Shiv, a Deadlock hero

July 9, 2026 Patch NotesMinor Update

Balance

  • 13Heroes changed
  • 1Items changed
  • 12Gameplay changes

We haven’t reviewed this update yet, so changes are listed as published, grouped by hero and item, without Buffed / Nerfed / Tweaked labels.

Hero Changes

Needs review13 heroes

Needs review

Drifter

5 changes
  • Decreased: Bullet damage per boon +0.616→+0.49
  • Decreased: Bloodscent T3 +12%→+11%
  • Increased: Stalker's Mark cooldown 20s→24s
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  • Increased: Stalker's Mark T2 -8s Cooldown→-12s
  • Decreased: Stalker's Mark T3 +2% Bleed→+1.5%

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Needs review

Graves

8 changes
  • Increased: Jar of Dead T1 heal spirit scaling 0.1→0.16
  • Jar of Dead now build up faster from neutral creeps
  • Decreased: Grasping Hands immobilize duration 1.25s→1s
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  • Increased: Grasping Hands T3 cooldown -10s→-14s
  • Essence Theft now procs from melee hits
  • Increased: Essence Theft T3 now also increases Max Steal Targets 3→4
  • Borrowed Decree T1 "-15s Cooldown"→"-15s Cooldown and +25% Ghoul Speed"
  • Borrowed Decree T2 "+25% Ghoul Speed and +10s Duration"→"-0.3s Time to Spawn and +10s Duration"

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Needs review

Mirage

5 changes
  • Decreased: Fire Scarabs T3 spirit scaling +0.17→+0.13
  • Decreased: Dust Devil T3 spirit scaling +1→+0.6
  • Decreased: Djinn's Mark cooldown 3s→2.75
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  • Decreased: Djinn's Mark T3 cooldown -1s Cooldown→-0.75s
  • Increased: Traveler T3 -70s Cooldown→-90s

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Needs review

Shiv

9 changes
  • Decreased: Serrated Knives T3 spirit scaling +0.09→+0.07
  • Decreased: Slice and Dice spirit scaling 1.44→1.2
  • Decreased: Slice and Dice T2 -6% Spirit Resist→-4%
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  • Increased: Bloodletting cooldown 20s→25s
  • Increased: Bloodletting T1 -10s Cooldown→-15s
  • Decreased: Bloodletting Damage Cleared 35%→30%
  • Increased: Bloodletting T2 Damage Cleared 35%→40%
  • Decreased: Killing Blow Health Threshold 20%→18%
  • Increased: Killing Blow T3 Health Threshold +8%→+10%

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Needs review

The Doorman

3 changes
  • Decreased: Bullet damage rescaled 29.26 + 1.1/boon→26 + 1.19
  • Increased: Crit scaling -25%→-30%
  • Hotel Guest T3 13s Cooldown on Failure→Check Out to 15s

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Needs review

Yamato

3 changes
  • Decreased: Flying Slash range 28m→26m
  • Increased: Flying Slash T3 Charge Delay 3s→4s
  • Flying Slash T3 Ally Targeting now requires alt cast input

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Item Changes

Needs review1 item

Needs review

Scourge

Spirit1 change
  • Decreased: Max Health Per Second 2.6%→2.5%

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Gameplay Changes

General changes

  • Decreased: Urn Runner sprint bonus +2m→0 (trailing bonus reduced from +7m to +5m)
  • Decreased: Urn Runner move speed bonus +3.5m→+2m
  • Increased: Urn Runner Stamina Recovery +15%→+25%
  • Decreased: Urn talking frequency every 8s→every 6s
  • Urn talking sound distance increased (easier to hear a nearby Urn Runner)
  • Decreased: Unstable Rift warning time 25s→20s
  • Rift Troopers now have Spirit Resist (30/35/40/45%)
  • Rift Troopers now have Melee Resistance (25%)
  • Increased: Rift Troopers spawn interval every 0.3s→0.5s (spawns slightly more staggered)
  • Increased: Unstable Rift comeback resist aura radius 20m→35m
  • Increased: Rift Troopers max comeback count 12→14
  • Decreased: Objectives bounty split for nearby heroes 40%→30% (this means slightly more portion of the bounty is split team wide rather than towards an individual player)

Official Sources

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