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Deadlock patch notes November 21, 2025

11-21-2025 Update · released November 21, 2025 · 246 changes · 52 buffs · 63 nerfs · Original post

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General

Trooper bounty mechanics have been reworked. The first half of the souls still fly out as deniable orb, however rather than the other half being instantly given to nearby players it will fall to the ground as an orb that you need to get near to pick up. It has a 18m capture radius where it'll travel to you once you get within. Only one player needs to claim it, share rules remain the same as before.
They last for 18s on the ground. Duration increases by 2s per minute up to 40s after 10 minutes.
Enemy orbs are visible as faint colorless soul orbs to your team, but cannot be claimed.
Amount of souls in the flying orb that can be secured/denied reduced 50% 40%
Very small tweaks to the secure/deny lag calculation to improve it
Increased trooper range to be considered in range for souls to drop 35m 45m
Medic troopers no longer have a passive healing pulse ability
Medic troopers now drop a medic pack when you kill them. Has same pickup range/duration mechanics as the soul orbs on the ground. Heals everyone in a 30m radius for 10% of their missing health as well as 75 plus 2 per minute game time.
Starting souls count increased 400 600
Trooper bounty values increased by 10%
Trooper bounty split ratios updated from 1/0.65/0.28/0.15/0.12/0.08 to 1/0.54/0.36/0.25/0.2/0.16
Reworked the position of your player camera and various details that affect visibility around your hero
Neutrals bounty increased by 10%
Neutrals HP increased by +15%
Small neutrals damage +15%
Small neutral camps respawn time 180s to 120s
Medium neutrals spirit resist 30% 40%
Medium neutrals damage increased by 25%
Hard neutrals spirit resist increased 35% 50%
Hard neutrals damage increased by 30%
Sinner's Sacrifice: Return damage increased 60 80
Minimum unsecured gold to drop increased 100 150
Sprint/Out of Combat regen timer against neutrals increased 0.5s 2.5s (takes longer to start sprinting/regening)
Reduced all AP damage upgrades by 10%
Base gun damage and gun damage growth increased by 10% (excluding Paige)
Headshot multiplier reduced 1.8x 1.65x
Weapon Investment Bonuses: Now grants an additional +20% Weapon Damage at 4800 souls spent
Vitality Investment Bonuses: Now grants an additional +12% Bonus Health at 4800 souls spent
Spirit Investment Bonuses: Now grants an additional +20 Spirit Power at 4800 souls spent
Added a UI highlight to 4800 reward row of the investment bonuses
Initial wall jump now costs 0.25 stamina
Stamina regen rate reduced by 5% (5s to 5.25s)
After 35 minutes all troopers gain +50% HP.
Guardians HP increased 3500 4250 HP
Walker HP increased by 40%
Walker on the Side Lanes now have same HP as Midlane (rather than ~37% less)
Walker engagement ranges reduced (ranges for attacks, being attacked, stomps, etc)
Walker stomp cooldown reduced 10s 6s
Walker stomp damage increased from 350 + 10% Max HP to 350 + 15% Max HP
Walker fireballs radius 5m 6m
Walker fireballs debuff now lingers for 4s
Walker fireballs now reduce bullet and spirit resistance by 10%
Walker area in mid lane adjusted
Bullet Damage is no longer reduced by 35% of a Hero's Base Bullet damage against T1's
Guardians now start with 75% Damage Resist that decay's to -50% over the first 10 minutes of a match
Walkers now start with 75% Damage Resist that decay's to -50% over the first 20 minutes of a match
Note: The Walker resistance change used to be in the client a couple months ago, but it got bugged.
Base slot count increased 8 9 and Flex slot count reduced from 4 to 3. One is given for each Walker killed. Previously the 4 were given for: "3 Guardians", "1 Walker", "3 Walkers", and "Set of Base Guardians"
Rejuv buff no longer grants +10% Max HP, +15% Fire Rate and +15% Spirit Damage Amp
Mid Boss base health increased 13000 14000
Mid Boss health growth per minute increased 200 230
Team that kills Mid Boss gets +2 permanent buffs for each player
Dropping / Throwing the Urn now causes Parry to go on CD
Soul Urn no longer grants +1 AP to the person dropping it off
Soul Urn now provides 4 Permanent Buffs to the person dropping it off
Added two levels at 47k and 49k to let you get all ability upgrades
Jump Pad stun window increased 0.6s 0.9s
When meleeing an enemy that is mantling and the mantle slow is applied, mantle sliding right after wards is no longer allowed
Subsequent CC reduction increased from 7%/21% to 8/24%
Survival Buff hp regen changed 0.5->1.5% Max HP 4->40 Fixed Regen
Gun Buff ammo increased 20->60% 35->70%
Gun Buff now reloads your ammo on pickup
Casting Buff spirit power increased from 15>40 to 15->65
Casting Buff cooldown reduction rescaled 12->25% 12->20%
Movement Buff stamina 1->4 2->4
Added new trooper anti-stuck behavior to fix some places where you can move a trooper to get them stuck.
Fixed a bug where troopers could clip into the world while running up stairs and over obstacles

