Valve posted the Deadlock 06-04-2026 update ("Minor Update - 06-04-2026") on Jun 4, 2026. It has 16 general or item changes and no hero-specific ones. In the 7 days after it (396,246 matches), Apollo gained the most win rate (1.5 points) and Graves lost the most (2.4 points), against the same number of days before.
Changed heroes: win rate before and after
No hero was changed directly in this update.
All ranks, ranked and unranked. After = Jun 4, 2026 to Jun 11, 2026; before = the same 7 days leading up to the patch. Heroes need 400 games on each side.
Every hero, changed or not: other heroes move too when the ones around them are buffed or nerfed.
Deadlock 06-04-2026 patch notes
Urn mechanics have been reworked.
Primary details:
Delivering the urn now starts a king of the hill style capture point, rather than using melee to flip the urn back and forth.
Both teams can progress at the same time, but the urn will only be fully claimed once there is only one team in the circle.
The Urn runner now gets their normal 35% bonus bounty and stats immediately on initial deposit (rather than on deposit conclusion only if your team won it)
Other Details:
Urn overall bounty reduced by 20% (unreduced for trailing team)
Progress radius is 20m
Progress rate is fixed regardless the number of allies in the area
Progress duration for favored/neutral/unfavored is 6/12/18s
If Urn has been in progress for over 75s, it will give up and throw all the souls as orbs into the sky (they will float for a long time)
Increased time allowed to run the urn before taking damage by 10s
Trailing team sprint speed bonus from +4m to +5m
Urn comeback resistance now also grants +35% Debuff Resistance ontop of the 35% Bullet and Spirit Resistance
Urn comeback resistance aura reduced from 60m to match the 20m progress radius
Drop off location is above the bridges on the side lanes, rather than below.
16 general or item changes and no hero-specific changes. The full notes from Valve's Steam post are on this page.
Which heroes got stronger after the 06-04-2026 patch?
By win rate in the 7 days after, against the same number of days before: Apollo (up 1.5 points), Kelvin (up 1.1 points), Calico (up 0.9 points). Biggest drops: Graves (down 2.4 points), McGinnis (down 2.3 points), Paradox (down 0.9 points).
