Vindicta, Deadlock hero

Deadlock hero · Marksman · Long Range

Vindicta

Build, abilities and counters

Updated Current patch, since October 15, 2026

B
Tier
#22
Win rate
48.7%
Pick rate
30.7%
Matches
506k

Who is Vindicta?

Vindicta is a marksman in Deadlock, part of Deadlock's original roster. Snipes the unsuspecting.

Vindicta has the mobility to engage at her leisure, picking at her prey and bleeding them out slowly. Injured enemies at any distance should fear being picked off when she is on the map.

In recent matches Vindicta averages 8.6 / 6.5 / 11.6 kills, deaths and assists and ends games with 40k souls.

SniperSoaringOne Shot Kill

Vindicta item build

Percent = share of Vindicta 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.

Vindicta abilities

Ability 1

Stake

Tether your enemies to the ground

Throw a stake that tethers enemies to the location where the stake lands. Enemy movement is restricted to the length of the tether.

  1. 1+45 Damage
  2. 2-22s Cooldown
  3. 3+0.75s Tether Duration and +2m Capture Radius

Ability 2

Flight

Take flight and empower your weapon

Leap into the air and fly. While in flight your weapon deals bonus spirit damage and your items have increased range.

  1. 1+50% base Ammo while flying
  2. 2+10s Duration
  3. 3Hero Kills Refresh Duration. +10.0 Spirit Damage with increased Spirit scaling

Ability 3

Crow Familiar

Make a target bleed over time

Your crow familiar deals impact damage, reduces their bullet resist and applies a bleed that deals damage based on the target's current health.

  1. 1Reduces Incoming Healing by -35%
  2. 2+0.5% Bleed Damage -16.0s Cooldown
  3. 3+2s Duration -8% Bullet Resist -8% Spirit Resist

Ability 4 · Ultimate

Assassinate

Snipe injured targets for massive damage

Use your scoped rifle to fire a powerful shot over long distances. Deal only partial damage until fully charged after 1.0s of being scoped. Does bonus damage to enemies with less than 50% health remaining. Landing a killing blow on a player with Assassinate grants you bonus weapon damage.

  1. 1-15s Cooldown
  2. 2+80 Max Bonus Damage
  3. 3+4% Weapon Damage Per Kill

Ability order

17% of players · 50.3% win rate · 37,956 matches

Max first Crow Familiar Assassinate Stake Flight
Ability 123456789101112
Stake U12
Flight U12
Crow Familiar U12
Assassinate U12

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

Vindicta counters and matchups

Points = Vindicta's win rate with or against that hero minus Vindicta'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
7.90 m/s
Sprint speed
+1.60 m/s
Stamina
2
Light melee
50
Heavy melee
116
Bullet damage
12.33
Bullets per shot
1
Fire rate
4.33/s
Clip size
19
Reload time
2.91 s
Gun DPS
53.4

Win rate by rank

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

RankWin ratePick rate
Initiate 49.4% 24.6%
Seeker 49.6% 25.5%
Acolyte 50.5% 26.9%
Sentinel 51.0% 26.5%
Mystic 51.0% 27.1%
Ritualist 50.1% 27.2%
Emissary 50.0% 27.3%
Oracle 48.7% 28.9%
Phantom 49.5% 25.4%
Ascendant 50.5% 23.8%
Eternus 47.9% 23.3%

Top Vindicta community builds

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

Vindicta FAQ

Who is Vindicta in Deadlock?

Vindicta is a marksman hero, part of Deadlock's original roster. Snipes the unsuspecting. Vindicta has the mobility to engage at her leisure, picking at her prey and bleeding them out slowly. Injured enemies at any distance should fear being picked off when she is on the map.

What is the best Vindicta build?

The items Vindicta players buy most are Sharpshooter, Rapid Recharge, Long Range. Early on most start with High-Velocity Rounds, Extra Charge, Opening Rounds.

Who counters Vindicta?

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

Is Vindicta good right now?

Vindicta is B tier on our tier list with a 48.7% win rate and 30.7% pick rate (current patch).

Vindicta's story

A victim of John Hathorne during the Salem Witch Trials, Vindicta got a second chance of life when her spirit was brought back to the mortal plane during the first Maelstrom (the event that introduced the supernatural to the public at large). Waging a one ghost war against "The Friends of Humanity", a neo inquisition formed by Hathorne's descendants; Vindicta looks to keep the supernatural safe from Hathorne's ilk, and she isn't afraid to stack as many bodies as needed to do it.