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An Update is a new version of the build of a game that adds and adjusts content. Said content typically includes new or adjusted game modes, balance changes, and bug fixes. Deadlock gets updated several times a week and not all changes are recorded in patch notes. This page lists only changes mentioned on the Official Deadlock forum patch notes, and some notable unlisted changes discovered by players. Update times are based on the Pacific Standard Time zone (PST) of Valve Corporation's headquarters in Bellevue, Washington.

Deadlock is currently in an open alpha state.

From August 1st 2024 to December 6th, the game had a schedule where a major update was released once every 2 weeks, usually on a Thursday. On January 8th 2025 it was announced that this schedule was dropped in favor of having more time between major updates, for better testing and more internal development time.

Previous Updates

This is a list of all documented updates to the current build.

Update	Summary	Hero Changes
December 21, 2024 Update	Fixed move speed bugs near minimum (2 m/s) T4 Item cost reduced from  6,200 to  6,000 Various item rebalances Various ability rebalances
December 17, 2024 Update	Winter-themed visual update
December 6, 2024 Update	Added Raven to Hero Labs. Map changes. Added park theming to purple lane Added park backdrop to park side of map Updated tree models to new visual style and added player collision to canopies	Adjustments to Abrams. Adjustments to Bebop. Adjustments to Dynamo. Adjustments to Grey Talon. Adjustments to Haze. Adjustments to Infernus. Adjustments to Ivy. Adjustments to Kelvin. Adjustments to Lady Geist. Adjustments to Lash. Adjustments to McGinnis. Adjustments to Mirage. Adjustments to Mo & Krill. Adjustments to Paradox. Adjustments to Pocket. Adjustments to Seven. Adjustments to Shiv. Adjustments to Vindicta. Adjustments to Viscous. Adjustments to Warden. Adjustments to Wraith. Adjustments to Yamato.
November 29, 2024 Update	Guardians take more damage from Troopers and Heroes Guardians deal more damage to Troopers Soul sharing range reduced Respawn time adjustment
November 21, 2024 Update	Matchmaking rework. Heal/Anti-heal rebalance. General gameplay changes. Walker attacks deal additional max HP damage, provide nearby heroes with 25% resistance and has resistance based on nearby enemy heroes. Powerups require heavy melee to claim, and now scales from 10 minutes to 40 minutes. Map changes. Moved rooftop neutral camp closer to the Guardian Added a truck to climb up into the interior bridge area at the Port Authority and Jazz Club buildings Redesigned Radio Station interior to be more open Changed entrance to the Armory/Warehouse to be more direct Moved the side lane teleporters to the crawl space under the Hard camp Removed Rope inside the Police Station/Garment Building Item changes. New items: Spellslinger Headshots, Spirit Snatch, Arcane Surge. Hero changes.	Adjustments to Abrams. Adjustments to Bebop. Adjustments and QOL to Dynamo. Adjustments to Grey Talon. Adjustments to Haze. Adjustments to Infernus. Adjustments to Ivy. Nerf to Kelvin. Nerf to Lady Geist. QOL to Lash. Adjustments to McGinnis. Nerf and QOL to Mirage. Adjustments to Mo & Krill. Adjustments to Paradox. Buff to Seven. Adjustments to Shiv. Adjustments to Vindicta. Nerf to Viscous. Adjustments to Warden. Nerf to Wraith. Adjustments to Yamato.
November 13, 2024 Update	Troopers now do 20% more damage to each other Post-lane soul sharing ratios reduced First Urn of the game now always has the neutral delivery location Guardian resistance changes Heavy Melee cancelling can no longer be done with certain abilties Team vs Team NW comeback formula toned down Hero changes.	Buff to Haze Bullet Dance. Nerfs to Paradox Time Wall. Slight nerf to Vindicta Assassinate. Nerfs to Yamato Shadow Transformation.
November 10, 2024 Update	Post-lane soul sharing ratios reduced Hero changes.	Nerfs to Yamato Shadow Transformation. Slight adjustment to Paradox Paradoxical Swap.
