Lash vs Deadman Danny

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• Plan for Slowing Hex Slowing Hex 1,600 souls Tier 2TechPress +29s Cooldown +3.5s Duration +0.1s Cast Delay +16% Move Speed -26% Dash Distance — know which tier it sits in so you are not improvising at the shop.
• Know what Chimera Mk1 Chimera Mk1 21s Cooldown Danny holds the jump key to fly on his jetpack, building heat as he goes. Crowd Control The landing launches nearby enemies into the air. Damage The landing explosion deals 70 spirit damage (+1.5 per Spirit) plus 70… Mobility Sustained flight for as long as his heat allows, and air dashes cost heat… 1 heat vents faster while grounded 2 on hero hit, heal and take no self-damage 5 on hero hit, -40% cooldown and +120 spirit damage looks like. It is the cooldown this lane revolves around.

Avoid

• Walking to lane on the same path every wave against a hero with Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. 's engage range.

Do

• 680 health, among the lowest in the game, and his own charged shots and crash landings cost him health
• Slow rockets are easy to dodge at range, and his 14-round clip reloads slowly
• Flog Flog 20m Range26s Cooldown A whip lash across the arc in front of Lash that returns a share of the damage dealt to him as health. Crowd Control None at base. T1 adds a 28% movement slow for 3s; T2 adds a 30% fire rate… Damage 65 base (deadlock.one). Defensive The heal is his only self-sustain; 1 28% movement slow for 3s. 2 30% fire rate reduction on hit, -16s cooldown. 5 +80 damage, wider angle (+25), +15% heal. lets him take losing trades and heal back off the trooper wave, so he rarely has to leave lane on low HP even after the 40% heal nerf.

Avoid

• Strix Salvo Strix Salvo 35m Range30s Cooldown Danny fires a salvo of spirit missiles that stick in the ground along a line he aims by holding and dragging. Crowd Control A 40% slow that fades over 1.5s each time a charged shot consumes a mark. Damage 27 spirit damage per missile (+0.74 per Spirit) in a 3.5m blast. Defensive A line of missiles across a street or a doorway punishes anyone who chases… 1 -12s cooldown 2 +20 damage and +35 marked damage 5 +2 missiles, longer range, and better Spirit scaling zones the lane and marks a laner for extra damage from his charged shots
• Jettison Fuel Jettison Fuel 22m Range2s Duration22s Cooldown Danny sprays fuel in front of him for a couple of seconds, dealing weapon damage over time and stripping bullet resist. Crowd Control none on enemies. The backblast knocks Danny himself backwards. Damage 30 weapon damage per second (+0.8 per weapon damage) for 2s, then a 35… Mobility The backblast throws him backwards, which works as a short escape or a… 1 -8s cooldown 2 +60 backblast damage, and a backblast hit gives +18% fire rate for 7s 5 -10% more bullet resist shred, and a backblast hit applies a mark shreds Bullet Resist for an easy trade in close

Do

• Their first real spike is ult unlock — respect it from that point, not before.
• Your spike is Grapple Grapple 30m Range35s Cooldown Lash hurls his whip at a point or target and yanks himself through the air toward it. Damage No direct damage. T2 grants +7 weapon damage for 6s. Mobility Long-range aerial pull that also resets air jumps and dashes, letting him… Defensive Indirectly — grappling away over a rooftop is often his only exit. 1 +20m cast range and +7 weapon damage for 6s. 2 +1 charge, and on cast grants +1 stamina and 60% air control. T2 / first Mystic Burst Mystic Burst 800 souls Tier 1TechPassive +14s Cooldown +40 Damage +14s Charge-Up Time (roughly 3k souls): Grapple Grapple 30m Range35s Cooldown Lash hurls his whip at a point or target and yanks himself through the air toward it. Damage No direct damage. T2 grants +7 weapon damage for 6s. Mobility Long-range aerial pull that also resets air jumps and dashes, letting him… Defensive Indirectly — grappling away over a rooftop is often his only exit. 1 +20m cast range and +7 weapon damage for 6s. 2 +1 charge, and on cast grants +1 stamina and 60% air control. range jumps by 20m, which is the point he starts converting map geometry into ganks on adjacent lanes rather than just brawling in his own.

