Stalker
Cost  1,600
Tier 2
-50% Footstep Sound Distance
+50 Bonus Health
Passive   6s
Dealing   weapon damage at close range opens a wound and grants you   bonus move speed.

Wounded enemies take   spirit damage over time, have reduced   bullet resist, and are revealed through walls.
  -6%
Bullet Resist
Conditional
  +1.5m
Move Speed
Conditional
8m Close Range
Internal name: upgrade_weapon_backstabber
Sounds

Stalker is a Tier 2 Weapon Item that can be purchased from the Shop for Souls1,600.

Notes

Update history

View the full update history: Stalker/Update history

Update Changes

March 6, 2026

  • Renamed to Stalker
  • No longer procs based on angles of attack, but instead based on doing bullet or melee damage within 8m of a hero target
  • No longer has a proximity requirement for the overtime bonuses (beyond the 8m proc proximity)

December 16, 2025

  • Move speed reduced from 1.75 to 1.5

October 2, 2025

  • Cooldown increased from 5s to 6s.

Trivia

  • This item was previously named Backstabber.
Weapon
Vitality
Spirit