Deadlock patch — 9 October 2026

Build 6769

The Deadlock patch of 9 October 2026 changed 38 heroes and 0 items, with 38 individual stat changes in total.

Valve's notes

Solomon remains calm and collected when facing a new challenger, so when the Patrons come calling, he approaches the city as if it's one giant chessboard. With Setup Bishop he advances, planting his loyal damage dealers ahead of him and sliding them across the streets with ease. Kingside Knight comes into play when it's time for defense, granting protection to allies and making tactical retreats when needed. Rook Battery charges forward with great force, stalling enemies in their tracks. And with his final move, Develop Queen, he locks down his enemies in an ultimate checkmate. - "There's a lot you can learn from losing to a master." Solomon is available in-game now (just in time for National Chess Day)! We're halfway through our latest set of heroes, keep your votes coming to help determine who will be joining us next Tuesday at 2pm PDT. Have a great weekend!

Quoted from Valve's Steam news post.

Hero changes

Ordered by number of changes.

Abrams

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Investigating the HideoutInvestigating The Hideoutchanged

Apollo

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Striving Towards Perfection in the HideoutStriving Towards Perfection In The Hideoutchanged

Bebop

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Ignoring Lash in the HideoutIgnoring Lash In The Hideoutchanged

Billy

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Ranting in the HideoutRanting In The Hideoutchanged

Calico

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Playing With Ava in the HideoutPlaying With Ava In The Hideoutchanged

Celeste

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Cleaning Up Glitter in the HideoutCleaning Up Glitter In The Hideoutchanged

Drifter

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Prowling in the HideoutProwling In The Hideoutchanged

Graves

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Playing With The Dead in the HideoutPlaying With The Dead In The Hideoutchanged

Grey Talon

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Mourning in the HideoutMourning In The Hideoutchanged

Haze

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Sleep Walking in the HideoutSleep Walking In The Hideoutchanged

Holliday

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Solving Mysteries in the HideoutSolving Mysteries In The Hideoutchanged

Infernus

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Mixing Drinks in the HideoutMixing Drinks In The Hideoutchanged

Ivy

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Wishing the Arroyos were in the HideoutWishing the Arroyos were In The Hideoutchanged

Kelvin

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Chilling in the HideoutChilling In The Hideoutchanged

Lady Geist

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Being Fabulous in the HideoutBeing Fabulous In The Hideoutchanged

Lash

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Thinking About Lash in the HideoutThinking About Lash In The Hideoutchanged

McGinnis

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Tinkering in the HideoutTinkering In The Hideoutchanged

Mina

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Grabbing a bite in the HideoutGrabbing A Bite In The Hideoutchanged

Mirage

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Dreaming of Wyoming in the HideoutDreaming Of Wyoming In The Hideoutchanged

Paige

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Reading in the HideoutReading In The Hideoutchanged

Paradox

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Scheming in the HideoutScheming In The Hideoutchanged

Pocket

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Sulking in the HideoutSulking In The Hideoutchanged

Rat King

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Wishing the Hideout was on Long IslandWishing The Hideout Was On Long Islandchanged

Rem

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Having Sweet Dreams in the HideoutHaving Sweet Dreams In The Hideoutchanged

Seven

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Plotting in the HideoutPlotting In The Hideoutchanged

Shiv

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Playing With Knives in the HideoutPlaying With Knives In The Hideoutchanged

Silver

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Figuring Out What Happened Last Night in the HideoutFiguring Out What Happened Last Night In The Hideoutchanged

Sinclair

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Working Magic in the HideoutWorking Magic In The Hideoutchanged

Solomon

Stat	Change
Added to the game	changed

The Doorman

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	At Your Service in the HideoutAt Your Service In The Hideoutchanged

Venator

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Blessing Ammunition in the HideoutBlessing Ammunition In The Hideoutchanged

Victor

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Brooding in the HideoutBrooding In The Hideoutchanged

Vindicta

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Brooding in the HideoutPlotting Against Hathorne In The Hideoutchanged

Viscous

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Wishing the Hideout was The CubeWishing the Hideout Was The Cubechanged

Vyper

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Making Pruno in the HideoutMaking Pruno In The Hideoutchanged

Warden

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Training in the HideoutTraining In The Hideoutchanged

Wraith

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Gambling in the HideoutGambling In The Hideoutchanged

Yamato

Stat	Change
Hideout Rich Presence	Reminiscing in the HideoutReminiscing In The Hideoutchanged

Changes are computed by diffing the game files between builds 6769. 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.