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Raven is an unreleased Hero in Deadlock, a Russian operative seeking to re-corporealize Catherine the Great by using cunning and tactics to outwit his opponents. Raven Blindsides his enemies with concussion grenades, launching into the air with an Umbrella maneuver to continue blasting and shooting his target with a bonus for shooting them in the back. Against multiple foes, Raven activates his Revelation relic to punish them for looking in his direction, Cursing those who look too long in the process.

Raven

Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	51.4
Bullet Damage:	10.8+0.803
Bullets Per Burst:	2
Ammo:	20
Bullets per sec:	4.76
Reload Time:	2.59s
Bullet Velocity:	828m/s
Light Melee:	50+1.58
Heavy Melee:	116+3.67

Information

Release Date:	Unreleased
Internal names:	Operative

As the Spymaster of the Soviet Empire, "The Raven" has sought every scrap of ancient writing, artifacts, and history in an effort to give the specter of Catherine the Great a body once more. In the Cursed Apple, the Patrons offer him the best chance to achieve his goal.

Raven was added to Hero Labs on December 6, 2024, and removed from the game when the mode was discontinued on August 18, 2025.

Abilities

Active: Throw a concussion grenade that reduces enemies' turn rate.

x0.279

30

Damage

2s

Slowed Turn Rate Duration

Passive: Deal bonus damage with your gun and melee attacks when hitting an enemy in the back.

40%

Blindside Damage

1

1s Slowed Turn Rate Duration

2

-12s Cooldown

5

30% Blindside Damage

Use your umbrella to catch a gust of wind that lifts you backwards. You then charge up your umbrella to fire a projectile that explodes on impact.

x1.4

100

Damage

1

-14s Cooldown

2

50 Damage

5

[Not Yet Implemented]

Temporarily boosts your fire rate and deal bonus spirit damage

20%

Fire Rate

x0.03

2

Spirit Damage Per Bullet

1

-20s Cooldown

2

+10% Fire Rate and +3s Duration

5

Unlimited Ammo and Increased Scaling on Spirit Damage Per Bullet

Activate your relic. Enemy heroes nearby have slowed movement and dashes, and receive damage over time when looking towards you. If enemies look at you long enough, they get cursed.

x0.651

50

Damage Per Second

15m

Radius

3s

Curse Duration

25% Move Speed

2s Time Until Cursed

1

5m Radius

2

-25s Cooldown

5

50 Damage Per Second

Weapon

Umbrella Gun

Rapid Fire

Medium Range

51 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

20m ➞ 58m

Update history

Main article: Update history

View the full update history: Raven/Update history

Update	Changes
August 18, 2025	(Undocumented) Removed from the game.
February 25, 2025	Added missing unique death vo sounds for: Fathom, Trapper, Wrecker, Raven, Sinclair, and Wraith. Updated animation set - Polished 8-way sprint, Aims, Parries, Air Dash, Ground Dash, Jumps, Reloads. Added sounds to Blindside debuff hit, loop, and end. Initial gun weapon audio. Fixed bugs preventing his vo from playing as intended. (Undocumented) Gun clip size increased from 9 to 20. (Undocumented) Base bullet damage reduced from 27 to 10.8. (Undocumented) Umbrella Maneuver damage spirit scaling reduced from 1.6 to 1.5. (Undocumented) Umbrella Maneuver T1 now gives -14s Cooldown. (Undocumented) Umbrella Maneuver T2 now gives +50 Damage. (Undocumented) Revelation radius increased from 13m to 15m. (Undocumented) Revelation DPS spirit scaling increased from 0.5 to 0.7. (Undocumented) Revelation T1 radius increased from 3m to 5m. (Undocumented) Revelation T3 DPS increased from +40 to +50.
December 17, 2024	Default item build added.

Background

“

Led by the specter of Catherine the Great, the Soviet Empire has flourished in a brave new world of mysticism. But while her deeper motivations are often obfuscated from the world stage, one thing is for certain: she hates being a ghost. To this end she has tasked The Empire’s spymaster with one goal: find a way to make her corporeal once more.

Relentless in pursuit of his task; the operative known only as "The Raven" has scoured the Earth looking for strange artifacts, apocryphal writings, and wisdom of the life beyond. Now in New York, Raven looks to find a way to tether Catherine’s spirit to the mortal coil.

Lore

Raven carries a canopic jar, used by ancient Egyptians to store the soul of the dead in the mummification process.^[1] It is used in his ultimate.

Raven mentions Rasputin^[2] and the Romanovs.^[3]

Raven hopes the OSIC will be cooperative to his plans.^[4]

Character interactions

Both Raven and Paradox claim to be in possession of the Tome of Anubis. Wraith says she thought the Tome was at the Met.^[1]^[5]
- At some point, the Tome of Anubis was reportedly seen in New York's black market.^[6]
Calico knows Raven and likes him.^[7]^[8]
Mirage has met Raven before^[9] and mentions a conflict between the Soviet Empire and the Djinn.^[10]
Holliday finds Raven handsome.^[11]

Gallery

Portrait
Minimap icon
In-game render
Model Sheet

Trivia

Raven is referred to in the files as Operative. He also appears by that name in-game when using the "Force English names" setting, as the file used for that setting hasn't been updated.
The name "Soviet Empire" may be considered an oxymoron in the real world, as the word "soviet" defines socialist worker councils that were opposed to the Russian Empire. However, the literal meaning of the word before the Russian Revolution was just "council".^[12] It is currently unclear how much the Soviet Empire diverges from the real world Soviet Union in the Deadlock timeline.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Raven's in-game voice line - "I have the Canopic Jar, I have the Tome of Anubis. All I need to do now is summon the Patron."
↑ Raven's in-game voice line - "Rasputin had best not meddle in my plans."
↑ Raven's in-game voice line - "The Romanovs don't take kindly to failure."
↑ Raven's in-game voice line - "Hopefully the OSIC will be cooperative."
↑ Paradox and Wraith conversation
↑ Newscaster's in-game voice line - "The Tome of Anubis, once thought lost to the sands of time, was reportedly spotted here in New York's black market. For this story and more pick up your copy of The New York Oracle today!"
↑ 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."
↑ Mirage's in-game voice line - "We meet again, Raven."
↑ Mirage's in-game voice line - "There will be no reconciliation between the Soviet Empire and the Djinn."
↑ Holliday's in-game voice line (killed Raven) - "You don't look so handsome with a bullet in you, do ya?"
↑ The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Soviet on Wikisource - "SOVIET (pron. sävyet'), a Russian word signifying council, advice, harmony, concord; sovietnik = councillor. Under the old régime the Tsar's Council of Ministers was called the 'Soviet of Ministers,' but the term has been invested with a new meaning since the Russian Revolution of March 1917."