Use your favourite features in-game with our Desktop AppThe Broker is Deadlock's newest secret shopkeeper, where players can transform their items into corrupted variants, granting additional enhancements and drawbacks. In this guide, you'll learn everything about The Broker, including where it spawns and how Corrupted Items work.
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The Broker is a time-limited shopkeeper in the main game modes (Standard and Ranked). It was available from Sep 29, 2026, to Oct 2, 2026. Valve has teased that it might return again at a later date, so stay tuned!
The Broker's shop appears near the Lane Guardians in the Middle (Blue) Lane for both teams. In Standard and Ranked play, it first opens at around 30 minutes and allows players to enhance one item. It reopens every 15 minutes afterward, allowing one extra item enhancement each time.
In the Street Brawl Mode, the Broker is available in Round 5.
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The Broker can turn your Tier 3 and Tier 4 items into Corrupted Variants for a price equal to the item's original price in Souls:
Ricochet can't roll your Fire Rate), meaning they will lower other stats that the item doesn't buff.Ricochet's passive damage and number of targets are increased.Ricochet has increased Ricochet Range.Note that you can see the outcome of the Corrupted Item before actually buying it.
These are the standard possible downsides that a Corrupted Item will have, chosen randomly among stats that are not buffed by the original item:
Stat | Variation on Tier 3 Item | Variation on Tier 4 Item |
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Ability Cooldown | -12% to -15% | -15% to -20% |
Ability Range | -17% to -23% | -22% to -29% |
Ability Duration | -13% to -18% | -17% to -23% |
Bullet Resist | -26 to -35 | -39 to -52 |
Fire Rate | -1 to -2 | -1 to -2 |
Maximum Health | -16% to -24% | -21% to -28% |
Move Speed | -1.70 to -2.30 m/s | -2.30 to -3.10 m&s |
Spirit Power | -300 to -400 | -470 to -630 |
Spirit Resist | -12% to -17% | -16% to -21% |
Stamina | -12% to -17% | -16% to -21% |
Stamina Recovery | -34% to -36% | -47% to -64% |
Weapon Damage | -22% to -29% | -26% to -36% |
