Deadlock Update from October 7, 2026: Busya is now available to play

On the night of October 6–7, Deadlock released an update that introduced Busya—one of the six heroes announced in the “Sleepless City” patch. This hero steals spiritual power from enemies, douses them with hot broth, and sets a flock of pigeons on them. Find all the details about the new character in Russian in our article.

There are a few things that most residents of Cursed Apple hope to experience at least once in their lives.

See a Broadway show.
Go ice skating at Rockefeller Center during the Christmas season.
Get scolded by the Pigeon Lady in Central Park.

Because Busya is more than just an elderly woman who feeds the pigeons in the park... She’s a true landmark. A force of nature who has long been woven into the very fabric of New York City. Is it true that she’s been sitting in the exact same spot every day for the past 50 years, rain or shine? Maybe. Is she REALLY the leader of a coven in SoHo? Who knows. But one thing is certain... She’s a New Yorker. And she’s not about to just sit idly by and watch as a bunch of tourists tear Manhattan apart in their quest for power.

Hero’s weapon — Buko-Night Special. It fires one bullet per shot, dealing 8.8 damage. Base rate of fire is 3.23 shots per second; damage per second (excluding reload time) is 28. The magazine holds 15 rounds, and reload time is 2.5 seconds.

Wrap the targeted area in a jagged thread that follows your crosshairs, then explodes along its path, dealing spiritual damage and stealing spiritual power from enemies. The effect is amplified for Busi.

As long as Busi has stolen spirit power, each bullet deals additional spirit damage.

Base stats: 10 stolen spiritual power, stolen power efficiency 175%, spiritual damage per bullet: 16, radius: 3.5 m, range: 35 m, max duration: 50 seconds, cooldown: 26 seconds, charge cooldown: 6 seconds.

Upgrades:

The bench’s legs extend, increasing movement speed, jump height, debuff resistance, and melee damage resistance.

Light melee attack: Performs a kick that knocks enemies back.
Heavy melee attack: Strikes the ground, launching enemies into the air, slowing them, and dealing spiritual damage.

Hold the crouch button to charge a high jump, then release it to jump.

Base Stats: Bonus Movement Speed 5 m/s, Resistance to Negative Effects 30%, Resistance to Melee Attacks 30%, Light Attack Knockback 10 m, Heavy attack damage: 75; Heavy attack slow: 50%; Heavy attack slow duration: 4 seconds; Duration: 10 seconds; Radius: 10 m; Cooldown: 30 seconds.

Upgrades:

Brew tea and throw the pot, casting a magical effect in the area of effect that cycles over time between providing a barrier, silence, and a burning effect that deals gradual spiritual damage and reduces resistance to spiritual attacks.

Right-click to pause or resume brewing.

Base stats: radius 6 m, barrier 100, barrier duration 8 seconds, silence duration 3 seconds, periodic damage 12, spirit resistance reduction 15%, burn duration 8 seconds, cooldown 25 seconds.

Upgrades:

Cover the targets in front of you with bread, applying a stacking slow effect to them.

When the ability ends, a flock of pigeons attacks the target, dealing spiritual damage and transforming it into a pigeon. Damage and transformation duration increase based on the amount of bread.

Base stats: 18 m radius, 6.5-second cast time, 450 max damage, 2.75-second max pigeon transformation duration, 3.5 seconds to reach max bread count, Max. Slow: 32%, Cooldown: 150 seconds.

Upgrades:

The previous hero released was the Rat King, and next in line are Violet, Dead Danny, Solomon, and Sister Harrow.

Photo: Valve.