Calico

Calico
Weapon:; "Sweetest Lie" ; BASE STATS
Weapon Stats
DPS:	79
Bullet Damage:	1.98+0.12
Ammo:	12
Bullets per sec:	5
Reload Time:	2.5s
Bullet Velocity:	318m/s
Light Melee:	63+2.67
Heavy Melee:	116+4.91
Falloff Range:	20m → 58m
Vitality Stats
Health:	550+41
Health Regen:	2
Move Speed:	7.3m/s
Stamina:	3
	; INFORMATION
Release Date:	January 17, 2025
Voice Lines:	Calico/Quotes

“

Wreaks havoc from the sidelines

Calico uses the shadows to her advantage, weaving in and out of combat to hunt down her enemies one by one.

Calico is a hero in Deadlock, released on January 17, 2025.

Calico was added to Hero Labs on October 24, 2024.

Abilities

Gloom Bombs

2.5m

10s

Throw a cluster of bombs that detonate after a delay, dealing Damage.

Enemies hit by multiple bombs take 50% damage.

x0.8

60

Damage

4

Bomb Count

1

+20 Damage

2

-3s Cooldown

5

+2 Bomb Count

Leaping Slash

11s

Dash forward before slashing all enemies in a circle, dealing Light Melee Damage.

If the ability hits at least one hero, heal a small amount of health.

x1.6

50

Heal Amount

9m Dash Range

4.5m Slash Radius

1

+30 Heal Amount

2

+75 Damage

5

-50% Cooldown On Hit

Ava

45s

Turn to shadows and possess Ava. You gain Movement Speed and become Hidden on the Minimap, but cannot attack or cast abilities.

Cannot be used for 5s after taking damage from an enemy hero.
Ava's speed bonus is reduced by 50% after taking damage from an enemy hero.

65%

Move Speed bonus

15s

Buff Duration

1

+20s Buff Duration

2

+45% Move Speed bonus

5

-15s Cooldown. Gain 30 Health Regen during Ava.

Return to Shadows

7m

90s

Instantly turn to shadows, becoming Untargetable, gaining Movement Speed, and dealing Damage.

After 3s, return from the shadows, dealing Damage again.

3s

Channel Duration

x0.655

150

Damage

50%

Move Speed bonus

1

-30s Cooldown

2

+80 Damage

5

Reset all cooldowns and gain 30% Damage Amp for 5ss.

Weapon

Weapon Stats

Falloff Range
20m - 58m

79 DPS

Sweetest Lie

Spreadshot

Close Range

Update history

Main article: Update history

Update	Changes
January 27, 2025	Gloom Bombs now has updated impact SFX Gloom Bombs now has an arming effect for when they are about to detonate Leaping Slash only heals when hitting heroes Leaping Slash fixed VFX to match the damage area more accurately Leaping Slash updated to break breakables in the area Leaping Slash fixed a bug where calico's slash would deal no damage near walls Ava duration reduced from 20s to 15s Ava cooldown reduced from 50s to 45s Ava now gets slowed by 30% for 1s anytime she takes damage Ava speed reduced from 75% to 65% Ava T2 speed increased from +35% to +45% Ava no longer replenishes your Stamina Ava can now meow with m1 Return to Shadows cooldown increased from 80s to 90s Fixed Leaping Slash doing bonus damage from Melee Charge
January 19, 2025	Bullet Damage increased from 2 to 2.2 Leaping Slash Radius increased from 4m to 4.5m Leaping Slash T2 damage increased from +50 to +75 Ava now destroys breakables it runs through Ava T2 increased from 25% movespeed to 35%
January 17, 2025	Added to main roster (Unlisted) Sekhmet's Spirit reworked into Gloom Bombs (Unlisted) Pounce reworked into Leaping Slash (Unlisted) Nekomata Ward reworked into Ava (Unlisted) Queen of Shadows reworked into Return to Shadows

Background

“

Once a decorated member of The Baxter Society, Calico left the august order once she realized that killing monsters for free was less profitable than killing people for money.
Now an in demand contract killer, Calico is living her best life ending someone else's.

— A FATE'S TALE

Lore

Calico's pet cat is called Ava.

Calico has a son.^[1]

Character interactions

McGinnis accuses Calico of stealing her ideas.^[2]
Lady Geist says Calico "reeks of new money".^[3] She doesn't like Ava.^[4]
Calico is interested in Viscous' suit.^[5]

Gallery

Portrait
Minimap icon
In-game render
Model sheet
Nano portrait (Neon Prime)

Trivia

Calico was called Nano in Neon Prime.
At one point in development, Calico's gameplay style was inspired by Dota 2's Broodmother.
Calico was an arms dealer in her original background.

References

↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "It's like I told my son, you are free to make all the horrible decisions you'd like."
↑ McGinnis' in-game voice line - "Tell you what, you stop stealing my ideas and I'll stop shootin' ya."
↑ Lady Geist's in-game voice line - "Ugh. She reeked of new money."
↑ Lady Geist's in-game voice line - "That cat is revolting."
↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Viscous) - "I wonder how that suit works."