Deadlock Gameplay Update - 04-30-2026

General

• Base health per boon reduced by 7
• Vitality Investment bonus increased from 8/10/13/17/34/39/44/48/52/56% to 9/12/15/20/38/42/46/50/56/62%
• Weapon Investments bonus rescaled from 7/9/13/20/49/60/80/95/115/135% to 9/12/15/18/46/55/70/85/100/115%
• Reduced bullet damage growth by 10% for the following heroes: Bebop, Pocket, Vyper
• Reduced bullet damage growth by 5% for the following heroes: Victor
• Increased bullet damage growth by 10% for the following heroes: Mo & Krill, Apollo
  • Guardians, Base Guardians and Shrines now have 10% Bullet Resistance
  • Walkers Bullet Resistance increased from 15% to 25%
  • Medic Trooper missing health percent heal reduced from 14% to 12%
  • Medic Trooper fixed regen growth per minute reduced from 3 to 2
  • Getting knocked off bounce pads now sends you downwards quickly rather than continuing the trajectory towards the bounce pad destination
  • Souls required for boons after 13.2k/15k/17k/+2k per boon to 13.2k/14.5k/+1.5k per boon (ends at 40k instead of 49k)
  • Fixed Alt Fire scaling for Yamato and Viscous not working recently

Items

• Added a new T4 Vitality item, Indomitable. Upgrades from Reactive Barrier. Causes the next Stun, Chain, Immobilize, Sleep, or Silence from players to be automatically removed. When this happens, you gain a barrier and all your ability cooldowns are reduced by 20%. Cooldown: 55s. Innate: +8% Bullet Resistance and +8% Spirit Resistance.

