Deadlock changelog

Every Deadlock update in one place: Valve's patch notes sorted by hero and item, and what changed on the map, read from the game files.

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October 2026

  1. 17 Oct 6794 5 h ago

    Update 6794

    Latest Silent update

    Game files: 1 entry in 1 file changed.

    The map did not change.

  2. 16 Oct Paint the Town New heroes: Nurse Harrow, Violet
  3. 16 Oct 6793 27 h ago

    Update 6793

    Silent update Map changes

    Game files: 54 entries in 8 files changed.

    Map: 35 gameplay objects changed, 66 changes to where you can move, 5 larger areas rebuilt.

    • Ivy
    • Rem
    • Solomon
    • Deadman Danny
    • Violet
    Update 6793: its biggest map change
  4. 14 Oct 6782 3 days ago

    Minor Update - 10-14-2026

    27 changes to Deadman Danny, Baba, Radiant Regeneration, Street Brawl

    The map did not change.

    • Baba
    • Deadman Danny
  5. 14 Oct 6785 3 days ago

    Update 6785

    Silent update

    Game files: 11 entries in 2 files changed.

    The map's file changed, but nothing on it that shows.

    • Baba
    • Deadman Danny
  6. 13 Oct Fairfax Industries Employee Spotlight New hero: Deadman Danny
  7. 13 Oct 6779 4 days ago

    Update 6779

    Silent update Map changes

    Game files: 63 entries in 14 files changed.

    Map: 2 gameplay objects changed, 14 changes to where you can move, 3 larger areas rebuilt.

    • Kelvin
    • Baba
    • Deadman Danny
    Update 6779: its biggest map change
  8. 9 Oct Make Your Move. New hero: Solomon
  9. 9 Oct 6769 8 days ago

    Update 6769

    Silent update Map changes

    Game files: 51 entries in 15 files changed.

    Map: 13 gameplay objects changed, 43 changes to where you can move, 6 larger areas rebuilt.

    • Baba
    • Solomon
    • Vindicta
    Update 6769: its biggest map change
  10. 9 Oct 6773 8 days ago

    Update 6773

    Silent update

    Game files: 1 entry in 1 file changed.

    The map did not change.

  11. 9 Oct 6774 8 days ago

    Update 6774

    Silent update

    No change in the game data compared here (heroes, items, text, map): the change is in the game's program or its art and sound.

    The map did not change.

  12. 8 Oct 6765 9 days ago

    Update 6765

    Silent update

    No change in the game data compared here (heroes, items, text, map): the change is in the game's program or its art and sound.

    The map did not change.

  13. 8 Oct 6766 9 days ago

    Update 6766

    Silent update

    Game files: 1 entry in 1 file changed.

    The map did not change.

    • Baba
  14. 7 Oct 6762 10 days ago

    Update 6762

    Silent update

    Game files: 1 entry in 1 file changed.

    The map's file changed, but nothing on it that shows.

    • Baba
  15. 7 Oct 6763 10 days ago

    Update 6763

    Silent update

    No change in the game data compared here (heroes, items, text, map): the change is in the game's program or its art and sound.

    The map did not change.

  16. 6 Oct Mind the Birds! New hero: Baba
  17. 6 Oct 6757 11 days ago

    Update 6757

    Silent update Map changes

    Game files: 51 entries in 9 files changed.

    Map: 24 gameplay objects changed, 7 changes to where you can move, 3 larger areas rebuilt.

    • Grey Talon
    • Baba
    • Rat King
    Update 6757: its biggest map change
  18. 6 Oct 6759 11 days ago

    Update 6759

    Silent update

    Game files: 5 entries in 2 files changed.

    The map did not change.

    • Baba
  19. 5 Oct 6753 12 days ago

    Minor Update - 10-05-2026

    Map changes

    25 changes to Rat King, Sinclair

    Map: 4 gameplay objects changed, 21 changes to where you can move, 2 larger areas rebuilt.

    • Rat King
    • Sinclair
    Minor Update - 10-05-2026: its biggest map change
  20. 4 Oct 6746 13 days ago

    Update 6746

    Silent update

    Game files: 6 entries in 2 files changed.

