Deadlock Patch Notes: July 9, 2026 - Buffs & Nerfs

Balance Focus: Graves Adjustments & Meta Tuning

2 months ago Minor Update - 07-09-2026By Yoshi (Valve Developer)EnglishOfficial Deadlock Forums13 Hero Changes • 1 Item Change

Summary

These Patch Notes are from the Official Deadlock Forums.

This patch delivers gameplay adjustments across 14 targets, including 13 heroes and 1 items. Key heroes showing positive post-patch win-rate shifts include Graves, Victor, Silver. Targeted nerfs and adjustments notably affected The Doorman, Mirage, Viscous. Refer to the impact analysis tables below for complete win rate, pick rate, and matchmaking metrics across comparison windows.

Biggest Winners

Graves

Rework / 55.5% win rate

+19.8%

Victor

Buff / 53.9% win rate

+9.1%

Silver

Buff / 46.5% win rate

+6.5%

Holliday

Nerf / 46.8% win rate

+5.1%

Billy

Nerf / 51.3% win rate

+4.4%

Biggest Losers

The Doorman

Rework / 50.2% win rate

-15.0%

Mirage

Buff / 48.5% win rate

-9.1%

Viscous

Nerf / 47.2% win rate

-5.9%

Haze

Rework / 53.1% win rate

-4.8%

Shiv

Nerf / 46.8% win rate

-4.1%

Hero	Change	Win Rate Before	Win Rate After	Win Rate Change	Matches
Silver	Buffed	40.0%	46.5%	+6.5%	2.3K
Lycan Curse cooldown reduced from 80s to 60s Hero page
Pocket	Nerfed	46.7%	46.7%	+0.0%	2.1K
Affliction duration reduced from 11s to 10s Hero page
Shiv	Nerfed	50.9%	46.8%	-4.1%	3.6K
Serrated Knives T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.09 to +0.07 Slice and Dice spirit scaling reduced from 1.44 to 1.2 Slice and Dice T2 reduced from -6% Spirit Resist to -4% Bloodletting cooldown increased from 20s to 25s Bloodletting T1 increased from -10s Cooldown to -15s Bloodletting Damage Cleared reduced from 35% to 30% Bloodletting T2 Damage Cleared increased from 35% to 40% Killing Blow Health Threshold reduced from 20% to 18% Killing Blow T3 Health Threshold increased from +8% to +10% Hero page
Holliday	Nerfed	41.7%	46.8%	+5.1%	1.9K
Powder Keg spirit scaling reduced from 1.2 to 1.05 Hero page
Viscous	Nerfed	53.1%	47.2%	-5.9%	2.3K
Splatter T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1.0 to +0.9 Hero page
Mirage	Buffed	57.6%	48.5%	-9.1%	2.2K
Fire Scarabs T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.17 to +0.13 Dust Devil T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1 to +0.6 Djinn's Mark cooldown reduced from 3s to 2.75 Djinn's Mark T3 cooldown reduced from -1s Cooldown to -0.75s Traveler T3 increased from -70s Cooldown to -90s Hero page
The Doorman	Reworked	65.2%	50.2%	-15.0%	1.9K
Bullet damage rescaled from 29.26 + 1.1/boon to 26 + 1.19 Crit scaling reduced from -25% to -30% Hotel Guest T3 increased from 13s Cooldown on Failure to Check Out to 15s Hero page
Yamato	Reworked	48.9%	50.4%	+1.5%	2.6K
Flying Slash range reduced from 28m to 26m Flying Slash T3 Charge Delay increased from 3s to 4s Flying Slash T3 Ally Targeting now requires alt cast input Hero page
Billy	Nerfed	46.9%	51.3%	+4.4%	3.4K
Rising Ram T3 spirit scaling reduced from 0.035 to 0.03 Hero page
Drifter	Nerfed	52.6%	52.5%	0.0%	4.0K
Bullet damage per boon reduced from +0.616 to +0.49 Bloodscent T3 reduced from +12% to +11% Stalker's Mark cooldown increased from 20s to 24s Stalker's Mark T2 increased from -8s Cooldown to -12s Stalker's Mark T3 reduced from +2% Bleed to +1.5% Hero page
Haze	Reworked	57.9%	53.1%	-4.8%	5.2K
Sleep Dagger T2 now also applies 15 Fixation Stacks Sleep Dagger T2 reduced from -18s Cooldown to -17s Hero page
Victor	Buffed	44.8%	53.9%	+9.1%	2.8K
Shocking Reanimation cooldown reduced from 275s to 240s Hero page
Graves	Reworked	35.7%	55.5%	+19.8%	3.1K
Jar of Dead T1 heal spirit scaling increased from 0.1 to 0.16 Jar of Dead now build up faster from neutral creeps Grasping Hands immobilize duration reduced from 1.25s to 1s Grasping Hands T3 cooldown increased from -10s to -14s Essence Theft now procs from melee hits Essence Theft T3 now also increases Max Steal Targets from 3 to 4 Borrowed Decree T1 changed from "-15s Cooldown" to "-15s Cooldown and +25% Ghoul Speed" Borrowed Decree T2 changed from "+25% Ghoul Speed and +10s Duration" to "-0.3s Time to Spawn and +10s Duration" Hero page

Item	Change	Pick Rate Before	Pick Rate After	Win Rate Change	Matches	Average Buy Time
Scourge	Nerfed	0.0%	0.0%	N/A	0	N/A
Max Health Per Second reduced from 2.6% to 2.5% Item page

Raw Patch NotesThe complete unformatted patch notes as released.

