Minor Update - 05-31-2026 · posted May 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 (255,198 matches), Apollo gained the most win rate (1.7 points) and Graves lost the most (3.0 points), against the same number of days before.

Changed heroes: win rate before and after

HeroBeforeAfterChangeGames after
Apollo46.0%47.7%+1.756,804
Pocket47.5%47.7%+0.367,288
Victor57.2%56.9%−0.2107,685
Silver47.4%47.1%−0.397,246
Yamato50.7%50.1%−0.694,025
McGinnis55.3%54.5%−0.864,226
Graves59.8%56.8%−3.0120,967

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: 47.7% win +1.7

  • 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: 56.8% win −3.0

  • 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: 54.5% 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: 47.7% win +0.3

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

Silver after: 47.1% win −0.3

  • 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 −0.2

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

Yamato after: 50.1% win −0.6

  • 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 1.7 points), Holliday (up 0.9 points), Viscous (up 0.8 points). Biggest drops: Graves (down 3.0 points), McGinnis (down 0.8 points), Yamato (down 0.6 points).

Updated Oct 13, 2026.