Doorway
Doorway is The Doorman's second ability in Deadlock (slot 2), an active ability with a 45 second cooldown. Place two connected doors in the world. Players and most projectiles entering one door will exit out through the other. The doors will close at the end of the duration.
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.
Doorway in matches
The Doorman players unlocked Doorway third in 61.2% of matches (38,290 of 62,580), second in 36.9% of matches (23,104 of 62,580) and first in 1.3% of matches (803 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 Doorway 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.
Doorway stats
Doorway
- Cooldown 45s
- Duration 15s
- Range 50m
Place two connected doors in the world. Players and most projectiles entering one door will exit out through the other. The doors will close at the end of the duration.
The two doors must be placed within the doorway distance of each other.
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +20s Duration | |
| 2 | +250 Barrier +12s Barrier Duration +1.5 Barrier Spirit scaling | Grants a Barrier first time traveling through doors |
| 3 | +40m Doorway Distance +30m Cast Range +0.15 Doorway Distance Spirit scaling | +30m Cast Range. +40m Doorway Distance and scales with Spirit Power. |
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.
Doorway change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6683 | No player-facing change in 46 builds (August 20 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| August 12, 2026build 6677 | Doorway's Doorway Distance changed from 70m to 65m. | Changed |
| August 8, 2026build 6672from build 6643 | No player-facing change in 7 builds (July 28 to August 8, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 28, 2026build 6642 | Doorway's duration changed from 20s to 15s. Doorway's tier 1 upgrade changed from +15s Duration to +20s Duration; the tier 3 upgrade changed from +45m Doorway Distance, +30m Cast Range and +0.15 Doorway Distance Spirit scaling to +40m Doorway Distance, +30m Cast Range and +0.15 Doorway Distance Spirit scaling. | Changed |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Doorway FAQ
What does Doorway do?
Place two connected doors in the world. Players and most projectiles entering one door will exit out through the other. The doors will close at the end of the duration. The two doors must be placed within the doorway distance of each other. Its tooltip lists 65m Doorway Distance.
What is Doorway's cooldown in Deadlock?
Doorway has a 45 second cooldown.
What do Doorway's upgrades do?
Tier 1: +20s Duration. Tier 2: Grants a Barrier first time traveling through doors. Tier 3: +30m Cast Range. +40m Doorway Distance, and scales with Spirit Power.
Which hero has Doorway?
Doorway is The Doorman's second ability (slot 2).
Was Doorway changed in the latest patch?
No. Doorway is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the August 12, 2026 patch.