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| key = hero_haze
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| release_date = April 24, 2024
| release_date = April 24, 2024
| no_bullet_resist = true
| pronouns = She/Her
| no_spirit_resist = true
}}{{Quotation|2=They won't see me until it's too late.|4=Haze_upgrade_power2_10.mp3}}
| no_sprint = true
'''Haze''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. She works as a secret agent in the Sandman Division of [[OSIC]], fighting as a devastating assassin character who excels in '''[[Haze#Fixation|Fixating]]''' on foes that are out of position and swiftly ending them. Her '''[[Haze#Smoke Bomb|Smoke Bomb]]''' lets her sneak up on enemies before knocking them out with a '''[[Haze#Sleep Dagger|Sleep Dagger]]''' and unleashing a hail of gunfire at close range. In desperate situations, Haze can enter her '''[[Haze#Bullet Dance|Bullet Dance]]''' to avoid return fire while dispatching her remaining targets.
}}


'''Haze''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. She works as a secret agent in the Sandman Division of [[OSIC]], fighting as a devastating assassin character with a specialty in isolating and eliminating her foes. Her Smoke Bomb lets her sneak up on enemies before knocking them out with a Sleep Dagger and unleashing a hail of gunfire at close range. In desperate situations, Haze can enter her Bullet Dance to avoid return fire while dispatching her remaining targets.
In her position at the Occult Security and Investigation Commission, Haze is regularly tasked with infiltrating the dreams of "Persons of Interest" to determine the threat they pose to the [[United States of America]]. If needed, she will be called upon to terminate those targets that are deemed too dangerous to be left alive.


In her position at the Occult Security and Investigation Commission, Haze is regularly tasked with infiltrating the dreams of "Persons of Interest" to determine the threat they pose to the United States. If needed, she will be called upon to terminate those targets that are deemed too dangerous to be left alive.
== Weapon ==
{{WeaponCard|key=hero_haze}}


== Abilities ==
== Abilities ==
<tabber>
 
|-|(1) Sleep Dagger=
{{AbilitySection
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name  = Haze
| hero_name=Haze
| ability_num = 1
| ability_num=1
| notes      =
| interactions=
{{AbilityInteraction
| interaction = dispel
| state = partial
| text =
* Dispels on-wake-up effects and Fixation stacks from upgrades.
* Cannot be activated during sleep.
}}
{{AbilityInteraction
| interaction = Unstoppable
| state = partial
| text =
* Grants immunity to Sleep (and subsequently on-wake-up effects) while Active.
* Dispels T3 Move & Dash Speed slow on-wake-up effects.
* Cannot be activated during sleep.
}}
}}
}}


|-|(2) Smoke Bomb=
[[File:haze_stealth_closetoenemy.png|thumb|250px|Haze in stealth partially revealed due to being close to enemy {{HeroIcon|Wraith}}]]
{{Ability card v2
{{AbilitySection
| hero_name=Haze
| hero_name   = Haze
| ability_num=2
| ability_num = 2
| notes =
* Smoke Bomb has a {{DataProp|Smoke Bomb|InvisFadeToDuration}}s fade time after cast where Haze is still visible.
* Reveal due to being close can last up to {{DataProp|Smoke Bomb|RevealOnSpottedDuration}}s. Reveal due to being damaged lasts for {{DataProp|Smoke Bomb|RevealOnDamageDuration}}s
* Haze enters a special "sneaking" stance while in stealth that makes her harder to notice and hit.
}}
}}


|-|(3) Fixation=
{{AbilitySection
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name   = Haze
| hero_name=Haze
| ability_num = 3
| ability_num=3
| notes       =
|notes=
* Deals 80% damage against objectives.
* Fixation does 40% less damage against structures.
* Fixation extra weapon damage gets reduced by [[Falloff Range|damage falloff]]. The spirit damage from the Tier 1 upgrade, however, is 𝘯𝘰𝘵 affected by damage falloff.
| interactions=
{{AbilityInteraction | interaction = dispel | text =
Dispels both applied stacks and T1 [[Move Slow]].
}}
{{AbilityInteraction | interaction = unstoppable | text =
Protects against T1 [[Move Slow]], does not affect stacks or extra damage.
}}
}}
}}


|-|(4) Bullet Dance=
{{AbilitySection
{{Ability card v2
| hero_name   = Haze
| hero_name=Haze
| ability_num = 4
| ability_num=4
| notes       =
|notes=
* Bullet Dance has an angle of 65°, it cannot be increased by any means.
* Bullet Dance cannot be [[Status Effects#Disarm|disarmed]].
* Bullet Dance isn't affected by [[Disarm]].
* Bullet Dance procs bullet-based effects, such as [[Mystic Shot]] and [[Lucky Shot]].
* Bullet Dance procs bullet-based effects, such as {{ItemIcon|Mystic Shot}} and {{ItemIcon|Lucky Shot}}.
* Haze can [[Sliding|slide]] and cast [[Items#Active_Items|active items]] while channeling.
}}
}}
</tabber>


