Deadlock Tier List: Every Hero Ranked for the Mind the Birds! Patch (October 2026)

Last updated: October 9, 2026. Patch: Mind the Birds! (October 6, 2026) plus Valve’s Minor Update of October 5. Platform: PC (Steam). Mode: standard 6v6.

The best heroes in this Deadlock tier list are Rat King, Paige, Graves, Seven, Kelvin and Victor, the only six who win at least 53.5% of their games on all three major stat trackers as of October 9, 2026.

The weakest picks right now are Baba, Shiv, Mirage, Sinclair, The Doorman, Warden and Pocket. Everything else sits somewhere in between, and the full ranking of all 40 heroes is below.

Deadlock is Valve’s 6v6 third-person shooter and MOBA hybrid, where you farm souls, buy items and push lanes. Valve still describes it as a multiplayer game in early development on Deadlock’s official Steam page, so balance shifts fast.

This tier list is built from public match data and Valve’s own patch notes. It isn’t based on our personal match history, and it doesn’t cover the separate Street Brawl mode.

How was this Deadlock tier list ranked?

Every hero is ranked by its worst win rate across three public trackers, so a hero only lands high if it’s strong on every site.

One site can be skewed by its time window, its rank filter or a small sample. Using the lowest of the three numbers filters that noise out.

Tracker	What it covers	Data date
Deadlock Labs	Normal mode, Mind the Birds! patch, refreshed every 15 minutes	Snapshot of Oct 7, 2026
Tracklock	Default tier list view, current patch	Checked Oct 9, 2026
SeeMeta	Ranked mode, all ranks, 197,604 matches	Sep 24 to Oct 8, 2026

The tier cutoffs use each hero’s lowest win rate across those three sources:

Tier	Lowest win rate across all three trackers
S	53.5% or higher. Winning comfortably everywhere
A	50.0% to 53.4%. Wins more than it loses on every site
B	47.5% to 49.9%. Fine if you know the hero well
C	45.0% to 47.4%. Below average, needs the right game
D	Under 45.0%. Struggling right now

For context, Deadlock Labs puts the average win rate across all 40 heroes at 49.3% on this patch, with nine heroes above 53% (Deadlock Labs, October 7, 2026).

Deadlock tier list at a glance

Here’s the full ranking. Hero types are the labels Deadlock Labs uses (Brawler, Mystic, Assassin, Marksman), and the range shows the lowest and highest win rate across the three trackers.

Tier	Hero	Type	Win rate range (3 trackers)
S	Rat King	Brawler	54.9% to 59.4%
S	Paige	Mystic	55.1% to 56.8%
S	Graves	Mystic	54.6% to 56.4%
S	Seven	Mystic	53.8% to 55.9%
S	Kelvin	Brawler	53.7% to 54.2%
S	Victor	Brawler	53.6% to 54.1%
A	Ivy	Marksman	53.0% to 53.7%
A	Haze	Assassin	52.8% to 54.8%
A	Dynamo	Mystic	52.6% to 53.1%
A	Abrams	Brawler	50.8% to 51.7%
A	Wraith	Marksman	50.6% to 51.2%
A	Lash	Assassin	50.4% to 51.0%
B	Vindicta	Marksman	49.9% to 50.7%
B	Lady Geist	Mystic	49.9% to 50.2%
B	Mo & Krill	Brawler	49.6% to 51.2%
B	Apollo	Assassin	49.5% to 52.3%
B	Drifter	Assassin	49.2% to 50.3%
B	Celeste	Mystic	48.9% to 50.0%
B	Vyper	Assassin	48.0% to 50.6%
B	Calico	Assassin	47.9% to 50.8%
B	Holliday	Marksman	47.6% to 48.5%
B	Infernus	Marksman	47.5% to 49.6%
B	Yamato	Assassin	47.5% to 50.0%
B	McGinnis	Mystic	47.5% to 48.3%
C	Mina	Marksman	47.2% to 47.6%
C	Venator	Marksman	47.1% to 47.9%
C	Billy	Brawler	47.0% to 48.8%
C	Bebop	Brawler	46.3% to 48.0%
C	Rem	Mystic	46.2% to 47.3%
C	Grey Talon	Marksman	46.0% to 47.0%
C	Viscous	Mystic	45.6% to 46.7%
C	Paradox	Marksman	45.4% to 45.5%
C	Silver	Brawler	45.4% to 47.8%
D	Pocket	Assassin	44.8% to 45.9%
D	Warden	Brawler	44.6% to 45.7%
D	The Doorman	Mystic	44.4% to 45.6%
D	Sinclair	Mystic	44.0% to 48.0%
D	Mirage	Assassin	43.9% to 44.7%
D	Shiv	Brawler	43.6% to 45.4%
D	Baba	Mystic	40.5% to 45.0%

Sources: Deadlock Labs (Oct 7, 2026), Tracklock (Oct 9, 2026), SeeMeta ranked data (Sep 24 to Oct 8, 2026). Win rates move daily, so treat them as a snapshot.

