Deadlock Patch Notes – May 31, 2026 Update

Balance Focus: Yamato Adjustments & Meta Tuning

3 months ago Minor Update - 05-31-2026By Yoshi (Valve Developer)EnglishOfficial Deadlock Forums7 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 7 targets, including 7 heroes and 0 items. Key heroes showing positive post-patch win-rate shifts include Yamato, Apollo, Graves. Targeted nerfs and adjustments notably affected McGinnis, Silver, Victor. Refer to the impact analysis tables below for complete win rate, pick rate, and matchmaking metrics across comparison windows.

Biggest Winners

Yamato
Yamato
Nerf / 59.2% win rate
+6.8%
Apollo
Apollo
Buff / 51.7% win rate
+6.4%
Graves
Graves
Nerf / 59.7% win rate
+6.4%
Pocket
Pocket
Nerf / 43.5% win rate
+1.2%
Victor
Victor
Nerf / 56.0% win rate
-3.1%

Biggest Losers

McGinnis
McGinnis
Nerf / 44.3% win rate
-8.5%
Silver
Silver
Nerf / 42.3% win rate
-3.4%
Victor
Victor
Nerf / 56.0% win rate
-3.1%
Pocket
Pocket
Nerf / 43.5% win rate
+1.2%
Graves
Graves
Nerf / 59.7% win rate
+6.4%

Hero Changes (7)

HeroChangeWin Rate BeforeWin Rate AfterWin Rate ChangeMatches
VictorVictor
Nerfed59.2%56.0%-3.1%141
  • Shocking Reanimation T3 reduced from -130s Cooldown to -120s
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GravesGraves
Nerfed53.3%59.7%+6.4%144
  • Jar of Dead damage reduced from 20 + 0.31/spirit to 17 + 0.27/spirit
  • Ghouls damage reduced by 15%
  • Ghouls bounty increased from 25+1/min to 35+2/min
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McGinnisMcGinnis
Nerfed52.8%44.3%-8.5%79
  • Heavy Barrage range reduced from 50m to 36m
  • Heavy Barrage T1 Dash Slow reduced from 30% to 18% (regular slow still 30%)
  • Heavy Barrage T3 Damage Per Rocket reduced from +18 to +15
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YamatoYamato
Nerfed52.4%59.2%+6.8%98
  • Power Slash spirit scaling reduced from 2.1 to 1.85
  • Flying Slash cast range reduced from 30m to 28m
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SilverSilver
Nerfed45.6%42.3%-3.4%142
  • Slam Fire Current Health as Damage reduced from 3% to 2.5%
  • Slam Fire T3 reduced from 8% Current Health as Damage to 7%
  • Entangling Bola cooldown increased from 20s to 23s
  • Entangling Bola T2 increased from -5s Cooldown to -8s
  • Lycan Curse Fire Rate reduced from 65% to 60%
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ApolloApollo
Buffed45.2%51.7%+6.4%60
  • Disengaging Sigil T2 increased from +20% Fire Rate to +30%
  • Flawless Advance T1 heal from 30+0.75 to 35+1.0
  • Flawless Advance T2 increased from -10s Cooldown to -12s
  • Itani Lo Sahn damage increased from 190 to 200
  • Itani Lo Sahn spirit scaling increased from 2.3 to 2.6
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PocketPocket
Nerfed42.3%43.5%+1.2%92
  • Flying Cloak T3 reduced from -14s Cooldown to -13s
  • Affliction T3 reduced from +18 DPS to +14
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Item Balance Changes (0)

ItemChangePick Rate BeforePick Rate AfterWin Rate ChangeMatchesAverage Buy Time
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Raw Patch NotesThe complete unformatted patch notes as released.
- Apollo: Disengaging Sigil T2 increased from +20% Fire Rate to +30%
- Apollo: Flawless Advance T1 heal from 30+0.75 to 35+1.0
- Apollo: Flawless Advance T2 increased from -10s Cooldown to -12s
- Apollo: Itani Lo Sahn damage increased from 190 to 200
- Apollo: Itani Lo Sahn spirit scaling increased from 2.3 to 2.6
- Graves: Jar of Dead damage reduced from 20 + 0.31/spirit to 17 + 0.27/spirit
- Graves: Ghouls damage reduced by 15%
- Graves: Ghouls bounty increased from 25+1/min to 35+2/min
- McGinnis: Heavy Barrage range reduced from 50m to 36m
- McGinnis: Heavy Barrage T1 Dash Slow reduced from 30% to 18% (regular slow still 30%)
- McGinnis: Heavy Barrage T3 Damage Per Rocket reduced from +18 to +15
- Pocket: Flying Cloak T3 reduced from -14s Cooldown to -13s
- Pocket: Affliction T3 reduced from +18 DPS to +14
- Silver: Slam Fire Current Health as Damage reduced from 3% to 2.5%
- Silver: Slam Fire T3 reduced from 8% Current Health as Damage to 7%
- Silver: Entangling Bola cooldown increased from 20s to 23s
- Silver: Entangling Bola T2 increased from -5s Cooldown to -8s
- Silver: Lycan Curse Fire Rate reduced from 65% to 60%
- Victor: Shocking Reanimation T3 reduced from -130s Cooldown to -120s
- Yamato: Power Slash spirit scaling reduced from 2.1 to 1.85
- Yamato: Flying Slash cast range reduced from 30m to 28m