November 8, 2024 Update	Trapper bug fix	Bug fix to Trapper's Silktrap
November 7, 2024 Update	Added Trapper to Hero Labs. Added Quickbuy. General gameplay changes. Troopers no longer change soul sharing rules after laning phase ends (meaning 2 heroes don't split souls) Hero Kill gold increased from 150->1400 to 175->2000 (0 min to 45 min) Guardians will now focus their attack on enemy players if an enemy player shoots a hero and the enemy player is within 15m of the Guardian Map changes. Moved 8 neutral camps (4 on each side) from outside the outer lanes behind the Walkers to in between inner and outer lanes Added Cosmic Veils to the ground floor entrances to Mid that grant vision looking in but block vision looking out Redesigned warehouse interior Various changes to stairs and roof props Item changes. Removed Soul Rebirth Hero changes.	Adjustments to Abrams. Adjustments to Bebop. Adjustments to Dynamo. Nerf to Grey Talon. Adjustments to Haze. Nerf to Infernus. Buff to Ivy. Buff and QOL to Lash. Nerf to McGinnis. Nerf to Mirage. Buff to Mo & Krill. Adjustments to Paradox. Buff to Pocket. Adjustments to Vindicta. Buff and bug fix to Viscous. Adjustments to Warden. Nerf to Wraith. Rework to Yamato Shadow Transformation .
November 1, 2024 Update	Metal Skin: Cooldown increased from 21s to 28s Siphon Bullets: Max HP Steal is now affected by falloff Improved Burst: Damage threshold requirement reduced from 200 to 175. Hero changes.	Buff to Bebop. Nerf to Grey Talon. Nerf to Mirage. Nerf to Paradox.
October 27, 2024 Update	Urn net worth lead requirement increased from 8% to 10% Majestic Leap: Cooldown reduced from 45s to 40s Hero changes.	Adjustments to Bebop Sticky Bomb. Nerf to Grey Talon. Nerf to Kelvin. Nerf to McGinnis. Nerf to Paradox. Buff to Seven. Buff to Shiv Killing Blow. Buff to Yamato.
October 24, 2024 Update	Added Hero Lab mode with 6 new heroes (Holliday, Calico, Wrecker, Fathom, Viper and Magician). Added Commends. General gameplay changes. AP no longer granted for Walkers, AP/Souls no longer granted for Shrines and Patron (redestributed along soul reward line) Urn comeback properties now at 8% net work lead, drop-off location now variable based on team ahead being closer to losing team side. Guardian resist vs troopers scales from 60% to -35% at 8 minutes. Guardians resist vs players scales from 40% to -35% at 8 minutes. Walkers not have resist vs troopers and players scales from 60% to -30% at 14 minutes. Map changes. Redesigned stairs from central canal to the outer lanes (near Urn spawn). Connection hallways behind the Chapel and Firehouse now has an option to continue inside to the Walker arena, with added a Bounce Pad and Neutral camps moved from the ground floor to the upper floor. Redesigned traversal from ground floor to upper floor of the Garage and Night Club to get to the Sinner's Sacrifice neutrals. Item changes. Hero changes.	Nerf and bug fixes to Abrams. Adjustments to Bebop. Buff to Grey Talon. Nerf to Infernus. Adjustments to Ivy. Nerf and bug fix to Kelvin. Nerf to Lady Geist. Adjustments to McGinnis. Buff to Mirage. Buff to Mo & Krill. Buff to Paradox. Adjustments to Seven. Nerf to Shiv. Buff to Vindicta. Nerf to Viscous. Adjustments to Warden. Nerf to Wraith. Adjustments and bug fixes to Yamato.
October 18, 2024 Update	Ranked Matchmaking Update: Adjusted the matchmaking schedule to not be split across many different hours throughout the day, primarily to help address queue times. There will now be a wider continuous, but more concentrated, set of hours that it is enabled in. The schedule is now more simplified as well, as there is no more user selection component. Ranked now has weekend specific hours (starts 5 hours earlier) Fixed some regions (South America, Oceania, Asia) that were off by 1-2 hours from their intended times
October 15, 2024 Update	Urn now reveals you after 20s from initial pickup Urn sprint changed from +3/5 for winning/losing team to +2/6 First flex slot is now granted after 3 Guardians die instead of 4 Base kill bounty reduced from 225 to 150 (still scales to 1400 over time) Respawn time at 20 minutes reduced from 45s to 40s T3 Golden Statues spawn time moved from 25 min to 30 min Range to attack lane Guardians increased from 19m to 20m Hero changes.	Nerf to Seven Lightning Ball. Nerf to Shiv Rage.
