Rebalancing heroes and items

27th Jan 2025

Patch Source
A beautiful in-game screenshot of Deadlock
General Updates
  • All objectives now take 50% less damage from Spirit Damage (abilities no longer have one off values for this)

  • Shrines are no longer vulnerable to Spirit Damage when out of range (rather than only immune to bullet damage)

  • walkerCan no longer stand on top of Walkers

Item UpdatesWeapon Items
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Nerf

Fire Rate reduced from 22% to 20%

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Nerf

Base damage reduced from 50 to 45

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Buff

Amp per headshot increased from 4% to 6%

Nerf

Max Stacks reduced from 12 to 10

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Nerf

Lifesteal reduced from 18% to 16%

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Nerf

Damage to gain stack increased from 100 to 120

Vitality Items
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Nerf

Lifesteal reduced from 26% to 24%

Spirit Items
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Nerf

Ammo reduced from 15% to 10%

Hero Updates
AbramsAbrams

Infernal Resilience

Buff

Infernal Resilience increased from 11% to 12%

BebopBebop

Exploding Uppercut

Nerf

Uppercut air control lockout period reduced from 0.5s to 0.3s

DynamoDynamo

Kinetic Pulse

Buff

Kinetic Pulse damage spirit scaling increased from 1.4 to 1.8

Kinetic Pulse

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Buff

Kinetic Pulse T3 now also adds +1 Charge

CalicoCalico

Gloom Bombs

Change

Gloom Bombs now has updated impact SFX

Change

Gloom Bombs now has an arming effect for when they are about to detonate

Leaping Slash

Buff

Leaping Slash updated to break breakables in the area

Nerf

Leaping Slash only heals when hitting heroes

Bugfix

Leaping Slash fixed VFX to match the damage area more accurately

Bugfix

Leaping Slash fixed a bug where Calico's slash would deal no damage near walls

Bugfix

Fixed Leaping Slash doing bonus damage from Melee Charge

Ava

Buff

Ava cooldown reduced from 50s to 45s

Nerf

Ava duration reduced from 20s to 15s

Nerf

Ava now gets slowed by 30% for 1s anytime she takes damage

Nerf

Ava speed reduced from 75% to 65%

Change

Ava now can now meow with m1

Ava

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Buff

Ava T2 speed increased from +35% to +45%

Return to Shadows

Nerf

Return to Shadows cooldown increased from 80s to 90s

Grey TalonGrey Talon

Spirit Snare

Buff

Spirit Snare cooldown reduced from 37s to 34s

Spirit Snare

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Buff

Spirit Snare T2 increased from +0.5s to +0.75s

HazeHaze

Bullet Dance

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Buff

Bullet Dance T3 increased from +40% Evasion to +60%

Buff

Bullet Dance T3 increased from +2 Dance Move Speed to +3

HollidayHolliday

Powder Keg

Nerf

Powder Keg will no longer arm instantly if the player has the Bounce Pad modifier

Nerf

Powder Keg Charge Time increased from 1s to 2s

Nerf

Powder Keg knock up time reduced by 15%

Bounce Pad

Buff

Bounce Pad no will no longer expire after 5 seconds in the air

Buff

Bounce Pad will now be more responsive for the player when landing and dealing damage

Nerf

Bounce Pad spirit scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.4

Change

Bounce Pad will now play a different sound on the player's first bounce when the stomp modifier is active

Change

Bounce Pad VFX and lifetime display improved

Spirit Lasso

Buff

Spirit Lasso duration now lasts 1.5s longer when using Bounce Pad

Nerf

Spirit Lasso duration reduced from 2.5s to 2.25s

Bugfix

Fixed an issue where the lasso animation would sometimes get stuck

KelvinKelvin

Arctic Beam

Buff

Arctic Beam now also slows roll distances by 20%

SevenSeven

Storm Cloud

Buff

Storm Cloud secondary ability delay reduced from 2s to 0.25s

ShivShiv

Serrated Knives

Buff

Serrated Knives no longer stops after hitting a Soul Orb

The Magnificent SinclairThe Magnificent Sinclair

Other

Nerf

No longer has -35% Headshot Damage Reduction

Vexing Bolt

Buff

Vexing Bolt now allows for retargeting through walls and can bend around corners

Change

Damage mechanics reworked; now increases damage as the bolt travels (75 min, 150 max), 2s to reach max damage. T3 is now +150 max damage, +50% assistant damage

Vexing Bolt

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Change

Vexing Bolt T2 updated to remove base fire rate debuff, add as T2 upgrade, and remove spirit shred T2

Rabbit Hex

Buff

Rabbit can now use jump

Buff

Rabbit Hex projectile updated to better track targets that have recently changed models

Spectral Assistant

Change

Spectral Assistant VFX radius and lifetimes now scale off of clone damage

Audience Participation

Buff

Audience Participation cooldown with successful usage reduced from 100% to 50%

Buff

Audience Participation stolen ultimate duration increased from 10s to 20s

Change

Audience Participation VFX updated steal effect to feel snappier

Bugfix

Audience Participation fixed a typo in the ability description

VindictaVindicta

Base Attack

Nerf

Bullet damage reduced from 11.7 to 11.4

Crow Familiar

Nerf

Crow projectile speed reduced from 4750 to 4250

Assassinate

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Nerf

Assassinate T2 reduced from +120 to +110

ViscousViscous

Goo Ball

Buff

Goo Ball turn rate improved by 10%

VyperVyper

Base Attack

Buff

Bullet damage growth increased from 0.32 to 0.36

Petrifying Bola

Buff

Petrifying Bola changed so the petrify is no longer breakable

Lethal Venom

Buff

Lethal Venom updated to deal damage through petrify rather than cleanse first

Lethal Venom

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Bugfix

Fixed Lethal Venom T2 anti-heal not working properly