Deadlock patch — 26 February 2025
Build 5506
The Deadlock patch of 26 February 2025 changed 1 heroes and 0 items, with 2 individual stat changes in total.
Valve did not publish notes for this build. Everything below is computed from the game files.
Hero changes
Ordered by number of changes.
Lady Geist
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Drain: Desc | Create a tether that <span class="highlight">drains enemy health over time</span> and <span class="highlight">heals you</span>. Target must be in line of sight and within max range to drain. You can shoot and use other abilities during the drain, but your move speed is reduced. <br><span class="highlight">[Alt-Cast] to give health to friendly Heroes</span>.<br><span class="highlight">Press [Ability 2]</span> to cancel. | Create a tether that <span class="highlight">drains enemy health over time</span> and <span class="highlight">heals you</span>. Target must be in line of sight and within max range to drain. You can shoot and use other abilities during the drain, but your move speed is reduced. <br><span class="highlight">[Alt-Cast] to give health to friendly Heroes</span>.<br><span class="highlight"> | changed |
| Life Drain: Info Sections | — | — | changed |
Changes are computed by diffing the game files between builds 5506. 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.