October 11, 2024 Update	Pause no longer restricted before 3 minutes (we plan to bring this back in the future, but we want to allow this for now while we are early and have technical issues sometimes) Torment Pulse now scales with cooldown again Torment Pulse power scaling reduced from 0.33 to 0.3 Fixed Ethereal Shift scaling with duration Hero changes.	Buff to Bebop Sticky Bomb. Bug fixes and adjustments to Bebop. Buff to Vindicta.
October 10, 2024 Update	Added Ranked mode. Added 3rd casting mode, Quick Cast. Added input buffering. General gameplay changes. Players need to be above the ramp to attack Lane Guardian. Medium camp spawn times changed to 5 minute mark. Hard camp spawn times, teleporters and trooper bounty ltime changed to 8 minute mark. Urn causes runner to be revealed on minimap, heavy melee makes it drop, bouty increaesd by 15%. Map changes. Moved teleporters to travel between outer lane Walker. Moved Guardians back slightly futher from stairs. Added upper level connection through the Subway Entrance Building. Item changes. Hero changes.	Adjsutments to Abrams. Adjustments to Bebop. Adjustments to Dynamo. Adjustments to Grey Talon. Adjustments to Haze. Adjustments to Infernus. Bug fixes and QOL to Ivy. Nerf to Lash. Nerf and QOL to Lady Geist. Adjustments to McGinnis. Adjustments to Mirage. Adjustments to Mo & Krill. Adjustments to Paradox. Nerf to Pocket. Adjustments to Seven. Buff to Shiv. Adjustments to Vindicta. Adjustments to Viscous. Buff to Warden. Nerf to Wraith. Nerf to Yamato.
October 7, 2024 Update	Shadow Weave. Ambush Fire Rate reduced from +40% to +30% Wraith: Card Trick Spirit scaling reduced from 1.5 to 1.2 Fixed various cases where you could target/select units behind walls with abilities (like Yamato's Flying Strike)	Nerf to Wraith Card Trick.
October 2, 2024 Update	Respawn time at 20min reduced from 50s to 45s (was 40s previous patch) Zipline Boost cooldown reduced from 340s (5.6min) to 280s (4.6min) Fixed certain player name lengths not being reportable Ivy, Mirage, Pocket changes.	Nerf to Ivy Kudzu Bomb. Nerf to Mirage. Bug fix to Pocket.
September 29, 2024 Update	Outer ziplines hero speed increased by 20% relative to inner lanes. (same as troopers on outer lanes zipline being faster) Initial respawn reduced from 12s to 8s. Urn now drops when teleporting with Mirage's Traveler Fixed Wraith Cards, Shiv Rage and lifesteal from increasing by shooting the shop.
September 27, 2024 Update	Mirage changes.	Nerf to Mirage Tornado. Buff to Mirage Djinn's Mark.
September 26, 2024 Update	New hero: Mirage. Added an initial anti-cheat to the game. Added custom matches and private lobbies enhancements. General gameplay changes. Lane setup now always 1-2-2-1 Map changes. Side lanes farther from Middle lanes Added connection from canal near the urn platforms through the Radio Station and Apartment buildings Reworked interior corridors of Fish Market/Nursery Redesigned outer lane path from Walker to Guardian on Amber Yellow and Sapphire Purple Item changes. Hero changes.	Nerf to Abrams. Nerf to Bebop. Nerf to Dynamo. Buff to Grey Talon. Major Nerf to Haze. Buff to Ivy. Nerf to Kelvin. Buff to Lady Geist. Bug fixes to McGinnis. Adjustments to Mo & Krill. Buff to Paradox. Nerf to Pocket. Nerf to Seven. Nerf to Shiv. Adjustments to Vindicta. Nerf to Viscous. Buff to Warden. Nerf to Yamato.
September 19, 2024 Update	Replaced the recent soul duplication hotfix with new solution. Private lobbies can now assign players to duo and solo lanes. Fixed Vindicta's Flight bugs. Nerf to Veil Walker.
