Deadlock Patch Notes – August 22, 2026 Update

Balance Focus: Celeste Adjustments & Meta Tuning

1 month ago08-22-2026 UpdateBy Yoshi (Valve Developer)EnglishOfficial Deadlock Forums1 Hero Change • 2 Item Changes

Summary

These Patch Notes are from the Official Deadlock Forums.

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This patch delivers gameplay adjustments across 3 targets, including 1 heroes and 2 items. Key heroes showing positive post-patch win-rate shifts include Celeste. Refer to the impact analysis tables below for complete win rate, pick rate, and matchmaking metrics across comparison windows.

Meta Movers

Heroes with the biggest win rate swings since the update went live.

Win Rate Up

Hero Changes

Every hero the update touched. Hover a portrait to read the exact notes.

Reworks & Adjustments1

Item Changes

Balance passes on shop items. Hover a card to read the exact notes.

Patch Notes

The complete update, exactly as posted on the official Deadlock forums.

12Official Update Notes

Radiant Regeneration: Heal on cast reduced from 70 to 65

Restorative Locket: Spirit Resistance reduced from 10% to 8%

Celeste: Dazzling Trick cooldown increased from 32s to 34s

Celeste: Dazzling Trick T2 barrier rescaled from "+80 and +0.7 scaling" to "+70 and +0.76"

Celeste: Dazzling Trick T3 cooldown increased from -18s to -20s

Celeste: Dazzling Trick T3 reduced from +1.5s Silence to +1.25s

Celeste: Radiant Daggers Spirit Amp per stack reduced from +8% to +7%

Celeste: Radiant Daggers T3 Spirit Amp per stack increased from +3% to +4%

Celeste: Shining Wonder bounce range reduced from 17.5m to 16.5m

Celeste: Shining Wonder damage reduced from 165 to 140

Celeste: Shining Wonder spirit scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.6

Celeste: Shining Wonder T2 now also increases spirit scaling by +0.45