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Cheat Death
Cost		6,400
Tier		4
+200 Bonus Health
+15% Bullet Resist
Passive			90s
When you would take lethal damage, instead become temporarily death immune and remove all non-stun debuffs. While death immune, you deal reduced damage and have reduced healing.
4.5s Death Immunity Duration -60% Damage Reduction -60% Healing Reduction
Internal name: upgrade_cheat_death
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Cheat Death
Cost		6,400
Tier		4
Enhanced
+200 Bonus Health
+15% Bullet Resist
Passive			70s
When you would take lethal damage, instead become temporarily death immune and remove all non-stun debuffs. While death immune, you deal reduced damage and have reduced healing.
5s Death Immunity Duration +30% Damage Reduction +30% Healing Reduction
Internal name: upgrade_cheat_death
Sounds

Cheat Death is a Tier 4 Vitality Item that can be purchased from the Shop for  6,400.

Overview

When the player dies with Cheat Death, a visual effect of a scythe and a contract that reads "Savor your moments, cheat the end, but remember - Death always collects what is owed" appears above the player's head.

Gallery

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  Cheat Death VFX

Update history

View the full update history: Cheat Death/Update history

Update	Changes
March 6, 2026	No longer reduces movement speed by -2m during the death immunity phase
November 21, 2025	Removes all non-stun debuffs on proc.
October 2, 2025	Damage output reduction reduced from -70% to -60%. Healing reduction reduced from -70% to -60%.

Trivia

• Cheat Death has the same name and similar effect to one of the abilities of the unreleased hero Rutger.
• Cheat Death's icon has been redesigned multiple times: Originally it showed a hand holding 5 aces in a poker game against Death, then as a person kicking the door of a coffin, and currently is a hand holding 5 aces including a skull suit.

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