Nerf Radar › Deadlock › 2026-07-09
Deadlock: Minor Update (Jul 9, 2026): what changed
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TL;DRThis update reworks the Urn and Unstable Rift: Urn Runners lose sprint and move speed but recover stamina faster, while Rift Troopers gain Spirit and Melee Resistance and comeback scaling. Hero changes mostly nerf Drifter, Shiv, Mirage's spirit scaling and Doorman's guns, while Silver's Lycan Curse and Victor's Shocking Reanimation get shorter cooldowns and Graves' Essence Theft and Jar of Dead improve.
Who this matters to
Urn runners
The sprint bonus is gone and the move speed bonus drops from +3.5m to +2m, but Stamina Recovery rises from +15% to +25%, and the Urn talks more often and can be heard from farther away.
Teams playing from behind
Rift Troopers now have Spirit Resist and 25% Melee Resistance, the comeback resist aura covers 35m instead of 20m, and up to 14 comeback troopers can spawn instead of 12.
Shiv and Drifter players
Shiv's Bloodletting cooldown rises from 20s to 25s and Killing Blow's threshold drops to 18%; Drifter loses bullet damage per boon, and Stalker's Mark's cooldown rises from 20s to 24s.
All 54 changes
Urn
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Urn Runner sprint bonus reduced from +2m to 0 (trailing bonus reduced from +7m to +5m).
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Urn Runner sprint bonus reduced from +2m to 0 (trailing bonus reduced from +7m to +5m)
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Urn Runner move speed bonus reduced from +3.5m to +2m.
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Urn Runner move speed bonus reduced from +3.5m to +2m
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Urn Runner Stamina Recovery increased from +15% to +25%.
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Urn Runner Stamina Recovery increased from +15% to +25%
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The Urn now talks every 6s instead of every 8s.
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Urn talking frequency increased from every 8s to every 6s
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The Urn's talking sound carries farther, making a nearby Urn Runner easier to hear.
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Urn talking sound distance increased (easier to hear a nearby Urn Runner)
Unstable Rift
History · 2 patches →Adjust
The Unstable Rift warning time drops from 25s to 20s.
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Unstable Rift warning time reduced from 25s to 20s
Rift Troopers
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Rift Troopers now have Spirit Resist (30/35/40/45%).
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Rift Troopers now have Spirit Resist (30/35/40/45%)
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Rift Troopers now have 25% Melee Resistance.
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Rift Troopers now have Melee Resistance (25%)
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Rift Troopers now spawn every 0.5s instead of every 0.3s, so spawns are slightly more staggered.
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Rift Troopers spawn interval increased from every 0.3s to 0.5s (spawns slightly more staggered)
Unstable Rift
History · 2 patches →Adjust
The Unstable Rift comeback resist aura radius grows from 20m to 35m.
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Unstable Rift comeback resist aura radius increased from 20m to 35m
Rift Troopers
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The maximum comeback count for Rift Troopers rises from 12 to 14.
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Rift Troopers max comeback count increased from 12 to 14
Objectives
History · 2 patches →Adjust
The share of objective bounties split among nearby heroes drops from 40% to 30%, so slightly more of the bounty is split across the whole team instead of going to individual players.
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Objectives bounty split for nearby heroes reduced from 40% to 30% (this means slightly more portion of the bounty is split team wide rather than towards an individual player)
Scourge
History · 2 patches →Nerf
Max Health Per Second
Scourge's max health per second drops from 2.6% to 2.5%.
2.6%→2.5%
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Scourge: Max Health Per Second reduced from 2.6% to 2.5%
Nerf
Rising Ram T3 spirit scaling
The T3 spirit scaling on Billy's Rising Ram decreases from 0.035 to 0.03.
0.035→0.03
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Billy: Rising Ram T3 spirit scaling reduced from 0.035 to 0.03
Doorman
History · 3 patches →Adjust
Doorman's bullet damage is rescaled from 29.26 + 1.1 per boon to 26 + 1.19 per boon.
29.26 + 1.1/boon→26 + 1.19/boon
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Doorman: Bullet damage rescaled from 29.26 + 1.1/boon to 26 + 1.19
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Crit scaling
Doorman's crit scaling is reduced from -25% to -30%.
-25%→-30%
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Doorman: Crit scaling reduced from -25% to -30%
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Hotel Guest T3
The T3 upgrade for Doorman's Hotel Guest changes its cooldown on Failure to Check Out from 13s to 15s.
