Patch notes · Minor
Deadlock patch notes August 12, 2026
Minor Update - 08-12-2026 · released August 12, 2026 · 31 changes · 6 buffs · 12 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 (Aug 5, 2026 to Aug 12, 2026) versus until the next patch (10 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.
Heroes
Base stats
- Fixed Itani Lo Sahn being canceled with movement abilities
Riposte
- Melee resist reduction increased -22% -25%
- T2 changed -30% Melee Resist -25% Melee Resist and +0.4s Stun Duration
- T3 increased from 60% Lifesteal for 7s to 75% Lifesteal for 13s
Base stats
- Base health regen reduced 2.5 2.0
Rising Ram
- T3 changed On Impact: Deal 7% max health as spirit damage On hero hit: +10% Max HP for 16s
Chain Gang
- Spirit scaling reduced 1 0.7
Rend
- Spirit scaling reduced 1.7 1.4
Stalker's Mark
- Cooldown increased 24s 26s
- T2 reduced -12s Cooldown -10s
Powder Keg
- Now does half its damage immediately and half over 3s as a damage over time burn (same overall damage, multiple instances stack)
Stone Form
- T3 stun duration reduced +1s +0.75s
- Falloff range reduced 20m->58m 18m->54m
Base stats
- Bullet damage base and growth values reduced by 5%
- Spirit Resist per boon reduced +0.625% +0.35%
- Mini Turrets no longer shoots heroes on ziplines
- Mini Turrets no longer have 80% decaying resist for the first 6s
- Mini Turrets health increased from 90 + 7.8/boon to 100 + 9/boon
Medicinal Specter
- T1 changed Provides +40% Spirit Resist +1.5s Duration
- T3 no longer increases duration by +1.5s
- T3 now also increases spirit resistance by +40%
Plot Armor
- Weapon damage scaling increased 0.2 0.3
Lightning Ball
- T3 radius increased +1.5m +1.75m
Base stats
- Walker will no longer consider Luggage Cart dragged enemies as valid targets to trigger the stomp on until soon after they are dropped off
- Similar to the Walker change above, the turrets in the healing area in base now also wait on considering valid targets
Doorway
- Range reduced 70m 65m
Stake
- T1 reduced +65 Damage +45
Petrifying Bola
- Radius increased 8m 12m
- Petrify duration increased 2s 2.2s
Card Trick
- Heart heal spirit scaling reduced 1 0.75
Full Auto
- T3 spirit scaling reduced +0.06 +0.045
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.