Deadlock Patch Notes

July 9, 2026 Read original ↗
Patches: Jul 9, 2026 · Jun 30, 2026 · May 22, 2026 ·
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Heroes Changed 13
Buffed 4
Nerfed 6
Net Buffs -2
Items Changed 1
New Items 0
Buff / Nerf ratio
▲ 4 buffed ▼ 6 nerfed
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Heroes

▼Rising Ram T3 spirit scaling reduced from 0.035 to 0.03
—Bullet damage rescaled from 29.26 + 1.1/boon to 26 + 1.19
▼Crit scaling reduced from -25% to -30%
▲Hotel Guest T3 increased from 13s Cooldown on Failure to Check Out to 15s
▼Bullet damage per boon reduced from +0.616 to +0.49
▼Bloodscent T3 reduced from +12% to +11%
▼Stalker's Mark cooldown increased from 20s to 24s
▲Stalker's Mark T2 increased from -8s Cooldown to -12s
▼Stalker's Mark T3 reduced from +2% Bleed to +1.5%
▲Jar of Dead T1 heal spirit scaling increased from 0.1 to 0.16
—Jar of Dead now build up faster from neutral creeps
▼Grasping Hands immobilize duration reduced from 1.25s to 1s
▲Grasping Hands T3 cooldown increased from -10s to -14s
—Essence Theft now procs from melee hits
▲Essence Theft T3 now also increases Max Steal Targets from 3 to 4
—Borrowed Decree T1 changed from "-15s Cooldown" to "-15s Cooldown and +25% Ghoul Speed"
—Borrowed Decree T2 changed from "+25% Ghoul Speed and +10s Duration" to "-0.3s Time to Spawn and +10s Duration"
▲Sleep Dagger T2 now also applies 15 Fixation Stacks
▼Sleep Dagger T2 reduced from -18s Cooldown to -17s
▼Powder Keg spirit scaling reduced from 1.2 to 1.05
▼Fire Scarabs T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.17 to +0.13
▼Dust Devil T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1 to +0.6
▲Djinn's Mark cooldown reduced from 3s to 2.75
▲Djinn's Mark T3 cooldown reduced from -1s Cooldown to -0.75s
▲Traveler T3 increased from -70s Cooldown to -90s
▼Affliction duration reduced from 11s to 10s
▼Serrated Knives T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.09 to +0.07
▼Slice and Dice spirit scaling reduced from 1.44 to 1.2
▼Slice and Dice T2 reduced from -6% Spirit Resist to -4%
▼Bloodletting cooldown increased from 20s to 25s
▲Bloodletting T1 increased from -10s Cooldown to -15s
▼Bloodletting Damage Cleared reduced from 35% to 30%
▲Bloodletting T2 Damage Cleared increased from 35% to 40%
▼Killing Blow Health Threshold reduced from 20% to 18%
▲Killing Blow T3 Health Threshold increased from +8% to +10%
▲Lycan Curse cooldown reduced from 80s to 60s
▲Shocking Reanimation cooldown reduced from 275s to 240s
▼Splatter T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1.0 to +0.9
▼Flying Slash range reduced from 28m to 26m
▲Flying Slash T3 Charge Delay increased from 3s to 4s
—Flying Slash T3 Ally Targeting now requires alt cast input

Weapon Items

Spirit Items

▼Max Health Per Second reduced from 2.6% to 2.5%

Map, Objectives & Systems

▼Unstable Rift warning time reduced from 25s to 20s
—Rift Troopers now have Spirit Resist (30/35/40/45%)
—Rift Troopers now have Melee Resistance (25%)
▲Rift Troopers spawn interval increased from every 0.3s to 0.5s (spawns slightly more staggered)
▲Unstable Rift comeback resist aura radius increased from 20m to 35m
▲Rift Troopers max comeback count increased from 12 to 14
▼Objectives bounty split for nearby heroes reduced from 40% to 30% (this means slightly more portion of the bounty is split team wide rather than towards an individual player)
▼Urn Runner sprint bonus reduced from +2m to 0 (trailing bonus reduced from +7m to +5m)
▼Urn Runner move speed bonus reduced from +3.5m to +2m
▲Urn Runner Stamina Recovery increased from +15% to +25%
▲Urn talking frequency increased from every 8s to every 6s
▲Urn talking sound distance increased (easier to hear a nearby Urn Runner)

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