Deadlock Explained

Structured breakdown of the August 12, 2026 update — every hero, item, and map change mined from game data.

Structured breakdown of the July 28, 2026 update — every hero, item, and map change mined from game data.

Graves gains faster Jar generation, stronger healing, and melee-triggered Essence Theft, while Drifter, Mirage, Shiv, and Doorman are tuned down. Rift Troopers gain new resists as the Soul Urn runner loses movement speed.

King of the Hill is reborn as the Unstable Rift and the Soul Urn becomes its own delivery objective. Every ultimate cooldown is nerfed 15% alongside a soul-economy rebalance, with Celeste, Apollo, and Drifter among the winners and Holliday, Billy, and Rem taking the hardest hits.