Patch notes · Minor
Deadlock patch notes July 9, 2026
Minor Update - 07-09-2026 · released July 9, 2026 · 54 changes · 6 buffs · 18 nerfs · Original post
Winners and losers
Hero winners
Hero losers
Item winners
= changed in these patch notes. Rows link to the hero or item page.
Win rate in the 7 days before the patch (Jul 2, 2026 to Jul 9, 2026) versus until the next patch (19 days). Only clear moves count: at least 1,000 matches per side for heroes and 2,000 purchases for items, and a change of at least two standard errors.
General
- Urn Runner sprint bonus reduced +2m 0 (trailing bonus reduced from +7m to +5m)
- Urn Runner move speed bonus reduced +3.5m +2m
- Urn Runner Stamina Recovery increased +15% +25%
- Urn talking frequency increased from every 8s to every 6s
- Urn talking sound distance increased (easier to hear a nearby Urn Runner)
- Unstable Rift warning time reduced 25s 20s
- Rift Troopers now have Spirit Resist (30/35/40/45%)
- Rift Troopers now have Melee Resistance (25%)
- Rift Troopers spawn interval increased from every 0.3s to 0.5s (spawns slightly more staggered)
- Unstable Rift comeback resist aura radius increased 20m 35m
- Rift Troopers max comeback count increased 12 14
- Objectives bounty split for nearby heroes reduced 40% 30% (this means slightly more portion of the bounty is split team wide rather than towards an individual player)
Items
Spirit
- Max Health Per Second reduced 2.6% 2.5%
Heroes
Rising Ram
- T3 spirit scaling reduced 0.035 0.03
Base stats
- Bullet damage per boon reduced +0.616 +0.49
Bloodscent
- T3 reduced +12% +11%
Stalker's Mark
- Cooldown increased 20s 24s
- T2 increased -8s Cooldown -12s
- T3 reduced +2% Bleed +1.5%
Jar of Dead
- T1 heal spirit scaling increased 0.1 0.16
- Now build up faster from neutral creeps
Grasping Hands
- Immobilize duration reduced 1.25s 1s
- T3 cooldown increased -10s -14s
Essence Theft
- Now procs from melee hits
- T3 now also increases Max Steal Targets 3 4
Borrowed Decree
- T1 changed -15s Cooldown -15s Cooldown and +25% Ghoul Speed
- T2 changed +25% Ghoul Speed and +10s Duration -0.3s Time to Spawn and +10s Duration
Sleep Dagger
- T2 now also applies 15 Fixation Stacks
- T2 reduced -18s Cooldown -17s
Powder Keg
- Spirit scaling reduced 1.2 1.05
Fire Scarabs
- T3 spirit scaling reduced +0.17 +0.13
Dust Devil
- T3 spirit scaling reduced +1 +0.6
Djinn's Mark
- Cooldown reduced 3s 2.75
- T3 cooldown reduced -1s Cooldown -0.75s
Traveler
- T3 increased -70s Cooldown -90s
Affliction
- Duration reduced 11s 10s
Serrated Knives
- T3 spirit scaling reduced +0.09 +0.07
Slice and Dice
- Spirit scaling reduced 1.44 1.2
- T2 reduced -6% Spirit Resist -4%
Bloodletting
- Cooldown increased 20s 25s
- T1 increased -10s Cooldown -15s
- Damage Cleared reduced 35% 30%
- T2 Damage Cleared increased 35% 40%
Killing Blow
- Health Threshold reduced 20% 18%
- T3 Health Threshold increased +8% +10%
Lycan Curse
- Cooldown reduced 80s 60s
Base stats
- Bullet damage rescaled from 29.26 + 1.1/boon to 26 + 1.19
- Crit scaling reduced -25% -30%
Hotel Guest
- T3 increased from 13s Cooldown on Failure to Check Out to 15s
Shocking Reanimation
- Cooldown reduced 275s 240s
Splatter
- T3 spirit scaling reduced +1.0 +0.9
Flying Slash
- Range reduced 28m 26m
- T3 Charge Delay increased 3s 4s
- T3 Ally Targeting now requires alt cast input
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.