Deadlock patch — 21 May 2025

Build 5636, 5637

The Deadlock patch of 21 May 2025 changed 26 heroes and 8 items, with 51 individual stat changes in total — 0 buffs and 27 nerfs where the direction is unambiguous.

Valve's notes

[ General ] - Troopers will now only flinch from player damage if it is a headshot while the trooper is busy running. - Trooper resistance near base reduced from 50% to 40% - Fixed Breakable souls being counted as secured souls rather than unsecured souls (this fix was released yesterday) - Added Breakable souls to the post game Souls by Source graph (was previously bundled in with Urn) - Melee damage growth per boon reduced by 5% - Express Shot: Weapon Damage increased from 125% to 150% -... Read more

Quoted from Valve's forum changelog.

Hero changes

Ordered by number of changes.

Abrams

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Bebop

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Calico

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Dynamo

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Grey Talon

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Haze

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Holliday

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Infernus

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Ivy

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.272.15-5.3%nerf

Kelvin

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Lady Geist

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Lash

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

McGinnis

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Mirage

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Mo & Krill

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Paradox

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Pocket

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Seven

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Shiv

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Sinclair

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Vindicta

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Viscous

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Vyper

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Warden

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Wraith

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Yamato

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Melee Damage From Level	2.672.53-5.3%nerf

Item changes

Ordered by number of changes.

Headhunter

Stat	Change
Stat Scale	—0.01changed
Specific Stat Scale Type	EHealingOutputETechPowerchanged
Scaling Stats	changed
Heal Percent Per Headshot	64changed
Head Shot Bonus Damage	120100changed
Class Name	scale_function_single_statscale_function_multi_statschanged
Scale Function	changed

Decay

Stat	Change
Stat Scale	0.130.1-23.2%
Heal Amp Regen Penalty Percent	-35-40changed
Heal Amp Receive Penalty Percent	-35-40changed
Dot Health Percent	2.52.4changed
Stat Scale	00-18.3%
Ability Cooldown	3036+20.0%nerf

Express Shot

Stat	Change
Tooltip Sections	changed
Proc Base Attack Damage Percent Alt Fire	changed
Proc Base Attack Damage Percent	125150changed

Cultist Sacrifice

Stat	Change
Ability Duration	170160changed
Bonus Health	275250changed

Siphon Bullets

Stat	Change
Health Steal	6555changed
Tech Resist	1210changed

Frenzy

Stat	Change
Fervor Tech Resist	4030changed

Headshot Booster

Stat	Change
Bonus Health	6540changed

Superior Cooldown

Stat	Change
Cooldown Reduction	2726changed

Changes are computed by diffing the game files between builds 5636 and 5637. 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.