Deadlock Minor Update patch notes (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. Official patch notes on Steam.

General changes

Troopers

• Fix: Fixed bugs that were causing troopers to walk too slowly in lane

Hero changes

Rat King (Nerfed)

• Fix: Scrap Grenade: Fixed some bugs with bouncing targeting
• Buff: Scrap Grenade: Damage increased from 65 to 70
• Buff: Scrap Grenade: T2 Damage increased from 65 to 70
• Buff: Rat Swarm: Base Cooldown reduced from 28s to 24s
• Nerf: Rule, Ratannia!: Cooldown increased from 130 to 160
• Nerf: Rule, Ratannia!: Damage Reduction reduced from 20% to 15%
• Nerf: Rule, Ratannia!: Radius reduced from 24m to 20m
• Nerf: Rule, Ratannia!: Charge Duration reduced from 12s to 10s
• Removed: Rule, Ratannia!: Bonus Move speed no longer scales with Spirit
• Change: Rule, Ratannia!: Now falls faster while charging
• Buff: Rule, Ratannia!: T1 +1m/s Move Speed to +2m/s Move Speed
• Removed: Rule, Ratannia!: T1 No longer gives -20s cooldown (Total cooldown from 110s to 160s)
• Removed: Rule, Ratannia!: T2 No longer grants +8s Charge Duration (Total charge duration from 20s to 10s)
• Nerf: Rule, Ratannia!: T2 Flag Duration reduced from +8s to +5s
• Nerf: Rule, Ratannia!: T3 Damage Reduction reduced from 15% to 10% (Total Damage Reduction from 35% to 25%)

Sinclair (Nerfed)

• Nerf: Base HP Regen reduced from 2 to 1
• Nerf: Gun: Falloff range reduced from 25-61 to 20-60
• Nerf: Gun: Reduced bullet base damage from 17.76 to 16.5
• Nerf: Vexing Bolt: Now does half damage to objectives
• Nerf: Spectral Assistant: Gun falloff range reduced from 25-61 to 20-60
• Nerf: Rabbit Hex: Radius reduced from 6.5m to 6m
• Nerf: Rabbit Hex: T3 reduced from +3m Radius to +2m
• Nerf: Audience Participation: Copy duration reduced from 12s to 9s
• Nerf: Audience Participation: Copied cooldown increased from 40% to 60%

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.
• Minor Update (Oct 14, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Minor Update of Oct 14, 2026: 2 heroes changed (1 buffed, 1 nerfed), 1 item (0 buffed, 1 nerfed) and 1 general change, with before and after numbers.
• 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.
• Minor Update (Aug 22, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Minor Update of Aug 22, 2026: 1 hero changed (0 buffed, 1 nerfed) and 2 items (0 buffed, 2 nerfed), with before and after numbers.
• 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.
• Minor Update (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.
• Minor Update (Jul 9, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Minor Update of Jul 9, 2026: 13 heroes changed (3 buffed, 8 nerfed), 1 item (0 buffed, 1 nerfed) and 12 general changes, with before and after numbers.
• Minor Update (Jul 1, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Minor Update of Jul 1, 2026: 1 hero changed (1 buffed, 0 nerfed), with before and after numbers.
• Minor Update (Jun 30, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Minor Update of Jun 30, 2026: 24 heroes changed (15 buffed, 7 nerfed), 4 items (1 buffed, 2 nerfed) and 43 general changes, with before and after numbers.
• Minor Update (Jun 11, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Minor Update of Jun 11, 2026: 19 heroes changed (7 buffed, 8 nerfed), 2 items (0 buffed, 0 nerfed) and 5 general changes, with before and after numbers.
• Minor Update (Jun 4, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Minor Update of Jun 4, 2026: 14 general changes, with before and after numbers.
• 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.
• Gameplay Update (Apr 30, 2026) – Every change in Deadlock's Gameplay Update of Apr 30, 2026: 25 heroes changed (13 buffed, 10 nerfed), 35 items (10 buffed, 17 nerfed) and 25 general changes, with before and after numbers.
• 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.
• Shop Rework (May 8, 2025) – Every change in Deadlock's Shop Rework of May 8, 2025: 26 heroes changed (5 buffed, 9 nerfed), 26 items (3 buffed, 0 nerfed) and 296 general changes, with before and after numbers.
• 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.