Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026
- - Healing Nova: Ability Range reduced from +6% to +5%
Deadlock / Balance intelligence
Deadlock Healing Nova
Item performance and patch changes. Expensive does not automatically mean overpowered.
Observed win rate
51.10%
Wins ÷ purchase observations
Purchase observations
433,780
API matches field
Players in sample
165,470
API players field
Average buy time
20.6m
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
Healing Nova 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.
Shop Rework Update
- - New sounds added.
12-06-2024 Update
- - Healing Nova: Time to heal increased from 2s to 2.75s.
- - Enchanter's Barrier: Cooldown reduction reduced from 8% to 6%.
- - Return Fire no longer has +9 Spirit Power.
- - Return Fire now has +3 HP Regen.
- - Return Fire now has +10% Ammo.
11-07-2024 Update
- - Healing Nova: Now grants +6% Ability Range.
- - Combat Barrier: Fire Rate increased from 6% to 7%.