Small Update - 03-25-2026

Deadlock patch notes for 2026-03-25: 19 buffs, 22 nerfs, 1 rework, classified change by change. Heroes changed: Bebop, Calico, Celeste, Doorman, Graves, Holliday, Infernus, Kelvin, Lady Geist, McGinnis, Mirage, Rem, Silver, Venator, Victor.

Every change in this update

• Bebop — Base health regen increased from 1.5 to 2.5 (buff)
• Calico — Leaping Slash base damage increased from 50 to 60 (buff)
• Celeste — Base regen reduced from 2 to 1 (nerf)
• Celeste — Dazzling Trick T3 silence duration reduced from +2s to +1.5s (nerf)
• Doorman — Call Bell slow increased from 30% to 35% (buff)
• Doorman — Call Bell radius increased from 5m to 6m (buff)
• Doorman — Doorway Distance increased from 60m to 70m (buff)
• Doorman — Luggage Cart T2 now deals 75 bonus damage (0.6 spirit scaling) when hitting a wall (change)
• Doorman — Luggage Cart T3 stun duration reduced from 1.5s to 1.25s (nerf)
• Graves — Grasping Hands spirit damage scaling reduced from 1.9 to 1.6 (nerf)
• Graves — Grasping Hands T3 reduced from 2 Ghouls Summoned to 1 (nerf)
• Graves — Grasping Hands T3 now also reduces cooldown by 10s (buff)
• Graves — Borrowed Decree Ghoul HP reduced from 200 + 12/boon to 180 + 8/boon (nerf)
• Graves — Borrowed Decree Ghouls damage reduced from 150 to 135 (nerf)
• Holliday — Bounce Pad now provides allies with air control and stomp damage (change)
• Holliday — Crackshot T3 increased from -4s/-2s for hero/npc headshots to -6s/-3s (buff)
• Infernus — Afterburn DPS increased from 12 to 14 (buff)
• Infernus — Afterburn T1 DPS increased from +14 to +16 (buff)
• Infernus — Concussive Combustion T2 increased from +85% Explosion Lifesteal to +100% (buff)
• Infernus — Concussive Combustion T2 increased from -65s Cooldown to -75s (buff)
• Kelvin — Frost Grenade damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.8 to 0.7 (nerf)
• Kelvin — Frost Grenade T3 damage spirit scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.8 (nerf)
• Lady Geist — Gun Falloff reduced from 20->52 to 17->48 (nerf)
• Lady Geist — Life Drain spirit scaling reduced from 0.536 to 0.43 (nerf)
• Lady Geist — Life Drain T3 spirit scaling increased from +0.3 to +0.4 (buff)
• McGinnis — Medicinal Specter T3 duration increased from +1s to +1.5s (buff)
• McGinnis — Spectral Wall duration increased from 5s to 5.5s (buff)
• Mirage — Fire Scarabs Health Steal Per Sec reduced from 10 to 9 (nerf)
• Mirage — Fire Scarabs T1 reduced from +8 Health Steal Per Sec to +7 (nerf)
• Mirage — Fire Scarabs T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.23 to +0.17 (nerf)
• Mirage — Dust Devil cooldown increased from 32s to 36s (nerf)
• Mirage — Dust Devil T2 cooldown increased from -8s to -12s (buff)
• Mirage — Dust Devil T3 now also increases lift duration by 0.3s (buff)
• Mirage — Djinn's Mark spirit scaling reduced from 0.44 to 0.38 (nerf)
• Rem — Naptime T3 now also provides unstoppable while channeling (buff)
• Silver — Bullet damage rescaled from 5.5+0.1206 to 5.4+0.124 (rework)
• Silver — Slam Fire cooldown increased from 22s to 25s (nerf)
• Silver — Slam Fire T2 cooldown increased from -7s to -10s (buff)
• Venator — Consecrating Grenade impact damage scaling reduced from 1.2 to 1.0 (nerf)
• Venator — Gut Shot wall stun reduced from 0.65s to 0.6s (nerf)
• Venator — Gut Shot damage scaling reduced from 1 to 0.8 (nerf)
• Victor — Restored health per boon back to 46 (change)
• Victor — No longer has -30% Lifesteal Effectiveness (buff)
• Victor — Jumpstart T3 no longer purges non-ult debuffs (nerf)
• Victor — Jumpstart T3 now adds +50% Debuff Resistance and cuts existing debuff durations by 50% (change)
• Victor — Aura of Suffering radius reduced from 9.5m to 9m (nerf)

Previous update: Small Update - 03-21-2026.