Deadlock patch — 11 May 2025

Build 5583

The Deadlock patch of 11 May 2025 changed 26 heroes and 30 items, with 68 individual stat changes in total — 1 buffs and 3 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.

Shiv

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed
Modifier Value Base Bullet Damage From Level	0.25	0.22	-10.9%

Abrams

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Bebop

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Calico

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Dynamo

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Grey Talon

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Haze

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Holliday

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Infernus

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Ivy

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Kelvin

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Lady Geist

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Lash

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

McGinnis

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Mirage

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Mo & Krill

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Paradox

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Pocket

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Seven

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Sinclair

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Vindicta

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Viscous

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Vyper

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Warden

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Wraith

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Yamato

Stat	Before	After	Change
Weapon	—	—	changed

Item changes

Ordered by number of changes.

Alchemical Fire

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	0.16	0.15	-7.0%
Stat Scale	0.33	0.3	-7.0%
Stat Scale	-0.06	-0.06	+7.0%
Stat Scale	0.03	0.03	-7.0%

Capacitor

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	0.15	0.14	-7.0%
Ability Cooldown	30	40	changed
Stat Scale	0.15	0.14	-7.0%

Decay

Stat	Before	After	Change
Ability Cooldown	22	24	+9.1%
Stat Scale	0.01	0	-33.6%
Stat Scale	0.16	0.13	-18.6%

Mercurial Magnum

Stat	Before	After	Change
Bonus Fire Rate	30	25	changed
Stat Scale	0.6	0.47	-22.5%

Mystic Regeneration

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	0.06	0.05	-22.5%
Regeneration Duration	6	5	changed

Spirit Burn

Stat	Before	After	Change
Heal Amp Receive Penalty Percent	-80	-70	changed
Heal Amp Regen Penalty Percent	-80	-70	changed

Tesla Bullets

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	0.15	0.14	-7.0%
Stat Scale	0.15	0.14	-7.0%

Active Reload

Stat	Before	After	Change
Ability Cooldown	14	12	changed

Arctic Blast

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	0.75	0.7	-7.0%

Boundless Spirit

Stat	Before	After	Change
Healing Per Cast	100	75	changed

Cold Front

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	0.5	0.47	-7.0%

Cultist Sacrifice

Stat	Before	After	Change
Bonus Health	350	300	changed

Divine Barrier

Stat	Before	After	Change
Ability Cooldown	36	45	changed

Fleetfoot

Stat	Before	After	Change
Ability Cooldown	12	11	-8.3%

Headhunter

Stat	Before	After	Change
Head Shot Bonus Damage	150	120	changed

Healing Nova

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	1	0.93	-7.0%

Healing Rite

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	1	0.93	-7.0%

Inhibitor

Stat	Before	After	Change
Debuff Duration	2.5	3	changed

Mystic Shot

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	0.7	0.65	-7.0%

Phantom Strike

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	1	0.93	-7.0%

Reactive Barrier

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	2.25	2.09	-7.0%

Restorative Locket

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	0.25	0.23	-7.0%

Silence Wave

Stat	Before	After	Change
Ability Cooldown	24	28	+16.7%

Spirit Rend

Stat	Before	After	Change
Proc Cooldown	2	2.5	changed

Spirit Shielding

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	1.2	1.12	-7.0%

Spirit Snatch

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	0.8	0.74	-7.0%

Spirit Strike

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	0.4	0.37	-7.0%

Split Shot

Stat	Before	After	Change
Bullet Split Shot	4	5	changed

Torment Pulse

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	0.3	0.28	-7.0%

Weapon Shielding

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	1.2	1.12	-7.0%

Changes are computed by diffing the game files between builds 5583. 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.