Victor · Ability 1 · 2s cooldown
Pain Battery
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HeroVictor →What does Pain Battery do in Deadlock?
Pain Battery is Victor's ability 1 on a 2-second cooldown with 0.35s cast delay, 100 damage, 100% battery generation. Taking any damage passively charges up your Pain Battery. Once full, activating the ability fires multiple shocking bolts, dealing spirit damage once per target.
Upgrades: 1 AP — On Hit: Apply 32% Slow for 2ss; 2 AP — +50 Damage; 5 AP — On Hero Hit: Heal for 15% of your missing health and increased Spirit scaling.
In the most played Victor skill order (59.6% win rate over 24K games), Pain Battery takes its first point at step 1 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Full numbers below; for items and lane matchups see the Victor build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Pain Battery stats
Cooldown
2s
Cast Delay
0.35s
Damage
100
Battery Generation
100%
Ability points
Pain Battery upgrades
- 1 AP
On Hit: Apply 32% Slow for 2ss
+32% Move Speed · +2s Slow Duration
- 2 AP
+50 Damage
- 5 AP
On Hero Hit: Heal for 15% of your missing health and increased Spirit scaling
+15% Missing Health as Healing · +0.6 Damage
Most played Victor skill order
When to level Pain Battery
In the most played Victor skill order (59.6% win rate over 24K games), Pain Battery takes its first point at step 1 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Pain Battery patch history
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026 · March 6, 2026
- – Pain Battery now starts charged
- – Pain Battery range increased from 20m to 28m
- – Pain Battery reduced randomness on the projectile paths
- – Pain Battery bolt count from 5 to 7
- – Pain Battery T2 increased from +36 to +50
- – Pain Battery T3 now also increases spirit scaling by +0.6
- – Pain Battery T3 reduced from 18% Missing Health to 15%
Other Victor abilities
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Pain Battery?＋
Pain Battery has a 2-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades.
What are the Pain Battery upgrades?＋
1 AP: On Hit: Apply 32% Slow for 2ss 2 AP: +50 Damage 5 AP: On Hero Hit: Heal for 15% of your missing health and increased Spirit scaling
When should you level Pain Battery?＋
In the most played Victor skill order (59.6% win rate over 24K games), Pain Battery takes its first point at step 1 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Which hero has Pain Battery?＋
Pain Battery is Victor's ability 1. Victor is a brawler whose other abilities are Jumpstart, Aura of Suffering, Shocking Reanimation.