Exploding Uppercut
Exploding Uppercut is Bebop's first ability in Deadlock (slot 1), an active ability with a 22 second cooldown. Deal melee damage to nearby enemies and apply knockback. When they land, they deal spirit damage and apply reduced fire rate to other nearby enemies. Exploding Uppercut can be used on allies.
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The 4 items bought most in each phase of 160,765 Bebop matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Exploding Uppercut in matches
Bebop players unlocked Exploding Uppercut third in 74.2% of matches (119,786 of 161,545), first in 15.6% of matches (25,179 of 161,545) and second in 10.0% of matches (16,186 of 161,545), 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 Bebop matches in which Exploding Uppercut was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Bebop 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.
Exploding Uppercut stats
Exploding Uppercut
- Cooldown 22s
Deal melee damage to nearby enemies and apply knockback.
When they land, they deal spirit damage and apply reduced fire rate to other nearby enemies.
Exploding Uppercut can be used on allies.
On Landing:
- 14m Landing Radius
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -11s Cooldown | |
| 2 | +9s Buff Duration +30 Buff Base Weapon Pct | On Hero Hit: Gain fast spin-up time, 2x weapon range and +30% weapon damage for 9s |
| 3 | +1 Restore Hook Cooldown +18% Missing HP Heal | On Hero Hit: Set Grapple Arm cooldown to 0 and restores +18% of your missing health |
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.
Exploding Uppercut change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6642 | No player-facing change in 55 builds (July 28 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Exploding Uppercut FAQ
What does Exploding Uppercut do?
Deal melee damage to nearby enemies and apply knockback. When they land, they deal spirit damage and apply reduced fire rate to other nearby enemies. Exploding Uppercut can be used on allies. Its tooltip lists 0.01 Uppercut Damage (+1 x Light Melee Damage), 0.5s Duration, 75 Area Damage (+0.6 x Spirit) and -14% Fire Rate (-0.186 x Spirit, in percentage points).
What is Exploding Uppercut's cooldown in Deadlock?
Exploding Uppercut has a 22 second cooldown. The tier 1 upgrade changes it by -11s.
How does Exploding Uppercut scale with spirit power?
Area Damage starts at 75 and gains 0.6 per point of Spirit and Fire Rate starts at -14% and gains -0.186 percentage points per point of Spirit, the coefficients the game file writes on the values.
What do Exploding Uppercut's upgrades do?
Tier 1: -11s Cooldown. Tier 2: On Hero Hit: Gain fast spin-up time, 2x weapon range and +30% weapon damage for 9s. Tier 3: On Hero Hit: Set Grapple Arm cooldown to 0 and restores +18% of your missing health.
Was Exploding Uppercut changed in the latest patch?
No. Exploding Uppercut is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file.