Mo & Krill

Strengths and weaknesses

Abilities

1

Scorn

13s cooldown

Deal 50 spirit damage to enemies within 9m and heal for the damage dealt, healing much more from heroes than from troopers.

Tier 1 1 point	+35 damage
Tier 2 2 points	-5s cooldown and +1m radius
Tier 3 5 points	Applies a stacking +15% damage taken debuff for 16s

2

Burrow

40s cooldown

Burrow underground for 5s with +5 m/s move speed, 60% bullet resist and 30% spirit resist. When you come up, you spin for 1.5s, dealing spirit damage, slowing and knocking enemies up.

Tier 1 1 point	+50 spin DPS
Tier 2 2 points	+4s burrow time and +2m radius
Tier 3 5 points	-20s cooldown and +4 m/s move speed

3

Sand Blast

40s cooldown

Spray sand in a 25m cone, dealing 40 spirit damage and disarming enemies for 2.5s.

Tier 1 1 point	+50 damage and +5m range
Tier 2 2 points	Slows movement and dash distance
Tier 3 5 points	+1.5s disarm and -25s cooldown

ULT

Combo

150s cooldown

Channel for 2.4s on a target within 4m, holding them in place and stunning them while dealing spirit damage. If they die during it or within 3s after, you permanently gain max health (40 + 2 per boon). You can use items during it.

Tier 1 1 point	+100% lifesteal during Combo
Tier 2 2 points	-30s cooldown and +50% bullet resist
Tier 3 5 points	+0.7s duration, +40 DPS and better spirit scaling

Ability order

Spend points in this order. Each ability's tiers cost 1, 2 and 5 points.

1. Unlock Scorn
2. Unlock Burrow
3. Unlock Sand Blast
4. Scorn T1
5. Burrow T1
6. Unlock Combo
7. Scorn T2
8. Burrow T2
9. Combo T1–T2
10. Sand Blast T1
11. Scorn T3
12. Combo T3
13. Burrow T3
14. Sand Blast T2–T3

Item build

A starting build that works in most games. Swap pieces based on the enemy team; the notes explain what each stage is for.

Checked against 16,439 Mo & Krill matches from October 6–7, 2026 (all ranks). It keeps the items most Mo & Krill players buy and fills the other slots with the items that won most often. See the item tier list for how we measure that.

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How to play

Mo & Krill are a tank and initiator duo. Burrow sends them underground for a fast, tanky approach, Scorn damages and heals, Sand Blast disarms enemy guns, and Combo holds a single enemy in place, permanently boosting their health if the target dies.

Their unique traits

• Highest health in the game (930, +65 per boon).
• Tunnels: like Rat King, they can enter and exit tunnels through vents while out of combat, or while burrowed.
• Two heads: both can be headshot, but Mo’s head takes 20% less headshot damage.

Laning phase (0–10 min)

• Scorn constantly. It’s on a 13-second cooldown, damages everything nearby and heals you, especially from heroes.
• Burrow to gank or escape. Underground, you have 60% bullet resist and 30% spirit resist.

Mid game (10–25 min)

• Burrow into a lane and pop up under the enemy to knock them up.
• Sand Blast the gun carry. A 2.5-second disarm stops their damage completely.

Late game and team fights (25+ min)

• Combo the most dangerous enemy. Holding them for 2.4 seconds (3.1 with T3) while your team bursts them is often a guaranteed kill.
• Buy Unstoppable so Combo can’t be interrupted.
• Finish with Combo to stack permanent health.

Combos

1. Burrow gank: Burrow → come up under the target (knock-up) → Scorn → Combo.
2. Anti-carry: Sand Blast (disarm) → Burrow in → Combo.
3. Sustain: Scorn on a group → heal → Scorn again (8s cooldown with T2).

Matchups

• Good against: gun carries (disarm) and squishy targets they can reach.
• Hard against: long-range kiting and heavy crowd control that stops Combo.

Pro tips

• Burrow’s cooldown starts the moment you use it (since July 2026), not when it ends.
• You can use items during Combo (since July 2026), so activate defensive items mid-combo.

Lore

Maurice (Mo) and Krill belong to the Tunnel Rats, an underground smuggling network beneath New York. They guard the tunnels from rival gangs who'd like to take them over.

Ability numbers are checked against the game and the community-run Deadlock Wiki after every patch. Builds are our own recommendations, checked against public match data. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.