Cooldown Reduction Changes:

Golden Statue: Cooldown Reduction reduced from 0.75/1.0/1.5% to 0.5/0.75/1%
High Velocity Rounds: Bullet Velocity increased +45% +50% (affects upgrades)
Toxic Bullets duration increased 3s 4s
Curse: Now dispels buffs
Curse: Cooldown increased 45s 55s
Curse: Weapon Damage reduced 20% 15%

Items

Weapon

Blood Tribute 1 change

Debuff Resistance reduced +50% +40%

Capacitor 6 changes 2 buffs 1 nerf

Shock damage reduced 50 43
Shock damage spirit power growth increased 0.14 0.19
No longer dispels buffs (moved to Curse)
Cooldown reduced 60s 50s
Slow duration reduced 5s 4s (75%->0%)
Slow debuff now prevents stamina usage and silences movement abilities

Crippling Headshot 1 change

Healing Reduction increased -30% -35%

Cultist Sacrifice 1 change

Now provides Weapon Damage instead of Fire Rate

Escalating Resilience 1 change 1 nerf

Bonus Health reduced 125 100

Express Shot 5 changes 1 buff 2 nerfs

Weapon Damage now scales with boons (+2)
Weapon Damage reduced 185% 170%
Secondary Fire Weapon Damage now scales with boons (+1)
Secondary Fire Weapon Damage reduced 75% 45%
Ammo consumed increased 30% 40%

Glass Cannon 1 change

Max Health reduced -10% -13%

Headshot Booster 1 change 1 nerf

Cooldown increased 8 9

Lucky Shot 1 change 1 nerf

Damage reduced 125% 110%

Mystic Shot 2 changes 1 buff 1 nerf

Proc damage reduced 45 40
Spirit power scaling increased 0.75 0.8

Opening Rounds 1 change 1 buff

Spirit Power increased +7 +8

Shadow Weave 2 changes

Reveal distance reduced 20m 18m
Full invisibility distance reduced 50m 30m

Silencer 1 change 1 buff

Spirit Resist increased 14% 15%

Spellslinger 2 changes 1 buff

Cooldown Reduction reduced +12% +6%
Fire Rate per stack increased 10% 12%

Spiritual Overflow 2 changes 1 buff

Cooldown Reduction reduced +20% +12%
Fire Rate increased +30% +35%

Split Shot 1 change 1 nerf

Cooldown increased 14s 32s

Tesla Bullets 2 changes 1 buff 1 nerf

Shock damage reduced 40 33
Shock damage spirit power growth increased 0.14 0.19

Weighted Shots 1 change 1 buff

Weapon Damage increased +30% +35%

Vitality

Cheat Death 1 change

Removes all non-stun debuffs on proc

Enchanter's Emblem 1 change

Cooldown Reduction reduced +7% +5%

Inhibitor 1 change

Healing Reduction increased -35% -40%

Majestic Leap 1 change 1 nerf

Cooldown increased 32s 34s

Reactive Barrier 2 changes 2 nerfs

Cooldown increased 26s 40s
Duration reduced 12s 10s

Spellbreaker 1 change 1 buff

Cooldown reduced 10s 9s

Spirit Shielding 3 changes 1 buff 2 nerfs

Cooldown increased 35s 45s
Damage threshold increased 175 225
Duration reduced 8s 7s

