Deadlock’s new hero Baba brings a strange collection of weapons into battle: thread, tea, an extendable bench, and bread that can turn enemies into pigeons. Based on the supplied ability descriptions, her kit combines Spirit damage, mobility, and crowd control, with several ways to make life difficult for the opposing team.
She joins the game as part of the six new heroes roster that were introduced with the new City Never Sleeps update.
Here’s how Baba’s four abilities work and what they could offer during a fight.
In brief:
- Threadsap follows your crosshair, dealing Spirit damage and stealing Spirit power from enemies.
- Granny Long Legs extends Baba’s bench, unlocking new melee attacks, super jumps, and movement bonuses.
- Baba’s Brew creates an area with a Barrier, Silence, or Burn effect.
- Feed The Birds deals increasing Spirit damage as Baba channels, then turns affected targets into pigeons.
Deadlock Baba Abilities
Threadsap: Guided Damage and Spirit Power Steal
Threadsap lets Baba throw a thread that follows her crosshair. It deals Spirit damage while stealing Spirit power from enemies.
The crosshair guidance is the key detail here. Aiming controls where the thread goes, so tracking an opponent appears central to getting value from the ability. The Spirit power steal also gives it a disruptive element alongside its damage.
The supplied description doesn’t specify how much Spirit power Baba steals or how long the effect lasts. Those numbers will help determine how influential Threadsap becomes against enemies who rely heavily on their abilities.
Granny Long Legs: New Melee Attacks and Super Jumps
Granny Long Legs extends the legs of Baba’s bench and gives her a different set of combat and movement options. While active, it grants:
- A new set of melee attacks.
- Super jumps.
- Bonus movement speed.
- Increased debuff resistance.
This sounds like the ability that lets Baba get more aggressive. Extra movement speed and super jumps could help her close the distance or reposition, while the new melee attacks give her something to do once she reaches an opponent.
Debuff resistance adds another useful benefit, though it shouldn’t be confused with immunity. The description doesn’t provide the resistance value or the ability’s duration.
Baba’s Brew: Barrier, Silence, or Burn
Baba’s Brew throws a pot of tea that lands in an area, applying one of three effects: Barrier, Silence, or Burn damage.
So, that gives the ability a mix of defensive utility, disruption, and damage. Its practical use will depend on which effect the tea provides in a given situation.
There’s an important detail still missing from the supplied description: how those effects are selected. It doesn’t explain whether Baba can choose the brew, cycle between options, or trigger them through another mechanic. It also doesn’t specify the area’s size or duration.
Feed The Birds: Channel Damage Into a Pigeon Hex
Feed The Birds covers targets in bread and deals Spirit damage that increases the longer Baba channels. At the end, affected targets are Hexed into pigeons.
The ability has two stages to consider: the damage that builds during the channel and the transformation at the finish. Based on that description, completing the channel looks especially valuable.
Positioning could therefore be a major part of using Feed The Birds effectively. Baba needs an opportunity to channel, but the supplied details don’t establish its range, channel duration, or how long the pigeon Hex lasts.
What Kind of Playstyle Does Baba Offer?
Baba’s abilities suggest a hero built around disrupting opponents while moving between ranged pressure and closer combat. Threadsap provides guided Spirit damage, Granny Long Legs opens up movement and melee options, and her remaining abilities add area effects and a transformation.
Her exact role will depend on cooldowns, damage values, and how these mechanics interact. As of writing, this ability breakdown gives players a clear look at her tools without assuming a specific build or skill order.
