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Overview

Strafe Dashing

Dash Jumping

Dash Sliding

Short Dash Crouch Cancelling

Instant Air Dash

Ag2 Dashing

Dashing
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Tech Type:	Universal Tech
Difficulty:	Basic Mechanics
Character Dependent:	No
Inputs:	DashBy default, the left shift key

Dashing is a fundamental part of movement in Deadlock. Dashing allows you to quickly evade attacks, to reposition fast and efficiently, and is a basic building block for other movement techniques.

Dashing takes one bar of stamina. You can dash both in the air and on the ground; when done in the air, it is called an Air Dash. You are only permitted one Air Dash per jump at the start of the game; this can be expanded to two with the Vitality Item Stamina Mastery.

Dash Directions

Using a keyboard, you can dash in four directions on the ground (the four cardinal directions) and nine in the air (the eight inter-cardinal directions plus directly down). If you are using a joystick to move, you can dash at any angle on the ground and in the air.

While in the air, you have access to one other direction to dash to; down towards the ground. When you dash towards the ground, it is called a Down dash. To down dash, double tap the duck key; once you press the duck key, you have a 28 ticks (0.44 second) window to press it again.

Dash choices on the ground.

Dash Jump

0.3 seconds after starting a grounded dash, a window to execute a Dash Jump will open for 0.2 seconds, during which the stamina bar flashes a light blue. This window is solely activated by starting a grounded dash; if you leave the ground after initiating the dash, you are still able to dash jump. For more information, view the dedicated page on Dash Jumping.

Dash Speed Buckets

While everyone in the roster has the same dash distance, they have different dash speeds. Characters fall into three buckets:

• Bucket 1 characters have the fastest dash speed, with peak speeds of 635 u/s on the ground and a total dash time of 0.62 seconds.
• Bucket 2 characters have 9% slower dash speed, with peak speeds of 579 u/s on the ground and a total dash time of 0.68 seconds.
• Bucket 3 characters have the slowest dash speed, being 12% slower than Bucket 1, with peak speeds of 562 u/s on the ground and a total dash time of 0.70 seconds.

Dashing on the ground always sets your velocity to a fixed amount. Air Dashing is an impulse instead, meaning it can stack or conflict with prior momentum.

Dash choices in the air.

To dash, move and press the dash keyBy default, the left shift key. Your character will quickly move in that direction.

Dash Slow

Some abilities and items reduce dash speed for the target or, rarely, for the caster. This Dash slow applies to dash speed without affecting time dashing. The end result is reduction in dash distance.

Abilities that decrease dash speed

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Hero	Ability	Dash Slow	Notes
Bebop	Hyper Beam	40%	—
Celeste	Shining Wonder	25%	T1 upgrade increases dash slow by 15% (total 40%).
Haze	Sleep Dagger	50% (T3)	—
Kelvin	Arctic Beam	20%	—
McGinnis	Heavy Barrage	18% (T1)	Gives 35% dash slow for the caster.
Mo & Krill	Sand Blast	30% (T2)	—
Rem	Naptime	25%	—
Victor	Aura of Suffering	25% (T1)	—
	Shocking Reanimation	30%	—

Items that increase/decrease dash distance

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Name	Cost	Category	Stat change
Slowing Bullets	1,600	Weapon	-22% Dash distance
Weighted Shots	3,200	Weapon	-22% Dash distance
Haunting Shot	Legendary	Weapon	-40% Dash distance
Metal Skin	3,200	Vitality	-20% Dash distance
Stamina Mastery	3,200	Vitality	+23% Dash distance
Colossus	6,400	Vitality	-25% Dash distance
Mystic Slow	1,600	Spirit	-12% Dash distance
Slowing Hex	1,600	Spirit	-30% Dash distance
Lightning Scroll	6,400	Spirit	-12% Dash distance
Vortex Web	6,400	Spirit	-40% Dash distance