Return Fire
Return Fire is a tier 2 Vitality item in Deadlock that costs 1,600 souls. It grants +10% Bullet Resist. Active: Automatically fire a bullet towards any attacker who damages you with their abilities or weapon. Its tooltip lists 65% Bullet Damage Returned and 25% Spirit Damage Returned.
Return Fire with the 4 items bought most in each phase on Rat King, whose players bought it most often (20,755 of 202,752 Rat King matches), October 30 to November 1, 2026, measured by deadlock-api.com.
Return Fire in matches
Players who bought Return Fire won 45.1% over 56,323 matches, and 1.1% of players (56,323 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 | 45.1% | 56,323 matches |
| Bought by | 1.1% of players | 56,323 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 Return Fire 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 Return Fire
Return Fire was bought most often by Rat King players in 10.2% of Rat King matches (20,755 of 202,752), Abrams players in 4.7% of Abrams matches (6,582 of 140,946) and Mo & Krill players in 4.3% of Mo & Krill matches (3,498 of 82,119), 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 |
|---|---|---|
 Rat KingIn the shop | 10.2% of matches20,755 of 202,752 Rat King matches | 50.1%20,755 matches |
 AbramsIn the shop | 4.7% of matches6,582 of 140,946 Abrams matches | 44.9%6,582 matches |
 Mo & KrillIn the shop | 4.3% of matches3,498 of 82,119 Mo & Krill matches | 42.9%3,498 matches |
 ApolloIn the shop | 2.5% of matches2,756 of 112,367 Apollo matches | 47.9%2,756 matches |
 SilverIn the shop | 2.0% of matches2,727 of 133,554 Silver matches | 40.0%2,727 matches |
 BillyIn the shop | 1.8% of matches2,518 of 139,983 Billy matches | 42.9%2,518 matches |
 ShivIn the shop | 1.6% of matches1,903 of 122,728 Shiv matches | 39.1%1,903 matches |
 VictorIn the shop | 1.5% of matches2,115 of 137,104 Victor matches | 45.6%2,115 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 Return Fire most often, not a recommendation. "Bought by" is the share of a hero's matches in which that hero's player bought Return Fire, 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.
Return Fire stats
Return Fire
1,600 souls
- +10% Bullet Resist
Automatically fire a bullet towards any attacker who damages you with their abilities or weapon.
- 6.5s Duration
Sells for 800 souls, half the purchase price.computed
Return Fire 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 | Return Fire's tooltip now lists Bullet Resist. | 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 | Return Fire's tooltip no longer lists Bullet Resist. | Changed |
| September 25, 2026build 6701from build 6642 | No player-facing change in 13 builds (July 28 to September 25, 2026). | Unchanged |
| July 25, 2026build 6640 | First recorded in Deadlock. | Baseline |
Return Fire FAQ
How much does Return Fire cost in Deadlock?
Return Fire costs 1,600 souls. It sells for 800 souls, half the purchase price.
What does Return Fire do?
Return Fire grants +10% Bullet Resist. Automatically fire a bullet towards any attacker who damages you with their abilities or weapon. Its tooltip lists 65% Bullet Damage Returned and 25% Spirit Damage Returned.
What is Return Fire's win rate in Deadlock?
In all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, players who bought Return Fire won 45.1% over 56,323 matches, and 1.1% of players (56,323 of 4,913,035 player matches) bought it. These are match results measured by deadlock-api.com, not numbers from the game files.
Which heroes buy Return Fire most in Deadlock?
In all-rank matches from October 30 to November 1, 2026, from patch 6833's release day, Return Fire was bought most often by Rat King players in 10.2% of Rat King matches (20,755 of 202,752), Abrams players in 4.7% of Abrams matches (6,582 of 140,946) and Mo & Krill players in 4.3% of Mo & Krill matches (3,498 of 82,119). These are match results measured by deadlock-api.com, not numbers from the game files, and the heroes that buy it most, not a recommendation.
Was Return Fire changed in the latest patch?
No. Return Fire 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).