Deadlock Minor Update patch notes (Jul 28, 2026)

Every change in Deadlock's Minor Update of Jul 28, 2026: 21 heroes changed (6 buffed, 8 nerfed), 17 items (5 buffed, 8 nerfed) and 3 general changes, with before and after numbers. Official patch notes on Steam.

General changes

Movement

Change: Stamina bucket 3 heroes (slowest) have their ground dash time increased from 0.7s to 0.72s and air dash time from 0.49s to 0.51s

Bounties

Change: The Orb Spawners in base that give 10 souls on hit now split to nearby players on expire

Audio

Fix: Fixed the party member / team mate audio volume slider for voice communications

Hero changes

Apollo (Buffed)

Buff: Riposte: Base stun duration increased from 0.6s to 0.8s
Buff: Riposte: T3 changed from +1.6s Stun Duration to +60% Bullet, Spirit and Melee Lifesteal against the target for 7s

Billy (Nerfed)

Nerf: Rising Ram: T3 reduced from 8% Max Health to 7%

Calico (Nerfed)

Nerf: Ava: T2 reduced from +45% Move Speed to +40%
Nerf: Ava: T3 reduced from +20% damage amp to +18%

Celeste (Buffed)

Buff: Shining Wonder: Radius increased from 16.5m to 17.5m
Buff: Shining Wonder: Damage increased by 10%
Buff: Shining Wonder: Buffer duration increased from 3s to 3.25s

Drifter (Nerfed)

Nerf: Rend: Spirit scaling reduced from 1.8 to 1.7
Nerf: Rend: T3 silence duration reduced from 2.3s to 2s

Dynamo (Buffed)

Buff: Singularity: Cooldown reduced from 265s to 250s

Haze (Mixed)

Buff: Sleep Dagger: Wake up time spirit scaling reduced from 0.003 to 0.002
Nerf: Sleep Dagger: Damage spirit scaling reduced from 2.8 to 2.2
Change: Sleep Dagger: T2 changed from “-17s Cooldown and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks” to “+1s Sleep Duration and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks”
Change: Sleep Dagger: T3 changed from “+1s Sleep Duration and -50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up” to “-17s Cooldown and -50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up”
Nerf: Fixation: T3 reduced from +0.14 per Stack to +0.11
Added: Fixation: T3 now also scales with Weapon Damage (0.0003)

Ivy (Nerfed)

Nerf: Stone Form: T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1.7 to +1.5

Kelvin (Buffed)

Buff: Frozen Shelter: Cooldown reduced from 195s to 185s

Lady Geist (Mixed)

Nerf: Life Drain: Changed from 75% Damage to Heal to 100%
Buff: Life Drain: DPS reduced to provide the same effective heal as before but with less DPS
Nerf: Malice: Damage amplification reduced from 8% to 7%
Buff: Malice: T3 increased from +7% Damage Amp to +8%

Mina (Mixed)

Nerf: Sanguine Retreat: Recast time increased from 3.5s to 4s
Buff: Sanguine Retreat: T3 cast range increased from +3m to +4m

Mirage (Nerfed)

Nerf: Fire Scarabs: Duration reduced from 7s to 5s
Nerf: Fire Scarabs: T2 reduced from +2 Charges to +1 Charge
Added: Fire Scarabs: T2 now also increases duration by 2s
Removed: Dust Devil: T3 no longer increases Lift Duration by +0.3s
Fix: Fixed Djinn's Mark T3 still being -1s Cooldown instead of -0.75s

Mo & Krill (Buffed)

Buff: Burrow: Cooldown no longer starts after the conclusion of the ability, now starts immediately
Buff: Combo: Now lets you cast items while using it

Paige (Buffed)

Buff: Rallying Charge: Cooldown reduced from 220s to 210s

Pocket (Nerfed)

Nerf: Flying Cloak: T3 reduced from -11s Cooldown to -10s
Nerf: Affliction: DPS reduced by ~6% (also reduces the spirit scaling and the upgrades)

Shiv (Mixed)

Buff: Stamina regen increased from 5.5s to 6s
Nerf: Killing Blow: Recast window reduced from 20s to 16s

Silver (Nerfed)

Nerf: Gun falloff range reduced from 20m->46m to 17m→42m
Buff: Slam Fire: Now does 100% bonus damage against NPCs (troopers and neutrals, not objectives)
Nerf: Lycan Curse: Precast time increased from 0.2 to 0.3
Nerf: Lycan Curse: Precast movespeed reduced from 7.6m to 2.5m
Nerf: Lycan Curse: T1 reduced from +20% Resists to +15%

The Doorman (Mixed)

