Minor Update - 08-12-2026 · posted Aug 12, 2026

Deadlock 08-12-2026 patch

Valve posted the Deadlock 08-12-2026 update ("Minor Update - 08-12-2026") on Aug 12, 2026. It changed 12 heroes (Apollo, Billy, Drifter, Holliday, Ivy, Lash, McGinnis, Paige, Seven, Vindicta, Vyper and Wraith) and 3 general or item lines. In the 7 days after it (395,636 matches), Celeste gained the most win rate (1.2 points) and McGinnis lost the most (3.8 points), against the same number of days before.

Changed heroes: win rate before and after

HeroBeforeAfterChangeGames after
Vyper49.1%50.1%+1.083,213
Apollo50.1%50.6%+0.5121,776
Wraith50.9%51.2%+0.2167,894
Paige54.2%54.3%+0.2130,663
Seven54.9%54.9%+0.1153,240
Lash51.9%51.7%−0.1182,450
Vindicta51.7%51.3%−0.4140,384
Ivy54.0%53.6%−0.4128,909
Drifter51.5%50.4%−1.1187,814
Billy49.4%48.2%−1.2153,828
Holliday48.6%47.0%−1.694,347
McGinnis54.1%50.3%−3.879,096

All ranks, ranked and unranked. After = Aug 12, 2026 to Aug 19, 2026; before = the same 7 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 08-12-2026 patch notes

Apollo after: 50.6% win +0.5

  • Riposte melee resist reduction increased from -22% to -25%
  • Riposte T2 changed from "-30% Melee Resist" to "-25% Melee Resist and +0.4s Stun Duration"
  • Riposte T3 increased from 60% Lifesteal for 7s to 75% Lifesteal for 13s
  • Fixed Itani Lo Sahn being canceled with movement abilities

Billy after: 48.2% win −1.2

  • Base health regen reduced from 2.5 to 2.0
  • Rising Ram T3 changed from "On Impact: Deal 7% max health as spirit damage" to "On hero hit: +10% Max HP for 16s"
  • Chain Gang spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.7

Drifter after: 50.4% win −1.1

  • Rend spirit scaling reduced from 1.7 to 1.4
  • Stalker's Mark cooldown increased from 24s to 26s
  • Stalker's Mark T2 reduced from -12s Cooldown to -10s

Holliday after: 47.0% win −1.6

  • Powder Keg now does half its damage immediately and half over 3s as a damage over time burn (same overall damage, multiple instances stack)

Ivy after: 53.6% win −0.4

  • Stone Form T3 stun duration reduced from +1s to +0.75s

Lash after: 51.7% win −0.1

  • Falloff range reduced from 20m->58m to 18m->54m

McGinnis after: 50.3% win −3.8

  • Bullet damage base and growth values reduced by 5%
  • Spirit Resist per boon reduced from +0.625% to +0.35%
  • Mini Turrets no longer shoots heroes on ziplines
  • Mini Turrets no longer have 80% decaying resist for the first 6s
  • Mini Turrets health increased from 90 + 7.8/boon to 100 + 9/boon
  • Medicinal Specter T1 changed from "Provides +40% Spirit Resist" to "+1.5s Duration"
  • Medicinal Specter T3 no longer increases duration by +1.5s
  • Medicinal Specter T3 now also increases spirit resistance by +40%

Paige after: 54.3% win +0.2

  • Plot Armor weapon damage scaling increased from 0.2 to 0.3

Seven after: 54.9% win +0.1

  • Lightning Ball T3 radius increased from +1.5m to +1.75m

Vindicta after: 51.3% win −0.4

  • Stake T1 reduced from +65 Damage to +45

Vyper after: 50.1% win +1.0

  • Petrifying Bola radius increased from 8m to 12m
  • Petrifying Bola petrify duration increased from 2s to 2.2s

Wraith after: 51.2% win +0.2

  • Card Trick Heart heal spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.75
  • Full Auto T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.06 to +0.045

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FAQ

What changed in the Deadlock 08-12-2026 patch?

12 heroes changed: Apollo, Billy, Drifter, Holliday, Ivy, Lash, McGinnis, Paige, Seven, Vindicta, Vyper and Wraith, plus 3 general or item lines. The full notes from Valve's Steam post are on this page.

Which heroes got stronger after the 08-12-2026 patch?

By win rate in the 7 days after, against the same number of days before: Celeste (up 1.2 points), Viscous (up 1.1 points), Graves (up 1.0 points). Biggest drops: McGinnis (down 3.8 points), Holliday (down 1.6 points), Billy (down 1.2 points).

Updated Oct 13, 2026.