The Doorman, a Deadlock hero

July 28, 2026 Patch NotesMinor Update

Balance

  • 21Heroes changed
  • 17Items changed
  • 3Gameplay 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 review21 heroes

Needs review

Apollo

2 changes
  • Increased: Riposte base stun duration 0.6s→0.8s
  • Riposte T3 changed from +1.6s Stun Duration to +60% Bullet, Spirit and Melee Lifesteal against the target for 7s

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Needs review

Celeste

3 changes
  • Increased: Shining Wonder radius 16.5m→17.5m
  • Increased: Shining Wonder damage increased by 10%
  • Increased: Shining Wonder buffer duration 3s→3.25s

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Needs review

Haze

6 changes
  • Decreased: Sleep Dagger wake up time spirit scaling 0.003→0.002
  • Decreased: Sleep Dagger damage spirit scaling 2.8→2.2
  • Sleep Dagger T2 changed from “-17s Cooldown and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks” to “+1s Sleep Duration and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks”
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  • Sleep Dagger T3 changed from “+1s Sleep Duration and -50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up” to “-17s Cooldown and -50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up”
  • Decreased: Fixation T3 +0.14 per Stack→+0.11
  • Fixation T3 now also scales with Weapon Damage (0.0003)

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Needs review

Lady Geist

4 changes
  • Increased: Life Drain 75% Damage→Heal to 100%
  • Life Drain DPS reduced to provide the same effective heal as before but with less DPS
  • Decreased: Malice Damage amplification 8%→7%
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  • Increased: Malice T3 +7% Damage Amp→+8%

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Needs review

Mina

2 changes
  • Increased: Sanguine Retreat recast time 3.5s→4s
  • Increased: Sanguine Retreat T3 cast range +3m→+4m

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Needs review

Mirage

5 changes
  • Decreased: Fire Scarabs duration 7s→5s
  • Decreased: Fire Scarabs T2 +2 Charges→+1 Charge
  • Fire Scarabs T2 now also increases duration by 2s
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  • Dust Devil T3 no longer increases Lift Duration by +0.3s
  • Fixed Djinn's Mark T3 still being -1s Cooldown instead of -0.75s

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Needs review

Mo & Krill

2 changes
  • Burrow cooldown no longer starts after the conclusion of the ability, now starts immediately
  • Combo now lets you cast items while using it

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Needs review

Pocket

2 changes
  • Decreased: Flying Cloak T3 -11s Cooldown→-10s
  • Decreased: Affliction DPS reduced by ~6% (also reduces the spirit scaling and the upgrades)

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Needs review

Silver

5 changes
  • Decreased: Gun falloff range 20m->46m→17m→42m
  • Slam Fire now does 100% bonus damage against NPCs (troopers and neutrals, not objectives)
  • Increased: Lycan Curse precast time 0.2→0.3
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  • Decreased: Lycan Curse precast movespeed 7.6m→2.5m
  • Decreased: Lycan Curse T1 +20% Resists→+15%

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Needs review

The Doorman

9 changes
  • Decreased: Bullet damage rescaled 26 + 1.19/boon→24 + 1.25
  • Increased: Call Bell Charge Time 6s→7s
  • Decreased: Doorway duration 20s→15s
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  • Increased: Doorway T1 duration +15s→+20s
  • Decreased: Doorway T3 range +45m→+40m
  • Decreased: Luggage Cart damage 80→60
  • Increased: Luggage Cart T1 +60 Damage→+80
  • Decreased: Luggage Cart range 25m→20m
  • Increased: Luggage Cart T2 +20m Cast Range→+25m

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Needs review

Venator

4 changes
  • Decreased: Sprint speed 1.5m→1m
  • Decreased: Bullet falloff range 20m-51m→18m-47m
  • Ira Domini cooldown no longer starts after the conclusion of the ability, now starts immediately
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  • Increased: Ira Domini blessed stakes damage 100→115

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Needs review

Viscous

9 changes
  • Decreased: Splatter damage 70→55
  • Decreased: Splatter spirit ratio 0.8→0.7
  • Increased: Splatter base bounce count 1→2
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  • Decreased: Splatter T3 bounce count +2→+1
  • Decreased: The Cube T3 -25s Cooldown→-20s
  • Decreased: Puddle Punch slow duration 4s→3s
  • Increased: Puddle Punch slow -20%→-30%
  • Decreased: Puddle Punch cooldown 24s→21s
  • Increased: Goo Ball T2 +10% Resists→+20%

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Needs review

Yamato

3 changes
  • Decreased: Flying Slash T2 +40 Spirit Power→+35
  • Decreased: Flying Slash T3 charges +2→+1
  • Increased: Flying Slash T3 Charge Time 4s→5s

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Item Changes

Needs review17 items

Needs review

Crushing Fists

Weapon2 changes
  • Increased: Max stacks stun duration 0.5s→0.75s
  • Increased: Bullet Resist reduction -4%→-5% per stack

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Needs review

Cursed Relic

Spirit2 changes
  • No longer has -14% Damage Output innate
  • Now applies a -25% Damage Output debuff for the 3.25s duration

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Needs review

Diviner's Kevlar

Vitality1 change
  • Increased: Spirit power +35→+40

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Needs review

Echo Shard

Spirit3 changes
  • Now has a 0.5s post-cast time
  • No longer grants +5% Fire Rate
  • Cooldown 35s→30s + the cooldown of the imbued ability

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Needs review

Ethereal Shift

Spirit1 change
  • Increased: Cooldown 35s→37s

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Needs review

Frenzy

Weapon1 change
  • Now has +10% Bullet Lifesteal as an innate

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Needs review

Fury Trance

Vitality2 changes
  • Active now grants +1m Move Speed
  • Active removes move speed penalty when shooting (like Fleetfoot)

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Needs review

Lifestrike

Vitality1 change
  • When hitting a trooper and a hero at the same time, it now always prioritizes healing off the hero (same change for Melee Lifesteal)

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Needs review

Mystic Shot

Weapon2 changes
  • Decreased: Cooldown 9s→8s
  • Decreased: Spirit scaling 1.2→0.9

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Needs review

Restorative Locket

Vitality1 change
  • Increased: Heal per boon 0.32→0.5

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Needs review

Scourge

Spirit3 changes
  • No longer grants +17% Debuff Resist innate bonus
  • Active now grants +20% Debuff Resist (retroactive on application)
  • Decreased: Max Health per second 2.5%→2.3%

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Needs review

Slowing Bullets

Weapon1 change
  • No longer grants +15% Weapon Damage

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Needs review

Spirit Burn

Spirit4 changes
  • No longer hits enemies in a 12m radius, only affects primary target now
  • Changed from the cooldown being on the item to being target based
  • Removed half cooldown against NPC
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  • Decreased: Explosion damage 110→50

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Needs review

Spiritual Overflow

Weapon3 changes
  • Now provides a bonus +10% Spirit Lifesteal on proc
  • Decreased: Ability Duration +15%→+13%
  • Decreased: Fire Rate +32%→+30%

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Needs review

Suppressor

Spirit1 change
  • Decreased: Duration 5s→4.5s

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Needs review

Tankbuster

Spirit1 change
  • No longer procs off of items

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Needs review

Weighted Shots

Weapon1 change
  • Decreased: Weapon Damage +40%→+30%

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Gameplay Changes

General changes

  • Stamina bucket 3 heroes (slowest) have their ground dash time 0.7s→0.72s and air dash time from 0.49s to 0.51s
  • The Orb Spawners in base that give 10 souls on hit now split to nearby players on expire
  • Fixed the party member / team mate audio volume slider for voice communications

Official Sources

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