Warp Stone 1 change 1 nerf

Bullet Resist reduced 35% 30%

Weapon Shielding 2 changes 2 nerfs

Cooldown increased 35s 45s
Duration reduced 8s 7s

Spirit

Bullet Resist Shredder 1 change

Bullet Resist Reduction reduced 13% 12%

Compress Cooldown 1 change

Cooldown Reduction reduced +22% +18%

Decay 1 change

Healing Reduction increased -40% -45%

Echo Shard 2 changes

No longer grants +5% Cooldown Reduction
Now grants +5% Ability Range (no longer has the +5% CD Reduction)

Focus Lens 3 changes 1 nerf

Now builds from Spirit Sap
Now reduces Spirit Resistance by 12% and reduces Spirit Power by 30 for 12s
Fire Rate reduced +16 +13

Mystic Vulnerability 1 change 1 buff

Duration increased 6s 7s

Scourge 3 changes 2 buffs

Cooldown Reduction reduced +6% +4%
Max Health damage per second increased 3.25% 3.5%
Cooldown reduced 38s 35s

Silence Wave 3 changes

No longer upgrades from Spirit Sap
No longer reduces Spirit Resistance or Spirit Power
Now deals 100 Impact Damage (0.3 spirit power growth)

Spirit Sap 1 change 1 buff

Cooldown reduced 35s 25s (matches Focus Lens)

Spirit Snatch 1 change 1 nerf

Instead of increasing CD to 2x on light melee hit, the effects of Spirit Snatch are reduced to 70% effectiveness (Damage, Spirit Power, Spirit Resist)

Superior Cooldown 1 change

Cooldown Reduction reduced +25% +20%

Transcendent Cooldown 1 change

Cooldown Reduction reduced +30% +25%

Heroes

Abrams 3 changes 2 buffs

Shoulder Charge

Cooldown reduced 37s 33s
T3 reduced -22s Cooldown -18s

Seismic Impact

T3 duration increased 3s 4s

Bebop 6 changes 1 buff 3 nerfs

Base stats

Health growth reduced 54 46
Hyperbeam DPS reduced 190 160
Hyperbeam T2 increased +90 +120

Exploding Uppercut

Cooldown increased 19s 22s
Spirit scaling increased 0.49 0.6

Sticky Bomb

T3 changed On Attach: -30% Outgoing Damage for 5s On Cast: +5 m/s for 3s . Multiple instances stack independently.

Billy 2 changes 2 buffs

Rising Ram

T2 increased +25% Weapon Damage +35%
T3 increased from 6% Max Health as spirit damage to 6.5%

Calico 5 changes 2 buffs 3 nerfs

Base stats

Clip size increased 10 12
Reload time increased 2.5s 2.6s

Gloom Bombs

Cooldown increased 12s 14s

Return to Shadows

T3 Damage Amp reduced +24% +18%
T3 duration increased 5s 6s

Drifter 2 changes 2 buffs

Base stats

Base regen increased 2.5 3.5

Rend

Cooldown reduced 15s 13s

Dynamo 3 changes 3 buffs

Base stats

Base regen increased 2 2.5

Kinetic Pulse

Range increased 15m 20m
Cooldown reduced 26s 22s

Holliday 5 changes 4 nerfs

Base stats

Base regen reduced 2.0 1.0
Base bullet growth reduced 1.23 1.04
Base damage reduced 22 18
Fixed a bug where you could get extra speed/distance with dash jump/bounce pad timing

Bounce Pad

Damage reduced 80 60

Infernus 2 changes 1 nerf

Afterburn

Buildup is now 10% slower on body shots

Napalm

T3 damage amp reduced +20% +17%

Ivy 6 changes 4 buffs 1 nerf

Base stats

Kudzu Bomb damage reduced 50 40
Kudzu Bomb spirit scaling increased 0.56 0.65
Watcher’s Covenant bullet lifesteal increased 10% 15%

Stone Form

Cooldown reduced 42s 37s

Air Drop

Damage penalty for ally you are carrying reduced -50% -30%
Cast range increased 12m 14m

Kelvin 4 changes 3 nerfs

Base stats

Bullet Velocity reduced 254 160

Frost Grenade

Base damage reduced 74 60

Frozen Shelter

T2 changed -45s Cooldown +1s Duration
Duration reduced 5.5s 5s

Lady Geist 1 change 1 buff

Soul Exchange

T3 radius increased 15m 25m

Lash 6 changes 5 buffs

Grapple

Cooldown reduced 42s 35s

Flog

Heal vs heroes increased 50% 60%
Damage increased 60 65
Cooldown reduced 26s 24
T2 increased -14s -12s

