Bebop · Ability 2 · 18s cooldown
Sticky Bomb
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Sticky Bomb is Bebop's ability 2 on a 18-second cooldown with 3.5s duration, 3.5s fuse time, 20% self damage. Attach a bomb that explodes after a delay, dealing spirit damage to nearby enemies. If the bomb hits or kills a hero, you gain permanent bonus damage on Sticky Bomb. Stacks diminish by half after 60 hits and 7 kills
Upgrades: 1 AP — -8s Cooldown; 2 AP — +85 Damage; 5 AP — On Cast: +5m Move Speed and +25% Debuff Resistance for 6s.
In the most played Bebop skill order (55.3% win rate over 10K games), Sticky Bomb 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 Bebop build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.
Base values, before items
Sticky Bomb stats
Cooldown
18s
Duration
3.5s
Fuse Time
3.5s
Self Damage
20%
Damage
85
Sticky Bomb Damage
2.5%
Sticky Bomb Damage
1.0%
Ability points
Sticky Bomb upgrades
- 1 AP
-8s Cooldown
- 2 AP
+85 Damage
- 5 AP
On Cast: +5m Move Speed and +25% Debuff Resistance for 6s
+25% Debuff Resist · +6s Move Speed Duration
Most played Bebop skill order
When to level Sticky Bomb
In the most played Bebop skill order (55.3% win rate over 10K games), Sticky Bomb takes its first point at step 1 and gets 3 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.
Sticky Bomb patch history
Minor Update - 06-11-2026 · June 12, 2026
- – Fixed Sticky Bomb T3 duration ending once the bomb went off rather than the 5s duration
- – Sticky Bomb T3 changed from "On Cast: +5m Move Speed and +20% Fire Rate for 5s" to "On Cast: +5m Move Speed and +25% Debuff Resistance for 6s" (applies retroactively)
Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026 · May 22, 2026
- – Sticky Bomb T2 increased from +75 Damage to +85
11-21-2025 Update · November 21, 2025
- – Sticky Bomb T3 changed from "On Attach: -30% Outgoing Damage for 5s" to "On Cast: +5 m/s for 3s". Multiple instances stack independently.
11-07-2024 Update · November 8, 2024
- – Sticky Bomb damage gained per hero impact increased from 1% to 1.5%.
- – Sticky Bomb damage gained per hero kill reduced from 5% to 4%.
- – Sticky Bomb T3 changed from Disarm to -30% Damage Penalty for 5s (similar to Inhibitor's debuff).
- – Sticky Bomb now calculates its damage at detonation time rather than cast time (affects item combinations).
- – Sticky Bomb now has 2x cast range when used on allies.
Other Bebop abilities
FAQ
What is the cooldown of Sticky Bomb?＋
Sticky Bomb has a 18-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.
What are the Sticky Bomb upgrades?＋
1 AP: -8s Cooldown 2 AP: +85 Damage 5 AP: On Cast: +5m Move Speed and +25% Debuff Resistance for 6s
When should you level Sticky Bomb?＋
In the most played Bebop skill order (55.3% win rate over 10K games), Sticky Bomb 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 Sticky Bomb?＋
Sticky Bomb is Bebop's ability 2. Bebop is a brawler whose other abilities are Exploding Uppercut, Grapple Arm, Hyper Beam.