Wretched Vapors
Wretched Vapors is Nurse Harrow's second ability in Deadlock (slot 2), an active ability with a 40 second cooldown. Crack open a vial to release an ethereal vapor onto yourself or an ally that causes a rush, then a crash. Specter Rush: While it lasts, increases the speed of all actions and temporarily numbs all incoming damage creating looming specters.
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The 4 items bought most in each phase of 149,398 Nurse Harrow matches, October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Wretched Vapors in matches
Nurse Harrow players unlocked Wretched Vapors third in 93.6% of matches (140,586 of 150,131), second in 5.3% of matches (8,027 of 150,131) and last (fourth) in 0.6% of matches (946 of 150,131), 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 Nurse Harrow matches in which Wretched Vapors was the first, second, third or fourth ability unlocked, out of every Nurse Harrow 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.
Wretched Vapors stats
Wretched Vapors
- Cooldown 40s
- Duration 4s
- Range 13m
Crack open a vial to release an ethereal vapor onto yourself or an ally that causes a rush, then a crash.
Specter Rush: While it lasts, increases the speed of all actions and temporarily numbs all incoming damage creating looming specters.
Specter Crash: When the vapors wear off, all actions are slower and any remaining specters deal their delayed damage plus extra damage.
Incoming healing will prioritize removing specters first, preventing them from dealing damage.
- 4s Crash Duration
- -20% Crash Slowdown
Upgrades
| Tier | Bonuses | In game |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -15s Cooldown +7m Cast Range | -15s Cooldown +7m Cast Range |
| 2 | +1s Duration +20% Incoming Healing +20% Heal Amp Regen Percent | +1s Duration +20% Incoming Healing |
| 3 | +20% Rush Speed +1 Dispel Debuffs | +20% Rush Speed Dispels non-ult debuffs |
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.
Wretched Vapors change history
| Patch | Change | State |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026build 6860from build 6835 | No player-facing change in 9 builds (October 30 to November 5, 2026). | Unchanged |
| October 30, 2026build 6833 | Wretched Vapors' tier 3 upgrade changed from +15% Rush Speed and +1 Dispel Debuffs to +20% Rush Speed and +1 Dispel Debuffs. | Changed |
| October 26, 2026build 6821from build 6807 | No player-facing change in 6 builds (October 20 to October 26, 2026). | Unchanged |
| October 20, 2026build 6803 | Added to Deadlock. | Added |
Wretched Vapors FAQ
What does Wretched Vapors do?
Crack open a vial to release an ethereal vapor onto yourself or an ally that causes a rush, then a crash. Specter Rush: While it lasts, increases the speed of all actions and temporarily numbs all incoming damage creating looming specters. Specter Crash: When the vapors wear off, all actions are slower and any remaining specters deal their delayed damage plus extra damage. Incoming healing will prioritize removing specters first, preventing them from dealing damage. Its tooltip lists +25% Rush Speed (+0.06 x Spirit, in percentage points), 4s Duration, +30% Extra Damage Taken and 4s Crash Duration.
What is Wretched Vapors' cooldown in Deadlock?
Wretched Vapors has a 40 second cooldown. The tier 1 upgrade changes it by -15s.
How does Wretched Vapors scale with spirit power?
Rush Speed starts at +25% and gains 0.06 percentage points per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value.
What do Wretched Vapors' upgrades do?
Tier 1: -15s Cooldown, +7m Cast Range. Tier 2: +1s Duration, +20% Incoming Healing. Tier 3: +20% Rush Speed, Dispels non-ult debuffs.
When was Wretched Vapors added to Deadlock?
Wretched Vapors was added to Deadlock in the October 20, 2026 patch (build 6803).
Was Wretched Vapors changed in the latest patch?
No. Wretched Vapors is unchanged in the latest build of Deadlock on file (the November 5, 2026 patch, build 6860). It last changed in the October 30, 2026 patch (build 6833).