Updated hourly · October 2026

Deadlock tier list and meta

Updated Last 7 days, since October 19, 2026 967k matches

Our Deadlock character tier list ranks all 44 heroes by win rate in real matches. In the current meta, Graves leads and Mina 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

967k matches · All ranks

S
Graves Graves Win rate57.4% Pick rate45.1% Matches436k New Rat King Rat King Win rate55.8% Pick rate55.7% Matches538k Paige Paige Win rate55.1% Pick rate28.0% Matches270k Victor Victor Win rate54.9% Pick rate30.9% Matches299k Seven Seven Win rate54.0% Pick rate33.0% Matches319k Kelvin Kelvin Win rate53.8% Pick rate12.4% Matches120k New Baba Baba Win rate53.7% Pick rate15.0% Matches145k
A
Haze Haze Win rate52.7% Pick rate44.7% Matches432k Ivy Ivy Win rate52.4% Pick rate18.4% Matches178k Abrams Abrams Win rate52.1% Pick rate26.9% Matches261k Dynamo Dynamo Win rate51.9% Pick rate20.2% Matches195k New Violet Violet Win rate51.6% Pick rate52.5% Matches507k New Nurse Harrow Nurse Harrow Win rate51.5% Pick rate62.7% Matches597k Lady Geist Lady Geist Win rate51.4% Pick rate21.8% Matches211k Mo & Krill Mo & Krill Win rate51.2% Pick rate19.1% Matches184k Wraith Wraith Win rate50.9% Pick rate34.6% Matches334k
B
New Deadman Danny Deadman Danny Win rate50.5% Pick rate51.7% Matches500k Lash Lash Win rate50.4% Pick rate30.6% Matches295k Drifter Drifter Win rate50.4% Pick rate35.0% Matches339k Apollo Apollo Win rate49.4% Pick rate27.2% Matches263k Infernus Infernus Win rate49.2% Pick rate34.6% Matches335k Billy Billy Win rate48.6% Pick rate28.7% Matches278k Vindicta Vindicta Win rate48.5% Pick rate29.6% Matches286k Bebop Bebop Win rate48.5% Pick rate34.8% Matches337k Celeste Celeste Win rate48.5% Pick rate32.9% Matches318k McGinnis McGinnis Win rate48.2% Pick rate11.2% Matches108k Calico Calico Win rate48.1% Pick rate13.7% Matches132k
C
Yamato Yamato Win rate47.6% Pick rate25.9% Matches250k Warden Warden Win rate47.3% Pick rate11.4% Matches110k Venator Venator Win rate47.0% Pick rate39.5% Matches382k Grey Talon Grey Talon Win rate46.4% Pick rate15.4% Matches149k Vyper Vyper Win rate46.2% Pick rate13.7% Matches132k Holliday Holliday Win rate46.2% Pick rate18.0% Matches174k Silver Silver Win rate46.0% Pick rate28.5% Matches276k New Solomon Solomon Win rate45.8% Pick rate18.8% Matches182k Viscous Viscous Win rate45.8% Pick rate11.3% Matches109k
D
Paradox Paradox Win rate45.4% Pick rate23.6% Matches228k Shiv Shiv Win rate45.3% Pick rate24.6% Matches238k The Doorman The Doorman Win rate45.2% Pick rate14.1% Matches137k Rem Rem Win rate45.0% Pick rate30.3% Matches293k Mirage Mirage Win rate44.8% Pick rate10.3% Matches100k Sinclair Sinclair Win rate44.8% Pick rate9.5% Matches92k Pocket Pocket Win rate44.6% Pick rate16.1% Matches156k Mina Mina Win rate44.3% Pick rate39.0% Matches377k

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: 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 62.7% 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.