Goo Ball
Goo Ball is Viscous' ultimate in Deadlock (slot 4), an active ability with a 150 second cooldown. Morph into a large goo ball that deals damage and stuns enemies on impact. The ball grants large amounts of Bullet and Spirit resist, bounces off walls and can double jump.
Open the most-bought Viscous build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 56,498 Viscous matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Goo Ball in matches
Viscous players unlocked Goo Ball last (fourth) in 99.2% of matches (56,371 of 56,822), 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 Viscous matches in which Goo Ball was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Viscous 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.
Goo Ball stats
Goo Ball
- Cooldown 150s
- Duration 11s
Morph into a large goo ball that deals damage and stuns enemies on impact. The ball grants large amounts of Bullet and Spirit resist, bounces off walls and can double jump.
- +35% Spirit Resist
- +35% Bullet Resist
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -25s Cooldown | |
| 2 | +70 Damage +20% Bullet Resist +20% Spirit Resist | +70 Damage and +20% Resists |
| 3 | +7s Duration +0.3s Stun Duration +0.2 Damage Spirit scaling | +7s Duration, +0.3s Stun Duration, and +0.2 Spirit Scaling |
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.
Goo Ball 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 | Goo Ball's tier 3 upgrade changed from +7s Duration and +0.3s Stun Duration to +7s Duration, +0.3s Stun Duration and +0.2 Damage Spirit 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 | Goo Ball's tier 2 upgrade changed from +70 Damage, +10% Bullet Resist and +10% Spirit Resist to +70 Damage, +20% Bullet Resist and +20% Spirit Resist. | Changed |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Goo Ball FAQ
What does Goo Ball do?
Morph into a large goo ball that deals damage and stuns enemies on impact. The ball grants large amounts of Bullet and Spirit resist, bounces off walls and can double jump. Its tooltip lists 110 Damage (+1 x Spirit), 0.5s Stun Duration, 1.4m Ball Radius and +35% Spirit Resist.
What is Goo Ball's cooldown in Deadlock?
Goo Ball has a 150 second cooldown. The tier 1 upgrade changes it by -25s.
How does Goo Ball scale with spirit power?
Damage starts at 110 and gains 1 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value. The tier 3 upgrade adds 0.2 to the Damage scaling.
What do Goo Ball's upgrades do?
Tier 1: -25s Cooldown. Tier 2: +70 Damage and +20% Resists. Tier 3: +7s Duration, +0.3s Stun Duration, and +0.2 Spirit Scaling.
Was Goo Ball changed in the latest patch?
No. Goo Ball 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.