Pulse Grenade
Pulse Grenade is Paradox's first ability in Deadlock (slot 1), an active ability with a 32 second cooldown. Throw a grenade that begins pulsing when it lands. Each pulse expands the radius and applies spirit damage, time slow, and stacking increased damage for Paradox against the victim.
Open the most-bought Paradox build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 106,748 Paradox matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Pulse Grenade in matches
Paradox players unlocked Pulse Grenade first in 71.0% of matches (76,207 of 107,293), second in 27.3% of matches (29,287 of 107,293) and third in 1.5% of matches (1,656 of 107,293), 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 Paradox matches in which Pulse Grenade was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Paradox 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.
Pulse Grenade stats
Pulse Grenade
- Cooldown 32s
- Duration 3.2s
Throw a grenade that begins pulsing when it lands. Each pulse expands the radius and applies spirit damage, time slow, and stacking increased damage for Paradox against the victim.
- +1m Radius Per Pulse
- 0.8s Pulse Interval
- 8.0s Amp Duration
- 20% Time Slow
- 0.2s Slow Duration
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -12s Cooldown | |
| 2 | +20 Pulse Damage +0.5 Pulse Damage Spirit scaling | +20 Pulse Damage and increased Spirit scaling |
| 3 | +4% Damage Amp per stack +1.6s Duration | +4% Damage Amp and +1.6s Duration |
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.
Pulse Grenade change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6642 | No player-facing change in 55 builds (July 28 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Pulse Grenade FAQ
What does Pulse Grenade do?
Throw a grenade that begins pulsing when it lands. Each pulse expands the radius and applies spirit damage, time slow, and stacking increased damage for Paradox against the victim. Its tooltip lists 35 Pulse Damage (+0.3 x Spirit), 4% Damage Amp per stack, +1m Radius Per Pulse and 0.8s Pulse Interval.
What is Pulse Grenade's cooldown in Deadlock?
Pulse Grenade has a 32 second cooldown. The tier 1 upgrade changes it by -12s.
How does Pulse Grenade scale with spirit power?
Pulse Damage starts at 35 and gains 0.3 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value. The tier 2 upgrade adds 0.5 to the Pulse Damage scaling.
What do Pulse Grenade's upgrades do?
Tier 1: -12s Cooldown. Tier 2: +20 Pulse Damage and increased Spirit scaling. Tier 3: +4% Damage Amp and +1.6s Duration.
Was Pulse Grenade changed in the latest patch?
No. Pulse Grenade is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file.