Change: Bullet damage rescaled from 26 + 1.19/boon to 24 + 1.25
Nerf: Call Bell: Charge Time increased from 6s to 7s
Nerf: Doorway: Duration reduced from 20s to 15s
Buff: Doorway: T1 duration increased from +15s to +20s
Nerf: Doorway: T3 range reduced from +45m to +40m
Nerf: Luggage Cart: Damage reduced from 80 to 60
Buff: Luggage Cart: T1 increased from +60 Damage to +80
Nerf: Luggage Cart: Range reduced from 25m to 20m
Buff: Luggage Cart: T2 increased from +20m Cast Range to +25m

Venator (Mixed)

Nerf: Sprint speed reduced from 1.5m to 1m
Nerf: Bullet falloff range reduced from 20m-51m to 18m-47m
Buff: Ira Domini: Cooldown no longer starts after the conclusion of the ability, now starts immediately
Buff: Ira Domini: Blessed stakes damage increased from 100 to 115

Viscous (Mixed)

Nerf: Splatter: Damage reduced from 70 to 55
Nerf: Splatter: Spirit ratio reduced from 0.8 to 0.7
Buff: Splatter: Base bounce count increased from 1 to 2
Nerf: Splatter: T3 bounce count reduced from +2 to +1
Nerf: The Cube: T3 reduced from -25s Cooldown to -20s
Nerf: Puddle Punch: Slow duration reduced from 4s to 3s
Buff: Puddle Punch: Slow increased from -20% to -30%
Buff: Puddle Punch: Cooldown reduced from 24s to 21s
Buff: Goo Ball: T2 increased from +10% Resists to +20%

Yamato (Nerfed)

Nerf: Flying Slash: T2 reduced from +40 Spirit Power to +35
Nerf: Flying Slash: T3 charges from +2 to +1
Nerf: Flying Slash: T3 Charge Time increased from 4s to 5s

Item changes

Crushing Fists (Buffed, Gun tier 4)

Buff: Max stacks stun duration increased from 0.5s to 0.75s
Buff: Bullet Resist reduction increased from -4% to -5% per stack

Cursed Relic (Reworked, Spirit tier 4)

Removed: No longer has -14% Damage Output innate
Added: Now applies a -25% Damage Output debuff for the 3.25s duration

Diviner's Kevlar (Buffed, Vitality tier 4)

Buff: Spirit power increased from +35 to +40

Echo Shard (Mixed, Spirit tier 4)

Nerf: Now has a 0.5s post-cast time
Removed: No longer grants +5% Fire Rate
Buff: Cooldown increased from 35s to 30s + the cooldown of the imbued ability

Ethereal Shift (Nerfed, Spirit tier 4)

Nerf: Cooldown increased from 35s to 37s

Frenzy (Buffed, Gun tier 4)

Added: Now has +10% Bullet Lifesteal as an innate

Fury Trance (Buffed, Vitality tier 3)

Added: Active now grants +1m Move Speed
Buff: Active removes move speed penalty when shooting (like Fleetfoot)

Lifestrike (Changed, Vitality tier 3)

Change: When hitting a trooper and a hero at the same time, it now always prioritizes healing off the hero (same change for Melee Lifesteal)

Mystic Shot (Mixed, Gun tier 2)

Buff: Cooldown reduced from 9s to 8s
Nerf: Spirit scaling reduced from 1.2 to 0.9

Restorative Locket (Buffed, Vitality tier 2)

Buff: Heal per boon increased from 0.32 to 0.5

Scourge (Nerfed, Spirit tier 4)

Removed: No longer grants +17% Debuff Resist innate bonus
Added: Active now grants +20% Debuff Resist (retroactive on application)
Nerf: Max Health per second reduced from 2.5% to 2.3%

Slowing Bullets (Nerfed, Gun tier 2)

Removed: No longer grants +15% Weapon Damage

Spirit Burn (Nerfed, Spirit tier 4)

Nerf: No longer hits enemies in a 12m radius, only affects primary target now
Change: Changed from the cooldown being on the item to being target based
Removed: Removed half cooldown against NPC
Nerf: Explosion damage reduced from 110 to 50

Spiritual Overflow (Nerfed, Gun tier 4)

Added: Now provides a bonus +10% Spirit Lifesteal on proc
Nerf: Ability Duration reduced from +15% to +13%
Nerf: Fire Rate reduced from +32% to +30%

Suppressor (Nerfed, Spirit tier 2)

Nerf: Duration reduced from 5s to 4.5s

Tankbuster (Nerfed, Spirit tier 3)

Nerf: No longer procs off of items

Weighted Shots (Nerfed, Gun tier 3)

Nerf: Weapon Damage reduced from +40% to +30%

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