Patch notes · Minor

Deadlock patch notes November 4, 2026

Minor Update - 11-04-2026 · released November 5, 2026 · 36 changes · 9 buffs · 15 nerfs · Original post

Winners and losers

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Win rate in the 5 days before the patch (Oct 30, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026) versus since (7 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. Updates every hour.

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Items

Vitality

Healbane 1 change
+0.2 win rate since patch
  • Stacks now diminish 20% more aggressively (at 2 stacks 57.8%->54.7%, at 4 stacks 82.2% to 72%)

Heroes

Apollo 4 changes 2 buffs
+1.5 win rate since patch

Riposte

  • Pommel Hit now also disarms the enemy
  • Pummel hit now ends any preexisting parry on the target
  • T2 increased +0.6s duration +0.7s

Itani Lo Sahn

  • T3 bonus damage increased +50% +60%
Baba 7 changes 5 nerfs
−0.2 no clear change

Base stats

  • Spirit Resistance scaling reduced 0.7 0.5
  • Melee damage per boon 10%

Baba's Brew

  • Cooldown increased 27s 28s
  • Burn DPS spirit scaling reduced 0.15 0.13
  • Cycle time increased 1.5s 1.6s

Granny Long Legs

  • Melee Resist reduced 30% 25%
  • Debuff Resist reduced 30% 25%
Celeste 8 changes 6 nerfs
−0.5 win rate since patch

Dazzling Trick

  • T3 silence duration reduced +1.25s +0.75s

Radiant Daggers

  • Cast range reduced 30m 25m (moved to T2)
  • Spirit Amp per Stack reduced +7% +6% (moved to T3)

Shining Wonder

  • Slow reduced -32% Movement -28%
  • Cooldown increased 160s 170s
  • Bounce range reduced 15.5m 15m
  • T1 move speed slow reduced -16% -14%
  • T2 bonus damage reduced +90 +80
Deadman Danny 4 changes 4 nerfs
−1.5 win rate since patch

Close The Deal

  • Bonus damage to under half health targets reduced +75% +55%

Strix Salvo

  • Spirit scaling 8%

Chimera Mk1

  • T2 reduced 150 Heal On Hit 125
  • T2 heal spirit scaling reduced 2.0 1.7
Mo & Krill 4 changes 3 buffs
+1.3 win rate since patch

Scorn

  • Heal from heroes increased 1.2x 1.3x

Burrow

  • Damage radius +0.5m

Sand Blast

  • T2 slow from -24% Slow and -26% Dash distance to -28% for both

Combo

  • Health per kill increased 40 50
Nurse Harrow 3 changes 1 buff
+1.0 win rate since patch

Base stats

  • Bullet damage 8%

Lurking Terrors

  • Vertical angle increased 50% 65%
  • Fear buildup time reduced 2s 1.75s
Rat King 5 changes 3 buffs
+0.8 win rate since patch

Base stats

  • Bullet damage increased 5.7 5.8
  • Ammo increased 24 26

Scrap Grenade

  • Meleeing the grenade fuse time extension reduced 0.4s 0.25s

Rule, Ratannia!

  • Move Speed increased +3m +4m
  • T1 now also reduces cooldown by -25s

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.