September 17, 2024 Update	Fix for a Soul sharing exploit across multiple lanes. Fixed troopers sometimes not dying after doing their death flash state. Fixed Unstoppable state not preventing fire rate reductions. Fixed Grey Talon's Charge Shot and Vindicta's Assassinate cameras not working properly.
September 14, 2024 Update	Item Changes. Bebop, McGinnis Changes	Major Nerf to Bebop Hyper Beam. Nerf to McGinnis Medicinal Specter.
September 12, 2024 Update	Matchmaking Open 24/7. New Minimap and Hero icons. New behavior system. Changed Orange Lane to Green Lane General gameplay changes. Flex Slot moved from "First Walker" to "Two Walkers" All ability and item cooldowns increased by 6% globally Map changes. Changes to cover and connections at Inner Lane. Changes to walkway and added juke closets in Base. Removed exterior ropes and replaced interior stairway with ropes. Item changes. Hero changes.	Nerf to Abrams. Adjustment to Bebop. Nerf to Dynamo. Nerf and bug fix to Grey Talon. Bug fix to Haze. Adjustments to Infernus. Nerf to Ivy. Nerf to Kelvin. Buff to Lady Geist. Nerf to Gun Lash Buff to Spirit Lash. Adjustments to McGinnis. Adjustments to Mo & Krill. Bug fix to Paradox. Nerf to Pocket. Nerf to Seven. Nerf to Shiv. Major Nerf to Vindicta. Adjustments to Viscous. Nerf to Warden. Adjustments to Wraith. Adjustments to Yamato.
September 01, 2024 Update	Changes to Rope climbing. Infernus, Ivy, Seven and Viscous changes.	Buff to Infernus. Buff to Ivy. Nerf to Seven. Major Nerf to Viscous.
August 29, 2024 Update	Added Profile Page. Added Wall Jumping & Ropes. General gameplay changes. Moved a flex slot from "Set of enemy Base Guardians" to "All Enemy Lane Guardians" Guardians no longer give 1 AP, now at Soul levels: 3500, 5200, 8000, 9700 Map changes. Buildings made taller and shorter to allow rooftop access. Teleporters moved. (and closed for the first 10 minutes) Item changes. New Item: Headhunter. Hero changes.	Nerf to Abrams. Buff to Bebop. Nerf to Dynamo. Major Nerf to Grey Talon. Buff to Haze. Nerf to Infernus. Nerf to Ivy. Major Buff to Kelvin. Nerf Lash. Bug fix to Paradox. Nerf to Pocket. Nerf to Seven Static Charge. Buff to Seven Storm Cloud. Major Nerf to Shiv. Nerf to Vindicta. Added alt fire to Viscous. Adjustments to Viscous. Nerf to Warden. Adjustments and bug fixes to Yamato.
August 23, 2024 Update	Deadlock is announced and restriction on sharing game footage is lifted.
August 22, 2024 Update	General fixes. Nerfs to Silence Glyph, Reactive Barrier & Return Fire. Ivy & Shiv changes.	Ivy: Air Drop now silences the ally being carried until they are released, Shiv: Bloodletting incoming damage deferred reduced from 40% to 35%.
August 18, 2024 Update	Nerfs to Restorative Locket.
August 16, 2024 Update	General fixes. Ivy & Shiv changes.	Nerf to Ivy:  Air Drop. Major Nerf to Shiv: Serrated Knives.
August 15, 2024 Update	New Hero: Shiv. General gameplay changes. Map changes. Item changes. New Items: High-Velocity Mag & Magic Carpet. Hero changes.	Nerf and bug fixes to Abrams. Adjustment to Bebop. Major Buff to Dynamo. Nerf to Grey Talon. Nerf to Haze. Adjustments to Infernus. New Ultimate for Ivy:  Air Drop. Nerf to Ivy. Rework to Kelvin:  Arctic Beam. Buff to Lash. Buff to McGinnis. Adjustments to Mo & Krill. Major Nerf to Paradox. Adjustments to Pocket. Adjustments to Seven. Nerf to Vindicta. Buff to Viscous: The Cube Buff to Viscous: Puddle Punch. Major Nerf to Viscous: Goo Ball. Adjustments to Warden. Adjustments to Wraith. Buff to Yamato.
August 6, 2024 Update	General gameplay changes and fixes. Viscous changes and fixes.	Nerf to Viscous: Splatter. Buff to Viscous: Puddle Punch.
