Deadlock Patch Notes – May 11, 2025 Update

2 Hero Gameplay & Ability Adjustments

1 year ago05-11-2025 UpdateBy Yoshi (Valve Developer)EnglishOfficial Deadlock Forums2 Hero Changes • 0 Item Changes

Summary

These Patch Notes are from the Official Deadlock Forums.

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This patch delivers gameplay adjustments across 2 targets, including 2 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 Changes (2)

HeroChangeWin Rate BeforeWin Rate AfterWin Rate ChangeMatches
Lady GeistLady Geist
ReworkedN/AN/AN/A0
  • Malice now costs 6% of your Current HP
  • Malice damage reduced from 32 to 25
  • Malice damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.72 to 0.6
  • T2 Malice reduced from 40 to 30
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ShivShiv
NerfedN/AN/AN/A0
  • Slice and Dice damage reduced from 100 to 80
  • Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.246 to 0.22
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Item Balance Changes (0)

ItemChangePick Rate BeforePick Rate AfterWin Rate ChangeMatchesAverage Buy Time
No changed shop items were detected in these notes.
Raw Patch NotesThe complete unformatted patch notes as released.
- Weapon tree investment bonus increased by 6-12% (from 6/8/12/18/26/36/52/68/78/88% to 7/9/13/20/29/40/58/72/83/93)

- Spirit Power scaling globally reduced by -7%

- Lady Geist: Malice now costs 6% of your Current HP

- Lady Geist: Malice damage reduced from 32 to 25

- Lady Geist: Malice damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.72 to 0.6

- Lady Geist: T2 Malice reduced from 40 to 30

- Shiv: Slice and Dice damage reduced from 100 to 80

- Shiv: Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.246 to 0.22

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