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DeadlockDeadlock Deadman Danny Guide and Overview

In this Deadlock Deadman Danny guide, you’ll learn the fundamentals of his abilities, unique play styles, and fundamental tips.

Deadman Danny's hero tags are: Reckless, High-flying, Explosive

Deadman Danny is the Fifth Hero in the City Never Sleeps Update

Deadman Danny is among the six new Deadlock heroes that are joining the roster with the City Never Sleeps Update.

He was the fifth hero voted in on October 13th, 2026.

Today, Fairfax Industries is proud to introduce their most valuable salesman: Deadman Danny. Wielding a rocket launcher and flying high above the streets of New York (courtesy of the Chimera Mk1 - the latest and greatest in self-adhered aviation technology), Danny rains his Strix Salvo missiles down upon foes, marking them for future attacks. Jettison Fuel is a handy trick that both expels heat from the Chimera System, while also dousing nearby enemies in the warm embrace of a fiery inferno. Yet his most impressive tactic has always been his ability to Close the Deal, wowing prospective customers with an explosive hands-on demonstration of all that Fairfax has to offer. - "At Fairfax Industries we say "All's Fair", but that's not true! Because with the Fairfax Chimera Mark 1, you have the advantage."

You can explore the other new heroes below:

Deadlock Deadman Danny Abilities

Underlined = Scales with Spirit

Strix Salvo (1)
Launch a salvo of spirit missiles that lodge into the ground along a line. The missiles explode after a delay or upon detecting an enemy, dealing spirit damage and marking the target. Shooting a marked enemy with a charged shot consumes a mark to deal bonus spirit damage and apply a fading slow. Hold and drag to select the angle.
25s Cooldown	35m Range	40% Fading Slow
27 Damage		45 Marked Damage
10s Mark Duration	1.5s Slow Duration	6s Explode Delay

Strix Salvo Upgrades
1 AP	2 AP	5 AP
-12s Cooldown	+30 Damage, +45 Marked Damage	+2 Missiles, Longer Range, and Improved Spirit Scaling

Tips for Strix Salvo

Since his fully charged M1 is an AoE splash, aim to proc multiple marks at once when enemies are grouped together.

Chimera Mk1 (2)
Hold SPACE to fly, building up heat. When max heat is reached, your jetpack will begin to overheat. Overheating: After a short delay, dive to the ground. Upon impact, create an explosion that deals damage and launches you and nearby enemies. If no hero is hit, you stun yourself. Press 2 to dive early. Cooling Down: After overheating, the jetpack cannot be used until it fully cools down. Slows affect you while airborne. You always explode on death.
8m Radius	21s Cooldown	70 Explosion Damage
1.3s Self Stun	12% Max Health Self-Damage	70 Explosion Damage

Chimera Mk1 (2)

Hold SPACE to fly, building up heat. When max heat is reached, your jetpack will begin to overheat.

Overheating: After a short delay, dive to the ground. Upon impact, create an explosion that deals damage and launches you and nearby enemies. If no hero is hit, you stun yourself. Press 2 to dive early.

Cooling Down: After overheating, the jetpack cannot be used until it fully cools down.

Slows affect you while airborne. You always explode on death.

8m Radius

21s Cooldown

70 Explosion Damage

1.3s Self Stun

12% Max Health Self-Damage

70 Explosion Damage

Chimera Mk1 Upgrades
1 AP	2 AP	5 AP
Heat vents faster while grounded	On Hero Hit: Heal and take no self damage	On Hero Hit: -40% Cooldown and +120 Spirit Damage

Tips for Chimera Mk1

Cold Front and Reactive Barrier work well with this ability with Cold Front to help you keep the overheat in check and Reactive Barrier to make it more forgiving when you dive.

Jettison Fuel (3)
Spray fuel dealing weapon damage over time and shredding bullet resist, building up to a huge backblast that deals spirit damage and knocks you backwards. Vents the jetpack when dealing damage.
22s Cooldown	22m Range \| 2s Duration
30 Damage Per Second	35 Burst Damage
-15% Bullet Resist
7s Debuff Duration

Jettison Fuel Upgrades

1 AP

2 AP

5 AP

-8s Cooldown

+60 Burst Damage

On Backblast Hit: +18% Fire Rate for 7s

-10% Bullet Resist Shred

On Backblast Hit: Apply a Mark

Tips for Jettison Fuel

When fully ranked, Jettison Fuel applies a mark like Strix Salvo. While the flamethrower portion is channeling, you can hold down the M1 to fire a charged shot as soon as the flamethrower ends.

Close The Deal (4)
Grab an enemy and give them a hands-on demonstration, flying high into the air before crashing back to the ground. You and the participant take spirit damage over time while falling and spirit damage upon impact. Damage is increased to enemies under 50% health.
125s Cooldown	10m Range
70 Damage	3/meter Falling Damage
0.5s Stun Duration
25% Self Damage	+75% Bonus Damage

Close The Deal Upgrades
1 AP	2 AP	5 AP
+90 Damage	-35s Cooldown	+0.5s Stun, +8 Damage / Meter

Tips for Close The Deal

Close The Deal makes Deadman Danny an absolute terror against heroes that like to abuse flying and vertical mobility. If you see an enemy Vindicta or Grey Talon, you know your job!

Deadlock Deadman Danny Weapon Stats

DPS	48
Bullet Damage	15
Ammo	14
Bullets per Second	4
Light Melee	50
Heavy Melee	116

Deadlock Deadman Danny Vitality Stats

Max Health	730
Health Regen	3.25
Bullet Resist	0%
Spirit Resist	0%
Move Speed	6.4 m/s
Sprint Speed	1.6 m/s
Stamina	3

DeadlockDeadlock Deadman Danny Guide and Overview

Strix Salvo (1)

Tips for Strix Salvo

Chimera Mk1 (2)

Tips for Chimera Mk1

Jettison Fuel (3)

Tips for Jettison Fuel

Close The Deal (4)

Tips for Close The Deal