DEADLOCKHow the Deadlock hero vote works
Voting chooses the order new heroes release during a major update. The City Never Sleeps release run finished on 20 October 2026. During that event, the 29 September notes specified pregame-lobby voting. Winning-team votes count double, and the first win of the day also doubles your votes.
This is a dated explanation of the completed event, not a claim that voting remains open today. A future event may use different rules; check its official announcement.
Three events with published totals
Priority tokens come from playing. The wiki’s City Never Sleeps write-up also notes oddities: 847 players voted every round and always picked the winner, while 36,236 voted every round and never did. 22,194 voted only for Nurse Harrow.
| Event | Votes | Closest or largest gap |
|---|---|---|
| City Never Sleeps, 2026 | Over 110 million | Baba vs Solomon, about 0.5% |
| Old Gods, New Blood | 60,776,963 | Venator over Celeste by 11% |
| Six New Heroes, 2025 | About 6 million | Billy just over 30%; Doorman beat Paige by 0.85% |
Questions
Where do I vote now?
The latest release run has finished. Its votes were cast in the pregame lobby; earlier events used a Hideout terminal. Valve had announced no new vote as of 29 October 2026.
Can I see a live tally here?
No. This page records completed events. Valve posts vote totals in its Steam announcements, such as the 20 October 2026 post reporting more than 110 million votes.
What did City Never Sleeps decide?
The wiki records more than 110 million votes. Baba and Solomon were the closest, about half a percent apart.
Sources
Checked 2026-10-29. Volatile numbers are labelled as estimates when they come from a tracker rather than Valve.