Disney Heroes: Battle Mode Update 7.8
Welcome to the Disney Heroes: Battle Mode 7.8 Update! This release features Pinocchio, King Candy, and Pongo plus a number of improvements and bug fixes, as well as a brand new Rarity - Sapphire - and a revamp to Invasion!.
Overview
New! Pinocchio from Disney’s Pinocchio
New! King Candy from Disney’s Wreck It Ralph!
New! Pongo from Disney’s 101 Dalmatians
New Rarity - Sapphire!
Invasion Revamp!
Pinocchio
Pinocchio is a Frontline “Tank” Hero on the Blue team. Pinocchio will be available in the Battle Pass starting January 6th, 2026.
Skills
Whirl Crash
Passive:
Every buff or debuff that Pinocchio claims he will apply has a percent chance to be a lie.
Whenever he lies, he gains “Lie” stack and his nose grows.
Whenever he tells the truth, he loses “Lie” stacks and his nose shrinks. Pinocchio can hold up to a maximum amount of “Lie” stacks.
Active:
Pinocchio spins his entire body, turning into a whirlwind for a few seconds, dealing Normal Damage to all enemies hit. Each enemy can only be damaged once every few seconds.
While spinning, he randomly redirects all incoming damage to either an enemy or an ally. If the damage is redirected to an ally, it instead creates an HP Shield equal to the redirected amount and lasts a few seconds.
Additionally, Pinocchio claims that this skill will grant him Reflect for a few seconds, Knock Back all enemies hit, and apply Confuse to them for a few seconds.
+Normal Damage
Whistle Bang
Pinocchio attempts to whistle, claiming that this will cause him to Distract, Silence, and reduce all enemies' Armor and Reality by a certain amount for a few seconds. If Pinocchio lied about all these effects, he will be Stunned for a few seconds.
If at least one of the effects was true, he becomes Invincible for a few seconds, for each effect that was true.
+Armor +Reality
Lamp Fog
Pinocchio throws a lit lamp into a stack of wood and covers it with a cloth, dealing True Damage per second for a few seconds to all nearby enemies. Additionally, Pinocchio claims this will cause all enemies to be Vulnerable, Drained, and Cursed for a few seconds.
+True Damage
Liar’s Reach
For every effect Pinocchio lied, he gains Hardy stacks and Endurance stacks. Additionally, he also gains Armor and Reality for each “Lie” stack he has.
For every effect Pinocchio said that was true, he Cleanses himself, gaining Determination stacks and Basic Damage for a few seconds.
+Armor and Reality +Basic Damage
Pinocchio’s Hat
Pinocchio is Immune to critical hits, and his Armor and Reality cannot be negated.
For each “Lie” stack, Pinocchio Heals himself for some HP per second. When he reaches the maximum number of “Lie” stacks, he also reduces all damage taken by a percent.
Each damage dealt by "Lamp Fog" also grants Pinocchio an HP Shield equal to the damage dealt.
+Max HP +Reality +Armor
Battle Badge
Charge Condition: Shield is applied to 2 Heroes
Stat Buff: +Max HP
Lineup Buff: +Max HP per Blue Ally
Effect Buff: Berserk
Friendships
Kuzco
Woody
King Candy
King Candy is a Frontline “Support” Hero on the Blue team. King Candy will be available in the Prize Wall starting January 13th, 2026.
Skills
Sour Sprint
Passive:
Every Patch Talent given by King Candy is given at maximum level.
King Candy gives himself the “Blinding Attacks” and “Silencing Attacks” Patch Talents at the beginning of combat.
Active:
King Candy summons Sour Bill, who runs in a startled way through the enemy battlefield, dealing Fantastic Damage to all Enemies. Just before Sour Bill proceeds to run, King Candy grants him the “Reflection Weaken” and “Devastating Blows” Patch Talents for a few seconds.
+Fantastic Damage
Sugar Spin
King Candy spins joyfully and gives candy to everyone, damaging enemies for some Normal Damage and gaining the “Armor Debilitation”, “Reality Debilitation” and “Speed Debilitation” Patch Talents for a few seconds.
Immediately after King Candy Saps and Curses the enemy team for a few seconds.
+Normal Damage
Candy Bounce
King Candy jumps with enthusiasm, gaining the “Armor Benevolence”, “Reality Benevolence”, “Speed Benevolence” Patch Talents for a few seconds.
Immediately after King Candy Shields himself and his team for some HP.
When this Shield breaks or is removed the respective hero gains a Heal over Time worth a percent of their Max HP per second for a few seconds.
