Silver Boot Kick In Deadlock: How The Dash, Mark, Stamina Restore, And Damage Cut Work
Silver 2 is Boot Kick, a dash-kick that marks enemies, restores stamina with its second upgrade, and turns later hits into damage reduction.
Boot Kick is Silver turning positioning into a boot print and then billing the target for the privilege.
Short answer: Boot Kick sends Silver forward into the first enemy she hits, deals melee damage, pushes her away, and marks the target so her next shot can cash the mark for spirit damage.
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Boot Kick Silver dashes into a kick, marks the target, then cashes the mark with gunfire for extra spirit damage. |
Current Mechanics
Deadlock.one’s current Silver data lists Boot Kick with a 21-second cooldown, 10.6m cast range, 0.25-second cast delay, 0.35-second channel duration, 25 bonus damage, and a 3-second mark duration.
The ability has two jobs. First, it starts or interrupts spacing with a dash-kick. Second, it creates a small shooting test: if Silver hits the marked target afterward, the mark pops for spirit damage and disappears.
Upgrade Path
- 1 AP: -6s cooldown.
- 2 AP: on hero hit, restore 2 stamina.
- 5 AP: +80 bonus damage, and kicked enemies deal -35 percent damage for 5s.
The 2 AP upgrade is the hinge. Once Boot Kick restores stamina on hero hit, Silver gets to turn an engage button into a movement refund. The 5 AP upgrade makes the kick safer by cutting the target’s damage after contact.
Key Patch Changes
No direct Boot Kick change appeared in Valve’s May 22, May 31, or June 11, 2026 notes checked for this guide. That does not mean Boot Kick exists in a vacuum; the June 11 Lycan Curse cooldown nerf makes Silver more dependent on clean human-form engages, and Boot Kick is one of the cleanest.
How To Use It
Use Boot Kick when the mark follow-up is realistic. Kicking a target and immediately losing the angle is just fancy commuting. Kick, land the shot, then decide whether the stamina restore lets you chase, reset, or climb.
Rejuv’s Silver guide points out that the second upgrade restores 2 stamina on hero hit and that Silver can jump in different directions after the kick. SwoleBenji’s March 19 build guide treats Boot Kick as a PvP opener and jungle opener once that stamina loop is online. That is the practical lesson: this is not only damage, it is tempo.
Counterplay
Sidestep the line, punish the whiff, and do not give Silver an easy marked shot afterward. If she takes the 2 AP stamina upgrade, the fight changes when she hits a hero; denying contact denies the refund.
Lore And Context
Boot Kick is Silver’s bounty-hunter side with the paperwork removed. She is not politely asking the target to stay found. She is putting a mark on them and kicking the conversation into traffic.
Sources
Current mechanics and icon art were checked against Deadlock.one’s Silver page and the Boot Kick modal. Patch context was checked against Valve’s May 22, May 31, and June 11, 2026 patch notes. Current hero context was also checked against Mobalytics’ Silver guide. Video context comes from Rejuv’s Silver In 3 Minutes and SwoleBenji’s Silver build guide.
For the wider Deadlock guide shelf, see DramaLock’s best heroes tracker guide, matchups guide, synergies guide, and Street Brawl tier list.