Deadlock patch notes for 2026-09-30: 1 buff, 1 fix,
classified change by change. Heroes changed: Venator.
Measured impact 2 days after the patch
Win rate of each changed hero before and after the update, on every match played. The noise threshold, the largest swing among the 37 heroes this patch did not touch, is 2.23 points.
Venator (buff): 47.36% → 47.35% win rate, -0.01 points, within the noise
Every change in this update
HUD: the melee resist stat now shows the melee resist icon (bugfix)
Bots and NPCs: navigation and facing adjustments (change)
Venator — Hex-Lined Snap Trap: traps are now ignored by NPC targeting (troopers and neutrals no longer target them) (buff)
Breakables: one breakable spawn group now first spawns at 5:00 instead of 3:00, and respawns every 5 minutes instead of every 3 (change)