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Celeste is a Hero in Deadlock. It's not every day that Coney Island's biggest star, The Dazzling Celeste, performs on the streets of Manhattan. Her show begins with Light Eater, where a deep breath lit by her blazing baton coats enemies in front of her, and grants increased damage against them. Following that up, she envelops herself in the prismatic shield of her Dazzling Trick, which explodes and silences nearby enemies who break it. Try not to get distracted by her gliding gracefully through the air, or by the dance of her Radiant Daggers, as you'll regret being underneath them when they rain down from above. As for her memorable final act, the Shining Wonder will make her allies go OOH and her foes go AGGHHH!

Performer

Disruptive

Dazzling

Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	31
Bullet Damage:	18+0.82
Ammo:	8
Bullets per sec:	1.72
Reload Time:	2s
Bullet Velocity:	50m/s
Light Melee:	50+1.58
Heavy Melee:	116+3.67
Crit Bonus Scale:	-25%

Information

Release Date:	February 9 2026
Internal names:	Unicorn, Pepper

Celeste was released on February 9, 2026 as the fifth winner of the Old Gods, New Blood update contest.

Innate

Celeste has a passive that alters her aerial movement:

−25% Gravity Scale
+44% Air Control
+12% Air Acceleration

Weapon

Carny Life

Medium Range

Projectile

Bouncy

31 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

22m ➞ 60m

Carny Life's projectile flies in an arc and bounces on the first surface it hits. If there's an enemy in range at a narrow angle (~45º) from the shot, the projectile flies in their direction. If shot directly at an enemy, the projectile can ricochet to a second enemy at close distance and aligned at a narrow angle.

Split Shot generates 3 multishots at 70° spread.

Abilities

Light Eater

Blast enemies in a cone in front of you with a flare of light. Blasted enemies take spirit damage when attacked by Celeste and provides her spirit lifesteal.

20%

Spirit Lifesteal

x0.47

40

Flare Damage

8s Duration

x0.05

On Bullet Hit

x0.34

15

Damage

1

+15% Spirit Lifesteal

2

-10s Cooldown and +3m Cast Range

5

+25 Damage and Increased Spirit Scaling

Debuff duration reduced by Debuff Resist Healing amplified by Healing Booster and affected by healing reduction Effect can be dispelled On-shot effect prevented by Plated Armor

Dazzling Trick

Surround yourself in a protective prism. If the barrier is destroyed, it silences nearby enemies and deals a portion of the barrier as damage.

x0.8

100

Barrier

4s Buff Duration

On Explode

1.75s

Debuff Duration

On Explode

50%

Barrier Damage

14m Explosion Radius

1

+3.5m Move Speed

2

+70 Barrier and Increased Barrier Spirit Scaling

5

+1.25 Silence Duration and -20s Cooldown. Allows Shining Wonder Bounce.

Debuff duration reduced by Debuff Resist

Triggers Reactive Barrier Effect can be dispelled Disable prevented by Indomitable CC effect suppressed by Unstoppable

Despite icon showing bullets on the shield, it blocks any damage.
When Shining Wonder bounces off of Dazzling Trick (T3), its duration is reset to 4 seconds.

Radiant Daggers

Call down a beam of light from the sky. After a short duration, the beam will fully form, causing an explosion that deals spirit damage to all targets in the area.

Celeste will receive a stacking buff that increases her spirit damage anytime this hits an enemy hero.

x0.63

55

Impact Damage

7%

Spirit Amp per Stack

8m Explosion Radius

1.4s Beam Form Duration

6 Max Stacks

30s Buff Duration

1

2 Charges

2

-22s Cooldown and +80 Impact Damage

5

9% Fire Rate per Stack
+4% Spirit Amp per Stack

Shining Wonder

Launch a deadly orb of light that deals spirit damage and applies slow and reduces Dash Distance on impact. The orb then bounces to the enemies within range. If no target is found, the orb will linger for a short duration while continuing to look for targets.

Prioritizes enemy heroes when picking targets.

x0.6

140

Damage

-40%

Move Speed

8

Bounces

-25% Dash Distance

1.5s Slow Duration

16.5m Bounce Range

3.25 Max Linger Duration

1

-20% Move Speed and -15% Dash Distance

2

+90 Damage and Increased Spirit Scaling

5

+8 Max Bounces and -30s Cooldown

Debuff duration reduced by Debuff Resist CC effect suppressed by Unstoppable

Shining Wonder can be held indefinitely and fires when the ability key or firing key is released.
Celeste has slower air glide when casting Shining Wonder in the air.
Shining Wonder can hit and bounce from Troopers and Denizens, but not Objectives. If shot at an Objective, it will phase through.
Shining Wonder's linger effect only exists for enemy heroes and the projectile will simply vanish if no viable target is found while on a trooper or Celeste herself.