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• Taking an even fight against Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. on their spike timing when you could take the same fight ten minutes later on yours.

Do

• Watch for Close The Deal Close The Deal 10m Range135s Cooldown Danny grabs a nearby enemy and flies them high into the air, then crashes back to the ground. Crowd Control The grab itself takes the target out of the fight, then a 0.5s stun on… Damage 70 spirit damage on impact (+1 per Spirit) plus 3 per metre fallen (+0.09… Mobility Flies Danny and the target high into the air and lands them nearby. 1 +50 damage 2 -35s cooldown 5 +0.5s stun and +8 damage per metre . Stay more than 10m from him when he's in the air near your backline — the grab is short range
• Move away from where he dives so the landing hits no one — he stuns himself for 1.3 seconds

Avoid

• Spending your own escape before Chimera Mk1 Chimera Mk1 21s Cooldown Danny holds the jump key to fly on his jetpack, building heat as he goes. Crowd Control The landing launches nearby enemies into the air. Damage The landing explosion deals 70 spirit damage (+1.5 per Spirit) plus 70… Mobility Sustained flight for as long as his heat allows, and air dashes cost heat… 1 heat vents faster while grounded 2 on hero hit, heal and take no self-damage 5 on hero hit, -40% cooldown and +120 spirit damage is on cooldown.

• Close The Deal Close The Deal 10m Range135s Cooldown Danny grabs a nearby enemy and flies them high into the air, then crashes back to the ground. Crowd Control The grab itself takes the target out of the fight, then a 0.5s stun on… Damage 70 spirit damage on impact (+1 per Spirit) plus 3 per metre fallen (+0.09… Mobility Flies Danny and the target high into the air and lands them nearby. 1 +50 damage 2 -35s cooldown 5 +0.5s stun and +8 damage per metre Ultimate

  The cooldown that decides the fight. The grab itself takes the target out of the fight, then a 0.5s Stun on landing (1s at Tier 3).

  • Stay more than 10m from him when he's in the air near your backline — the grab is short range
  • Unstoppable Unstoppable 6,400 souls Tier 4ArmorInstantCast +60s Cooldown +5.5s Duration +125 Bonus Health +25% Debuff Resist Builds from Debuff Reducer stops the grab outright; keep your health above half so the bonus damage doesn't apply
  • After the crash he is stunned for a moment and hurt by his own ultimate, so turn on him when you land
• Chimera Mk1 Chimera Mk1 21s Cooldown Danny holds the jump key to fly on his jetpack, building heat as he goes. Crowd Control The landing launches nearby enemies into the air. Damage The landing explosion deals 70 spirit damage (+1.5 per Spirit) plus 70… Mobility Sustained flight for as long as his heat allows, and air dashes cost heat… 1 heat vents faster while grounded 2 on hero hit, heal and take no self-damage 5 on hero hit, -40% cooldown and +120 spirit damage Ability 2

  Closing the distance and taking your options in the same press: the landing launches nearby enemies into the air.

  • Step away from where he is diving and let the landing hit nothing — he stuns himself for 1.3 seconds
  • Slow him while he flies; slows work on him in the air, and Slowing Hex Slowing Hex 1,600 souls Tier 2TechPress +29s Cooldown +3.5s Duration +0.1s Cast Delay +16% Move Speed -26% Dash Distance shuts the jetpack off
  • Once he has overheated he can't fly for a while — that is when to commit to him
• Strix Salvo Strix Salvo 35m Range30s Cooldown Danny fires a salvo of spirit missiles that stick in the ground along a line he aims by holding and dragging. Crowd Control A 40% slow that fades over 1.5s each time a charged shot consumes a mark. Damage 27 spirit damage per missile (+0.74 per Spirit) in a 3.5m blast. Defensive A line of missiles across a street or a doorway punishes anyone who chases… 1 -12s cooldown 2 +20 damage and +35 marked damage 5 +2 missiles, longer range, and better Spirit scaling Ability 1

  The tool that keeps you inside everything else Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. throws — a 40% slow that fades over 1.5s each time a charged shot consumes a mark.

