Violet
Win Rate
46.4%
Pick Rate
20.6%
KDA
2.72

Violet Abilities

#36 of 44 on the tier listViolet C Tier
Skill Level
All Skill Levels
Matches
24,738
Version
6860
Last Updated
Nov 8, 2026 UTC
Author
Dakota Chinnick
Methodology
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Violet abilities are Living Ink, Flow State, Still Life. The Violet ultimate ability is Abstract Landscape. This page provides Violet's ability previews and provides the recommended Violet ability leveling order for competitive play.

Violet abilities

Living Ink

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Living Ink

Tier 1: -4s Cooldown
+15m Max Drawing Distance
Tier 2: On Empower: Gain +10% Fire Rate for 10s, stacking 5 times
Tier 3: +1s Cooldown Reduction Per Hit
Improve scaling

Violet abilities: cooldowns, damage & scaling

Violet's abilities in Deadlock: Living Ink, Flow State, and Still Life. Ultimate: Abstract Landscape (180s 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.

AbilityCooldownKey statScalingEffects
Ability 1Living Ink22s35DamageDamage +0.7 per Spirit PowerSpirit damageSlowWeapon damage
Ability 2Flow State23s50Minimum DamageMax Damage +1.8 per Spirit PowerSpirit damageSlow
Ability 3Still Life35s30Damage Per SecondDamage +1.4 per Spirit PowerSpirit damageStun
UltimateAbstract Landscape180s100DamageDamage +1.4 per Spirit PowerSpirit damageSlowSilence

Also imbues any active ability:Quicksilver ReloadEcho ShardMercurial MagnumMystic Reverb

Living Ink
Flow State
Still Life
Abstract Landscape
Drag Spirit Power or pick tiers and every number on the page updates.

Living Ink (1)

Ability 1
Living Ink
Spirit damageSlowWeapon damage
Cooldown
22s
Charges
2
Damage
35+0.7 per Spirit Power
Cooldown Reduction per Hit
1.5s
Bullet Damage
120%
Max Drawing Size
25m+0.12 per Spirit Power
Drawing Duration
20s
Radius
2.5m
Max Shots
3
Fire Rate
−20%
Duration
10s
Max Stacks
—Unlocked by an upgrade
Stack Duration
—Unlocked by an upgrade

Living Ink upgrades

TierCostEffectWhat changes
T11 AP-4s Cooldown
+15m Max Drawing Distance
  • Cooldown22s → 18s
  • Max Drawing Size25m → 40m
T22 APOn Empower: Gain +10% Fire Rate for 10s, stacking 5 times
  • Max Stacks— → 5
  • Stack Duration— → 10s
T35 AP+1s Cooldown Reduction Per Hit
Improve scaling
  • Bullet Damage120% → 150%
  • Cooldown Reduction per Hit1.5s → 2.5s
  • Damage Spirit scaling+0.7 → +1.1

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 Living Ink

An imbue item works on the one ability you pick when you buy it. Numbers are at 0 Spirit Power, before upgrades.

Flow State (2)

Ability 2
Flow State

Drag a brush that continues to travel forward, leaving a trail that grants bonus slide distance for allies and a fading slow and spirit damage to enemies it passes through, increased the further it travels.

Re-activate the ability to flick the brush forward, ending the ability early but dealing spirit damage in a larger area.

Spirit damageSlow
Cooldown
23s
Minimum Damage
50+0.9 per Spirit Power
Max Damage
100+1.8 per Spirit Power
Slide Distance
100%
Time for Max Damage
2s
Fading Move Speed
−60%
Slow Duration
2s
Dash Speed
20m
Explosion Radius
15m
Ground Aura Duration
6s
Damage
—Unlocked by an upgrade
Stamina Recovery
—Unlocked by an upgrade

Flow State upgrades

TierCostEffectWhat changes
T11 APOn Slide: +150% Stamina Regeneration
  • Stamina Recovery— → +150%
T22 AP-6s Cooldown
+8m Flick Range
+4s Trail Duration
  • Cooldown23s → 17s
  • Explosion Radius15m → 23m
  • Ground Aura Duration6s → 10s
T35 APOn Slide: Gain Damage Amp over time, up to 20% for 6s
  • Damage— → +20%

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 Flow State

An imbue item works on the one ability you pick when you buy it. Numbers are at 0 Spirit Power, before upgrades.

Still Life (3)

Ability 3
Still Life

Choose a hero to be your subject, dealing spirit damage over time as long as you are looking at them.

If the sketch is completed they take additional spirit damage, suffer from stun, and drop a sketch that can be picked up.

For each collected sketch, you permanently gain stats based on the hero.

