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Violet · Ability 3 · 35s cooldown

Still LifeStill Life

Choose a hero to be your subject, dealing spirit damage over time as long as you are looking at them. If the sketch is completed they take additional spirit damage, suffer from stun, and drop a sketch that can be picked up. For each collected sketch, you permanently gain stats based on the hero.

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What does Still Life do in Deadlock?

Still Life is Violet's ability 3 on a 35-second cooldown with 60 damage, 1s stun duration, 15% buildup per shot. Choose a hero to be your subject, dealing spirit damage over time as long as you are looking at them. If the sketch is completed they take additional spirit damage, suffer from stun, and drop a sketch that can be picked up. For each collected sketch, you permanently gain stats based on the hero.

Upgrades: 1 AP — On Cast: Gain 15 Health Regen for 4s, refreshed on pickup; 2 AP — While Drawing: Subjects deal -35% Damage; 5 AP — +20% Move Speed -11s Cooldown +0.35s Stun Duration.

In the most played Violet skill order (47.1% win rate over 7.8K games), Still Life takes its first point at step 3 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 Violet build, or compare cooldowns on the all-abilities table.

Base values, before items

Still Life stats

Cooldown

35s

Damage

60

Stun Duration

1s

Buildup Per Shot

15%

Buildup Per Ability

15%

Buildup per Second

33%

Attack Angle

40°

Damage Per Second

30

Time Between Hits

0.15s

Damage Bonus per Drawing

2.5%

Ability points

Still Life upgrades

  1. 1 AP

    On Cast: Gain 15 Health Regen for 4s, refreshed on pickup

    +4s Buff Duration · +15 Health Regen · +0.25 Health Regen

  2. 2 AP

    While Drawing: Subjects deal -35% Damage

    -35% Damage

  3. 5 AP

    +20% Move Speed -11s Cooldown +0.35s Stun Duration

    -11s Cooldown · +0.35s Stun Duration · +20% Move Speed

Most played Violet skill order

When to level Still Life

1Living Ink
2Living Ink
3Still Life
4Still Life
5Flow State
6Still Life
7Abstract Landscape
8Abstract Landscape
9Flow State
10Flow State
11Abstract Landscape
12Still Life

In the most played Violet skill order (47.1% win rate over 7.8K games), Still Life takes its first point at step 3 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.

Other Violet abilities

Stun

Abilities like Still Life

FAQ

What is the cooldown of Still Life?+

Still Life has a 35-second base cooldown before cooldown items or upgrades. One of its upgrades lowers it further — see the upgrade list above.

What are the Still Life upgrades?+

1 AP: On Cast: Gain 15 Health Regen for 4s, refreshed on pickup 2 AP: While Drawing: Subjects deal -35% Damage 5 AP: +20% Move Speed -11s Cooldown +0.35s Stun Duration

When should you level Still Life?+

In the most played Violet skill order (47.1% win rate over 7.8K games), Still Life takes its first point at step 3 and gets 4 of the first 12 points, making it the first ability players max.

Which hero has Still Life?+

Still Life is Violet's ability 3. Violet is a mystic whose other abilities are Living Ink, Flow State, Abstract Landscape.