Spellslinger
Tier 4 · Weapon · Passive
Spellslinger is a tier 4 weapon item costing 6,400 souls. While in-combat whenever you cast an ability or item, gain a stacking buff that improves fire rate and reload speed. Each stack refreshes the duration. Games in which it was bought win 56.1% of the time across 484k matches.
Stat bonuses
The bonuses this item grants when bought.
| Stat | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Reload Speed Multipler | -3 |
| Bonus Fire Rate | 6 |
| Cooldown Reduction | 8 |
Item properties
From client version 6712.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Cast Range | 0m |
| Charges | 0 |
| Charge Delay | -1s |
| Fire Rate | 11% |
| Buff Duration | 18s |
| Channel Move Speed | -1m |
| Ability Cooldown Reduction | 5% |
| Max Stacks | 6 |
| Reload Time | -10% |
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Disable Value
Channel Move Speed
Buff Duration
Patch history
Every recorded change to Spellslinger, newest first.
| Patch | Stat | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | Weapon Info | changed |
| 2026-09-29 | Tooltip Sections | changed |
| 2026-05-22 | Cooldown Reduction | 65changed |
| 2026-02-19 | Usage Flags | changed |
| 2026-02-19 | Usage Flags | changed |
| 2026-02-13 | Shop Image Small | https://assets-bucket.deadlock-api.com/assets-api-res/images/items/weapon/spell_slinger_sm.png—changed |
| 2026-02-13 | Shop Image Small Webp | https://assets-bucket.deadlock-api.com/assets-api-res/images/items/weapon/spell_slinger_sm.webp—changed |
| 2026-01-30 | Bonus Fire Rate | 1211changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Disable Value | 0-1changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Class Name | scale_function_single_statscale_function_ability_chargeschanged |
| 2026-01-22 | Specific Stat Scale Type | EMaxChargesIncrease—changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Disable Value | 0-2changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Class Name | scale_function_single_statscale_function_ability_recharge_timechanged |
| 2026-01-22 | Specific Stat Scale Type | ETechCooldownBetweenChargeUses—changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Subclass Name | AbilityCooldownBetweenCharge_scale_functionscale_function_ability_recharge_timechanged |
| 2026-01-22 | Ability Cooldown Between Charge | 0-1changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Class Name | scale_function_single_statscale_function_tech_durationchanged |
| 2026-01-22 | Specific Stat Scale Type | ETechDuration—changed |
| 2026-01-22 | Subclass Name | BuffDuration_scale_functionduration_scale_functionchanged |
| 2026-01-22 | Postfix | m/smchanged |
| 2026-01-22 | Upgrades | changed |
| 2025-11-21 | Bonus Fire Rate | 1012changed |
| 2025-11-21 | Cooldown Reduction | 126changed |
| 2025-09-04 | Buff Duration | 1418changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Cast Delaychanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Cast Rangechanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Channel Durationchanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Chargeschanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Cooldownchanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Charge Delaychanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Durationchanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Fire Ratechanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Buff Durationchanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Channel Move Speed | 50-1changed |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Max Stackschanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Reload Timechanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Spirit Powerchanged |
| 2025-08-18 | Postvalue Label | —Weapon Damagechanged |
| 2025-08-18 | M Bullet Speed Curve | changed |
| 2025-07-29 | Buff Duration | 1014changed |
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.