  • Don't walk down the line of missiles — they go off when you get close, so walk around them or wait them out
  • Once marked, break line of sight or close the distance before he can land a charged shot
  • Spirit Resist cuts both the missiles and the bonus damage from his marks
• Jettison Fuel Jettison Fuel 22m Range2s Duration22s Cooldown Danny sprays fuel in front of him for a couple of seconds, dealing weapon damage over time and stripping bullet resist. Crowd Control none on enemies. The backblast knocks Danny himself backwards. Damage 30 weapon damage per second (+0.8 per weapon damage) for 2s, then a 35… Mobility The backblast throws him backwards, which works as a short escape or a… 1 -8s cooldown 2 +60 backblast damage, and a backblast hit gives +18% fire rate for 7s 5 -10% more bullet resist shred, and a backblast hit applies a mark Ability 3

  His close-range trade and his way to keep flying. It softens a target for his rockets and cools the jetpack so he can stay in the air longer.

  • Get out of the spray's line quickly — the shred lasts 7 seconds once it lands
  • Watch for the backblast at the end; he is thrown backwards and can be out of position afterwards
  • Debuff Reducer Debuff Reducer 1,600 souls Tier 2ArmorPassive +25% Debuff Resist +90 Bonus Health or a dispel clears the bullet-resist shred

1. 1 Chimera Mk1 Chimera Mk1 21s Cooldown Danny holds the jump key to fly on his jetpack, building heat as he goes. Crowd Control The landing launches nearby enemies into the air. Damage The landing explosion deals 70 spirit damage (+1.5 per Spirit) plus 70… Mobility Sustained flight for as long as his heat allows, and air dashes cost heat… 1 heat vents faster while grounded 2 on hero hit, heal and take no self-damage 5 on hero hit, -40% cooldown and +120 spirit damage

   Chimera Mk1 first — look like an easy dive target, then step out of the landing so he stuns himself

2. 2 Strix Salvo Strix Salvo 35m Range30s Cooldown Danny fires a salvo of spirit missiles that stick in the ground along a line he aims by holding and dragging. Crowd Control A 40% slow that fades over 1.5s each time a charged shot consumes a mark. Damage 27 spirit damage per missile (+0.74 per Spirit) in a 3.5m blast. Defensive A line of missiles across a street or a doorway punishes anyone who chases… 1 -12s cooldown 2 +20 damage and +35 marked damage 5 +2 missiles, longer range, and better Spirit scaling

   Strix Salvo second — make him spend the missiles on an empty street

3. 3 Close The Deal Close The Deal 10m Range135s Cooldown Danny grabs a nearby enemy and flies them high into the air, then crashes back to the ground. Crowd Control The grab itself takes the target out of the fight, then a 0.5s stun on… Damage 70 spirit damage on impact (+1 per Spirit) plus 3 per metre fallen (+0.09… Mobility Flies Danny and the target high into the air and lands them nearby. 1 +50 damage 2 -35s cooldown 5 +0.5s stun and +8 damage per metre

   Close The Deal last — stay grouped with Unstoppable Unstoppable 6,400 souls Tier 4ArmorInstantCast +60s Cooldown +5.5s Duration +125 Bonus Health +25% Debuff Resist Builds from Debuff Reducer or a dispel nearby so the grab buys him nothing

• Very low health (680) and his own kit hurts him Strategic
• A missed dive stuns him for 1.3 seconds Strategic
• Slows work on him in the air, and Slowing Hex Slowing Hex 1,600 souls Tier 2TechPress +29s Cooldown +3.5s Duration +0.1s Cast Delay +16% Move Speed -26% Dash Distance shuts his jetpack off Strategic
• You both win by jumping on someone, which means the loser is whoever jumps first. An entry spends mobility, and a hero who has spent their mobility is the ideal target for a hero who has not — so the fight between you is decided before contact, by who can wait longer. The way out of the stalemate is to force it with someone else's engage and arrive second onto a target they have already committed to. Strategic