Death Slam

Cooldown reduced 155s 145s

McGinnis 2 changes 2 buffs

Base stats

Mini Turrets health per boon increased 10 13

Spectral Wall

Speed increased by 10%

Mina 4 changes 2 nerfs

Sanguine Retreat

Cooldown increased 30s 32s
No longer resets air jump and dash limits

Love Bites

Cooldown increased 7s 8s
T3 -1 Stamina -2

Mirage 4 changes 2 buffs

Fire Scarabs

Max Health steal increased 37 45

Traveler

Can now target friendly objectives
Cooldown reduced 160s 145s
T1 now also reduces cooldown by 25s

Mo & Krill 1 change 1 nerf

Health Regen reduced 3 1

Paige 6 changes 3 nerfs

Bullet damage growth reduced 0.66 0.52
Defend and Fight! barrier reduced 200 150
Defend and Fight! duration reduced 7s 5s
Defend and Fight! T1 changed +50 Barrier +16% Fire Rate (with 0.15 Spirit Power scaling)
Defend and Fight! T2 changed +25% Fire Rate +100 Barrier
Defend and Fight! T2 now also grants +2s Duration

Paradox 7 changes 1 buff 5 nerfs

Base stats

Base regen reduced 2.0 1.0
Bullet damage growth reduced 0.27 0.22
Base health reduced 700 650
Health per boon reduced 47 45
Fixed a bug where you could airdash further then expected with Kinetic Carbine

Pulse Grenade

Damage reduced 40 35
Spirit scaling increased 0.43 0.55

Pocket 3 changes 2 nerfs

Base stats

Base regen reduced 2 1

Flying Cloak

Damage reduced 85 70
T2 increased +75 +85

Seven 2 changes 1 buff

Base stats

Crit reduction increased 25% 35%

Lightning Ball

Radius increased 3.5m 4.25m

Shiv 6 changes 3 nerfs

Base stats

Alt fire knockback reduced by 10%
Alt fire ammo cost increased 2 3
Fixed some bugs with Barriers and Spirit Damage Scaling (fixes other cases as well)

Killing Blow

Rage Damage Bonus reduced 17% 15%
T2 Rage Damage bonus reduced 8% 6%
Rage state now causes your alt fire knockback to push you a little further

Sinclair 4 changes 1 buff 2 nerfs

Base stats

Health reduced 700 650
Regen reduced 3 2

Spectral Assistant

Total swaps allowed increased 1 2

Audience Participation

Cooldown reduced 50% 40%

The Doorman 5 changes 1 buff 3 nerfs

Base stats

Base regen 2 1
Bullet damage falloff and effectiveness now use the actual distance traveled, rather than the distance between the starting position and end position. This fixes shooting through portals not using the right distance for falloff.

Call Bell

Explosion damage reduced 60 55
T2 explosion damage reduced +50 +45
Impact damage spirit scaling increased 0.7 1.0

Viscous 7 changes 1 buff 2 nerfs

Splatter

Cooldown increased 21s 30s
T1 changed -6s Cooldown +40 Damage and +1m Radius
T2 changed +45 Damage and +1m Radius -12s Cooldown
T3 now also increases spirit scaling by 0.4

The Cube

Duration reduced 4s 3s
Regen increased 30 40
T2 now also increases duration by +1s

Vyper 1 change 1 buff

Health per boon increased 33 35

Warden 5 changes 2 buffs 2 nerfs

Base stats

Bullet damage increased 16.2 16.6
Bullet damage growth increased 0.44 0.48
Health regen reduced 3 2

Alchemical Flask

Radius reduced 6.5m 5.5m
T2 now also grants +1m

Wraith 2 changes 2 buffs

Card Trick

Base damage increased 55 60

Project Mind

Cooldown reduced 48s 42s

Yamato 5 changes 4 nerfs

Base stats

Base regen reduced 2.0 1.0

Power Slash

Low charge damage 40% 30%
Medium charge damage 60% 50%

Crimson Slash

Cooldown increased 11.5s 15s
T3 increased -5.75s Cooldown -9s

Patch notes text by Valve, from the official Deadlock changelog and Steam news, reformatted for reading. Buff and nerf tags are our reading of each line; unclear lines are marked neutral.