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Phobia no more! needles and leeches

Fergus DergusAuthor on GameBanana
Updated 22 hours ago
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CategorySkins
Version—
Size4.7 MB
Submitted23 Oct 2026
Updated23 Oct 2026
InstallVPK drop

Phobia no more! needles and leeches — Nurse Harrow skins for Deadlock

A mod is for people with Trypanophobia or Bdellophobia or for those who just don't like needles and leeches. What the mod does: Removes needle on Nurse Harrow's gun. Swapped leeches model with spike balls. Adjusts ability hud elements for Leech Therapy and Healing Needles. Changes map icons of leeches with spike balls. Replaces the icon for the item "Leech" with a spike ball. DISCLAIMER. The mod changes visual elements only! Text and sound effects have not been modified.

Compatibility

Model replacements are the first thing to break when Valve edits a skeleton, so re-check after each patch. It conflicts with any other mod replacing the same Nurse Harrow asset — two in the addons folder means whichever loads last wins, and the other one silently does nothing.

Is it safe

It is client-side: the file lives on your machine and other players see the default game. Cosmetic addons have not produced bans, but Deadlock is in active development and nothing about mods is officially supported. Keep a copy of the folder before a patch and remove it if the game stops launching.

Credit

Made by Fergus Dergus and published on GameBanana. We index it here with a link back; the file, the licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) and the comment thread stay with the author. Credits

Mod details
TypeSkins
HeroNurse Harrow
AuthorFergus Dergus
ScopeSkin / texture
SoundsUntouched
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Frequently asked questions

How do I install Phobia no more! needles and leeches?▾
Two ways. With Deadlock Mod Manager, use the Mod Manager button on this page and it downloads and places the file for you. By hand, put the .vpk into game/citadel/addons and name it pak01_dir.vpk. That folder only loads once gameinfo.gi lists it, which is a one-time edit — check the install guide.
Is Phobia no more! needles and leeches safe to install?▾
A .vpk is a data archive, not a program, so it cannot execute code the way an installer can. The risk is provenance. This one has 16 installs, so a problem would have surfaced on its GameBanana thread. Mods with almost no downloads from accounts with no history have had none of that scrutiny.
Will other players see this skin?▾
No. Deadlock loads mods client-side, so the file only changes what you render. Everyone else sees the default game, in every mode including ranked.
Can I run it alongside other mods?▾
Yes, as long as they change different things — a skin and a HUD work together fine. Two skins for the same hero do not: only one can be applied, and Deadlock picks the lower-numbered file. With pak01_dir.vpk and pak02_dir.vpk installed, pak01 wins and the other does nothing.
Does it still work after the latest patch?▾
A Deadlock patch can overwrite gameinfo.gi and remove your search paths, which stops every manually installed mod at once — redo that edit and they come back. Separately, model replacements break first when Valve edits a skeleton; recolours and HUD mods usually survive. The author posts updates on the GameBanana page.
Where does the download come from?▾
Directly from the author's GameBanana page. deadlocktrade.gg indexes mods and links back; it never rehosts files, so you always get the release the author published.
How do I remove Phobia no more! needles and leeches?▾
Delete its .vpk from game/citadel/addons, or toggle it off in the Deadlock Mod Manager library. Mods never overwrite game files, so nothing needs repairing afterwards.