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Halloween cauldrons bring candy and Sugar Rush to Deadlock until November 2
The seasonal event adds candy to collect and save for a temporary boost.
Deadlock splits the Rejuvenator into three crystals and expands the Mid-Boss arena
The redesigned objective spreads its rewards around a larger pit with more cover.
Deadlock’s six latest heroes lose new status and become eligible for bans
The latest hero releases now follow standard ban and ranked unlock rules.
Deadlock Ranked: What the July 30 Update Actually Does
Valve killed ranked in November 2024 and replaced it with a hidden number nobody could read. On July 30, 2026 it came back, and it’s stricter than the…
Official news archive
This archive groups official updates separately from analysis and community reporting. The snapshot contains one post, dated July 31, 2026, about the July 30 ranked update.
How to use this section
Open a story and check its date and the underlying first-party source to distinguish a Valve announcement from the site’s explanation of it.
The listed article is titled Deadlock Ranked: What the July 30 Update Actually Does and displays a 
seven-minute reading time. Its subject is the return of ranked play in that update. Read the article and its linked source for the actual changes; the archive card is a summary and does not itself reproduce the complete announcement.
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