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Silver · Ability 2 · 21s cooldown

Boot KickBoot Kick

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What does Boot Kick do in Deadlock?

Boot Kick is Silver's ability 2 on a 21-second cooldown with 0.25s cast delay, 0.1s slow duration, 25 bonus damage.

Upgrades: 1 AP — -6s Cooldown; 2 AP — On Hero Hit: Restore 2 Stamina; 5 AP — +80 Bonus Damage and kicked enemies deal -35% Damage for 5s.

In the most played Silver skill order (57.2% win rate over 9.7K games), Boot Kick takes its first point at step 3 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 Silver build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.

Base values, before items

Boot Kick stats

Cooldown

21s

Cast Delay

0.25s

Slow Duration

0.1s

Bonus Damage

25

Mark Duration

3s

Ability points

Boot Kick upgrades

  1. 1 AP

    -6s Cooldown

  2. 2 AP

    On Hero Hit: Restore 2 Stamina

    +2 Stamina Restored

  3. 5 AP

    +80 Bonus Damage and kicked enemies deal -35% Damage for 5s

    -35% Damage · +5s Debuff Duration · +80 Bonus Damage

Most played Silver skill order

When to level Boot Kick

1Slam Fire
2Slam Fire
3Boot Kick
4Entangling Bola
5Slam Fire
6Boot Kick
7Lycan Curse
8Lycan Curse
9Boot Kick
10Lycan Curse
11Lycan Curse
12Slam Fire

In the most played Silver skill order (57.2% win rate over 9.7K games), Boot Kick takes its first point at step 3 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the second ability players max.

Boot Kick patch history

Minor Update - 09-16-2026 · September 16, 2026

  • – Boot Kick can only target heroes and objectives now

Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026 · March 6, 2026

  • – Go For The Throat, Boot Kick and Mauling Leap now benefit from range increases
  • – Boot Kick now uses a break-off angle when grounded, allowing upward movement if looking up enough

Other Silver abilities

Slow

Abilities like Boot Kick

FAQ

What is the cooldown of Boot Kick?+

Boot Kick has a 21-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.

What are the Boot Kick upgrades?+

1 AP: -6s Cooldown 2 AP: On Hero Hit: Restore 2 Stamina 5 AP: +80 Bonus Damage and kicked enemies deal -35% Damage for 5s

When should you level Boot Kick?+

In the most played Silver skill order (57.2% win rate over 9.7K games), Boot Kick takes its first point at step 3 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the second ability players max.

Which hero has Boot Kick?+

Boot Kick is Silver's ability 2. Silver is a brawler whose other abilities are Slam Fire, Entangling Bola, Lycan Curse.