== Weapon ==
== Street Brawl ==
{{WeaponCard|key=hero_haze}}
=== Ability Changes ===
<!--For fresh data see [[Deadlock:Street Brawl Ability Changes]] -->
Apart from [[Street Brawl#Heroes|global changes]], Haze does '''not''' have any special modifications for her abilities in Street Brawl.
=== Item Draft ===
{{HeroStreetBrawlItems|Haze}}
 
== Backstory ==
{{Fates_Tale|haze}}


== Update history ==
== Update history ==
{{Update history}}
{{Update history}}


== Background ==
== 3D model ==
{{Fates_Tale|haze}}
{{3D_Model|Haze}}
 
===Weapon===
=== Lore ===
{{3D Model|Haze Weapon|size=240px}}
Haze is fighting in the ritual on behalf of the [[Occult Security and Investigation Commission|OSIC]].<ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"I'm here on OSIC business."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Pre-Game|voice line]] (Pre-Game Ping): ''"This assignment keeps getting weirder."''</ref> Her wish is unknown, although the [[Patron|Patrons]] tempt her to wish herself a new life.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Amber Hand}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Haze Start): ''"There is a life waiting for you, Haze, and once you complete the ritual, it can be yours."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Amber Hand}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Haze Start): ''"Haze, soon you will have to decide if you're summoning me for the OSIC or for yourself."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Sapphire Flame}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Haze Start): ''"You've walked through countless dreams, Haze. It's time to live your own."''</ref>
 
Haze works for the OSIC because she "loves her country".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Vindicta|number=2|hero_quote1=Vindicta|quote1=How can you work for them?|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=I love my country.}}</ref> She acknowledges that the OSIC is flawed, but in her eyes the ends justify the means.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Vindicta|number=2|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=I'm not a zealot. The OSIC isn't perfect and neither is the world. You of all people should understand that the ends justify the means.}}</ref> She is extremely loyal to her superiors and her job,<ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Hero Specific|voice line]] (Taunt Haze): ''"The OSIC is lucky to have you, Haze. Your commitment to your work is an inspiration, but even you deserve some R&R. Why don’t you take a PTO day at The Baroness?"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (Select): ''"I dedicated my life to the OSIC. I won't fail them."''</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=McGinnis|number=1|hero_quote1=McGinnis|quote1=Planning on transferring up here?|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=I'll go wherever they need me.}}</ref> although it's implied that she doesn't love being a Sandman.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Abrams|number=1|hero_quote1=Abrams|quote1=You like being a Sandman?|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=I'm good at my job.|hero_quote3=Abrams|quote3=That's not what I asked.}}</ref>
 
Haze is nicknamed "Dreamwalker" and "Dreamstalker".<ref name=":1">{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s [[Haze/Quotes#Other Characters|other character interactions]]</ref>
 
Haze appreciates quality knifework.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Shiv|number=3|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=You got good taste in knives.|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=Not enough people appreciate quality blade work.}}</ref>
 
Haze plays the cello for fun.<ref>[[Haze/Quotes#Conversations|Haze & Viscous conversation 2]] - {{PageRef|name=Haze}}: ''"I play the cello."''</ref>
 
