Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026
- - Knockdown: Gravity increased from +50% to +100% when the stun hits the target (causes airborne targets to fall faster)
- - Knockdown: Ability Range reduced from +6% to +5%
Deadlock / Balance intelligence
Deadlock Knockdown
Item performance and patch changes. Expensive does not automatically mean overpowered.
Observed win rate
47.76%
Wins ÷ purchase observations
Purchase observations
1,013,406
API matches field
Players in sample
388,255
API players field
Average buy time
24.1m
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
Knockdown 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
- - Updated overhead visual counter.
- - Now stops all momentum on Stun so victims fall straight down.
Map Rework Update
- - Updated vfx.
12-06-2024 Update
- - Knockdown: Stun duration reduced from 0.9 to 0.75.
- - Knockdown: Stun now lasts 1s longer against airborne targets based on how high off the ground they are (up to 30m).