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Haze · Ability 3

FixationFixation

Shooting a target increases your bullet damage on that target. Gain one stack per bullet hit, three if the hit is a headshot.

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What does Fixation do in Deadlock?

Fixation is Haze's ability 3 with 6s duration, 40 max stacks, 0.2/stack weapon damage. Shooting a target increases your bullet damage on that target. Gain one stack per bullet hit, three if the hit is a headshot.

Upgrades: 1 AP — 40.0 Spirit damage and 12% slow for 2s to target every 20 stacks; 2 AP — +40 Max Stacks and +5s Duration; 5 AP — +0.11/ per Stack Scales with Weapon Damage.

In the most played Haze skill order (62.6% win rate over 28K games), Fixation takes its first point at step 1 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.

Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Haze build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.

Base values, before items

Fixation stats

Duration

6s

Max Stacks

40

Weapon Damage

0.2/stack

Ability points

Fixation upgrades

  1. 1 AP

    40.0 Spirit damage and 12% slow for 2s to target every 20 stacks

    +40 Spirit Damage · +0.8 Spirit Damage · +12% Move Speed · +2s Slow Duration

  2. 2 AP

    +40 Max Stacks and +5s Duration

    +5s Duration · +40 Max Stacks

  3. 5 AP

    +0.11/ per Stack Scales with Weapon Damage

    +0.11/stack Weapon Damage · +0.00035/stack Weapon Damage

Most played Haze skill order

When to level Fixation

1Fixation
2Fixation
3Sleep Dagger
4Smoke Bomb
5Fixation
6Sleep Dagger
7Bullet Dance
8Sleep Dagger
9Sleep Dagger
10Smoke Bomb
11Smoke Bomb
12Smoke Bomb

In the most played Haze skill order (62.6% win rate over 28K games), Fixation takes its first point at step 1 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.

Fixation patch history

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

  • – Fixation headshot stack count increased from +2 to +3
  • – Fixation T3 weapon scaling increased from 0.0003 to 0.00035

Minor Update - 07-28-2026 · July 28, 2026

  • – Sleep Dagger T2 changed from “-17s Cooldown and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks” to “+1s Sleep Duration and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks”
  • – Fixation T3 reduced from +0.14 per Stack to +0.11
  • – Fixation T3 now also scales with Weapon Damage (0.0003)

Minor Update - 07-09-2026 · July 9, 2026

  • – Sleep Dagger T2 now also applies 15 Fixation Stacks

Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026 · May 22, 2026

  • – Fixation T3 increased from +0.12 to +0.14

Other Haze abilities

FAQ

What is the cooldown of Fixation?+

Fixation has no fixed cooldown listed in the game data (it is a passive, toggle or charge-based ability).

What are the Fixation upgrades?+

1 AP: 40.0 Spirit damage and 12% slow for 2s to target every 20 stacks 2 AP: +40 Max Stacks and +5s Duration 5 AP: +0.11/ per Stack Scales with Weapon Damage

When should you level Fixation?+

In the most played Haze skill order (62.6% win rate over 28K games), Fixation takes its first point at step 1 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.

Which hero has Fixation?+

Fixation is Haze's ability 3. Haze is a assassin whose other abilities are Sleep Dagger, Smoke Bomb, Bullet Dance.