• He flies above the fight and dives onto you, exploding for about 140 damage and launching everyone near the landing Strategic
• Strix Salvo Strix Salvo 35m Range30s Cooldown Danny fires a salvo of spirit missiles that stick in the ground along a line he aims by holding and dragging. Crowd Control A 40% slow that fades over 1.5s each time a charged shot consumes a mark. Damage 27 spirit damage per missile (+0.74 per Spirit) in a 3.5m blast. Defensive A line of missiles across a street or a doorway punishes anyone who chases… 1 -12s cooldown 2 +20 damage and +35 marked damage 5 +2 missiles, longer range, and better Spirit scaling marks you, and every charged rocket that follows deals bonus damage and slows you Strategic
• Jettison Fuel Jettison Fuel 22m Range2s Duration22s Cooldown Danny sprays fuel in front of him for a couple of seconds, dealing weapon damage over time and stripping bullet resist. Crowd Control none on enemies. The backblast knocks Danny himself backwards. Damage 30 weapon damage per second (+0.8 per weapon damage) for 2s, then a 35… Mobility The backblast throws him backwards, which works as a short escape or a… 1 -8s cooldown 2 +60 backblast damage, and a backblast hit gives +18% fire rate for 7s 5 -10% more bullet resist shred, and a backblast hit applies a mark strips your Bullet Resist for 7 seconds, so everyone's guns hit you harder Strategic
• Close The Deal Close The Deal 10m Range135s Cooldown Danny grabs a nearby enemy and flies them high into the air, then crashes back to the ground. Crowd Control The grab itself takes the target out of the fight, then a 0.5s stun on… Damage 70 spirit damage on impact (+1 per Spirit) plus 3 per metre fallen (+0.09… Mobility Flies Danny and the target high into the air and lands them nearby. 1 +50 damage 2 -35s cooldown 5 +0.5s stun and +8 damage per metre grabs you, flies you away from your team and drops you stunned, with extra damage if you're under half health Strategic
• Your mobility is a real advantage here, and Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. 's slows exist to delete it. Note that Debuff Resist barely helps against short hard slows because it only trims duration — spacing and cover do more than an item will. Strong evidence

• Move away from where he dives so the landing hits no one — he stuns himself for 1.3 seconds Strategic
• Slow him while he flies; slows work on him in the air, and Slowing Hex Slowing Hex 1,600 souls Tier 2TechPress +29s Cooldown +3.5s Duration +0.1s Cast Delay +16% Move Speed -26% Dash Distance disables the jetpack Strategic
• Punish him right after an overheat, when he can't fly until the jetpack cools Strategic
• Hitscan and fast-firing guns trade well with his slow rockets and 680 health Strategic
• Buy Unstoppable Unstoppable 6,400 souls Tier 4ArmorInstantCast +60s Cooldown +5.5s Duration +125 Bonus Health +25% Debuff Resist Builds from Debuff Reducer or keep a dispel ready against Close The Deal Close The Deal 10m Range135s Cooldown Danny grabs a nearby enemy and flies them high into the air, then crashes back to the ground. Crowd Control The grab itself takes the target out of the fight, then a 0.5s stun on… Damage 70 spirit damage on impact (+1 per Spirit) plus 3 per metre fallen (+0.09… Mobility Flies Danny and the target high into the air and lands them nearby. 1 +50 damage 2 -35s cooldown 5 +0.5s stun and +8 damage per metre , and stay above half health Strategic
• Walk around Strix Salvo Strix Salvo 35m Range30s Cooldown Danny fires a salvo of spirit missiles that stick in the ground along a line he aims by holding and dragging. Crowd Control A 40% slow that fades over 1.5s each time a charged shot consumes a mark. Damage 27 spirit damage per missile (+0.74 per Spirit) in a 3.5m blast. Defensive A line of missiles across a street or a doorway punishes anyone who chases… 1 -12s cooldown 2 +20 damage and +35 marked damage 5 +2 missiles, longer range, and better Spirit scaling 's line of missiles instead of through it Strategic
• Against Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. the item that changes the matchup is Slowing Hex Slowing Hex 1,600 souls Tier 2TechPress +29s Cooldown +3.5s Duration +0.1s Cast Delay +16% Move Speed -26% Dash Distance , and not for the slow. It silences movement abilities and movement items — that is their dash, their blink, their Warp Stone Warp Stone 3,200 souls Tier 3ArmorInstantCast +16s Cooldown +30% Bullet Resist +6s Buff Duration and their Phantom Strike Phantom Strike 6,400 souls Tier 4ArmorPress +35s Cooldown +0.35s Cast Delay +8 Spirit Power +15% Weapon Damage +40% Move Speed +3s Slow Duration all turned off at once — and raises their gravity to 120% on top. At Tier II Spirit for 1,600 it is the cheapest way to convert a mobility advantage into a stationary target, and you deal the Spirit Damage needed to apply the follow-up. Strong evidence
• You want the five-person fight and Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. only takes it on their terms, which makes Vortex Web Vortex Web 6,400 souls Tier 4TechPress +42s Cooldown +4s Duration +0.2s Cast Delay +0.5s Tether Duration +28% Move Speed -36% Dash Distance +8% Ability Range +8% Radius Builds from Slowing Hex the item that closes the argument. It is a 12m vacuum plus a full Slowing Hex Slowing Hex 1,600 souls Tier 2TechPress +29s Cooldown +3.5s Duration +0.1s Cast Delay +16% Move Speed -26% Dash Distance effect, so it both drags them into your fight and silences the movement abilities they would use to leave it. That is a team-fight tool, not a duel tool — buy it if your win condition is the grouped fight, and skip it if your win condition is picking them off alone. Strong evidence

