Deadlock Patch Notes Tracker

19 May 2025 Balance changes across multiple heroes, items, and general gameplay aspects.

Buffs

Nerfs

Balances

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Heroes

Abrams

Move Speed reduced from 6.8 to 6.5

Dynamo

Rejuvenating Aurora T3 reduced from 3% to 2.5%

Kelvin

Stamina Cooldown increased from 5s to 6s

Lady Geist

Health per boon reduced from 86 to 82

Essence Bomb self damage spirit scaling increased from 1.3 to 1.6

Life Drain cast range reduced from 20m to 18m

McGinnis

Medicinal Specter T3 reduced from 3.5% to 3%

Shiv

Move Speed reduced from 7 to 6.8

Health per boon reduced from 81 to 77

Base gun damage reduced from 4.95 to 4.6

Vyper

Health per boon reduced from 64 to 53

Now has -20% Crit Bonus Scale (like Kelvin)

Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.33 to 0.28

Warden

Last Stand T2 reduced from +70 DPS to +60

Last Stand spirit power scaling increased from 1.3 to 1.4

Wraith

Health per boon reduced from 65 to 57

Full Auto T2 spirit damage per bullet reduced from 5 to 4

Yamato

Crimson Slash T2 heal reduced from 8% to 6%

Weapon Items

Close Quarters

Melee Resistance increased from 15% to 20%

Headshot Booster

Cooldown increased from 6s to 8s

Monster Rounds

Out of Combat regen reduced from 1.5 to 1

Restorative Shot

Weapon Damage increased from 6% to 8%

Cooldown reduced from 7s to 6s

Active Reload

No longer goes on cooldown when it doesn't trigger

Now grants +1 Move Speed during the active

Fleetfoot

Cooldown reduced from 11s to 10s

Intensifying Magazine

Weapon Damage increased from 40% to 45%

Long Range

Weapon Damage increased from 35% to 40%

Melee Charge

Bonus Heavy Damage reduced from 30% to 25%

Slowing Bullets

Dash distance slow reduced from -25% to -20%

Titanic Magazine

Weapon Damage reduced from 15% to 12%

Alchemical Fire

Spirit power scaling increased from 0.056 to 0.07

Berserker

Bullet Resistance reduced from 18% to 16%

Burst Fire

Now grants +10% Fire Rate

Active Fire Rate reduced from +45% to +35%

Cooldown reduced from 8s to 7s

Duration reduced from 4s to 3.5s

Escalating Resilience

Bonus health increased from +100 to +125

Stack duration increased from 20s to 24s

Headhunter

Cooldown increased from 6s to 8s

Weapon Damage reduced from +8% to +5%

Hunter's Aura

Bullet Resistance Reduction increased from -7% to -8%

Point Blank

Melee Resistance increased from +25% to +30%

Sharpshooter

Weapon Fall-off Range increased from +18% to +20%

Tesla Bullets

Damage reduced from 45 to 40

Toxic Bullets

Bleed reduced from 2.6% to 2.5%

Frenzy

Bullet Resistance bonuses changed to Spirit Resistance

Glass Cannon

Fire Rate per stack increased from +7% to +8%

Lucky Shot

Chance increased from 20% to 25%

Shadow Weave

Cooldown reduced from 48s to 40s

Spiritual Overflow

Fire Rate reduced from +40% to +30%

Active now also grants +20% Ability Duration

Vitality Items

Enduring Speed

Now upgrades from Sprint Boots

Move Speed increased from +1.75 to +2 (does not grant sprint, +2 Sprint upgrades to +2 Move Speed)

