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Cloak & Dagger
Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen are nearly inseparable, like two sides of the same coin. Intertwined by forces of shadow and light, Cloak & Dagger fight as a united front, dealing havoc and healing allies across the arena.
July 6: healing buffs across the whole kit.
Full patch digest →Pocket Rivals ranked read
How Cloak & Dagger should create ranked value
Cloak & Dagger: Keep the team alive through the first burst, then add damage or control when the fight stabilizes.
Editorial note: this section is Pocket Rivals advice for Bronze-to-Platinum lobbies. Use the official source panel for canonical ability text, then use this ranked read to decide what to practice next.
Practice next
- 1Use defensive cooldowns for enemy engages, not random poke.
- 2Heal the teammate currently contesting space.
- 3Add damage when your team is stable and your escape is ready.
Avoid
Do not use your panic button for harmless chip damage. Save it for the engage.
Strategist role hubKeep rescue routes, defensive cooldowns, and peel calls ready before pressure arrives.Hero pool guideDecide whether Cloak & Dagger is your comfort pick, safe swap, or role backup.
Hero-specific editorial
Ranked module for Cloak & Dagger
Best for
Stabilizing fights through flexible support rhythm when the team stays close enough to benefit from both stances.
Struggles into
Dive and burst mobility that force support cooldowns, split stance rhythm, and disrupt healing uptime.
First swap trigger
Swap or position closer to peel if every fight starts with your defensive rhythm broken by dive pressure.
Bronze-to-Platinum mistake
Trying to do every job at once and ending up too far from the teammate who needed the next support cycle.
Practice drill
Before each fight, decide whether the first cycle is survival or pressure, then rotate with the teammate using it.
Review basis
Based on Pocket Rivals counter notes using Spider-Man dive, Black Panther burst, and Venom disruption into Cloak & Dagger's support timing.
Official details
Base stats and hero story
Official article date: 2024/12/04
- Health
- 275
- Movement Speed
- 6m/s
When teenage runaways Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson were exposed to an experimental drug against their will, they unexpectedly gained extraordinary powers. Tandy generates piercing blades of pure, healing light, while Ty can teleport himself and others through the Darkforce Dimension. Together, they illuminate New York's deepest shadows as Cloak and Dagger.
The Timestream Entanglement struck while Cloak and Dagger were traversing the Darkforce Dimension. The pair emerged to find New York under the control of Dracula. They soon joined the heroic resistance fighting against the Empire of Eternal Night.
Skills
Abilities and details
Normal Attack
Darkforce Cloak
- Casting
- Cylindrical Spell Field
- Special Effect
- Attacks will target the nearest enemy to the crosshair, dealing damage
- Damage
- 80/s
- Range
- 20m
- Ammo
- ∞
- Critical Hit
- No
Inflict continuous damage on an enemy
Ability
Eternal Bond
- Casting
- Persistent Spell Field
- Damage
- 30/s
- Healing Amount
- 250/s
- Range
- A cylindrical spell field with a 4m radius and 15m in length
- Duration
- 11s
- Energy Cost
- 4500
Perform four rapid dashes, healing allies and damaging enemies along the path
Ability
Light's Embrace
- Casting
- Instant Cast
Switch to Dagger
Ability
Terror Cape
- Casting
- Spell Field
- Special Effect
- The spell field advances along the casting path
- Damage
- 55
- Blinding Duration
- 1.5s
- Range
- Visibility is obstructed beyond 10m
- Vulnerability
- 28%
- Vulnerability Duration
- 3s
- Range
- Width: 6m, Height: 4.5m
- Movement Speed
- 20m/s
- Maximum Distance
- 25m
- Cooldown
- 12s
Deploy a Veil of Darkforce to damage enemies upon touch, applying Blind to narrow their sight and Vulnerability to amplify damage received
Ability
Dark Teleportation
- Casting
- Persistent Spell Field
- Special Effect
- Allies within the area gain Invisibility and Movement Boost
- Duration
- 2s
- Range
- 10m spherical radius
- Cooldown
- Veil of Lightforce & Terror Cape share charges, capped out at 2 with each taking 10s to recharge. After using either, both abilities enter a 2s cooldown
Enshroud nearby allies in the Darkforce Dimension, plunging them into the Phased state, making them untargetable and invisible to enemies and granting them a Movement Boost
Passive
FROM SHADOW TO LIGHT
