Compress Cooldown

Compress Cooldown
Cost		1,600
Tier		2
Passive
Imbue an ability to reduce its Cooldown. +18% Ability Cooldown Reduction
Upgrades To: Superior Cooldown
Codename: upgrade_magic_tempo

Compress Cooldown is a Tier 2 Spirit Item which gives Cooldown Reduction to an Imbued ability of the purchasing hero. It was previously named Improved Cooldown.

It can be purchased from the Shop for  1,600.

Compress Cooldown is a component of Superior Cooldown.

Notes

• If Compress Cooldown is imbued on Sinclair's Audience Participation, it does not reduce the cooldown of copied ultimates, only the default cooldown of the ability.

Update history

Main article: Update history

Update	Changes
November 21, 2025	Cooldown Reduction reduced from +22% to +18%.
July 4, 2025	Cooldown Reduction stat is now renamed to Ability Cooldown Reduction and no longer affects items (all existing CDR is now Ability Cooldown Reduction).
May 19, 2025	Imbued Cooldown Reduction increased from +18% to +22%

Trivia and Gallery

• Compress Cooldown is one of several items to feature in promotional posters around the Map.

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  Poster for Improved Cooldown
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  Seven's Storm Cloud ability cooldown after casting, one without Cooldown Reduction (top), and one with Compress Cooldown (bottom).