Slow Resistance reduced from 50% to 30%

No longer grants +75 Bonus Health

Now grants +2 Out of Combat Regen

Bullet Lifesteal

Bonus Health increased from +70 to +90

Debuff Reducer

Bonus Health reduced from +75 to +50

Healing Booster

Healing Effectiveness reduced from +25% to +20%

Healing Nova

Heal reduced from 300 to 260

Spirit power scaling increased from 0.93 to 1.3

Reactive Barrier

Now grants +5% Spirit Resistance

Restorative Locket

Charge up range reduced from 35m to 30m

Heal spirit scaling reduced from 0.23 to 0.17

Return Fire

Cooldown reduced from 30s to 25s

Debuff Remover

Move Speed buff duration reduced from 4s to 3s

Lifestrike

Heal reduced from 60% to 50%

Majestic Leap

Cooldown reduced from 32s to 28s

Barrier increased from 300 to 350

Metal Skin

Dash Distance penalty reduced from 25% to 20%

Rescue Beam

Heal reduced from 25% to 20%

Veil Walker

Invis duration reduced from 7s to 6s

Phantom Strike

Cooldown increased from 30s to 35s

Siphon Bullets

No longer grants +10% Bullet Resistance

Now grants +12% Spirit Resistance

Cooldown reduced from 0.8s to 0.7s

Spirit Items

Infuser

Spirit Power reduced from +35 to +30

Extra Charge

Charged Spirit Power increased from +5 to +7

Mystic Burst

Chargeup time reduced from 14s to 12s

Arcane Surge

Ability Range reduced from +20% to +15%

Ability Duration reduced from +20% to +15%

Bullet Resist Shredder

Duration increased from 6s to 8s

Cold Front

Cooldown reduced from 30s to 24s

Duration Extender

Imbued Ability Duration increased from +20% to +22%

Quicksilver Reload

Chargeup time increased from 16s to 18s

Decay

Damage reduced from 2.75% to 2.5%

Cooldown increased from 24s to 30s

Rapid Recharge

Charged Spirit Power increased from +10 to +16

Surge of Power

Spirit Power increased from 22 to 25

Torment Pulse

Bonus Health increased from 110 to 125

Boundless Spirit

No longer heals and grants movement speed on ability cast.

Now grants +10% Spirit Power

Spirit Power reduced from 40 to 35

Echo Shard

Cooldown reduced from 35s to 30s

Escalating Exposure

Spirit Amp per Stack increased from 4% to 4.5%

Max Stacks reduced from 14 to 12

Ethereal Shift

Cooldown reduced from 24s to 22s

General Changes

- Troopers now gain 50% resistance when they are in near the base (this has been 30% the past few days)
- Distance allowed to shoot Shrines increased by 7m
- Hero Kill Bounty increased from 175->1600 to 250->1800 (maxes out at 45 min)
- 2 hero soul split ratio increased from 60% to 65%
- Walker HP increased by 10%
- Walkers resistance vs troopers reaches -40% at 20 minutes instead of 16 minutes
- Objectives Spirit Resistance reduced from 50% to 40%
- The soul orb securer's advantage over denier has been reduced.
- Add a flash to the start of the soul orb claimability window

Misc Changes

- Moved outer lane Base Guardians down to the lower landing.
- Added interior connection from lower landing to the ropes.
- Flattened the shape of the outer lane base bridges.

