Time Wall
Time Wall is Paradox's second ability in Deadlock (slot 2), an active ability with a 25 second cooldown. Create a time warping wall that stops time for all enemy projectiles and bullets that touch it and increases the speed and damage of friendly bullets. Enemies that touch the wall will be briefly slowed.
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.
Time Wall in matches
Paradox players unlocked Time Wall third in 92.2% of matches (98,872 of 107,293), second in 6.6% of matches (7,105 of 107,293) and first in 0.8% of matches (852 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 Time Wall 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.
Time Wall stats
Time Wall
- Cooldown 25s
- Duration 5.5s
- Range 200m
Create a time warping wall that stops time for all enemy projectiles and bullets that touch it and increases the speed and damage of friendly bullets.
Enemies that touch the wall will be briefly slowed.
- 8m Wall Width
- 4m Wall Height
- 2x Ally Bullet Speed
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | +3m Wall Width +1m Wall Height +3.5s Duration | +3.5s Duration +3m Width +1m Height |
| 2 | +35% Ally Weapon Damage +2.3s Silence Duration | Silences enemies for 2.3s +35% Weapon Damage |
| 3 | +3 Charges +2s Charge Delay | +2 Ability Charges |
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.
Time Wall change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6712 | No player-facing change in 41 builds (September 29 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| September 29, 2026build 6711 | Time Wall's description was reworded. Time Wall's description now reads: "Create a time warping wall that stops time for all enemy projectiles and bullets that touch it and increases the speed and damage of friendly bullets. Enemies that touch the wall will be briefly slowed." Time Wall's tier 2 upgrade now reads: "Silences enemies for 2.3s +35% Weapon Damage" | Changed |
| September 17, 2026build 6698 | Time Wall's Movement Slow changed from 80% to 64%. | 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 |
Time Wall FAQ
What does Time Wall do?
Create a time warping wall that stops time for all enemy projectiles and bullets that touch it and increases the speed and damage of friendly bullets. Enemies that touch the wall will be briefly slowed. Its tooltip lists 64% Movement Slow, 0.5s Time Stop Duration, +30% Ally Weapon Damage and 8m Wall Width.
What is Time Wall's cooldown in Deadlock?
Time Wall has a 25 second cooldown.
What do Time Wall's upgrades do?
Tier 1: +3.5s Duration, +3m Width, +1m Height. Tier 2: Silences enemies for 2.3s, +35% Weapon Damage. Tier 3: +2 Ability Charges.
Which hero has Time Wall?
Time Wall is Paradox's second ability (slot 2).
Was Time Wall changed in the latest patch?
No. Time Wall is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the September 29, 2026 patch (build 6711).