Soul Exchange
Soul Exchange is Lady Geist's ultimate in Deadlock (slot 4), an active ability with a 220 second cooldown. Swaps health levels with an enemy target. There is a minimum health percentage that enemies can be brought down to and a minimum amount of health received based on victims current health.
Open the most-bought Lady Geist build
The 4 items bought most in each phase of 102,184 Lady Geist matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Soul Exchange in matches
Lady Geist players unlocked Soul Exchange last (fourth) in 99.1% of matches (101,857 of 102,750) and third in 0.7% of matches (756 of 102,750), 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 Lady Geist matches in which Soul Exchange was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Lady Geist 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.
Soul Exchange stats
Soul Exchange
- Cooldown 220s
- Duration 0.25s
- Range 5.5m
Swaps health levels with an enemy target. There is a minimum health percentage that enemies can be brought down to and a minimum amount of health received based on victims current health.
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -50s Cooldown | |
| 2 | +3s Silence Duration +25m Silence Radius | Silence enemies within 25m for 3s |
| 3 | +8s Buff Duration +50% Spirit Resist +40% Fire Rate +60 Spirit Power | On cast, +60 Spirit Power, +40% Fire Rate and +50% Spirit Resistance for 8s. |
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.
Soul Exchange change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6742 | No player-facing change in 37 builds (October 2 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| October 1, 2026build 6731 | Soul Exchange's tier upgrade text was reworded. | Changed |
| September 30, 2026build 6726from build 6701 | No player-facing change in 5 builds (September 25 to September 30, 2026). | Unchanged |
| September 17, 2026build 6698 | Soul Exchange's Enemy Move Speed changed from -70% to -56%. | 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 |
Soul Exchange FAQ
What does Soul Exchange do?
Swaps health levels with an enemy target. There is a minimum health percentage that enemies can be brought down to and a minimum amount of health received based on victims current health. Its tooltip lists 30% Enemy Min Health and 30% Min Health Received.
What is Soul Exchange's cooldown in Deadlock?
Soul Exchange has a 220 second cooldown. The tier 1 upgrade changes it by -50s.
What do Soul Exchange's upgrades do?
Tier 1: -50s Cooldown. Tier 2: Silence enemies within 25m for 3s. Tier 3: On cast, +60 Spirit Power, +40% Fire Rate and +50% Spirit Resistance for 8s.
Which hero has Soul Exchange?
Soul Exchange is Lady Geist's ultimate (slot 4).
Was Soul Exchange changed in the latest patch?
No. Soul Exchange is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the October 1, 2026 patch.