S tier: who are the best Deadlock heroes right now?

Rat King, Paige, Graves, Seven, Kelvin and Victor are the best Deadlock heroes on the Mind the Birds! patch. All six win at least 53.5% of their games on every tracker we checked.

Hero	Win rate range	Why it’s here
Rat King	54.9% to 59.4%	Released October 2 and already the most-picked hero on Deadlock Labs and Tracklock. Valve’s October 5 update cut Rule, Ratannia! hard (cooldown 130s to 160s, damage reduction 20% to 15%), so expect his numbers to keep sliding.
Paige	55.1% to 56.8%	Top-two win rate on all three sites while making up just 3.3% of picks on Deadlock Labs. The September 16 update buffed her Heavy Melee spirit scaling (0.3 to 0.45) and Captivating Read’s T1 cooldown cut.
Graves	54.6% to 56.4%	Consistent everywhere, with a low enough pick rate that few teams plan around the hero. Valve raised Graves’ health per boon from 33 to 35 on September 16.
Seven	53.8% to 55.9%	Up 1.0 point week over week on Deadlock Labs at under 3% of picks. Lightning Ball’s T3 radius was buffed on August 12.
Kelvin	53.7% to 54.2%	Just a 0.5-point spread between trackers, at the lowest pick rate in the group (1.3% on Deadlock Labs). Frozen Shelter’s base health regen now scales with spirit power (September 16).
Victor	53.6% to 54.1%	Still clears 53.5% everywhere, but Deadlock Labs has him down 3.7 points in a week. He’s the S-tier hero most likely to drop next.

A quick warning on Rat King: new-hero numbers are noisy. SeeMeta’s daily trend shows his win rate falling from 56.2% to 53.4% across his first six days.

A tier: which Deadlock heroes are strong but not broken?

Ivy, Haze, Dynamo, Abrams, Wraith and Lash are A tier. They win more than they lose on every tracker, and any of them is a safe pick if you’re comfortable on the hero.

Hero	Win rate range	Why it’s here
Ivy	53.0% to 53.7%	Steady, low-drama numbers on every site. Valve trimmed Stone Form’s radius from 6m to 5.75m on September 16 and it barely moved her.
Haze	52.8% to 54.8%	The most-played hero in ranked (she shows up in 63.5% of SeeMeta’s ranked matches). Her 52.8% ranked win rate is the only thing keeping her out of S. Fixation got an extra headshot stack on September 16.
Dynamo	52.6% to 53.1%	Consistent across all three trackers. Singularity’s cooldown dropped from 265s to 250s on July 28.
Abrams	50.8% to 51.7%	Solid, but down 2.7 points week over week on Deadlock Labs. Seismic Impact’s T3 Unstoppable was cut from 6s to 5s on September 16.
Wraith	50.6% to 51.2%	One of the week’s biggest risers (+2.0 points on Deadlock Labs) despite Card Trick nerfs, helped by a Full Auto spirit scaling buff (0.03 to 0.045).
Lash	50.4% to 51.0%	Very popular (in 51.4% of SeeMeta’s ranked matches) and winning just over half. His gun falloff and Flog heal (50% to 40%) were cut on September 16.

B tier: which Deadlock heroes are fine if you know them?

B tier heroes hover around a 50% win rate. They’re playable in any lobby, but they won’t carry a bad game the way S tier picks can.