August 1, 2024 Update	New Hero: Viscous. Hero Builds System rework. Added Oceania matchmaking region. General gameplay changes. Minimum hero roster requirement from 4 to 3 Map changes. Item changes. Hero changes.	Nerf and bug fixes to Abrams. Buff to Bebop. Buff to Dynamo. Adjustments to Grey Talon. Nerf to Haze. Adjustments to Infernus. Buff and bug fixes to Kelvin. Nerf to Lady Geist. Nerf to Lash. Adjustments to McGinnis. QOL change to Mo & Krill. Nerf to Paradox. Nerf to Pocket. Adjustments to Seven. Nerf to Shiv. Adjustments to Vindicta. Buff to Wraith. Adjustments to Yamato.
July 23, 2024 Update	General fixes Changes to Mid Boss
July 18, 2024 Update	General gameplay changes. Map changes. Reworked mid temple area and upper area's drop down entrances to the pit. Item changes. Hero changes.	Adjustments to Abrams. Adjustments to Bebop. Adjustments to Dynamo. Adjustments to Grey Talon. Adjustments to Haze. Adjustments to Ivy. Buff to Kelvin. Adjustments to Lady Geist. Adjustments to Lash. Nerf to McGinnis. Adjustments to Paradox. Adjustments to Pocket. Adjustments to Seven.
July 11, 2024 Update	Reworked Weakened Patron to low terrain pit. General gameplay changes. Map changes. Item changes. Hero changes.	Buff to Abrams. Buff to Dynamo. Adjustments to Grey Talon. Nerf to Haze. Adjustments to Ivy. Adjustments to Lash. Nerf to McGinnis. Nerf and bug fix to Mo & Krill. Nerf and bug fixes to Paradox. Buff to Pocket. Nerf to Seven. Adjustments to Vindicta. Adjustments to Warden. Adjustments to Yamato.
July 4, 2024 Update	Added Asia and South America matchmaking region. Reworked top bar HUD. Added damage report feature, shows incoming and outgoing damage. General gameplay changes. Map changes. Item changes. Hero changes.	Buff to Abrams. Adjustments to Bebop. Buff to Grey Talon. Adjustments to Haze. Buff to Infernus. Buff and bug fix to Ivy. Buff and bug fix to Kelvin. Nerf to Lash. Adjustments to McGinnis. Adjustments to Mo & Krill. Nerf and bug fixes to Paradox. Buff to Pocket. Nerf to Seven. Buff to Vindicta. Buff to Warden. Nerf to Wraith.
June 27, 2024 Update	Added hero based mmr system. General gameplay changes. Map changes. Item changes. Hero changes.	Nerf to Dynamo. Buff and bug fix to Haze. Nerf to Infernus. Buff to Kelvin. Nerf to Lash. Major Buff to McGinnis. Buff and bug fixes to Mo & Krill. Major Nerf to Paradox. Adjustments to Seven. Buff and bug fix to Vindicta. Adjustments to Warden. New ability for Wraith: Card Trick. Adjustments to Yamato.
June 23, 2024 Update	Nerfs to Spirit Strike, Melee Charge and Veil Walker. Yamato Shadow Transformation change.	Yamato: Shadow Transformation now causes you to be unable to die during the buff.
June 20, 2024 Update	Added EU matchmaking region. General gameplay changes. Map changes. Item changes. New Items: Infuser, Ammo Scavenger, Active Reload, Veil Walker, Melee Charge, Colossus Hero changes.	QOL changes to Abrams. Nerf to Bebop. Adjustments to Dynamo. Adjustments to Grey Talon. Adjustments to Haze. Bug fix to Infernus. Nerf to Ivy. Adjustments to Kelvin. Adjustments to Lady Geist. Bug fix to Lash. Adjustments to McGinnis. Buff to Mo & Krill. Nerf to Paradox. Nerf and bug fix to Pocket. Buff to Seven. Buff to Vindicta. Nerf to Yamato.
June 16, 2024 Update	Carrying the Soul Urn no longer causes your hero to be revealed to enemies.
June 14, 2024 Update	This update reverts the communication changes from yesterday.
