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Return to Shadows

Calico · Ultimate

Turn to Shadows, gaining movespeed and dealing delayed damage

Instantly turn to shadows, becoming untargetable, gaining Move Speed, and dealing Spirit Damage.

After a delay, return from the shadows, dealing Spirit Damage again.

Return to Shadows has a 115 second cooldown.

Every upgrade

Return to Shadows numbers

Each column includes every upgrade before it. Highlighted values are the ones that tier changes.

StatBase+ Tier I+ Tier II+ Tier III
Cooldown 115s95s95s95s
Damage spirit150150225225
Move Speed +20%+20%+40%+40%
Channel Duration 3s3s3s3s
Refund Cooldowns 0001
Heal Amount 000450

Scaling

Return to Shadows at each spirit level

Spirit power raises these values. Each point adds the listed amount, so here is what they reach as your spirit power grows (base upgrades). How spirit power works

StatPer point0 spirit25 spirit50 spirit75 spirit100 spirit150 spirit
Damage+0.61150165.23180.47195.7210.93241.4

Ability points

Return to Shadows upgrades

  1. Tier I · 1 AP

    -20s Cooldown

  2. Tier II · 2 AP

    +75 Damage and +20% Move Speed

  3. Tier III · 5 AP

    On Completion: Heal for 450 and refund all ability cooldowns

The rest of the kit

Other Calico abilities

Quick answers

Return to Shadows questions

What does Return to Shadows do in Deadlock?
Return to Shadows is Calico's ultimate. Instantly turn to shadows, becoming untargetable, gaining Move Speed, and dealing Spirit Damage. After a delay, return from the shadows, dealing Spirit Damage again.
What is the cooldown of Return to Shadows?
115 seconds before upgrades, and 95 seconds with every upgrade. Cooldown reduction items shorten it further.
What do Return to Shadows' upgrades do?
Tier 1 (1 AP): -20s Cooldown Tier 2 (2 AP): +75 Damage and +20% Move Speed Tier 3 (5 AP): On Completion: Heal for 450 and refund all ability cooldowns
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