Haze · Ability 2 · 33s cooldown
Smoke Bomb
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HeroHaze →What does Smoke Bomb do in Deadlock?
Smoke Bomb is Haze's ability 2 on a 33-second cooldown with 8s duration, 1.5s fade time. Fade out of sight, becoming invisible and gaining sprint speed. Attacking removes invisibility, but using items does not. Close enemies can see through your invisibility.
Upgrades: 1 AP — +7m Invis Sprint Speed; 2 AP — Enable 2 Ability Charges; 5 AP — Dispels non-ult debuffs Grants +50% Bullet Lifesteal for 5s.
In the most played Haze skill order (62.6% win rate over 28K games), Smoke Bomb takes its first point at step 4 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the third 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
Smoke Bomb stats
Cooldown
33s
Duration
8s
Fade Time
1.5s
Ability points
Smoke Bomb upgrades
- 1 AP
+7m Invis Sprint Speed
- 2 AP
Enable 2 Ability Charges
+2 Charges · +7s Charge Delay
- 5 AP
Dispels non-ult debuffs Grants +50% Bullet Lifesteal for 5s
+5s Buff Duration
Most played Haze skill order
When to level Smoke Bomb
In the most played Haze skill order (62.6% win rate over 28K games), Smoke Bomb takes its first point at step 4 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the third ability players max.
Smoke Bomb patch history
Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · June 30, 2026
- – Smoke Bomb T3 increased from +40% Bullet Lifesteal to +50%
Gameplay Update - 03-06-2026 · March 6, 2026
- – Smoke Bomb cooldown increased from 30s to 33s
- – Smoke Bomb duration spirit scaling reduced from 0.18 to 0.08
- – Smoke Bomb no longer has base +2m Invis Sprint Speed
- – Smoke Bomb T1 increased from +5m Invis Sprint Speed to +7m
- – Smoke Bomb T2 changed from "+10% Bullet Lifesteal" to "Enables 2 Ability Charges"
- – Smoke Bomb T3 changed from "Enable 2 Charges and Grants +0.5s of Invincibility" to "Dispels non-ult debuffs and grants 30% Lifesteal for 5s"
12-06-2024 Update · December 6, 2024
- – Smoke Bomb T1 Sprint reduced from +6 to +5.
- – Smoke Bomb T3 charge time reduced from 10s to 7s.
Other Haze abilities
Mobility
Abilities like Smoke Bomb
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Smoke Bomb?＋
Smoke Bomb has a 33-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades.
What are the Smoke Bomb upgrades?＋
1 AP: +7m Invis Sprint Speed 2 AP: Enable 2 Ability Charges 5 AP: Dispels non-ult debuffs Grants +50% Bullet Lifesteal for 5s
When should you level Smoke Bomb?＋
In the most played Haze skill order (62.6% win rate over 28K games), Smoke Bomb takes its first point at step 4 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the third ability players max.
Which hero has Smoke Bomb?＋
Smoke Bomb is Haze's ability 2. Haze is a assassin whose other abilities are Sleep Dagger, Fixation, Bullet Dance.