Screwjab Dagger
Screwjab Dagger is Vyper's first ability in Deadlock (slot 1), an active ability with a 10 second cooldown and 2 charges. Throw a dagger, dealing spirit damage and applying slow. Every subsequent dagger against the same target stacks in spirit damage and slow.
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.
Screwjab Dagger in matches
Vyper players unlocked Screwjab Dagger first in 44.4% of matches (25,874 of 58,301), third in 28.0% of matches (16,304 of 58,301) and second in 27.2% of matches (15,835 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 Screwjab Dagger 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.
Screwjab Dagger stats
Screwjab Dagger
- Cooldown 10s
- Charges 2
- Between charges 4s
Throw a dagger, dealing spirit damage and applying slow.
Every subsequent dagger against the same target stacks in spirit damage and slow.
On Hit:
On Stack:
- 10s Stack Duration
- 3 Max Stacks
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 Charge | |
| 2 | -8% Bullet Resist -6% Bullet Resist per Stack | On Hit: -8% Bullet Resist and -6% Bullet Resist per Stack |
| 3 | +55% Cooldown Refund +2 Max Stacks -2s Charge Delay | +2 Max Stacks -2s Charge Delay On Hit: Refund 55% Charge Cooldown |
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.
Screwjab Dagger 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 | Screwjab Dagger's Move Speed changed from -35% to -28% and Move Speed per Stack from -15% to -12%. | Changed |
| August 22, 2026build 6684from build 6642 | No player-facing change in 11 builds (July 28 to August 22, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Screwjab Dagger FAQ
What does Screwjab Dagger do?
Throw a dagger, dealing spirit damage and applying slow. Every subsequent dagger against the same target stacks in spirit damage and slow. Its tooltip lists 50 Damage (+0.8 x Spirit), -28% Move Speed, 25 Damage per Stack (+0.4 x Spirit) and -12% Move Speed per Stack.
What is Screwjab Dagger's cooldown in Deadlock?
Screwjab Dagger has a 10 second cooldown. It holds 2 charges, 4 seconds apart.
How does Screwjab Dagger scale with spirit power?
Damage starts at 50 and gains 0.8 per point of Spirit and Damage per Stack starts at 25 and gains 0.4 per point of Spirit, the coefficients the game file writes on the values.
What do Screwjab Dagger's upgrades do?
Tier 1: +1 Charge. Tier 2: On Hit: -8% Bullet Resist and -6% Bullet Resist per Stack. Tier 3: +2 Max Stacks, -2s Charge Delay, On Hit: Refund 55% Charge Cooldown.
Was Screwjab Dagger changed in the latest patch?
No. Screwjab Dagger 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.