    The map did not change.

  21. 2 Oct Listen up, Crumbums! Your King is here. New hero: Rat King
  22. 2 Oct 6736 2 weeks ago

    Update 6736

    Silent update Map changes

    Game files: 190 entries in 95 files changed.

    Map: 1 gameplay object changed, 83 changes to where you can move, 1 larger area rebuilt.

    • Yamato
    • Celeste
    • Rat King
    • Graves
    • Rem
    • Silver
    • Baba
    Update 6736: its biggest map change
  23. 2 Oct 6737 2 weeks ago

    Update 6737

    Silent update

    Game files: 1 entry in 1 file changed.

    The map did not change.

    • Rat King
  24. 2 Oct 6738 2 weeks ago

    Update 6738

    Silent update

    No change in the game data compared here (heroes, items, text, map): the change is in the game's program or its art and sound.

    The map did not change.

  25. 2 Oct 6739 2 weeks ago

    Update 6739

    Silent update

    No change in the game data compared here (heroes, items, text, map): the change is in the game's program or its art and sound.

    The map did not change.

  26. 2 Oct 6742 2 weeks ago

    Update 6742

    Silent update

    Game files: 2 entries in 1 file changed.

    The map did not change.

    • Rat King
  27. 2 Oct 6745 2 weeks ago

    Update 6745

    Silent update

    No change in the game data compared here (heroes, items, text, map): the change is in the game's program or its art and sound.

    The map did not change.

  28. 1 Oct 6728 2 weeks ago

    Update 6728

    Silent update Map changes

    Game files: 113 entries in 42 files changed.

    Map: 1 change to where you can move, 1 larger area rebuilt.

    • Infernus
    • Seven
    • Vindicta
    • Lady Geist
    • Abrams
    • Wraith
    • McGinnis
    • Paradox
    • Dynamo
    • Kelvin
    • Haze
    • Holliday
    • +51
    Update 6728: its biggest map change
  29. 1 Oct 6730 2 weeks ago

    Update 6730

    Silent update

    No change in the game data compared here (heroes, items, text, map): the change is in the game's program or its art and sound.

    The map did not change.

  30. 1 Oct 6731 2 weeks ago

    Update 6731

    Silent update

    No change in the game data compared here (heroes, items, text, map): the change is in the game's program or its art and sound.

    The map did not change.

September 2026

  1. 30 Sept 6723 3 weeks ago

    Update 6723

    Silent update Map changes

    Map: 4 gameplay objects changed, 42 changes to where you can move, 5 larger areas rebuilt.

    Update 6723: its biggest map change
  2. 30 Sept 6726 2 weeks ago

    Update 6726

    Silent update Map changes

    Map: 7 changes to where you can move, 2 larger areas rebuilt.

  3. 29 Sept City Never Sleeps Announcement
  4. 29 Sept 6711 3 weeks ago

    Update 6711

    Silent update Map changes

    Map: 1894 gameplay objects changed, 153 changes to where you can move, 26 larger areas rebuilt.

  5. 29 Sept 6712 3 weeks ago

    Update 6712

    Silent update

    The map did not change.

  6. 29 Sept 6722 3 weeks ago

    Update 6722

    Silent update Map changes

    Small map details only: 399 visual changes.

  7. 25 Sept 6701 3 weeks ago

    Update 6701

    Silent update

    The map did not change.

  8. 17 Sept 6696 4 weeks ago

    Update 6696

    Silent update

    The map did not change.

  9. 17 Sept 6697 4 weeks ago

    Update 6697

    Silent update

    The map did not change.

  10. 17 Sept 6698 4 weeks ago

    Update 6698

    Silent update

    The map did not change.

  11. 16 Sept 6694 4 weeks ago

    Minor Update - 09-16-2026

    Map changes

    122 changes to Lash, Celeste, Wraith, Silver, Viscous, Warden, Veil Walker and 35 more

    Map: 117 gameplay objects changed.

