The Old Gods New Blood update is a major content drop for Deadlock that focuses on expanding the hero roster, introducing a new fast-paced game mode, and improving clarity across gameplay systems. It brings meaningful changes without overcomplicating the core experience, making it one of the most impactful updates so far.
Street Brawl Mode
Street Brawl is a new 4v4 game mode built around short, intense matches. Instead of long-form progression, matches are played as a best-of-five series where each round lasts only a couple of minutes. Every round starts with equal resources for all players, removing farming and snowballing from the equation.
Before each round, players select three items from a randomized pool. This keeps matches unpredictable and shifts the focus toward quick decision-making, mechanical skill, and adapting to limited loadouts. Street Brawl is clearly designed for players who want faster games or a lower-commitment way to play Deadlock.
Deadlock Old Gods New Blood Update
Six New Heroes Join the Roster
The update introduces six new heroes, released in waves of two per week starting January 26. These heroes expand the roster with new playstyles and team compositions.
New Hero List:
Silver
Rem
Graves
Apollo
Celeste
Venator
Each hero release is supported by new selection tools and voting systems to help players access and test them more reliably. While detailed ability breakdowns are not included yet, these heroes are designed to integrate into both Standard matches and Street Brawl.
Deadlock Old Gods New Blood Update
New Patrons and Core Map Updates
Two new Patrons replace the previous in-game models:
The Hidden King
The Archmother
These Patrons now feature objective health bars, allowing players to clearly track objective progress during matches.
The update also improves audio feedback with new Patron voice lines, helping major map events feel clearer and more readable during gameplay, especially in late-game situations.
New Items Added
Two new items are introduced in this update, each focused on ability and weapon synergy.
Ballistic Enchantment
Imbues an ability with increased range
Dealing damage with the imbued ability grants increased weapon damage
Scales per target hit
This item rewards ability accuracy and multi-target damage, making it effective for heroes that can reliably hit multiple enemies.
Recharging Rush
Dealing significant weapon damage replenishes charges for charged abilities
This item supports weapon-focused heroes who rely on ability charges, allowing for more frequent ability usage during sustained fights.
In-Game Sprays
A new Spray feature allows players to display support for upcoming heroes during matches. Sprays are cosmetic but can influence social interaction and voting behavior during games.
Revamped Postgame Experience
The postgame experience has been fully updated to provide clearer and more useful match breakdowns.
New MVP scoring system based on in-match performance
Expanded postgame summaries with detailed stat breakdowns
Updated scoreboard layout for improved readability
Clearer performance tracking across multiple roles and metrics
These changes make it easier for players to review matches and understand their individual impact.
Deadlock Old Gods New Blood Update
Gameplay, UI, and Quality-of-Life Updates
Old Gods New Blood includes a wide range of updates across systems, visuals, and performance.
Reactive hero portraits that change based on performance
Kill streak indicators for active elimination streaks
Improved ally and enemy chat visuals
Animated custom channel bars for channeled abilities
Enhanced damage numbers and hit feedback
Mid Boss spawn timer displayed on the minimap
Random Hero selection button
Rejuvenation duration timer
Visibility outlines for players and structures
Hole Punch camera system to reduce camera obstruction issues
Jungle camps glow through walls when nearby
Settings search functionality
Custom reticle editor with live preview
Adjustable FOV slider
Improved trooper AI behavior
New music and additional voice lines
Build authoring improvements
Chat settings rework and expanded Chat Wheel options
Improved anticheat systems
Better replay compatibility across updates
Network prediction improvements
Improved zipline movement for troopers and heroes
New item sound effects
Minor UI updates to ability tooltips
Rendering and lighting performance improvements
Better hit, death, healing, and bullet audio feedback
New tunnel routes added to the map for tiny heroes
The Deadlock Old Gods New Blood update focuses on speed, clarity, and accessibility. With Street Brawl offering a faster way to play, six new heroes expanding the roster, and major improvements to UI and feedback systems, the update strengthens both casual and competitive play. It does not radically change how Deadlock works, but it refines the experience in ways that most players will immediately notice.
For more Deadlock, check out our character tier list to see how heroes compare, and read our beginner’s guide for an overview of the game’s core systems.