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Deadlock Patch Notes: July 9, 2026

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.

General

Objectives

  • Nearby-Hero Bounty Share40%→30%

Unstable Rift

  • Comeback Resist Aura Radius20 m→35 m
  • Warning Time25s→20s
  • Rift Trooper Spirit Resist0%→30/35/40/45%
  • Rift Trooper Melee Resist0%→25%
  • Rift Trooper Spawn Interval0.3s→0.5s
  • Max Comeback Troopers12→14

Soul Urn

  • Urn Runner Move Speed Bonus3.5 m/s→2.0 m/s
  • Urn Runner Sprint Speed Bonus2 m/s→0 m/s
  • Urn Runner Stamina Recovery15%→25%
  • Soul Urn Trailing-Team Sprint Speed7 m/s→5 m/s
  • Talking Interval8s→6s

  • The Urn's voice now carries farther, making a nearby runner easier to hear.

Heroes

Billy

NERFED

Rising Ram

RANK 3
  • Spirit PowerOn-Impact: Max HP as Spirit Damage scaling+0.035→+0.03

Drifter

NERFED
  • Bullet Damage per Boon0.616→0.490

Stalker's Mark

  • Cooldown20s→24s
RANK 2
  • Reduces Cooldown by8s→12s
RANK 3
  • Increases Bleed Damage by2.0%/sec→1.5%/sec

Bloodscent

RANK 3
  • Increases Amplified Damage by12%→11%

Graves

BUFFED

Jar of Dead

  • Pickups Per Neutral Trooper Death2→3
RANK 1
  • Spirit PowerHeal On Pickup scaling+0.1→+0.16

Grasping Hands

  • Immobilize Duration1.25s→1.00s
RANK 3
  • Reduces Cooldown by10s→14s

Essence Theft

  • [New]Melee Hitsnow trigger Essence Theft
RANK 3
  • [New]Increases Max Steal Targets by1

Borrowed Decree

RANK 1
  • [New]Increases Move Speed by25%
RANK 2
  • [Removed]Increases Move Speed by25%
  • [New]Reduces Time to Summon by0.3s

Haze

BUFFED

Sleep Dagger

RANK 2
  • Reduces Cooldown by18s→17s
  • [New]Increases Fixation Stacks by15

Holliday

NERFED

Powder Keg

  • Explosion Damage Spirit Power Scaling1.20→1.05

Mirage

NERFED

Fire Scarabs

RANK 3
  • Spirit PowerHealth Steal Per Sec scaling+0.17→+0.13

Dust Devil

RANK 3
  • Spirit PowerDamage scaling+1→+0.6

Djinn's Mark

  • Cooldown3.00s→2.75s
RANK 3
  • Reduces Cooldown by1.00s→0.75s

Traveler

RANK 3
  • Reduces Cooldown by70s→90s

Pocket

NERFED

Affliction

  • Debuff Duration11s→10s

Shiv

NERFED

Serrated Knives

RANK 3
  • Spirit PowerBleed DPS Per Knife scaling+0.09→+0.07

Slice and Dice

  • Impact Damage Spirit Power Scaling1.4415→1.2000
RANK 2
  • Reduces Enemy Spirit Resist by6%→4%

Bloodletting

  • Cooldown20s→25s
  • Deferred Damage Cleared35%→30%
RANK 1
  • Reduces Cooldown by10s→15s
RANK 2
  • Increases Deferred Damage Cleared by35%→40%

Killing Blow

  • Enemy health threshold20%→18%
RANK 3
  • Increases Enemy health threshold by8%→10%

Silver

BUFFED

Lycan Curse

  • Cooldown80s→60s

The Doorman

NERFED
  • Base Weapon Damage29.26→26.00
  • Crit Damage Bonus Scale0.75→0.70
  • Bullet Damage per Boon1.10→1.19

Hotel Guest

RANK 3
  • Increases Late Checkout Cooldown by13→15

Victor

BUFFED

Shocking Reanimation

  • Cooldown275s→240s

Viscous

NERFED

Splatter

RANK 3
  • Spirit PowerDamage scaling+1→+0.9

Yamato

NERFED

Flying Slash

  • Cast Range28m→26m
  • [New]Ally Targeting Requires Alt Cast Input
RANK 3
  • Increases Charge Delay by3s→4s

Items

Spirit

  • Scourge NERFED

    • Max Health per Second2.6%→2.5%