Vindicta · Ultimate · 55s cooldown
Assassinate
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Assassinate is Vindicta's ultimate on a 55-second cooldown with 2 charges, 2.5s charge delay, 90 damage. Use your scoped rifle to fire a powerful shot over long distances. Deal only partial damage until fully charged after 1.0s of being scoped. Does bonus damage to enemies with less than 50% health remaining. Landing a killing blow on a player with Assassinate grants you bonus weapon damage.
Upgrades: 1 AP — -15s Cooldown; 2 AP — +80 Max Bonus Damage; 5 AP — +4% Weapon Damage Per Kill.
In the most played Vindicta skill order (57.5% win rate over 4.9K games), Assassinate takes its first point at step 6 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the second ability players max.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Vindicta build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Assassinate stats
Cooldown
55s
Charges
2
Charge Delay
2.5s
Damage
90
Max Bonus Damage
90
Low Health Threshold
50%
Weapon Damage Per Kill
6%
Bonus Souls Per Assassination
250
Headshot Damage
20%
No Charge Damage
50%
Ability points
Assassinate upgrades
- 1 AP
-15s Cooldown
- 2 AP
+80 Max Bonus Damage
- 5 AP
+4% Weapon Damage Per Kill
Most played Vindicta skill order
When to level Assassinate
In the most played Vindicta skill order (57.5% win rate over 4.9K games), Assassinate takes its first point at step 6 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the second ability players max.
Assassinate patch history
Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · June 30, 2026
- – Assassinate Max Bonus Damage spirit scaling increased from 2 to 2.3
Minor Update - 06-11-2026 · June 12, 2026
- – Assassinate Max Bonus Damage spirit scaling increased from 1.7 to 2.0
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026 · March 6, 2026
- – Assassinate while scoped no longer un-scopes when using items
- – Assassinate now has a 4s buffer on impact for bonus credit
- – Assassinate while scoped now plays a sound for you when the it is fully charged
- – Assassinate weapon damage bonus increased from 5% to 6%
12-06-2024 Update · December 6, 2024
- – Assassinate time between charges increased from 1.6s to 2s.
- – Assassinate base damage reduced from 130 to 120.
- – Assassinate T2 damage reduced from 140 to 130.
Other Vindicta abilities
Heal
Abilities like Assassinate
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Assassinate?＋
Assassinate has a 55-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Assassinate upgrades?＋
1 AP: -15s Cooldown 2 AP: +80 Max Bonus Damage 5 AP: +4% Weapon Damage Per Kill
When should you level Assassinate?＋
In the most played Vindicta skill order (57.5% win rate over 4.9K games), Assassinate takes its first point at step 6 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the second ability players max.
Which hero has Assassinate?＋
Assassinate is Vindicta's ultimate. Vindicta is a marksman whose other abilities are Stake, Flight, Crow Familiar.