• Active Reload: Fire Rate increased from +22% to +25%
• Opening Rounds: Weapon Damage reduced from +45% to +30%
• Opening Rounds: Now upgrades from High-Velocity Rounds (includes it's stats)
• Opening Rounds: Spirit Power reduced from +10 to +7
• Split Shot: Max Stacks reduced from 6 to 5
• Split Shot: Weapon Damage per stack reduced from 10% to 8%
• Split Shot: Cooldown increased from 24s to 27s
• Shadow Weave: Moved from T4 to T3
• Shadow Weave: Out of Combat Regen reduced from 10 to 5
• Shadow Weave: Duration reduced from 18s to 10s
• Shadow Weave: Ambush duration reduced from 8s to 5s
• Shadow Weave: Cooldown increased from 32s to 45s
• Shadow Weave: Spot Radius increased from 18m to 20m
• Shadow Weave: Ambush Spirit Power reduced from 35 to 20
• Shadow Weave: Ambush Fire Rate reduced from 32% to 20%
• Shadow Weave: Ambush Melee damage reduced from 25% to 20%
• Alchemical Fire: Spirit Power increased from +8 to +10
• Heroic Aura: Cooldown reduced from 25s to 22s
• Heroic Aura: Bullet Resistance aura increased from 15% to 17%
• Blood Tribute: Now has an innate 8% Debuff Resistance
• Blood Tribute: Active Debuff Resist reduced from 40% to 35%
• Spiritual Overflow: No longer grants +15% Spirit Lifesteal as base stat
• Spiritual Overflow: Now provides +15% Ability Duration
• Spiritual Overflow: Activated buff no longer provides +20% Ability Duration
• Spiritual Overflow: Activated buff now provides +20% Spirit Lifesteal
• Frenzy: No longer grants +20% Spirit Resistance when below 50% Health
• Frenzy: No longer grants +15% Base Spirit Resistance
• Frenzy: No longer grants +0.75m Base Move Speed
• Frenzy: Now grants +160 Health
• Frenzy: Base Fire Rate increased from 10% to 15%
• Frenzy: Low HP Move Speed increased from 2.5 to 4
• Frenzy: Low HP now grants +30% Debuff Resistance (when Low HP procs, any existing debuffs are reduced by 30% duration)
• Frenzy: Low HP Fire Rate increased from +25% to +40%
• Frenzy: Low HP bonus is now given for a duration and has a cooldown, whenever you are below the 50% threshold. Lasts 10s and has an 16s Cooldown.
• Restorative Locket: Max Stacks increased from 20 to 25 (max stamina restore happens at 25 stacks now)
• Restorative Locket: Heal per stack reduced from 20 to 16
• Return Fire: Bullet Resistance increased from 8% to 10%
• Return Fire: Bullet Damage Returned increased from 60% to 65%
• Reactive Barrier: No longer restores 1 stamina on trigger
• Reactive Barrier: No longer grants +6% Spirit Resist
• Reactive Barrier: Now triggers off of Silence (same trigger set as Indomitable)
• Reactive Barrier: Cooldown increased from 40s to 55s
• Reactive Barrier: Barrier spirit scaling reduced from 2.1 to 1.8
• Trophy Collector: Moved from T3 Item to T2
• Trophy Collector: Souls per stack reduced from 25 to 18
• Trophy Collector: Out of Combat regen reduced from 4 to 2
• Trophy Collector: Ability Range reduced from +1% Per Stack to +0.75%
• Trophy Collector: No longer gives +20 Health per stack
• Dispel Magic: Spirit Resistance reduced from 16% to 10%
• Veil Walker: Now upgrades from Sprint Boots (includes it's stats)
• Veil Walker: Bonus Health Reduced from +175 to +125
• Bullet Resilience: Now grants +3 Out of Combat Regen
• Spirit Resilience: Now grants +3 Out of Combat Regen
• Counterspell: Cooldown increased from 20s to 23s
• Counterspell: Bonus health reduced from +75 to +50
• Rescue Beam: Cast range increased from 32m to 35m
• Colossus: No longer grants +300 Bonus Health
• Colossus: Base Health increased from +15% to +25%
• Leech: Bonus Health increased from 120 to 160 (the sum of the two components)
• Inhibitor: Weapon Damage reduced from 25% to 10%
• Suppressor: No longer grants +50 Bonus Health
• Suppressor: Now grants +8% Bullet Resistance
• Cold Front: Damage Height increased from 3.5m to 5m
• Spirit Snatch: Spirit Power Steal increased from 15 to 20
• Arctic Blast: Damage Height increased from 3.5m to 5m
• Scourge: No longer grants -4% Cooldown Reduction
• Scourge: Now grants +15% Debuff Resistance
• Spirit Burn: DPS Spirit scaling increased from 0.05 to 0.06
• Lifesteal Adjustments:
• Active Reload: Lifesteal reduced from 18% to 14%
• Bullet Lifesteal: Lifesteal reduced from 16% to 13%
• Spirit Lifesteal: Lifesteal reduced from 16% to 13%
• Spirit Shredder Bullets: Lifesteal reduced from 12% to 10%
• Spirit Rend: Lifesteal reduced from 12% to 10%
• Fury Trance: Lifesteal reduced from 18% to 14%
• Infuser: Lifesteal reduced from 16% to 13%
• Infuser: Active Lifesteal reduced from 80% to 70%
• Leech: Lifesteal reduced from 30% to 25%
• Vampiric Burst: Lifesteal reduced from 16% to 13%
• Vampiric Burst: Lifesteal reduced from 80% to 70%
• Mystic Reverb: Lifesteal reduced from 10% to 8%
• Mystic Reverb: Imbued Lifesteal reduced from 27% to 22%
• Spiritual Overflow: Lifesteal reduced from 20% to 16% (part of a global adjustment ontop of the prior rework to the item)
• Lady Geist: Life Drain heal reduced from 80% to 75%
• Abrams: Siphon Life heal reduced from 80/40% to 70/35%

Street Brawl

• Unstable Concoction reduces the players respawn time by 50%
• Seraphim Wings damage reduced while in air reduced from 60% to 40%
• The following abilities have -15% radius in Street Brawl: Bookwyrm, Flame Dash, Essence Bomb, Entangling Thorns, Lightning Ball, Pulse Grenade, Frost Grenade
• Mystic Expansion Radius bonus reduced from +20% to +16%
• Greater Expansion Radius bonus reduced from +30% to +25%
• Enhanced Escalating Exposure: Max Stacks from +8 to +6
• Enhanced Escalating Exposure: Amp per stack from +2 to +1.5
• Enhanced Escalating Exposure: Base shred from +8 to +10 (matching enhanced mystic invul)
• Fixed Enhanced Weighted Shots not maintaining the benefits from Enhanced Slowing Bullet