What this patch changes
This is a fairly balanced update where heroes, items, and overall pacing all deserve attention.
Latest Patch
09-29-2026
This view consolidates the patch summary, impacted heroes and items, plus the archive path backward.
Patch Profile
This patch leans toward mixed tuning, 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: The City Never Sleeps update is tracked in the official 09-29-2026 changelog thread.
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 is a fairly balanced update where heroes, items, and overall pacing all deserve attention.
What To Read First
Start with the first summary line, then drill into heroes and items. The key headline is: The City Never Sleeps update is tracked in the official 09-29-2026 changelog thread.
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.
π’ Patch Winners
- Sinclair
The October 5 hotfix reduced Sinclair's health regeneration, base bullet damage, gun falloff, and parts of all four abilities.
π΄ Patch Losers
- Sinclair
The October 5 hotfix reduced Sinclair's health regeneration, base bullet damage, gun falloff, and parts of all four abilities.
Key Highlights
- The City Never Sleeps update is tracked in the official 09-29-2026 changelog thread.
- Follow-up hotfixes added health-bar and interface options, fixed lane trooper movement, and adjusted Rat King, Sinclair, Baba, Deadman Danny, and Radiant Regeneration.
- The latest official hotfix in this patch thread was posted on October 14, 2026.
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://forums.playdeadlock.com/threads/09-29-2026.166726/
- 0 hero changes, 0 item changes, and 1 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
- The City Never Sleeps update is tracked in the official 09-29-2026 changelog thread.
- Follow-up hotfixes added health-bar and interface options, fixed lane trooper movement, and adjusted Rat King, Sinclair, Baba, Deadman Danny, and Radiant Regeneration.
- The latest official hotfix in this patch thread was posted on October 14, 2026.
Published
2026-09-30
Entry Type
Change Magnitude
Showing all hero and item changes in this patch.
Impacted Heroes
Sinclair
Open Sinclair's page for abilities, recommended items, and build pacing.
Hero Change Notes
0 major, 0 mixed, and 1 targeted hero changes.
Targeted
1Sinclair
The October 5 hotfix reduced Sinclair's health regeneration, base bullet damage, gun falloff, and parts of all four abilities.
Impacted Items
spirit 3200
Radiant Regeneration
Radiant Regeneration
Item Change Notes
0 major, 0 mixed, and 1 targeted item changes.
Targeted
1Radiant Regeneration
The October 14 hotfix reduced Spirit scaling from 0.04 to 0.035.
Patch Archive
#1
09-29-2026
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#2
09-16-2026
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#3
08-22-2026
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#4
08-12-2026
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#5
07-01-2026
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#6
06-30-2026
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#7
06-11-2026
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#8
06-04-2026
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#9
05-31-2026
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#10
05-28-2026
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#11
05-25-2026
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#12
05-22-2026
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#13
04-30-2026
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#14
04-10-2026
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#15
03-31-2026
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#16
03-21-2026
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#17
03-06-2026
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#18
01-30-2026
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#19
12-29-2025
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#20
12-16-2025
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