Sinclair · Ultimate · 85s cooldown
Audience Participation
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HeroSinclair →What does Audience Participation do in Deadlock?
Audience Participation is Sinclair's ultimate on a 85-second cooldown with 0.15s cast delay, 9s copy duration, 60% copied cooldown. Copy the Ultimate of an enemy hero for a limited time. Reactivating the ability will use the Copied Ultimate instead. Copies will inherit this ability's upgrade points. Audience Participation will also copy the cooldown.
Upgrades: 1 AP — Upgrade the Copy.; 2 AP — Upgrade the Copy AGAIN!; 5 AP — Upgrade the Copy ONCE AGAIN!.
In the most played Sinclair skill order (40.6% win rate over 5.2K games), Audience Participation takes its first point at step 7 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the third ability players max.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Sinclair build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Audience Participation stats
Cooldown
85s
Cast Delay
0.15s
Copy Duration
9s
Copied Cooldown
60%
Ability points
Audience Participation upgrades
- 1 AP
Upgrade the Copy.
- 2 AP
Upgrade the Copy AGAIN!
- 5 AP
Upgrade the Copy ONCE AGAIN!
Most played Sinclair skill order
When to level Audience Participation
In the most played Sinclair skill order (40.6% win rate over 5.2K games), Audience Participation takes its first point at step 7 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the third ability players max.
Audience Participation patch history
Minor Update - 10-05-2026 · October 5, 2026
- – Audience Participation - Copy duration reduced from 12s to 9s
- – Audience Participation - Copied cooldown increased from 40% to 60%
11-21-2025 Update · November 21, 2025
- – Audience Participation cooldown reduced from 50% to 40%
Other Sinclair abilities
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Audience Participation?＋
Audience Participation has a 85-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades.
What are the Audience Participation upgrades?＋
1 AP: Upgrade the Copy. 2 AP: Upgrade the Copy AGAIN! 5 AP: Upgrade the Copy ONCE AGAIN!
When should you level Audience Participation?＋
In the most played Sinclair skill order (40.6% win rate over 5.2K games), Audience Participation takes its first point at step 7 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the third ability players max.
Which hero has Audience Participation?＋
Audience Participation is Sinclair's ultimate. Sinclair is a mystic whose other abilities are Vexing Bolt, Spectral Assistant, Rabbit Hex.