Minor Update - 09-16-2026
- - Slowing Hex: Cooldown increased from 27s to 29s
Deadlock / Balance intelligence
Deadlock Slowing Hex
Item performance and patch changes. Expensive does not automatically mean overpowered.
Observed win rate
48.96%
Wins ÷ purchase observations
Purchase observations
2,354,451
API matches field
Players in sample
601,006
API players field
Average buy time
17.1m
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
Slowing Hex 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
- - Slowing Hex: Now sets the gravity of an enemy to a fixed +20% (heavier) regardless of their own base values
- - Slowing Hex: Projectile speed increased from 53m/s to 80m/s
- - Slowing Hex: Cooldown reduced from 30s to 27s
Shop Rework Update
- - New sounds added.
12-06-2024 Update
- - Slowing Hex: Cooldown increased from 26s to 28s.
11-07-2024 Update
- - Slowing Hex: Now uses Enduring Spirit as a component.
- - Slowing Hex: Now gains +10% Spirit Lifesteal and +75 Bonus Health.
- - Slowing Hex: Spirit Power reduced from 5 to 4.
- - Slowing Hex: No longer grants +1 Sprint.
- - Slowing Hex: Damage reduced from 70 to 40.
- - Withering Whip: Bullet Resist reduction reduced from -14% to -11%.
- - Withering Whip: Cooldown reduced from 22s to 18s.
- - Withering Whip: Now deals 50 Spirit Damage.