Crimson Slash
Crimson Slash is Yamato's third ability in Deadlock (slot 3), an active ability with a 16 second cooldown. Slash enemies in front of you, damaging them and slowing their fire rate. If any enemy heroes are hit, you heal.
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The 4 items bought most in each phase of 116,195 Yamato matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Crimson Slash in matches
Yamato players unlocked Crimson Slash first in 81.6% of matches (95,368 of 116,814), second in 11.9% of matches (13,846 of 116,814) and third in 6.2% of matches (7,294 of 116,814), 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 Yamato matches in which Crimson Slash was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Yamato 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.
Crimson Slash stats
Crimson Slash
- Cooldown 16s
Slash enemies in front of you, damaging them and slowing their fire rate. If any enemy heroes are hit, you heal.
- 4s Debuff Duration
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +4s Buff Duration +30 Buff Melee Damage | On Hit : +30% Melee Damage for 4s |
| 2 | +6% of Max Health Heal on hero hit | On Hero Hit : +6% Max Health Heal |
| 3 | -10s Cooldown +0.6 Damage Spirit scaling +0.4 Heal on hero hit Spirit scaling | -10s Cooldown and increases 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.
Crimson Slash 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 | Crimson Slash's tier 3 upgrade changed from -10s Cooldown and +0.6 Damage Spirit scaling to -10s Cooldown, +0.6 Damage Spirit scaling and +0.4 Heal on hero hit Spirit scaling. | Changed |
| August 22, 2026build 6684from build 6642 | No player-facing change in 11 builds (July 28 to August 22, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Crimson Slash FAQ
What does Crimson Slash do?
Slash enemies in front of you, damaging them and slowing their fire rate. If any enemy heroes are hit, you heal. Its tooltip lists 55 Damage (+0.37 x Spirit), 55 Heal on hero hit (+1.035871 x Spirit), -30% Fire Rate and 4s Debuff Duration.
What is Crimson Slash's cooldown in Deadlock?
Crimson Slash has a 16 second cooldown. The tier 3 upgrade changes it by -10s.
How does Crimson Slash scale with spirit power?
Damage starts at 55 and gains 0.37 per point of Spirit and Heal on hero hit starts at 55 and gains 1.035871 per point of Spirit, the coefficients the game file writes on the values. The tier 3 upgrade adds 0.6 to the Damage scaling and 0.4 to the Heal on hero hit scaling.
What do Crimson Slash's upgrades do?
Tier 1: On Hit : +30% Melee Damage for 4s. Tier 2: On Hero Hit : +6% Max Health Heal. Tier 3: -10s Cooldown and increases scaling.
Was Crimson Slash changed in the latest patch?
No. Crimson Slash 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.