Deadlock Minor Update patch notes (Aug 12, 2026)

Every change in Deadlock's Minor Update of Aug 12, 2026: 13 heroes changed (4 buffed, 8 nerfed), with before and after numbers. Official patch notes on Steam.

Hero changes

Apollo (Buffed)

• Buff: Riposte: Melee resist reduction increased from -22% to -25%
• Nerf: Riposte: T2 changed from "-30% Melee Resist" to "-25% Melee Resist and +0.4s Stun Duration"
• Buff: Riposte: T3 increased from 60% Lifesteal for 7s to 75% Lifesteal for 13s
• Fix: Fixed Itani Lo Sahn being canceled with movement abilities

Billy (Nerfed)

• Nerf: Base health regen reduced from 2.5 to 2.0
• Change: Rising Ram: T3 changed from "On Impact: Deal 7% max health as spirit damage" to "On hero hit: +10% Max HP for 16s"
• Nerf: Chain Gang: Spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.7

Drifter (Nerfed)

• Nerf: Rend: Spirit scaling reduced from 1.7 to 1.4
• Nerf: Stalker's Mark: Cooldown increased from 24s to 26s
• Nerf: Stalker's Mark: T2 reduced from -12s Cooldown to -10s

Holliday (Changed)

• Change: Powder Keg: Now does half its damage immediately and half over 3s as a damage over time burn (same overall damage, multiple instances stack)

Ivy (Nerfed)

• Nerf: Stone Form: T3 stun duration reduced from +1s to +0.75s

Lash (Nerfed)

• Nerf: Falloff range reduced from 20m->58m to 18m->54m

McGinnis (Nerfed)

• Nerf: Bullet damage base and growth values reduced by 5%
• Nerf: Spirit Resist per boon reduced from +0.625% to +0.35%
• Nerf: Mini Turrets no longer shoots heroes on ziplines
• Nerf: Mini Turrets no longer have 80% decaying resist for the first 6s
• Buff: Mini Turrets health increased from 90 + 7.8/boon to 100 + 9/boon
• Nerf: Medicinal Specter: T1 changed from "Provides +40% Spirit Resist" to "+1.5s Duration"
• Removed: Medicinal Specter: T3 no longer increases duration by +1.5s
• Added: Medicinal Specter: T3 now also increases spirit resistance by +40%

Paige (Buffed)

• Buff: Plot Armor: Weapon damage scaling increased from 0.2 to 0.3

Seven (Buffed)

• Buff: Lightning Ball: T3 radius increased from +1.5m to +1.75m

The Doorman (Nerfed)

• Nerf: Doorway: Range reduced from 70m to 65m
• Nerf: Walker will no longer consider Luggage Cart dragged enemies as valid targets to trigger the stomp on until soon after they are dropped off
• Nerf: Similar to the Walker change above, the turrets in the healing area in base now also wait on considering valid targets

Vindicta (Nerfed)

• Nerf: Stake: T1 reduced from +65 Damage to +45

Vyper (Buffed)

• Buff: Petrifying Bola: Radius increased from 8m to 12m
• Buff: Petrifying Bola: Petrify duration increased from 2s to 2.2s

Wraith (Nerfed)

• Nerf: Card Trick: Heart heal spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.75
• Nerf: Full Auto: T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.06 to +0.045

Other patches

• Halloween Update (Oct 30, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Halloween Update of Oct 30, 2026: 34 heroes changed (18 buffed, 10 nerfed), 38 items (25 buffed, 9 nerfed) and 39 general changes, with before and after numbers.
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• Minor Update (Oct 5, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Minor Update of Oct 5, 2026: 2 heroes changed (0 buffed, 2 nerfed) and 1 general change, with before and after numbers.
• Minor Update (Sep 16, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Minor Update of Sep 16, 2026: 20 heroes changed (9 buffed, 6 nerfed), 22 items (9 buffed, 11 nerfed) and 17 general changes, with before and after numbers.
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• Minor Update (Aug 12, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Minor Update of Aug 12, 2026: 13 heroes changed (4 buffed, 8 nerfed), with before and after numbers.
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• Minor Update (May 31, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Minor Update of May 31, 2026: 7 heroes changed (1 buffed, 6 nerfed), with before and after numbers.
• Minor Update (May 28, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Minor Update of May 28, 2026: 12 general changes, with before and after numbers.
• Minor Update (May 25, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Minor Update of May 25, 2026: 11 general changes, with before and after numbers.
• Gameplay Update (May 22, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Gameplay Update of May 22, 2026: 33 heroes changed (16 buffed, 8 nerfed), 76 items (53 buffed, 13 nerfed) and 52 general changes, with before and after numbers.
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• Gameplay Update (Mar 6, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Gameplay Update of Mar 6, 2026: 33 heroes changed (6 buffed, 1 nerfed), 79 items (50 buffed, 18 nerfed) and 51 general changes, with before and after numbers.
• Gameplay Update (Nov 21, 2025) – Every change in Deadlock's Gameplay Update of Nov 21, 2025: 28 heroes changed (12 buffed, 10 nerfed), 39 items (13 buffed, 18 nerfed) and 73 general changes, with before and after numbers.
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• Map Rework (Feb 25, 2025) – Every change in Deadlock's Map Rework of Feb 25, 2025: 26 heroes changed (0 buffed, 3 nerfed), 15 items (0 buffed, 0 nerfed) and 196 general changes, with before and after numbers.
• Gameplay Update (Dec 6, 2024) – Every change in Deadlock's Gameplay Update of Dec 6, 2024: 22 heroes changed (6 buffed, 3 nerfed), 44 items (19 buffed, 20 nerfed) and 89 general changes, with before and after numbers.
• Gameplay Update (Nov 7, 2024) – Every change in Deadlock's Gameplay Update of Nov 7, 2024: 17 heroes changed (8 buffed, 4 nerfed), 43 items (29 buffed, 10 nerfed) and 93 general changes, with before and after numbers.