Assassinate
Assassinate is Vindicta's ultimate in Deadlock (slot 4), an active ability with a 55 second cooldown and 2 charges. Use your scoped rifle to fire a powerful shot over long distances. Deal only partial damage until fully charged after 1s of being scoped. Does bonus damage to enemies with less than 50% health remaining. Landing a killing blow on a player with Assassinate grants you bonus weapon damage. Its tooltip lists 90 Damage (+0.93 x Spirit), 90 Max Bonus Damage (+2.3 x Spirit), +6% Weapon Damage Per Kill and 1.0s Full Charge Time. Upgrades: tier 1 -15s Cooldown; tier 2 +80 Max Bonus Damage; tier 3 +4% Weapon Damage Per Kill.
Assassinate stats
Assassinate
- Cooldown 55s
- Charges 2
- Between charges 2.5s
Use your scoped rifle to fire a powerful shot over long distances. Deal only partial damage until fully charged after 1s of being scoped. Does bonus damage to enemies with less than 50% health remaining. Landing a killing blow on a player with Assassinate grants you bonus weapon damage.
- 1.0s Full Charge Time
- 50% No Charge Damage
- +20% Headshot Damage
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -15s Cooldown | |
| 2 | +80 Max Bonus Damage | |
| 3 | +4% Weapon Damage Per Kill |
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.
Assassinate change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| build 6698 | No player-facing change. | Unchanged |
| build 6686 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Related abilities
Assassinate FAQ
What is Assassinate's cooldown in Deadlock?
Assassinate has a 55 second cooldown. It holds 2 charges, 2.5 seconds apart. The tier 1 upgrade changes it by -15s.
How does Assassinate scale with spirit power?
Damage starts at 90 and gains 0.93 per point of Spirit and Max Bonus Damage starts at 90 and gains 2.3 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value.
What do Assassinate's upgrades do?
Tier 1: -15s Cooldown. Tier 2: +80 Max Bonus Damage. Tier 3: +4% Weapon Damage Per Kill.
Was Assassinate changed in the latest patch?
No. Assassinate is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file.