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Kudzu Connection

Kudzu Connection is Ivy's second ability in Deadlock (slot 2), an active ability with a 37 second cooldown. Connect with a nearby ally to gain bonuses, replicated healing, and ignore the move speed penalty while shooting. Receive 50% of Bonuses with no connection Connection requires line of sight. Its tooltip lists +10% Fire Rate (+0.18 x Spirit), +15% Bullet Lifesteal (+0.15 x Spirit), 35% Replicated Healing (+0.85 x Boons) and 1 Tether Count. Upgrades: tier 1 +2m Move Speed; tier 2 +8% Fire Rate and +8% Bullet Lifesteal; tier 3 -13s Duration and -37s Cooldown.

Kudzu Connection stats

Kudzu Connection

Ivy · Ability 2 · Active

  • Cooldown 37s
  • Duration 12s
  • Range 16m

Connect with a nearby ally to gain bonuses, replicated healing, and ignore the move speed penalty while shooting.

Receive 50% of Bonuses with no connection
Connection requires line of sight.

+10%Fire Rate+0.18 x Spirit
+15%Bullet Lifesteal+0.15 x Spirit
35%Replicated Healing+0.85 x Boons
  • 1 Tether Count

Upgrades

Kudzu Connection tier upgrades
TierBonusesIn game
1+2m Move Speed
2+8% Fire Rate
+8% Bullet Lifesteal
+8% Fire Rate and +8% Bullet Lifesteal
3-13s Duration
-37s Cooldown
Ability is always active

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.

Kudzu Connection change history

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

Related abilities

Kudzu Connection FAQ

What is Kudzu Connection's cooldown in Deadlock?

Kudzu Connection has a 37 second cooldown. The tier 3 upgrade changes it by -37s.

How does Kudzu Connection scale with spirit power?

Fire Rate starts at +10% and gains 0.18 per point of Spirit and Bullet Lifesteal starts at +15% and gains 0.15 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value.

What do Kudzu Connection's upgrades do?

Tier 1: +2m Move Speed. Tier 2: +8% Fire Rate and +8% Bullet Lifesteal. Tier 3: -13s Duration and -37s Cooldown.

Was Kudzu Connection changed in the latest patch?

No. Kudzu Connection is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file.

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