diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 24dc36e..414505e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 ### Changed
 
-- 上分帝 Web 每日刷新明星比赛改为按 `fetched_at` 轮换（默认每次 15 人），遇 OpenDota 连续 429 熔断并保留旧缓存，避免整档 daily 被限流拖死。
+- 上分帝 Web 每日刷新明星比赛改为按 `fetched_at` 轮换（默认每次 15 人），遇 OpenDota 连续 429 熔断并保留旧缓存；`hero_stats` / `hero_matches` 限流时 soft-fail 保留缓存，避免整档 daily 被拖死。
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/web/refresh_web.py b/web/refresh_web.py
index 9c5b376..c028ada 100644
--- a/web/refresh_web.py
+++ b/web/refresh_web.py
@@ -272,9 +272,16 @@ def run_patch_linked(*, dry_run: bool = False) -> None:
 
 def run_daily(*, dry_run: bool = False) -> bool:
     """Return True if patch-linked fetch ran."""
-    run_script("fetch_hero_stats.py", dry_run=dry_run)
+    # Soft-fail OpenDota quota burns: keep restored cache and continue the tier.
+    run_script("fetch_hero_stats.py", dry_run=dry_run, soft_fail=True)
     run_script("fetch_leaderboards.py", dry_run=dry_run)
-    run_script("fetch_hero_matches.py", "--source", "league", dry_run=dry_run)
+    run_script(
+        "fetch_hero_matches.py",
+        "--source",
+        "league",
+        dry_run=dry_run,
+        soft_fail=True,
+    )
     run_script(
         "fetch_pro_matches.py",
         "--include-pubs",