Complete Deadlock Patch Notes – October 5, 2026

It’s been 3 days since Deadlock released its newest Hero, Rat King, in the City Never Sleeps update. In the Deadlock community, players have said the new hero is unbalanced compared to other characters on the roster, along with the magician Sinclair.  The Deadlock developers listened and recently released new patch notes to better balance the characters. Here’s a complete breakdown of the newest Deadlock patch notes from October 5, 2026.

Deadlock Rat King Changes

• Scrap Grenade
  • Fixed bugs related to bounce targeting.
  • Damage increased from 65 → 70.
  • T2 Damage increased from 65 → 70.
• Rat Swarm
  • Base cooldown reduced from 28s → 24s.
• Rule, Ratannia!
  • Cooldown increased from 130s → 160s.
  • Damage Reduction reduced from 20% → 15%.
  • Radius reduced from 24m → 20m.
  • Charge Duration reduced from 12s → 10s.
  • Bonus Move Speed no longer scales with Spirit.
  • Rat King now falls faster while charging.
  • T1 Changes
    • Move Speed bonus increased from +1 m/s → +2 m/s.
    • No longer provides -20s Cooldown.
      • Total cooldown changes from 110s → 160s.
  • T2 Changes
    • No longer provides +8s Charge Duration.
      • Total Charge Duration changes from 20s → 10s.
    • Flag Duration bonus reduced from +8s → +5s.
  • T3 Changes
    • Damage Reduction bonus reduced from 15% → 10%.
      • Total Damage Reduction changes from 35% → 25%.

Related: Deadlock City Never Sleeps Full Patch Notes: New Map, 6 Heroes, The Broker and More

Sinclair Changes

• Base Stats
  • Base HP Regen reduced from 2 → 1.
• Gun
  • Falloff range reduced from 25–61m → 20–60m.
  • Base bullet damage reduced from 17.76 → 16.5.
• Vexing Bolt
  • Now deals 50% damage to objectives.
• Spectral Assistant
  • Gun falloff range reduced from 25–61m → 20–60m.
• Rabbit Hex
  • Radius reduced from 6.5m → 6m.
  • T3 Radius bonus reduced from +3m → +2m.
• Audience Participation
  • Copy Duration reduced from 12s → 9s.
  • Copied ability cooldown increased from 40% → 60%.

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