Deadlock Update (Patch) October 6, 2026: Rat King Nerfs, Sinclair Changes and Trooper Fixes

General

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

Rat King

Scrap Grenade

• Fixed several bugs related to bounce targeting.
• Damage increased from 65 to 70.
• T2 Damage increased from +65 to +70.

Rat Swarm

• Base Cooldown reduced from 28s to 24s.

Rule, Ratannia!

• Cooldown increased from 130s to 160s.
• Damage Reduction reduced from 20% to 15%.
• Radius reduced from 24m to 20m.
• Charge Duration reduced from 12s to 10s.
• Bonus Move Speed no longer scales with Spirit.
• Rat King now falls faster while charging.

T1

• Move Speed bonus increased from +1m/s to +2m/s.
• No longer grants -20s Cooldown.
• Total Cooldown increased from 110s to 160s.

T2

• No longer grants +8s Charge Duration.
• Total Charge Duration reduced from 20s to 10s.
• Flag Duration bonus reduced from +8s to +5s.

T3

• Damage Reduction bonus reduced from +15% to +10%.
• Total Damage Reduction reduced from 35% to 25%.

Sinclair

Base Stats

• Base HP Regen reduced from 2 to 1.

Gun

• Falloff range reduced from 25-61 to 20-60.
• Base Bullet Damage reduced from 17.76 to 16.5.

Vexing Bolt

• Now deals half damage to objectives.

Spectral Assistant

• Gun falloff range reduced from 25-61 to 20-60.

Rabbit Hex

• Radius reduced from 6.5m to 6m.
• T3 Radius bonus reduced from +3m to +2m.

Audience Participation

• Copy Duration reduced from 12s to 9s.
• Copied Cooldown increased from 40% to 60%.