Deadlock patch — 3 October 2025
Build 5931
The Deadlock patch of 3 October 2025 changed 0 heroes and 1 items, with 2 individual stat changes in total.
Valve did not publish notes for this build. Everything below is computed from the game files.
Item changes
Ordered by number of changes.
Spirit Burn
| Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desc | Dealing significant <span class="highlight">Spirit Damage</span> to an enemy within 5s causes an explosion dealing damage and a burn to nearby enemies. While burning, enemies take damage over time and receive reduced healing.<br><span class="diminish">Deals half-damage to non-heroes and does not expend its cooldown unless a hero is hit.</span> | Dealing significant <span class="highlight">Spirit Damage</span> to an enemy within 5s causes an explosion dealing damage and a burn to nearby enemies. While burning, enemies take damage over time and receive reduced healing.<br><span class="diminish">Deals half-damage and has half-cooldown on non-heroes.</span> | changed |
| Tooltip Sections | — | — | changed |
Changes are computed by diffing the game files between builds 5931. 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.