• Total cloak time: 6.5 seconds
• Recharge time: 16 seconds

The Dead Ringer one of the three new weapons added with the Sniper VS Spy Update. The weapon becomes available after unlocking 17 Spy Achievements, thus reaching the "Spy Milestone 3".
Unlike the Invisibility Watch, the Dead Ringer doesn't allow to cloak the Spy by demand, but when hit by something, regardless of an enemy weapon or an environmental object. When triggered, it will create a corpse of the Spy or the class he was being disguised. At the same time, the Spy is cloaked for 5.5 seconds, allowing him to escape and fool the enmy in believing you actually died. Additionally, The damage taken while holding the Dead Ringer and activating its effect will be recuded by 90%. This applies to the first shot only, any additional damage taken while being cloaked is the default 100%.