Deadlock’s Nov. 4 Update Rebalances 7 Heroes and Healbane

Apollo gains a disarm on Riposte, while Baba and Celeste take several ability reductions and Rat King gets more bullet damage and ammo.

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Deadlock Minor Update graphic over a dark cityscape

Deadlock’s Nov. 4 minor update adjusts 7 heroes and Healbane, mixing targeted nerfs for Baba and Celeste with buffs for Apollo, Mo & Krill, Nurse Harrow, and Rat King. Valve’s Nov. 4 Steam update also cuts back several of Deadman Danny’s damage and healing bonuses.

Apollo’s Riposte now disarms on Pommel Hit and ends any existing parry on its target, while its T2 duration increases. Rat King gains bullet damage and ammo, along with more movement speed on Rule, Ratannia! Nurse Harrow’s bullet damage rises by 8%, and Mo & Krill receive stronger Scorn healing, a wider Burrow damage radius, improved Sand Blast slow values, and more health per kill from Combo.

Baba and Celeste take the broadest reductions. Baba loses Spirit Resistance scaling and melee damage per boon, while Baba’s Brew and Granny Long Legs also lose strength. Celeste’s Shining Wonder gets a longer cooldown, shorter bounce range, and weaker slow and T2 damage. Radiant Daggers’ cast range and Spirit Amp move to different upgrade tiers.

Healbane’s stacks now diminish more aggressively. Its value at 2 stacks changes from 57.8% to 54.7%, and at 4 stacks from 82.2% to 72%. The patch also revisits the Oct. 14 balance pass, when Baba’s Brew’s cooldown increased to 27 seconds and Deadman Danny’s Close The Deal bonus against low-health targets rose to 75%. Those values now move to 28 seconds and 55%, respectively, in the Nov. 4 follow-up adjustments.

Deadlock Minor Update 11-04-2026

Healbane: Stacks now diminish 20% more aggressively (at 2 stacks 57.8%->54.7%, at 4 stacks 82.2% to 72%)
Apollo: Riposte – Pommel Hit now also disarms the enemy
Apollo: Riposte – Pummel hit now ends any preexisting parry on the target
Apollo: Riposte – T2 increased from +0.6s duration to +0.7s
Apollo: Itani Lo Sahn – T3 bonus damage increased from +50% to +60%
Baba: Spirit Resistance scaling reduced from 0.7 to 0.5
Baba: Melee damage per boon reduced by 10%
Baba: Baba’s Brew – Cooldown increased from 27s to 28s
Baba: Baba’s Brew – Burn DPS spirit scaling reduced from 0.15 to 0.13
Baba: Baba’s Brew – Cycle time increased from 1.5s to 1.6s
Baba: Granny Long Legs – Melee Resist reduced from 30% to 25%
Baba: Granny Long Legs – Debuff Resist reduced from 30% to 25%
Celeste: Dazzling Trick – T3 silence duration reduced from +1.25s to +0.75s
Celeste: Radiant Daggers – Cast range reduced from 30m to 25m (moved to T2)
Celeste: Radiant Daggers – Spirit Amp per Stack reduced from +7% to +6% (moved to T3)
Celeste: Shining Wonder – Slow reduced from -32% Movement to -28%
Celeste: Shining Wonder – Cooldown increased from 160s to 170s
Celeste: Shining Wonder – Bounce range reduced from 15.5m to 15m
Celeste: Shining Wonder – T1 move speed slow reduced from -16% to -14%
Celeste: Shining Wonder – T2 bonus damage reduced from +90 to +80
Deadman Danny: Close The Deal – Bonus damage to under half health targets reduced from +75% to +55%
Deadman Danny: Strix Salvo – Spirit scaling reduced by 8%
Deadman Danny: Chimera Mk1 – T2 reduced from 150 Heal On Hit to 125
Deadman Danny: Chimera Mk1 – T2 heal spirit scaling reduced from 2.0 to 1.7
Mo & Krill: Scorn – Heal from heroes increased from 1.2x to 1.3x
Mo & Krill: Burrow – Damage radius increased by +0.5m
Mo & Krill: Sand Blast – T2 slow from -24% Slow and -26% Dash distance to -28% for both
Mo & Krill: Combo – Health per kill increased from 40 to 50
Nurse Harrow: Bullet damage increased by 8%
Nurse Harrow: Lurking Terrors – Vertical angle increased from 50% to 65%
Nurse Harrow: Lurking Terrors – Fear buildup time reduced from 2s to 1.75s
Rat King: Bullet damage increased from 5.7 to 5.8
Rat King: Ammo increased from 24 to 26
Rat King: Scrap Grenade – Meleeing the grenade fuse time extension reduced from 0.4s to 0.25s
Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – Move Speed increased from +3m to +4m
Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – T1 now also reduces cooldown by -25s

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