Update: August 15, 2024

The 08-15-2024 Update is an update for Deadlock, released on the 15th of August 2024. Among a series of general, hero and item changes, it also marks the introduction of the hero .

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Previous Update: 08-06-2024 Update | Next Update: 08-16-2024 Update

New Hero

	Abrams
	Charges into close combat
	Abrams has the bulk and sustain to lead from the front, often running into the middle of his foes and watching them scatter. If his enemies waste their fire on him, his back-line teammates can lay out damage with impunity.

General Changes

Gameplay Changes

Games can now be watched by an unlimited number of spectators.
Spectator games now have a 1 minute delay.
Improved smoothing of spectator camera position and angles.
Pause cooldown per player increased from 10 minutes to 15 minutes.
You can now use the melee hotkey while zoomed to exit zoom and perform a melee attack.

Localization

Added localization for Simplified Chinese, Russian, Brazilian Portugese, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Turkish, Ukrainian, Czech and French. These are currently a work in progress.
Language can be selected from the settings menu.

Matchmaking

Matchmaking windows are now open 1 hour earlier in all regions.

You can now prioritize your roster into three groups to indicate your preference ordering to the matchmaker: Selected, Priority and High Priority.

Builds

You can now author a suggested ordering of ability upgrades.
You can now add per-item author comments by right clicking on items while editing builds that will show up in the item tooltip for users of the build.
Fixed a bug that allowed published build data to overwrite local changes to a published build.
Fixed a bug that prevented the last used hero build from loading when it was not a favored build.
Hovering items in the shop will now highlight their components, or which item they are components of.

Shop Changes

Reworked the Hero Stats UI in the Shop.
Hero Stats in the shop have been expanded and are now broken up by Weapon, Vitality and Spirit. Various additional stats that were previously hidden have been added here.
Individual stats can now be hovered over to see a breakdown of all the bonuses contributing to a value, including things like golden statues.
Added descriptive gun information to each hero.
Added Spirit Power Impact panel that displays the effect of spirit power on your abilities and items.
Using an active item or ability now removes the undo option for the item/ability.

Settings

Added Outgoing Damage as a UI display mode that you can toggle through.
Added a setting to let you customize the ability cancel hotkey (Default is spacebar)
Added a "Friends Only" checkbox to filter the watch tab.
Added an option to control zoom sensitivity.
Added customization options for your crosshair.
Added a video setting to reduce some flashing effects.

Visual Changes

Improved visual clarity of Grey Talon's Immobilizing Trap armed state.
Replaced the Soul Urn drop parachute with new effects.
Improved Abrams' Siphon Life and Seismic Impacteffects to not obstruct player view as much.
Various visual adjustments on highlight and strobe effects being too loud in some cases.
Updated bullet whizby sounds for nearly all characters.
Updated Haze 's Sleep Dagger cast, projectile loop and whizby.
Updated Haze's Smoke Bomb sound.
- Additionally removed Smoke Bomb voice line for everyone except the casting player and spectators.
Fixed some spectator/replay sound and music bugs.
Various sound related performance improvements.
More impactful damage indication sound for attackers.
Remastered Abrams , Pocket and Dynamo weapon fire sounds.
Improved lighting performance around the shop.
Improved Wraith's tracers to feel more connected with their bullet.
Improved visibility of AOE around Bebop while casting Hyper Beam.
Improved effects around Lady Geist's Soul Exchange to help with clarity.
Updated Infernus' tracer, muzzle and impact fx revisions for better performance.
Added a sound for movement being restricted by Slowing Hex and Stake.
Revised sounds for Pocket's Flying Cloak duration and warp.
Added Refresher cast sound.
Unpause hotkey is now displayed when the game is paused.
Added new Silence status effect sound.

