What this patch changes
This patch is mostly about heroes, so skill values, timing windows, and matchup impact matter most.
Patch Version
03-06-2026
This view consolidates the patch summary, impacted heroes and items, plus the archive path backward.
Patch Profile
This patch leans toward hero balance, so read the summary and affected scope first before drilling into details.
Where to start
Start with the first summary line, then drill into heroes and items. The key headline is: Players can now jump during slides.
Practical impact
If you play the affected heroes or items, this patch changes default builds and the priorities you should read in-game.
Decision Summary
Use these four judgments to frame the patch first, then decide whether heroes, items, or trend history deserves your focus.
What This Patch Is Mostly About
This patch is mostly about heroes, so skill values, timing windows, and matchup impact matter most.
What To Read First
Start with the first summary line, then drill into heroes and items. The key headline is: Players can now jump during slides.
What Changes Most In Practice
If you play the affected heroes or items, this patch changes default builds and the priorities you should read in-game.
Best Reading Order
Read the summary and priority reads first, then work through layered hero or item changes, and finish with the archive for trend context.
Patch Winners & Losers
Quickly spot the main hero and item beneficiaries versus nerfed targets in this patch.
🟢 Patch Winners
- McGinnis
McGinnis received major buffs to turret and wall values, making her the biggest winner of the patch.
🔴 Patch Losers
- Bebop
Bebop received mixed tuning to hook and bomb combo flow.
- Haze
Haze received mixed tuning to Smoke Bomb stealth and dagger damage.
Key Highlights
- Players can now jump during slides.
- Sprint jumps now briefly grant extra air control at 30% for 0.25 seconds.
- Shrine difficulty was retuned, making the first one easier and the second one harder.
Priority Reads This Patch
Start with these heroes and items to pick up the patch's most important changes faster.
Source info
- Source: deadlocklabs.gg, generated at 2026-07-07T04:08:57.344Z
- The source report tracks 16 patch versions.
- 15 versions matched existing entries, and 1 source versions remain unmatched.
Current version source
- https://deadlocklabs.gg/patches/03-06-2026-update/
- 33 hero changes, 80 item changes, and 58 general changes.
- This version is matched to an existing site entry.
Unmatched source versions
- 03-25-2026 03-25-2026 Update - Deadlock Labs exposes this as a separate 03-25-2026 page, but the local wiki keeps 03-31-2026 as the canonical March 31 timeline. Do not auto-merge without matching Chinese source data.
Summary
- Players can now jump during slides.
- Sprint jumps now briefly grant extra air control at 30% for 0.25 seconds.
- Shrine difficulty was retuned, making the first one easier and the second one harder.
- McGinnis was the biggest winner, while Bebop, Haze, and Vindicta also received buffs.
Published
2026-03-06
Entry Type
Change Magnitude
Showing all hero and item changes in this patch.
Impacted Heroes
McGinnis
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Bebop
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Haze
Open Haze's page for abilities, recommended items, and build pacing.
Vindicta
Open Vindicta's page for abilities, recommended items, and build pacing.
Hero Change Notes
1 major, 3 mixed, and 0 targeted hero changes.
Major
1McGinnis
McGinnis received major buffs to turret and wall values, making her the biggest winner of the patch.
Mixed
3Bebop
Bebop received mixed tuning to hook and bomb combo flow.
Haze
Haze received mixed tuning to Smoke Bomb stealth and dagger damage.
Vindicta
Vindicta received mixed tuning to flight-overwatch and concussion values.
Impacted Items
Patch Archive
#1
07-01-2026
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#2
06-30-2026
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#3
06-11-2026
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#4
06-04-2026
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#5
05-31-2026
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#6
05-28-2026
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#7
05-25-2026
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#8
05-22-2026
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#9
04-30-2026
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#10
04-10-2026
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#11
03-31-2026
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#12
03-21-2026
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#13
03-06-2026
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#14
01-30-2026
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#15
12-29-2025
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#16
12-16-2025
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