Celeste · Ability 3 · 33s cooldown
Radiant Daggers
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HeroCeleste →What does Radiant Daggers do in Deadlock?
Radiant Daggers is Celeste's ability 3 on a 33-second cooldown with 0.2s cast delay, 1 charges, 2s charge delay. Call down a beam of light from the sky. After a short duration, the beam will fully form, causing an explosion that deals spirit damage to all targets in the area. Celeste will receive a stacking buff that increases her spirit damage anytime this hits an enemy hero.
Upgrades: 1 AP — +2 Charges; 2 AP — +70 Impact Damage, -22s Cooldown; 5 AP — +4% Spirit Amp per Stack, +9% Fire Rate per Stack.
In the most played Celeste skill order (52.4% win rate over 31K games), Radiant Daggers takes its first point at step 4 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 Celeste build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Radiant Daggers stats
Cooldown
33s
Cast Delay
0.2s
Charges
1
Charge Delay
2s
Beam Interval
0.7s
Beam Form Duration
1.4s
Impact Damage
55
Max Stacks
6
Buff Duration
30s
Spirit Amp per Stack
7%
Ability points
Radiant Daggers upgrades
- 1 AP
+2 Charges
- 2 AP
+70 Impact Damage · -22s Cooldown
- 5 AP
+4% Spirit Amp per Stack · +9% Fire Rate per Stack
Most played Celeste skill order
When to level Radiant Daggers
In the most played Celeste skill order (52.4% win rate over 31K games), Radiant Daggers takes its first point at step 4 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the second ability players max.
Radiant Daggers patch history
Minor Update - 09-16-2026 · September 16, 2026
- – Radiant Daggers T2 reduced from +80 to +70
Minor Update - 08-22-2026 · August 22, 2026
- – Radiant Daggers Spirit Amp per stack reduced from +8% to +7%
- – Radiant Daggers T3 Spirit Amp per stack increased from +3% to +4%
Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · June 30, 2026
- – Radiant Daggers buff duration increased from 25s to 30s
- – Radiant Daggers spirit scaling increased from 0.56 to 0.63
Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026 · May 22, 2026
- – Radiant Daggers T2 changed from "-18s Cooldown and +70 Damage" to "-22s Cooldown and +80 Damage"
Other Celeste abilities
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Radiant Daggers?＋
Radiant Daggers has a 33-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Radiant Daggers upgrades?＋
1 AP: +2 Charges 2 AP: +70 Impact Damage, -22s Cooldown 5 AP: +4% Spirit Amp per Stack, +9% Fire Rate per Stack
When should you level Radiant Daggers?＋
In the most played Celeste skill order (52.4% win rate over 31K games), Radiant Daggers takes its first point at step 4 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the second ability players max.
Which hero has Radiant Daggers?＋
Radiant Daggers is Celeste's ability 3. Celeste is a mystic whose other abilities are Light Eater, Dazzling Trick, Shining Wonder.