Meta report · week of 10–16 Aug 2026
Deadlock meta report: 10–16 August 2026
358,893 matches from Monday 10 Aug to Sunday 16 Aug (UTC), all of them finished. Written the Monday after and never changed. Victor won most often, at 56.6%. Pick a rank to see the same report where you play.
Every match, including the 65% with no average badge (mostly unranked). The rank groups use only the 35% that have one.
Meta map, All ranks
Each hero by pick rate (across) and win rate (up). Heroes above the dashed line won more than they lost. Twelve heroes play each match, so pick rates add up to well over 100%.
Tier board, All ranks
29 of 38 heroes have a sure tier. A dashed ring and two letters mean the hero's 95% range crosses a cut-off, so the tier could be either.
Risers and fallers, All ranks
Since last week
Win rate in the week of 10–16 Aug 2026 against 3–9 Aug 2026.
Risers
Fallers
McGinnis54.0% → 51.8%−2.3 ±0.512 Aug patch
Holliday48.5% → 47.5%−1.0 ±0.512 Aug patch
Drifter51.7% → 50.7%−1.0 ±0.312 Aug patch
Billy49.3% → 48.7%−0.6 ±0.412 Aug patch
Vindicta51.9% → 51.3%−0.6 ±0.412 Aug patch
25 of 38 heroes with 500+ matches in both windows changed by less than their samples' noise.
Since the 12 Aug patch
Win rate in the 4 days since the patch against the week before it.
Risers
Graves55.6% → 56.8%+1.2 ±0.4
Viscous48.1% → 49.0%+0.9 ±0.5
Celeste50.7% → 51.5%+0.8 ±0.4
Apollo50.0% → 50.8%+0.8 ±0.512 Aug patch
Vyper49.1% → 49.9%+0.7 ±0.612 Aug patch
Fallers
- McGinnis54.1% → 49.8%−4.4 ±0.612 Aug patch
- Holliday48.5% → 46.6%−1.9 ±0.512 Aug patch
- Billy49.5% → 47.9%−1.6 ±0.412 Aug patch
- Drifter51.4% → 50.2%−1.2 ±0.412 Aug patch
Pocket46.0% → 45.0%−1.0 ±0.5
21 of 38 heroes with 500+ matches in both windows changed by less than their samples' noise.
A hero is listed only if its win rate changed by more than the 95% range of the difference (the number after ±, in points) between the two windows. A change inside that range is noise.
Pick and ban movers, All ranks
Pick rate
Share of matches the hero was in, against last week.
Picked more
- Apollo25.9% → 29.3%+3.412 Aug patch
- Vyper16.4% → 19.7%+3.312 Aug patch
- Celeste38.1% → 40.2%+2.1
- Vindicta33.8% → 35.1%+1.312 Aug patch
Paradox29.1% → 30.4%+1.2
Picked less
- McGinnis25.4% → 22.4%−3.012 Aug patch
Lady Geist30.9% → 28.6%−2.3- Billy42.6% → 40.5%−2.112 Aug patch
Venator39.7% → 38.2%−1.4
Yamato28.2% → 26.8%−1.4
Bans
Share of 46,426 matches with ban data in which the hero was banned.
Most banned
The Doorman23.3%+0.1- McGinnis21.9%+4.5
Haze13.4%−5.1- Graves12.7%+0.4
Bebop11.9%+0.1
Banned more
- McGinnis17.3% → 21.9%+4.512 Aug patch
- Apollo6.9% → 8.8%+1.912 Aug patch
- Viscous4.0% → 5.4%+1.3
Wraith9.6% → 10.3%+0.812 Aug patch- Celeste2.7% → 3.3%+0.6
Item risers and fallers, All ranks
Bought more
Restorative Locket6.6% → 8.3%+1.8won 50.1% +0.1
Bullet Resist Shredder9.6% → 10.4%+0.8won 51.2% −0.2
Extended Magazine11.3% → 12.1%+0.8won 50.0% −0.1
Superior Duration22.3% → 22.9%+0.7won 52.9% −0.3
Duration Extender17.8% → 18.4%+0.6won 52.1% −0.2
Healing Booster20.3% → 20.9%+0.6won 51.3% +0.1
Bought less
Mystic Shot13.6% → 12.1%−1.5won 49.7% +0.3
Enchanter's Emblem19.4% → 18.4%−1.1won 50.4% −0.3
Kinetic Dash8.6% → 7.6%−1.0won 48.8% −0.2
Fortitude12.8% → 11.8%−0.9won 50.4% −0.2
Extra Stamina28.6% → 27.8%−0.8won 50.1% 0.0
Slowing Bullets7.5% → 6.7%−0.8won 49.3% −0.5
Buy rate is the share of player-matches the item was bought in, this week against last, for 156 items with 500+ buys in both. The win rate beside it is descriptive: players who are ahead buy more items, so it doesn't say the item wins games.
Patches around this week
- 12 Aug patch: Minor Update - 08-12-2026
Landed during this week (Wednesday 12 August). 31 changes, 13 heroes.
Heroes changed: Apollo, Billy, The Doorman, Drifter, Holliday, Ivy, Lash, McGinnis, Paige, Seven, Vindicta, Vyper, Wraith.
Changed by this patch and moving here: Vyper +0.7, McGinnis −4.4, Holliday −1.9, Drifter −1.2, Billy −1.6, Vindicta −0.6, Apollo +0.8.
