8,277 matches · 2026-09-16 to 2026-09-21 · Measured since 09-16-2026 Update
#27 of 38Hard Rising
48.8%Win rate
49.8%Pick rate
+3.5Skill gap
+1.2Since the patch

Soul investment

  • Weapon damage+46%4,800 souls
  • Bonus health+46%8,800 souls
  • Spirit power+6620,000 souls

The core build · 12 items8,018 games, 46.1% won · −2.7 vs this hero's 48.8%

Skill path

The order most players level abilities in, step by step.
Love Bites123
Rake123
Sanguine Retreat123
Nox Nostra12

Buy order

Early game0 – 12 min
  1. 800Mystic BurstMystic Burst
  2. 800Extra SpiritExtra Spirit
  3. 1,600Quicksilver ReloadQuicksilver Reload
  4. 800Mystic ExpansionMystic Expansion
  5. 1,600Spirit SapSpirit Sap
  6. 1,600Improved SpiritImproved Spirit
  7. 800Extra HealthExtra Health
  8. 800GritGrit
  9. 800Extra StaminaExtra Stamina
Mid game12 – 22 min
  1. 3,200Dispel MagicDispel Magic
  2. 1,600Reactive BarrierReactive Barrier
  3. 800Rapid RoundsRapid Rounds
  4. 1,600Swift StrikerSwift Striker
  5. 3,200Stamina MasteryStamina Mastery
  6. 3,200TankbusterTankbuster
Late game22+ min
  1. 1,600Spirit Shredder BulletsSpirit Shredder Bullets
  2. 6,400Boundless SpiritBoundless Spirit
  3. 6,400Spirit BurnKeySpirit Burn
  4. 3,200Spirit RendKeySpirit Rend

Every purchase in order, components included — a tier 4 is built, not bought. The arrow marks a step that upgrades something already bought.

Situational — depends who you face

  • Spellbreakeragainst Paradox, Grey Talon, Victor

The current patch doesn't have enough games yet, so these builds also include games from before it — unlike the tier list above.

Phantom+, 2026-09-06 to 2026-09-20. Each item measured against players who reached the same minute with the same souls and spent them on something else.

What practice buys

Win rate goes from 46.3% with 10+ games on this hero to 50.6% with 250+.

  1. 46.3%10+ games2,415
  2. 46.8%50+ games2,406
  3. 47.5%100+ games3,358
  4. 50.6%250+ games2,240

Measured inside one rank band, so the lobby level is held fixed. It does not separate learning the hero from being a better player to begin with.

Match data from the public deadlock-api.com snapshot · Hero and item art from Valve

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