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Deadlock heroes by role and difficulty

Deadlock has 42 heroes. In the game data each one has a role - marksman, mystic, brawler or assassin - and a complexity from 1 to 4. Below: every hero by role and difficulty, and who wins most at low ranks right now.

DeadBoost EditorialUpdated 3 min read

The four roles

Deadlock hero roles from the game data
RoleStrengthHeroes
MarksmanGun damage from range10
Mystic rank badgeMysticDamage and control with abilities13
BrawlerClose combat and durability10
AssassinMobility, picking off lone targets9
Every Deadlock hero by role, simplest first
RoleHeroes
Marksmen
Mystics
Brawlers
Assassins

The City Never Sleeps heroes - Rat King, Baba, Solomon and Deadman Danny - are already in the tables. Violet and Nurse Harrow will follow the players' vote.

Complexity: who to start with

Complexity is how many mechanics you juggle at once. Start at 1 and move to harder heroes once laning and farming run on autopilot.

Deadlock heroes by complexity from the game data
ComplexityHeroes
1 - beginner friendly
2
3
4 - hardest

Who is strongest at low ranks right now

Best Deadlock heroes by win rate in each rank range
RanksBest heroes by win rate
Initiate–Seeker
  1. Graves 55.3%
  2. Baba 55.0%
  3. Rat King 54.9%
  4. Kelvin 54.8%
  5. Paige 54.7%
Acolyte–Sentinel
  1. Baba 55.6%
  2. Graves 55.5%
  3. Rat King 55.5%
  4. Kelvin 55.5%
  5. Paige 55.3%

Win rate over 14 days in matches whose average rank falls in the range. Heroes with fewer than 300 matches are left out. Refreshes every 12 hours. Full tier list by rank

How to pick your hero

  1. Pick a role by play style: shoot from range, play off abilities, start fights or hunt lone targets.
  2. Play a complexity-1 hero of that role for 15-20 matches to see if it fits.
  3. Add two more heroes: ranked needs three heroes with 15 wins each.
  4. After a month, keep the heroes where your win rate beats your rank's average.

Tier list and builds

Every hero's win rate at your rank over 14 days, counters and fresh builds.

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Questions & answers

How many heroes are in Deadlock?

As of October 16, 2026 - 42 playable heroes: 10 marksmen, 13 mystics, 10 brawlers and 9 assassins by the game data.

Who should a new Deadlock player pick?

A complexity-1 hero by the game data, such as Abrams, Haze, Infernus, Seven, Paige or Vindicta. Choose a role that fits your style and keep a pool of two or three.

Who is the hardest hero in Deadlock?

By the game data it is Sinclair, the only complexity-4 hero. Complexity 3 covers Paradox, Holliday, Mo & Krill, Shiv, Ivy, Yamato, Lash, Mina, Drifter, Billy, Rem and Rat King.

Who is the strongest hero right now?

It depends on rank: different heroes lead in different ranges. Live 14-day win rates for each range are in our tier list.

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