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Viscous · Ultimate · 150s cooldown

Goo BallGoo Ball

Morph into a large goo ball that deals damage and stuns enemies on impact. The ball grants large amounts of Bullet and Spirit resist, bounces off walls and can double jump.

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What does Goo Ball do in Deadlock?

Goo Ball is Viscous's ultimate on a 150-second cooldown with 11s duration, 0.55s cast delay, 110 damage. Morph into a large goo ball that deals damage and stuns enemies on impact. The ball grants large amounts of Bullet and Spirit resist, bounces off walls and can double jump.

Upgrades: 1 AP — -25s Cooldown; 2 AP — +70 Damage and +20% Resists; 5 AP — +7s Duration, +0.3s Stun Duration, and +0.2 Spirit Scaling.

In the most played Viscous skill order (55.2% win rate over 4.8K games), Goo Ball takes its first point at step 6 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 Viscous build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.

Base values, before items

Goo Ball stats

Cooldown

150s

Duration

11s

Cast Delay

0.55s

Damage

110

Stun Duration

0.5s

Spirit Resist

35%

Bullet Resist

35%

Ability points

Goo Ball upgrades

  1. 1 AP

    -25s Cooldown

  2. 2 AP

    +70 Damage and +20% Resists

    +70 Damage · +20% Bullet Resist · +20% Spirit Resist

  3. 5 AP

    +7s Duration, +0.3s Stun Duration, and +0.2 Spirit Scaling

    +7s Duration · +0.3s Stun Duration · +0.2 Damage

Most played Viscous skill order

When to level Goo Ball

1Splatter
2Splatter
3The Cube
4Puddle Punch
5Splatter
6Goo Ball
7Splatter
8Puddle Punch
9The Cube
10The Cube
11The Cube
12Puddle Punch

In the most played Viscous skill order (55.2% win rate over 4.8K games), Goo Ball takes its first point at step 6 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.

Goo Ball patch history

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

  • – Goo Ball T3 now also increases spirit scaling by 0.2

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

  • – Goo Ball T2 increased from +10% Resists to +20%

Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · June 30, 2026

  • – Goo Ball T3 increased from +6s Duration to +7s

Minor Update - 06-11-2026 · June 12, 2026

  • – Goo Ball T2 now also increases Bullet and Spirit Resist by +10%

Other Viscous abilities

Stun · Mobility

Abilities like Goo Ball

FAQ

What is the cooldown of Goo Ball?+

Goo Ball has a 150-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.

What are the Goo Ball upgrades?+

1 AP: -25s Cooldown 2 AP: +70 Damage and +20% Resists 5 AP: +7s Duration, +0.3s Stun Duration, and +0.2 Spirit Scaling

When should you level Goo Ball?+

In the most played Viscous skill order (55.2% win rate over 4.8K games), Goo Ball takes its first point at step 6 and gets 1 of the first 12 points, so it is not a max priority.

Which hero has Goo Ball?+

Goo Ball is Viscous's ultimate. Viscous is a mystic whose other abilities are Splatter, The Cube, Puddle Punch.