Deadlock patch — 25 February 2025
Build 5496
The Deadlock patch of 25 February 2025 changed 22 heroes and 0 items, with 24 individual stat changes in total — 22 buffs and 0 nerfs where the direction is unambiguous.
Valve did not publish notes for this build. Everything below is computed from the game files.
Hero changes
Ordered by number of changes.
Sinclair
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playstyle | With the help of their unwilling assistant, THE MAGNIFICENT SINCLAIR can confuse enemies with curving hexes and rapid bolts. | With the help of their unwilling assistant, <i>The Magnificent Sinclair</i> can confuse enemies with curving hexes and rapid bolts. | changed |
| Name | THE MAGNIFICENT SINCLAIR | Sinclair | changed |
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Abrams
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Calico
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Dynamo
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Grey Talon
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Haze
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Holliday
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Infernus
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Ivy
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Kelvin
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
McGinnis
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Mirage
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Mo & Krill
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Paradox
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Seven
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Shiv
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Vindicta
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Viscous
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Vyper
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Wraith
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Yamato
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint Speed | 0.5 | 1 | +100.0% |
Changes are computed by diffing the game files between builds 5496. A change is only labelled a buff or a nerf where the stat has an unambiguous direction — a longer duration, for example, can be either, so it is reported as a change without a judgement.