Deadlock Nerfs Rat King and Surprisingly Sinclair

Deadlock just released the first minor patch of the brand-new Never Sleeps Update, hitting the king of Long Island, the Rat King, with some much-needed nerfs. However, what’s even more surprising is that Sinclair, of all heroes, got his with some nerfs as well.

The Rat Dethroned

It’s no surprise that when a brand-new Deadlock hero releases, they’ll either go live in an over- or underpowered state. Such is the case with the Rat King, who has been seriously taking the streets by storm over the weekend. However, despite this, Valve is swinging the nerf bat at Sinclair too, marking the first major changes the magician has seen since last winter!

• Rat King: Scrap Grenade – Fixed some bugs with bouncing targeting
• Rat King: Scrap Grenade – Damage increased from 65 to 70
• Rat King: Scrap Grenade – T2 Damage increased from 65 to 70
• Rat King: Rat Swarm – Base Cooldown reduced from 28s to 24s
• Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – Cooldown increased from 130 to 160
• Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – Damage Reduction reduced from 20% to 15%
• Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – Radius reduced from 24m to 20m
• Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – Charge Duration reduced from 12s to 10s
• Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – Bonus Move speed no longer scales with Spirit
• Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – Now falls faster while charging
• Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – T1 +1m/s Move Speed to +2m/s Move Speed
• Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – T1 No longer gives -20s cooldown (Total cooldown from 110s to 160s)
• Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – T2 No longer grants +8s Charge Duration (Total charge duration from 20s to 10s)
• Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – T2 Flag Duration reduced from +8s to +5s
• Rat King: Rule, Ratannia! – T3 Damage Reduction reduced from 15% to 10% (Total Damage Reduction from 35% to 25%)
• Sinclair: Base HP Regen reduced from 2 to 1
• Sinclair: Gun – Falloff range reduced from 25-61 to 20-60
• Sinclair: Gun – Reduced bullet base damage from 17.76 to 16.5
• Sinclair: Vexing Bolt – Now does half damage to objectives
• Sinclair: Spectral Assistant – Gun falloff range reduced from 25-61 to 20-60
• Sinclair: Rabbit Hex – Radius reduced from 6.5m to 6m
• Sinclair: Rabbit Hex – T3 reduced from +3m Radius to +2m
• Sinclair: Audience Participation – Copy duration reduced from 12s to 9s
• Sinclair: Audience Participation – Copied cooldown increased from 40% to 60%