Flying Slash
Flying Slash is Yamato's second ability in Deadlock (slot 2), an active ability with a 36 second cooldown. Throw a grappling hook to reel yourself towards an enemy, dealing melee damage and slowing the target when you arrive. Its tooltip lists -40% Move Speed and 2.5s Slow Duration.
Open the most-bought Yamato build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 116,195 Yamato matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Flying Slash in matches
Yamato players unlocked Flying Slash second in 68.3% of matches (79,819 of 116,814), third in 29.5% of matches (34,409 of 116,814) and first in 2.1% of matches (2,454 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 Flying 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.
Flying Slash stats
Flying Slash
- Cooldown 36s
- Range 23m
Throw a grappling hook to reel yourself towards an enemy, dealing melee damage and slowing the target when you arrive.
- 2.5s Slow Duration
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -18s Cooldown | |
| 2 | +35 Bonus Spirit +6s Buff Duration | Gain +35 Spirit Power for 6s |
| 3 | +8m Cast Range +1 Can Grapple Ally Heroes +2 Charges +5s Charge Delay | Alt-Cast to Grapple allies +8m Cast Range Gains 1 extra charge |
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.
Flying Slash change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6835 | No player-facing change in 9 builds (October 30 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| October 30, 2026build 6833 | Flying Slash's cast range changed from 26m to 23m. Flying Slash's tier 3 upgrade changed from +15m Cast Range, +1 Can Grapple Ally Heroes, +2 Charges and +5s Charge Delay to +8m Cast Range, +1 Can Grapple Ally Heroes, +2 Charges and +5s Charge Delay. | Changed |
| October 26, 2026build 6821from build 6712 | No player-facing change in 31 builds (September 29 to October 26, 2026). | Unchanged |
| September 29, 2026build 6711 | Flying Slash's description was reworded. Flying Slash's description now reads: "Throw a grappling hook to reel yourself towards an enemy, dealing melee damage and slowing the target when you arrive." | Changed |
| September 17, 2026build 6698 | Flying Slash's Move Speed changed from -50% to -40% and Damage scaling from +1 x Light Melee Damage to +1.2 x Light Melee Damage. | 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 | Flying Slash's tier 2 upgrade changed from +40 Bonus Spirit and +6s Buff Duration to +35 Bonus Spirit and +6s Buff Duration; the tier 3 upgrade changed from +15m Cast Range, +1 Can Grapple Ally Heroes, +3 Charges and +4s Charge Delay to +15m Cast Range, +1 Can Grapple Ally Heroes, +2 Charges and +5s Charge Delay. | Changed |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Flying Slash FAQ
What does Flying Slash do?
Throw a grappling hook to reel yourself towards an enemy, dealing melee damage and slowing the target when you arrive. Its tooltip lists -40% Move Speed and 2.5s Slow Duration.
What is Flying Slash's cooldown in Deadlock?
Flying Slash has a 36 second cooldown. The tier 1 upgrade changes it by -18s.
What do Flying Slash's upgrades do?
Tier 1: -18s Cooldown. Tier 2: Gain +35 Spirit Power for 6s. Tier 3: Alt-Cast to Grapple allies, +8m Cast Range, Gains 1 extra charge.
Which hero has Flying Slash?
Flying Slash is Yamato's second ability (slot 2).
Was Flying Slash changed in the latest patch?
No. Flying Slash is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the October 30, 2026 patch (build 6833).