Deadlock patch — 24 October 2025

Build 5958

The Deadlock patch of 24 October 2025 changed 5 heroes and 17 items, with 30 individual stat changes in total — 2 buffs and 6 nerfs where the direction is unambiguous.

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	Before	After	Change
Modifier Value Base Bullet Damage From Level	0.52	0.56	+7.7%

Infernus

Stat	Before	After	Change
Modifier Value Base Bullet Damage From Level	0.12	0.08	-33.3%

Kelvin

Stat	Before	After	Change
Base Health Regen	2	1	-50.0%

The Doorman

Stat	Before	After	Change
Modifier Value Base Bullet Damage From Level	1.15	1	-13.0%

Warden

Stat	Before	After	Change
Scale	0.01	0.01	+13.6%

Item changes

Ordered by number of changes.

Fortitude

Stat	Before	After	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
Restore Delay	14	13	changed
Tooltip Sections	—	—	changed

Capacitor

Stat	Before	After	Change
Ability Cooldown	40	50	changed
Bonus Fire Rate	8	5	changed

Ethereal Shift

Stat	Before	After	Change
Move Speed Max	4m	3m	changed
Ability Cooldown	20	45	+125.0%

Mystic Shot

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stat Scale	0.65	0.75	+15.2%
Proc Bonus Magic Damage	55	45	changed

Spirit Shielding

Stat	Before	After	Change
Combat Barrier	325	300	changed
Stat Scale	4	5	+25.0%

Spirit Snatch

Stat	Before	After	Change
Spirit Damage	75	50	changed
Ability Duration	14	10	changed

Weapon Shielding

Stat	Before	After	Change
Combat Barrier	325	300	changed
Stat Scale	4	5	+25.0%

Cursed Relic

Stat	Before	After	Change
Ability Cooldown	50	45	-10.0%

Divine Barrier

Stat	Before	After	Change
Ability Cooldown	40	45	changed

Guardian Ward

Stat	Before	After	Change
Ability Cooldown	40	45	changed

Majestic Leap

Stat	Before	After	Change
Ability Cooldown	28	32	changed

Reactive Barrier

Stat	Before	After	Change
Ability Cooldown	24	26	+8.3%

Rusted Barrel

Stat	Before	After	Change
Bonus Health	60	70	changed

Silence Wave

Stat	Before	After	Change
Ability Cooldown	30	35	+16.7%

Spirit Sap

Stat	Before	After	Change
Ability Cooldown	30	35	changed

Trophy Collector

Stat	Before	After	Change
Stacking Gold Per Minute	25	30	changed

Warp Stone

Stat	Before	After	Change
Bullet Resist	40	35	changed

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