Updated hourly · October 2026

Deadlock tier list and meta

Updated Last 30 days, since September 27, 2026 115k matches

Our Deadlock character tier list ranks all 44 heroes by win rate in real matches. In the current meta, Rat King leads and Deadman Danny sits at the bottom. Tiers are relative: S is about one standard deviation above the average win rate, D one below. Small samples are pulled toward 50% and rarely picked heroes can't reach S. How the tiers work.

Time Current patchLast 7 daysLast 30 days
Rank All ranks Initiate to Acolyte Sentinel to Mystic Ritualist to Emissary Oracle to Phantom Ascendant and Eternus

115k matches · Oracle to Phantom

S
New Rat King Rat King Win rate55.3% Pick rate80.8% Matches81k Paige Paige Win rate54.0% Pick rate32.8% Matches38k Graves Graves Win rate54.0% Pick rate24.9% Matches29k Kelvin Kelvin Win rate54.0% Pick rate19.3% Matches22k Ivy Ivy Win rate53.8% Pick rate25.9% Matches30k Wraith Wraith Win rate53.6% Pick rate44.2% Matches51k Seven Seven Win rate53.2% Pick rate23.5% Matches27k Dynamo Dynamo Win rate52.9% Pick rate21.5% Matches25k Haze Haze Win rate52.7% Pick rate61.5% Matches71k
A
New Baba Baba Win rate52.5% Pick rate41.1% Matches35k Vyper Vyper Win rate52.0% Pick rate12.7% Matches15k Victor Victor Win rate51.9% Pick rate23.1% Matches27k Abrams Abrams Win rate51.7% Pick rate28.6% Matches33k Celeste Celeste Win rate51.7% Pick rate19.6% Matches23k Apollo Apollo Win rate51.0% Pick rate19.2% Matches22k Yamato Yamato Win rate50.9% Pick rate29.9% Matches34k Lash Lash Win rate50.8% Pick rate48.5% Matches56k
B
Holliday Holliday Win rate50.4% Pick rate23.3% Matches27k New Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow Win rate50.2% Pick rate75.6% Matches22k Drifter Drifter Win rate49.9% Pick rate40.4% Matches46k Vindicta Vindicta Win rate49.8% Pick rate30.6% Matches35k Calico Calico Win rate49.6% Pick rate26.7% Matches31k Mo & Krill Mo & Krill Win rate49.5% Pick rate31.7% Matches36k New Violet Violet Win rate48.6% Pick rate71.2% Matches33k Silver Silver Win rate48.6% Pick rate17.9% Matches21k Mina Mina Win rate48.5% Pick rate35.2% Matches40k
C
McGinnis McGinnis Win rate48.3% Pick rate10.2% Matches12k Sinclair Sinclair Win rate48.3% Pick rate12.8% Matches15k Billy Billy Win rate48.1% Pick rate21.2% Matches24k Venator Venator Win rate47.9% Pick rate39.4% Matches45k Infernus Infernus Win rate47.9% Pick rate36.4% Matches42k Bebop Bebop Win rate47.8% Pick rate46.8% Matches54k Lady Geist Lady Geist Win rate47.4% Pick rate15.0% Matches17k Rem Rem Win rate47.3% Pick rate18.7% Matches22k Viscous Viscous Win rate47.1% Pick rate12.4% Matches14k The Doorman The Doorman Win rate47.0% Pick rate12.5% Matches14k
D
Shiv Shiv Win rate46.3% Pick rate34.7% Matches40k Pocket Pocket Win rate46.0% Pick rate25.5% Matches29k Paradox Paradox Win rate45.9% Pick rate30.7% Matches35k Grey Talon Grey Talon Win rate45.5% Pick rate17.2% Matches20k New Solomon Solomon Win rate45.0% Pick rate41.9% Matches31k Warden Warden Win rate43.6% Pick rate6.4% Matches7.3k Mirage Mirage Win rate43.1% Pick rate10.0% Matches11k New Deadman Danny Deadman Danny Win rate43.1% Pick rate68.9% Matches39k

Deadlock win rates explained

  • Win rate: wins divided by matches for players on that hero.
  • Pick rate: share of matches with that hero in them. 12 heroes play each match, so the average is about 27%.
  • Rank brackets use the average badge of both teams. Most unranked games have no badge, so they count only under "All ranks".
  • Current patch starts at the latest patch (October 15, 2026). See which heroes the patch buffed and nerfed in practice.

Meta by role

  • Marksmans

    11 heroes, best: Ivy

  • Mystics

    14 heroes, best: Paige

  • Brawlers

    10 heroes, best: Rat King

  • Assassins

    9 heroes, best: Haze

Deadlock tier list FAQ

Who is the best hero in Deadlock right now?

In the current meta (current patch, all ranks) the top heroes by win rate are Graves (57.6%), Rat King (56.2%), Paige (55.5%).

Who is the worst hero in Deadlock?

Pocket (44.7%), Sinclair (44.8%), Mirage (44.8%) have the lowest win rates right now. A low win rate can also mean a hard-to-learn hero rather than a weak one.

Which Deadlock hero is picked the most?

Nurse Harrow appears in 62.6% of matches, the highest pick rate of any hero.

Is the meta different at high ranks?

Yes. In Ascendant and Eternus games the top heroes are Baba, Celeste, Kelvin, compared with Graves, Rat King, Paige across all ranks. Use the rank filter above to compare.

How is this tier list made?

Every hero's win rate from recent matches is pulled toward 50% by its sample size, then ranked by how far it sits from the average hero: S is about one standard deviation above, D one below. Rarely picked heroes can't reach S. It updates every hour.