Holliday
Crackshot · Explosive · Apprehender
Lore
There are people who spent their whole lives dreaming about moving to New York. Holliday isn't one of those people. Content with being a Sheriff in a small town, Holliday enjoyed a career where the only time she had to use her gun was when trick shooting at the county fair...then the murders started.
Grisly and inhumane; the bodies were found with their ribcages ripped open... their innards picked apart as if by birds. Holliday tracked down the killer, a travelling folk musician that the media dubbed "The Troubadour", but when she confronted him he exploded into a murder of crows and flew away.
That was 6 months ago, and while the murders in central Illinois have stopped, Holliday's investigation has not. She believes that The Troubadour is travelling to New York, and when she finds him she's going to kill that evil son of a bitch.
Challenging to learn · Doc's Orders
Holliday depends on her skills as a crack shot, shooting things she's bounced into the air. With good aim she can lay out heavy damage. Her movement skills let her isolate her enemies or beat a hasty retreat.
The Oracle’s file on Holliday What fans say about Holliday
In-game biography · Source notes · Art from Deadlock Wiki · Game assets © Valve
Holliday’s abilities
Powder Keg
Throw a barrel that explodes when shot
Throw a barrel that explodes after a delay, dealing spirit damage, setting enemies on fire and applying knockup. The barrel can be detonated early by being shot, melee'd, or detonated by another barrel. The burn stacks, so overlapping barrels burn for their combined damage. Can be Alt-Cast to place the barrel in front of Holliday.
- Impact Damage
- 40 + 0.53 × Spirit
- Damage Per Second
- 13.33 + 0.17 × Spirit
- Displacement
- 0.4s
- Burn Duration
- 3s
- Arm Time
- 0.1s
Upgrades
- 1 AP
-10s Cooldown
- 2 AP
+1 Charges
- 5 AP
+40 Impact Damage +13.3333 Burn Damage per Second -5s Charge Time Improved Spirit Scaling
Base values with no items, from the Deadlock API, November 2, 2026. Patches change them.
The file on Holliday
Everything confirmed. Pick a box, then open any source to see the proof.
Origins
How Holliday got here.
Holliday was a small-town Illinois sheriff who only fired her gun at county fair trick shooting, until the murders began.
SourceHolliday’s biography
In the game“Content with being a Sheriff in a small town”
Holliday’s biography “when trick shooting at the county fair...then the murders started”
Holliday’s biography She tracked the killer, a folk musician called The Troubadour. When confronted, he turned into a flock of crows and flew off.
SourceHolliday’s biography
In the game“a travelling folk musician that the media dubbed "The Troubadour"”
Holliday’s biography “he exploded into a murder of crows”
Holliday’s biography She comes from Macomb, was once its Corn Princess, and has a sister who is dead.
SourceHolliday
In the game“When I was 10 I was Corn Princess of the Macomb Harvest Festival.”
Holliday, to Mina, before a match “My sister's dead.”
Holliday, to Ivy, before a match
Why Holliday is in the ritual
Their own words first. The Patrons want something, so read theirs as offers.
To find and kill The Troubadour, who she believes is in New York.
SourceHolliday’s biography, The Hidden King, Holliday
In the game“when she finds him she's going to kill that evil son of a bitch”
Holliday’s biography “The Troubadour eludes you Holliday, but The Hidden King can ensure that murderer gets what he deserves.”
The Hidden King, to Holliday, as a match begins “I'll complete the ritual… and I'll find who I'm looking for…”
Holliday, when picked The Archmother mentions Holliday's grandfather, and his long shadow.
SourceThe Archmother
In the game“Holliday, your grandfather casts a long shadow... but you can still make him proud. Summon The Archmother and she will help you find justice.”
The Archmother, to Holliday, as a match begins She'd rather not be here at all, and says lives are at stake.
SourceHolliday
In the game“I don't have time to mess around with a ritual, lives are at stake…”
Holliday, when dropped
Factions and organizations
Who they work with, fight and answer to.
The Baxter Society
She asks why it isn't stopping The Troubadour, and Shiv suggests she join.
SourceHolliday, Shiv
In the game“How come the Baxter Society isn't trying to stop The Troubadour?”
Holliday, to Shiv, before a match “You make it out alive you should look up the Baxter society…. We could use someone like you.”
Shiv, to Holliday, before a match The OSIC
It has a file on her, and Paradox warns her not to trust it.
SourceHaze, Paradox
In the game“We're the OSIC of course there's a file.”
Haze, to Holliday, before a match “Don't trust the OSIC. Their goals and your goals are not in alignment.”
Paradox, to Holliday, before a match Wraith’s gambling ring
She's not there for it, she says. Then Wraith insults Macomb.
SourceHolliday
In the game“Don't worry Wraith, I'm here for The Troubadour, not your gambling ring.”
Holliday, to Wraith, before a match “Ya know what, maybe I'll stay for your gambling ring.”
Holliday, to Wraith, before a match The police
She asks whether people have tried the local police, which she isn't. The law isn't what's driving her.
SourceHolliday
In the game“I'm sorry, I don't know the area. Have you talked to the police?”
Holliday, to Rem, before a match “Don't worry Father… the law is the farthest thing from driving me.”
Holliday, to Venator, before a match
Cool facts
The small things worth knowing.
At 10, Holliday was Corn Princess of the Macomb Harvest Festival.
SourceHolliday
In the game“When I was 10 I was Corn Princess of the Macomb Harvest Festival.”
Holliday, to Mina, before a match Holliday is hunting The Troubadour. Holliday's sister is dead.
SourceHolliday
In the game“Paige, the Troubadour is out there, and until he is 6 feet under, I don't care about the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, Dana's Steak Shrine, or any other "fun" New York activity.”
Holliday, to Paige, before a match “My sister's dead.”
Holliday, to Ivy, before a match Wraith gets Holliday's town wrong, and it costs her: Holliday may now go after the gambling ring too.
SourceWraith, Holliday
In the game“If you think I'd be worried about a sheriff from Missoula…”
Wraith, to Holliday, before a match “Macomb”
Holliday, to Wraith, before a match “Ya know what, maybe I'll stay for your gambling ring.”
Holliday, to Wraith, before a match The Doorman gives Holliday a free stay at The Baroness.
SourceHolliday, The Doorman
In the game“The cheapest hotel in Hell's Kitchen that I could find.”
Holliday, to The Doorman, before a match “The stay would be complementary, please, I insist.”
The Doorman, to Holliday, before a match
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