Cheat Death

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Cheat Death
Image for the Deadlock item Cheat Death
Cost Souls6,400
Tier 4
+200 Bonus Health
+15% Bullet Resist
Passive 90s
When you would take lethal damage, instead become temporarily death immune and remove all non-stun debuffs.

While death immune, you deal reduced damage and have reduced healing.
-60% Damage Reduction
Codename: upgrade_cheat_death
Sounds

Cheat Death
Image for the Deadlock item Cheat Death
Cost Souls6,400
Tier 4
Enhanced
+200 Bonus Health
+15% Bullet Resist
Passive 70s
When you would take lethal damage, instead become temporarily death immune and remove all non-stun debuffs.

While death immune, you deal reduced damage and have reduced healing.
+30% Damage Reduction
Codename: upgrade_cheat_death
Sounds

Cheat Death is a Tier 4 Vitality Item that can be purchased from the Shop for Souls6,400.

Overview

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When the player triggers Cheat Death, a visual effect of a scythe and a contract that reads "Savor your moments, cheat the end, but remember - Death always collects what is owed" appears above the player's head.

Notable Interactions

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Affected healing

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Following abilities and items get their healing reduced by Cheat Death.

Heroes

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Hero Ability
Abrams Siphon Life
Abrams Infernal Resilience
Apollo Flawless Advance
Bebop Exploding Uppercut
Calico Leaping Slash
Calico Return to Shadows
Celeste Light Eater
Drifter Bloodscent
Dynamo Rejuvenating Aurora
Grey Talon Rain of Arrows
Infernus Napalm
Infernus Concussive Combustion
Ivy Kudzu Connection
Ivy Stone Form
Kelvin Frost Grenade
Kelvin Frozen Shelter
Lash Flog
McGinnis Medicinal Specter
Mina Rake
Mo & Krill Scorn
Mo & Krill Combo
Paige Rallying Charge
Rem Tag Along
Rem Lil Helpers
Silver Lycan Curse
Silver (Transformed) Go For The Throat
Victor Pain Battery
Victor Jumpstart
Viscous The Cube
Viscous Puddle Punch
Warden Last Stand
Wraith Card Trick
Yamato Crimson Slash
Yamato Shadow Transformation

Direct Heal items

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List of items
Name Souls Cost Category Healing amount
Restorative Shot 800 Weapon 50 Healing From Heroes
20 Healing From NPCs
Headhunter 3,200 Weapon 4% Boonx0.06 Heal Per Headshot
Healing Rite 800 Vitality 300 x1.1 Total HP Regen
Melee Lifesteal 800 Vitality 100 Heal on Melee Hit (30% on NPCs)
Rebuttal 800 Vitality 100% Of the incoming melee damage is healed on successful parry
Healbane 1,600 Vitality 275 Heal On Hero Kill
Restorative Locket 1,600 Vitality 16 Boonx0.32 Heal Per Stack
Counterspell 3,200 Vitality 150 Heal on successful spell parry
Dispel Magic 3,200 Vitality 250 Heal on successful debuff cleanse
Fortitude 3200 Vitality Heal 2% of max HP each second while out of combat
Healing Nova 3,200 Vitality 325 Boonx6 Total HP Regen
Lifestrike 3,200 Vitality 100 Boonx1.5 Heal on Melee Hit, plus 30% Boonx0.5 Lifesteal (40% on NPCs)
Rescue Beam 3,200 Vitality 20% Heal Amount
Veil Walker 3,200 Vitality 85 Boonx8 Heal When traversing through a Veil
Siphon Bullets 6,400 Vitality 2.5 Max HP Steal Per Bullet
Mystic Regeneration 800 Spirit 4 Bonus HP regeneration on spirit damage dealt to enemy heroes
Radiant Regeneration 3,200 Spirit 4 x0.04 HP/s Regeneration on spirit damage dealt to enemy heroes
70 Boonx2 Heal on Ability Cast

Bullet Lifesteal items

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NameSoulsCostCategoryStat change
Active Reload1,600 Weapon+16% Bullet lifesteal
Bullet Lifesteal1,600 Vitality+13% Bullet lifesteal
Fury Trance3,200 Vitality+14% Bullet lifesteal
Leech6,400 Vitality+25% Bullet lifesteal
Vampiric Burst6,400 Vitality+13% Bullet lifesteal
+70% Bullet lifesteal

Spirit Lifesteal items

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NameSoulsCostCategoryStat change
Spirit Shredder Bullets1,600 Weapon+10% Spirit lifesteal
Spirit Rend3,200 Weapon+10% Spirit lifesteal
Spiritual Overflow6,400 Weapon+13% Spirit lifesteal
Spirit Lifesteal1,600 Vitality+13% Spirit lifesteal
Infuser6,400 Vitality+70% Spirit lifesteal
Leech6,400 Vitality+25% Spirit lifesteal
Mystic Reverb6,400 Spirit+8% Spirit lifesteal
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Update history

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View the full update history: Cheat Death/Update history

Update Changes

March 6, 2026

  • No longer reduces movement speed by -2m during the death immunity phase

November 21, 2025

  • Removes all non-stun debuffs on proc.

October 2, 2025

  • Damage output reduction reduced from -70% to -60%.
  • Healing reduction reduced from -70% to -60%.

Trivia

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  • Cheat Death has the same name and similar effect to one of the abilities of the unreleased hero Rutger.
  • Cheat Death's icon has been redesigned multiple times: Originally it showed a hand holding 5 aces in a poker game against Death, then as a person kicking the door of a coffin, and currently is a hand holding 5 aces including a skull suit.
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