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Call Bell

Call Bell is The Doorman's first ability in Deadlock (slot 1), an active ability with a 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. Its tooltip lists 40 Impact Damage (+0.7 x Spirit), 55 Explosion Damage (+1.2 x Spirit), -40% Weapon Accuracy and -28% Move Speed. Upgrades: tier 1 +1 Charges; tier 2 +30 Impact Damage and +40 Explosion Damage; tier 3 +26s Bell Lifetime, +4.5m Radius, +0.35 Impact Damage Spirit scaling and +0.35 Explosion Damage Spirit scaling.

Call Bell stats

Call Bell

The Doorman · Ability 1 · Active

  • 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

40Impact Damage+0.7 x Spirit
55Explosion Damage+1.2 x Spirit
-40%Weapon Accuracy
-28%Move Speed
  • 3s Bell Lifetime
  • 4s Debuff Duration

Upgrades

Call Bell tier upgrades
TierBonusesIn game
1+1 Charges+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 changes in the latest build

Call Bell changes in build 6698
Field66866698
properties.SlowPercent.value3528

Call Bell change history

Call Bell history by build
PatchChangeState
build 6698Call Bell's Move Speed changed from -35% to -28%.Changed
build 6686First recorded in Deadlock.Baseline

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Call Bell FAQ

What is Call Bell's cooldown in Deadlock?

Call Bell has a 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 coefficient the game file writes on the value. The tier 3 upgrade adds 0.35 and 0.35 to that scaling.

What do Call Bell's upgrades do?

Tier 1: +1 Charges. Tier 2: +30 Impact Damage and +40 Explosion Damage. Tier 3: +26s Bell Lifetime, +4.5m Radius, +0.35 Impact Damage Spirit scaling and +0.35 Explosion Damage Spirit scaling.

Was Call Bell changed in the latest patch?

Yes. Call Bell changed in the latest build of Deadlock.

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