Deadlock patch — 8 August 2025
Build 5721
The Deadlock patch of 8 August 2025 changed 8 heroes and 1 items, with 24 individual stat changes in total — 0 buffs and 3 nerfs where the direction is unambiguous.
Valve's notes
[ General ] - Mid Boss HP is now fixed at the spawn time. Base HP increased from 6725 to 12500 and growth reduced from 470 to 200. - Reworked Rejuv reward from Mid Boss. No longer buffs troopers, reduces respawn time and buffs various stats. Upon death, 3 rejuv crystals fall to the ground (4 for subsequent midboss kills). Claiming one now grants you in place revive after 3s. If you already claimed one and claim another, it'll go to an ally (priority is closest allies first, then most... Read more
Quoted from Valve's forum changelog.
Hero changes
Ordered by number of changes.
Seven
| Stat | Change |
|---|---|
| Max Health | 700650-7.1%nerf |
| Base Health Regen | 1.51-33.3%nerf |
| Sprint Speed | 21-50.0%nerf |
Abrams
| Stat | Change |
|---|---|
| Ground Dash Duration | 0.740.7-5.4% |
| Air Dash Duration | 0.510.49-3.9% |
Bebop
| Stat | Change |
|---|---|
| Ground Dash Duration | 0.740.7-5.4% |
| Air Dash Duration | 0.510.49-3.9% |
Dynamo
| Stat | Change |
|---|---|
| Ground Dash Duration | 0.740.7-5.4% |
| Air Dash Duration | 0.510.49-3.9% |
Kelvin
| Stat | Change |
|---|---|
| Ground Dash Duration | 0.740.7-5.4% |
| Air Dash Duration | 0.510.49-3.9% |
McGinnis
| Stat | Change |
|---|---|
| Air Dash Duration | 0.510.49-3.9% |
| Ground Dash Duration | 0.740.7-5.4% |
Mo & Krill
| Stat | Change |
|---|---|
| Air Dash Duration | 0.510.49-3.9% |
| Ground Dash Duration | 0.740.7-5.4% |
Shiv
| Stat | Change |
|---|---|
| Air Dash Duration | 0.510.49-3.9% |
| Ground Dash Duration | 0.740.7-5.4% |
Item changes
Ordered by number of changes.
Trophy Collector
| Stat | Change |
|---|---|
| Provided Property Type | MODIFIER_VALUE_HEALTH_MAX—changed |
Changes are computed by diffing the game files between builds 5721. 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.