Calico

Tricksy Slippery Burst Damage
Weapon Stats Damage Per Second: 78.9 Bullet Damage: Hero Not Found+0.12+0.043 Pellets per shot: 9 Ammo: 12 Bullets per sec: 4.76 Reload Time: 2.6s Bullet Velocity: 318m/s Light Melee: Hero Not Found+2.67+1.58 Heavy Melee: Hero Not Found+4.91+2.91
Vitality Stats Health: Hero Not Found+41+37 Health Regen: 2 Move Speed: 6.8m/s Sprint Speed: 1.6m/s Dash Speed: 16.1m/s Stamina: 3 Stamina Cooldown: 4.5s
Spirit Stats Spirit Power: 0+1.1
Information
Release Date: January 17, 2025

Calico is a Hero in Deadlock.

Once a member of the Baxter Society, Calico left the prestigious order of monster hunters and now uses her expertise as a dangerous hired assassin.

Calico was added to Hero Labs on October 24, 2024, and officially released on January 17, 2025.

Abilities

(1) Gloom Bombs(2) Leaping Slash(3) Ava(4) Return to Shadows

Gloom Bombs

3m

0

14s

Throw a cluster of bombs that detonate after a delay, dealing spirit damage.

Enemies hit by multiple bombs take 65% damage.

4

Bomb Count

x0.644

45

Damage

0

Bonus Damage vs Barriers

1

-3s Cooldown

2

Per Bomb Touch : -6% Melee Resist for 6s

5

3 Bomb Count

Leaping Slash

9m

0

13s

Dash forward before slashing all enemies in a circle, dealing melee damage.

If the ability hits at least one hero, heal a small amount of health.

x0.8

60.4

Impact Damage

On Hero Hit:

x1.4

40

Heal Amount

On Hero Hit:

0%

Cooldown Refund

0s  Bounty Duration

1

25 Heal Amount

2

Heros killed within 3s grant +200 souls

5

+60 Damage & On Hero Hit: 50% Cooldown Refund

Ava

0

30s

Turn to shadows and possess Ava. You gain bonus move speed that increases over time, and become hidden on the minimap.

Taking damage from an enemy hero resets your bonus move speed and puts Ava on a brief cooldown.

30%

Min Move Speed

65%

Max Move Speed

15s

Buff Duration

4s  Time for Max Bonus

6s  Interrupt Cooldown

0  Health Regen

1

15s Buff Duration

2

+15 Health Regen & +40% Max Move Speed

5

Gain Damage Amp over time, up to 18%. Lingers for 6s

Notes

• This ability also restores all stamina

Return to Shadows

3s

7.5m

0

115s

Instantly turn to shadows, becoming untargetable, gaining bonus move speed, and dealing spirit damage.

After a delay, return from the shadows, dealing spirit damage again.

x0.609

150

Damage

20%

Move Speed

3s  Channel Duration 

0%  Damage

1

-20s Cooldown

2

+75 Damage and +20% Move Speed

5

On Completion: Heal for 450 and refund all ability cooldowns

Weapon

Sweetest Lie

Spreadshot

Close Range

79 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

20m ➞ 58m

Update history

Main article: Update history

View the full update history: Calico/Update history

Update	Changes
July 28, 2026	Ava T2 reduced from +45% Move Speed to +40%. Ava T3 reduced from +20% damage amp to +18%.
June 11, 2026	Gloom Bombs melee resist debuff now stacks additively. Gloom Bombs T2 increased from -5% Melee Resist for 5s to -6% for 6s. Gloom Bombs melee resist now applies on impact rather than explosion. Return to Shadows damage increased from 140 to 150. Return to Shadows T2 damage increased from +65 to +75. Return to Shadows T3 heal increased from 350 to 450. Return to Shadows cooldown increased from 100s to 115s. (Global ult change) Return to Shadows T1 reduced from -25s Cooldown to -20s. (Global ult change)
May 22, 2026	Gloom Bombs T2 changed from "+75 Damage to Barriers" to "-5% Melee Resist for 5s Per Bomb" (stacks).

Background

“

Once a decorated member of The Baxter Society, Calico left the august order once she realized that killing monsters for free was less profitable than killing people for money.

Now an in demand contract killer, Calico is living her best life ending someone else's.

— A FATE'S TALE

Lore

Calico's pet cat is called Ava.

Calico has a son.

Character interactions

• McGinnis accuses Calico of stealing her ideas.
• Lady Geist says Calico "reeks of new money". She doesn't like Ava.
• Calico is interested in Viscous' suit.

Gallery

• 
  Portrait
• 
  Match portrait
• 
  Minimap icon
• 
  In-game render
• 
  Model sheet
• 
  Weapon - Sweetest Lie
• 
  Nano portrait (Neon Prime)
• 
  Nano (Neon Prime)

Trivia

• Calico was called Nano in Neon Prime.
• At one point in development, Calico's gameplay style was inspired by Dota 2's Broodmother.
• Calico was an arms dealer in her original background.

See also

• Calico/Quotes

References

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