Zer0
Updated: May 05, 2026
Decepti0n

Zer0 Skill
Decepti0n

  • Game
    Borderlands 2
  • Class
    Zer0
    Zer0
  • Skill Tree
  • Skill Type
    Action Skill
  • Skill Tier
    0
  • Max Points
    1
    1 ➜ 1
  • Armor Boost

Decepti0nSkill Info

Decepti0n

Decepti0n

Tier: 0
Max Points: 1

Activating Decepti0n turns Zer0 invisible and deploys a holographic decoy for up to 6.5s.

While active, Zer0 stacks bonuses that increase the next Attack's Damage. An Attack ends Decepti0n early and reduces its Cooldown.

Gun Damage: +40% /stack
Crit Damage (scale)*: +50% /stack
‍Melee Damage: +130% /stack

Max Stacks: 5
‍Duration: 6.5s
‍Cooldown: 15s

Skill descriptions were adjusted to reflect their real effect.
Action Skill

Decepti0n - Advanced Details

Decepti0n gains 1 damage-bonus stack after 0.5s, then gains another stack every ≈1.34s.
Stack timings:

  1. Stack: 0.50s
  2. Stack: 1.84s
  3. Stack: 3.18s
  4. Stack: 4.52s
  5. Stack: 5.86s

Crit Damage
‍Decepti0n’s scale Crit Damage bonus applies on hit, not on shot.
Attacks end Decepti0n, so shots fired during Decepti0n lose the Crit Damage bonus before they hit. To receive the bonus, fire before entering Decepti0n and let a slow projectile hit while Decepti0n is active.

‍Hotfix: Dec. 18, 2013

  • Zero’s Deception ability can now be activated when firing and reloading a Tediore SMG

Decepti0nBoosting Class Mods

No Class Mod adds points to Decepti0n.

Zer0's other Action Skills

Decepti0n

Decepti0n

Tier: 0
Max Points: 1

Action Skill

Activating Decepti0n turns Zer0 invisible and deploys a holographic decoy for up to 6.5s.

While active, Zer0 stacks bonuses that increase the next Attack's Damage. An Attack ends Decepti0n early and reduces its Cooldown.

Gun Damage: +40% /stack
Crit Damage (scale)*: +50% /stack
‍Melee Damage: +130% /stack

Max Stacks: 5
‍Duration: 6.5s
‍Cooldown: 15s

Decepti0nAlternative passive skills