== Character interactions ==
* Most characters dislike fighting Haze, since nobody wants to piss off the [[Occult Security and Investigation Commission|OSIC]].<ref name=":1" />
* Haze and {{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}} know each other. She refers to him by his first name and sent a card when his son died. They haven't seen each other for "a while".<ref name=":0">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Grey Talon|number=1|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=Been a while, Wesley.|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=I'm sorry about Nathan.|hero_quote3=Grey Talon|quote3=Thank you. We... We got your card.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Grey Talon|number=2|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=Not the best circunstances for a reunion.|hero_quote2=Grey Talon|quote2=Let's be honest, Haze... This was the only circumstance we'd have a reunion.}}</ref>
* Haze appreciates what {{PageRef|name=Ivy}} did for New York.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Ivy|hero2=Haze|number=1|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=You did good things for this city. You should feel proud.|hero_quote2=Ivy|quote2=Anyone would have done the same.|hero_quote3=Haze|quote3=No, they wouldn't. That's why it took you to do it.}}</ref> She doesn't think Ivy would be a good OSIC agent, however, due to Ivy's big heart.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Ivy|hero2=Haze|number=2}}</ref>
* Haze tells {{HeroIcon|Dynamo}} that [[Occult Security and Investigation Commission|OSIC]] agent Marlowe has an offer for Dynamo to join them. Dynamo mistakes Marlowe for his wife, Marla.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Dynamo|number=1}}</ref>
* Haze takes {{PageRef|name=Viscous}} and his problems seriously.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Viscous|hero2=Haze|number=3|hero_quote1=Viscous|quote1=Thanks for your help, Haze. Not everyone takes the problems of the Deep seriously.|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=We don't live in a vacuum. If there's a problem in the Deep, it's only a matter of time before it's a problem on land.}}</ref> She wants to know more about [[The Adversary]] in case more creatures like it come through [[The Deep]]'s astral gate.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Viscous|hero2=Haze|number=1|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=Viscous, after the ritual, I need you to tell me about the Adversary.|hero_quote2=Viscous|quote2=But after the ritual, the Adversary will be gone!|hero_quote3=Haze|quote3=Yes, but there may be others, and the OSIC needs to be prepared.}}</ref>
* Haze makes an offer to {{HeroIcon|Abrams}} and {{HeroIcon|Vindicta}} to join the OSIC, both of which refuse.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Abrams|number=2|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=You should consider working for the OSIC.|hero_quote2=Abrams|quote2=I think you guys have enough people who can kick down doors.|hero_quote3=Haze|quote3=We do. We don't have enough guys who care what doors are getting kicked down.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Vindicta|number=1|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=Are you interested in joining the OSIC?|hero_quote2=Vindicta|quote2=I think I've had my fill of state-sanctioned murder.|hero_quote3=Haze|quote3=So that's a no.}}</ref>
* Haze has been ordered to assassinate {{PageRef|name=Calico}} and {{PageRef|name=Seven}}.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Calico|number=1|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=I'm going to kill you before the day is out, so making small talk seems a little pointless.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Seven): ''"You hid yourself from me for the last time."''</ref> She's also keeping an eye on {{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}},<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Lady Geist|number=1|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=The Oathkeeper issue needs to be resolved, Lady Geist.|hero_quote2=Lady Geist|quote2=It will be.|hero_quote3=Haze|quote3=Good. If it's not, the OSIC will have to intervene.}}</ref> {{PageRef|name=Wraith}}<ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Wraith): ''"How long did you think you'd escape the OSIC's notice, Wraith?"''</ref> and {{PageRef|name=Yamato}},<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Yamato|number=2|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=We're going to win today, Yamato, and when we do, you'll use the Patrons to make the Seventh Moon strong. But know this: we're watching you.|hero_quote2=Yamato|quote2=[Scoffs], I don't care.|hero_quote3=Haze|quote3=If you step out of line, you will.}}</ref> but hasn't been told to kill them yet. The OSIC aren't aware of {{PageRef|name=Vyper}} and Haze views her as "beneath her paygrade".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Vyper|number=1|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=So, the feds finally caught up with me...|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=The federal government doesn't know you exist, they're not going to send a Sandman for you.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vyper): ''"Normally, cretins like her are beneath my pay grade."''</ref>
* Haze and {{PageRef|name=Mirage}} respect each other's discipline.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Mirage|number=2|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=It's nice to get to work with someone else with discipline.|hero_quote2=Mirage|quote2=The feeling's mutual.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Mirage): ''"I respect you, Mirage."''</ref>
* Haze views {{PageRef|name=Wraith}} as "a worthy target".<ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]]: ''"Finally, a worthy target."''</ref>
* When on the same team, {{HeroIcon|Seven}} teases Haze for working alongside him and asks how soon will they start fighting each other once the [[The Ritual|ritual]] is over.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Seven|number=2|hero_quote1=Seven|quote1=Do your superiors know you're helping me?|hero_quote2=Haze|quote2=We're not having this conversation.|hero_quote3=Seven|quote3=Aw, struck a nerve?}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Haze|hero2=Seven|number=3}}</ref>


