Nurse Harrow
Strict · Terrifying · Savior
Lore
A respected pillar at the Marble Hill Possession Ward, Nurse Harrow has dedicated her life to combating the horrors of supernatural possession. A blend of care, severity, and detached pragmatism; Harrow has been called a saint by some of her patients, and a cruel governess by others. Both are probably true.
But while any sane person would question how and why Harrow keeps the pain of her patients stored in her medical bag, none can question the results of her treatment program... cruel though it may be.
Approachable to learn · Code Blue
The Oracle’s file on Nurse Harrow What fans say about Nurse Harrow
In-game biography · Source notes · Art from Deadlock Wiki · Game assets © Valve
Nurse Harrow’s abilities
Leech Therapy
Throw a jar of leeches that attach to enemies, dealing spirit damage over time and eating away at the duration of enemy buffs.
- Damage Per Second
- 23
- Buff Duration Drain Per Second
- 0.65s
- Health Regen Per Leech
- +0.6
- Fire Rate Per Leech
- +5%
- Max Leech Stacks
- 10
- Leech Crawl Range
- 8m
Upgrades
- 1 AP
Leeches drain stamina and restore it to you on pickup
- 2 AP
-10s Cooldown +4 Spirit Power Per Leech
- 5 AP
+1m Radius +0.3 Spirit Scaling +8 Max Leech Stacks
Base values with no items, from the Deadlock API, November 2, 2026. Patches change them.
The file on Nurse Harrow
Everything confirmed. Pick a box, then open any source to see the proof.
Origins
How Nurse Harrow got here.
Nurse Harrow works at the Marble Hill Possession Ward and has given her life to fighting possession.
SourceNurse Harrow’s biography
In the game“A respected pillar at the Marble Hill Possession Ward”
Nurse Harrow’s biography “dedicated her life to combating the horrors of supernatural possession”
Nurse Harrow’s biography Patients have called her a saint and a cruel governess. Her biography says both are probably true.
SourceNurse Harrow’s biography
In the game“Both are probably true.”
Nurse Harrow’s biography She keeps her patients' pain stored in her medical bag.
SourceNurse Harrow’s biography
In the game“keeps the pain of her patients stored in her medical bag”
Nurse Harrow’s biography
Why Nurse Harrow is in the ritual
Their own words first. The Patrons want something, so read theirs as offers.
To cure the city, as the Archmother puts it.
SourceThe Archmother, The Hidden King
In the game“The city is sick. Complete the Ritual, Harrow, and become its cure.”
The Archmother, to Nurse Harrow, as a match begins “Complete the Ritual, Harrow. Put your expertise toward the benefit of all New York.”
The Hidden King, to Nurse Harrow, as a match begins The Archmother also says the pain Harrow carries is almost too much to bear.
SourceThe Archmother
In the game“You feel their pain, Harrow... and it's almost more than you can bear. Let the Archmother ease you of that burden. Complete the Ritual.”
The Archmother, to Nurse Harrow, as a match begins She tells others she's here for the ritual and not for new patients.
SourceNurse Harrow
In the game“I would never 'lose the key' of someone in my charge. But regardless, I'm here for the Ritual, not prospective patients.”
Nurse Harrow, to Victor, before a match
Factions and organizations
Who they work with, fight and answer to.
The Possession Ward
It's her work, and she says its practices are above board.
SourceNurse Harrow, Violet
In the game“The OSIC can investigate all they want, my wards practices are all above board”
Nurse Harrow, on killing Haze “You work in the Possession Ward, right?”
Violet, to Nurse Harrow, before a match Fairfax Industries
Danny pitches her on possessed children. She wants Fairfax out of her business.
SourceDeadman Danny, Nurse Harrow
In the game“Now what if I told you that Fairfax Industries was ready to revolutionize the possessed child industry? Would you be interested or extremely interested?”
Deadman Danny, to Nurse Harrow, before a match “Fairfax Industries should stay out of my business”
Nurse Harrow, on killing McGinnis Paradox
She wants a cure it stole, and tells it to hand it over.
SourceNurse Harrow
In the game“I heard a rumor that Paradox has Le Champignon de Lazarus?”
Nurse Harrow, to Paradox, before a match “Because you want to keep it in a glass case and I want to use it to save lives.”
Nurse Harrow, to Paradox, before a match Lost Whisper
Seven asks if she worked there. She says someone she knew did.
SourceSeven, Nurse Harrow
In the game“I've come across your power before. Were you stationed in Lost Whisper?”
Seven, to Nurse Harrow, before a match “His name was Edmund Volker. We shared a mentor.”
Nurse Harrow, to Seven, before a match
Cool facts
The small things worth knowing.
Nurse Harrow works in the Possession Ward, and remembers a patient's hamster, Jellybean, years later.
SourceViolet, Nurse Harrow
In the game“You work in the Possession Ward, right?”
Violet, to Nurse Harrow, before a match “Ah. Nicholas. The boy with poor posture, dirty fingernails and a pet hamster named Jellybean. He was fairly obnoxious but I'm glad to hear he survived treatment.”
Nurse Harrow, to Violet, before a match Seven has met her kind of power before, in Lost Whisper. It was Edmund Volker's, who shared her mentor.
SourceSeven, Nurse Harrow
In the game“I've come across your power before. Were you stationed in Lost Whisper?”
Seven, to Nurse Harrow, before a match “His name was Edmund Volker. We shared a mentor.”
Nurse Harrow, to Seven, before a match She demands that Paradox hand over Le Champignon de Lazarus, to save lives.
SourceNurse Harrow
In the game“I heard a rumor that Paradox has Le Champignon de Lazarus?”
Nurse Harrow, to Paradox, before a match “Because you want to keep it in a glass case and I want to use it to save lives.”
Nurse Harrow, to Paradox, before a match She tells Rat King that one of the rats is foaming at the mouth.
SourceNurse Harrow
In the game“I do believe I have a reasonable grasp on medical concerns, yes but even if I was dullard from Brooklyn, I have eyes and can see that one of your little rodents is foaming at the mouth.”
Nurse Harrow, to Rat King, before a match
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