Deadlock Minor Update - 07-09-2026 (patch notes)

Deadlock Minor Update - 07-09-2026

• 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)
• 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)
• Scourge: Max Health Per Second reduced from 2.6% to 2.5%

Heroes

Billy: 

• Rising Ram T3 spirit scaling reduced from 0.035 to 0.03

The Doorman: 

• 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

Drifter:

• 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%

Graves:

• 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"

Haze:

• Sleep Dagger T2 now also applies 15 Fixation Stacks
• Sleep Dagger T2 reduced from -18s Cooldown to -17s

Holliday:

• Powder Keg spirits caling reduced from 1.2 to 1.05

Mirage:

• 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

Pocket: 

• Affliction duration reduced from 11s to 10s

Shiv:

• Shiv: Serrated Knives T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.09 to +0.07
• Shiv: Slice and Dice spirit scaling reduced from 1.44 to 1.2
• Shiv: Slice and Dice T2 reduced from -6% Spirit Resist to -4% Shiv: Bloodletting cooldown increased from 20s to 25s
• Shiv: Bloodletting T1 increased from -10s Cooldown to -15s
• Shiv: Bloodletting Damage Cleared reduced from 35% to 30%
• Shiv: Bloodletting T2 Damage Cleared increased from 35% to 40%
• Shiv: Killing Blow Health Threshold reduced from 20% to 18%
• Shiv: Killing Blow T3 Health Threshold increased from +8% to +10%

Silver:

• Lycan Curse cooldown reduced from 80s to 60s

Victor:

• Victor: Shocking Reanimation cooldown reduced from 275s to 240s

Viscous:

• Splatter T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1.0 to +0.9

Yamato: 

• Flying Slash range reduced from 28m to 26m
• Yamato: Flying Slash T3 Charge Delay increased from 3s to 4s
• Yamato: Flying Slash T3 Ally Targeting now requires alt cast input