Calico

Calico
Weapon: "Sweetest Lie"
BASE STATS
Weapon Stats
DPS:	79
Bullet Damage:	1.98 +0.084
Ammo:	9
Bullets per sec:	5
Reload Time:	2.5s
Bullet Velocity:	318m/s
Light Melee:	63 +2.67
Heavy Melee:	116 +4.92
Falloff Range:	20m → 58m
Vitality Stats
Health:	550 +34
Health Regen:	2
Move Speed:	7.3m/s
Stamina:	3
Information
Release Date:	January 17, 2025
Voice Lines:	Calico/Quotes
Codenames:	Nano

“

Wreaks havoc from the sidelines

Calico uses the shadows to her advantage, weaving in and out of combat to hunt down her enemies one by one.

Calico is a Hero in Deadlock, a former monster hunter turned hired assassin. Possessing her cat, Ava, Calico uses the shadows to her advantage to surprise her foes, slinging Gloom Bombs and attacking with a Leaping Slash for damage and healing. By Returning to the Shadows, she can turn any fight to her advantage, disappearing after a fight or engaging again when the enemy least expects her.

As a contract killer, Calico is glad to finally be earning significant money by assassinating other people. Despite the good that the Baxter Society did by slaying monsters, it simply didn't pay well enough for her.

Calico was added to Hero Labs on October 24, 2024, and officially released on January 17, 2025.

Abilities

• (1) Gloom Bombs
• (2) Leaping Slash
• (3) Ava
• (4) Return to Shadows

Gloom Bombs

2.5m

10s

Throw a cluster of bombs that detonate after a delay, dealing Damage. Enemies hit by multiple bombs take 50% damage.

x0.8

60

Damage

4

Bomb Count

1

-3s Cooldown

2

+20 Damage

5

+2 Bomb Count

Leaping Slash

11s

Dash forward before slashing all enemies in a circle, dealing Light Melee Damage. If the ability hits at least one hero, heal a small amount of health.

x1.1

40

Heal Amount

9m  Dash Range

4.5m  Slash Radius

1

+30 Heal Amount

2

+60 Damage

5

-50% Cooldown On Hit

Notes

• Leaping Slash deals 101 damage with 1.6 Melee Damage scaling.

Ava

45s

Turn to shadows and possess Ava. You gain Movement Speed and become Hidden on the Minimap, but cannot attack or cast abilities.

Cannot be used for 5s after taking damage from an enemy hero.

Ava's speed bonus is reduced by 50% after taking damage from an enemy hero.

65%

Move Speed bonus

15s

Buff Duration

1

+20s Buff Duration

2

+45% Move Speed bonus

5

-15s Cooldown. Gain 30 Health Regen during Ava.

Notes

• This ability also restores all stamina

Return to Shadows

7m

100s

Instantly turn to shadows, becoming Untargetable, gaining Movement Speed, and dealing Damage. After 3s, return from the shadows, dealing Damage again.

3s

Channel Duration

x0.655

150

Damage

30%

Move Speed bonus

1

-30s Cooldown

2

+80 Damage. +20% Move Speed bonus.

5

Reset all cooldowns and gain 30% Damage Amp for 5ss.

Weapon

Weapon Stats	Falloff Range 20m - 58m 79 DPS
Sweetest Lie
Spreadshot Close Range

Update history

Main article: Update history

Update	Changes
April 17, 2025	Base ammo reduced from 12 to 9 Gun damage growth reduced by 25% Gloom Bombs T1 and T2 swapped
April 4, 2025	Health growth per boon reduced from 41 to 34 Leaping Slash Heal reduced from 50 to 40 Leaping Slash Heal Spirit Scaling reduced from 1.6 to 1.1
February 25, 2025	Gloom Bombs now has updated vfx. Leaping Slash now has updated vfx. Updated Neutral Soul Orbs location while controlling Ava. Return to Shadows now has updated vfx. Fix Return to Shadows not breaking boxes on its damage portions. Updated vo - largely remastering pass, but some new content including lines to match her updated kit. Added new Ava run and jump animations. New simulation on cat tail. New upwards and downwards animation. New Calico slide animation.

Background

“

Once a decorated member of The Baxter Society, Calico left the august order once she realized that killing monsters for free was less profitable than killing people for money. Now an in demand contract killer, Calico is living her best life ending someone else's.

— A FATE'S TALE

Lore

Calico has a son.

Calico has knowledge about the Deep, the Troubadour and Oathkeeper.

Calico has been called "the most dangeorus woman on the planet".

Calico is a target of the Scotland Yard and the OSIC.

Character interactions

• Calico says she's "tying up loose ends" when she kills Pocket, and says Maximilian Fairfax "will have questions". This implies that Calico was the assassin hired to kill Pocket.
  • Vyper says Calico has a reputation of "sloppy work" due to "a hit that went bad", possibly another reference to Pocket's attempted assassination.
• McGinnis accuses Calico of stealing her ideas.
• Lady Geist says Calico "reeks of new money". She doesn't like Ava.
• Calico is interested in Viscous' suit.
• Calico knows Raven and likes him.
• Calico calls Grey Talon "a relic of a bygone era", but also says she will mourn his death. She also comments on his health.
• Calico compares Holliday's introverted personality to Grey Talon's.
• Calico has respect for Paradox.

Gallery

• 
  Portrait
• 
  Match portrait
• 
  Minimap icon
• 
  In-game render
• 
  Model sheet
• 
  Weapon - Sweetest Lie
• 
  Nano portrait (Neon Prime)
• 
  Nano (Neon Prime)

Trivia

• Calico was called Nano in Neon Prime.
• At one point in development, Calico's gameplay style was inspired by Dota 2's Broodmother.
• Calico was an arms dealer in her original background.

See also

• Calico/Quotes

References

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