Deadlock

Deadlock update May 31, 2026 · Minor Update - 05-31-2026

Deadlock 05-31-2026 patch

Valve posted the Deadlock 05-31-2026 update ("Minor Update - 05-31-2026") on May 31, 2026. It changed 7 heroes (Apollo, Graves, McGinnis, Pocket, Silver, Victor and Yamato). In the 4 days after it (197,714 matches), Apollo gained the most win rate (1.9 points) and Graves lost the most (3.8 points), against the same number of days before.

Changed heroes: win rate before and after

HeroBeforeAfterChangeGames after
Apollo46.0%47.9%+1.947,342
Pocket47.5%47.6%+0.252,124
Victor57.2%56.9%−0.483,420
Silver47.5%47.0%−0.474,778
Yamato50.7%49.9%−0.870,747
McGinnis55.3%54.4%−0.848,541
Graves60.0%56.2%−3.891,587

All ranks, ranked and unranked. After = May 31, 2026 to Jun 4, 2026; before = the same 4 days leading up to the patch. Heroes need 400 games on each side.

Biggest movers after the patch

Rising

Falling

Every hero, changed or not: other heroes move too when the ones around them are buffed or nerfed.

Deadlock 05-31-2026 patch notes

Apollo after: 47.9% win +1.9

  • Disengaging Sigil T2 increased from +20% Fire Rate to +30%
  • Flawless Advance T1 heal from 30+0.75 to 35+1.0
  • Flawless Advance T2 increased from -10s Cooldown to -12s
  • Itani Lo Sahn damage increased from 190 to 200
  • Itani Lo Sahn spirit scaling increased from 2.3 to 2.6

Graves after: 56.2% win −3.8

  • Jar of Dead damage reduced from 20 + 0.31/spirit to 17 + 0.27/spirit
  • Ghouls damage reduced by 15%
  • Ghouls bounty increased from 25+1/min to 35+2/min

McGinnis after: 54.4% win −0.8

  • Heavy Barrage range reduced from 50m to 36m
  • Heavy Barrage T1 Dash Slow reduced from 30% to 18% (regular slow still 30%)
  • Heavy Barrage T3 Damage Per Rocket reduced from +18 to +15

Pocket after: 47.6% win +0.2

  • Flying Cloak T3 reduced from -14s Cooldown to -13s
  • Affliction T3 reduced from +18 DPS to +14

Silver after: 47.0% win −0.4

  • Slam Fire Current Health as Damage reduced from 3% to 2.5%
  • Slam Fire T3 reduced from 8% Current Health as Damage to 7%
  • Entangling Bola cooldown increased from 20s to 23s
  • Entangling Bola T2 increased from -5s Cooldown to -8s
  • Lycan Curse Fire Rate reduced from 65% to 60%

Victor after: 56.9% win −0.4

  • Shocking Reanimation T3 reduced from -130s Cooldown to -120s

Yamato after: 49.9% win −0.8

  • Power Slash spirit scaling reduced from 2.1 to 1.85
  • Flying Slash cast range reduced from 30m to 28m

Read the original post on Steam

FAQ

What changed in the Deadlock 05-31-2026 patch?

7 heroes changed: Apollo, Graves, McGinnis, Pocket, Silver, Victor and Yamato. The full notes from Valve's Steam post are on this page.

Which heroes got stronger after the 05-31-2026 patch?

By win rate in the 4 days after, against the same number of days before: Apollo (up 1.9 points), Holliday (up 1.1 points), Viscous (up 1.1 points). Biggest drops: Graves (down 3.8 points), McGinnis (down 0.8 points), Yamato (down 0.8 points).

Updated Oct 19, 2026.