- Urn Runner sprint bonus reduced from +2m to 0 (trailing bonus reduced from +7m to +5m)
- Urn Runner move speed bonus reduced from +3.5m to +2m
- Urn Runner Stamina Recovery increased from +15% to +25%
- Urn talking frequency increased from every 8s to every 6s
- Urn talking sound distance increased (easier to hear a nearby Urn Runner)

- Unstable Rift warning time reduced from 25s to 20s
- Rift Troopers now have Spirit Resist (30/35/40/45%)
- Rift Troopers now have Melee Resistance (25%)
- Rift Troopers spawn interval increased from every 0.3s to 0.5s (spawns slightly more staggered)
- Unstable Rift comeback resist aura radius increased from 20m to 35m
- Rift Troopers max comeback count increased from 12 to 14

- Objectives bounty split for nearby heroes reduced from 40% to 30% (this means slightly more portion of the bounty is split team wide rather than towards an individual player)

- Scourge: Max Health Per Second reduced from 2.6% to 2.5%

- Billy: Rising Ram T3 spirit scaling reduced from 0.035 to 0.03

- Doorman: Bullet damage rescaled from 29.26 + 1.1/boon to 26 + 1.19
- Doorman: Crit scaling reduced from -25% to -30%
- Doorman: Hotel Guest T3 increased from 13s Cooldown on Failure to Check Out to 15s

- Drifter: Bullet damage per boon reduced from +0.616 to +0.49
- Drifter: Bloodscent T3 reduced from +12% to +11%
- Drifter: Stalker's Mark cooldown increased from 20s to 24s
- Drifter: Stalker's Mark T2 increased from -8s Cooldown to -12s
- Drifter: Stalker's Mark T3 reduced from +2% Bleed to +1.5%

- Graves: Jar of Dead T1 heal spirit scaling increased from 0.1 to 0.16
- Graves: Jar of Dead now build up faster from neutral creeps
- Graves: Grasping Hands immobilize duration reduced from 1.25s to 1s
- Graves: Grasping Hands T3 cooldown increased from -10s to -14s
- Graves: Essence Theft now procs from melee hits
- Graves: Essence Theft T3 now also increases Max Steal Targets from 3 to 4
- Graves: Borrowed Decree T1 changed from "-15s Cooldown" to "-15s Cooldown and +25% Ghoul Speed"
- Graves: Borrowed Decree T2 changed from "+25% Ghoul Speed and +10s Duration" to "-0.3s Time to Spawn and +10s Duration"

- Haze: Sleep Dagger T2 now also applies 15 Fixation Stacks
- Haze: Sleep Dagger T2 reduced from -18s Cooldown to -17s

- Holliday: Powder Keg spirit scaling reduced from 1.2 to 1.05

- Mirage: Fire Scarabs T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.17 to +0.13
- Mirage: Dust Devil T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1 to +0.6
- Mirage: Djinn's Mark cooldown reduced from 3s to 2.75
- Mirage: Djinn's Mark T3 cooldown reduced from -1s Cooldown to -0.75s
- Mirage: Traveler T3 increased from -70s Cooldown to -90s

- Pocket: Affliction duration reduced from 11s to 10s

- Shiv: Serrated Knives T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.09 to +0.07
- Shiv: Slice and Dice spirit scaling reduced from 1.44 to 1.2
- Shiv: Slice and Dice T2 reduced from -6% Spirit Resist to -4%
- Shiv: Bloodletting cooldown increased from 20s to 25s
- Shiv: Bloodletting T1 increased from -10s Cooldown to -15s
- Shiv: Bloodletting Damage Cleared reduced from 35% to 30%
- Shiv: Bloodletting T2 Damage Cleared increased from 35% to 40%
- Shiv: Killing Blow Health Threshold reduced from 20% to 18%
- Shiv: Killing Blow T3 Health Threshold increased from +8% to +10%

- Silver: Lycan Curse cooldown reduced from 80s to 60s

- Victor: Shocking Reanimation cooldown reduced from 275s to 240s

- Viscous: Splatter T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1.0 to +0.9

- Yamato: Flying Slash range reduced from 28m to 26m
- Yamato: Flying Slash T3 Charge Delay increased from 3s to 4s
- Yamato: Flying Slash T3 Ally Targeting now requires alt cast input

Deadlock Patch Notes – July 9, 2026 Update

Biggest Winners

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Hero Changes (13)

Item Balance Changes (1)