Miscellaneous Fixes

Fixed some abuse cases with undoing AP cooldown reductions.
Fixed Candle Troopers sometimes instantly disappearing on death rather than going into their flash state.
Fixed some cases where comeback souls would be higher than intended in the early game.
Fixed being unable to ping while dead.
Fixed Bebop's Sticky Bomb Sticky Bomb sometimes misfiring.
Fixed a bug that allowed teleporters to be used while carrying the Soul Urn.
Fixed targeting previews that draw a model (like McGinnis McGinnis' turrets) to update every frame, instead of being fixed at 60hz.
Fixed stuns resetting their duration if you were on the ground and became airborne.
Fixed some cases where Lash Lash's Ground Strike Ground Strike would cause your hero to be stuck.
Fixed Ricochet sometimes shooting the extra bullet from your gun rather than the target.
Fixed ESC not working to close settings popup sometimes.

Map Changes

Objective Changes

Base Guardian Health increased by 20%.
Walkers now require you to be within 30m to deal damage to them.
Walker Health increased by 15%.
Patron damage increased by 30% while vulnerable.
Weakened Patron Health increased by 15%.
Weakened Patron now has a Torment Pulse style effect, hitting up to 2 enemies in the pit for 75 damage per second.

Interactable Changes

Teleporter activation no longer gets canceled on incoming damage.
Teleporter channel time increased: 4s → 5s.
Added Bounce Pads in various areas of the map that launch you in a defined direction.

Added one-way defender exits beside each outer lane entrance.
Added Speed Boost Volumes in the defender passages on the outsides of the base.

Map Layout Changes

Firehouse (building next to Sapphire Yellow Guardian) has been reworked to match the layout of the Chapel.
Low roof buildings beside Amber Purple Guardian and Sapphire Yellow Guardian are now valid play spaces.
- Removed zap triggers.
- Added truck on the back side of those buildings to allow climbing up.
- Removed rooftop props for those buildings.
- Added billboards to the edge closest to the lane.
Low roof buildings between inner lane Walker arenas are now valid play spaces.
- Removed zap triggers
- Expanded rooftop size
- Added fire escape stairs to allow access from the upper level from the Mid.
Walker Arena: Amber Yellow/Sapphire Purple:
- Added catwalks from high ground defender area to building across the street.
- Added passage through building and stairs up to a peek spot towards the Guardian.
- Replaced upper floor juke spot with a connection through building across from new peek spot.
Walker Arena: Amber Orange/Sapphire Blue:
- Added catwalk from the low roof building to the building across the street.
- Replaced juke spot in the courtyard with a passage connecting to the new catwalk.
- Widened hallway above Underground Shop.
- Removed railing and added stairs in the passage towards the Guardian.
- Courtyard floor opening to the Underground Shop moved closer to above the shop.
- Bounce Pad added to allow easier navigation from the Underground Shop to the upper courtyard. Replaces a juke spot.
Walker Arena: Amber Blue/Sapphire Orange:
- Added an interior shaft with a Bounce Pad to an upper level balcony from defender side to face the Guardian.
- Added a Bounce Pad on the ground floor of the Police Station/Garment Building to the upper floor.
- Added a juke spot inside the Police Station/Garment Building.
- Added a juke spot down the stairs from the Guardian to the left.
Walker Arena: Amber Purple/Sapphire Yellow:
- Added an interior corridor through the building between base and the Walker.
- Added a balcony that borders the arena on the back side of the Walker.

Weapon Changes

Weapon Items

New Items

High-Velocity Mag

Headshot Booster

No longer grants +40 Bonus Health.
Now grants a +40 Bullet Shield.

Monster Rounds

Health reduced: +65 > +50.
Now grants +30% Bullet Resistance against NPCs.

Restorative Shot

Weapon Damage increased: 6% > 8%.

Active Reload

Lifesteal reduced: 40% > 30%.
Fire Rate reduced: 24% > 20%.

Kinetic Dash

HP Regen increased: 1 > 1.5.

Long Range

Min Distance reduced: 18m > 15m.

Mystic Shot

Cooldown increased: 5s > 6s.

Slowing Bullets

Now grants +5 Spirit.

Soul Shredder Bullets

Now grants +6% Weapon Damage.
Debuff Duration increased: 5s > 6s.

