Petrifying Bola
Petrifying Bola is Vyper's ultimate in Deadlock (slot 4), an active ability with a 115 second cooldown. Throw an explosive bola. On exploding, the bola Slows and Damages all enemies in the area. Direct hits deal Additional Damage and Petrify instead. Petrified units block all damage, but cannot take actions.
Open the most-bought Vyper build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 57,967 Vyper matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Petrifying Bola in matches
Vyper players unlocked Petrifying Bola last (fourth) in 99.2% of matches (57,806 of 58,301), 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 Vyper matches in which Petrifying Bola was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Vyper 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.
Petrifying Bola stats
Petrifying Bola
- Cooldown 115s
Throw an explosive bola. On exploding, the bola Slows and Damages all enemies in the area.
Direct hits deal Additional Damage and Petrify instead. Petrified units block all damage, but cannot take actions.
- -40% Move Speed
- 1.5s Slow Duration
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +49.5 Petrify Damage | |
| 2 | -20s Cooldown | |
| 3 | +1s Petrify Duration | +1s Petrify Duration. Petrifies all enemies in the area. |
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.
Petrifying Bola 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 | Petrifying Bola's cooldown changed from 105s to 115s. Petrifying Bola's Move Speed changed from -50% to -40%. | Changed |
| August 22, 2026build 6684from build 6683 | No player-facing change in 2 builds (August 20 to August 22, 2026). | Unchanged |
| August 12, 2026build 6677 | Petrifying Bola's Petrify Duration changed from 2.0s to 2.2s and Radius from 8m to 12m. | Changed |
| August 8, 2026build 6672from build 6642 | No player-facing change in 8 builds (July 28 to August 8, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Petrifying Bola FAQ
What does Petrifying Bola do?
Throw an explosive bola. On exploding, the bola Slows and Damages all enemies in the area. Direct hits deal Additional Damage and Petrify instead. Petrified units block all damage, but cannot take actions. Its tooltip lists 2.2s Petrify Duration, 50 Damage (+0.744 x Spirit), 180 Petrify Damage (+2.046 x Spirit) and -40% Move Speed.
What is Petrifying Bola's cooldown in Deadlock?
Petrifying Bola has a 115 second cooldown. The tier 2 upgrade changes it by -20s.
How does Petrifying Bola scale with spirit power?
Damage starts at 50 and gains 0.744 per point of Spirit and Petrify Damage starts at 180 and gains 2.046 per point of Spirit, the coefficients the game file writes on the values.
What do Petrifying Bola's upgrades do?
Tier 1: +49.5 Petrify Damage. Tier 2: -20s Cooldown. Tier 3: +1s Petrify Duration. Petrifies all enemies in the area.
Was Petrifying Bola changed in the latest patch?
No. Petrifying Bola 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.