. Replaces That's Bloody Teamwork in tier 5.
• Trample - (Reworked)
• New name: Battering Ram
• Doubles the width of Krubers charge and allows him to charge through great foes.
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MARCUS KRUBER - MERCENARY

• Ready for Action - (Modified)
• No longer removes Temp Health. Cooldown reduction reduced to 20%.
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BARDIN GOREKSSON - RANGER VETERAN

• Scavenger - (Modified)
• Scavenger Ammunition Caches now drop at Bardin's feet instead of at the killed specials location.
• Share and Share Alike - (Reworked)
  • New name: Field Rations
    • Killing a special has a 50% chance to drop an Ale that increases attack speed by 3% and damage reduction by 3% for 300 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times.

• Exuberance - (Modified)
• Bardin takes 30% less damage from the back. Headshots reduce damage taken by 30% for 5 seconds
• Ranger's Ambush - (Reworked)
• New name: Exhilarating Vapors
• Allies inside of Bardin's smoke gains 8% increased attack speed and recovers 3 Temporary health every second
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BARDIN GOREKSSON - IRONBREAKER

• Drakki Wrath - (Reworked)
• New name: Rising Pressure
• Increases drake fire damage up to 120% and reduces attack speed down to -50% depending on overcharge.
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• Crushing Counter-Blow - (Reworked)
• New name: Rune-Etched Shield
• Blocking an attack grants Bardin and his allies 2% power for 6 seconds. Stacks 5 times.
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• Ironbreaker's Resolve - (Reworked)
• New name: Vengeance
• Periodically generates stacks of rising anger every 7 seconds while Gromril is active up to a max of 5. When Gromril is removed Bardin gains 10% attack speed per stack of rising anger.
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KERILLIAN - HANDMAIDEN

• Ariel's Benison (perk) - (Reworked)
• Increase revive speed by 50% and grant 20 health back to the revived hero.
• Asrai Grace - (Reworked)
• New name: Asrai Alacrity
• Blocking an attack or pushing an enemy makes Kerillians' next two attacks 30% faster and deals 10% more damage.
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• Shadow Step - (Reworked)
• New name: Shifting Seasons
• Dodging while blocking increases dodge range by 20%. Dodging while not blocking increases damage by 10% for 1 second.
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KERILLIAN - SHADE

• Cloak of Mist - (Modified)
• Now grants 100% critical strike chance for 4 seconds after breaking stealth.
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VICTOR SALTZPYRE - BOUNTY HUNTER

• Necessary Means - (Reworked)
• New name: Steel Crescendo
• Upon firing his last shot Victor gains 15% attack speed and 15% power for 15 seconds.
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• Inspired Shot - (Reworked)
• New name: Blessed Combat
• Melee strikes makes up to the next 6 ranged shots gain 15% power. Ranged hits makes up to the next 6 melee strikes gain 15% more power. Melee kills reset the cooldown of Blessed Shots.
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• Hunter's Pursuit - (Modified)
• New name: Rile the Mob
• Ranged critical hits grant Victor and his allies 10% increased movementspeed for 10 seconds.
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• Duty's Gift - (Reworked)
• New name: Dual Action
• Melee kills reload Victors ranged weapon. Killing an elite enemy with a melee attack while out of ammo restores 20% of your max ammunition.
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• Just Reward
• Cooldown reduction increased to 20% from 15%.
• Buckshot - (Modified)
• New name: Return on Investment
• Added shield penetration to the blast.
• Added effect: Each kill with the blast increases the amount of pellets of the next blast by 1 up to a max of 20.
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SIENNA FUEGONASUS - UNCHAINED

• Searing Grasp - (Modified)
• New name: Outburst
• Increased duration of DoT effect to 4 seconds. Heavy attacks increase the push angle of the next push by 70%.
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• Chain Reaction - (Modified)
• Increased chance of explosion to 40%
• Numb to Pain - (Modified)
• Added effect: Venting decreases the amount of overcharge generated by Blood Magic by 16%. Stacks up to 3 times.
• Burning Dregs - (Reworked)
• New name: Abandon
• Overcharging makes Sienna start rapidly exchanging 6% of her health to 10% cooldown.
• Flame Wave - (Reworked)
• New name: Wildfire
• Adds a burning aura that ignites nearby enemies when activating Living Bomb. Massively increase the stagger power of Living Bomb.
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• Fuel for the Fire - (Modified)
  • Increased duration of the power bonus to 15 seconds from 10 seconds.
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