Lightning Scroll
Lightning Scroll is a tier 4 Spirit item in Deadlock that costs 8,000 souls. It grants -24% Move Speed on Spirit Damage, +50 Bonus Health and +0.75m Sprint Speed. Passive: Damage from your ultimate applies a stun and deals bonus spirit damage after a short delay. Its tooltip lists 150 Damage (+0.35 x Spirit). Builds from Mystic Slow.
Try Lightning Scroll in the shop
Lightning Scroll with the 4 items bought most in each phase on McGinnis, whose players bought it most often (11,851 of 53,388 McGinnis matches), October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Lightning Scroll in matches
Players who bought Lightning Scroll won 55.5% over 119,574 matches, and 2.4% of players (119,574 of 4,913,035 player matches) bought it, in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, measured by deadlock-api.com.
| Measure | Rate | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Win rate when bought | 55.5% | 119,574 matches |
| Bought by | 2.4% of players | 119,574 of 4,913,035 player matches |
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. The win rate is how often players who bought Lightning Scroll won those matches, not what the item itself adds. The buy rate is the share of every player in those matches who bought it. A copy the Broker corrupted is not counted. A rate shows only with at least 500 matches.
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 rate is computed: methodology.
Heroes who buy Lightning Scroll
Lightning Scroll was bought most often by McGinnis players in 22.2% of McGinnis matches (11,851 of 53,388), Ivy players in 20.8% of Ivy matches (17,019 of 81,934) and Solomon players in 17.9% of Solomon matches (10,527 of 58,960), in all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, measured by deadlock-api.com.
| Hero | Bought by | Win rate when bought |
|---|---|---|
| 22.2% of matches11,851 of 53,388 McGinnis matches | 54.9%11,851 matches | |
| 20.8% of matches17,019 of 81,934 Ivy matches | 57.3%17,019 matches | |
| 17.9% of matches10,527 of 58,960 Solomon matches | 52.5%10,527 matches | |
| 13.8% of matches17,221 of 124,688 Seven matches | 60.5%17,221 matches | |
| 6.5% of matches8,640 of 132,459 Celeste matches | 52.0%8,640 matches | |
| 6.0% of matches6,907 of 114,166 Paige matches | 59.0%6,907 matches | |
| 6.0% of matches2,455 of 40,927 Sinclair matches | 54.1%2,455 matches | |
| 5.3% of matches8,483 of 160,765 Bebop matches | 50.9%8,483 matches |
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 the list is the heroes whose players buy Lightning Scroll most often, not a recommendation. "Bought by" is the share of a hero's matches in which that hero's player bought Lightning Scroll, and heroes are ordered by it. The win rate is how often those players won, which describes the players who bought it, not what the item itself adds. A copy the Broker corrupted is not counted. A hero shows only with at least 500 matches.
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 rate is computed: methodology.
Corrupted version
The Broker can corrupt Lightning Scroll for 0 souls. It gains these bonuses and rolls one random downside from the penalties below. See every corrupted item.
| Stat | Base | Bonus | Corrupted computed | Per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move SpeedNot shown in the item's tooltip | -64% | -60% | -124% | Varies |
| Move Speed on Spirit DamageInnate, Conditional | -24% | -16% | -40% | Varies |
| Dash DistanceNot shown in the item's tooltip | -12% | -10% | -22% | Varies |
| Bonus HealthInnate | 50 | +275 | 325 | Varies |
| Sprint SpeedInnate | 0.75m | +2.25m | 3m | Varies |
| Stun DurationNot shown in the item's tooltip | 0.75s | +0.65s | 1.4s | Varies |
| DamagePassive | 150 | +100 | 250 | Varies |
Penalties it can roll at tier 4
| Penalty | Effect |
|---|---|
| Ability Cooldown Reduction | -17% |
| Ability Range | -25% |
| Stamina and Stamina Regen | -1 Stamina, -24% Stamina Regen |
| Move Speed | -2.75m |
| Fire Rate | -30% |
| Spirit Power | -45 |
| Weapon Damage | -55% |
| Max Health | -550 |
| Bullet Resist | -18% |
| Spirit Resist | -18% |
Lightning Scroll can never roll Ability Duration. How far the per-match variance moves a bonus or penalty is not in the game files.
Lightning Scroll stats
Lightning Scroll
8,000 soulscomputed
- -24% Move Speed on Spirit DamageConditional
- +50 Bonus Health
- +0.75m Sprint Speed
Damage from your ultimate applies a stun and deals bonus spirit damage after a short delay.
- 3s Delay Before Effect
This effect can only trigger once per target per ultimate.
Mystic Slow effects
Upgrades From:
Lightning Scroll 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 | Lightning Scroll's corrupted bonuses were adjusted. Lightning Scroll's Dash Distance changed from -10% to -12% and Damage scaling from no scaling to +0.35 x Spirit. | Changed |
| October 26, 2026build 6821from build 6712 | No player-facing change in 31 builds (September 29 to October 26, 2026). | Unchanged |
| September 29, 2026build 6711 | Lightning Scroll's tooltip no longer lists Stun Duration. | Changed |
| September 17, 2026build 6698 | Lightning Scroll's Dash Distance changed from -12% to -10%, Move Speed on Spirit Damage from -30% to -24% and Move Speed 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 |
Lightning Scroll FAQ
How much does Lightning Scroll cost in Deadlock?
Lightning Scroll costs 8,000 souls: 6,400 for its tier plus 1,600 for Mystic Slow, its component. It sells for 4,000 souls, half the purchase price.
What does Lightning Scroll do?
Lightning Scroll grants -24% Move Speed on Spirit Damage, +50 Bonus Health and +0.75m Sprint Speed. Damage from your ultimate applies a stun and deals bonus spirit damage after a short delay. Its tooltip lists 150 Damage (+0.35 x Spirit).
Does Lightning Scroll scale with spirit power?
Yes. Lightning Scroll's Damage starts at 150 and gains 0.35 per point of Spirit, the coefficient the game file writes on the value.
Can Lightning Scroll be corrupted in Deadlock?
Yes. At the Broker, corrupting Lightning Scroll costs 0 souls and adds -60% Move Speed, -16% Move Speed on Spirit Damage, -10% Dash Distance, +275 Bonus Health, +2.25m Sprint Speed, +0.65s Stun Duration and +100 Damage. Each bonus varies per match by an amount the game files do not give. It also rolls one random downside from the 10 penalties a tier 4 item can roll, never Ability Duration.
Was Lightning Scroll changed in the latest patch?
No. Lightning Scroll 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).