Berserker

Fixed gaining stacks much faster than intended when taking damage from Troopers.

Warp Stone

Active Bullet Resist reduced: 60% > 40%.
No longer grants +2 Sprint.
No longer grants +8 Spirit.

Point Blank

No longer grants +300 Bullet Shield.
Now grants +15% Bullet Resist.

Escalating Resilience

Max Bullet Resist increased: 30% > 36%.

Heroic Aura

Lifesteal increased: 18% > 20%.

Alchemical Fire

Bullet Shield increased: 175 > 225.

Sharpshooter

Min. Distance reduced: 18m > 15m.

Titanic Magazine

Weapon Damage increased: 16% > 18%.
Bullet Resist increased: 8% > 10%.

Intensifying Magazine

Time to reach Max Damage reduced: 3.5s > 3s.

Ricochet

Fire Rate increased: 8% > 12%.
Health increased: +125 > +150.

Siphon Bullets

You permanently steal 1 stack (45HP) from the enemy if they die under the debuff. If an enemy you stole a stack from kills you, they regain 1 stack back.

Silencer

Reduced Active Duration: 6s > 4s.

Vitality Items

Melee Lifesteal

Heal effectiveness vs non-heroes increased: 25% > 35%.
Health increased: 70 > 75.

Extra Regen

Heath Regen increased: 2.7 > 2.8.

Healing Rite

Cooldown reduced: 75s > 65s.
Cast Range increased: 20m > 30m.

Healing Booster

Spirit Resist reduced: 7% > 6%.
Bullet Resist reduced: 7% > 6%.

Divine Barrier

Duration increased: 4s > 5s.
Cooldown reduced: 30s > 28s.

Restorative Locket

Max Stacks reduced: 20 > 15.
Heal per stack increased: 30 > 40.

Health Nova

Health increased: 75 > 100.

Combat Barrier

Weapon Damage while Shielded increased: 24% > 28%.

Enchanter's Barrier

Spirit Power while Shielded increased: +17 > +20.

Bullet Lifesteal

Lifesteal increased: 26% > 28%.

Superior Stamina

Air Jump/Dash Distance reduced: 50% > 40%.
Fire Rate reduced: 10% > 7%.

Debuff Remover

Debuff resistance reduced: 40% > 35%.

Lifestrike

Heal effectiveness vs non-heroes increased: 25% > 35%.
Heal Percentage from Melee Damage increased: 45% > 55%.

Majestic Leap

Health increased: 100 > 125.
Spirit Power increased: 8 > 10.

Metal Skin

Cooldown reduced: 30s > 25s.

Fortitude

Out of Combat regen timer reduced: 13s > 12s.

Rescue Beam

Cooldown reduced: 30s > 25s.

Soul Rebirth

Rebirth Health increased: 40% > 50%.
Cooldown reduced: 240s > 200s.

Inhibitor

Weapon Damage increased: 20% > 25%.

Colossus

Slow increased: 20% > 25%.
Slow now affects stamina distances.

Phantom Strike

Cast Range reduced: 35m > 30m.

Spirit Items

New Items

Magic Carpet

Infuser

No longer grants +7% Spirit Resist.
Now gives +50 Health.

Spirit Strike

Spirit Damage increased: 40 > 50.
Spirit Resist Debuff increased: -10% > -12%.

Mystic Reach

Now grants +5% Spirit Resist.

Ammo Scavenger

Spirit Power Duration increased: 24s > 35s.

Cold Front

Damage reduced: 100 > 75.
Damage Spirit Power Scaling increased: ( x1.25) > ( x1.5).

Decay

Healing Reduction reduced: -70% > -50%.
Bleed increased: 2.8% > 3.1%.
Cooldown increased: 25s > 30s.

Slowing Hex

Debuff no longer cancels active mobility spells, only preventing them from being cast.
Damage reduced: 100 > 70.
Cast Range reduced: 35m > 25m.
Now also reduces stamina distance by 30%.
Projectile Speed increased: 1200 > 1350.