Backstory

See Celeste/Lore for more story content.

“

Even in a world of magic, some things are still rare and unusual. So what is a unicorn to do? Announce her presence to the world and potentially have poachers looking to saw off her horn? Or hide in plain sight at a Coney Island Side Show where most folk would assume her appearance was just part of an act?

Over the years "The Dazzling Celeste" has grown into one of the more popular attractions on Coney, and while the applause from a cheering audience is appreciated; what keeps her waking up in the morning is the found family she's made at work.

Keruba the Mermaid.

Blockhead Lenny.

Chickenwing.

Ted.

These were her people. So when she discovered that one of her own sold part of their soul in order to cover a gambling debt, Celeste knew it was time to step out of the shadows and do whatever it takes to get it back. Is revealing her power to The Patrons a risk? Yes. But that's tomorrow's problem... her family needs help today.

Update history

View the full update history: Celeste/Update history

Update	Changes
August 22, 2026	Dazzling Trick cooldown increased from 32s to 34s. Dazzling Trick T2 barrier rescaled from "+80 and +0.7 scaling" to "+70 and +0.76". Dazzling Trick T3 cooldown increased from -18s to -20s. Dazzling Trick T3 reduced from +1.5s Silence to +1.25s. Radiant Daggers Spirit Amp per stack reduced from +8% to +7%. Radiant Daggers T3 Spirit Amp per stack increased from +3% to +4%. Shining Wonder bounce range reduced from 17.5m to 16.5m. Shining Wonder damage reduced from 165 to 140. Shining Wonder spirit scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.6. Shining Wonder T2 now also increases spirit scaling by +0.45.
July 28, 2026	Shining Wonder radius increased from 16.5m to 17.5m. Shining Wonder damage increased by 10%. Shining Wonder buffer duration increased from 3s to 3.25s.
June 30, 2026	Dazzling Trick cooldown reduced from 35s to 32s. Radiant Daggers buff duration increased from 25s to 30s. Radiant Daggers spirit scaling increased from 0.56 to 0.63. Shining Wonder bounce range increased from 15.5m to 16.5m. Shining Wonder damage increased by 10%. Shining Wonder cooldown increased from 140s to 160s. (Global ult change) Shining Wonder T3 reduced from -35s Cooldown to -30s. (Global ult change)

Gallery

Celeste's card.
Celeste's icon.
Gloat portrait for Celeste
Critical health portrait for Celeste.
Celeste in-game render.
Celeste's select background.
Celeste reference sheet.
Celeste's typography.
Celeste's weapon - Carny Life.
"Vote for Celeste" poster/spray from the 1/23/26 major update.
Damaged "Vote Celeste" poster.
Thanks for voting Celeste!
Curtain call.
Celeste splash art from the vote screen.
Celeste voter sticker.
Celeste's shadow in the hideout.
Previous Celeste portrait
Previous Celeste render
Leaked unfinished Celeste portrait.
Leaked unfinished Celeste model.

Trivia

Celeste was named Pepper during early development.^[1]
Celeste's appearance alludes to tattooed ladies who worked as sideshow attractions in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Celeste has unique poses for different directions of her air dash.
Celeste's Shining Wonder is nearly identical to Lich's Chain Frost ability from Dota 2 and is similar to the "Skipshot" ability of the unreleased hero Boho.
- There are cut voice lines that indicate Celeste was originally capable of using Dazzling Trick on allies as well as herself, furthering her similarities with Lich.
Celeste had the most votes from a single player in the Old Gods, New Blood hero contest, at 813.^[2]
Chickenwing and Ted were both teased 3 months before Celeste's backstory was revealed, in a joke post by developer Hopoo.^[3]
"Cleaning Up Glitter in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Celeste in the Hideout.

References

↑ Shopkeeper's removed voice line (Celeste buys T4 item): "Lookin' good, Pepper!"
↑ Update:February 12, 2026
↑ 2025-11-28 - Hopoo; Deadlock Discord - "at least no one has leaked chickenwing, ted, or abrams jr yet"