+Shield
Sugar Crown
When casting “Sugar Spin” King Candy additionally gains the “Power Debilitation”, “Damage Debilitation” and “Predictive Debilitation” Patch Talents.
When casting “Candy Bounce” King Candy additionally gains the “Power Benevolence” and “Precision Benevolence” Patch Talents.
The effects of these Patch Talents have a chance to fail against allies or enemies higher than a certain level.
+Level
Sweet Loop
When casting “Sugar Spin” and “Candy Bounce” all allies gain the same Patch Talents as King Candy for a few seconds.
King Candy starts each wave with the Patch Talents “Invincible Retribution” and “Invincible Momentum”. After “Invincible Retribution” was used King Candy re-gains this Patch Talent. This effect can happen a certain amount of times per wave.
King Candy gains the “Fruitful Revenge” Patch Talent at the beginning of combat.
+Max HP +Evasion +Tenacity
Battle Badge
Charge Condition: 10 seconds of combat have elapsed
Stat Buff: +Max HP
Lineup Buff: +Max HP per Blue Ally
Effect Buff: Heal over Time
Friendships
Dr. Doofenshmirtz
Queen of Hearts
Pongo
Pongo is a Midline “Control” Hero on the Blue team. Pongo will be available in the Prize Wall starting January 22nd, 2026.
Skills
Chomp Charge
Passive:
Pongo barks at all enemies, Snaring them and reducing their Basic Damage and Skill Power for a few seconds. This reduction increases by an additional amount every second that passes during the battle.
Active:
Pongo leaps forward and bites the furthest enemy, dealing Normal Damage. If that enemy has no allies nearby, this attack instead deals True Damage.
Pongo then limits the target’s energy to a certain cap for a few seconds. Each time the enemy attempts to gain energy beyond this limit, they receive Fatigue stacks and take True Damage per second for a few seconds. Each hero can have a maximum of DoTs at the same time.
Pongo prioritizes enemies whose energy is not currently limited, and during this skill he is Immune to disables.
+Normal Damage
Alpha Howl
Pongo howls at the sky, applying Weakness stacks and Studying all enemies for a few seconds. While Studied by Pongo, enemies cannot gain Shields. Additionally, Pongo also gains an HP Shield for every point of Energy the enemies currently have.
+HP Shield
Branch Whack
Pongo charges towards the furthest enemy, he then sweeps the floor, dealing Normal Damage, removes buffs, and Pierces the target for a few seconds. Additionally, Pongo Knocks all enemies except the targeted enemy towards Pongo’s side of the battlefield.
+Normal Damage
Pongo’s Collar
Pongo starts the combat Invisible for a few seconds, and every time an enemy is KO’d while it has debuffs applied by Pongo, he becomes Invisible for a few seconds. While he is Invisible, all enemies are Vulnerable, Limited and have their Armor and Reality reduced.
+Armor +Reality
The Owner’s Hat
While Pongo is on the battlefield, enemies cannot gain Overload.
After using “Chomp Charge”, if the targeted enemy is KO’d in the following few seconds, Pongo will gain energy.
All enemies Pongo passes through during “Chomp Charge” or “Branch Whack” receive Decay stacks, have their Attack and Movement Speed reduced, and are Stunned and Drained for a few seconds.
+Max HP +Reality +Armor
Battle Badge
Charge Condition: Invisible is applied to 2 heroes
Stat Buff: +Max HP
Lineup Buff: +Max HP per Control Ally
Effect Buff: Energy Gain
Friendships
Marie
Bolt
Challenger Season 77
New Challenger Season alert! Here are the Featured Franchises and Spotlight Heroes so you can plan ahead!
Featured Franchises
Wreck-It Ralph
101 Dalmatians
Zootopia
Coco
Elemental
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Robin Hood
Sleeping Beauty
The Lion King
Finding Nemo
Tangled
The Little Mermaid
Phineas and Ferb
The Aristocats
The Owl House
Spotlight Heroes
Pinocchio
Pocahontas
Merida
Luca and Alberto
Rocketeer
Sapphire Rarity is Here!
We are beyond excited to welcome a Sapphire - a brand new Rarity - into DHBM! More below on what this entails for your experience.
Hybrid Mods
Introducing Hybrid Mods, two new Mod types that combine two stats into a single Mod slot.
There will be 2 types of Hybrid Mods:
HP/SP Mods
HP/BD Mods
Both HP/BD and HP/SP Mods will offer both of these stats in a single Mod and a combination of upgrades of the previous Mods.
However in Hybrid Mods two new exclusive upgrades will be available:
Normal Crit Negation
Fantastic Crit Negation
Hybrid Mods are the only way to increase the two brand new stats.