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Haze card.png|Haze portrait
File:Haze card.png|Haze portrait
File:Haze Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Haze
File:Haze Critical.png|Critical health portrait for Haze
File:Haze MM.png|Haze icon
File:Haze MM.png|Haze icon
File:Haze Render.png|Haze in-game render
File:Haze Render.png|Haze in-game render
File:Haze select background.png|Haze select background
File:Haze Reference Sheet.png|Haze reference sheet
File:Haze Reference Sheet.png|Haze reference sheet
File:Haze name.png|Haze name typography
File:Haze Weapon.png|Haze weapon - ''Censure & Penance''
File:Haze Weapon.png|Haze weapon - Censure & Penance
</gallery>
 
=== Typography ===
<gallery>
File:Haze name.svg|Haze's name typography
File:Haze spanish.svg|Haze's typography for Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, and Spanish-Latin America
File:Haze french.svg|Haze's French typography
File:Haze polish.svg|Haze's Polish typography
File:Haze italian.svg|Haze's Italian typography
File:Haze russian.svg|Haze's Russian typography
File:Haze turkish.svg|Haze's Turkish typography
File:Haze schinese.svg|Haze's Simplified Chinese typography
File:Haze ukrainian.svg|Haze's Ukrainian typography
</gallery>
 
=== Concept art ===
<gallery>
File:Haze concept art.png|Haze concept art
</gallery>
 
=== Removed/Unused content ===
<gallery>
File:Haze card old.png|Previous Haze portrait
File:Haze card old.png|Previous Haze portrait
File:Haze icon old.png|Previous Haze icon
File:Haze icon old.png|Previous Haze icon
File:Haze Render old.png|Previous Haze model
File:Haze Render old.png|Previous Haze model
File:Haze winter.png|Haze 2024 [[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]]
File:Haze winter.png|Haze 2024 [[Seasonal events#Winter|Winter skin]]
File:Haze concept art.png|Haze concept art
File:Haze temp mm.png|Temporary Haze icon [[Update:September 12, 2024|(2024-09-12 update)]]
File:Haze temp mm.png|Temporary Haze icon [[Update:September 12, 2024|(2024-09-12 update)]]
File:Old haze.png|Haze v2
File:Old haze.png|Haze v2 unused model
File:Haze v1.png|Haze v1 ([[Neon Prime]])
</gallery>
File:Haze v1 model Neon Prime.png|[[Neon Prime]] Haze v1 model (back)
 
=== [[Neon Prime]] ===
<gallery>
File:Haze v1.png|Haze v1 portrait
File:Haze v1 model Neon Prime.png|Haze v1 model (back)
File:Cadence MM.png|Edited icon of Haze v1
File:Cadence MM.png|Edited icon of Haze v1
File:Clothchain extrude twist.png|Haze v1 cloth image leaked in ''Dota 2'' files in 2020
File:Clothchain extrude twist.png|Haze v1 cloth image leaked in ''Dota 2'' files in 2020
File:Haze Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Haze.
File:Haze Critical.png|Critical health portrait for Haze.
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* Haze has a model in the files named '''"Haze_v2,"''' which includes blue skin and a red beret. Its textures refer to her as '''"fr_haze"'''.
* Haze has a model in the files named '''"Haze_v2,"''' which includes blue skin and a red beret. Its textures refer to her as '''"fr_haze"'''.
* Haze's voice actress is currently unknown. Developer [[Kaori]] said that she is voiced by a prolific performer,<ref>2025-12-18 - [[Kaori]]; [https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825 Deadlock Discord] - ''"[Haze] is not a yamato or doorman situation - she's prolific enough that she is guessable"''</ref> and debunked popular fan guesses of Eve Lindley<ref>2024-11-17 - [[Kaori]]; [https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825 Deadlock Discord] - ''"Neither Troy [Baker] nor Eve Lindley are haze or shiv"''</ref> and Meli Grant.<ref>2026-01-22 - [[Kaori]]; [https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825 Deadlock Discord] - ''"its not [Meli Grant]"''</ref>
* Haze's voice actress is currently unknown. Developer [[Kaori (developer)|Kaori]] said that she is voiced by a prolific performer,<ref>2025-12-18 - [[Kaori (developer)|Kaori]]; [https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825 Deadlock Discord] - ''"[Haze] is not a yamato or doorman situation - she's prolific enough that she is guessable"''</ref> and debunked popular fan guesses of Eve Lindley<ref>2024-11-17 - [[Kaori (developer)|Kaori]]; [https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825 Deadlock Discord] - ''"Neither Troy [Baker] nor Eve Lindley are haze or shiv"''</ref> and Meli Grant.<ref>2026-01-22 - [[Kaori (developer)|Kaori]]; [https://discord.com/channels/1231286446472691825 Deadlock Discord] - ''"its not [Meli Grant]"''</ref>
* ''[[Neon Prime]]'' "Haze v1" was first leaked within ''[[wikipedia:Dota_2|Dota 2]]'' files in [https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-Dota2/blob/master/game/core/tools/images/model_editor/clothchain_extrude_twist.png October 29th 2020 update]. The png is named "clothchain_extrude_twist"
* ''[[Neon Prime]]'' "Haze v1" was first leaked within ''[[wikipedia:Dota_2|Dota 2]]'' files in [https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-Dota2/blob/master/game/core/tools/images/model_editor/clothchain_extrude_twist.png October 29th 2020 update]. The png is named "clothchain_extrude_twist"
* Haze originally had kill lines against [[Infernus]], implying that her intervention is why Infernus was able to walk free after his criminal youth.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Infernus): ''"I thought we had a deal, Infernus."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Removed/Unused Voice Lines|voice line]] (Killed Infernus): ''"This is how you repay my mercy?"''</ref> These lines were removed in the [[Update:August 18, 2025|Six New Heroes Update]].
* The artwork previously used as the game's Steam cover and loading screen showed a slightly older version of Haze wearing a yellow jacket instead of orange.
* The current main menu background and loading screen show a slightly older version of Haze wearing a yellow jacket instead of orange.
* Haze and Yamato are currently the only heroes whose Ammo is directly affected by [[Spirit Power]].
* "Sleep Walking in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Haze in the [[Hideout]].
* "Sleep Walking in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Haze in the [[Hideout]].
* The [[OSIC]] Sandman Division is named after the [[wikipedia:Sandman|Sandman]], a mythical creature in Germanic and Scandinavian folklore that brings dreams to sleeping children by sprinkling sand in their eyes.


