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Pulse Grenade Paradox · Ability 1

Throw a grenade that pulses, dealing damage and time slowing

Throw a grenade that begins pulsing when it lands. Each pulse expands the radius and applies Spirit Damage, time slow, and stacking Damage Amp for Paradox against the victim.

Pulse Grenade has a 32 second cooldown.

Every upgrade

Pulse Grenade numbers

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

StatBase+ Tier I+ Tier II+ Tier III
Cooldown 32s20s20s20s
Duration 3.2s3.2s3.2s4.8s
Pulse Damage spirit35355555
Bonus Damage per Stack +4%+4%+4%+8%
Radius Per Pulse +1m+1m+1m+1m
Pulse Interval 0.8s0.8s0.8s0.8s
Debuff Duration 8s8s8s8s
Move Speed -20%-20%-20%-20%
Slow Duration 0.2s0.2s0.2s0.2s

Scaling

Pulse Grenade 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
Pulse Damage+0.33542.55057.56580

Ability points

Pulse Grenade upgrades

  1. Tier I · 1 AP

    -12s Cooldown

  2. Tier II · 2 AP

    +0.5 Pulse Damage and increased Spirit scaling

  3. Tier III · 5 AP

    +% Damage Amp and +1.6s Duration

The rest of the kit

Other Paradox abilities

Quick answers

Pulse Grenade questions

What does Pulse Grenade do in Deadlock?
Pulse Grenade is Paradox's ability 1. Throw a grenade that begins pulsing when it lands. Each pulse expands the radius and applies Spirit Damage, time slow, and stacking Damage Amp for Paradox against the victim.
What is the cooldown of Pulse Grenade?
32 seconds before upgrades, and 20 seconds with every upgrade. Cooldown reduction items shorten it further.
What do Pulse Grenade's upgrades do?
Tier 1 (1 AP): -12s Cooldown Tier 2 (2 AP): +0.5 Pulse Damage and increased Spirit scaling Tier 3 (5 AP): +% Damage Amp and +1.6s Duration
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