- Win Rate
- 50.1%
- Pick Rate
- 30.5%
- KDA
- 3.17
Vindicta Abilities
- Skill Level
- All Skill Levels
- Matches
- 36,590
- Version
- 6860
- Last Updated
- Nov 8, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Vindicta abilities are Stake, Flight, Crow Familiar. The Vindicta ultimate ability is Assassinate. This page provides Vindicta's ability previews and provides the recommended Vindicta ability leveling order for competitive play.
Vindicta abilities
Stake
Vindicta abilities: cooldowns, damage & scaling
Vindicta's abilities in Deadlock: Stake, Flight, and Crow Familiar. Ultimate: Assassinate (55s cooldown). Every number comes from the current game files. Move the Spirit Power slider, buy upgrade tiers or try an imbue item and the whole page recalculates.
| Ability | Cooldown | Key stat | Scaling | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ability 1Stake | 40s | 1.75sTether Duration | Damage +0.5 per Spirit Power | |
 Ability 2Flight | 42s | 10Spirit Damage Per Bullet | Spirit Damage Per Bullet +0.18 per Spirit Power | |
 Ability 3Crow Familiar | 32s | 40Impact Damage | Impact Damage +0.744 per Spirit Power | |
 UltimateAssassinate | 55s | 90Damage | Max Bonus Damage +2.3 per Spirit Power |
Also imbues any active ability:
Quicksilver Reload
Echo ShardMercurial Magnum
Mystic Reverb
Stake
Flight
Crow Familiar
AssassinateStake (1)
Ability 1
Tether your enemies to the ground
Throw a stake that tethers enemies to the location where the stake lands. Enemy movement is restricted to the length of the tether.
- Cooldown
- 40s
- Tether Duration
- 1.75s
- Damage
- 40+0.5 per Spirit Power
- Capture Radius
- 9m
- Tether Length
- 9m
- Move Speed
- −40%
Stake upgrades
| Tier | Cost | Effect | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 1 AP | Damage 85 |
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| T2 | 2 AP | Cooldown 18s |
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| T3 | 5 AP | +0.75s Tether Duration and +2m Capture Radius |
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All three tiers cost 8 ability points. Values are at 0 Spirit Power; use the tier buttons to see them with your Spirit Power.
Items that boost Stake
Mystic Expansion800 · T1Capture Radius 9m → 10.8m
Compress Cooldown1,600 · T2Cooldown 40s → 32.8s
Duration Extender1,600 · T2Tether Duration 1.75s → 2.14s
Ballistic Enchantment3,200 · T3Capture Radius 9m → 11m
Surge of Power3,200 · T3Damage 40 → 54
An imbue item works on the one ability you pick when you buy it. Numbers are at 0 Spirit Power, before upgrades.
Flight (2)
Ability 2
Take flight and empower your weapon
Leap into the air and fly. While in flight your weapon deals bonus spirit damage and your items have increased range.
- Cooldown
- 42s
- Spirit Damage Per Bullet
- 10+0.18 per Spirit Power
- Item Range
- 50%
- Jump Velocity
- 1000m
- Duration
- 13s
- Channel Duration
- 0.2s
- Max Ammo
- —Unlocked by an upgrade
Flight upgrades
| Tier | Cost | Effect | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 1 AP | +50% base Ammo while flying |
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| T2 | 2 AP | Duration 23s |
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| T3 | 5 AP | Hero Kills Refresh Duration. +10.0 Spirit Damage with increased Spirit scaling |
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All three tiers cost 8 ability points. Values are at 0 Spirit Power; use the tier buttons to see them with your Spirit Power.
Items that boost Flight
- Compress Cooldown1,600 · T2Cooldown 42s → 34.4s
- Duration Extender1,600 · T2Duration 13s → 15.9sChannel Duration 0.2s → 0.24s
- Surge of Power3,200 · T3Spirit Damage Per Bullet 10 → 15
An imbue item works on the one ability you pick when you buy it. Numbers are at 0 Spirit Power, before upgrades.
Crow Familiar (3)
Ability 3
Make a target bleed over time
Your crow familiar deals impact damage, reduces their bullet resist and applies a bleed that deals damage based on the target's current health.
- Cooldown
- 32s
- Impact Damage
- 40+0.744 per Spirit Power
- Bleed Damage
- 2.2
- Debuff Duration
- 5s
- Bullet Resist
- −6%
- Spirit Resist
- −6%
- Incoming Healing
- —Unlocked by an upgrade
- Incoming Healing
- —Unlocked by an upgrade
Crow Familiar upgrades
| Tier | Cost | Effect | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 1 AP | Reduces Incoming Healing by -35% |
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| T2 | 2 AP | +0.5% Bleed Damage -16.0s Cooldown |
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| T3 | 5 AP | +2s Duration -8% Bullet Resist -8% Spirit Resist |
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All three tiers cost 8 ability points. Values are at 0 Spirit Power; use the tier buttons to see them with your Spirit Power.
Items that boost Crow Familiar
- Compress Cooldown1,600 · T2Cooldown 32s → 26.2s
- Duration Extender1,600 · T2Debuff Duration 5s → 6.1s
- Surge of Power3,200 · T3Impact Damage 40 → 60.8
An imbue item works on the one ability you pick when you buy it. Numbers are at 0 Spirit Power, before upgrades.
