Card Trick
Card Trick is Wraith's first ability in Deadlock (slot 1), an active ability with a 0.6 second cooldown and 2 charges. Deal weapon damage to summon cards of a random suit. Each card can be thrown, dealing damage and applying a different effect depending on its suit. Cards thrown fly towards the enemy or point under your crosshair.
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The 4 items bought most in each phase of 143,272 Wraith matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Card Trick in matches
Wraith players unlocked Card Trick first in 97.6% of matches (140,573 of 143,968) and second in 2.1% of matches (3,055 of 143,968), 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 Wraith matches in which Card Trick was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Wraith 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.
Card Trick stats
Card Trick
- Cooldown 0.6s
- Charges 2
- Range 500m
Deal weapon damage to summon cards of a random suit. Each card can be thrown, dealing damage and applying a different effect depending on its suit. Cards thrown fly towards the enemy or point under your crosshair.
Alt-cast to throw first card
Each suit provides a different bonus. Jokers count as all suits.
Spade
Diamond
Club
Heart
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 Charges | |
| 2 | +40 Damage +0.4 Damage Spirit scaling | +40 Damage and increased Spirit Scaling |
| 3 | +1 Improved Joker Chance +40% Bonus Damage -4% Bullet and Spirit Resist Reduction +75 Heal +0.5 Heal Spirit scaling -12% Move Speed | All suits are improved and higher chance for Jokers |
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.
Card Trick change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6835 | No player-facing change in 9 builds (October 30 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| October 30, 2026build 6833 | Card Trick's Heal changed from 60 to 45. | Changed |
| October 26, 2026build 6821from build 6742 | No player-facing change in 27 builds (October 2 to October 26, 2026). | Unchanged |
| October 1, 2026build 6731 | Card Trick's description was reworded. Card Trick's description now reads: "Deal weapon damage to summon cards of a random suit. Each card can be thrown, dealing damage and applying a different effect depending on its suit. Cards thrown fly towards the enemy or point under your crosshair. Alt-cast to throw first card" | Changed |
| September 30, 2026build 6726from build 6701 | No player-facing change in 5 builds (September 25 to September 30, 2026). | Unchanged |
| September 17, 2026build 6698 | Card Trick's Heal scaling changed from +0.75 x Spirit to +0.5 x Spirit, Move Speed from -30% to -24%, Bullet and Spirit Resist Reduction from -8.0% to -7.0% and 1 more values. Card Trick's tier 3 upgrade changed from +1 Improved Joker Chance, +40% Bonus Damage, -5% Bullet and Spirit Resist Reduction, +75 Heal, +0.5 Heal Spirit scaling and -20% Move Speed to +1 Improved Joker Chance, +40% Bonus Damage, -4% Bullet and Spirit Resist Reduction, +75 Heal, +0.5 Heal Spirit scaling and -12% Move Speed. | Changed |
| August 22, 2026build 6684from build 6683 | No player-facing change in 2 builds (August 20 to August 22, 2026). | Unchanged |
| August 12, 2026build 6677 | Card Trick's Heal scaling changed from +1 x Spirit to +0.75 x Spirit; Card Trick's Movement Slow is now called Move Speed. | Changed |
| August 8, 2026build 6672from build 6642 | No player-facing change in 8 builds (July 28 to August 8, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Card Trick FAQ
What does Card Trick do?
Deal weapon damage to summon cards of a random suit. Each card can be thrown, dealing damage and applying a different effect depending on its suit. Cards thrown fly towards the enemy or point under your crosshair. Alt-cast to throw first card. Its tooltip lists 45 Damage (+0.55 x Spirit), 60% Bonus Damage, -7.0% Bullet and Spirit Resist Reduction and -24% Move Speed.
What is Card Trick's cooldown in Deadlock?
Card Trick has a 0.6 second cooldown. It holds 2 charges.
How does Card Trick scale with spirit power?
Damage starts at 45 and gains 0.55 per point of Spirit and Heal starts at 45 and gains 0.5 per point of Spirit, the coefficients the game file writes on the values. The tier 2 upgrade adds 0.4 to the Damage scaling. The tier 3 upgrade adds 0.5 to the Heal scaling.
What do Card Trick's upgrades do?
Tier 1: +2 Charges. Tier 2: +40 Damage and increased Spirit Scaling. Tier 3: All suits are improved and higher chance for Jokers.
Was Card Trick changed in the latest patch?
No. Card Trick is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the October 30, 2026 patch (build 6833).