Deadlock patch — 27 August 2025
Build 5852, 5853, 5856
The Deadlock patch of 27 August 2025 changed 1 heroes and 1 items, with 19 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.
Drifter
| Stat | Change |
|---|---|
| Added to the game | changed |
Item changes
Ordered by number of changes.
Restorative Locket
| Stat | Change |
|---|---|
| Postvalue Label | —Stamina Restoredchanged |
| Label | —Stamina Restoredchanged |
Changes are computed by diffing the game files between builds 5852 and 5853 and 5856. 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.