What this patch changes
This patch is mostly about heroes, so skill values, timing windows, and matchup impact matter most.
Patch Version
05-31-2026
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: Apollo saw a major rework to Disengaging Sigil, including directional input control and fully replaced T1, T2, and T3 upgrades.
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: Apollo saw a major rework to Disengaging Sigil, including directional input control and fully replaced T1, T2, and T3 upgrades.
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
- Apollo
Disengaging Sigil was fully reworked: speed increased by 50%, the vertical and horizontal ratio became 1:1, and you can now control launch direction. T1 now grants +25% fire rate and bullet velocity for 8 seconds, T2 now restores 1 stamina on hit and resets air jump and dash, and T3 now allows a recast within 4 seconds. Flawless Advance T1 healing rose from 30+0.75 to 35+1.0, T2 cooldown reduction improved from -10s to -12s, and Itani Lo Sahn damage increased from 190 to 200 with Spirit scaling rising from 2.3 to 2.6.
- McGinnis
Heavy Barrage range was heavily reduced from 50m to 36m. T1 sprint slow dropped from 30% to 18%, while regular slow stayed at 30%. T3 bonus damage per rocket fell from +18 to +15.
🔴 Patch Losers
- Graves
Jar of Dead damage was reduced from 20+0.31 per Spirit to 17+0.27, and collection rate fell by 20%. Ghouls lost 15% damage, but bounty increased from 25+1 per minute to 35+2 per minute.
Key Highlights
- Apollo saw a major rework to Disengaging Sigil, including directional input control and fully replaced T1, T2, and T3 upgrades.
- Graves was nerfed: Jar of Dead damage went down, Ghouls lost 15% damage, and Ghouls now give more bounty.
- McGinnis was nerfed: Heavy Barrage range fell from 50m to 36m, sprint slow on T1 dropped from 30% to 18%, and T3 rocket bonus damage fell from +18 to +15.
Priority Reads This Patch
Start with these heroes and items to pick up the patch's most important changes faster.
#1
Disengaging Sigil was fully reworked: speed increased by 50%, the vertical and horizontal ratio became 1:1, and you can now control launch direction. T1 now grants +25% fire rate and bullet velocity for 8 seconds, T2 now restores 1 stamina on hit and resets air jump and dash, and T3 now allows a recast within 4 seconds. Flawless Advance T1 healing rose from 30+0.75 to 35+1.0, T2 cooldown reduction improved from -10s to -12s, and Itani Lo Sahn damage increased from 190 to 200 with Spirit scaling rising from 2.3 to 2.6.
#2
Heavy Barrage range was heavily reduced from 50m to 36m. T1 sprint slow dropped from 30% to 18%, while regular slow stayed at 30%. T3 bonus damage per rocket fell from +18 to +15.
#3
Jar of Dead damage was reduced from 20+0.31 per Spirit to 17+0.27, and collection rate fell by 20%. Ghouls lost 15% damage, but bounty increased from 25+1 per minute to 35+2 per minute.
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/minor-update-05-31-2026/
- 7 hero changes, 0 item changes, and 0 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
- Apollo saw a major rework to Disengaging Sigil, including directional input control and fully replaced T1, T2, and T3 upgrades.
- Graves was nerfed: Jar of Dead damage went down, Ghouls lost 15% damage, and Ghouls now give more bounty.
- McGinnis was nerfed: Heavy Barrage range fell from 50m to 36m, sprint slow on T1 dropped from 30% to 18%, and T3 rocket bonus damage fell from +18 to +15.
- Pocket was nerfed: Flying Cloak T3 cooldown reduction fell from -14s to -13s, and Affliction T3 DPS fell from +18 to +14.
- Silver was nerfed: Slam Fire current-health damage dropped from 3% to 2.5%, T3 dropped from 8% to 7%, Entangling Bola cooldown rose from 20s to 23s, and Lycan Curse fire-rate bonus dropped from 65% to 60%.
- Victor was nerfed: Shocking Reanimation T3 cooldown reduction fell from -130s to -120s.
- Yamato was nerfed: Power Slash Spirit scaling dropped from 2.1 to 1.85, and Flying Slash cast range dropped from 30m to 28m.
Published
2026-05-31
Entry Type
Change Magnitude
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Impacted Heroes
Apollo
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Graves
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McGinnis
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Pocket
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Silver
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Victor
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Yamato
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Hero Change Notes
2 major, 0 mixed, and 5 targeted hero changes.
Major
2Apollo
Disengaging Sigil was fully reworked: speed increased by 50%, the vertical and horizontal ratio became 1:1, and you can now control launch direction. T1 now grants +25% fire rate and bullet velocity for 8 seconds, T2 now restores 1 stamina on hit and resets air jump and dash, and T3 now allows a recast within 4 seconds. Flawless Advance T1 healing rose from 30+0.75 to 35+1.0, T2 cooldown reduction improved from -10s to -12s, and Itani Lo Sahn damage increased from 190 to 200 with Spirit scaling rising from 2.3 to 2.6.
McGinnis
Heavy Barrage range was heavily reduced from 50m to 36m. T1 sprint slow dropped from 30% to 18%, while regular slow stayed at 30%. T3 bonus damage per rocket fell from +18 to +15.
Targeted
5Graves
Jar of Dead damage was reduced from 20+0.31 per Spirit to 17+0.27, and collection rate fell by 20%. Ghouls lost 15% damage, but bounty increased from 25+1 per minute to 35+2 per minute.
Flying Cloak T3 cooldown reduction fell from -14s to -13s. Affliction T3 DPS dropped from +18 to +14.
Silver
Slam Fire current-health damage dropped from 3% to 2.5%, with T3 dropping from 8% to 7%. Entangling Bola cooldown rose from 20s to 23s, and T2 changed from -5s cooldown to -8s. Lycan Curse fire-rate bonus fell from 65% to 60%.
Victor
Shocking Reanimation T3 cooldown reduction fell from -130s to -120s.
Yamato
Power Slash Spirit scaling dropped from 2.1 to 1.85. Flying Slash cast range fell from 30m to 28m.
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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