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Petrifying Bola

Petrifying Bola is Vyper's ultimate in Deadlock (slot 4), an active ability with a 115 second cooldown. Throw an explosive bola. On exploding, the bola Slows and Damages all enemies in the area. Direct hits deal Additional Damage and Petrify instead. Petrified units block all damage, but cannot take actions. Its tooltip lists 2.2s Petrify Duration, 50 Damage (+0.744 x Spirit), 180 Petrify Damage (+2.046 x Spirit) and -40% Move Speed. Upgrades: tier 1 +49.5 Petrify Damage; tier 2 -20s Cooldown; tier 3 +1s Petrify Duration.

Petrifying Bola stats

Petrifying Bola

Vyper · Ultimate · Active

  • Cooldown 115s

Throw an explosive bola. On exploding, the bola Slows and Damages all enemies in the area.

Direct hits deal Additional Damage and Petrify instead. Petrified units block all damage, but cannot take actions.

2.2sPetrify
50Damage+0.744 x Spirit
180Petrify Damage+2.046 x Spirit
  • -40% Move Speed
  • 1.5s Slow Duration

Upgrades

Petrifying Bola tier upgrades
TierBonusesIn game
1+49.5 Petrify Damage
2-20s Cooldown
3+1s Petrify Duration+1s Petrify Duration. Petrifies all enemies in the area.

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.

Petrifying Bola changes in the latest build

Petrifying Bola changes in build 6698
Field66866698
cooldown105115
properties.AbilityCooldown.value105115
properties.SlowPercent.value5040

Petrifying Bola change history

Petrifying Bola history by build
PatchChangeState
build 6698Petrifying Bola's cooldown changed from 105s to 115s. Petrifying Bola's Cooldown changed from 105s to 115s and Move Speed from -50% to -40%.Changed
build 6686First recorded in Deadlock.Baseline

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Petrifying Bola FAQ

What is Petrifying Bola's cooldown in Deadlock?

Petrifying Bola has a 115 second cooldown. The tier 2 upgrade changes it by -20s.

How does Petrifying Bola scale with spirit power?

Damage starts at 50 and gains 0.744 per point of Spirit and Petrify Damage starts at 180 and gains 2.046 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value.

What do Petrifying Bola's upgrades do?

Tier 1: +49.5 Petrify Damage. Tier 2: -20s Cooldown. Tier 3: +1s Petrify Duration.

Was Petrifying Bola changed in the latest patch?

Yes. Petrifying Bola changed in the latest build of Deadlock.

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