Assassinate (4)
Ultimate
Snipe injured targets for massive damage
Use your scoped rifle to fire a powerful shot over long distances. Deal only partial damage until fully charged after 1.0s 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.
- Cooldown
- 55s
- Charges
- 2
- Damage
- 90+0.93 per Spirit Power
- Max Bonus Damage
- 90+2.3 per Spirit Power
- Weapon Damage Per Kill
- +6%
- Full Charge Time
- 1s
- No Charge Damage
- 50%
- Headshot Damage
- 20%
- Range
- 1000m
- Bonus Souls Per Assassination
- 250
- Low Health Threshold
- 50%
Assassinate upgrades
| Tier | Cost | Effect | What changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 1 AP | Cooldown 40s |
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| T2 | 2 AP | Max Bonus Damage 170 |
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| T3 | 5 AP | Weapon Damage Per Kill +10% |
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All three tiers cost 8 ability points. Values are at 0 Spirit Power; use the tier buttons to see them with your Spirit Power.
Items that boost Assassinate
- Compress Cooldown1,600 · T2Cooldown 55s → 45.1s
- Surge of Power3,200 · T3Damage 90 → 116Max Bonus Damage 90 → 154
An imbue item works on the one ability you pick when you buy it. Numbers are at 0 Spirit Power, before upgrades.
Vindicta skill order
392,928 gamesMost Vindicta players max Flight first (45% of games), then Stake (23%).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stake | + | T1 | T2 | T3 | ||||||||||||
| Flight | + | T1 | T2 | T3 | ||||||||||||
| Crow Familiar | + | T1 | T2 | T3 | ||||||||||||
| Assassinate | + | T1 | T2 | T3 |
Which ability players max first
The most common order in recent matches. The first 8 points come straight from match data; the rest follow the most common max-first priority. "+" marks the unlock, T1–T3 the upgrade tiers.
Vindicta Leveling Costs and Upgrades
Vindicta reaches max level (36) at 48,600 souls. New abilities unlock at levels 1, 3, 5, 8. Every other level adds an ability point.
| Level | Souls | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Ability Unlock |
| 2 | 200 | Ability Point |
| 3 | 500 | Ability Unlock |
| 4 | 900 | Ability Point |
| 5 | 1,400 | Ability Unlock |
| 6 | 2,000 | Ability Point |
| 7 | 2,600 | Ability Point |
| 8 | 3,200 | Ability Unlock |
| 9 | 3,900 | Ability Point |
| 10 | 4,600 | Ability Point |
| 11 | 5,300 | Ability Point |
| 12 | 6,000 | Ability Point |
| Level | Souls | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 6,800 | Ability Point |
| 14 | 7,600 | Ability Point |
| 15 | 8,400 | Ability Point |
| 16 | 9,200 | Ability Point |
| 17 | 10,100 | Ability Point |
| 18 | 11,000 | Ability Point |
| 19 | 11,900 | Ability Point |
| 20 | 12,800 | Ability Point |
| 21 | 13,800 | Ability Point |
| 22 | 14,900 | Ability Point |
| 23 | 16,100 | Ability Point |
| 24 | 17,400 | Ability Point |
| Level | Souls | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 18,900 | Ability Point |
| 26 | 20,600 | Ability Point |
| 27 | 22,500 | Ability Point |
| 28 | 24,600 | Ability Point |
| 29 | 26,900 | Ability Point |
| 30 | 29,400 | Ability Point |
| 31 | 32,100 | Ability Point |
| 32 | 35,000 | Ability Point |
| 33 | 38,100 | Ability Point |
| 34 | 41,400 | Ability Point |
| 35 | 44,900 | Ability Point |
| 36 | 48,600 | Ability Point |
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Vindicta Abilities - FAQ
What abilities does Vindicta have?
Vindicta has four abilities: Stake, Flight and Crow Familiar, plus the ultimate Assassinate.
What is Vindicta's ultimate in Deadlock?
Vindicta's ultimate is Assassinate, with a 55s base cooldown. Use your scoped rifle to fire a powerful shot over long distances. Deal only partial damage until fully charged after 1.0s 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.
What are Vindicta's ability cooldowns?
Base cooldowns for Vindicta: Stake 40s, Flight 42s, Crow Familiar 32s, and Assassinate 55s. Upgrades cut the most from Stake, which goes from 40s to 18s with all three tiers.
What is the recommended ability leveling order for Vindicta?
Most Vindicta players max Flight first (45% of games), then Stake (23%).
Does Vindicta scale with Spirit Power?
Yes. 4 of Vindicta's 4 abilities scale with Spirit Power. The biggest scaler is Assassinate: Max Bonus Damage gains 2.3 per point of Spirit Power.
Which items boost Vindicta's abilities?
Imbue items that change Vindicta's numbers: Mystic Expansion, Compress Cooldown, Duration Extender, Ballistic Enchantment, and Surge of Power. The biggest jump: Surge of Power on Crow Familiar takes Impact Damage from 40 to 60.8.