Return Fire
1600
23s6.5s
Effects
Automatically fire a bullet towards any attacker who damages you with their abilities or weapon.
Bonuses
Active
23s
Active — bind to a key and trigger it (Z/X/C/V).
10%
Bullet Resist
65%
Bullet Damage Returned
25%
Spirit Damage Returned
6.5s
Duration
Overview
Activate when opponents are committed to damaging you and the return bullets can make that commitment costly. It encourages them to reconsider focus, but does not remove the incoming damage itself; enter with enough health and cover to survive the exchange you are asking them to take.
Stats
9/16/2026 – 9/22/2026- Win rate
- 42.8%
- Purchases
- 27,958
Normal mode · Ranked and unranked · All ranks Deadlock API ·
CostPer 1,000 souls
Bullet Resist
10%
6.3/1k
Spirit
Cooldown23s
Duration6.5s
Related mechanics
Update history4
Shop Rework UpdateMay 08, 2025
- Returned Bullets factor in attacker movement and cannot be easily avoided by strafing.
12-06-2024 UpdateDec 06, 2024
- Return Fire no longer has +9 Spirit Power.
- Return Fire now has +3 HP Regen.
- Return Fire now has +10% Ammo.
11-07-2024 UpdateNov 07, 2024
- Duration reduced from 7s to 6s.
10-10-2024 UpdateOct 10, 2024
- Added Return Fire proc sound
- Added Return Fire cast sound
Data and APIData and API
identity
- id
- upgrade_return_fire
- slug
- return-fire
- token
- upgrade_return_fire
- kind
- upgrade
- updatedAt
- 2026-09-23T07:55:51.356Z
shop
- category
- vitality
- tier
- 2
- cost
- 1600
- groupLabel
- Bullet Protection
- filters
- EShopFilterDurability, EShopFilterMagicDamage, EShopFilterFireRate
- componentIds
- —
- upgradeIds
- —
properties (5)
| label | key | value |
|---|---|---|
| Cooldown | AbilityCooldown | 23s |
| Duration | AbilityDuration | 6.5s |
| Bullet Resist | BulletResist | 10% |
| Bullet Damage Returned | BulletDamageReflectedPct | 65% |
| Spirit Damage Returned | SpiritDamageReflectedPct | 25% |
Upgrade path
| lvl | AP | upgrades |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bullet Resist +16, Spirit Damage Returned +15, Bullet Damage Returned +25, Cooldown -10 |