Mods Revamp
The entire Mod system has been rebalanced to match current power levels
Mods base stats gains were severely increased.
Mod Level Cap was increased to 250.
Mod Tier Cap was increased to 23.
BD and HP upgrade effects were increased and SP upgrade effects were decreased.
New Stats
2 new Stats will be added to every hero with the release of Sapphire!
These Stats are:
Normal Crit Negation
Fantastic Crit Negation
Fantastic and Normal Crit Negation reduce the total damage taken from critical hits by 0% to 100%. Upon reaching 100% Negation, heroes take no damage from Normal or Fantastic critical hits, effectively nullifying the entire attack.
Invasion Overhaul (Guild Boss)
Invasion will see some much needed improvements in the Guild Boss fight.
Introducing Boss Traits! BossTraits are strengths and weaknesses that each Boss possesses that will make each fight an engaging and unique problem to solve!
Boss Traits can be divided into Boss Augments and Boss Breakpoints.
Boss Augments
Augments are buffs that empower the Boss, providing advantages against certain teams.
Examples of augments are:
Boss Ignores/Reflects some of the Normal/Fantastic/True Damage taken.
Boss is Immune to Normal/Fantastic/True Damage.
Every few seconds the Boss Cleanses himself.
Prevents a certain buff from being applied.
Every few seconds emits a pulse dealing Normal/Fantastic/True Damage
Every few hits the boss becomes invisible.
Boss Breakpoints
Conversely to augments, breakpoints are weaknesses that players can exploit to maximize their combat effectiveness.
Examples of breakpoints are:
When debuffed a certain number of times with a specific debuff it loses a percentage of its Health
When debuffed a certain number of times with a specific debuff it receives increased Normal/Fantastic/True damage.
For every specific amount of damage taken, the allied team gains a percentage of their stats.
For every few disables granted the boss is disabled for some time.
Each boss will feature a curated combination of Augments and Breakpoints to ensure that every fight is as strategic and engaging as possible.
Additionally guilds that coordinate fights can stack a lot of breakpoints and maximize their damage and have an easier time climbing the leaderboards.
Guild Bosses are now immune to damage based on a percentage of their Max HP.
This is where you and your guild will have the opportunity to earn the New Mods!
There are only a limited number of guild bosses available for each active period, so make sure to properly coordinate attacks with your guildmates so everyone can earn rewards!
Players can earn a New Mod through the participation rewards of defeating a guild boss, with the potential to earn two or more mods per boss if you deal the final blow, deal the most damage, and more.
If you prefer the classic Invasion style, don't worry, Solo Bosses will keep the old mechanics and will not have these new Traits..
Codebase Trials
This is not a good-bye! In efforts to streamline the gaming experience and improve the Codebase rewards system, the Megavirus is teaming up with the Mama Bot and joining the Invasion game mode!
We’ve seen a lot of interest expressed on keeping the solo boss, and we wanted to honor that sentiment with improvements
The Megavirus will now be the solo boss in Invasion, and you can infinitely grind for as many Megabits you can earn from defeating the solo boss during the active period!
We are also adding back some Codebase chests to the regular Invasion progression rewards, so you’ll be rewarded with more Megabits each week than before
We hope that you are as excited as we are and please share any feedback and thoughts you may have on this as you play through it in 7.8!
Improvements & Changes
Added a Patch Talents description page to the Patch Talent “How to Play” screen.
Changed Darwin’s Vulnerability to be Slows instead of just Snares
Bug Fixes
Fixed a crash when using Bambi in Invasion
Fixed a crash when tapping some of the tooltips in the Filters screen
New Hero Locations and Content Adjustments
Heroes will not appear in new locations until they refresh.
Content Adjustments:
From January 6th, 2026:
Pinocchio is the new BP Hero
Lightning McQueen becomes the next Arena Challenger Hero
Darwin becomes the next Coliseum Challenger Hero
Bambi becomes the Contest Rank Reward Hero
Ernesto de la Cruz is added to the VIP Crate
Ennui enters the Coliseum Crate
Scat Cat enters the Arena Crate
Headless Horseman enters the City Watch Crate
Embarrassment, Gazelle, Envy, and Abby Mallard enter the Diamond Crates
Marie enters the Guild Crate
Piglet and Dr. Calico enter the War Shop
Giselle, Carl the Robot, Hector Rivera, and Simea enter the Elite Campaign
From January 13th, 2026:
King Candy enters the Prize Wall
From January 22nd, 2026:
Pongo enters the Prize Wall
Please note the heroes in the Elite Campaign have been slightly adjusted.
This is a full app and server update that is currently planned for Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026