Minor Update - 10-05-2026 · posted Oct 5, 2026

Deadlock 10-05-2026 patch

Valve posted the Deadlock 10-05-2026 update ("Minor Update - 10-05-2026") on Oct 5, 2026. It changed 2 heroes (Rat King and Sinclair) and 1 general or item line. In the 7 days after it (582,903 matches), Wraith gained the most win rate (1.1 points) and Rat King lost the most (3.4 points), against the same number of days before.

Changed heroes: win rate before and after

HeroBeforeAfterChangeGames after
Sinclair47.7%46.2%−1.586,814
Rat King60.1%56.7%−3.4518,420

All ranks, ranked and unranked. After = Oct 5, 2026 to Oct 12, 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 10-05-2026 patch notes

Rat King after: 56.7% win −3.4

  • Scrap Grenade - Fixed some bugs with bouncing targeting
  • Scrap Grenade - Damage increased from 65 to 70
  • Scrap Grenade - T2 Damage increased from 65 to 70
  • Rat Swarm - Base Cooldown reduced from 28s to 24s
  • Rule, Ratannia! - Cooldown increased from 130 to 160
  • Rule, Ratannia! - Damage Reduction reduced from 20% to 15%
  • Rule, Ratannia! - Radius reduced from 24m to 20m
  • Rule, Ratannia! - Charge Duration reduced from 12s to 10s
  • Rule, Ratannia! - Bonus Move speed no longer scales with Spirit
  • Rule, Ratannia! - Now falls faster while charging
  • Rule, Ratannia! - T1 +1m/s Move Speed to +2m/s Move Speed
  • Rule, Ratannia! - T1 No longer gives -20s cooldown (Total cooldown from 110s to 160s)
  • Rule, Ratannia! - T2 No longer grants +8s Charge Duration (Total charge duration from 20s to 10s)
  • Rule, Ratannia! - T2 Flag Duration reduced from +8s to +5s
  • Rule, Ratannia! - T3 Damage Reduction reduced from 15% to 10% (Total Damage Reduction from 35% to 25%)

Sinclair after: 46.2% win −1.5

  • Base HP Regen reduced from 2 to 1
  • Gun - Falloff range reduced from 25-61 to 20-60
  • Gun - Reduced bullet base damage from 17.76 to 16.5
  • Vexing Bolt - Now does half damage to objectives
  • Spectral Assistant - Gun falloff range reduced from 25-61 to 20-60
  • Rabbit Hex - Radius reduced from 6.5m to 6m
  • Rabbit Hex - T3 reduced from +3m Radius to +2m
  • Audience Participation - Copy duration reduced from 12s to 9s
  • Audience Participation - Copied cooldown increased from 40% to 60%

Read the original post on Steam

FAQ

What changed in the Deadlock 10-05-2026 patch?

2 heroes changed: Rat King and Sinclair, plus 1 general or item line. The full notes from Valve's Steam post are on this page.

Which heroes got stronger after the 10-05-2026 patch?

By win rate in the 7 days after, against the same number of days before: Wraith (up 1.1 points), The Doorman (up 1.0 points), Holliday (up 0.9 points). Biggest drops: Rat King (down 3.4 points), Victor (down 1.6 points), Sinclair (down 1.5 points).

Updated Oct 13, 2026.