Patch notes · Minor
Deadlock patch notes August 22, 2026
Minor Update - 08-22-2026 · released August 22, 2026 · 12 changes · 1 buffs · 7 nerfs · Original post
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Win rate in the 7 days before the patch (Aug 15, 2026 to Aug 22, 2026) versus until the next patch (25 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.
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Items
Vitality
- Spirit Resistance reduced 10% 8%
Spirit
- Heal on cast reduced 70 65
Heroes
Dazzling Trick
- Cooldown increased 32s 34s
- T2 barrier rescaled +80 and +0.7 scaling +70 and +0.76
- T3 cooldown increased -18s -20s
- T3 reduced +1.5s Silence +1.25s
Radiant Daggers
- Spirit Amp per stack reduced +8% +7%
- T3 Spirit Amp per stack increased +3% +4%
Shining Wonder
- Bounce range reduced 17.5m 16.5m
- Damage reduced 165 140
- Spirit scaling reduced 0.9 0.6
- T2 now also increases spirit scaling by +0.45
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.