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 17:59, 31 August 2026

Haze
Assassin
Stealthy
Lethal
Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second: 50.1
Bullet Damage: 5.26+0.143
Ammo: 25x0.5
Bullets per sec: 9.52
Reload Time: 2.35s
Bullet Velocity: 762m/s
Light Melee: 50+1.58
Heavy Melee: 116+3.67
Vitality Stats
Health: 730+33
Health Regen: 2
Move Speed: 8.2m/s
Sprint Speed: 1.6m/s
Dash Speed: 16.1m/s
Stamina: 3
Stamina Cooldown: 4.5s
Spirit Stats
Spirit Power: 0+0.5
Information
Pronouns:She/Her
Release Date:April 24, 2024
They won't see me until it's too late.

Haze is a Hero in Deadlock. She works as a secret agent in the Sandman Division of OSIC, fighting as a devastating assassin character who excels in Fixating on foes that are out of position and swiftly ending them. Her Smoke Bomb lets her sneak up on enemies before knocking them out with a Sleep Dagger and unleashing a hail of gunfire at close range. In desperate situations, Haze can enter her Bullet Dance to avoid return fire while dispatching her remaining targets.

In her position at the Occult Security and Investigation Commission, Haze is regularly tasked with infiltrating the dreams of "Persons of Interest" to determine the threat they pose to the United States of America. If needed, she will be called upon to terminate those targets that are deemed too dangerous to be left alive.

Weapon

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Censure & Penance
Rapid Fire
Close Range
50 Damage Per Second
Falloff Range
20m ➞ 46m

Abilities

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Sleep Dagger

Sleep Dagger






Number of Charges 0


Cooldown 30s



Throw a dagger that damages and sleeps the target. Sleeping targets wake up shortly after being damaged. Throwing a Dagger does not break your invisibility. Sleep Dagger does not interrupt enemies' channeling abilities.

x2.2


65

Damage



2.75s

Sleep Duration

0.2s  Min Sleep Time

0.1s  Wake Up Delay 

x0.002

1.5m  Sleep Movespeed

0m  Ricochet Range

Ability Point1
-10% Bullet Resist Reduction for 6s on wake-up
Ability Point2
+1s Sleep Duration
Applies 15 Fixation Stacks
Ability Point5
-17s Cooldown
-50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up
Debuff duration reduced by Debuff ResistTriggers Reactive BarrierInteracts partially with Dispel.
Click to reveal more info.
Casting does not break stealth from Veil Walker or Shadow WeaveDisable prevented by IndomitableInteracts partially with Unstoppable.
Click to reveal more info.
Dispel
  • Dispels on-wake-up effects and Fixation stacks from upgrades.
  • Cannot be activated during sleep.
Unstoppable
  • Grants immunity to Sleep (and subsequently on-wake-up effects) while Active.
  • Dispels T3 Move & Dash Speed slow on-wake-up effects.
  • Cannot be activated during sleep.
Haze in stealth partially revealed due to being close to enemy Wraith

Smoke Bomb

Smoke Bomb





Duration 8s

x0.1


Number of Charges 0


Cooldown 33s



Fade out of sight, becoming invisible and gaining sprint speed. Attacking removes invisibility, but using items does not. Close enemies can see through your invisibility.