June 13, 2024 Update	Voice/Text chat is now opt-in, with a prompt pre-match for joining the chat. General gameplay changes. Rejuvinator is no longer area pickup, requires heavy melee. Map changes. Added two new underground tunnels. Added two new teleporters. Item changes. Hero changes.	Nerf to Abrams. Adjustments to Bebop. Nerf to Dynamo. Buff to Grey Talon. Buff to Haze. Bug fix to Infernus. Nerf to Ivy. Buff to Kelvin. Adjustments to Lash. Buff and QOL changes to McGinnis. Adjustments to Mo & Krill. Adjustments to Seven. Nerf to Yamato.
June 7, 2024 Update	Rejuv buff to candle troopers reduced from +100% HP to +50%. Fixed rejuv buff applying to objectives. Fixed various performance related issues.
June 6, 2024 Update	Added Match History link. General gameplay changes. Item changes. Hero changes.	Nerf to Abrams. Buff to Bebop. Adjustments to Dynamo. Buff to Haze. Nerf to Infernus. Nerf to Ivy. Buff and QOL change to Kelvin. QOL change to McGinnis. Buff to Pocket. Buff to Seven. Adjustments to Vindicta. Buff to Warden.
June 1, 2024 Update	Changes to Return Fire.
May 30, 2024 Update	Reworked Watch tab. Added temporary matchmaking ban for leaving games. General gameplay changes. Item changes. Hero changes.	Adjustments to Abrams. Buff to Bebop. Adjustments to Dynamo. Buff to Grey Talon. Adjustments to Haze. Adjustments to Infernus. Buff to Ivy. Major Buff to Kelvin. Buff to Lady Geist. Nerf to McGinnis. Nerf to Mo & Krill. Major Nerf and bug fix to Paradox. Buff to Pocket. Nerf to Vindicta. Buff to Warden. Buff to Wraith. Buff and bug fixes to Yamato.
May 24, 2024 Update	Nerfs to Decay and Withering Whip.
May 23, 2024 Update	Added in-game custom item build support. General gameplay changes. Map changes. Item changes. Hero changes.	Adjustments to Abrams. Adjustments to Bebop. Nerf to Dynamo. Adjustments to Grey Talon. Adjustments to Haze. Buff to Ivy. Buff to Kelvin. Buff and bug fix to Lady Geist. Adjustments and bug fix to Lash. Bug fix to McGinnis. Nerf to Mo & Krill. Nerf to Paradox. Buff and bug fix to Pocket. Adjustments to Vindicta. Buff to Warden. Buff to Wraith. New ultimate for Yamato: Shadow Transformation.
May 19, 2024 Update	Nerfs to Kinetic Dash and Silence Glyph.
May 16, 2024 Update	General gameplay changes. Map changes. Item changes. Hero changes.	Adjustments to Bebop. Buff to Grey Talon. Adjustments to Haze. Buff to Infernus. Buff to Ivy. Buff to Kelvin. QOL change to Lady Geist. Adjustments to Lash. Adjustments to McGinnis. QOL change to Mo & Krill. Nerf to Paradox. Adjustments to Vindicta. Buff to Warden. Buff to Yamato.
May 13, 2024 Update	Added matchmaking, match no longer starts when 12 players in queue. Parties of too high skill gap will have pop-up warning. Fixed a bug when combining shields and resistance. Nerf to Alchemical Fire.
May 10, 2024 Update	General gameplay changes. Item changes. Hero changes.	Bug fix to Abrams. Adjustments to Bebop. Buff to Grey Talon. Bug fix to Infernus. Buff to Ivy. Buff to Kelvin. Buff to Lady Geist. Adjustments to Lash. Buff and bug fix to McGinnis. Buff to Mo & Krill. Major Nerf to Paradox. Nerf to Pocket. Adjustment to Seven. Buff to Warden. Buff to Yamato.
May 3, 2024 Update	Added Recommend a Friend button. Added Resources page with browsable item shop. General gameplay changes. Hero changes.	Buff to Abrams. Adjustments to Bebop. Buff to Dynamo. Buff to Grey Talon. Adjustments to Haze. Buff to Infernus. Buff to Kelvin. Buff and bug fix to Lady Geist. Bug fix to Lash. Adjustments to McGinnis. Major Buff to Mo & Krill. Nerf to Vindicta. Adjustments to Yamato.