Updated hourly · October 2026

Deadlock tier list and meta

Updated 37 min ago Current patch, since October 15, 2026 57k matches

Our Deadlock character tier list ranks all 44 heroes by win rate in real matches. In the current meta, Rat King leads and Mirage 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 patch Last 7 days Last 30 days

Rank All ranks

Initiate to Acolyte

Sentinel to Mystic

Ritualist to Emissary

Oracle to Phantom

Ascendant and Eternus

57k matches · Sentinel to Mystic

New Rat King

Seven

Abrams

Infernus

Viscous

Mirage

#	Hero	Tier	Win rate	Pick rate	Matches	K / D / A	Souls
1	Rat King	S	55.9%	74.6%	42,337	4.7 / 5.7 / 13.3	42k
2	Graves	S	55.4%	36.4%	20,648	5.8 / 6.2 / 11.3	42k
3	Baba	S	55.3%	22.1%	12,538	6.1 / 6.3 / 14.2	39k
4	Paige	S	54.7%	33.6%	19,093	3.5 / 5.2 / 15.6	41k
5	Ivy	S	54.3%	21.2%	12,015	4.3 / 5.2 / 14.4	41k
6	Kelvin	S	54.1%	16.7%	9,454	5.0 / 5.2 / 14.5	41k
7	Wraith	S	53.3%	39.4%	22,384	7.5 / 5.4 / 9.5	44k
8	Victor	S	53.3%	27.8%	15,755	7.0 / 6.0 / 10.8	43k
9	Seven	S	52.8%	30.3%	17,209	5.1 / 6.2 / 11.8	44k
10	Apollo	A	52.2%	18.8%	10,685	6.9 / 6.9 / 11.9	40k
11	Haze	A	52.1%	53.8%	30,562	8.3 / 6.4 / 9.7	44k
12	Lash	A	51.7%	39.9%	22,639	6.6 / 6.2 / 14.0	41k
13	Vyper	A	51.2%	10.3%	5,834	7.7 / 6.7 / 9.2	42k
14	Vindicta	A	51.0%	26.7%	15,156	8.6 / 6.0 / 11.6	40k
15	Dynamo	A	50.9%	22.9%	13,023	4.0 / 5.7 / 15.1	40k
16	Abrams	A	50.7%	25.5%	14,453	6.5 / 6.9 / 12.5	40k
17	Mo & Krill	B	50.4%	26.6%	15,127	6.0 / 6.2 / 14.4	42k
18	Calico	B	50.1%	15.9%	9,037	8.1 / 6.4 / 13.0	43k
19	Drifter	B	50.0%	33.3%	18,916	8.4 / 7.5 / 11.7	41k
20	Nurse Harrow	B	49.7%	74.5%	25,833	2.4 / 4.9 / 14.9	37k
21	Celeste	B	49.6%	20.2%	11,463	6.2 / 6.0 / 12.0	41k
22	Lady Geist	B	49.4%	22.0%	12,512	5.5 / 6.3 / 11.7	42k
23	Violet	B	49.2%	68.9%	36,722	6.1 / 6.4 / 13.3	39k
24	Billy	B	48.7%	22.2%	12,603	6.8 / 7.2 / 12.1	40k
25	Infernus	B	48.3%	42.1%	23,920	6.7 / 6.8 / 10.5	42k
26	Yamato	C	48.0%	21.8%	12,372	8.0 / 7.4 / 11.5	40k
27	Venator	C	47.9%	31.5%	17,906	7.5 / 6.4 / 10.4	42k
28	Bebop	C	47.5%	39.1%	22,206	6.5 / 7.5 / 13.5	39k
29	Silver	C	47.3%	16.1%	9,146	7.4 / 6.9 / 11.4	40k
30	Holliday	C	47.3%	18.9%	10,737	6.6 / 5.6 / 13.1	41k
31	McGinnis	C	46.7%	9.0%	5,103	4.0 / 5.7 / 12.0	40k
32	Deadman Danny	C	46.9%	69.8%	39,631	7.4 / 6.7 / 11.3	39k
33	Mina	C	45.9%	30.1%	17,101	7.3 / 5.8 / 10.8	41k
34	The Doorman	C	45.7%	11.4%	6,463	4.4 / 5.3 / 12.7	41k
35	Shiv	C	45.9%	25.8%	14,623	7.7 / 6.7 / 10.6	40k
36	Viscous	C	45.6%	9.6%	5,468	4.3 / 5.6 / 13.3	40k
37	Rem	D	45.7%	20.8%	11,816	3.1 / 5.0 / 14.6	41k
38	Solomon	D	45.5%	28.2%	16,015	4.2 / 5.6 / 12.9	39k
39	Paradox	D	45.1%	22.4%	12,704	5.4 / 6.3 / 12.1	40k
40	Pocket	D	44.9%	15.5%	8,794	6.0 / 5.9 / 11.8	43k
41	Sinclair	D	44.5%	7.9%	4,461	5.3 / 5.5 / 12.0	41k
42	Grey Talon	D	44.7%	14.0%	7,966	6.7 / 5.1 / 11.2	40k
43	Warden	D	43.2%	7.3%	4,168	5.9 / 6.9 / 10.3	40k
44	Mirage	D	42.5%	8.0%	4,566	6.1 / 5.8 / 11.0	41k

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: Graves
Brawlers

10 heroes, best: Rat King
Assassins

9 heroes, best: Apollo

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 (44.6%), 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, Kelvin, Celeste, 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.