Nerf Radar › Deadlock › 2026-08-12
Deadlock: Minor Update (Aug 12, 2026): what changed
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TL;DRThis update spreads small nerfs across Apollo, Billy, Doorman, Drifter, Ivy, Lash, McGinnis, Vindicta and Wraith, while Apollo's Riposte, Paige's Plot Armor, Seven's Lightning Ball and Vyper's Petrifying Bola get stronger. McGinnis takes the biggest hit: 5% less bullet damage, less Spirit Resist per boon and Mini Turrets that lose their opening damage resistance, though the turrets gain health.
Who this matters to
McGinnis players
Bullet damage drops by 5%, Mini Turrets no longer shoot heroes on ziplines or start with 80% decaying resist, and Medicinal Specter's duration and Spirit Resist upgrades swap tiers.
Doorman players
Doorway range drops from 70m to 65m, and enemies dragged with Luggage Cart no longer trigger a Walker stomp or base healing-area turrets until soon after they are dropped off.
Apollo and Vyper players
Riposte's T3 now gives 75% Lifesteal for 13s, and Petrifying Bola's radius grows from 8m to 12m with a slightly longer petrify.
All 31 changes
Apollo
History · 2 patches →Buff
Riposte melee resist reduction
The melee resist reduction on Apollo's Riposte increases from -22% to -25%.
-22%→-25%
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Apollo: Riposte melee resist reduction increased from -22% to -25%
Adjust
T2 upgrade
The T2 upgrade for Apollo's Riposte changes from -30% Melee Resist to -25% Melee Resist plus +0.4s Stun Duration.
-30% Melee resist→-25% Melee resist and +0.4s Stun duration
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Apollo: Riposte T2 changed from "-30% Melee Resist" to "-25% Melee Resist and +0.4s Stun Duration"
Buff
T3 upgrade
The T3 upgrade for Apollo's Riposte now gives 75% Lifesteal for 13s instead of 60% Lifesteal for 7s.
60% Lifesteal for 7s→75% Lifesteal for 13s
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Apollo: Riposte T3 increased from 60% Lifesteal for 7s to 75% Lifesteal for 13s
Fix
Fixed Apollo's Itani Lo Sahn being canceled by movement abilities.
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Apollo: Fixed Itani Lo Sahn being canceled with movement abilities
Nerf
Base health regen
Billy's base health regen decreases from 2.5 to 2.0.
2.5→2.0
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Billy: Base health regen reduced from 2.5 to 2.0
Adjust
T3 upgrade
The T3 upgrade for Billy's Rising Ram changes from dealing 7% max health as spirit damage on impact to granting +10% Max HP for 16s on hero hit.
On Impact: Deal 7% max health as spirit damage→On hero hit: +10% Max HP for 16s
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Billy: Rising Ram T3 changed from "On Impact: Deal 7% max health as spirit damage" to "On hero hit: +10% Max HP for 16s"
Nerf
Chain Gang spirit scaling
Spirit scaling on Billy's Chain Gang decreases from 1 to 0.7.
1→0.7
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Billy: Chain Gang spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.7
Doorman
History · 3 patches →Nerf
Doorway range
Doorman's Doorway range decreases from 70m to 65m.
70m→65m
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Doorman: Doorway range reduced from 70m to 65m
Adjust
Walkers no longer treat enemies dragged by Doorman's Luggage Cart as valid stomp targets until soon after they are dropped off.
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Doorman: Walker will no longer consider Luggage Cart dragged enemies as valid targets to trigger the stomp on until soon after they are dropped off
Adjust
Like Walkers, the turrets in the base healing area now wait before treating enemies dragged by Doorman's Luggage Cart as valid targets.
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Doorman: Similar to the Walker change above, the turrets in the healing area in base now also wait on considering valid targets
Drifter
History · 3 patches →Nerf
Rend spirit scaling
Spirit scaling on Drifter's Rend decreases from 1.7 to 1.4.
1.7→1.4
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Drifter: Rend spirit scaling reduced from 1.7 to 1.4
Nerf
Stalker's Mark cooldown
Drifter's Stalker's Mark cooldown increases from 24s to 26s.
24s→26s
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Drifter: Stalker's Mark cooldown increased from 24s to 26s
Nerf
T2 cooldown reduction
The T2 cooldown reduction on Drifter's Stalker's Mark decreases from 12s to 10s.