1.5s

Fade Time

18m  Spot Radius

0m  Invis Sprint Speed

0s  Buff Duration

0s  Invincible Duration

Ability Point1
+7m Invis Sprint Speed
Ability Point2
Enable 2 Ability Charges
Ability Point5
Dispels non-ult debuffs
Grants +50% Bullet Lifesteal for 5s
  • Smoke Bomb has a 1.5s fade time after cast where Haze is still visible.
  • Reveal due to being close can last up to 0.5s. Reveal due to being damaged lasts for 1.5s
  • Haze enters a special "sneaking" stance while in stealth that makes her harder to notice and hit.

Fixation

Fixation





Duration 6s



Number of Charges 0



Shooting a target increases your bullet damage on that target. Gain one stack per bullet hit, two if the hit is a headshot.

x0

0.2per stack

Weapon Damage


40

Max Stacks

x0


0

Spirit Damage
Ability Point1
40 Spirit damage and 15% slow for 2s to target every 20 stacks
Ability Point2
+40 Max Stacks and +5s Duration
Ability Point5
+0.11/ per Stack
Scales with Weapon Damage
Debuff duration reduced by Debuff ResistInteracts with Dispel.
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On-shot effect prevented by Plated ArmorInteracts with Unstoppable.
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  • Deals 80% damage against objectives.
  • Fixation extra weapon damage gets reduced by damage falloff. The spirit damage from the Tier 1 upgrade, however, is 𝘯𝘰𝘵 affected by damage falloff.

Notes
  • Deals 80% damage against objectives.
  • Fixation extra weapon damage gets reduced by damage falloff. The spirit damage from the Tier 1 upgrade, however, is 𝘯𝘰𝘵 affected by damage falloff.
Interactions
Dispel

Dispels both applied stacks and T1 Move Slow.

Unstoppable

Protects against T1 Move Slow, does not affect stacks or extra damage.

Bullet Dance

Bullet Dance



Radius 16m




Duration 3.5s

x0.03


Number of Charges 0


Cooldown 165s



Enter a flurry, firing your weapon at nearby enemies with perfect accuracy and added Bullet Damage.


25%

Fire Rate


7

Weapon Damage


1

Targets Hit Per Shot

30%  Bullet Evasion

4  Channel Move Speed

Ability Point1
+7 Weapon Damage
Ability Point2
+10% Fire Rate
+3m Movespeed
Ability Point5
+40% Evasion
-65s Cooldown
  • Bullet Dance has an angle of 65°, it cannot be increased by any means.
  • Bullet Dance isn't affected by Disarm.
  • Bullet Dance procs bullet-based effects, such as Mystic Shot and Lucky Shot.
  • Haze can slide and cast active items while channeling.

Street Brawl

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Ability Changes

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Apart from global changes, Haze does not have any special modifications for her abilities in Street Brawl.

Item Draft

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In Street Brawl, every hero draws items from a shared pool, but some items are weighted to appear more often for a given hero and others less often. For each tier below, that tier's items are grouped by how likely they are to be offered to Haze: High, Average, or Low chance.

