Deadlock Patch Notes: March 25, 2026 - Buffs & Nerfs

15 Hero Gameplay & Ability Adjustments

5 months ago03-25-2026 UpdateBy Yoshi (Valve Developer)EnglishOfficial Deadlock Forums15 Hero Changes • 0 Item Changes

Summary

These Patch Notes are from the Official Deadlock Forums.

This patch delivers gameplay adjustments across 15 targets, including 15 heroes and 0 items. Refer to the impact analysis tables below for complete win rate, pick rate, and matchmaking metrics across comparison windows.

Biggest Winners

No positive hero win-rate changes are available yet.

Biggest Losers

No negative hero win-rate changes are available yet.

Hero	Change	Win Rate Before	Win Rate After	Win Rate Change	Matches
Bebop	Buffed	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
Base health regen increased from 1.5 to 2.5 Hero page
Calico	Buffed	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
Leaping Slash base damage increased from 50 to 60 Hero page
Infernus	Buffed	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
Afterburn DPS increased from 12 to 14 Afterburn T1 DPS increased from +14 to +16 Concussive Combustion T2 increased from +85% Explosion Lifesteal to +100% Concussive Combustion T2 increased from -65s Cooldown to -75s Hero page
McGinnis	Buffed	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
Medicinal Specter T3 duration increased from +1s to +1.5s Spectral Wall duration increased from 5s to 5.5s Hero page
Celeste	Nerfed	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
Base regen reduced from 2 to 1 Dazzling Trick T3 silence duration reduced from +2s to +1.5s Hero page
Kelvin	Nerfed	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
Frost Grenade damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.8 to 0.7 Frost Grenade T3 damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.8 Hero page
Lady Geist	Nerfed	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
Gun Falloff reduced from 20->52 to 17->48 Life Drain spirit scaling reduced from 0.536 to 0.43 Life Drain T3 spirit scaling increased from +0.3 to +0.4 Hero page
Silver	Nerfed	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
Bullet damage rescaled from 5.5+0.1206 to 5.4+0.124 Slam Fire cooldown increased from 22s to 25s Slam Fire T2 cooldown increased from -7s to -10s Hero page
Venator	Nerfed	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
Consecrating Grenade impact damage scaling reduced from 1.2 to 1.0 Gut Shot wall stun reduced from 0.65s to 0.6s Gut Shot damage scaling reduced from 1 to 0.8 Hero page
The Doorman	Reworked	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
Call Bell slow increased from 30% to 35% Call Bell radius increased from 5m to 6m Doorway Distance increased from 60m to 70m Luggage Cart T2 now deals 75 bonus damage (0.6 spirit scaling) when hitting a wall Luggage Cart T3 stun duration reduced from 1.5s to 1.25s Hero page
Graves	Reworked	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
Grasping Hands spirit damage scaling reduced from 1.9 to 1.6 Grasping Hands T3 reduced from 2 Ghouls Summoned to 1 Grasping Hands T3 now also reduces cooldown by 10s Borrowed Decree Ghoul HP reduced from 200 + 12/boon to 180 + 8/boon Borrowed Decree Ghouls damage reduced from 150 to 135 Hero page
Holliday	Reworked	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
Bounce Pad now provides allies with air control and stomp damage Crackshot T3 increased from -4s/-2s for hero/npc headshots to -6s/-3s Hero page
Mirage	Reworked	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
Fire Scarabs Health Steal Per Sec reduced from 10 to 9 Fire Scarabs T1 reduced from +8 Health Steal Per Sec to +7 Fire Scarabs T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.23 to +0.17 Dust Devil cooldown increased from 32s to 36s Dust Devil T2 cooldown increased from -8s to -12s Dust Devil T3 now also increases lift duration by 0.3s Djinn's Mark spirit scaling reduced from 0.44 to 0.38 Hero page
Rem	Reworked	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
Naptime T3 now also provides unstoppable while channeling Hero page
Victor	Reworked	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
Restored health per boon back to 46 No longer has -30% Lifesteal Effectiveness Jumpstart T3 no longer purges non-ult debuffs Jumpstart T3 now adds +50% Debuff Resistance and cuts existing debuff durations by 50% Aura of Suffering radius reduced from 9.5m to 9m Hero page

Item	Change	Pick Rate Before	Pick Rate After	Win Rate Change	Matches	Average Buy Time
No changed shop items were detected in these notes.