Hero	Win rate range	Why it’s here
Vindicta	49.9% to 50.7%	Dead average on every site. Play her if she’s your main, don’t force her.
Lady Geist	49.9% to 50.2%	Biggest weekly drop on Deadlock Labs (-3.9 points), even after Life Drain and Essence Bomb T3 buffs on September 16.
Mo & Krill	49.6% to 51.2%	Fine in ranked (51.2% on SeeMeta) but down 3.5 points on Deadlock Labs this week.
Apollo	49.5% to 52.3%	The biggest ranked vs normal gap in this tier: 52.3% in SeeMeta’s ranked data, 49.5% in Deadlock Labs’ normal-mode data.
Drifter	49.2% to 50.3%	Hugely popular (in 46.2% of SeeMeta’s ranked matches) with a coin-flip win rate.
Celeste	48.9% to 50.0%	Nerfed twice since August (Shining Wonder lost damage, radius and bounces) and now sitting right around 49%.
Vyper	48.0% to 50.6%	Petrifying Bola’s cooldown went from 105s to 115s on September 16, and SeeMeta has her down 2.0 points against the previous two weeks.
Calico	47.9% to 50.8%	Better in ranked than normal, but sliding on every tracker (-2.8 on Deadlock Labs, -3.6 on Tracklock).
Holliday	47.6% to 48.5%	Stable. The September 16 Crackshot T2 change (adds -6% bullet resist) hasn’t pushed her past 49%.
Infernus	47.5% to 49.6%	Picked in about half of ranked matches (49.8% on SeeMeta) but loses more than he wins there (47.5%).
Yamato	47.5% to 50.0%	Down 2.8 points on Deadlock Labs this week. Okay in ranked, shakier in normal games.
McGinnis	47.5% to 48.3%	Rarely played (1.0% of picks on Deadlock Labs), so her numbers lean heavily on dedicated mains.

C tier: which heroes are below average this patch?

C tier heroes lose more than they win on every tracker. You can still climb on them, but you’re giving up a few percent before the match starts.

Hero	Win rate range	Why it’s here
Mina	47.2% to 47.6%	Climbing on two trackers (+1.4 on Deadlock Labs, +1.3 on SeeMeta). One to watch.
Venator	47.1% to 47.9%	Ira Domini now ricochets and fires split shots (September 16), and SeeMeta shows a 2.3-point gain. Rising, not there yet.
Billy	47.0% to 48.8%	Slightly better in ranked, but losing ground on Deadlock Labs (-2.2 points).
Bebop	46.3% to 48.0%	A crowd favourite (in 47.6% of SeeMeta’s ranked matches) whose win rate doesn’t back up the popularity.
Rem	46.2% to 47.3%	Popular pick that isn’t converting into wins on any tracker.
Grey Talon	46.0% to 47.0%	Consistently below average with a small player base (1.4% of picks on Deadlock Labs).
Viscous	45.6% to 46.7%	The Cube’s cast range (26m to 20m) and Puddle Punch’s cooldown (21s to 24s) were both cut on September 16.
Paradox	45.4% to 45.5%	The three trackers agree almost perfectly here, which is bad news. Kinetic Carbine’s minimum damage multiplier dropped from 25% to 10% on September 16.
Silver	45.4% to 47.8%	September 16 buffs (health per boon 28 to 31, sprint speed 1.5 to 2.5) haven’t lifted Silver out of the bottom half.

D tier: who are the worst heroes in Deadlock right now?

Baba, Shiv, Mirage, Sinclair, The Doorman, Warden and Pocket are the weakest Deadlock heroes right now, each dipping under a 45% win rate on at least one tracker.

Hero	Win rate range	Why it’s here
Pocket	44.8% to 45.9%	Below 46% on every tracker after Affliction was trimmed twice in July (shorter duration, then about 6% less DPS).
Warden	44.6% to 45.7%	Hit hard on September 16 (bullet damage per boon 0.28 to 0.25, Willpower T3 nerfs) and down 5.9 points in SeeMeta’s ranked data.
The Doorman	44.4% to 45.6%	Doorway and Luggage Cart were both cut back over the summer, and he hasn’t recovered.
Sinclair	44.0% to 48.0%	The week’s biggest riser on Deadlock Labs (+2.6 points) even after October 5 nerfs to his gun and Rabbit Hex. Could jump a tier soon.
Mirage	43.9% to 44.7%	One of the least-played heroes (1.2% of picks on Deadlock Labs) and near the bottom on win rate everywhere. Fire Scarabs lost duration and a charge on July 28.
Shiv	43.6% to 45.4%	Falling fast: -3.1 points on Deadlock Labs and a 15-point pick rate drop on Tracklock.
Baba	40.5% to 45.0%	Released October 6, so this is launch-week data while players learn Baba’s Brews and The Birds. Don’t write her off yet, but don’t lean on her either.

Why do Deadlock tier lists disagree with each other?

Deadlock tier lists disagree mostly because trackers measure pick rate differently, split ranked from normal games, and use different time windows.

Pick rate means two different things. Deadlock Labs shows Rat King at 7.9%, and its 40 pick rates add up to 100%, so it’s a share of all hero picks.

Tracklock shows him at 64.86%, because its FAQ defines pick rate as games on that hero divided by total games.

Ranked and normal games play differently. Apollo wins 52.3% in SeeMeta’s ranked data but 49.5% in Deadlock Labs’ normal-mode data. Same patch, different players.

