Haze

Assassin

Stealthy

Lethal

Weapon Stats
Damage Per Second:	50.1
Bullet Damage:	5.26+0.143
Ammo:	25x0.5
Bullets per sec:	9.52
Reload Time:	2.35s
Bullet Velocity:	762m/s
Light Melee:	50+1.58
Heavy Melee:	116+3.67

Information

Release Date:	April 24, 2024

“

They won't see me until it's too late.

Haze is a Hero in Deadlock. She works as a secret agent in the Sandman Division of OSIC, fighting as a devastating assassin character with a specialty in isolating and eliminating her foes. Her Smoke Bomb lets her sneak up on enemies before knocking them out with a Sleep Dagger and unleashing a hail of gunfire at close range. In desperate situations, Haze can enter her Bullet Dance to avoid return fire while dispatching her remaining targets.

In her position at the Occult Security and Investigation Commission, Haze is regularly tasked with infiltrating the dreams of "Persons of Interest" to determine the threat they pose to the United States. If needed, she will be called upon to terminate those targets that are deemed too dangerous to be left alive.

Weapon

Censure & Penance

Rapid Fire

Close Range

50 Damage Per Second

Falloff Range

20m ➞ 46m

Abilities

Sleep Dagger

Throw a dagger that damages and sleeps the target. Sleeping targets wake up shortly after being damaged. Throwing a Dagger does not break your invisibility. Sleep Dagger does not interrupt enemies' channeling abilities.

x2.8

65

Damage

2.75s

Sleep Duration

0.2s Min Sleep Time

0.1s Wake Up Delay

x0.003

1.5m Sleep Movespeed

1

-8% Bullet Resist Reduction for 6s on wake-up

2

-17s Cooldown

5

+1s Sleep Duration
-50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up

Smoke Bomb

Fade out of sight, becoming invisible and gaining sprint speed. Attacking removes invisibility, but using items does not. Close enemies can see through your invisibility.

1.5s

Fade Time

18m Spot Radius

1

+7m Invis Sprint Speed

2

Enable 2 Ability Charges

5

Dispels non-ult debuffs
Grants +40% Bullet Lifesteal for 5s

Fixation

Shooting a target increases your bullet damage on that target. Gain one stack per bullet hit, two if the hit is a headshot.

0.2per stack

Weapon Damage

40

Max Stacks

1

40 Spirit damage and 15% slow for 2s to target every 20 stacks

2

+40 Max Stacks and +5s Duration

5

+0.14per stack Weapon Damage

Fixation does 40% less damage against structures.

Bullet Dance

Enter a flurry, firing your weapon at nearby enemies with perfect accuracy and added Bullet Damage.

25%

Fire Rate

7

Weapon Damage

1

Targets Hit Per Shot

30% Bullet Evasion

4 Channel Move Speed

1

+7 Weapon Damage

2

+10% Fire Rate
+3m Movespeed

5

+40% Evasion
-75s Cooldown

Bullet Dance has an angle of 65°, it cannot be increased by any means.
Bullet Dance cannot be disarmed.
Bullet Dance procs bullet-based effects, such as Mystic Shot and Lucky Shot.
Haze can slide and cast active items while channeling.

Backstory

See Haze/Lore for more story content.

“

The Occult Security and Investigation Commission is a black box government organization that makes the CIA look transparent. It falls on the men, women, and entities of the OSIC to keep the country safe from sinister forces that are beyond the capabilities of local law enforcement.

As a member of the notorious Sandman Division, Haze is routinely tasked with infiltrating the dreams of persons of interest, to assess their threat level, and if needed... to put them to sleep.

Update history

View the full update history: Haze/Update history

Update	Changes
May 22, 2026	Fixation T3 increased from +0.12 to +0.14.
April 30, 2026	Restored being able to slide while using Bullet Dance. Bullet Dance range increased from 15m to 16m. Bullet Dance now has 30% evasion in the base ability. Bullet Dance T2 changed from "+10% Fire Rate and -45s Cooldown" to "+10% Fire Rate and +3m Move Speed". Bullet Dance T3 changed from "+60% Evasion and +4m Move Speed" to "+40% Evasion and -75s Cooldown".
April 10, 2026	Sleep Dagger no longer takes you out of RMB zoom. Sleep Dagger Wake Up delay now has spirit scaling (0.003). Sleep Dagger spirit scaling increased from 2.6 to 2.8. Sleep Dagger T2 increased from -15s Cooldown to -17s. Sleep Dagger T3 sleep duration increased from +0.75s to +1s. Sleep Dagger T3 slow duration increased from 2.5s to 3s. Smoke Bomb spirit scaling increased from 0.08 to 0.1. Smoke Bomb T3 lifesteal increased from 30% to 40%. Fixation Weapon Damage per stack increased from 0.18 to 0.2. Fixation T3 reduced from +0.14 Weapon Damage per stack to +0.12. Fixed being able to slide while using Bullet Dance. Bullet Dance targeting is no longer a full radius around the hero, but instead is a cone in the direction you are aiming. Bullet Dance cooldown reduced from 165s to 145s. Bullet Dance no longer grants 60% Evasion. Bullet Dance duration increased from 3s to 3.5s. Bullet Dance duration spirit scaling reduced from 0.08 to 0.03. Bullet Dance fire rate increased from 20% to 25%. Bullet Dance T3 changed from "+1 Additional Target and +3m Movespeed" to "+60% Evasion and +4m Movespeed".

Gallery

Haze portrait
Haze icon
Haze in-game render
Haze select background
Haze reference sheet
Haze name typography
Haze weapon - Censure & Penance
Previous Haze portrait
Previous Haze icon
Previous Haze model
Haze 2024 Winter skin
Haze concept art
Temporary Haze icon (2024-09-12 update)
Haze v2
Haze v1 (Neon Prime)
Neon Prime Haze v1 model (back)
Edited icon of Haze v1
Haze v1 cloth image leaked in Dota 2 files in 2020
Gloat portrait for Haze.
Critical health portrait for Haze.

Trivia

Haze has a model in the files named "Haze_v2," which includes blue skin and a red beret. Its textures refer to her as "fr_haze".
Haze's voice actress is currently unknown. Developer Kaori said that she is voiced by a prolific performer,^[1] and debunked popular fan guesses of Eve Lindley^[2] and Meli Grant.^[3]
Neon Prime "Haze v1" was first leaked within Dota 2 files in October 29th 2020 update. The png is named "clothchain_extrude_twist"
The artwork previously used as the game's Steam cover and loading screen showed a slightly older version of Haze wearing a yellow jacket instead of orange.
"Sleep Walking in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Haze in the Hideout.

References

↑ 2025-12-18 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - "[Haze] is not a yamato or doorman situation - she's prolific enough that she is guessable"
↑ 2024-11-17 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - "Neither Troy [Baker] nor Eve Lindley are haze or shiv"
↑ 2026-01-22 - Kaori; Deadlock Discord - "its not [Meli Grant]"