Call Bell
Call Bell is The Doorman's first ability in Deadlock (slot 1), an active ability with an 18 second cooldown. Throw out a call bell that deals spirit damage on impact. After a short delay it explodes, dealing additional spirit damage and causing affected enemies to suffer reduced weapon accuracy and movement slow. Can be shot to detonate early.
Open The Doorman's most-bought build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 62,237 matches of The Doorman, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Call Bell in matches
The Doorman players unlocked Call Bell first in 95.2% of matches (59,591 of 62,580), third in 2.5% of matches (1,547 of 62,580) and second in 2.2% of matches (1,369 of 62,580), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day.
Measured from matches at all ranks from October 30 to November 1, 2026, starting on the day patch 6833 was released (October 30, 2026), by deadlock-api.com. These are match results, not numbers from the game files, and not a recommendation. Each share is the The Doorman matches in which Call Bell was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every The Doorman match counted; a step under 500 matches is not listed.
Match data: deadlock-api.com. deadlock-api.com is not endorsed by Valve and does not reflect the views or opinions of Valve or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Valve properties. How a share is computed: methodology.
Call Bell stats
Call Bell
- Cooldown 18s
- Charges 1
- Between charges 7s
- Duration 4s
Throw out a call bell that deals spirit damage on impact. After a short delay it explodes, dealing additional spirit damage and causing affected enemies to suffer reduced weapon accuracy and movement slow.
Can be shot to detonate early.
On Impact
- 3s Bell Lifetime
- 4s Debuff Duration
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 Charge | +1 Charge |
| 2 | +30 Impact Damage +40 Explosion Damage | +30 Impact Damage +40 Explosion Damage |
| 3 | +26s Bell Lifetime +4.5m Radius +0.35 Impact Damage Spirit scaling +0.35 Explosion Damage Spirit scaling | +4.5m Radius +26s Bell Lifetime Improved Scaling |
Each tier is bought with ability points; how many points a tier costs is not in the game files this site reads, so it is not shown. Learning the ability takes 1 ability unlock.
Call Bell change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6701 | No player-facing change in 43 builds (September 25 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| September 17, 2026build 6698 | Call Bell's Move Speed changed from -35% to -28%. | Changed |
| August 22, 2026build 6684from build 6643 | No player-facing change in 10 builds (July 28 to August 22, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 28, 2026build 6642 | Call Bell's time between charges changed from 6s to 7s. Call Bell's Charge Delay changed from 6s to 7s. | Changed |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Call Bell FAQ
What does Call Bell do?
Throw out a call bell that deals spirit damage on impact. After a short delay it explodes, dealing additional spirit damage and causing affected enemies to suffer reduced weapon accuracy and movement slow. Can be shot to detonate early. Its tooltip lists 40 Impact Damage (+0.7 x Spirit), 55 Explosion Damage (+1.2 x Spirit), -40% Weapon Accuracy and -28% Move Speed.
What is Call Bell's cooldown in Deadlock?
Call Bell has an 18 second cooldown.
How does Call Bell scale with spirit power?
Impact Damage starts at 40 and gains 0.7 per point of Spirit and Explosion Damage starts at 55 and gains 1.2 per point of Spirit, the coefficients the game file writes on the values. The tier 3 upgrade adds 0.35 to the Impact Damage scaling and 0.35 to the Explosion Damage scaling.
What do Call Bell's upgrades do?
Tier 1: +1 Charge. Tier 2: +30 Impact Damage, +40 Explosion Damage. Tier 3: +4.5m Radius, +26s Bell Lifetime, Improved Scaling.
Was Call Bell changed in the latest patch?
No. Call Bell is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the September 17, 2026 patch.