Deadlock Minor Update Patch Notes (4th June 2026)

Valve has been tinkering with Deadlock's Urn ever since it became clear that melee-flipping a contested objective back and forth wasn't exactly the most satisfying resolution mechanic. Today's minor update scraps that entirely.

The new system works like a king of the hill capture point. Both teams can contest simultaneously, but the Urn only gets claimed once one team has the circle to themselves. Progress duration scales based on how favoured your position is, running 6, 12, or 18 seconds depending on the state of play. If nobody resolves it within 75 seconds, the Urn gives up and scatters all souls as orbs into the air. The runner also now gets their 35% bonus bounty and stats on initial deposit rather than waiting to see if their team wins the conclusion, which is a meaningful change for anyone who's ever sprinted across the map only to get nothing for it. Comeback resistance now adds +35% Debuff Resistance on top of the existing bullet and spirit resistances, making the trailing team harder to shut down.

Overall Urn bounty is down 20%, though the trailing team is exempt from that reduction. The drop-off location has also moved above the bridges on the side lanes. Keep an eye on how the new progress radius interacts with team fights.