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Deadlock Update – 06-30-26 – Patch Notes
Urn / King of the Hill King of the Hill objective has been rethemed and renamed to “Unstable Rift” Unstable Rift no longer requires an Urn delivery to trigger the star…
Tuesday, June, 30, 2026
June 2026 Ban Data: Graves Dethrones Doorman as Most Banned Hero
According to our ban data: Graves is banned in 26.38% of games, rocketing from outside the top 15 in May straight to the #1 spot in June, ending The Doorman’s reign. Though…
Friday, June, 12, 2026
Deadlock Update – 06-11-26 – Patch Notes
Today’s update brings a heavy round of hero tuning alongside a few systemic tweaks. Holliday’s Powder Keg gets the biggest shake-up, picking up an alt-cast that drops…
Thursday, June, 11, 2026
Deadlock Update – 06-04-26 – Patch Notes
Hopefully Valve is gathering plenty of data and feedback on these Urn changes. Soul Urn Urn mechanics have been reworked. Primary details: Delivering the urn now starts a king of…
Thursday, June, 4, 2026
Deadlock Update – 05-31-26 – Patch Notes
Apollo See Highest Win Rate Apollo Builds Disengaging Sigil T2 increased from +20% Fire Rate to +30% Flawless Advance T1 heal from 30+0.75 to 35+1.0 T2 increased from -10s Cooldow…
Sunday, May, 31, 2026
Deadlock Update – 05-28-26 – Patch Notes
Soul Urn Urn spawn time and interval changed from 10/15/20/25/etc to 12/18/24/30/etc Urn timer now gets frozen with Frozen Shelter Urn no longer provides the +35% Bullet and Spiri…
Thursday, May, 28, 2026
Deadlock Adjusts Urn After 5/22 Update Overhaul
Soul Urn Please continue to give feedback on the Urn as we work through iterations on it. Urn drop off point is moved from the above bridge in the mid lane to under the bridge in…
Monday, May, 25, 2026
Deadlock Update – 5/22/26 – Patch Notes
This patch is one of the more ambitious shake-ups in recent memory. The Soul Urn gets an experimental rework that fundamentally changes how teams contest and bank it, while broade…
Friday, May, 22, 2026
May 2026 Ban Data: Doorman Banned in 30% of Games
According to our ban data from May 1st through May 14th: The Doorman is banned in 29.50% of games, nearly double his 18.46% ban rate in April. This puts Doorman in a class of his…
Friday, May, 15, 2026
Deadlock Update – 04/30/26 – Patch Notes – Part 2
Source: Deadlock Forums For Part 1, see Deadlock Update – 04/30/26 – Patch Notes Trophy Collector Now has -15% Weapon Damage vs NPCs
Friday, May, 1, 2026