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Violet D

11,654 matches · 2026-11-05 to 2026-11-08 · Measured since Ranked - Beta Season 2
#40 of 44
46.6%Win rate
12.7%Pick rate
−0.5Skill gap
0.0Since the patch

Spirit power DPS

1,502 games, 45.7% won · its items add −0.4 win points

800
    • ActiveRusted Barrel1
    • Mystic Regeneration2
    • Extra Spirit4
    • Extra Charge5
    • Mystic Burst14
    • ActiveGrit3
    1,600
    • Mystic Shot8
    • Improved Spirit9↑
    • ImbueCompress Cooldown17
    • Spirit Shielding6↑
    • Weapon Shielding10↑
    • Healbane11Key
    • Reactive Barrier13↑
    3,200
      • Radiant Regeneration7↑
      • Rapid Recharge12↑
      • ActiveDisarming Hex15↑
      • Tankbuster18↑
      • Superior Cooldown19↑
      • ActiveWarp Stone16
      6,400
        • Boundless Spirit20↑
        • Transcendent Cooldown21↑

          Faded: parts that get upgraded later into another item.

          Buy order

          Early game0 – 12 min

          1. 1800
          2. 2800
          3. 3800
          4. 4800
          5. 5800
          6. 6↑1,600
          7. 7↑3,200
          8. 81,600

          Mid game12 – 22 min

          1. 9↑1,600
          2. 10↑1,600
          3. 111,600
          4. 12↑3,200
          5. 13↑1,600
          6. 14800
          7. 15↑3,200
          8. 163,200
          9. 171,600

          Late game22+ min

          1. 18↑3,200
          2. 19↑3,200
          3. 20↑6,400
          4. 21↑6,400

          Skill path

          1. 1stLiving Ink
          2. 2ndAbstract Landscape
          3. 3rdFlow State
          4. 4thStill Life

          Situational — depends who you face

          • Slowing Hexagainst Mina, Wraith, Shiv
          • Counterspellagainst Lash, Drifter, Paradox

          Phantom+, 2026-11-05 to 2026-11-08. 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 49.2% with 0+ games on this hero to 50.2% with 10+.

          1. 49.2%0+ games8,744
          2. 50.2%10+ games8,658

          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.

          Questions about Violet

          Is Violet good right now?
          Violet is D-tier, #40 of 44 heroes by win rate in Phantom+ lobbies: 46.6% of matches won, picked in 12.7% of them.
          What is the best Violet build?
          The most played build is “Spirit power DPS”, which wins 45.7% of its 1,502 matches. The items that add the most to it: Healbane, Tankbuster and Mystic Shot. The full buy order, by game phase, is at the top of this page.
          What should I max first on Violet?
          Max Living Ink, Abstract Landscape and Flow State, in that order. The skill path above shows which point goes where, level by level.
          What do Violet players buy against specific heroes?
          Slowing Hex against Mina, Wraith and Shiv; Counterspell against Lash, Drifter and Paradox.
          Is Violet hard to play?
          About average: Violet wins about the same in high and low ranks.

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

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