Raw Patch NotesThe complete unformatted patch notes as released.

- Bebop: Base health regen increased from 1.5 to 2.5

- Calico: Leaping Slash base damage increased from 50 to 60

- Celeste: Base regen reduced from 2 to 1

- Celeste: Dazzling Trick T3 silence duration reduced from +2s to +1.5s

- Doorman: Call Bell slow increased from 30% to 35%

- Doorman: Call Bell radius increased from 5m to 6m

- Doorman: Doorway Distance increased from 60m to 70m

- Doorman: Luggage Cart T2 now deals 75 bonus damage (0.6 spirit scaling) when hitting a wall

- Doorman: Luggage Cart T3 stun duration reduced from 1.5s to 1.25s

- Graves: Grasping Hands spirit damage scaling reduced from 1.9 to 1.6

- Graves: Grasping Hands T3 reduced from 2 Ghouls Summoned to 1

- Graves: Grasping Hands T3 now also reduces cooldown by 10s

- Graves: Borrowed Decree Ghoul HP reduced from 200 + 12/boon to 180 + 8/boon

- Graves: Borrowed Decree Ghouls damage reduced from 150 to 135

- Holliday: Bounce Pad now provides allies with air control and stomp damage

- Holliday: Crackshot T3 increased from -4s/-2s for hero/npc headshots to -6s/-3s

- Infernus: Afterburn DPS increased from 12 to 14

- Infernus: Afterburn T1 DPS increased from +14 to +16

- Infernus: Concussive Combustion T2 increased from +85% Explosion Lifesteal to +100%

- Infernus: Concussive Combustion T2 increased from -65s Cooldown to -75s

- Kelvin: Frost Grenade damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.8 to 0.7

- Kelvin: Frost Grenade T3 damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.8

- Lady Geist: Gun Falloff reduced from 20->52 to 17->48

- Lady Geist: Life Drain spirit scaling reduced from 0.536 to 0.43

- Lady Geist: Life Drain T3 spirit scaling increased from +0.3 to +0.4

- McGinnis: Medicinal Specter T3 duration increased from +1s to +1.5s

- McGinnis: Spectral Wall duration increased from 5s to 5.5s

- Mirage: Fire Scarabs Health Steal Per Sec reduced from 10 to 9

- Mirage: Fire Scarabs T1 reduced from +8 Health Steal Per Sec to +7

- Mirage: Fire Scarabs T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.23 to +0.17

- Mirage: Dust Devil cooldown increased from 32s to 36s

- Mirage: Dust Devil T2 cooldown increased from -8s to -12s

- Mirage: Dust Devil T3 now also increases lift duration by 0.3s

- Mirage: Djinn's Mark spirit scaling reduced from 0.44 to 0.38

- Rem: Naptime T3 now also provides unstoppable while channeling

- Silver: Bullet damage rescaled from 5.5+0.1206 to 5.4+0.124

- Silver: Slam Fire cooldown increased from 22s to 25s

- Silver: Slam Fire T2 cooldown increased from -7s to -10s

- Venator: Consecrating Grenade impact damage scaling reduced from 1.2 to 1.0

- Venator: Gut Shot wall stun reduced from 0.65s to 0.6s

- Venator: Gut Shot damage scaling reduced from 1 to 0.8

- Victor: Restored health per boon back to 46

- Victor: No longer has -30% Lifesteal Effectiveness

- Victor: Jumpstart T3 no longer purges non-ult debuffs

- Victor: Jumpstart T3 now adds +50% Debuff Resistance and cuts existing debuff durations by 50%

- Victor: Aura of Suffering radius reduced from 9.5m to 9m

- Street Brawl: You now have all AP unlocked by round 5

Deadlock Patch Notes – March 25, 2026 Update

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