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Calico is a Hero in Deadlock, a former monster hunter turned hired assassin. Possessing her cat, Ava, Calico uses the shadows to her advantage to surprise her foes, slinging Gloom Bombs and attacking with a Leaping Slash for damage and healing. By Returning to the Shadows, she can turn any fight to her advantage, disappearing after a fight or engaging again when the enemy least expects her.

Tricksy

Slippery

Burst Damage

Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	78.9
Bullet Damage:	1.84+0.043
Pellets per shot:	9
Ammo:	12
Bullets per sec:	4.76
Reload Time:	2.6s
Bullet Velocity:	318m/s
Light Melee:	63+1.58
Heavy Melee:	116+2.91

Information

Voice Actor:	Toks Olagundoye
Release Date:	January 17, 2025
Internal names:	Nano

As a contract killer, Calico is glad to finally be earning significant money by assassinating other people. Despite the good that the Baxter Society did by slaying monsters, it simply didn't pay well enough for her.

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

Abilities

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

1

-3s Cooldown

2

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

5

3 Bomb Count

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

1

25 Heal Amount

2

Heros killed within 3s grant +200 souls

5

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

Notes

Leaping Slash's base damage is equal to light melee damage * 1.3.

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

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

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

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

See Calico/Lore for more story content.

“

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.

Lore

Calico has a son.^[1]

Calico has knowledge about the Deep^[2]^[3], the Troubadour^[4] and Oathkeeper.^[5]

Calico has been called “the most dangerous woman on the planet”.^[6]

Calico is a target of the Scotland Yard^[7] and the OSIC.^[8]^[9]

Character interactions

Calico was the assassin hired to kill Pocket, who survived because the bullet missed their heart.^[10] Calico says she's "tying up loose ends" when she kills Pocket.^[11]^[12]
- Vyper says Calico has a reputation of "sloppy work" due to “a hit that went bad”, possibly another reference to Pocket's attempted assassination.^[13]
McGinnis accuses Calico of stealing her ideas.^[14]
Lady Geist says Calico "reeks of new money”.^[15] She doesn't like Ava.^[16]
Calico is interested in Viscous' suit.^[17]
Calico knows Raven and likes him.^[18]^[19]
Calico calls Grey Talon "a relic of a bygone era",^[20] but also says she will mourn his death.^[21] She also comments on his health.^[22]
Calico compares Holliday's introverted personality to Grey Talon's.^[23]
Calico has respect for Paradox.^[24]
Calico wants to be friends with Wraith.^[25]^[26]

Gallery

Portrait
Icon
In-game render
Model sheet
Name typography
Weapon - Sweetest Lie
Calico in the January 2025 update art
Previous portrait
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.
Ava is a Sphynx cat.
"Playing With Ava in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Calico in the Hideout.

References

↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "It's like I told my son, you are free to make all the horrible decisions you'd like."
↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Fathom) - "Ugh, creatures of the Deep."
↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Viscous) - "The Deep should have chosen a more competent emissary."
↑ Holliday and Calico conversation - Holliday: "You ever hear of something called 'The Troubadour'?" Calico: "Enough to know to stay away from it."
↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "Only a fool would make a deal with Oathkeeper."
↑ Holliday's in-game voice line (killed Calico) - "'Most dangerous woman on the planet' my ass!"
↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Holliday) - "A small-town sheriff couldn't accomplish what Scotland Yard has been trying to do for years. Surprise, surpise."
↑ Haze's in-game voice line (killed Calico) - "Calico could only evade me for so long."
↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Haze) - "The OSIC should stay out of my affairs."
↑ Pocket and Calico conversations
↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Pocket) - "I love tying up loose ends."
↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Pocket) - "I'm sure Maximilian will have questions."
↑ Calico conversations
↑ McGinnis' in-game voice line - "Tell you what, you stop stealing my ideas and I'll stop shootin' ya."
↑ Lady Geist's in-game voice line - "Ugh. She reeked of new money."
↑ Lady Geist's in-game voice line - "That cat is revolting."
↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Viscous) - "I wonder how that suit works."
↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Raven) - "Always a pleasure seeing you again, Raven."
↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Raven) - "He was fun."
↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "You're a relic of a bygone era, Talon."
↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "The Baxter Society will mourn him, as will I."
↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "I see that arthritis hasn't kicked in yet."
↑ Calico and Holliday conversation
↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "Oh, I've always wanted to go toe-to-toe with Paradox."
↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "And here I hoped we could be friends."
↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "Wraith, we could have had so much fun together."