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Puddle Punch

Puddle Punch is Viscous' third ability in Deadlock (slot 3), an active ability with a 24 second cooldown. Materialize a fist in the world that punches everyone in the area, applying knockup. Punching an enemy deals melee damage and applies slow. You and your allies have increased Air Control. Its tooltip lists 20 Damage (+0.6 x Light Melee Damage), -24% Move Speed, 0.6s Toss Duration and 3s Slow Duration. Upgrades: tier 1 +1 Charges and +20 Damage; tier 2 +1.5m Radius and +60 Life Steal Percent On Hit; tier 3 -14s Cooldown, +1 Use Heavy Melee, +0.6 Damage Heavy Melee Damage scaling, +40 Damage, x0 Damage (scaling multiplier) and -40 Damage.

Puddle Punch stats

Puddle Punch

Viscous · Ability 3 · Active

  • Cooldown 24s
  • Charges 1
  • Between charges 1.7s
  • Range 40m

Materialize a fist in the world that punches everyone in the area, applying knockup.

Punching an enemy deals melee damage and applies slow.

You and your allies have increased Air Control.

20Damage+0.6 x Light Melee Damage
-24%Move Speed
0.6sDisplacement
  • 3s Slow Duration

Upgrades

Puddle Punch tier upgrades
TierBonusesIn game
1+1 Charges
+20 Damage
+1 Charge and +20 Damage
2+1.5m Radius
+60 Life Steal Percent On Hit
+1.5m Radius and +60% Lifesteal
3-14s Cooldown
+1 Use Heavy Melee
+0.6 Damage Heavy Melee Damage scaling
+40 Damage
x0 Damage (scaling multiplier)
-40 Damage
-14s Cooldown and now deals Heavy Melee Damage

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.

Puddle Punch changes in the latest build

Puddle Punch changes in build 6698
Field66866698
cooldown2124
properties.AbilityCooldown.value2124
properties.PunchRollSlow.value-40-36
properties.SlowPercent.value3024

Puddle Punch change history

Puddle Punch history by build
PatchChangeState
build 6698Puddle Punch's cooldown changed from 21s to 24s. Puddle Punch's Cooldown changed from 21s to 24s, Punch Roll Slow from -40 to -36 and Move Speed from -30% to -24%.Changed
build 6686First recorded in Deadlock.Baseline

Related abilities

Puddle Punch FAQ

What is Puddle Punch's cooldown in Deadlock?

Puddle Punch has a 24 second cooldown. The tier 3 upgrade changes it by -14s.

What do Puddle Punch's upgrades do?

Tier 1: +1 Charges and +20 Damage. Tier 2: +1.5m Radius and +60 Life Steal Percent On Hit. Tier 3: -14s Cooldown, +1 Use Heavy Melee, +0.6 Damage Heavy Melee Damage scaling, +40 Damage, x0 Damage (scaling multiplier) and -40 Damage.

Which hero has Puddle Punch?

Puddle Punch is Viscous' third ability (slot 3).

Was Puddle Punch changed in the latest patch?

Yes. Puddle Punch changed in the latest build of Deadlock.

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