Headhunter
Tier 3 · Weapon · Passive
Headhunter is a tier 3 weapon item costing 3,200 souls. Your next headshot against an enemy Hero deals bonus weapon damage, heal you, and briefly grants bonus move speed. Games in which it was bought win 50.4% of the time across 1.2M matches.
Stat bonuses
The bonuses this item grants when bought.
| Stat | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Head Shot Bonus Damage | 75 |
| Heal Percent Per Headshot | 4 |
| Ability Cooldown | -3 |
Item properties
From client version 6677.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Cast Range | 0m |
| Charges | 0 |
| Cooldown | 8s |
| Charge Delay | -1s |
| Weapon Damage | 5% |
| Bonus Health | 50 |
| Move Speed | 1.75m m |
| Channel Move Speed | -1m |
| Head Shot Bonus Damage | 75 |
| Heal Per Headshot | 4% |
| Move Speed Duration | 3s |
| Proc Chance | 100% |
Built from
- Headshot Booster — 800 souls
Patch history
Every recorded change to Headhunter, newest first.
| Patch | Stat | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | Provided Property Type | MODIFIER_VALUE_BASEATTACK_DAMAGE_PERCENT | MODIFIER_VALUE_WEAPON_DAMAGE_INCREASE | changed |
| 2026-05-22 | Class Name | scale_function_multi_stats | scale_function_healing_boon_scale | changed |
| 2026-05-22 | Scaling Stats | — | — | changed |
| 2026-05-22 | Specific Stat Scale Type | ELevelUpBoons | — | changed |
| 2026-02-13 | Shop Image Small | https://assets-bucket.deadlock-api.com/assets-api-res/images/items/weapon/headhunter_sm.png | — | changed |
| 2026-02-13 | Shop Image Small Webp | https://assets-bucket.deadlock-api.com/assets-api-res/images/items/weapon/headhunter_sm.webp | — | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Disable Value | 0 | -1 | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Class Name | scale_function_single_stat | scale_function_ability_charges | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Specific Stat Scale Type | EMaxChargesIncrease | — | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Disable Value | 0 | -2 | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Class Name | scale_function_single_stat | scale_function_ability_recharge_time | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Specific Stat Scale Type | ETechCooldownBetweenChargeUses | — | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Subclass Name | AbilityCooldownBetweenCharge_scale_function | scale_function_ability_recharge_time | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Ability Cooldown Between Charge | 0 | -1 | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Postfix | m/s | m | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Postfix | m/s | m | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Class Name | scale_function_single_stat | scale_function_tech_duration | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Specific Stat Scale Type | ETechDuration | — | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Subclass Name | BonusDuration_scale_function | duration_scale_function | changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Upgrades | — | — | changed |
| 2025-12-16 | Bonus Move Speed | 2m | 1.75m | changed |
| 2025-12-16 | Bonus Health | 75 | 50 | changed |
| 2025-09-04 | Stat Scale | 3 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2025-08-18 | Desc | Your next <span class="highlight">headshot</span> against an enemy Hero deals <svg width="28" height="23" viewBox="0 0 28 23" fill="#EC9719" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M26.8443 10.9368C26.8504 14.1423 26.8576 17.3477 26.8628 20.5531C26.8641 21.7169 26.5371 22.033 25.3444 22.0345C18.7796 22.0448 12.2147 22.0541 5.64983 22.0633C5.584 22.0633 5.51916 22.0633 5.45332 22.0643C5.16442 22.0687 4.87464 22.0653 4.8163 21.6962C4.75883 21.3338 5.03249 21.2315 5.30019 21.134C5.92747 20.9046 6.55664 20.6801 7.18392 20.4507C8.69926 19.8972 10.2165 19.3505 11.7271 18.7854C12.5392 18.4814 12.4206 19.12 11.8895 18.4335C11.6514 18.1255 11.3965 17.8317 11.1554 17.5265C10.9664 17.2869 10.8543 17.0349 11.0141 16.726C11.178 16.4094 11.4555 16.3778 11.7628 16.395C13.887 16.5118 16.0103 16.6275 18.1346 16.7443C18.2652 16.7511 15.1693 20.9464 15.6114 17.5931C16.5363 17.6301 10.4955 7.55415 10.4414 6.64085C10.3332 4.80845 19.9671 10.4794 19.8559 8.64698C19.8307 8.22902 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src="https://assets-bucket.deadlock-api.com/assets-api-res/images/upgrades/property_health_regen.png" class="inline-attribute Heal" alt="heal"/><span class="inline-attribute-label Heal" style="color: #99f051;">heal</span> you, and briefly grants <img src="https://assets-bucket.deadlock-api.com/assets-api-res/images/upgrades/property_move_speed_large.png" class="inline-attribute BonusMoveSpeed" alt="bonus move speed"/><span class="inline-attribute-label BonusMoveSpeed">bonus move speed</span>. | Your next <span class="highlight">headshot</span> against an enemy Hero deals <svg width="128" height="128" viewBox="0 0 128 128" fill="white" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M32.0027 9C40.8042 9 48.6533 13.3022 53.7875 20.0238H53.7766C57.1324 24.4142 58.5664 26.6091 59.9993 26.6084C61.4318 26.6078 62.8632 24.4129 66.2125 20.0238C71.3467 13.3022 79.1958 9 87.9973 9C103.466 9 116 22.2789 116 38.6558C116 38.7707 115.999 38.8854 115.998 39H4.00155C4.00052 38.8854 4 38.7707 4 38.6558C4 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9.00022 35.9941 9C40.2312 9.02587 44.4049 10.0351 48.1855 11.9482C49.3884 12.5569 50.5406 13.2524 51.6343 14.0271C52.9137 14.9332 52.473 16.8509 51.0109 17.4168C37.5479 22.6271 28 35.6977 28 51C28 70.8823 44.1177 87 64 87C83.8823 87 100 70.8823 100 51C100 35.6974 90.4516 22.6267 76.9882 17.4167C75.5261 16.8509 75.0854 14.9333 76.3648 14.0273C77.4588 13.2526 78.6113 12.557 79.8145 11.9482C83.5951 10.0351 87.7688 9.02587 92.0059 9Z" fill="#0F9"/> <path d="M69 46H84V56H69V71H59V56H44V46H59V31H69V46Z" fill="#0F9"/> </svg> <span class="inline-attribute-label Heal" style="color: #0F9;">heal</span> you, and briefly grants <svg width="128" height="128" viewBox="0 0 128 128" fill="#0F9" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M81.5143 72.4711L117.08 34.3552L68.8057 2L57.0343 31.8506L11 87.2257L34.7257 103.141L43.3657 96.9254L58.4286 118.989L83.2514 124.977L108.646 125L114.269 116.666L95.96 103.665L81.5143 72.4711Z" fill="#0F9"/> </svg> <span class="inline-attribute-label BonusMoveSpeed" style="color: #0F9;">bonus move speed</span>. | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Cast Delay | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Cast Range | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Channel Duration | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Charges | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Cooldown | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Charge Delay | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Duration | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Weapon Damage | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Move Speed | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Channel Move Speed | 50 | -1 | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Head Shot Bonus Damage | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Heal Per Headshot | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Move Speed Duration | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Proc Chance | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Spirit Power | changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | — | Weapon Damage | changed |
Win rate is the share of matches won by players who bought this item. It is context, not causation: strong players buy strong items, and the item does not earn all of the credit.