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Deadman Danny combos

Patch 09-29-2026. Also on this hero: Deadman Danny's kit and matchups.

Build a Deadman Danny combo and see what it adds up to. Cooldowns, ranges, cast delays, melee and weapon damage, item costs and each ability's damage with its Spirit Power scaling are read from the game's own extracted data on patch 09-29-2026.

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Click a move or press 1–4 for abilities. The total updates as you go, and your combo is saved in the page link.

Abilities · keys 1–4

  • Strix SalvoDeadman DannyAbility 135m Range30s CooldownDanny fires a salvo of spirit missiles that stick in the ground along a line he aims by holding and dragging.Crowd ControlA 40% slow that fades over 1.5s each time a charged shot consumes a mark.DefensiveA line of missiles across a street or a doorway punishes anyone who chases…1-12s cooldown2+20 damage and +35 marked damage5+2 missiles, longer range, and better Spirit scaling
  • Chimera Mk1Deadman DannyAbility 221s CooldownDanny holds the jump key to fly on his jetpack, building heat as he goes.Crowd ControlThe landing launches nearby enemies into the air.MobilitySustained flight for as long as his heat allows, and air dashes cost heat…DefensiveFlying keeps him above melee heroes and out of reach of ground pressure, but…1heat vents faster while grounded2on hero hit, heal and take no self-damage5on hero hit, -40% cooldown and +120 spirit damage
  • Jettison FuelDeadman DannyAbility 322m Range2s Duration22s CooldownDanny sprays fuel in front of him for a couple of seconds, dealing weapon damage over time and stripping bullet resist.Crowd Controlnone on enemies. The backblast knocks Danny himself backwards.MobilityThe backblast throws him backwards, which works as a short escape or a…DefensiveThe backward throw gets him out of melee range after he's done damage.1-8s cooldown2+60 backblast damage, and a backblast hit gives +18% fire rate for 7s5-10% more bullet resist shred, and a backblast hit applies a mark
  • Close The DealDeadman DannyUltimate10m Range135s CooldownDanny grabs a nearby enemy and flies them high into the air, then crashes back to the ground.Crowd ControlThe grab itself takes the target out of the fight, then a 0.5s stun on…MobilityFlies Danny and the target high into the air and lands them nearby.DefensiveHe can grab a diver off a teammate and carry them away.1+50 damage2-35s cooldown5+0.5s stun and +8 damage per metre

Melee, gun & movement

  • Light meleeA quick punch. Low damage, almost no commitment; cancels into abilities and items.
  • Heavy meleeA charged strike. Big damage and a knockback, but you are locked in for the wind-up — an active item can cancel it.
  • Weapon burstGunfire between abilities, counted at the hero's own bullet damage. Starts at 4 shots; change the count on the step.
  • ParryBlocks an incoming melee and stuns the attacker. Deals no damage itself.
  • DashSpends stamina to cover ground fast — to close, or to reposition between hits.
  • JumpGains height, for abilities that pay for a drop or need a target below you.

Active items

  • Golden Goose Egg800 soulsTier 1TechInstantCastAn economy item that generates extra souls over time.+2sChannel Duration-15%Damage Penalty+1Out of Combat Regen
  • Grit800 soulsTier 1ArmorInstantCastConverts a portion of incoming damage into a temporary barrier, blunting burst spikes.+60sCooldown+200Barrier+1Out of Combat Regen+4sBarrier Duration
  • Healing Rite800 soulsTier 1ArmorPressAn active heal-over-time that restores a large chunk of health out of combat.+70sCooldown+0.2sCast Delay+20sRegen Duration
  • Rusted Barrel800 soulsTier 1TechPressYour spirit damage reduces the target's fire rate, taking the edge off gun heroes cheaply. It is the component for Disarming Hex.+16sCooldown+5sDuration+0.1sCast Delay+32%Fire Rate+60Bonus Health-8%Bullet Resist

Held items

Click an item or drag it to move it between the boxes. Weapon Damage counts in full on gunfire and at half on melee; on-hit items (Spirit Strike, Mystic Shot…) add their damage once, to the first hit that triggers them.

Available

Holding

Nothing held. Click an item in Available, or drag one here.

No researched Deadman Danny combos yet. A sequence nobody has demonstrated would be a guess, so none is listed; the builder above works from the game's data regardless.

Tech that works on every hero

These are not Deadman Danny's — they are the game's, and they apply to all 42 heroes. They are also the most out-of-date material on this page, because the people who documented them did so in 2024 and Deadlock has been patched continuously since. Each one says which patch its source was written against.

  • Heavy Melee Cancel (HMC)

    Source patch 11-13-2024

    A heavy melee gives you a burst of speed that is taken back when the punch animation finishes. Cancelling the animation with an active item keeps the speed.

    How: Hold melee to begin the heavy, then release and activate a cancelable active item before the swing completes.

    Needs: A cancelable active item. The sources name Fleetfoot, Melee Charge, Vampiric Burst, Colossus and Unstoppable.

    That same 11-13-2024 update removed built-in HMC from Abrams, Infernus, McGinnis, Mirage, Mo & Krill and Paradox, who previously had it in their base kits. Anything written before that date describes a different game.

    The Dignitas write-up prices Fleetfoot at 1,250 souls. This site's extracted item data, synced 2026-09-22, has it at 1,600 — so the article is demonstrably out of date on at least one checkable number, which is a fair warning about the rest of it.

    Heavy Melee Cancel (HMC) in Deadlock, Explained[Consistent] Heavy melee cancelling with fleetfootFleet Foot Melee Animation Cancel

  • Instant Air Dash (IAD)

    Source patch unknown

    A way to get a dash out the instant you leave the ground, rather than after the normal delay.

    How: Not transcribed here — the source thread describes it as behaviour that is probably unintended.

    Needs: Nothing bought.

    The thread that documents it argues it is a bug. Anything Valve considers a bug is a candidate for removal in any patch, so treat this as the least durable entry here.

    Instant Air Dash (IAD): what it is, how it works, and why it's probably a bug

  • Dash jumping and slide jumping

    Source patch unknown

    The base movement techniques that carry momentum between a dash, a jump and a slide, and the foundation every melee and ability approach is built on.

    How: Covered in full by the linked guide rather than summarised here, because the inputs are timing-based and a paraphrase would lose the part that matters.

    Needs: Stamina only.

    Movement has been tuned repeatedly since launch. The 09-16-2026 patch alone changed dash-slow values and parry interaction with dashes — see the patch notes.

    Deadlock Advanced Movement Guide: How to Dash Jump, Slide Jump, and MoreAnimation cancelling