Deadlock Patch Notes – July 1, 2026 Update

Balance Focus: Shiv Adjustments & Meta Tuning

2 months ago Minor Update - 07-01-2026By Yoshi (Valve Developer)EnglishOfficial Deadlock Forums1 Hero Change • 0 Item Changes

Summary

These Patch Notes are from the Official Deadlock Forums.

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This patch delivers gameplay adjustments across 1 targets, including 1 heroes and 0 items. Key heroes showing positive post-patch win-rate shifts include Shiv. Targeted nerfs and adjustments notably affected Shiv. Refer to the impact analysis tables below for complete win rate, pick rate, and matchmaking metrics across comparison windows.

Biggest Winners

Shiv
Shiv
Rework / 40.9% win rate
-11.4%

Biggest Losers

Shiv
Shiv
Rework / 40.9% win rate
-11.4%

Hero Changes (1)

HeroChangeWin Rate BeforeWin Rate AfterWin Rate ChangeMatches
ShivShiv
Reworked52.3%40.9%-11.4%44
  • Alt Fire ammo cost reduced from 5 to 4
  • Weapon now has fixed pellet spread
  • Slice and Dice is now back to doing spirit damage and reducing Spirit Resistance from enemies
  • Slice and Dice damage increased from 60 to 75
  • Killing Blow T3 reduced from +10% Enemy Health Threshold to +8%
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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.
- Shiv: Alt Fire ammo cost reduced from 5 to 4
- Shiv: Weapon now has fixed pellet spread
- Shiv: Slice and Dice is now back to doing spirit damage and reducing Spirit Resistance from enemies
- Shiv: Slice and Dice damage increased from 60 to 75
- Shiv: Killing Blow T3 reduced from +10% Enemy Health Threshold to +8%