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Deadlock patch — 2 February 2026

Build 6224, 6226, 6228

The Deadlock patch of 2 February 2026 changed 30 heroes and 0 items, with 179 individual stat changes in total — 0 buffs and 2 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.

Rem

StatChange
Upgrade Clip Size2.41-58.3%nerf
Upgrade Ability Refresher12.4+140.0%
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Escalating Exposure12.4+140.0%
Upgrade Magic Vulnerability12.4+140.0%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Rechargingbullets2.41-58.3%
Upgrade Spirit Burn12.4+140.0%
Upgrade Titan Round2.41-58.3%
Upgrade Veil Walker2.41-58.3%

Dynamo

StatChange
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%

Graves

StatChange
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%

Haze

StatChange
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%

Holliday

StatChange
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%

Infernus

StatChange
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%

Ivy

StatChange
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%

Kelvin

StatChange
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%

Lady Geist

StatChange
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%

Lash

StatChange
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%

McGinnis

StatChange
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%

Mirage

StatChange
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%

Mo & Krill

StatChange
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%

Paige

StatChange
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%

Paradox

StatChange
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%

Seven

StatChange
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%

Sinclair

StatChange
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%

The Doorman

StatChange
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%

Victor

StatChange
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%

Warden

StatChange
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%

Wraith

StatChange
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%

Pocket

StatChange
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Spirit Snatch2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%

Shiv

StatChange
Modifier Value Base Health From Level4845-6.3%nerf
Upgrade Acolytes Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%

Bebop

StatChange
Upgrade Boxing Glove2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%
Upgrade Crushing Fists2.21.8-18.2%

Silver

StatChange
Added to the gamechanged
LoreLilah Silver is a mess. She drinks too much, she smokes too much, and the less is said about her personal life the better. But despite Silver's flaws she has managed to carve out a career as successful bounty hunter, and while she would like to think that her successes are solely because she has incredible intuition, the fact that she’s a werewolf doesn’t hurt.Lilah Silver is a mess. She drinks too much, she smokes too much, and the less is said about her personal life the better. But despite Silver's flaws she has managed to carve out a career as a successful bounty hunter, and while she would like to think that her successes are solely because she has incredible intuition, the fact that she’s a werewolf doesn’t hurt.changed

Billy

StatChange
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%

Calico

StatChange
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%

Drifter

StatChange
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%

Viscous

StatChange
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%

Yamato

StatChange
Upgrade Melee Charge2.21.8-18.2%

Changes are computed by diffing the game files between builds 6224 and 6226 and 6228. 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.