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New Features

Clone Build

• Clone any of your builds from the Dashboard into a new Private copy.
• Copies items, powers, notes, rounds, and settings.

Variant Builds

• Create Variants inside the Build Editor to support alternate paths.
• Use for Weapon Power vs Ability Power branches or other options.
• Variants auto-link and render together in the Build Viewer.

Editor: Drag and Drop Ordering

• Reorder Buy and Optional items per round with drag and drop.
• Saved order controls how items display in the Viewer.

Optional Item: Swap Strategy Links

• Attach a specific Buy item to any Optional item as its swap target.
• Add swap-specific notes to explain when and why to switch.

7R <> 5R Toggle

• In the Build Viewer, quickly approximate a 7 Round build in a 5 Round view.
• This is not perfect but it will allow previous season builds to be displayed in a 5 round format!

General Updates

Terminology Cleanup

• Quick Play → 5 Round
• Competitive → 7 Round

Data Insights

• New Hero Specific Items Filter added to hero usage data tables

Build Browser Filters

• New Updated Since filter allows more granular control of the builds you want to see.

Big update today, and this one’s going to change how you theorycraft, debate, and flex your game knowledge inside Stadium Builds.

🔥 What’s New

• All Hero Abilities are now referenceable directly inside:
  • 📝 Build Notes
  • 🔄 Round Notes
  • 💬 Comments

That means when you’re breaking down a comp, sharing strats, or just arguing about which ultimate wipes hardest… you can now tag specific abilities and keep the conversation crystal clear.

🚀 Why It Matters

• No more vague “use her stun here” — now you can call out Energy Javelin by name.
• Strategy notes get sharper, feedback gets clearer, and your builds read like pro-level playbooks.
• Community discussions level up, because everyone’s speaking the same ability-driven language.

🏗️ What’s Next

This is just the start of the Hero Ability Integration system. Expect even more tools to surface abilities in guides, tournaments, and stats real soon.

Get in there, start referencing abilities in your notes, and let’s see who drops the most galaxy-brain Barrage strat first.

Three new heroes have officially joined the Stadium lineup:
Winston, Pharah, and Brigitte.

Each brings a full set of Powers, Weapon Items, Ability Items, and Survival Items to shake up the meta and expand team strategies.

🦍 Winston

Winston arrives with an electrifying kit focused on mobility, survivability, and team support.

Highlights:

• Circuit Breaker, Electro Cluster, Lightning Rod: Enhance Tesla Cannon with chain lightning and increased damage.
• Lunar Leap, Moon Landing, Primal Punch: Jump Pack combos that heal, reset cooldowns, and boost melee power.
• Pocket Projector, Surge Protector, Tesla Field: Barrier Projector now provides overhealth, ally support, and area damage.
• Premium Peanut Butter: Unique survival option that cleanses debuffs on Jump Pack use.

🚀 Pharah

Pharah dominates the skies with sustained damage, fuel management, and improved Barrage performance.

Highlights:

• Evasive Maneuvers, Extra Charge, Launch Vector: Concussive Blast upgrades for control and bonus rockets.
• Blitz Barrage, Carpet Bomb: Stronger, faster Barrages with longer uptime.
• Fuel Depot, Triple Volley, Recursion Battery: Resource management tools for extended air presence.
• Ana’s Aim Assist: Direct hits heal Pharah, adding self-sustain to her aggressive style.

🛡️ Brigitte

Brigitte combines frontline brawling with strong team sustain, making her a flexible support-tank hybrid.

Highlights:

• Burst Aid, Righteous Cleave, Whirlwhip: Flail swings heal allies and punish enemies.
• Optimizer, Packstacker, Mender Bender: Stronger and longer Repair Pack synergies.
• God Ray, Maces to Faces, Sköldkastning: Whip Shot upgrades for area damage and utility.
• Dragon’s Incinerator, Hardlight Weave: Major Rally and Barrier Shield enhancements.

🎉 Closing Notes

• Winston, Pharah, and Brigitte expand the Stadium roster with new playstyles and synergies.
• Over 40 new items have been added across Power, Weapon, Ability, and Survival categories.
• Expect significant shifts in strategy, counterplay, and team compositions.

Time to test new builds and discover what’s next in the Stadium meta.

Big update today: you can now create builds in Quick Play format in addition to Competitive.

✨ New additions:

• Create a build in Quick Play OR Competitive format.
• Clone your existing Competitive builds into Quick Play for faster setup.
• Link Competitive builds to their Quick Play variants for easy switching.

