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Meta report · week of 24–30 Aug 2026

Deadlock meta report: 24–30 August 2026

360,976 matches from Monday 24 Aug to Sunday 30 Aug (UTC), all of them finished. Written the Monday after and never changed. Victor won most often, at 57.0%. Pick a rank to see the same report where you play.

Every match, including the 67% with no average badge (mostly unranked). The rank groups use only the 33% that have one.

Matches

360,976

+2.5% on last week

Match length

38:24

−0:03 on last week

Kills per player

6.9

+0.0 on last week

Highest win rate

Victor 57.0%

56.7%–57.2% over 122,578 matches

Most played

Bebop 49%

of games

Most banned

Celeste 23%

of 22,803 matches with bans

Biggest riser

Warden +0.9

points: 50.9% → 51.8%

Biggest faller

Celeste −0.5

points: 52.6% → 52.1%

Meta map, All ranks

45%50%55%0%20%40%60%Pick rate →↑ Win rateSinclair: 44.8% won, picked in 16.8%Grey Talon: 47.8% won, picked in 17.8%Mirage: 44.4% won, picked in 17.8%McGinnis: 50.3% won, picked in 18.5%The Doorman: 46.2% won, picked in 19.1%Kelvin: 54.2% won, picked in 19.6%Holliday: 47.2% won, picked in 20.0%Vyper: 50.4% won, picked in 20.6%Silver: 44.8% won, picked in 22.1%Viscous: 48.9% won, picked in 24.4%Yamato: 48.6% won, picked in 26.2%Lady Geist: 49.8% won, picked in 26.3%Pocket: 45.8% won, picked in 27.2%Calico: 51.1% won, picked in 28.1%Apollo: 50.0% won, picked in 28.8%Warden: 51.8% won, picked in 29.3%Shiv: 47.3% won, picked in 29.6%Dynamo: 51.9% won, picked in 30.0%Ivy: 54.1% won, picked in 31.7%Mo & Krill: 52.5% won, picked in 33.0%Paige: 53.8% won, picked in 33.1%Victor: 57.0% won, picked in 34.0%Vindicta: 51.1% won, picked in 35.1%Abrams: 50.9% won, picked in 35.9%Billy: 48.0% won, picked in 35.9%Seven: 55.1% won, picked in 37.0%Paradox: 46.9% won, picked in 37.7%Rem: 47.6% won, picked in 38.0%Graves: 56.6% won, picked in 39.0%Wraith: 51.0% won, picked in 39.7%Celeste: 52.1% won, picked in 39.8%Haze: 50.4% won, picked in 39.9%Venator: 45.5% won, picked in 40.1%Mina: 45.4% won, picked in 43.2%Lash: 52.0% won, picked in 44.8%Infernus: 49.5% won, picked in 44.9%Drifter: 50.3% won, picked in 46.3%Bebop: 46.8% won, picked in 48.9%

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

S52% and up
A50.5–52%
B49–50.5%
C47.5–49%
Dunder 47.5%

25 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 24–30 Aug 2026 against 17–23 Aug 2026.

Risers

  1. Warden50.9% → 51.8%+0.9 ±0.4
  2. McGinnis49.5% → 50.3%+0.9 ±0.5
  3. Holliday46.7% → 47.2%+0.5 ±0.5
  4. Mina45.0% → 45.4%+0.4 ±0.4
  5. Victor56.5% → 57.0%+0.4 ±0.4

Fallers

  1. Celeste52.6% → 52.1%−0.5 ±0.422 Aug patch

31 of 38 heroes with 500+ matches in both windows changed by less than their samples' noise.

Since the 22 Aug patch

Win rate in this week against the week before the patch (15 Aug to 22 Aug).

Risers

  1. Warden50.7% → 51.8%+1.1 ±0.4
  2. McGinnis49.6% → 50.3%+0.7 ±0.5
  3. Holliday46.7% → 47.2%+0.6 ±0.5
  4. Victor56.5% → 57.0%+0.4 ±0.4
  5. Mina44.9% → 45.4%+0.4 ±0.4

Fallers

  1. Silver45.3% → 44.8%−0.6 ±0.5
  2. Celeste52.6% → 52.1%−0.6 ±0.422 Aug patch

31 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

  1. Warden23.7% → 29.3%+5.6
  2. Mina38.7% → 43.2%+4.5
  3. Paradox33.2% → 37.7%+4.5
  4. Calico26.6% → 28.1%+1.5
  5. The Doorman17.9% → 19.1%+1.2

Picked less

  1. Celeste45.9% → 39.8%−6.122 Aug patch
  2. Infernus46.8% → 44.9%−1.9
  3. Holliday21.7% → 20.0%−1.7
  4. Wraith41.3% → 39.7%−1.6
  5. Shiv31.2% → 29.6%−1.5

Bans

Share of 22,803 matches with ban data in which the hero was banned.