Tier 1
High chance
Imbue

Extended Magazine

Active
Imbue

Rapid Rounds

Active
Imbue

Extra Health

Active
Imbue

Extra Stamina

Active
Imbue

Healing Rite

Active
Imbue

Extra Spirit

Active
Average chance
Imbue

Close Quarters

Active
Imbue

Headshot Booster

Active
Imbue

High-Velocity Rounds

Active
Imbue

Monster Rounds

Active
Imbue

Grit

Active
Imbue

Melee Lifesteal

Active
Imbue

Rebuttal

Active
Imbue

Sprint Boots

Active
Imbue

Extra Charge

Active
Imbue

Mystic Burst

Active
Imbue

Mystic Expansion

Active
Imbue

Mystic Regeneration

Active
Imbue

Rusted Barrel

Active
Imbue

Spirit Strike

Active
Low chance
Imbue

Restorative Shot

Active
Imbue

Extra Regen

Active
Tier 2
High chance
Imbue

Active Reload

Active
Imbue

Fleetfoot

Active
Imbue

Kinetic Dash

Active
Imbue

Slowing Bullets

Active
Imbue

Swift Striker

Active
Imbue

Titanic Magazine

Active
Imbue

Weakening Headshot

Active
Imbue

Battle Vest

Active
Imbue

Bullet Lifesteal

Active
Imbue

Enduring Speed

Active
Imbue

Bullet Resist Shredder

Active
Imbue

Quicksilver Reload

Active
Imbue

Slowing Hex

Active
Average chance
Imbue

Intensifying Magazine

Active
Imbue

Long Range

Active
Imbue

Melee Charge

Active
Imbue

Mystic Shot

Active
Imbue

Opening Rounds

Active
Imbue

Recharging Rush

Active
Imbue

Spirit Shredder Bullets

Active
Imbue

Split Shot

Active
Imbue

Stalker

Active
Imbue

Debuff Reducer

Active
Imbue

Enchanter's Emblem

Active
Imbue

Guardian Ward

Active
Imbue

Healbane

Active
Imbue

Healing Booster

Active
Imbue

Reactive Barrier

Active
Imbue

Restorative Locket

Active
Imbue

Return Fire

Active
Imbue

Spirit Lifesteal

Active
Imbue

Spirit Shielding

Active
Imbue

Trophy Collector

Active
Imbue

Weapon Shielding

Active
Imbue

Arcane Surge

Active
Imbue

Cold Front

Active
Imbue

Compress Cooldown

Active
Imbue

Duration Extender

Active
Imbue

Improved Spirit

Active
Imbue

Mystic Slow

Active
Imbue

Mystic Vulnerability

Active
Imbue

Spirit Sap

Active
Imbue

Suppressor

Active
Tier 3
High chance
Imbue

Burst Fire

Active
Imbue

Escalating Resilience

Active
Imbue

Tesla Bullets

Active
Imbue

Toxic Bullets

Active
Imbue

Fortitude

Active
Imbue

Fury Trance

Active
Imbue

Spirit Resilience

Active
Imbue

Stamina Mastery

Active
Imbue

Surge of Power

Active
Average chance
Imbue

Alchemical Fire

Active
Imbue

Ballistic Enchantment

Active
Imbue

Berserker

Active
Imbue

Blood Tribute

Active
Imbue

Cultist Sacrifice

Active
Imbue

Express Shot

Active
Imbue

Headhunter

Active
Imbue

Heroic Aura

Active
Imbue

Hollow Point

Active
Imbue

Hunter's Aura

Active
Imbue

Point Blank

Active
Imbue

Shadow Weave

Active
Imbue

Sharpshooter

Active
Imbue

Spirit Rend

Active
Imbue

Weighted Shots

Active
Imbue

Bullet Resilience

Active
Imbue

Counterspell

Active
Imbue

Dispel Magic

Active
Imbue

Healing Nova

Active
Imbue

Lifestrike

Active
Imbue

Majestic Leap

Active
Imbue

Metal Skin

Active
Imbue

Rescue Beam

Active
Imbue

Veil Walker

Active
Imbue

Warp Stone

Active
Imbue

Decay

Active
Imbue

Disarming Hex

Active
Imbue

Greater Expansion

Active
Imbue

Knockdown

Active
Imbue

Radiant Regeneration

Active
Imbue

Rapid Recharge

Active
Imbue

Silence Wave

Active
Imbue

Spirit Snatch

Active
Imbue

Superior Cooldown

Active
Imbue

Superior Duration

Active
Imbue

Tankbuster

Active
Imbue

Torment Pulse

Active
Tier 4
High chance
Imbue

Armor Piercing Rounds

Active
Imbue

Capacitor

Active
Imbue

Crippling Headshot

Active
Imbue

Glass Cannon

Active
Imbue

Lucky Shot

Active
Imbue

Ricochet

Active
Imbue

Silencer

Active
Imbue

Inhibitor

Active
Imbue

Juggernaut

Active
Imbue

Leech

Active
Imbue

Siphon Bullets

Active
Imbue

Spellbreaker

Active
Imbue

Unstoppable

Active
Imbue

Vampiric Burst

Active
Imbue

Cursed Relic

Active
Imbue

Focus Lens

Active
Imbue

Mercurial Magnum

Active
Average chance
Imbue

Crushing Fists

Active
Imbue

Frenzy

Active
Imbue

Spellslinger

Active
Imbue

Spiritual Overflow

Active
Imbue

Cheat Death

Active
Imbue

Colossus

Active
Imbue

Divine Barrier

Active
Imbue

Diviner's Kevlar

Active
Imbue

Healing Tempo

Active
Imbue

Indomitable

Active
Imbue

Infuser

Active
Imbue

Phantom Strike

Active
Imbue

Plated Armor

Active
Imbue

Witchmail

Active
Imbue

Arctic Blast

Active
Imbue

Boundless Spirit

Active
Imbue

Echo Shard

Active
Imbue

