Chain Gang
Chain Gang is Billy's ultimate in Deadlock (slot 4), an active ability with a 175 second cooldown. Chain nearby enemies to you. Chained enemies cannot use movement abilities and receive a heavy slow when they pull on the chain. After a delay, yank everyone towards Billy and deal spirit damage. The chain breaks if you lose line of sight for a short while. Its tooltip lists 120 Damage (+0.7 x Spirit), 2.8s Duration and 35% Move Speed Slow Max Pct. Upgrades: tier 1 +40% Bullet Resist and +40% Spirit Resist; tier 2 -40s Cooldown; tier 3 +1.3s Per Hero and +5m Cast Range.
Chain Gang stats
Chain Gang
- Cooldown 175s
- Duration 2.8s
- Range 12.0m
Chain nearby enemies to you. Chained enemies cannot use movement abilities and receive a heavy slow when they pull on the chain.
After a delay, yank everyone towards Billy and deal spirit damage.
The chain breaks if you lose line of sight for a short while.
- 35% Move Speed Slow Max Pct
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +40% Bullet Resist +40% Spirit Resist | +40% spirit resist & bullet resist |
| 2 | -40s Cooldown | |
| 3 | +1.3s Per Hero +5m Cast Range | +5m Range +1.3s of Unstoppable Per Hero pulled in |
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.
Chain Gang change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| build 6698 | No player-facing change. | Unchanged |
| build 6686 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
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Chain Gang FAQ
What is Chain Gang's cooldown in Deadlock?
Chain Gang has a 175 second cooldown. The tier 2 upgrade changes it by -40s.
How does Chain Gang scale with spirit power?
Damage starts at 120 and gains 0.7 per point of Spirit and Damage Per Second starts at 45 and gains 0.9 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value.
What do Chain Gang's upgrades do?
Tier 1: +40% Bullet Resist and +40% Spirit Resist. Tier 2: -40s Cooldown. Tier 3: +1.3s Per Hero and +5m Cast Range.
Was Chain Gang changed in the latest patch?
No. Chain Gang is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file.