Entangling Bola
Entangling Bola is Silver's third ability in Deadlock (slot 3), an active ability with a 23 second cooldown. Throw a bola, dealing spirit damage, applying slow and preventing movement abilities or stamina. Its tooltip lists 40 Damage (+1.6 x Spirit), -16% Move Speed, 1.5s Debuff Duration and 100% Gravity Scale.
Open the most-bought Silver build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 133,554 Silver matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Entangling Bola in matches
Silver players unlocked Entangling Bola third in 91.6% of matches (123,051 of 134,265), second in 6.9% of matches (9,210 of 134,265), last (fourth) in 0.7% of matches (969 of 134,265) and first in 0.7% of matches (965 of 134,265), 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 Silver matches in which Entangling Bola was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Silver 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.
Entangling Bola stats
Entangling Bola
- Cooldown 23s
Throw a bola, dealing spirit damage, applying slow and preventing movement abilities or stamina.
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Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -20% Move Speed | |
| 2 | -8s Cooldown | |
| 3 | +2 Ricochet Count +15m Ricochet Range +0.75s Debuff Duration | +0.75s Debuff Duration. Bola ricochets to 2 additional targets |
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.
Entangling Bola 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 | Entangling Bola's Move Speed changed from -20% to -16%; Entangling Bola gained 100% Gravity Scale. Entangling Bola's tooltip now lists Gravity Scale. Entangling Bola's tier 1 upgrade changed from -25% Move Speed to -20% Move Speed. | 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 |
Entangling Bola FAQ
What does Entangling Bola do?
Throw a bola, dealing spirit damage, applying slow and preventing movement abilities or stamina. Its tooltip lists 40 Damage (+1.6 x Spirit), -16% Move Speed, 1.5s Debuff Duration and 100% Gravity Scale.
What is Entangling Bola's cooldown in Deadlock?
Entangling Bola has a 23 second cooldown. The tier 2 upgrade changes it by -8s.
How does Entangling Bola scale with spirit power?
Damage starts at 40 and gains 1.6 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value.
What do Entangling Bola's upgrades do?
Tier 1: -20% Move Speed. Tier 2: -8s Cooldown. Tier 3: +0.75s Debuff Duration. Bola ricochets to 2 additional targets.
Was Entangling Bola changed in the latest patch?
No. Entangling Bola 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.