13s cooldown on Failure→Check Out to 15s
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Doorman: Hotel Guest T3 increased from 13s Cooldown on Failure to Check Out to 15s
Drifter
History · 3 patches →Nerf
Bullet damage per boon
Drifter's bullet damage per boon decreases from +0.616 to +0.49.
+0.616→+0.49
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Drifter: Bullet damage per boon reduced from +0.616 to +0.49
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Bloodscent T3
The T3 bonus on Drifter's Bloodscent decreases from +12% to +11%.
+12%→+11%
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Drifter: Bloodscent T3 reduced from +12% to +11%
Nerf
Stalker's Mark cooldown
Drifter's Stalker's Mark cooldown increases from 20s to 24s.
20s→24s
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Drifter: Stalker's Mark cooldown increased from 20s to 24s
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T2 cooldown reduction
The T2 cooldown reduction on Drifter's Stalker's Mark increases from 8s to 12s.
-8s cooldown→-12s
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Drifter: Stalker's Mark T2 increased from -8s Cooldown to -12s
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Stalker's Mark T3
The T3 Bleed bonus on Drifter's Stalker's Mark decreases from +2% to +1.5%.
+2% Bleed→+1.5%
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Drifter: Stalker's Mark T3 reduced from +2% Bleed to +1.5%
Graves
History · 2 patches →Buff
Jar of Dead T1 heal spirit scaling
The T1 heal spirit scaling on Graves' Jar of Dead increases from 0.1 to 0.16.
0.1→0.16
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Graves: Jar of Dead T1 heal spirit scaling increased from 0.1 to 0.16
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Graves' Jar of Dead now builds up faster from neutral creeps.
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Graves: Jar of Dead now build up faster from neutral creeps
Nerf
Grasping Hands immobilize duration
Graves' Grasping Hands immobilize duration decreases from 1.25s to 1s.
1.25s→1s
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Graves: Grasping Hands immobilize duration reduced from 1.25s to 1s
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T3 cooldown reduction
The T3 cooldown reduction on Graves' Grasping Hands increases from 10s to 14s.
-10s→-14s
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Graves: Grasping Hands T3 cooldown increased from -10s to -14s
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Graves' Essence Theft now procs from melee hits.
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Graves: Essence Theft now procs from melee hits
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The T3 upgrade for Graves' Essence Theft now also raises Max Steal Targets from 3 to 4.
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Graves: Essence Theft T3 now also increases Max Steal Targets from 3 to 4
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The T1 upgrade for Graves' Borrowed Decree changes from -15s Cooldown to -15s Cooldown and +25% Ghoul Speed.
-15s cooldown→-15s cooldown and +25% Ghoul speed
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Graves: Borrowed Decree T1 changed from "-15s Cooldown" to "-15s Cooldown and +25% Ghoul Speed"
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The T2 upgrade for Graves' Borrowed Decree changes from +25% Ghoul Speed and +10s Duration to -0.3s Time to Spawn and +10s Duration.
+25% Ghoul speed and +10s duration→-0.3s time to Spawn and +10s duration
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Graves: Borrowed Decree T2 changed from "+25% Ghoul Speed and +10s Duration" to "-0.3s Time to Spawn and +10s Duration"
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The T2 upgrade for Haze's Sleep Dagger now also applies 15 Fixation Stacks.
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Haze: Sleep Dagger T2 now also applies 15 Fixation Stacks
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T2 cooldown reduction
The T2 cooldown reduction on Haze's Sleep Dagger decreases from 18s to 17s.
-18s cooldown→-17s
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Haze: Sleep Dagger T2 reduced from -18s Cooldown to -17s
Holliday
History · 3 patches →Nerf
Powder Keg spirit scaling
Spirit scaling on Holliday's Powder Keg decreases from 1.2 to 1.05.
1.2→1.05
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Holliday: Powder Keg spirit scaling reduced from 1.2 to 1.05
Mirage
History · 2 patches →Nerf
Fire Scarabs T3 spirit scaling
The T3 spirit scaling bonus on Mirage's Fire Scarabs decreases from +0.17 to +0.13.
+0.17→+0.13
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Mirage: Fire Scarabs T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.17 to +0.13
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Dust Devil T3 spirit scaling
The T3 spirit scaling bonus on Mirage's Dust Devil decreases from +1 to +0.6.
+1→+0.6
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Mirage: Dust Devil T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1 to +0.6
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Djinn's Mark cooldown
The cooldown on Mirage's Djinn's Mark decreases from 3s to 2.75s.