This means you can keep your competitive strats sharp while also experimenting with faster, more casual Quick Play builds. 🏃💨

👉 Jump in now and try creating your first Quick Play build: https://stadiumbuilds.io/create-build

Introducing: Build Collections — a brand‑new way to organize and showcase your favorite strategies. Whether you’re curating your own personal meta, highlighting the spiciest meme strats, or building a tournament prep list, Collections make it easy (and fun) to keep everything in one place.

What you can do right now:

• Create Collections – Group your builds (or others!) into themed sets.
• Mix & Match – Combine your builds with community favorites for the ultimate strategy vault.
• Share Your Collections – Get a custom link to show off your playlists to the world.
• Showcase Your Style – Collections have their own titles, descriptions, and visuals.

This is just the first phase — I’ve already got more upgrades planned (think: sorting, filtering, maybe even collaborative collections 👀).

Go build, go share, go flex: stadiumbuilds.io

As always, if you run into any bugs or have feature ideas, drop them in Discord.

What will your first Collection be?

We're excited to roll out a brand-new Dashboard experience designed to give you more control, better insights, and powerful new tools to manage your presence on Stadium Builds.

🆕 New Features

🎛️ /Dashboard Page Overhaul

Welcome to your command center:

• Activity Feed – Stay updated on the latest likes and comments across all your builds.
• My Builds – A more intuitive way to manage, sort, and update your creations.
• Settings Access – Update your profile, bio, hero preferences, and more—all in one place.

🕶️ Profile Visibility Settings

You’re in control. Set your profile to private if you want to fly under the radar. Your builds remain shareable if you want them to be—but your profile, your rules.

🚨 Improved Build & Comment Reporting

Offensive content has no place here. You can now report builds and comments directly to our community moderator team with just a few clicks.

⚠️ Abuse of the reporting system (false flags) will result in account suspension. Use responsibly.

This update is just the beginning. More user tools and quality-of-life improvements are coming soon. As always, thanks for helping make Stadium Builds an awesome community.

Stay sharp,
Nomabond

🆕 New Features

• Stadium Forge Codes
  You can now add your Stadium Forge build code directly to your builds, making it effortless for other users to import and try your setup!

• Private & Unlisted Builds
  Share your builds privately! Now you can generate a secret link to gather feedback and insights before publishing your build publicly.

• Important Item Icon
  Highlight core items in your builds with the new "Important" icon, ensuring users immediately notice crucial parts of your setup.

• Enhanced Profile Customization
  Personalize your profile even more! Add your bio, pronouns, most-played heroes, and more to showcase your unique Stadium Builds identity.

🚀 New Features

• 🕰 Build Version History
  Save up to 5 restore points per build and roll back anytime — never lose your perfect strat again.

• 🔗 Social Links on Profiles
  Promote yourself with links to your YouTube, Twitch, Twitter/X, and more — now live on your profile page! Access from /settings.

• 🖼 Multimedia in Notes
  Drop images, GIFs, or YouTube embeds directly into your Round Notes and Build Notes. It's your build — make it shine.

• 💰 Automatic Average Round Cost
  Builds now include a dynamic average round cost indicator based on item price — strategy meets budgeting.

• 🔗 Supporter Feature: Build Permalinks
  Supporters can now generate permanent custom links to their builds. Claim your spot on the site in style.

📈 Updated

• 🔥 Trending Tab Revamp
  The trending algorithm now rewards fully completed builds — quality rises to the top.

Thanks for building with StadiumBuilds. Got feedback? Hit us up on Discord!

🚀 New Build Editor Experience

We've completely reworked the Build Editor!
Enjoy a streamlined toolbar interface at the top of the screen for faster access to your build's tools, notes, tags, and more.
Think of it as your command center for theorycrafting domination.

💰 Average Build Cost Indicator

You can now label your builds with an average economy range:

• 💸 $ (Low Cost)
• 💵 $$ (Moderate)
• 💎 $$$ (High Investment)

Help players filter for builds that match their cash strategy.

⚙️ New Settings Page

We gave the entire Settings page a facelift.
Manage your account, preferences, and supporter perks with a much cleaner, faster, and mobile-friendly interface.

🧡 New Supporter Features (Huge!)

