Haze

The Phantom

Assassin / StealthEpicDifficulty: MediumBackline Squishy Hunter

Weapon: High fire-rate SMG

Haze character art

Art: Haze concept (AI-generated, for reference only)

Overview

Haze is Deadlock's "shadow assassin" — using Smoke Bomb to flank invisibly and hunt enemy marksmen and supports. Her Fixation passive stacks massive bonus bullet damage the longer she focuses one target, and Bullet Dance unleashes a terrifying短期的 damage spike. She sits around 52% win rate, an S-tier assassin this patch.

Abilities

Sleep Dagger

Ability

Throws a dagger that briefly puts the hit enemy to sleep. Strong initiator.

Cooldown: ~14s

Smoke Bomb

Ability

Creates a smoke screen that turns you invisible and boosts move speed. Flank/escape.

Cooldown: ~30s

Fixation

Passive

Sustained fire on one target stacks bonus bullet damage — harder the longer you focus.

Cooldown: Passive

Bullet Dance

Ultimate

Massively boosts fire rate and damage for a short window. Unload the magazine.

Cooldown: ~110s

The engage is usually: Smoke Bomb to flank → Sleep Dagger to lock a key target → focus one target to stack Fixation → Bullet Dance to dump the magazine. Note Fixation only reaches max value if you keep firing the same target.

Builds

Crit DPS

Crippling HeadshotTitanic MagazineMystic VulnerabilityBoundless Spirit

Stealth Assassin

Sprint BootsImproved CooldownSilence HexWarp Stone

Build Weapon crit and fire rate: Crippling Headshot, Titanic Magazine for burst and sustain, Mystic Vulnerability to shred resistances. Stealth-assassin players can take Sprint Boots, Improved Cooldown and Warp Stone for mobility and initiations.

Playstyle Tips

  • 1.Use Smoke Bomb to flank and pick off enemy snipers / supports.
  • 2.Sleep Dagger can pre-cc a key target.
  • 3.Fixation only maxes if you keep firing the same target.
  • 4.Strong this patch (~52% WR) — great for assassin lovers.