Spirit damageStun
Cooldown
35s
Damage Per Second
30+0.7 per Spirit Power
Damage
60+1.4 per Spirit Power
Stun Duration
0.9s
Time Between Hits
0.15s
Buildup Per Shot
15%
Spirit per Sketch
1
Cast Range
25m
Buildup per Second
33%
Buildup Per Ability
15%
Channel Duration
2.6s
Attack Angle
40
Damage Bonus per Drawing
2.5%
Damage Reduction per Drawing
2.5%
Health Regen
—Unlocked by an upgrade
Buff Duration
—Unlocked by an upgrade
Move Speed
—Unlocked by an upgrade
Damage
—Unlocked by an upgrade

Still Life upgrades

TierCostEffectWhat changes
T11 APWhile Drawing: Gain 15 Health Regen, refreshed for 4s on pickup
  • Buff Duration— → 4s
  • Health Regen— → +15
  • Health Regen Spirit scaling— → +0.15
T22 APWhile Drawing: Subjects deal -35% Damage
  • Damage— → −35%
T35 AP+20% Move Speed
-11s Cooldown
+0.45s Stun Duration
  • Cooldown35s → 24s
  • Stun Duration0.9s → 1.35s
  • Move Speed— → +20%

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 Still Life

An imbue item works on the one ability you pick when you buy it. Numbers are at 0 Spirit Power, before upgrades.

Abstract Landscape (4)

Ultimate
Abstract Landscape

Create a circular display of ink that blocks vision and grants allies Spirit.

Enemies inside are revealed, and leaving causes them to take spirit damage and suffer from Silence and slow, destroying the ink in the process.

Spirit damageSlowSilence
Cooldown
180s
Damage
100+1.4 per Spirit Power
Move Speed
−30%
Display Radius
18m
Duration
6s+0.01 per Spirit Power
Attack Frequency
−1s
Silence Duration
2s
Channel Duration
0.6s
Spirit Lifesteal
—Unlocked by an upgrade

Abstract Landscape upgrades

TierCostEffectWhat changes
T11 APCooldown 160s
  • Cooldown180s → 160s
T22 APOn Buff: +25% Spirit Lifesteal
+15 Spirit Power
  • Spirit Lifesteal— → +25%
T35 AP+1.25s Silence Duration
+4s Ability Duration
  • Silence Duration2s → 3.25s
  • Duration6s → 10s

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 Abstract Landscape

An imbue item works on the one ability you pick when you buy it. Numbers are at 0 Spirit Power, before upgrades.

Violet skill order

304,703 games

Most Violet players max Living Ink first (61% of games), then Still Life (33%).

Violet skill order
Ability12345678910111213141516
Living Ink+T1T2T3
Flow State+T1T2T3
Still Life+T1T2T3
Abstract Landscape+T1T2T3

Which ability players max first

  • Living Ink61%
  • Still Life33%
  • Abstract Landscape4%
  • Flow State2%

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.

Violet Leveling Costs and Upgrades

Violet reaches max level (36) at 48,600 souls. New abilities unlock at levels 1, 3, 5, 8. Every other level adds an ability point.

LevelSoulsReward
10Ability Unlock
2200Ability Point
3500Ability Unlock
4900Ability Point
51,400Ability Unlock
62,000Ability Point
72,600Ability Point
83,200Ability Unlock
93,900Ability Point
104,600Ability Point
115,300Ability Point
126,000Ability Point
LevelSoulsReward
136,800Ability Point
147,600Ability Point
158,400Ability Point
169,200Ability Point
1710,100Ability Point
1811,000Ability Point
1911,900Ability Point
2012,800Ability Point
2113,800Ability Point
2214,900Ability Point
2316,100Ability Point
2417,400Ability Point
LevelSoulsReward
2518,900Ability Point
2620,600Ability Point
2722,500Ability Point
2824,600Ability Point
2926,900Ability Point
3029,400Ability Point
3132,100Ability Point
3235,000Ability Point
3338,100Ability Point
3441,400Ability Point
3544,900Ability Point
3648,600Ability Point
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Violet Abilities - FAQ

What abilities does Violet have?

Violet has four abilities: Living Ink, Flow State and Still Life, plus the ultimate Abstract Landscape.

What is Violet's ultimate in Deadlock?

Violet's ultimate is Abstract Landscape, with a 180s base cooldown. Create a circular display of ink that blocks vision and grants allies Spirit. Enemies inside are revealed, and leaving causes them to take spirit damage and suffer from Silence and slow, destroying the ink in the process.

What are Violet's ability cooldowns?

Base cooldowns for Violet: Living Ink 22s, Flow State 23s, Still Life 35s, and Abstract Landscape 180s. Upgrades cut the most from Abstract Landscape, which goes from 180s to 160s with all three tiers.

What is the recommended ability leveling order for Violet?

Most Violet players max Living Ink first (61% of games), then Still Life (33%).

Does Violet scale with Spirit Power?

Yes. 4 of Violet's 4 abilities scale with Spirit Power. The biggest scaler is Flow State: Max Damage gains 1.8 per point of Spirit Power.

Which items boost Violet's abilities?

Imbue items that change Violet's numbers: Mystic Expansion, Compress Cooldown, Duration Extender, Ballistic Enchantment, and Surge of Power. The biggest jump: Surge of Power on Still Life takes Damage Per Second from 30 to 49.6.

See Also

Violet guideViolet BuildHow to counter VioletViolet win rate and statsBest Violet duosViolet matchupsViolet community buildsDeadlock tier list: where Violet ranksAll Items