Deadlock: Best Haze Build Guide
Haze is one of the recommended heroes for beginners in Deadlock. She boasts a high fire rate and stealthy gameplay with simple mechanics. Although she’s easy to play, you’ll still need to build her optimally to dominate the game. In this guide, we’ll provide you with the best Haze build in Deadlock.
Haze Skill Progression
Each hero in Deadlock has four abilities, including an ultimate. As an assassin, Haze’s abilities are focused on stealth:
- Sleep Dagger: Throw a dagger that damages and puts the target to sleep. Throwing her dagger does not break invisibility.
- Smoke Bomb: Fade out of sight and turn invisible, with a detection radius around your character.
- Fixation (Passive): Shooting a target adds stacks to that enemy. Each stack increases bullet damage.
- Bullet Dance (Ultimate): Spin around and shoot your weapons in an AOE around you, dealing massive damage.
The best ability progression for Haze is Fixation > Bullet Dance > Smoke Bomb > Sleep Dagger. Start by maxing out your passive bullet damage stack to secure early kills.
Next, focus on maxing out your ultimate, Bullet Dance, which functions similarly to Reaper’s ability in Overwatch 2 or Star-Lord’s in Marvel Rivals.
Prioritize using the ultimate in team clashes, but if you need to deal extra damage to a single target you’re chasing, don’t hesitate—just use your ult.
Best Haze Item Build
To maximize Haze’s capabilities, follow this item build. You can also set this build as your preset in-game by searching for “Haze GameWitted” in the browse build section.
Early Game
In the early game, conserving ammo is crucial. Haze’s limited ammunition demands a careful poke playstyle. Prioritize buying Headshot Booster and Ammo Scavenger to maintain a steady supply of ammo for last-hitting and securing Souls.
Depending on your lane needs, consider Extra Regen for sustainability or Extra Spirit to increase ammunition. Rounding out your early game purchases with Extra Health and Rapid Rounds ensures Haze remains durable while steadily increasing her fire rate.
- Headshot Booster – 500
- Ammo Scavenger – 500
- Extra Regen – 500
- Extra Spirit – 500
- Extra Health – 500
- Rapid Rounds – 500
Mid-Game
Reaching the mid-game, it is essential to save up for Tesla Bullets. This item is critical as it enhances farming and wave-clear speed, allowing you to gather resources for the remainder of your core items.
After securing Tesla Bullets, focus on obtaining Slowing Bullets, Active Reload, Swift Striker, Bullet Lifesteal, and Bullet Resist Shredder. These items will prepare you for the upcoming fights, bolstering Haze’s damage output and sustainability.
- Tesla Bullets – 3000
- Slowing Bullets – 1250
- Active Reload – 1250
- Swift Striker – 1250
- Bullet Lifesteal – 1250
- Bullet Resist Shredder – 1250
Late-Game
As the game progresses into the late stage, Siphon Bullets becomes a priority. This item is a significant power spike, providing range damage and durability.
Pair this with Improved Burst to add burst damage to your arsenal. Additionally, Improved Spirit will increase your ammo count, while Mystic Slow takes advantage of Haze’s passive to inflict spirit damage. Finally, Fortitude ensures Haze can withstand prolonged battles.
- Siphon Bullets – 6300
- Improved Burst – 3500
- Improved Spirit – 3500
- Mystic Slow – 4250
- Fortitude – 3000
Situational Items
Haze’s defensive strategy revolves around evasion through movement rather than traditional defensive items. In the late game, Superior Stamina and Warp Stone are invaluable for avoiding damage.
To counteract crowd control or damage-over-time effects, consider purchasing Debuff Reducer or Debuff Remover. Finally, Knockdown is an excellent choice for dealing with flying units, providing additional utility to Haze’s kit.
- Superior Stamina – 3500
- Warp Stone – 3000
- Debuff Reducer – 1250
- Debuff Remover – 4250
- Knockdown – 7550
Conclusion
By following this guide, you can create the best Haze build in Deadlock and dominate the game with your sneakiness. By focusing on increasing fire rate and on-hit effects, Haze becomes deadlier.
If you haven’t received an invitation to the playtest yet, check out our guide on how to join the Deadlock playtest.
