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Fire Scarabs

Fire Scarabs is Mirage's first ability in Deadlock (slot 1), an active ability with a 35 second cooldown and 2 charges. Infest an enemy with fire scarabs, stealing life from them and causing them to deal reduced damage. Its tooltip lists 8 Health Steal Per Sec (+0.1 x Spirit), -20 Outgoing Damage Penalty Percent and 5s Steal Duration. Upgrades: tier 1 +7 Health Steal Per Sec; tier 2 +1 Charges and +2s Steal Duration; tier 3 -15 Outgoing Damage Penalty Percent and +0.13 Health Steal Per Sec Spirit scaling.

Fire Scarabs stats

Fire Scarabs

Mirage · Ability 1 · Active

  • Cooldown 35s
  • Charges 2
  • Between charges 1s

Infest an enemy with fire scarabs, stealing life from them and causing them to deal reduced damage.

8Health Steal Per Sec+0.1 x Spirit
-20Outgoing Damage Penalty Percent
  • 5s Steal Duration

Upgrades

Fire Scarabs tier upgrades
TierBonusesIn game
1+7 Health Steal Per Sec
2+1 Charges
+2s Steal Duration
+1 Charge
+2s Duration
3-15 Outgoing Damage Penalty Percent
+0.13 Health Steal Per Sec Spirit scaling
-15% Damage Penalty
Increased Spirit scaling

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.

Fire Scarabs change history

Fire Scarabs history by build
PatchChangeState
build 6698No player-facing change.Unchanged
build 6686First recorded in Deadlock.Baseline

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Fire Scarabs FAQ

What is Fire Scarabs' cooldown in Deadlock?

Fire Scarabs has a 35 second cooldown. It holds 2 charges, 1 seconds apart.

How does Fire Scarabs scale with spirit power?

Health Steal Per Sec starts at 8 and gains 0.1 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value. The tier 3 upgrade adds 0.13 to that scaling.

What do Fire Scarabs' upgrades do?

Tier 1: +7 Health Steal Per Sec. Tier 2: +1 Charges and +2s Steal Duration. Tier 3: -15 Outgoing Damage Penalty Percent and +0.13 Health Steal Per Sec Spirit scaling.

Was Fire Scarabs changed in the latest patch?

No. Fire Scarabs is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file.

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