Ivy, Deadlock hero

Deadlock hero · Marksman · Rapid Fire

Ivy

Build, abilities and counters

Updated Current patch, since October 15, 2026

S
Tier
#9
Win rate
52.9%
Pick rate
19.2%
Matches
317k

Who is Ivy?

Ivy is a marksman in Deadlock, part of Deadlock's original roster. Sets up a power duo with a lucky ally.

Ivy has disruptive combat tricks that slow and stun enemies. She's most effective when linking up with an ally, empowering her and her ally's guns as well as sharing heals.

In recent matches Ivy averages 4.5 / 5.8 / 14.7 kills, deaths and assists and ends games with 40k souls.

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Ivy item build

Percent = share of Ivy players who bought the item in that phase. Hover or tap an item for its win rate and buy time. Late items win more partly because winning players can afford them.

Ivy abilities

Ability 1

Entangling Thorns

Damage and slow enemies in the area

Summon a patch of choking thorns that damages and slows enemies in its radius.

  1. 1+1 Charges
  2. 2+2m Radius and increased DPS Spirit scaling
  3. 3Enemies caught in thorns for 2.0s are Immobilized for +1.6s

Ability 2

Kudzu Connection

Empower yourself and a nearby ally

Connect with a nearby ally to gain bonuses, replicated healing, and ignore the move speed penalty while shooting. Receive 50% of Bonuses with no connection Connection requires line of sight.

  1. 12mm Move Speed
  2. 2+8% Fire Rate and +8% Bullet Lifesteal
  3. 3Ability is always active

Ability 3

Stone Form

Turn into impervious stone and stun enemies nearby

Turn yourself into impervious stone and smash into the ground, stunning and damaging enemies nearby. Heals you for a percentage of your max health.

  1. 1+6% Max Health Heal
  2. 2-25s Cooldown
  3. 3+0.75s Stun Duration and increased Damage spirit scaling

Ability 4 · Ultimate

Air Drop

Death from Above! Fly and drop an ally on enemies

Grab an ally and take flight with them. Drop your ally to cause an explosion, dealing spirit damage. You and your ally gain increased Outgoing Damage when flying ends. Cooldown reduced by 30% when used on allies. Taking damage briefly disables using the ability. While lifted, your ally cannot attack and deals -20% damage.

  1. 1On Fly End : 300 Barrier to Ivy and ally that scales with Spirit
  2. 2+32% Slow for 3s on enemies hit
  3. 3Silence for 3s on enemies hit. Increases damage and barrier scaling.

Ability order

9% of players · 56.3% win rate · 12,159 matches

Max first Kudzu Connection Stone Form Air Drop Entangling Thorns
Ability 123456789101112
Entangling Thorns U1
Kudzu Connection U123
Stone Form U12
Air Drop U12

U = unlock, numbers = upgrade tier. Most common first 12 points.

Ivy counters and matchups

Points = Ivy's win rate with or against that hero minus Ivy's overall win rate. At least 500 matches per pair.

Base stats

Level 1 values from the game files.

Health
755
Health regen
2/s
Move speed
7.20 m/s
Sprint speed
+1.60 m/s
Stamina
4
Light melee
50
Heavy melee
116
Bullet damage
4.45
Bullets per shot
1
Fire rate
13.61/s
Clip size
33
Reload time
2.44 s
Gun DPS
60.5

Win rate by rank

Average badge of both teams. Ranks under 200 matches show a dash.

RankWin ratePick rate
Initiate 53.9% 18.7%
Seeker 52.3% 19.8%
Acolyte 52.8% 19.3%
Sentinel 54.9% 21.0%
Mystic 53.5% 21.5%
Ritualist 55.0% 22.0%
Emissary 54.5% 22.2%
Oracle 55.3% 21.7%
Phantom 53.6% 23.4%
Ascendant 53.8% 24.8%
Eternus 54.1% 30.6%

Top Ivy community builds

In game: Heroes, Ivy, Builds, then search the build ID.

Ivy FAQ

Who is Ivy in Deadlock?

Ivy is a marksman hero, part of Deadlock's original roster. Sets up a power duo with a lucky ally. Ivy has disruptive combat tricks that slow and stun enemies. She's most effective when linking up with an ally, empowering her and her ally's guns as well as sharing heals.

What is the best Ivy build?

The items Ivy players buy most are Titanic Magazine, Tesla Bullets, Capacitor. Early on most start with Extended Magazine, Titanic Magazine, Extra Charge.

Who counters Ivy?

Ivy wins least often against Graves, Rat King, Paige in recent matches.

Is Ivy good right now?

Ivy is S tier on our tier list with a 52.9% win rate and 19.2% pick rate (current patch).

Ivy's story

The gargoyle didn't know what was happening when it sprang to life... just that a big human and a small human were being hurt. And so the gargoyle leapt to action, sending the attackers fleeing in horror. The small human said thank you and asked the gargoyle's name. The gargoyle didn't have one. And so the small human said, "I'm going to call you Ivy." The gargoyle, being covered in ivy at the time, thought it was a bit obvious, but decided to go along with it for the small human's sake. The humans asked if Ivy would come home with them so they could show their appreciation, and so Ivy walked with them. That night she learned much. The family were called The Arroyo's. The little one, Sophia. Mofongo is what they called a plate of deliciousness. But most importantly, she learned that the people attacking them were called "The Mendoza Syndicate", and they were hurting people...nice people like The Arroyo's. 18 years have passed since the day the Arroyo's took Ivy home... and during that time she made it her mission to dismantle the Mendoza Syndicate and free Spanish Harlem from its grasp. However the thing about dedicating your life to a single pursuit for nearly 2 decades is that you don't really know what to do once you achieve it. For the first time in her life, Ivy is prepared to venture outside of Spanish Harlem and see what the world has to offer beyond vigilante justice.