Paige, Deadlock hero

Deadlock hero · Mystic · Projectile

Paige

Build, abilities and counters

Updated Current patch, since October 15, 2026

S
Tier
#3
Win rate
55.5%
Pick rate
29.9%
Matches
493k

Who is Paige?

Paige is a mystic in Deadlock, released the week of August 24, 2025.

In recent matches Paige averages 4.0 / 6.0 / 15.6 kills, deaths and assists and ends games with 41k souls.

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Paige item build

Percent = share of Paige 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.

Paige abilities

Ability 1

Bookwyrm

Conjure a dragon that appears at the target location before flying forward, dealing spirit damage and leaving a burning path in its trail.

  1. 1-12s Cooldown
  2. 2+1.0 Charge +2s Trail Duration +1m Radius
  3. 3+12m Travel Range +100.0 Damage +30.0 DPS

Ability 2

Plot Armor

Grant an ally a barrier. While the barrier holds, they gain bonus weapon damage.

  1. 1On Barrier: +14% Fire Rate
  2. 2+100 Barrier and +2s Duration
  3. 3Affects up to 2 additional allies. Increases barrier scaling.

Ability 3

Captivating Read

Target an area with latent magic, applying slow. The magic detonates after a delay, dealing spirit damage and applying immobilize.

  1. 1-14s Cooldown
  2. 2+1s Immobilize Duration
  3. 3+2m Radius On Hit: Reduce Spirit Resist by -18% for 6s

Ability 4 · Ultimate

Rallying Charge

Release a wave of spectral knights and steeds that charge across the entire city, healing allies and dealing spirit damage to enemies. The strength of the heal and spirit damage is amplified as the knights travel further.

  1. 1+150 Heal Amount
  2. 2Increase width by +4 Steeds -45 Cooldown
  3. 3+160.0 Damage +0.5s Stun Duration +70% Max Amp

Ability order

31% of players · 57.1% win rate · 60,072 matches

Max first Bookwyrm Plot Armor Captivating Read Rallying Charge
Ability 123456789101112
Bookwyrm U123
Plot Armor U12
Captivating Read U12
Rallying Charge U1

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

Paige counters and matchups

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

Base stats

Level 1 values from the game files.

Health
680
Health regen
2/s
Move speed
6.90 m/s
Sprint speed
+3.50 m/s
Stamina
3
Light melee
42
Heavy melee
120
Bullet damage
35
Bullets per shot
1
Fire rate
1.67/s
Clip size
14
Reload time
2.50 s
Gun DPS
58.3

Win rate by rank

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

RankWin ratePick rate
Initiate 54.0% 40.5%
Seeker 54.3% 37.8%
Acolyte 55.0% 36.6%
Sentinel 54.5% 34.3%
Mystic 54.8% 33.0%
Ritualist 54.3% 30.9%
Emissary 54.1% 29.0%
Oracle 53.8% 28.4%
Phantom 52.7% 28.6%
Ascendant 52.5% 27.5%
Eternus 52.2% 28.0%

Top Paige community builds

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

Paige FAQ

Who is Paige in Deadlock?

Paige is a mystic hero, released the week of August 24, 2025.

What is the best Paige build?

The items Paige players buy most are Greater Expansion, Superior Cooldown, Guardian Ward. Early on most start with High-Velocity Rounds, Extra Charge, Grit.

Who counters Paige?

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

Is Paige good right now?

Paige is S tier on our tier list with a 55.5% win rate and 29.9% pick rate (current patch).

Paige's story

The daughter of a rare book dealer, Paige grew up in a loving home that prioritized kindness, magic, and storytelling. But while Paige took naturally to her parents' values, her little brother Bryce did not. A rebellious teen, Bryce resented not only his family’s saccharine attitude, but also their refusal to let him dabble in magics that they deemed too dangerous. Paige tried everything she could think of to keep him out of trouble, but like most teenagers, the more his big sister tried to tell him what was best for him, the more he turned away. Paige doesn't know what Bryce did to get kicked out of the house...just that she came home from the library to find her brother gone and her parents crying. Days turned to weeks, to months, to years. Paige grew to become a talented bibliomancer, making a living as a storyteller reading at libraries across the five boroughs; and while her parents have remained silent about what happened with Bryce, Paige's obsession with finding him has only grown. She will discover what happened to her brother... and no man or god is going to stand in her way.