    • Abrams
    • Celeste
    • Graves
    • Haze
    • Holliday
    • Ivy
    • Kelvin
    • Lady Geist
    • Lash
    • Paige
    • Paradox
    • Rem
    • +8
  12. 11 Sept 6689 5 weeks ago

    Update 6689

    Silent update

August 2026

  1. 22 Aug 8 weeks ago

    Minor Update - 08-22-2026

    12 changes to Celeste, Radiant Regeneration, Restorative Locket

    • Celeste
  2. 12 Aug 2 months ago

    Minor Update - 08-12-2026

    31 changes to McGinnis, Apollo, Billy, Doorman, Drifter, Vyper, Wraith and 6 more

    • Apollo
    • Billy
    • Drifter
    • Holliday
    • Ivy
    • Lash
    • McGinnis
    • Paige
    • Seven
    • Vindicta
    • Vyper
    • Wraith

July 2026

  1. 30 Jul 3 months ago

    Matchmaking Update

    This update includes a revamp to how the matchmaking system works, as well as the introduction of a new matchmaking mode. You can now choose to play in Standard Mode (unranked), or the new Ranked Mode…

    Matchmaking Update
  2. 28 Jul 3 months ago

    Minor Update - 07-28-2026

    100 changes to Doorman, Viscous, Haze, Mirage, Silver, Spirit Burn, Lady Geist and 31 more

    • Apollo
    • Billy
    • Calico
    • Celeste
    • Drifter
    • Dynamo
    • Haze
    • Ivy
    • Kelvin
    • Lady Geist
    • Mina
    • Mirage
    • +7
  3. 9 Jul 3 months ago

    Minor Update - 07-09-2026

    54 changes to Shiv, Graves, Drifter, Mirage, Doorman, Yamato, Haze and 7 more

    • Billy
    • Drifter
    • Graves
    • Haze
    • Holliday
    • Mirage
    • Pocket
    • Shiv
    • Silver
    • Victor
    • Viscous
    • Yamato
  4. 1 Jul 4 months ago

    Minor Update - 07-01-2026

    5 changes to Shiv

    • Shiv

June 2026

  1. 30 Jun 4 months ago

    Minor Update - 06-30-2026

    145 changes to Shiv, Paige, Apollo, Drifter, Rem, Billy, Celeste and 22 more

    • Abrams
    • Apollo
    • Billy
    • Celeste
    • Drifter
    • Dynamo
    • Grey Talon
    • Holliday
    • Haze
    • Ivy
    • Lash
    • Mina
    • +10
  2. 11 Jun 4 months ago

    Minor Update - 06-11-2026

    82 changes to Holliday, Warden, Apollo, Calico, Victor, Graves, Grey Talon and 15 more

    • Apollo
    • Bebop
    • Calico
    • Graves
    • Grey Talon
    • Holliday
    • Infernus
    • Ivy
    • McGinnis
    • Paige
    • Pocket
    • Seven
    • +6
  3. 4 Jun 5 months ago

    Minor Update - 06-04-2026

    Primary details: Other Details:

May 2026

  1. 31 May 5 months ago

    Minor Update - 05-31-2026

    21 changes to Apollo, Silver, Graves, McGinnis, Pocket, Yamato, Victor

    • Apollo
    • Graves
    • McGinnis
    • Pocket
    • Silver
    • Victor
    • Yamato
  2. 28 May 5 months ago

    Minor Update - 05-28-2026

    12 changes

  3. 25 May 5 months ago

    Minor Update - 05-25-2026

    Please continue to give feedback on the Urn as we work through iterations on it.

  4. 22 May 5 months ago

    Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026

    307 changes to Rem, Graves, Doorman, Grey Talon, Yamato, Shiv, Apollo and 103 more

    • Abrams
    • Apollo
    • Bebop
    • Billy
    • Calico
    • Celeste
    • Drifter
    • Dynamo
    • Graves
    • Grey Talon
    • Haze
    • Holliday
    • +19

April 2026

  1. 30 Apr 6 months ago

    Gameplay Update - 04-30-2026

    162 changes to Shadow Weave, Frenzy, Spiritual Overflow, Reactive Barrier, Trophy Collector, Haze, Paige and 55 more

