Gameplay Update - 04-30-2026
- - Rescue Beam: Cast range increased from 32m to 35m
Deadlock / Balance intelligence
Deadlock Rescue Beam
Item performance and patch changes. Expensive does not automatically mean overpowered.
Observed win rate
51.15%
Wins ÷ purchase observations
Purchase observations
569,851
API matches field
Players in sample
204,753
API players field
Average buy time
19.8m
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
Rescue Beam 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 - 03-06-2026
- - Rescue Beam: Ability Range reduced from +8% to +6%
Shop Rework Update
- - New sounds added.
Map Rework Update
- - Fixed the UI prompt getting stuck when moving too far away from the other player.
- - Fixed heroes sometimes getting dropped to the ground while under the effect of Rescue Beam.
12-06-2024 Update
- - Rescue Beam: Range reduced from 32m to 28m.
- - Debuff Remover: Buff duration increased from 4s to 5s.
- - Debuff Remover: Heal on active increased from 10% Max HP to 300 HP.