Weapon Items

Close Quarters

Melee Resistance increased from 15% to 20%

Headshot Booster

Cooldown increased from 6s to 8s

Monster Rounds

Out of Combat regen reduced from 1.5 to 1

Restorative Shot

Weapon Damage increased from 6% to 8%

Cooldown reduced from 7s to 6s

Active Reload

No longer goes on cooldown when it doesn't trigger

Now grants +1 Move Speed during the active

Fleetfoot

Cooldown reduced from 11s to 10s

Intensifying Magazine

Weapon Damage increased from 40% to 45%

Long Range

Weapon Damage increased from 35% to 40%

Melee Charge

Bonus Heavy Damage reduced from 30% to 25%

Slowing Bullets

Dash distance slow reduced from -25% to -20%

Titanic Magazine

Weapon Damage reduced from 15% to 12%

Alchemical Fire

Spirit power scaling increased from 0.056 to 0.07

Berserker

Bullet Resistance reduced from 18% to 16%

Burst Fire

Now grants +10% Fire Rate

Active Fire Rate reduced from +45% to +35%

Cooldown reduced from 8s to 7s

Duration reduced from 4s to 3.5s

Escalating Resilience

Bonus health increased from +100 to +125

Stack duration increased from 20s to 24s

Headhunter

Cooldown increased from 6s to 8s

Weapon Damage reduced from +8% to +5%

Hunter's Aura

Bullet Resistance Reduction increased from -7% to -8%

Point Blank

Melee Resistance increased from +25% to +30%

Sharpshooter

Weapon Fall-off Range increased from +18% to +20%

Tesla Bullets

Damage reduced from 45 to 40

Toxic Bullets

Bleed reduced from 2.6% to 2.5%

Frenzy

Bullet Resistance bonuses changed to Spirit Resistance

Glass Cannon

Fire Rate per stack increased from +7% to +8%

Lucky Shot

Chance increased from 20% to 25%

Shadow Weave

Cooldown reduced from 48s to 40s

Spiritual Overflow

Fire Rate reduced from +40% to +30%

Active now also grants +20% Ability Duration

Vitality Items

Enduring Speed

Now upgrades from Sprint Boots

Move Speed increased from +1.75 to +2 (does not grant sprint, +2 Sprint upgrades to +2 Move Speed)

Slow Resistance reduced from 50% to 30%

No longer grants +75 Bonus Health

Now grants +2 Out of Combat Regen

Bullet Lifesteal

Bonus Health increased from +70 to +90

Debuff Reducer

Bonus Health reduced from +75 to +50

Healing Booster

Healing Effectiveness reduced from +25% to +20%

Healing Nova

Heal reduced from 300 to 260

Spirit power scaling increased from 0.93 to 1.3

Reactive Barrier

Now grants +5% Spirit Resistance

Restorative Locket

Charge up range reduced from 35m to 30m

Heal spirit scaling reduced from 0.23 to 0.17

Return Fire

Cooldown reduced from 30s to 25s

Debuff Remover

Move Speed buff duration reduced from 4s to 3s

Lifestrike

Heal reduced from 60% to 50%

Majestic Leap

Cooldown reduced from 32s to 28s

Barrier increased from 300 to 350

Metal Skin

Dash Distance penalty reduced from 25% to 20%

Rescue Beam

Heal reduced from 25% to 20%

Veil Walker

Invis duration reduced from 7s to 6s

Phantom Strike

Cooldown increased from 30s to 35s

Siphon Bullets

No longer grants +10% Bullet Resistance

Now grants +12% Spirit Resistance

Cooldown reduced from 0.8s to 0.7s

Spirit Items

Infuser

Spirit Power reduced from +35 to +30

Extra Charge

Charged Spirit Power increased from +5 to +7

Mystic Burst

Chargeup time reduced from 14s to 12s

Arcane Surge

Ability Range reduced from +20% to +15%

Ability Duration reduced from +20% to +15%

Bullet Resist Shredder

Duration increased from 6s to 8s

Cold Front

Cooldown reduced from 30s to 24s

Duration Extender

Imbued Ability Duration increased from +20% to +22%

Quicksilver Reload

Chargeup time increased from 16s to 18s

Decay

Damage reduced from 2.75% to 2.5%

Cooldown increased from 24s to 30s

Rapid Recharge

Charged Spirit Power increased from +10 to +16

Surge of Power

Spirit Power increased from 22 to 25

Torment Pulse

Bonus Health increased from 110 to 125

Boundless Spirit

No longer heals and grants movement speed on ability cast.

Now grants +10% Spirit Power

Spirit Power reduced from 40 to 35

Echo Shard

Cooldown reduced from 35s to 30s

Escalating Exposure

Spirit Amp per Stack increased from 4% to 4.5%

Max Stacks reduced from 14 to 12

Ethereal Shift

Cooldown reduced from 24s to 22s

other patch notes

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Buffs

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Nerfs

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Nerfs

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Nerfs

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