Holliday · Ability 3 · 20s cooldown
Crackshot
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Crackshot is Holliday's ability 3 on a 20-second cooldown with 0.15s cast delay, 55 damage, 2s debuff duration. Headshots deal bonus Damage and applies a Fading Move Speed penalty. This effect can only occur when off cooldown. Cooldown is reduced by 50% on NPC hits. Crackshot ignores range damage fall-off and does not apply to objectives.
Upgrades: 1 AP — -20% Fading Move Speed; 2 AP — +49.5 Damage and -6% Bullet Resist for 5s; 5 AP — -6s Cooldown on Hero Headshots. -3s on NPC Headshots.
In the most played Holliday skill order (54.4% win rate over 11K games), Crackshot takes its first point at step 3 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Holliday build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Crackshot stats
Cooldown
20s
Cast Delay
0.15s
Damage
55
Debuff Duration
2s
Fading Move Speed
40%
Ability points
Crackshot upgrades
- 1 AP
-20% Fading Move Speed
+20% Fading Move Speed
- 2 AP
+49.5 Damage and -6% Bullet Resist for 5s
+49.5 Damage · -6% Bullet Resist
- 5 AP
-6s Cooldown on Hero Headshots. -3s on NPC Headshots
-6s Cooldown Per Headshot · -3s Cooldown Per Headshot NPC
Most played Holliday skill order
When to level Crackshot
In the most played Holliday skill order (54.4% win rate over 11K games), Crackshot takes its first point at step 3 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Crackshot patch history
Minor Update - 09-16-2026 · September 16, 2026
- – Crackshot T2 now also applies -6% Bullet Resistance for 5s
Other Holliday abilities
Mobility
Abilities like Crackshot
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Crackshot?＋
Crackshot has a 20-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Crackshot upgrades?＋
1 AP: -20% Fading Move Speed 2 AP: +49.5 Damage and -6% Bullet Resist for 5s 5 AP: -6s Cooldown on Hero Headshots. -3s on NPC Headshots
When should you level Crackshot?＋
In the most played Holliday skill order (54.4% win rate over 11K games), Crackshot takes its first point at step 3 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.
Which hero has Crackshot?＋
Crackshot is Holliday's ability 3. Holliday is a marksman whose other abilities are Powder Keg, Bounce Pad, Spirit Lasso.