How to counter Haze in Deadlock
Gun hero. Counter items for lane, mid and late game, and tips for the hero you play.
Updated for patch 10-05-2026. Counter profile from 2026-10-06.
Threat profile
Bullet carry. Sleep Dagger puts you to sleep, Smoke Bomb hides her, Fixation stacks more damage the longer she shoots you, and Bullet Dance is a spinning bullet ult.
Key principle
Haze gets stronger the longer she shoots you. End fights fast, and have a plan for Bullet Dance before she uses it.
Lane phase items≈ 0-10 min
- Battle Vest she deals almost no spirit damage.
- Weapon Shielding barrier plus bullet resist.
- Rusted Barrel cuts her fire rate.
- Return Fire she shoots herself during Bullet Dance.
- Reactive Barrier gives you a barrier the moment Sleep Dagger hits you, and later upgrades into Indomitable.
- Suppressor your spirit damage cuts her fire rate by 28%.
Mid game items≈ 10-25 min
- Metal Skin 5 seconds of bullet immunity, covers most of Bullet Dance.
- Counterspell How to use: parry as the Sleep Dagger reaches you and she loses her opener. Parrying before her Fixation stacks start also stops them. Once stacks are on you, it won't remove them.
- Knockdown stun her out of Bullet Dance.
- Disarming Hex disarm her when she starts shooting you.
- Bullet Resilience core bullet armor.
- Toxic Bullets if she builds lifesteal.
- Heroic Aura gives your whole team 17% bullet resist against her Bullet Dance.
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Late game items≈ 25 min +
- Plated Armor deflects bullets and often blocks her on hit effects.
- Juggernaut slows her fire rate every time she shoots you.
- Inhibitor cuts her damage by 30%.
- Cursed Relic disarms and silences her for over 3 seconds.
- Indomitable cleanses a Sleep Dagger.
- Ethereal Shift 4 seconds untargetable, enough to sit out most of Bullet Dance.
Patch note
10-05-2026: Haze was BUFFED, Fixation headshot stack count +2 to +3 and T3 weapon scaling up. Her ramp stacks faster and sustained fights favor her more. Translation: finish her in the first burst window or disengage; don't let fights extend. Metal Skin + Last Stand is still the plan.
Tips for your hero against Haze
Abrams
- Shoulder Charge her out of Bullet Dance; brawl fast before Fixation ramps, anti heal her lifesteal.
Apollo
- Riposte her Sleep Dagger; burst her before ramp and duck her Bullet Dance.
Bebop
- Hook her out of Smoke Bomb; Sticky burst her before Fixation stacks.
Billy
- Bashdown interrupts Bullet Dance; silence her and finish fast.
Calico
- Out mobility her Smoke Bomb; Gloom Bombs before ramp, Leaping Slash out of Bullet Dance.
Celeste
- Float out of Bullet Dance; Light Eater burst her before Fixation ramps.
Drifter
- Stalker's Mark her out of Smoke Bomb; Rend her down before she ramps.
Dynamo
- Kinetic Pulse interrupts Bullet Dance; Singularity her if she channels near allies.
Graves
- Grasping Hands locks Bullet Dance; Deadheads eat her Smoke Bomb resets.
Grey Talon
- Charged Shot her before she closes; Spirit Snare her out of Bullet Dance.
Holliday
- Spirit Lasso her out of Bullet Dance; Crackshot her ramp windows.
Infernus
- Afterburn punishes her Smoke Bomb; Concussive Combustion cancels Bullet Dance.
Ivy
- Air Drop away from Bullet Dance; anti heal her lifesteal and out DPS her via your carry.
Kelvin
- Frozen Shelter negates Bullet Dance; Frost Grenade slows her kite, anti heal.
Lady Geist
- Essence Bomb her before ramp; Life Drain root cancels Bullet Dance.
Lash
- Death Slam her out of Bullet Dance; Ground Strike stun the channel.
McGinnis
- Wall her Bullet Dance line; turrets out DPS her if you bring anti heal.
Mina
- Burst and retreat before her ramp; strike from stealth to beat her Smoke Bomb.
Mirage
- Traveler her mid Bullet Dance; Tornado interrupts the channel.
Mo & Krill
- Burrow stun Bullet Dance; Combo ult her, anti heal her lifesteal.
Paige
- Captivating Read locks Bullet Dance; Bookwyrm pressures her Smoke Bomb resets.
Paradox
- Kinetic Carbine stuns Bullet Dance; Swap her out of a good channel spot.
- Affliction anti heals her lifesteal; Barrage her Smoke Bomb, kite the Bullet Dance.
Rat King
- Royal Pestments sends some of her bullets back during Bullet Dance, and T3 caps her biggest hits.
Rem
- Naptime interrupts Bullet Dance; keep the team topped through her ramp DPS.
Seven
- Lightning Ball stuns Bullet Dance; Storm Cloud denies her kite lanes.
Shiv
- Bleed her fast before ramp; Slice interrupts Bullet Dance, anti heal her lifesteal.
Silver
- Wolf burst her before Fixation ramps; Entangling Bola cancels Bullet Dance.
The Doorman
- Doors block Bullet Dance line; Luggage Cart her out of the channel.
The Magnificent Sinclair
- Illusions eat her Bullet Dance target; Rabbit Hex the channel.
Venator
- Snap Trap her Smoke Bomb exits; out DPS her early before ramp, anti heal.
Victor
- Aura hits her through Smoke Bomb. Pain Battery fills from her Bullet Dance, so fire it back.
Vindicta
- Assassinate her before she ramps; Crow stun cancels Bullet Dance.
Viscous
- Cube the Bullet Danced ally; Puddle Punch her out of the channel.
Vyper
- Out ammo her early before Fixation ramps; Petrifying Bola cancels Bullet Dance.
Warden
- Last Stand is the single best Bullet Dance counter, she's trapped in the tether mid ult. Binding Word roots her for the whole channel; she dies in place.
- Skip Spirit Resilience, she deals almost no spirit. Pure bullet build.
- Willpower absorbs her burst before your team collapses, but her ramp is faster now, so don't rely on out tanking her.
Wraith
- Telekinesis lift cancels Bullet Dance; Full Auto her down before ramp.
Yamato
- Shadow Transformation eats Bullet Dance; Power Slash burst before she ramps.