Fixation
Fixation is Haze's third ability in Deadlock (slot 3), a passive ability. Shooting a target increases your bullet damage on that target. Gain one stack per bullet hit, three if the hit is a headshot. Its tooltip lists +0.2/stack Weapon Damage and 40 Max Stacks.
Open the most-bought Haze build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 178,087 Haze matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Fixation in matches
Haze players unlocked Fixation first in 95.2% of matches (170,456 of 178,983), second in 3.3% of matches (5,877 of 178,983) and third in 1.4% of matches (2,556 of 178,983), 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 Haze matches in which Fixation was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Haze 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.
Fixation stats
Fixation
- Duration 6s
Shooting a target increases your bullet damage on that target. Gain one stack per bullet hit, three if the hit is a headshot.
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +40 Spirit Damage +0.8 Spirit Damage Spirit scaling +20 Proc Damage Stack Count -12% Move Speed +2s Slow Duration | 40 Spirit damage and 12% slow for 2s to target every 20 stacks |
| 2 | +5s Duration +40 Max Stacks | +40 Max Stacks and +5s Duration |
| 3 | +0.11/stack Weapon Damage +0.00035 Weapon Damage scaling | +0.11/ per Stack Scales with Weapon Damage |
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.
Fixation change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6712 | No player-facing change in 41 builds (September 29 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| September 29, 2026build 6711 | Fixation's Weapon Damage now reads +0.2/stack (was +0.2 per stack). | Changed |
| September 17, 2026build 6698 | Fixation's description was reworded. Fixation's description now reads: "Shooting a target increases your bullet damage on that target. Gain one stack per bullet hit, three if the hit is a headshot." Fixation gained 3 Headshot Stacks. Fixation's tier 1 upgrade changed from +40 Spirit Damage, +0.8 Spirit Damage Spirit scaling, +20 Proc Damage Stack Count, -15% Move Speed and +2s Slow Duration to +40 Spirit Damage, +0.8 Spirit Damage Spirit scaling, +20 Proc Damage Stack Count, -12% Move Speed and +2s Slow Duration; the tier 3 upgrade changed from +0.11/stack Weapon Damage and +0.0003 Weapon Damage scaling to +0.11/stack Weapon Damage and +0.00035 Weapon Damage scaling. | Changed |
| August 22, 2026build 6684from build 6643 | No player-facing change in 10 builds (July 28 to August 22, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 28, 2026build 6642 | Fixation's Weapon Damage scaling changed from scales with Damage Scale to no scaling. Fixation's tier 3 upgrade changed from +0.14/stack Weapon Damage to +0.11/stack Weapon Damage and +0.0003 Weapon Damage scaling. | Changed |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Fixation FAQ
What does Fixation do?
Shooting a target increases your bullet damage on that target. Gain one stack per bullet hit, three if the hit is a headshot. Its tooltip lists +0.2/stack Weapon Damage and 40 Max Stacks.
What do Fixation's upgrades do?
Tier 1: 40 Spirit damage and 12% slow for 2s to target every 20 stacks. Tier 2: +40 Max Stacks and +5s Duration. Tier 3: +0.11/ per Stack, Scales with Weapon Damage.
Which hero has Fixation?
Fixation is Haze's third ability (slot 3).
Was Fixation changed in the latest patch?
No. Fixation is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the September 29, 2026 patch (build 6711).