Supporters just unlocked a ton of new ways to stand out and customize their presence:

• 🏷️ Build Tags – Add quick visual tags to describe your builds.
• 🔗 Profile Permalinks – Share your custom profile with a branded URL.
• 📌 Build Permalinks – Give your favorite builds a memorable, permanent link.
• 🎨 Profile Layouts – Choose between different layouts and set Featured Builds.
• 🌈 Sitewide Themes – Pick from unique visual themes to personalize your browsing experience.

Thank you for all the feedback and support!

Introducing the Hero Armory — a brand-new way to explore Stadium Builds without committing to a full build. Whether you're curious about what items pair well with your favorite hero, or you want to theorycraft and share fun combos, the Armory is your new playground.

🔍 What is the Hero Armory?

The Armory is a simplified, build-free version of the editor!

It lets you:

• 🔧 Browse every power and item for a given hero
• 📊 See live stat updates as you mix and match
• 💡 Experiment freely — no account or build save required!

🔗 NEW! Shareable Loadout Links

Got a fun combo? You can now share sandbox loadouts with a single click.

• Loadouts generate a tiny, unique URL
• Example: /armory/reinhardt/3f-1b_2d
• Anyone visiting that link sees your loadout instantly — no login required!

This makes it stupidly easy to:

• Theorycraft with friends
• Share build ideas in Discord or Reddit
• Preview item synergy without saving a build

🧠 Designed for Speed

• 🔒 No login gates
• ⚡ Blazing fast loadout previews, even on mobile

👀 Try it Now

Pick a hero and start exploring: 👉 /armory/ana

Let us know what you think in Discord — and as always, keep building!

✨ NEW! Insights Page

Dig deeper into Stadium gameplay with the all-new Insights dashboard!
Search, sort, and visualize data across builds, items, and powers. Whether you're chasing meta trends or just nerding out on stats, this page is your new favorite tool.
Explore patterns, uncover hidden synergies, and level up your knowledge—faster than a D.Va mech call.

🔍 NEW! Item Search in Build Browser

You can now filter builds by Items directly in the Build Browser!
Toggle between:

• ANY selected items – for broad, flexible results
• ALL selected items – to laser in on ultra-specific builds

No more guessing which builds run your favorite loadout. Just click and conquer.

🏆 Reminder: Freja Build Contest Ending Soon!

Time is ticking! Submit your best Freja build before the deadline hits.
Winner gets $50 Battle.net balance and Discord-wide bragging rights.
Submit via the StadiumBuilds Discord — no second chances, no redos. Make it count.

As always, thanks for being part of this amazing community 💜
Keep building, keep dominating, and we’ll keep shipping cool stuff.

🚨 Freja Has Entered the Stadium!

The new hero Freja is now available in the builder.
Get in there and craft something deadly.

🏆 Freja Build Contest is LIVE!

Submit your best Freja build and compete for $50 in Battle.net credit!

• 🧱 1 entry per builder
• 🧠 Judged by META Architects in Discord
• 🗳️ Top 4 go to full community vote on Discord
• 💰 Winner gets featured + cash prize

📥 All submissions must be made via Discord!
👉 Join and enter here: Stadium Builds Discord

More updates coming soon!

🧠 Round Notes Update

• Searchable Items & Heroes!
  You can now search all items mentioned in round notes — perfect for strategizing against tricky upgrades or counter builds.
  Oh yeah... heroes too 🙂 — you can reference and search for them directly in round notes!

• Markdown Formatting Upgrade!
  Markdown now plays nice with item and hero linking. Bullet points render correctly, and formatting is smoother across the board.

• Distraction-Free Writing Mode
  Hit fullscreen in the text editor to zone in without distractions. Markdown writing has never been this slick.

• NEW! Preview Mode
  See your markdown formatting live before saving — no more guessing.

🔍 Build Browser Improvements

• Filter by Current Patch
  Only want the freshest builds? There's now a filter to show builds updated since the latest patch drop.

• Streamlined UI
  The build browser has been trimmed and tucked for a more compact, collapsible browsing experience.

👀 Build Viewing Enhancements

• Better Notes Layout
  Round notes are now easier to read and more prominent.

• Reorganized Items
  "Optional" and "Sell" items now appear in the left column to give the right side more breathing room for your notes. Way easier on the eyes.

• New Toggle: Show Item Rarities
  Make the item shop easier to parse with a quick rarity toggle in the Build Viewer.

✍️ Build Editing Upgrades

• Hero Matchups Added!
  You can now mark up to 3 Strong Against and 3 Weak Against heroes for every build. Great for quickly gauging a build’s strengths.

• Full-Screen Overall Notes
  Your "Overall" build notes now support fullscreen mode — just like round notes.

