Souls Updates

4th Apr 2025

Patch Source
A beautiful in-game screenshot of Deadlock
General Updates
Controls
  • Added an option to allow canceling abilities with the ability key to the main options page.

Gameplay
  • Soul orb spawn delay range increased from 0.2-0.7 to 0.4-0.7

  • Soul orb size increased by 10%

  • Soul orb lag compensation buffer increased from 120ms to 140ms

  • Sprint increased by +0.5 for all heroes

  • soulUrnUrn reveal time reduced from 25s to 15s

  • soulUrnUrn speed limit increased from 13 m/s to 15 m/s

  • Wall Jump's behavior has been reworked so that lateral velocity is now modified by WASD movement direction into/away from the wall

  • Mantle now requires pushing WASD Direction toward a ledge

  • Improved Camera positions while character is backed up against walls

  • When attaching to a zipline, movement direction can override the travel direction

  • When holding "Jump/Mantle" after attaching to a rope, continue to move up the rope

Bug Fixes
  • Fixed issues with denying melee soul orbs

  • Fixed various other timing related bugs with Soul orbs

  • Fixed shotguns doing too much damage to Guardians

  • Fix an edge case where a player can claim the Rejuv but also get parried

Map Changes
  • Removed the outer lanes teleporters

  • Removed the top of the mid arch from being able to be occupied

Item UpdatesWeapon Items
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Bugfix

Lifesteal now properly diminishes in stacking with other sources of lifesteal

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Bugfix

Fixed spellslinger headshots providing more bonuses than intended

Spirit Items
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Bugfix

Fixed Magic Carpet moving faster than desired when holding the soul urn

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Nerf

Spirit Lifesteal reduced from 20% to 15%

Nerf

Bonus Spirit reduced from 16 to 13

Hero Updates
KelvinKelvin

Ice Path

Bugfix

Fixed some misc mispredictions during Ice Path movement

Bugfix

Fixed Ice Path being overly sticky for allies

IvyIvy

Other

Bugfix

Fixed Ivy moving faster than desired when holding the soul urn

ViscousViscous

Other

Bugfix

Fixed Viscous moving faster than desired when holding the soul urn

CalicoCalico

Base Health

Nerf

Health growth per boon reduced from 41 to 34

Leaping Slash

Nerf

Heal reduced from 50 to 40

Nerf

Heal Spirit Scaling reduced from 1.6 to 1.1

HollidayHolliday

Powder Keg

33
Nerf

T2 bonus damage reduced from 100 to 80

Crackshot

33
Nerf

T2 bonus damage reduced from 85 to 60

MirageMirage

Djinn's Mark

33
Nerf

T2 reduced from +4s Multiplier Duration to +2.5s

SevenSeven

Other

Nerf

Health Regen reduced from 3 to 1.5

The Magnificent SinclairThe Magnificent Sinclair

Vexing Bolt

Nerf

Cooldown increased from 15 to 24

Vexing Bolt

1
Change

T1 changed from -4s Cooldown to "Bolt Apply -25% Fire Rate for 5s"

Vexing Bolt

33
Change

T2 changed from "Bolt Apply -25% Fire Rate for 5s" to -13s Cooldown

VindictaVindicta

Crow Familiar

Nerf

Duration spirit scaling reduced from 0.03 to 0.024

Nerf

Health Drain reduced from 3% to 2.3%