-12s cooldown→-10s
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Drifter: Stalker's Mark T2 reduced from -12s Cooldown to -10s
Holliday
History · 3 patches →Adjust
Holliday's Powder Keg now deals half its damage immediately and half as a burn over 3s; total damage is the same, and multiple burns stack.
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Holliday: Powder Keg now does half its damage immediately and half over 3s as a damage over time burn (same overall damage, multiple instances stack)
Nerf
Stone Form T3 stun duration
Ivy's Stone Form T3 stun duration decreases from +1s to +0.75s.
+1s→+0.75s
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Ivy: Stone Form T3 stun duration reduced from +1s to +0.75s
Nerf
Falloff range
Lash's falloff range decreases from 20m–58m to 18m–54m.
20m–58m→18m–54m
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Lash: Falloff range reduced from 20m->58m to 18m->54m
McGinnis
Nerf
McGinnis' bullet damage base and growth values are reduced by 5%.
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McGinnis: Bullet damage base and growth values reduced by 5%
Nerf
Spirit Resist per boon
McGinnis' Spirit resist per boon decreases from +0.625% to +0.35%.
+0.625%→+0.35%
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McGinnis: Spirit Resist per boon reduced from +0.625% to +0.35%
Nerf
McGinnis' Mini Turrets no longer shoot heroes on ziplines.
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McGinnis: Mini Turrets no longer shoots heroes on ziplines
Nerf
McGinnis' Mini Turrets no longer have 80% decaying resist for their first 6s.
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McGinnis: Mini Turrets no longer have 80% decaying resist for the first 6s
Buff
Mini Turrets health
Health on McGinnis' Mini Turrets increases from 90 + 7.8 per boon to 100 + 9 per boon.
90 + 7.8/boon→100 + 9/boon
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McGinnis: Mini Turrets health increased from 90 + 7.8/boon to 100 + 9/boon
Adjust
T1 upgrade
The T1 upgrade for McGinnis' Medicinal Specter changes from +40% Spirit Resist to +1.5s Duration.
+40% Spirit resist→+1.5s duration
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McGinnis: Medicinal Specter T1 changed from "Provides +40% Spirit Resist" to "+1.5s Duration"
Adjust
The T3 upgrade for McGinnis' Medicinal Specter no longer adds +1.5s duration.
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McGinnis: Medicinal Specter T3 no longer increases duration by +1.5s
Adjust
The T3 upgrade for McGinnis' Medicinal Specter now also adds +40% spirit resistance.
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McGinnis: Medicinal Specter T3 now also increases spirit resistance by +40%
Buff
Plot Armor weapon damage scaling
Weapon damage scaling on Paige's Plot Armor increases from 0.2 to 0.3.
0.2→0.3
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Paige: Plot Armor weapon damage scaling increased from 0.2 to 0.3
Seven
Buff
Lightning Ball T3 radius
The T3 radius bonus on Seven's Lightning Ball increases from +1.5m to +1.75m.
+1.5m→+1.75m
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Seven: Lightning Ball T3 radius increased from +1.5m to +1.75m
Vindicta
Nerf
T1 damage bonus
The T1 damage bonus on Vindicta's Stake decreases from +65 to +45.
+65 damage→+45
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Vindicta: Stake T1 reduced from +65 Damage to +45
Buff
Petrifying Bola radius
Vyper's Petrifying Bola radius increases from 8m to 12m.
8m→12m
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Vyper: Petrifying Bola radius increased from 8m to 12m
Buff
Petrifying Bola petrify duration
Vyper's Petrifying Bola petrify duration increases from 2s to 2.2s.
2s→2.2s
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Vyper: Petrifying Bola petrify duration increased from 2s to 2.2s
Wraith
History · 2 patches →Nerf
Card Trick Heart heal spirit scaling
Wraith's Card Trick Heart heal spirit scaling decreases from 1 to 0.75.
1→0.75
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Wraith: Card Trick Heart heal spirit scaling reduced from 1 to 0.75
Nerf
Full Auto T3 spirit scaling
The T3 spirit scaling bonus on Wraith's Full Auto decreases from +0.06 to +0.045.
+0.06→+0.045
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Wraith: Full Auto T3 spirit scaling reduced from +0.06 to +0.045
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; tier swaps and other rewordings were labeled by hand from what the change does. Source: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1422450/view/1840944183775204 · fetched Oct 7, 2026.