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Screwjab Dagger

Screwjab Dagger is Vyper's first ability in Deadlock (slot 1), an active ability with a 10 second cooldown and 2 charges. Throw a dagger, dealing spirit damage and applying slow. Every subsequent dagger against the same target stacks in spirit damage and slow. Its tooltip lists 50 Damage (+0.8 x Spirit), -28% Move Speed, 25 Damage per Stack (+0.4 x Spirit) and -12% Slow Percent Per Stack. Upgrades: tier 1 +1 Charges; tier 2 -8% Bullet Resist and -6% Bullet Resist per Stack; tier 3 +55% Cooldown Refund, +2 Max Stacks and -2s Charge Delay.

Screwjab Dagger stats

Screwjab Dagger

Vyper · Ability 1 · Active

  • Cooldown 10s
  • Charges 2
  • Between charges 4s

Throw a dagger, dealing spirit damage and applying slow.

Every subsequent dagger against the same target stacks in spirit damage and slow.

50Damage+0.8 x Spirit

On Hit:

-28%Move Speed

On Stack:

25Damage per Stack+0.4 x Spirit
-12%Slow Percent Per Stack
  • 10s Stack Duration
  • 3 Max Stacks

Upgrades

Screwjab Dagger tier upgrades
TierBonusesIn game
1+1 Charges
2-8% Bullet Resist
-6% Bullet Resist per Stack
On Hit: -8% Bullet Resist and -6% Bullet Resist per Stack
3+55% Cooldown Refund
+2 Max Stacks
-2s Charge Delay
+2 Max Stacks
-2s Charge Delay
On Hit: Refund 55% Charge Cooldown

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.

Screwjab Dagger changes in the latest build

Screwjab Dagger changes in build 6698
Field66866698
properties.SlowPercent.value3528
properties.SlowPercentPerStack.value1512

Screwjab Dagger change history

Screwjab Dagger history by build
PatchChangeState
build 6698Screwjab Dagger's Move Speed changed from -35% to -28% and Slow Percent Per Stack from -15% to -12%.Changed
build 6686First recorded in Deadlock.Baseline

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Screwjab Dagger FAQ

What is Screwjab Dagger's cooldown in Deadlock?

Screwjab Dagger has a 10 second cooldown. It holds 2 charges, 4 seconds apart.

How does Screwjab Dagger scale with spirit power?

Damage starts at 50 and gains 0.8 per point of Spirit and Damage per Stack starts at 25 and gains 0.4 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value.

What do Screwjab Dagger's upgrades do?

Tier 1: +1 Charges. Tier 2: -8% Bullet Resist and -6% Bullet Resist per Stack. Tier 3: +55% Cooldown Refund, +2 Max Stacks and -2s Charge Delay.

Was Screwjab Dagger changed in the latest patch?

Yes. Screwjab Dagger changed in the latest build of Deadlock.

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