Every hero, All ranks
| # | Hero | Tier | Win rate | 95% range | vs last week | Pick rate | Ban rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Victor | S | 56.6% | 56.4%–56.9% | +0.7 | 32.7% | 11.1% | 117,331 |
| 2 | Graves | S | 56.3% | 56.0%–56.6% | +0.7 | 37.8% | 12.7% | 135,744 |
| 3 |  Seven | S | 54.7% | 54.4%–55.0% | −0.5 | 38.2% | 2.5% | 137,154 |
| 4 |  Paige | S | 54.2% | 53.9%–54.5% | +0.1 | 32.6% | 1.3% | 116,935 |
| 5 |  Kelvin | S | 54.1% | 53.8%–54.5% | +0.2 | 18.7% | 4.9% | 67,084 |
| 6 |  Ivy | S | 53.7% | 53.4%–54.0% | −0.1 | 33.1% | 2.2% | 118,898 |
| 7 |  Lash | A | 51.9% | 51.7%–52.2% | 0.0 | 45.7% | 8.6% | 164,063 |
| 8 |  Mo & Krill | A | 51.8% | 51.5%–52.1% | −0.3 | 31.9% | 8.5% | 114,314 |
| 9 | McGinnis | A | 51.8% | 51.4%–52.1% | −2.3 | 22.4% | 21.9% | 80,394 |
| 10 |  Dynamo | A | 51.6% | 51.3%–51.9% | 0.0 | 29.9% | 5.4% | 107,164 |
| 11 | Vindicta | A | 51.3% | 51.1%–51.6% | −0.6 | 35.1% | 10.1% | 125,973 |
| 12 |  Calico | A | 51.2% | 50.9%–51.5% | −0.1 | 26.4% | 5.3% | 94,767 |
| 13 | Celeste | A | 51.2% | 50.9%–51.4% | +0.7 | 40.2% | 3.3% | 144,297 |
| 14 |  Warden | A | 51.0% | 50.7%–51.4% | +0.3 | 23.3% | 1.4% | 83,541 |
| 15 | Wraith | A | 51.0% | 50.7%–51.2% | +0.1 | 42.6% | 10.3% | 153,019 |
| 16 |  Abrams | A | 50.8% | 50.6%–51.1% | +0.3 | 34.6% | 1.8% | 124,249 |
| 17 | Drifter | A | 50.7% | 50.5%–50.9% | −1.0 | 49.3% | 7.8% | 176,853 |
| 18 | Apollo | A | 50.6% | 50.3%–50.9% | +0.5 | 29.3% | 8.8% | 105,241 |
| 19 | Haze | A | 50.5% | 50.3%–50.8% | +0.1 | 40.8% | 13.4% | 146,287 |
| 20 | Lady Geist | B | 49.9% | 49.6%–50.2% | +0.3 | 28.6% | 2.9% | 102,673 |
| 21 | Vyper | B | 49.7% | 49.3%–50.1% | +0.9 | 19.7% | 2.7% | 70,716 |
| 22 |  Infernus | B | 49.5% | 49.3%–49.7% | −0.1 | 47.9% | 5.4% | 171,826 |
| 23 | Billy | C | 48.7% | 48.4%–48.9% | −0.6 | 40.5% | 4.1% | 145,434 |
| 24 | Viscous | C | 48.6% | 48.3%–49.0% | +0.8 | 24.6% | 5.4% | 88,329 |
| 25 | Yamato | C | 48.4% | 48.0%–48.7% | +0.2 | 26.8% | 4.2% | 96,262 |
| 26 |  Shiv | C | 47.9% | 47.6%–48.2% | −0.1 | 32.5% | 7.6% | 116,456 |
| 27 | Holliday | D | 47.5% | 47.1%–47.8% | −1.0 | 24.6% | 4.6% | 88,225 |
| 28 |  Rem | D | 47.3% | 47.0%–47.6% | +0.4 | 35.8% | 3.6% | 128,337 |
| 29 |  Grey Talon | D | 47.3% | 46.9%–47.7% | −0.2 | 16.8% | 1.6% | 60,300 |
| 30 | Bebop | D | 46.8% | 46.6%–47.1% | +0.2 | 48.7% | 11.9% | 174,706 |
| 31 | Paradox | D | 46.8% | 46.5%–47.1% | 0.0 | 30.4% | 1.0% | 109,028 |
| 32 | The Doorman | D | 46.4% | 46.0%–46.7% | +0.6 | 18.3% | 23.3% | 65,496 |
| 33 | Venator | D | 45.8% | 45.5%–46.1% | +0.1 | 38.2% | 0.9% | 137,224 |
| 34 | Pocket | D | 45.6% | 45.3%–45.9% | −0.3 | 27.6% | 2.4% | 99,030 |
| 35 |  Silver | D | 45.4% | 45.1%–45.8% | +0.3 | 24.0% | 2.7% | 85,957 |
| 36 |  Sinclair | D | 45.2% | 44.8%–45.6% | +0.2 | 16.2% | 2.5% | 58,067 |
| 37 |  Mina | D | 45.1% | 44.8%–45.3% | 0.0 | 35.6% | 2.9% | 127,867 |
| 38 |  Mirage | D | 44.5% | 44.1%–44.9% | −0.1 | 18.5% | 3.2% | 66,450 |
How this report is made
Every number is from deadlock-api's ranked and unranked standard matches that started between Monday 00:00 and Sunday 23:59 UTC, as counted on the Monday after at 12:00 UTC. Matches it takes in later aren't added: the report is written once. Rank is the match's average badge, grouped as on the tier list.
Tiers use the tier list's cut-offs but also the sample: each win rate has a 95% range (Wilson), and a hero whose range crosses a cut-off is marked with the tiers it could be. A hero with under 500 matches isn't placed. Ban rates cover only the matches deadlock-api could read bans from. Movers are compared with the same rank the week before, and with the week before the latest patch.
More: the live tier list, patch notes and ranks. The earlier reports are in the archive.