Formulas force a top tier. Tracklock’s FAQ says it weights win rate 80% and pick rate 20%, then labels the top 10% of heroes S tier. Some hero will always be “S” on that site, even in a balanced patch.

New heroes skew everything. Baba ranges from 40.5% to 45.0% depending on the site, because players are still learning her. Fresh heroes also pull picks away from everyone else.

Tier lists can shift even when no balance patch lands, because adding new characters or new systems can change them on its own. That’s exactly what City Never Sleeps is doing to Deadlock right now.

How do the City Never Sleeps heroes change the Deadlock meta?

City Never Sleeps adds six heroes one at a time, so the Deadlock meta will keep shifting until the last one lands, currently expected on October 20, 2026.

Valve released the update on September 29, 2026 with a big visual overhaul of the map and neutral camps, and revealed six heroes: Nurse Harrow, Rat King, Solomon, Deadman Danny, Baba and Violet (Valve, “City Never Sleeps”, September 29, 2026).

The update pushed Deadlock to a new all-time record of 228,086 concurrent Steam players, beating the 171,490 peak from September 2024, according to SteamDB’s player charts.

Players vote on the release order in the pregame lobby, and Valve releases a hero every Tuesday and Friday at 2pm PT. Here’s where the schedule stands:

Date (2pm PT)	Hero	Status
Fri, Oct 2, 2026	Rat King	Released (Valve post, Oct 2)
Tue, Oct 6, 2026	Baba	Released (Valve “Mind the Birds!” post, Oct 6)
Fri, Oct 9, 2026	Decided by vote	Confirmed by Valve on Oct 6
Tue, Oct 13, 2026	Decided by vote	Expected, if the Tuesday/Friday schedule holds
Fri, Oct 16, 2026	Decided by vote	Expected, if the Tuesday/Friday schedule holds
Tue, Oct 20, 2026	Decided by vote	Expected, if the Tuesday/Friday schedule holds

Valve hasn’t published ability kits for Nurse Harrow, Solomon, Deadman Danny or Violet ahead of release. Treat any kit details you see before launch day as unconfirmed.

Which Deadlock heroes should you take into Ranked?

Take three heroes from S or A tier into Ranked, because Valve only lets you queue heroes you’ve already won 15 Standard games with.

Valve’s Matchmaking Update (July 30, 2026) set the rules: you need 60 Standard wins to queue Ranked, at least three Ranked-eligible heroes, and only solo or duo parties. Ranked also bans three heroes per game instead of two.

Each hero can only be played once per match, so the most popular picks (Rat King, Haze, Lash) are the ones most likely to be taken before you get them. That’s why a three-hero pool matters.

1. Pick one hero you already enjoy from S or A tier as your main.

2. Add a second from a different type (for example, a Mystic like Paige or Graves if your main is a Brawler).

3. Add a low-pick-rate backup like Kelvin, Seven or Ivy, since they’re rarely taken in the pregame lobby.

4. Get 15 Standard wins on each before you queue Ranked.

5. Use the pregame hero swap to fix your team’s composition. Valve allows one swap per player.

Ranked Season 1 now ends Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 2pm PDT, with Season 2 starting right after (Valve, “Mind the Birds!”, October 6, 2026).

If you’re brand new, ImmortalBoost’s Deadlock guide recommends Ivy and Dynamo as easier heroes to learn. Both sit in A tier on this list, so they’re a sensible starting point.

Deadlock tier list FAQ

Who is the best hero in Deadlock right now?

Paige is the safest answer: she’s top-two on win rate across all three trackers (55.1% to 56.8%) as of October 9, 2026. Rat King has the highest single number (59.4% on Tracklock) but he’s brand new and was nerfed on October 5.

Is Rat King overpowered in Deadlock?

Rat King is the strongest new hero right now, winning 54.9% to 59.4% of games depending on the tracker. Valve already nerfed Rule, Ratannia! on October 5, and SeeMeta shows his win rate trending down since release, so “overpowered” may not last.

Who is the worst hero in Deadlock?

Baba has the lowest win rate on two of the three trackers (40.5% on SeeMeta, 42.8% on Deadlock Labs), but she only released on October 6. Among established heroes, Shiv and Mirage are the weakest, both under 45% on at least two trackers.

How often does the Deadlock tier list change?

Expect movement every few days during October 2026. Valve is releasing a new hero every Tuesday and Friday until October 20, and it shipped balance changes on September 16 and October 5.

Does this tier list work for Street Brawl?

No. Street Brawl is a separate mode, and trackers like Deadlock Labs and Tracklock keep separate stats for it. This list only covers the standard 6v6 mode.