Ira Domini
Ira Domini is Venator's ultimate in Deadlock (slot 4), a toggled ability with a 160 second cooldown. Load your crossbow with 3 stakes, dealing massively increased weapon damage. The final stake is blessed, dealing bonus pure damage and executing low-health enemies. Its tooltip lists 120 Damage (+1.5 x Weapon Damage), 95 Bonus Damage (+3.6 x Boons) and 8% Execute Threshold.
Open the most-bought Venator build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 174,207 Venator matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Ira Domini in matches
Venator players unlocked Ira Domini last (fourth) in 98.7% of matches (172,829 of 175,102) and third in 1.1% of matches (2,001 of 175,102), 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 Venator matches in which Ira Domini was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Venator 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.
Ira Domini stats
Ira Domini
- Cooldown 160s
- Duration 15s
Load your crossbow with 3 stakes, dealing massively increased weapon damage.
The final stake is blessed, dealing bonus pure damage and executing low-health enemies.
While Blessed:
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1.2 m Move Speed | While Active: Gain 1.2 m/s Move Speed |
| 2 | +65 Bonus Damage -15s Cooldown | -15s Ability Cooldown and +65 Bonus Damage |
| 3 | +1 All Stakes Blessed | All Stakes are Blessed |
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.
Ira Domini 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 | Ira Domini's Bonus Damage changed from 115 to 95 and Bonus Damage scaling from +3 x Boons to +3.6 x Boons. | Changed |
| October 26, 2026build 6821from build 6643 | No player-facing change in 44 builds (July 28 to October 26, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 28, 2026build 6642 | Ira Domini's Bonus Damage changed from 100 to 115. | Changed |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Ira Domini FAQ
What does Ira Domini do?
Load your crossbow with 3 stakes, dealing massively increased weapon damage. The final stake is blessed, dealing bonus pure damage and executing low-health enemies. Its tooltip lists 120 Damage (+1.5 x Weapon Damage), 95 Bonus Damage (+3.6 x Boons) and 8% Execute Threshold.
What is Ira Domini's cooldown in Deadlock?
Ira Domini has a 160 second cooldown. The tier 2 upgrade changes it by -15s.
What do Ira Domini's upgrades do?
Tier 1: While Active: Gain 1.2 m/s Move Speed. Tier 2: -15s Ability Cooldown and +65 Bonus Damage. Tier 3: All Stakes are Blessed.
Which hero has Ira Domini?
Ira Domini is Venator's ultimate (slot 4).
Was Ira Domini changed in the latest patch?
No. Ira Domini 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).