Live Patch·June 30, 2026·Today
Update
06-30-2026 Update
▲7buffs●14adjusted▼3nerfs
24 heroes · 4 items · 43 general
24 heroes touched
Heroes
▼Nerfed3
●Adjusted14
▲Buffed7
4 items changed
Items
▼Nerfed3
Weapon
1
Spirit
2
▲Buffed1
Weapon
1
43 general changes
General Changes
●King of the Hill objective has been rethemed and renamed to "Unstable Rift"
▼Unstable Rift no longer requires an Urn delivery to trigger the start of the event. It now has a variable start time of +/- 1 minute. There is a global announcement 25s before it spawns. 60s before that there is also an in-world only visual effect to let you know which lane it'll randomly spawn in.
▼Unstable Rift spawn interval increased from every 6 minutes to every 7 minutes
▲Unstable Rift comeback bonuses (resists in the area, extra comeback bounty, and trailing/leading team claiming timer) now all scale linearly based on the amount of NW they are trailing (scales from no bonus at 0% NW behind to full bonus at 15% NW behind)
Patch Impact Meter
Winners & Losers
Real win rate shift measured from tracked matches before and after 06-30-2026 Update.
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Patch Analysis
The 06-30-2026 Update update went live on June 30, 2026 (Today) and brings 24 hero adjustments, 4 item changes and 43 general gameplay changes across the Deadlock balance sheet. Celeste and Mina are the biggest winners of this patch with straight buffs to their kit, while Holliday and Rem take the hardest nerfs, while 14 other heroes got mixed adjustments that could shift their power curve in either direction. On the item side, Toxic Bullets got buffed and will likely show up in more builds this patch, while Mystic Shot and Scourge got nerfed and may drop out of core slots. Every hero and item change below opens a full breakdown of the numeric tweaks, ability adjustments and item rework details, with links through to the updated hero build guide or item stat page.
After 06-30-2026 Update
Track what actually changed in the meta: hero tier list, how the meta shifted, item win rates, fresh builds and the full patch archive.