Deadlock patch — 24 October 2025

Build 5958, 5959

The Deadlock patch of 24 October 2025 changed 5 heroes and 17 items, with 61 individual stat changes in total — 2 buffs and 6 nerfs where the direction is unambiguous.

Valve's notes

* Getting damaged during the initial launch window (0.6s) after using a Jump Pad will cause you to be stunned (similar to ziplines having an initial knockoff period). When you are stunned, you will lose control and continue towards the landing destination. The stun will wear off 0.2s after landing, and then a 30% slow for 2s will apply. Damage over time does not trigger this (same damage rules as ziplines). * Mystic Shot: Base damage reduced from 55 to 45 * Mystic Shot: Spirit scaling... Read more

Quoted from Valve's forum changelog.

Hero changes

Ordered by number of changes.

Drifter

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Bullet Damage From Level	0.520.56+7.7%buff

Infernus

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Bullet Damage From Level	0.120.08-33.3%nerf

Kelvin

Stat	Change
Base Health Regen	21-50.0%nerf

The Doorman

Stat	Change
Modifier Value Base Bullet Damage From Level	1.151-13.0%nerf

Warden

Stat	Change
Scale	0.010.01+13.6%

Item changes

Ordered by number of changes.

Fortitude

Stat	Change
Desc	After not taking damage for <span class="highlight">14s</span>, gain <span class="highlight">2% Max Health Regen</span>.After not taking damage for <span class="highlight">13s</span>, gain <span class="highlight">2% Max Health Regen</span>.changed
Tooltip Sections	changed
Restore Delay	1413changed

Capacitor

Stat	Change
Bonus Fire Rate	85changed
Ability Cooldown	4050changed

Ethereal Shift

Stat	Change
Ability Cooldown	2045+125.0%nerf
Move Speed Max	4m3mchanged

Mystic Shot

Stat	Change
Stat Scale	0.650.75+15.2%
Proc Bonus Magic Damage	5545changed

Spirit Shielding

Stat	Change
Combat Barrier	325300changed
Stat Scale	45+25.0%

Spirit Snatch

Stat	Change
Spirit Damage	7550changed
Ability Duration	1410changed

Weapon Shielding

Stat	Change
Combat Barrier	325300changed
Stat Scale	45+25.0%

Cursed Relic

Stat	Change
Ability Cooldown	5045-10.0%buff

Divine Barrier

Stat	Change
Ability Cooldown	4045changed

Guardian Ward

Stat	Change
Ability Cooldown	4045changed

Majestic Leap

Stat	Change
Ability Cooldown	2832changed

Reactive Barrier

Stat	Change
Ability Cooldown	2426+8.3%nerf

Rusted Barrel

Stat	Change
Bonus Health	6070changed

Silence Wave

Stat	Change
Ability Cooldown	3035+16.7%nerf

Spirit Sap

Stat	Change
Ability Cooldown	3035changed

Trophy Collector

Stat	Change
Stacking Gold Per Minute	2530changed

Warp Stone

Stat	Change
Bullet Resist	4035changed

Changes are computed by diffing the game files between builds 5958 and 5959. 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.