Love Bites
Love Bites is Mina's third ability in Deadlock (slot 3), a passive ability. Your bullets apply additional spirit damage. Dealing damage your abilities builds up to a vicious bite, dealing a burst of bonus spirit damage. Love Bites has a unique cooldown per target. Its tooltip lists 4 Spirit Damage Per Bullet (+0.09 x Spirit) and 45 Bonus Damage (+1.85 x Spirit). Upgrades: tier 1 +3s Slow Duration and +24% Move Speed; tier 2 +3 Spirit Damage Per Bullet and +45 Bonus Damage; tier 3 -5s Per Target Cooldown, +25% Fire Rate and +5s Buff Duration.
Love Bites stats
Love Bites
Your bullets apply additional spirit damage. Dealing damage your abilities builds up to a vicious bite, dealing a burst of bonus spirit damage.
Love Bites has a unique cooldown per target.
On Proc:
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +3s Slow Duration +24% Move Speed | On Proc: +24% Slow for 3s |
| 2 | +3 Spirit Damage Per Bullet +45 Bonus Damage | +3 Spirit Damage per Bullet & +45 Bonus Damage |
| 3 | -5s Per Target Cooldown +25% Fire Rate +5s Buff Duration | -5 Cooldown On Proc: +25% Fire Rate for 5s |
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.
Love Bites changes in the latest build
| Field | 6686 | 6698 |
|---|---|---|
| upgrades.0.bonuses.1.bonus | 30 | 24 |
| upgrades.0.description.1.c.1 | {"p":"SlowPercent","t":"value","v":"30"} | {"p":"SlowPercent","t":"value","v":"24"} |
| upgrades.0.descriptionText | On Proc: +30% Slow for 3s | On Proc: +24% Slow for 3s |
Love Bites change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| build 6698 | Love Bites' the tier 1 upgrade changed from +3s Slow Duration and +30% Move Speed to +3s Slow Duration and +24% Move Speed. | Changed |
| build 6686 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Related abilities
Love Bites FAQ
How does Love Bites scale with spirit power?
Spirit Damage Per Bullet starts at 4 and gains 0.09 per point of Spirit and Bonus Damage starts at 45 and gains 1.85 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value.
What do Love Bites' upgrades do?
Tier 1: +3s Slow Duration and +24% Move Speed. Tier 2: +3 Spirit Damage Per Bullet and +45 Bonus Damage. Tier 3: -5s Per Target Cooldown, +25% Fire Rate and +5s Buff Duration.
Which hero has Love Bites?
Love Bites is Mina's third ability (slot 3).
Was Love Bites changed in the latest patch?
Yes. Love Bites changed in the latest build of Deadlock.