- Team-up Bonus
- 15% Healing Boost
Cloak & Dagger inject light and dark energy into Hawkeye's katana. When Hawkeye uses Crescent Slash, enemies hit are launched back, and a blade wave filled with light and energy sweeps forward. This wave passes through both allies and enemies: it heals and boosts healing for allies, while damaging enemies and applying Vulnerability
Normal Attack
Lightforce Dagger
- Casting
- Single-cast projectile that generates a spell area upon impact
- Special Effect
- The projectile features an attraction effect, pulling in the closest target to the crosshair and creating a spell field upon impact. This spell field provides healing effects
- Damage
- 18 damage per round
- Healing Per Hit
- 15 per hit
- Area of Effect Healing
- 25 per hit
- Range
- 8m spherical radius
- Fire Rate
- 2.27 hits per second
- Ammo
- 12
- Critical Hit
- No
Unleash a bouncing Lightforce Dagger to damage enemies and heal nearby allies
Ability
Eternal Bond
- Casting
- Persistent Spell Field
- Damage
- 30/s
- Healing Amount
- 250/s
- Range
- A cylindrical spell field with a 4m radius and 15m in length
- Duration
- 13s
- Energy Cost
- 4500
Perform four rapid dashes, healing allies and damaging enemies along the path
Ability
Shadow's Embrace
- Casting
- Instant Cast
Switch to Cloak
Ability
Veil of Lightforce
- Casting
- Spell Field
- Special Effect
- The spell field advances along the casting path
- Healing Amount
- 50
- Healing Boost
- 20%
- Duration
- 4s
- Range
- Width: 6m, Height: 4.5m
- Movement Speed
- 20m/s
- Maximum Distance
- 25m
- Cooldown
- 12s
Deploy a Veil of Lightforce to heal allies upon touch and grant them a Healing Boost
Ability
Dagger Storm
- Casting
- Single-cast projectile with delayed impact that also generates a spell field
- Healing Amount
- 50/s
- Duration
- 6s
- Range
- 5m spherical radius
- Cooldown
- Veil of Lightforce & Terror Cape share charges, capped out at 2 with each taking 10s to recharge. After using either, both abilities enter a 2s cooldown
- Special Effect
- When a Spell Field is created, allies in range get a One-Time Healing of 60
Launch a volley of daggers, creating a Healing Over Time field in the impact area
Ability
OBLIVION SHROUD
- Light Veil Enemy Damage Reduction
- 20%
- Dark Veil Enemy Healing Reduction
- 20%
- Veil Duration
- 4s
- Veil Range
- 6m wide, 4.5m tall
Base Effect: Veil of Lightforce and Terror Cape are warped by hellfire energy, changing into Veil of Light and Veil of Darkness while retaining their original effects. After traveling a set distance, the veils halt in place. Enemy damage passing through the Veil of Light is weakened, while enemy healing passing through the Veil of Darkness suffers Healing Reduction. Enhanced Effect: When teaming up with The Hood, the width of both the Veil of Light and Veil of Darkness expands. Additionally, allies passing through the veils are empowered by hellfire energy, gaining Damage Boost for a duration.
Ability
OBLIVION SHROUD
- Damage Boost
- 15%
- Veil Range
- 8m wide, 6m tall
Base Effect: Veil of Lightforce and Terror Cape are warped by hellfire energy, changing into Veil of Light and Veil of Darkness while retaining their original effects. After traveling a set distance, the veils halt in place. Enemy damage passing through the Veil of Light is weakened, while enemy healing passing through the Veil of Darkness suffers Healing Reduction. Enhanced Effect: When teaming up with The Hood, the width of both the Veil of Light and Veil of Darkness expands. Additionally, allies passing through the veils are empowered by hellfire energy, gaining Damage Boost for a duration.
Ability
FROZEN HAVEN
- Ability Duration
- 2.5s
- Spell Field Range
- 8m radius
- Healing Amount
- 50/s
- Cooldown
- 20s
Base Effect: Channel frost energy outward to encase yourself in an absolute block of ice. This offers great protection, but Freezes you in place. While frozen, you can be healed and emit a weak healing aura to nearby allies. Enhanced Effect: When teaming up with Luna Snow, the healing aura provided to allies while Frozen becomes significantly stronger.
Ability
FROZEN HAVEN
- Healing Amount
- 90/s
Base Effect: Channel frost energy outward to encase yourself in an absolute block of ice. This offers great protection, but Freezes you in place. While frozen, you can be healed and emit a weak healing aura to nearby allies. Enhanced Effect: When teaming up with Luna Snow, the healing aura provided to allies while Frozen becomes significantly stronger.