Deadlock Patch Notes – August 22, 2026 Update

Balance Focus: Celeste Adjustments & Meta Tuning

18 days ago Minor Update - 08-22-2026By Yoshi (Valve Developer)EnglishOfficial Deadlock Forums1 Hero Change • 2 Item Changes

Summary

These Patch Notes are from the Official Deadlock Forums.

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This patch delivers gameplay adjustments across 3 targets, including 1 heroes and 2 items. Key heroes showing positive post-patch win-rate shifts include Celeste. Targeted nerfs and adjustments notably affected Celeste. Refer to the impact analysis tables below for complete win rate, pick rate, and matchmaking metrics across comparison windows.

Biggest Winners

Celeste
Celeste
Rework / 52.4% win rate
+3.7%

Biggest Losers

Celeste
Celeste
Rework / 52.4% win rate
+3.7%

Hero Changes (1)

HeroChangeWin Rate BeforeWin Rate AfterWin Rate ChangeMatches
CelesteCeleste
Reworked48.8%52.4%+3.7%82
  • Dazzling Trick cooldown increased from 32s to 34s
  • Dazzling Trick T2 barrier rescaled from "+80 and +0.7 scaling" to "+70 and +0.76"
  • Dazzling Trick T3 cooldown increased from -18s to -20s
  • Dazzling Trick T3 reduced from +1.5s Silence to +1.25s
  • Radiant Daggers Spirit Amp per stack reduced from +8% to +7%
  • Radiant Daggers T3 Spirit Amp per stack increased from +3% to +4%
  • Shining Wonder bounce range reduced from 17.5m to 16.5m
  • Shining Wonder damage reduced from 165 to 140
  • Shining Wonder spirit scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.6
  • Shining Wonder T2 now also increases spirit scaling by +0.45
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Item Balance Changes (2)

ItemChangePick Rate BeforePick Rate AfterWin Rate ChangeMatchesAverage Buy Time
Radiant RegenerationRadiant Regeneration
Nerfed0.0%0.0%N/A0N/A
  • Heal on cast reduced from 70 to 65
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Restorative LocketRestorative Locket
Nerfed0.0%0.0%N/A0N/A
  • Spirit Resistance reduced from 10% to 8%
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Raw Patch NotesThe complete unformatted patch notes as released.
- Radiant Regeneration: Heal on cast reduced from 70 to 65
- Restorative Locket: Spirit Resistance reduced from 10% to 8%
- Celeste: Dazzling Trick cooldown increased from 32s to 34s
- Celeste: Dazzling Trick T2 barrier rescaled from "+80 and +0.7 scaling" to "+70 and +0.76"
- Celeste: Dazzling Trick T3 cooldown increased from -18s to -20s
- Celeste: Dazzling Trick T3 reduced from +1.5s Silence to +1.25s
- Celeste: Radiant Daggers Spirit Amp per stack reduced from +8% to +7%
- Celeste: Radiant Daggers T3 Spirit Amp per stack increased from +3% to +4%
- Celeste: Shining Wonder bounce range reduced from 17.5m to 16.5m
- Celeste: Shining Wonder damage reduced from 165 to 140
- Celeste: Shining Wonder spirit scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.6
- Celeste: Shining Wonder T2 now also increases spirit scaling by +0.45