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Deadlock Arctic Blast

Item performance and patch changes. Expensive does not automatically mean overpowered.

Observed win rate

53.20%

Wins ÷ purchase observations

Purchase observations

1,102,663

API matches field

Players in sample

364,463

API players field

Average buy time

29.3m

Minutes into a match

Sample: 2026-09-17 through 2026-10-16 UTC · Normal mode, ranked + unranked, all ranks. Retrieved . Deadlock API. Observed matches only; not the entire player population. Refreshes hourly; upstream item statistics may be cached for six hours.

Item statistics are observational. Winning players buy different items, and later purchases select for longer matches. Do not interpret purchase win rate as the causal effect of buying this item.

The paper trail

Arctic Blast patch history

Every explicitly attributed change found in the 26 available archive entries. This is the available archive, not a claim of complete lifetime coverage. Linked-only announcements may omit change text.

Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026

  • - Arctic Blast: Slowed targets now have their stamina regen frozen for the 4s slow duration
  • - Arctic Blast: Radius increased from 12m to 16m
  • - Arctic Blast: Damage height increased from 5m to 7m
  • - Arctic Blast: No longer does 15% damage amp
  • - Arctic Blast: Immobilize increased from 0.75s to 1s
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