3s→2.75
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Mirage: Djinn's Mark cooldown reduced from 3s to 2.75
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T3 cooldown reduction
The T3 cooldown reduction on Mirage's Djinn's Mark decreases from 1s to 0.75s.
-1s cooldown→-0.75s
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Mirage: Djinn's Mark T3 cooldown reduced from -1s Cooldown to -0.75s
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T3 cooldown reduction
The T3 cooldown reduction on Mirage's Traveler increases from 70s to 90s.
-70s cooldown→-90s
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Mirage: Traveler T3 increased from -70s Cooldown to -90s
Nerf
Affliction duration
Pocket's Affliction duration decreases from 11s to 10s.
11s→10s
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Pocket: Affliction duration reduced from 11s to 10s
Nerf
Serrated Knives T3 spirit scaling
The T3 spirit scaling bonus on Shiv's Serrated Knives decreases from +0.09 to +0.07.
+0.09→+0.07
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Shiv: Serrated Knives T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.09 to +0.07
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Slice and Dice spirit scaling
Spirit scaling on Shiv's Slice and Dice decreases from 1.44 to 1.2.
1.44→1.2
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Shiv: Slice and Dice spirit scaling reduced from 1.44 to 1.2
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Slice and Dice T2
The T2 Spirit Resist reduction on Shiv's Slice and Dice decreases from -6% to -4%.
-6% Spirit resist→-4%
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Shiv: Slice and Dice T2 reduced from -6% Spirit Resist to -4%
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Bloodletting cooldown
Shiv's Bloodletting cooldown increases from 20s to 25s.
20s→25s
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Shiv: Bloodletting cooldown increased from 20s to 25s
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T1 cooldown reduction
The T1 cooldown reduction on Shiv's Bloodletting increases from 10s to 15s.
-10s cooldown→-15s
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Shiv: Bloodletting T1 increased from -10s Cooldown to -15s
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Bloodletting Damage Cleared
The share of damage cleared by Shiv's Bloodletting decreases from 35% to 30%.
35%→30%
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Shiv: Bloodletting Damage Cleared reduced from 35% to 30%
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Bloodletting T2 Damage Cleared
The T2 upgrade for Shiv's Bloodletting now clears 40% of damage instead of 35%.
35%→40%
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Shiv: Bloodletting T2 Damage Cleared increased from 35% to 40%
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Killing Blow Health Threshold
The health threshold for Shiv's Killing Blow decreases from 20% to 18%.
20%→18%
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Shiv: Killing Blow Health Threshold reduced from 20% to 18%
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Killing Blow T3 Health Threshold
The T3 health threshold bonus on Shiv's Killing Blow increases from +8% to +10%.
+8%→+10%
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Shiv: Killing Blow T3 Health Threshold increased from +8% to +10%
Silver
History · 3 patches →Buff
Lycan Curse cooldown
Silver's Lycan Curse cooldown decreases from 80s to 60s.
80s→60s
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Silver: Lycan Curse cooldown reduced from 80s to 60s
Victor
Buff
Shocking Reanimation cooldown
The cooldown on Victor's Shocking Reanimation decreases from 275s to 240s.
275s→240s
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Victor: Shocking Reanimation cooldown reduced from 275s to 240s
Viscous
History · 3 patches →Nerf
Splatter T3 spirit scaling
The T3 spirit scaling bonus on Viscous' Splatter decreases from +1.0 to +0.9.
+1.0→+0.9
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Viscous: Splatter T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1.0 to +0.9
Yamato
History · 3 patches →Nerf
Flying Slash range
Yamato's Flying Slash range decreases from 28m to 26m.
28m→26m
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Yamato: Flying Slash range reduced from 28m to 26m
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Flying Slash T3 Charge Delay
The T3 charge delay on Yamato's Flying Slash increases from 3s to 4s.
3s→4s
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Yamato: Flying Slash T3 Charge Delay increased from 3s to 4s
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Targeting allies with the T3 upgrade for Yamato's Flying Slash now requires the alt cast input.
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Yamato: Flying Slash T3 Ally Targeting now requires alt cast input
Structured by Nerf Radar from the official notes (parsed automatically and reviewed by hand). Valve's lines that say a stat increased or was reduced from one value to another were parsed deterministically. Labels for spirit scaling, cooldown-reduction upgrades, crit scaling and tier swaps were set by hand from what the change does. Source: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1422450/view/1836506165584438 · fetched Oct 7, 2026.