Crippling Headshot
weapon · Tier 4 · 6,400 souls passive VerifiedWhat it does
A headshot debuffs the target hard: both resistances drop and their healing is cut for a long window. It is simultaneously an armour-shred, an anti-heal and a focus-fire tool.
Numbers: On headshot: approx -17% Bullet Resist, -17% Spirit Resist, -35% Healing Reduction for 12s; +125 Bonus Health
Buy it when
Buy when one durable, self-healing enemy is the focus of every fight and you can land headshots.
Skip it when
Requires headshots — avoid on weapons that cannot land them.
Gotchas
The mechanics people most often get wrong about this item.
- The triggering headshot itself is dealt before the resist reduction applies
- Works against NPCs as of 22 May 2026
Problems it answers
- Healing and lifesteal — “They keep healing back everything I do to them.”
- Unkillable frontline — “I cannot kill their tank.”
Heroes that make this worth a slot
Heroes whose kit creates the problems Crippling Headshot answers. This is derived from kit properties, not from measured build results.