Minor Update - 07-28-2026 · posted Jul 28, 2026

Deadlock 07-28-2026 patch

Valve posted the Deadlock 07-28-2026 update ("Minor Update - 07-28-2026") on Jul 28, 2026. It changed 20 heroes (Apollo, Billy, Calico, Celeste, Drifter, Dynamo, Haze, Ivy, Kelvin, Lady Geist, Mina, Mirage, Mo & Krill, Paige, Pocket, Shiv, Silver, Venator, Viscous and Yamato) and 45 general or item lines. In the 2 days after it (138,005 matches), Celeste gained the most win rate (1.4 points) and Mirage lost the most (2.6 points), against the same number of days before.

Changed heroes: win rate before and after

HeroBeforeAfterChangeGames after
Celeste49.1%50.4%+1.451,943
Drifter51.0%51.8%+0.776,812
Mina44.3%45.0%+0.748,902
Apollo49.4%50.0%+0.637,849
Mo & Krill50.9%51.4%+0.649,597
Shiv47.6%48.0%+0.452,138
Viscous46.8%47.1%+0.336,209
Paige53.5%53.7%+0.244,633
Calico50.8%51.0%+0.236,769
Venator45.3%45.3%−0.155,639
Pocket46.6%46.5%−0.232,349
Ivy54.4%54.1%−0.337,948
Kelvin54.3%53.8%−0.424,568
Dynamo52.5%52.0%−0.539,520
Billy50.1%49.3%−0.854,942
Silver45.9%45.0%−0.936,355
Yamato50.2%49.1%−1.137,609
Lady Geist51.5%49.5%−2.045,601
Haze53.2%50.8%−2.463,625
Mirage47.3%44.7%−2.627,155

All ranks, ranked and unranked. After = Jul 28, 2026 to Jul 30, 2026; before = the same 2 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 07-28-2026 patch notes

Apollo after: 50.0% win +0.6

  • Riposte base stun duration increased from 0.6s to 0.8s
  • Riposte T3 changed from +1.6s Stun Duration to +60% Bullet, Spirit and Melee Lifesteal against the target for 7s

Billy after: 49.3% win −0.8

  • Rising Ram T3 reduced from 8% Max Health to 7%

Calico after: 51.0% win +0.2

  • Ava T2 reduced from +45% Move Speed to +40%
  • Ava T3 reduced from +20% damage amp to +18%

Celeste after: 50.4% win +1.4

  • Shining Wonder radius increased from 16.5m to 17.5m
  • Shining Wonder damage increased by 10%
  • Shining Wonder buffer duration increased from 3s to 3.25s

Drifter after: 51.8% win +0.7

  • Rend spirit scaling reduced from 1.8 to 1.7
  • Rend T3 silence duration reduced from 2.3s to 2s

Dynamo after: 52.0% win −0.5

  • Singularity cooldown reduced from 265s to 250s

Haze after: 50.8% win −2.4

  • Sleep Dagger wake up time spirit scaling reduced from 0.003 to 0.002
  • Sleep Dagger damage spirit scaling reduced from 2.8 to 2.2
  • Sleep Dagger T2 changed from “-17s Cooldown and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks” to “+1s Sleep Duration and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks”
  • Sleep Dagger T3 changed from “+1s Sleep Duration and -50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up” to “-17s Cooldown and -50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up”
  • Fixation T3 reduced from +0.14 per Stack to +0.11
  • Fixation T3 now also scales with Weapon Damage (0.0003)

Ivy after: 54.1% win −0.3

  • Stone Form T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1.7 to +1.5

Kelvin after: 53.8% win −0.4

  • Frozen Shelter cooldown reduced from 195s to 185s

Lady Geist after: 49.5% win −2.0

  • Life Drain changed from 75% Damage to Heal to 100%
  • Life Drain DPS reduced to provide the same effective heal as before but with less DPS
  • Malice Damage amplification reduced from 8% to 7%
  • Malice T3 increased from +7% Damage Amp to +8%

Mina after: 45.0% win +0.7

  • Sanguine Retreat recast time increased from 3.5s to 4s
  • Sanguine Retreat T3 cast range increased from +3m to +4m

Mirage after: 44.7% win −2.6

  • Fire Scarabs duration reduced from 7s to 5s
  • Fire Scarabs T2 reduced from +2 Charges to +1 Charge
  • Fire Scarabs T2 now also increases duration by 2s
  • Dust Devil T3 no longer increases Lift Duration by +0.3s
  • Fixed Djinn's Mark T3 still being -1s Cooldown instead of -0.75s

Mo & Krill after: 51.4% win +0.6

  • Burrow cooldown no longer starts after the conclusion of the ability, now starts immediately
  • Combo now lets you cast items while using it

Paige after: 53.7% win +0.2

  • Rallying Charge cooldown reduced from 220s to 210s

Pocket after: 46.5% win −0.2

  • Flying Cloak T3 reduced from -11s Cooldown to -10s
  • Affliction DPS reduced by ~6% (also reduces the spirit scaling and the upgrades)

Shiv after: 48.0% win +0.4

  • Stamina regen increased from 5.5s to 6s
  • Killing Blow recast window reduced from 20s to 16s

Silver after: 45.0% win −0.9

  • Gun falloff range reduced from 20m->46m to 17m→42m
  • Slam Fire now does 100% bonus damage against NPCs (troopers and neutrals, not objectives)
  • Lycan Curse precast time increased from 0.2 to 0.3
  • Lycan Curse precast movespeed reduced from 7.6m to 2.5m
  • Lycan Curse T1 reduced from +20% Resists to +15%

Venator after: 45.3% win −0.1

  • Sprint speed reduced from 1.5m to 1m
  • Bullet falloff range reduced from 20m-51m to 18m-47m
  • Ira Domini cooldown no longer starts after the conclusion of the ability, now starts immediately
  • Ira Domini blessed stakes damage increased from 100 to 115

Viscous after: 47.1% win +0.3

  • Splatter damage reduced from 70 to 55
  • Splatter spirit ratio reduced from 0.8 to 0.7
  • Splatter base bounce count increased from 1 to 2
  • Splatter T3 bounce count reduced from +2 to +1
  • The Cube T3 reduced from -25s Cooldown to -20s
  • Puddle Punch slow duration reduced from 4s to 3s
  • Puddle Punch slow increased from -20% to -30%
  • Puddle Punch cooldown reduced from 24s to 21s
  • Goo Ball T2 increased from +10% Resists to +20%

Yamato after: 49.1% win −1.1

  • Flying Slash T2 reduced from +40 Spirit Power to +35
  • Flying Slash T3 charges from +2 to +1
  • Flying Slash T3 Charge Time increased from 4s to 5s

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FAQ

What changed in the Deadlock 07-28-2026 patch?

20 heroes changed: Apollo, Billy, Calico, Celeste, Drifter, Dynamo, Haze, Ivy, Kelvin, Lady Geist, Mina, Mirage, Mo & Krill, Paige, Pocket, Shiv, Silver, Venator, Viscous and Yamato, plus 45 general or item lines. The full notes from Valve's Steam post are on this page.

Which heroes got stronger after the 07-28-2026 patch?

By win rate in the 2 days after, against the same number of days before: Celeste (up 1.4 points), Vindicta (up 1.0 points), Vyper (up 0.9 points). Biggest drops: Mirage (down 2.6 points), The Doorman (down 2.4 points), Haze (down 2.4 points).

Updated Oct 13, 2026.