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Borrowed Decree

Borrowed Decree is Graves' ultimate in Deadlock (slot 4), an active ability with a 140 second cooldown. Innate: Abilities can summon Ghouls that shamble toward the enemy base, dealing melee damage. They explode when they approach a hero or objective, dealing spirit damage in an area and applying a brief slow Active: Create a gravestone at a target location that summons Ghouls over time. Enemies can destroy the gravestone with two heavy melees. Its tooltip lists 115 Damage (+1.27 x Spirit), -64% Move Speed, 180 Summon Health (+8 x Boons) and 40 Melee Damage (+0.5 x Spirit). Upgrades: tier 1 -15s Cooldown and +25 Move Speed Percent; tier 2 +10s Duration and -0.3s Time to Summon; tier 3 +5% Current Health as Damage.

Borrowed Decree stats

Borrowed Decree

Graves · Ultimate · Active

  • Cooldown 140s
  • Duration 16s
  • Range 20m

Innate: Abilities can summon Ghouls that shamble toward the enemy base, dealing melee damage. They explode when they approach a hero or objective, dealing spirit damage in an area and applying a brief slow

Active: Create a gravestone at a target location that summons Ghouls over time. Enemies can destroy the gravestone with two heavy melees.

115Damage+1.27 x Spirit
-64%Move Speed
  • 180 Summon Health+8 x Boons
  • 40 Melee Damage+0.5 x Spirit
  • 20s Summon Lifetime
  • 1.25s Slow Duration
  • 6.5m Explosion Radius
  • 4s Time to Summon

Upgrades

Borrowed Decree tier upgrades
TierBonusesIn game
1-15s Cooldown
+25 Move Speed Percent
+25% Ghoul Speed
-15s Cooldown
2+10s Duration
-0.3s Time to Summon
+10s Duration
-0.3s Time To Spawn
3+5% Current Health as DamageOn Death: Deal +5% Current Health as Damage

Each tier is bought with ability points; how many points a tier costs is not in the game files this site reads, so it is not shown. Learning the ability takes 1 ability unlock.

Borrowed Decree changes in the latest build

Borrowed Decree changes in build 6698
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Borrowed Decree change history

Borrowed Decree history by build
PatchChangeState
build 6698Borrowed Decree's Move Speed changed from -80% to -64%.Changed
build 6686First recorded in Deadlock.Baseline

Related abilities

Borrowed Decree FAQ

What is Borrowed Decree's cooldown in Deadlock?

Borrowed Decree has a 140 second cooldown. The tier 1 upgrade changes it by -15s.

How does Borrowed Decree scale with spirit power?

Damage starts at 115 and gains 1.27 per point of Spirit, Melee Damage starts at 40 and gains 0.5 per point of Spirit and Duration starts at 16s and gains 0.04 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value.

What do Borrowed Decree's upgrades do?

Tier 1: -15s Cooldown and +25 Move Speed Percent. Tier 2: +10s Duration and -0.3s Time to Summon. Tier 3: +5% Current Health as Damage.

Was Borrowed Decree changed in the latest patch?

Yes. Borrowed Decree changed in the latest build of Deadlock.

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