Thanks as always for the support! Keep those builds coming! 💪

🎉 Coming Soon…

🏆 🔥 Stadium Build Competition

Get ready to flex your creativity and strategy because we’re launching the first-ever Build Competition on StadiumBuilds.io!
Submit your most broken, innovative, or hilarious builds for a chance to be featured site-wide…

💰 …and win Battle.net Cash!

Yeah, we're not kidding. You build, you win, and we throw some Battle.net credit your way.
Start theorycrafting now. Details dropping very soon.

Join our Discord to be notified when the contest is live!

🚀 New Features Just Dropped!

🔄 All-New Build Viewing Experience!

Now you can toggle between Scroll View and Paged View for each build.
👉 Want to binge through rounds like a guidebook? Go scroll mode.
👉 Prefer the classic, step-by-step breakdown? Stick with pages.
Your builds, your way.

📊 Filter by Stat Priority

Find builds that match your exact playstyle!
Whether you're hunting for Attack Speed Rein, Weapon Damage Reaper, or Insert Fun Build Here,
Stat Priority Filtering lets you instantly sort builds by their final stat focus.
No more endless scrolling, just targeted, top-tier builds.

👀 Final Round Stats Preview (Hover Feature!)

Hovering over builds in the browser now shows their Final Round Stats.
Get a feel for the build’s endgame without clicking through.
Faster browsing. Smarter picks.

As always, thank you for being part of this community.
You’ve made StadiumBuilds way more than a side project…
You’ve made it a meta-defining movement.

Want to support the project or get sneak peeks?
Join our Discord and consider Supporting Stadium Builds 💙

💬 New Comment Notifications

You can now get notified when someone replies to your comment or mentions you in a discussion!
Stay up to date on conversations around your builds without having to refresh or manually check.

🛠️ Editor Improvements

We've made significant performance and logic updates under the hood:

• Faster build editing
• Cleaner propagation of upgrades between rounds
• More intuitive item toggling behavior

This is part of our ongoing effort to make StadiumBuilds the smoothest builder possible.

🔍 Build Browser Enhancements

The main browser page got a lot of love:

• Performance improvements for large datasets
• Better page-to-page consistency
• Minor visual and usability tweaks

Browsing and discovering awesome builds should feel snappier than ever.

🏷️ Build Viewer - Item Categories Added

We've added item categories to the Build Viewer so you can quickly spot:

• Powers
• (W)eapon
• (A)bility
• (S)urvival

This small change makes glancing over a build and deciding your buy order way easier.

Thanks for playing, building, and supporting the StadiumBuilds community!
As always, feedback is welcome in Discord.

Stay tuned. More big things are coming 🔥

✅ New: Public or Private Builds

You’re now in control. Set your builds to Public or Private — whether you're theorycrafting in the lab or ready to share your genius with the world. Refine privately, launch publicly.

📝 New: Build Notes

Add context, strategy tips, or a personal manifesto. When saving your build, you can now attach overall notes to help others (and your future self) understand your plan of attack.

💬 New: Build Comments

The community speaks! Users can now comment directly on builds. Get feedback, give kudos, or start a strategy discussion right on the build page.

👤 New: Builder Profiles

Curious what else that min-maxing mad scientist has cooked up? You can now view user profiles, showcasing all their builds in one place. Great minds build alike.

Let us know what you think, and keep building smarter.

📝 Per-Item Notes Are Live
You can now add notes per item per round — not just per round. Hover over items in a build to view them. (500 character limit per note for now.)

🔗 Item Linking in Round Notes
Use [ to trigger item autocomplete inside round notes. Linked items will show hoverable tooltips in the final build. The editing view still shows the raw [Item Name](ugly-long-ID), but I'm working on polishing that soon.

🧠 Smarter Round Summaries
The left-side round summary now displays buy, sell, and optional items more intelligently, giving you a clearer picture of your strategy at a glance.

📅 Sort by Last Updated
Builds are now sorted by last updated instead of creation date. Each build card now also shows how recently it was updated.

🔧 Item Categories Sorted (Powers Coming Soon™)
Items are now grouped and ordered under Weapons, Abilities, and Survival categories in the editor. Powers are next on the list.

🎨 General UI Overhaul
The Editor UI has been cleaned up and streamlined. More polish is coming soon, but this lays the groundwork for upcoming features.

Thanks for building with us!
If something feels off or you've got a killer idea, drop it in Discord #📚┃suggestions — I'm listening.