• The 1.3-second self-Stun after a dive that hits no hero Strategic
• After an overheat, until his jetpack has cooled and he can fly again Strategic
• The reload: 3.2 seconds after 14 rockets Strategic
• The moment after Close The Deal Close The Deal 10m Range135s Cooldown Danny grabs a nearby enemy and flies them high into the air, then crashes back to the ground. Crowd Control The grab itself takes the target out of the fight, then a 0.5s stun on… Damage 70 spirit damage on impact (+1 per Spirit) plus 3 per metre fallen (+0.09… Mobility Flies Danny and the target high into the air and lands them nearby. 1 +50 damage 2 -35s cooldown 5 +0.5s stun and +8 damage per metre lands: he is stunned briefly and hurt by his own crash Strategic
• Parry is your best tool against Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. 's arrival and it is now a commitment rather than a hedge. Since 09-16-2026, parrying during a dash cancels the dash and its momentum, so you cannot both reposition and hold F. The cooldown maths makes the decision for you: a successful parry costs 0.5 seconds and stuns them for 3 with no Debuff Resist reduction possible, while a whiff costs 4.5 seconds — against a hero who arrives on a cooldown, that whiff is the entire window they needed. Documented

• Your escape route is vertical and the 09-16-2026 patch aimed at exactly that: slows now affect air drag at 35% of their value, where previously they mostly did not bite in the air. Going airborne to break Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. 's slow no longer restores your full movement — you carry a fraction of it into the air with you, at the moment you are also a stationary silhouette. The slow cut of ~20% partly offsets it, but the net is that air-escaping a slow is worse this patch than last. Documented
• You get value from moving around the map and Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. does not, but the 09-16-2026 patch made that harder to convert early: tunnel breakables Crates Breakable Streets, rooftops and tunnels — about 500 of them Ordinary breakables. Each has a 60% chance to drop souls; a Tough Crate always drops, for double. Souls 23 souls a crate, 60% of the time +2 a minute now spawn and respawn on 5 minutes rather than 3. The off-lane income that used to make a rotation pay for itself is roughly 40% less frequent, so before 6:00 a rotation has to be justified by pressure on Deadman Danny or on the Guardian, not by the breakables you pick up on the way. Documented

• Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. will be their Urn runner and you are the one who can stop it. The Urn cannot be voluntarily dropped — it comes loose only on melee, a Stun, or death — so chip damage and slows do not deny a delivery, your Hard CC does. Hold it for the carry rather than spending it on the approach fight, and note the favoured team gets +50% Bullet and Spirit Resist in a 60m bubble while carrying and depositing, which is why trying to burst the runner down usually fails. Documented

• Your habit of taking the fight vertical to reset spacing against Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. is weaker on 09-16-2026 than it was. Slows now apply to air drag at 35% of their value, so the air is no longer a slow-free zone, and 2026 has been a steady closing of exactly these loopholes — wall jumping costs 25% stamina regeneration for 5 seconds, and knockups came under debuff reduction in May. Going up is still correct against their ground CC; it is no longer a way to ignore their slows. Documented
• Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. decides where you stand, not you. The practical rule is to never hold a position whose failure case is being moved — stand so that being yanked or knocked puts you somewhere survivable rather than inside their whole team. Cover at your back is worth more than cover in front. Strong evidence
• Fight Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. under cover — indoors, under walkways, inside stairwells. Taking away the vertical axis removes most of their kit's value before you spend a single item slot on it. Strategic

• Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. fights from the air, which is exactly what Knockdown Knockdown 3,200 souls Tier 3TechPress +35s Cooldown +0.1s Cast Delay +2s Stun Delay +0.5s Stun Duration +75 Bonus Health +5% Ability Range +5% Radius exists for: it applies +100% gravity to an airborne target (raised from +50% in March 2026) and its Stun scales with altitude, up to about +1.5s at 30m. The higher they commit, the harder the punish — and Debuff Resist will not shorten that Stun for them. Documented
• Slowing Hex Slowing Hex 1,600 souls Tier 2TechPress +29s Cooldown +3.5s Duration +0.1s Cast Delay +16% Move Speed -26% Dash Distance (spirit T2) — Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. 's Chimera Mk1 Chimera Mk1 21s Cooldown Danny holds the jump key to fly on his jetpack, building heat as he goes. Crowd Control The landing launches nearby enemies into the air. Damage The landing explosion deals 70 spirit damage (+1.5 per Spirit) plus 70… Mobility Sustained flight for as long as his heat allows, and air dashes cost heat… 1 heat vents faster while grounded 2 on hero hit, heal and take no self-damage 5 on hero hit, -40% cooldown and +120 spirit damage is what you are buying against here. The community-standard answer to escape artists: buy it when an enemy repeatedly dashes, blinks or flies out of your kill window. Documented
• Vortex Web Vortex Web 6,400 souls Tier 4TechPress +42s Cooldown +4s Duration +0.2s Cast Delay +0.5s Tether Duration +28% Move Speed -36% Dash Distance +8% Ability Range +8% Radius Builds from Slowing Hex (spirit T4) — Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. 's Chimera Mk1 Chimera Mk1 21s Cooldown Danny holds the jump key to fly on his jetpack, building heat as he goes. Crowd Control The landing launches nearby enemies into the air. Damage The landing explosion deals 70 spirit damage (+1.5 per Spirit) plus 70… Mobility Sustained flight for as long as his heat allows, and air dashes cost heat… 1 heat vents faster while grounded 2 on hero hit, heal and take no self-damage 5 on hero hit, -40% cooldown and +120 spirit damage is what you are buying against here. Buy to set up team wipes against scattered, mobile enemies — it groups them and takes away their escapes at once. Documented
• Knockdown Knockdown 3,200 souls Tier 3TechPress +35s Cooldown +0.1s Cast Delay +2s Stun Delay +0.5s Stun Duration +75 Bonus Health +5% Ability Range +5% Radius (spirit T3) — The consensus answer to flying and airborne heroes and to channelled aerial ultimates — buy it whenever an enemy fights from the sky. What you are answering here: Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. 's Close The Deal Close The Deal 10m Range135s Cooldown Danny grabs a nearby enemy and flies them high into the air, then crashes back to the ground. Crowd Control The grab itself takes the target out of the fight, then a 0.5s stun on… Damage 70 spirit damage on impact (+1 per Spirit) plus 3 per metre fallen (+0.09… Mobility Flies Danny and the target high into the air and lands them nearby. 1 +50 damage 2 -35s cooldown 5 +0.5s stun and +8 damage per metre . Documented

• If you learned to play this matchup before 09-16-2026 you probably dash away from Deadman Danny Deadman Danny New hero Released 13 October Released 13 October. A jetpack-flying rocketeer: Strix Salvo plants missiles that mark enemies for his charged rockets, Chimera Mk1 lets him fly until it overheats into a crash-landing explosion, Jettison Fuel sprays fire that strips bullet resist, and Close The Deal grabs an enemy, flies them up and drops them. and parry on the way out. That no longer works: parrying during a regular dash now cancels the dash and its momentum, so you parry standing still exactly where they wanted you. Parry first and dash second, or accept that the parry is a commitment to hold ground. Note also that a whiffed parry is a 4.5-second cooldown against a hero who only needs one window. Documented