Deadlock Patch Notes – August 22, 2026 Update

1 Hero & 2 Item Balance Adjustments

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. 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 (1)

HeroChangeWin Rate BeforeWin Rate AfterWin Rate ChangeMatches
CelesteCeleste
ReworkedN/AN/AN/A0
  • 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
NerfedN/AN/AN/A0N/A
  • Heal on cast reduced from 70 to 65
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Restorative LocketRestorative Locket
NerfedN/AN/AN/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