Most banned

  1. Celeste23.3%+9.2
  2. The Doorman20.2%−0.4
  3. McGinnis13.9%−2.9
  4. Wraith13.6%+0.2
  5. Bebop13.0%+0.8

Banned more

  1. Celeste14.2% → 23.3%+9.222 Aug patch
  2. Lash8.7% → 9.8%+1.1
  3. Paradox1.3% → 2.3%+1.0
  4. Bebop12.2% → 13.0%+0.8
  5. Warden1.2% → 1.8%+0.6

Banned less

  1. McGinnis16.8% → 13.9%−2.9
  2. Haze10.9% → 8.8%−2.1
  3. Shiv6.6% → 5.3%−1.3
  4. Drifter7.4% → 6.4%−1.0
  5. Billy4.0% → 3.1%−0.9

Item risers and fallers, All ranks

Bought more

  1. Veil Walker7.6% → 9.3%+1.7won 49.8% −0.1
  2. Mystic Burst34.2% → 35.3%+1.1won 48.9% +0.1
  3. Tankbuster31.2% → 32.3%+1.1won 49.5% +0.1
  4. Sprint Boots31.4% → 32.3%+0.9won 50.7% 0.0
  5. Quicksilver Reload21.9% → 22.8%+0.9won 50.6% +0.2
  6. Spirit Burn17.7% → 18.4%+0.8won 55.9% −0.1

Bought less

  1. Healbane25.5% → 24.1%−1.4won 50.4% −0.1
  2. Fortitude11.2% → 10.1%−1.1won 50.4% +0.1
  3. Extra Health15.9% → 14.8%−1.1won 49.7% −0.1
  4. Extra Charge34.4% → 33.5%−1.0won 50.7% +0.1
  5. Mystic Vulnerability25.4% → 24.6%−0.8won 53.0% −0.1
  6. Escalating Exposure22.8% → 22.1%−0.8won 56.0% 0.0

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

Every hero, All ranks

#HeroTierWin rate95% rangevs last weekPick rateBan rateMatches
1VictorS57.0%56.7%–57.2%+0.434.0%10.5%122,578
2GravesS56.6%56.4%–56.9%−0.339.0%11.3%140,613
3SevenS55.1%54.9%–55.4%+0.237.0%2.2%133,404
4KelvinS54.2%53.8%–54.5%−0.119.6%5.1%70,675
5IvyS54.1%53.8%–54.4%+0.231.7%2.7%114,437
6PaigeS53.8%53.5%–54.1%−0.333.1%1.3%119,270
7Mo & KrillS52.5%52.2%–52.7%+0.133.0%9.3%118,940
8CelesteS52.1%51.8%–52.3%−0.539.8%23.3%143,675
9LashA52.0%51.7%–52.2%+0.444.8%9.8%161,703
10DynamoA51.9%51.6%–52.2%+0.130.0%5.7%108,411
11WardenA51.8%51.5%–52.1%+0.929.3%1.8%105,882
12VindictaA51.1%50.8%–51.4%−0.135.1%11.1%126,719
13CalicoA51.1%50.7%–51.4%−0.328.1%5.7%101,527
14WraithA51.0%50.8%–51.3%−0.239.7%13.6%143,359
15AbramsA50.9%50.6%–51.2%−0.335.9%1.7%129,380
16HazeB50.4%50.2%–50.7%−0.139.9%8.8%143,916
17VyperB50.4%50.0%–50.7%0.020.6%4.6%74,302
18McGinnisB50.3%50.0%–50.7%+0.918.5%13.9%66,883
19DrifterB50.3%50.1%–50.5%0.046.3%6.4%166,915
20ApolloB50.0%49.8%–50.4%−0.128.8%10.8%103,954
21Lady GeistB49.8%49.5%–50.1%0.026.3%2.1%94,868
22InfernusB49.5%49.2%–49.7%0.044.9%4.6%161,949
23ViscousC48.9%48.5%–49.2%−0.324.4%6.0%87,898
24YamatoC48.6%48.3%–49.0%+0.226.2%3.6%94,462
25BillyC48.0%47.8%–48.3%0.035.9%3.1%129,543
26Grey TalonC47.8%47.4%–48.1%+0.217.8%1.4%64,250
27RemC47.6%47.3%–47.8%+0.438.0%3.0%137,177
28ShivD47.3%47.0%–47.6%−0.329.6%5.3%106,966
29HollidayD47.2%46.9%–47.6%+0.520.0%3.4%72,184
30ParadoxD46.9%46.6%–47.1%0.037.7%2.3%135,930
31BebopD46.8%46.6%–47.1%−0.148.9%13.0%176,672
32The DoormanD46.2%45.8%–46.6%+0.119.1%20.2%68,841
33PocketD45.8%45.5%–46.1%+0.227.2%3.1%97,983
34VenatorD45.5%45.2%–45.7%+0.140.1%0.6%144,861
35MinaD45.4%45.1%–45.6%+0.443.2%2.8%155,842
36SilverD44.8%44.4%–45.1%−0.422.1%2.1%79,818
37SinclairD44.8%44.4%–45.1%−0.216.8%2.5%60,595
38MirageD44.4%44.0%–44.8%+0.217.8%2.9%64,344

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.