    • Lady Geist
    • Abrams
    • Apollo
    • Billy
    • Celeste
    • Drifter
    • Dynamo
    • Haze
    • Holliday
    • Infernus
    • McGinnis
    • Mina
    • +11

March 2026

  1. 6 Mar 8 months ago

    Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026

    1177 changes to Mirage, McGinnis, Wraith, Doorman, Ivy, Victor, Calico and 118 more

    • Abrams
    • Apollo
    • Bebop
    • Billy
    • Calico
    • Celeste
    • Drifter
    • Dynamo
    • Graves
    • Haze
    • Infernus
    • Ivy
    • +19

February 2026

  1. 12 Feb Apollo - A Cut Above New hero: Apollo
  2. 9 Feb Introducing The Dazzling Celeste New hero: Celeste
  3. 5 Feb Some Are Merciful, The Venator Is Not New hero: Venator
  4. 2 Feb The Curse Beckons for Silver New hero: Silver

January 2026

  1. 29 Jan Graves Prefers The Dead New hero: Graves
  2. 26 Jan Rem Enters The City That Never Sleeps New hero: Rem
  3. 22 Jan Old Gods, New Blood Announcement

November 2025

  1. 21 Nov 11 months ago

    11-21-2025 Update

    246 changes to Paradox, Viscous, Capacitor, Bebop, Ivy, Lash, Paige and 68 more

    • Abrams
    • Bebop
    • Billy
    • Calico
    • Drifter
    • Dynamo
    • Holliday
    • Infernus
    • Ivy
    • Kelvin
    • Lash
    • Lady Geist
    • +14

August 2025

  1. 29 Aug You Can't Kill Victor New hero: Victor
  2. 27 Aug Drifter Emerges from the Shadows New hero: Drifter
  3. 25 Aug Paige Writes Her Own Story New hero: Paige
  4. 22 Aug The Doorman, at your Service New hero: The Doorman
  5. 20 Aug Billy Comes in Swinging New hero: Billy
  6. 18 Aug Six New Heroes New heroes: Billy, Drifter, Mina, Paige, The Doorman, Victor

May 2025

  1. 8 May 1 years ago

    Shop Rework Update

    470 changes to Heavy Barrage, Air Drop, Affliction, Shoulder Charge, Spectral Wall, Seismic Impact, Hook and 46 more

    Shop Rework Update

February 2025

  1. 25 Feb 2 years ago

    Map Rework Update

    354 changes to Holliday, Ping Update, Lurker's Ambush, Superior Stamina, Concussive Combustion, Crimson Slash, Reefdweller Harpoon

    • Holliday
    Map Rework Update

January 2025

  1. 17 Jan Holliday, Vyper, Calico, and The Magnificent Sinclair New heroes: Calico, Holliday, Sinclair, Vyper

December 2024

  1. 17 Dec 2 years ago

    Winter Visual Update

    Season's Greetings! Today's winter-themed visual update will be our last patch for the year, but we'll continue to ship bug fixes and any urgent balance adjustments as needed throughout the break.…

  2. 6 Dec 2 years ago

    12-06-2024 Update

    274 changes to Haze, Pocket, Ivy, Lash, Vindicta, Viscous, Wraith and 68 more

    • Abrams
    • Bebop
    • Dynamo
    • Grey Talon
    • Haze
    • Infernus
    • Ivy
    • Kelvin
    • Lady Geist
    • Lash
    • McGinnis
    • Mirage
    • +9

November 2024

  1. 7 Nov 2 years ago

    11-07-2024 Update

    228 changes to Abrams, Bebop, Paradox, Vindicta, Yamato, Slowing Hex, Decay and 59 more

    • Abrams
    • Bebop
    • Dynamo
    • Grey Talon
    • Haze
    • Infernus
    • Ivy
    • Lash
    • McGinnis
    • Mirage
    • Paradox
    • Pocket
    • +5
    11-07-2024 Update

October 2024

  1. 24 Oct 2 years ago

    10-24-2024 Update

    Today's update adds Hero Labs (a new experimental hero matchmaking mode that adds six new in-progress heroes), player commends, as well as updates to character shaders and environment lighting, among…

    10-24-2024 Update

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