Withering Whip

Now applies -40% Fire Rate instead of Disarm.
Duration increased: 3s > 4.5s.
Cast Range increased: 18m > 24m.

Quicksilver Reload

Infused Ability Bonus Damage increased: 30 > 50.

Improved Cooldown

Cooldown Reduction increased: 14% > 15%.

Ethereal Shift

No longer provides +10% Fire Rate.
Cooldown increased: 25s > 30s.

Improved Burst

Weapon Damage reduced: 12% > 8%.

Surge of Power

Movement Speed Duration increased: 5s > 6s.
Imbued Spirit increased: 26 > 28.
Now grants +75 Health.

Improved Reach

Now grants +10% Spirit Resist.

Superior Duration

Now provides +15% Weapon Damage.

Mystic Slow

Fire Rate Reduction increased: -30% > -40%.

Silence Glyph

No longer reduces Spirit Resist.
Now deals +150 damage on impact.

Superior Cooldown

Non-imbued ability Cooldown Reduction increased: 22% > 24%.

Escalating Exposure

Max Interval reduced: 1s > 0.7s.

Diviner's Kevlar

Cooldown increased: 30s > 60s.

Refresher

Spirit Resist increased: 14% > 16%.

Curse

Cooldown increased: 40s > 50s.

Hero Changes

Abrams

Shoulder Charge

Fixed Shoulder Charge not always placing enemies in front of you.

Seismic Impact

Damage reduced: 175 > 150.
Fixed Seismic Impact often not dragging enemies in the air along with you when you are slamming down.

Bebop

General

Gun Range reduced: 50m > 30m + 2.5m/boon (Max of 58m).
Movement Speed while Shooting increased: 55% > 70%.
Base Health Regen increased: 2.5 > 3.
Base Bullet Resist increased: 0% > 10%.
Bullet Resist per Boon reduced: 2.5% > 1.6%. (Same amount overall at max)

Exploding Uppercut

Radius increased: 10m > 14m.
T1 Increased: -10s Cooldown > -11s Cooldown.
Exploding Uppercut now has a slight angle limitation to prevent straight-up direction.

Sticky Bomb

Radius increased: 10m > 12m.
Can now be self-cast by using alt cast.

Hook

Range reduced: 40m > 35m.
T2 Increased: +25m > +30m.
Fixed hooking through veils sometimes not working.

Hyper Beam

Spirit Scaling increased: ( x2.4) > ( x3.0).
Turn Rate improved by 10%.
Nearby Radius increased: 4.5m > 5m.
Nearby damage now deals 25% less than the full amount.
T2 Reduced from +140 > +100.

Dynamo

Kinetic Pulse

Width increased: 4.5m > 5m.
T3 Damage increased: +115 > +125.

Fixed Kinetic Pulse sometimes getting caught on stairs.

Rejuvenating Aurora

Can now be canceled by using stamina instead of needing to manually exit first (pre-T3).

Singularity

Now has a 0.1s Cast Point.

Grey Talon

Charged Shot

Collision Radius reduced by 10%.

Guided Owl

Fixed T3 Guided Owl not triggering correctly sometimes when the target has Spirit Armor.

Haze

Sleep Dagger

Now places targets into a brief drowsy state for 0.25s where they move slowly before falling asleep.

Fixation

T2 Duration reduced: +6s > +5s.
T3 Damage per Stack reduced: 0.25 > 0.2.

Bullet Dance

T1 Weapon Damage increased: 6 > 7.

Ivy

Watcher's Covenant

T1 Fire Rate reduced: +15% > +10%.

Stone Form

T2 Stun reduced: 0.75s > 0.5s.
Fixed melee still going through when casting Stone Form after initiating a melee attack.

Air Drop(New!)

Now has a new ultimate ability, Air Drop. Take flight with an Ally (or self-cast to carry a bomb). You fly and drop the ally or bomb onto an area, dealing damage, slowing, and silencing enemies. Ivy and the ally gain a bullet shield when they are dropped. Allies can drop by themselves at any time. When using the ability without an ally (carrying a bomb), it has a 1 second cast time.