Escalating Exposure

Active
Imbue

Ethereal Shift

Active
Imbue

Lightning Scroll

Active
Imbue

Magic Carpet

Active
Imbue

Mystic Reverb

Active
Imbue

Refresher

Active
Imbue

Scourge

Active
Imbue

Spirit Burn

Active
Imbue

Transcendent Cooldown

Active
Imbue

Vortex Web

Active
Legendary
Average chance
Imbue

Haunting Shot

Active
Imbue

Infinite Rounds

Active
Imbue

Celestial Blessing

Active
Imbue

Cloak of Opportunity

Active
Imbue

Electric Slippers

Active
Imbue

Eternal Gift

Active
Imbue

Nullification Burst

Active
Imbue

Seraphim Wings

Active
Imbue

Shadow Strike

Active
Imbue

Frostbite Charm

Active
Imbue

Mystic Conduit

Active
Imbue

Mystical Piano

Active
Imbue

Omnicharge Signet

Active
Imbue

Prism Blast

Active
Imbue

Unstable Concoction

Active
Low chance
Imbue

Runed Gauntlets

Active
Imbue

Shrink Ray

Active

Backstory

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See Haze/Lore for more story content.

The Occult Security and Investigation Commission is a black box government organization that makes the CIA look transparent. It falls on the men, women, and entities of the OSIC to keep the country safe from sinister forces that are beyond the capabilities of local law enforcement.

As a member of the notorious Sandman Division, Haze is routinely tasked with infiltrating the dreams of persons of interest, to assess their threat level, and if needed... to put them to sleep.

Update history

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View the full update history: Haze/Update history

Update Changes

July 28, 2026

  • Sleep Dagger wake up time spirit scaling reduced from 0.003 to 0.002.
  • Sleep Dagger damage spirit scaling reduced from 2.8 to 2.2.
  • Sleep Dagger T2 changed from “-17s Cooldown and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks” to “+1s Sleep Duration and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks”.
  • Sleep Dagger T3 changed from “+1s Sleep Duration and -50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up” to “-17s Cooldown and -50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up”.
  • Fixation T3 reduced from +0.14 per Stack to +0.11.
  • Fixation T3 now also scales with Weapon Damage (0.0003).

July 9, 2026

June 30, 2026

  • Sleep Dagger T1 increased from -8% Bullet Resist to -10%.
  • Sleep Dagger T2 increased from -17s Cooldown to -18s.
  • Smoke Bomb T3 increased from +40% Bullet Lifesteal to +50%.
  • Bullet Dance cooldown increased from 145s to 165s. (Global ult change)
  • Bullet Dance T3 reduced from -75s Cooldown to -65s. (Global ult change)

3D model

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Weapon

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Typography

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Concept art

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Removed/Unused content

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Trivia

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  • Haze has a model in the files named "Haze_v2," which includes blue skin and a red beret. Its textures refer to her as "fr_haze".
  • Haze's voice actress is currently unknown. Developer Kaori said that she is voiced by a prolific performer,[1] and debunked popular fan guesses of Eve Lindley[2] and Meli Grant.[3]
  • Neon Prime "Haze v1" was first leaked within Dota 2 files in October 29th 2020 update. The png is named "clothchain_extrude_twist"
  • The artwork previously used as the game's Steam cover and loading screen showed a slightly older version of Haze wearing a yellow jacket instead of orange.
  • "Sleep Walking in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Haze in the Hideout.
  • The OSIC Sandman Division is named after the Sandman, a mythical creature in Germanic and Scandinavian folklore that brings dreams to sleeping children by sprinkling sand in their eyes.

References

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  1. 2025-12-18 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - "[Haze] is not a yamato or doorman situation - she's prolific enough that she is guessable"
  2. 2024-11-17 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - "Neither Troy [Baker] nor Eve Lindley are haze or shiv"
  3. 2026-01-22 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - "its not [Meli Grant]"
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