Powder Keg
Powder Keg is Holliday's first ability in Deadlock (slot 1), an active ability with a 28 second cooldown and 2 charges. Throw a barrel that explodes after a delay, dealing spirit damage, setting enemies on fire and applying knockup. The barrel can be detonated early by being shot, melee'd, or detonated by another barrel. The burn stacks, so overlapping barrels burn for their combined damage. Can be Alt-Cast to place the barrel infront of Holliday. Its tooltip lists 40 Impact Damage (+0.525 x Spirit), 13.3333 Damage Per Second (+0.175 x Spirit), 0.4s Toss Duration and 3s Burn Duration. Upgrades: tier 1 -10s Cooldown; tier 2 +1 Charges; tier 3 +40 Impact Damage, +13.3333 Damage Per Second, -5s Charge Delay, +0.25 Impact Damage Spirit scaling and +0.083333 Damage Per Second Spirit scaling.
Powder Keg stats
Powder Keg
- Cooldown 28s
- Charges 2
- Between charges 7.5s
Throw a barrel that explodes after a delay, dealing spirit damage, setting enemies on fire and applying knockup.
The barrel can be detonated early by being shot, melee'd, or detonated by another barrel.
The burn stacks, so overlapping barrels burn for their combined damage.
Can be Alt-Cast to place the barrel infront of Holliday.
- 3s Burn Duration
- 0.1s Arm Time
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -10s Cooldown | |
| 2 | +1 Charges | |
| 3 | +40 Impact Damage +13.3333 Damage Per Second -5s Charge Delay +0.25 Impact Damage Spirit scaling +0.083333 Damage Per Second Spirit scaling | +40 Impact Damage +13.3333 Burn Damage per Second -5 Charge Time Improved 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.
Powder Keg change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| build 6698 | No player-facing change. | Unchanged |
| build 6686 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
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Powder Keg FAQ
What is Powder Keg's cooldown in Deadlock?
Powder Keg has a 28 second cooldown. It holds 2 charges, 7.5 seconds apart. The tier 1 upgrade changes it by -10s.
How does Powder Keg scale with spirit power?
Impact Damage starts at 40 and gains 0.525 per point of Spirit and Damage Per Second starts at 13.3333 and gains 0.175 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value. The tier 3 upgrade adds 0.25 and 0.083333 to that scaling.
What do Powder Keg's upgrades do?
Tier 1: -10s Cooldown. Tier 2: +1 Charges. Tier 3: +40 Impact Damage, +13.3333 Damage Per Second, -5s Charge Delay, +0.25 Impact Damage Spirit scaling and +0.083333 Damage Per Second Spirit scaling.
Was Powder Keg changed in the latest patch?
No. Powder Keg is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file.