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Meta report · week of 28 Sep – 4 Oct 2026

Deadlock meta report: 28 September – 4 October 2026

539,433 matches from Monday 28 Sep to Sunday 4 Oct (UTC), all of them finished. Written the Monday after and never changed. Rat King won most often, at 61.1%. Pick a rank to see the same report where you play.

Every match, including the 80% with no average badge (mostly unranked). The rank groups use only the 20% that have one.

Matches

539,433

+63.3% on last week

Match length

38:20

−0:19 on last week

Kills per player

6.8

−0.3 on last week

Highest win rate

Rat King 61.1%

60.9%–61.3% over 223,501 matches

Most played

Haze 51%

of games

Most banned

The Doorman 17%

of 45,933 matches with bans

Biggest riser

Sinclair +3.7

points: 43.9% → 47.6%

Biggest faller

Calico −3.1

points: 51.9% → 48.9%

Meta map, All ranks

45%50%55%60%0%20%40%60%Pick rate →↑ Win rateWarden: 45.7% won, picked in 14.6%McGinnis: 47.6% won, picked in 14.9%Mirage: 44.7% won, picked in 15.4%Viscous: 45.8% won, picked in 17.0%Grey Talon: 47.4% won, picked in 17.2%Kelvin: 53.7% won, picked in 17.2%Vyper: 48.0% won, picked in 19.3%Sinclair: 47.6% won, picked in 19.5%The Doorman: 45.3% won, picked in 20.3%Holliday: 47.5% won, picked in 21.6%Calico: 48.9% won, picked in 22.4%Pocket: 45.1% won, picked in 25.0%Ivy: 53.0% won, picked in 27.2%Yamato: 47.9% won, picked in 28.2%Dynamo: 52.5% won, picked in 28.7%Apollo: 50.0% won, picked in 28.8%Shiv: 44.2% won, picked in 29.2%Lady Geist: 51.0% won, picked in 29.6%Mo & Krill: 50.5% won, picked in 29.6%Paradox: 45.7% won, picked in 30.0%Abrams: 51.1% won, picked in 31.3%Wraith: 50.2% won, picked in 31.9%Victor: 54.6% won, picked in 31.9%Silver: 45.8% won, picked in 32.0%Vindicta: 50.1% won, picked in 32.2%Celeste: 48.9% won, picked in 32.3%Billy: 47.4% won, picked in 33.7%Seven: 55.4% won, picked in 35.8%Paige: 56.7% won, picked in 38.9%Rat King: 61.1% won, picked in 41.4%Bebop: 47.4% won, picked in 42.0%Infernus: 48.6% won, picked in 43.0%Graves: 56.6% won, picked in 43.6%Mina: 46.8% won, picked in 43.9%Lash: 50.8% won, picked in 44.0%Rem: 46.3% won, picked in 44.1%Drifter: 49.5% won, picked in 45.3%Venator: 46.9% won, picked in 46.4%Haze: 54.3% won, picked in 50.6%

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%

30 of 39 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 28 Sep – 4 Oct 2026 against 21–27 Sep 2026.

Risers

  1. Sinclair43.9% → 47.6%+3.7 ±0.5
  2. Wraith48.5% → 50.2%+1.7 ±0.416 Sep patch
  3. Haze53.0% → 54.3%+1.3 ±0.316 Sep patch
  4. Mina45.9% → 46.8%+1.0 ±0.3
  5. Bebop46.6% → 47.4%+0.8 ±0.3

Fallers

  1. Calico51.9% → 48.9%−3.1 ±0.4
  2. Mo & Krill53.5% → 50.5%−3.0 ±0.4
  3. Yamato50.5% → 47.9%−2.6 ±0.416 Sep patch
  4. Warden47.9% → 45.7%−2.2 ±0.516 Sep patch
  5. Lady Geist53.0% → 51.0%−2.0 ±0.416 Sep patch

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

Since the 16 Sep patch

Win rate in this week against the week before the patch (9 Sep to 16 Sep).

Risers

  1. Haze51.7% → 54.3%+2.6 ±0.316 Sep patch
  2. Sinclair45.0% → 47.6%+2.6 ±0.5
  3. Paige54.4% → 56.7%+2.3 ±0.416 Sep patch
  4. Venator44.7% → 46.9%+2.2 ±0.316 Sep patch
  5. Mina45.0% → 46.8%+1.9 ±0.3

Fallers

  1. Warden53.4% → 45.7%−7.7 ±0.416 Sep patch
  2. Shiv47.3% → 44.2%−3.1 ±0.416 Sep patch
  3. Vyper50.9% → 48.0%−2.9 ±0.516 Sep patch
  4. Viscous48.4% → 45.8%−2.6 ±0.516 Sep patch
  5. Celeste51.5% → 48.9%−2.5 ±0.416 Sep patch

9 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. Rem39.2% → 44.1%+4.816 Sep patch
  2. Mina39.5% → 43.9%+4.4
  3. Celeste28.8% → 32.3%+3.516 Sep patch
  4. Apollo26.9% → 28.8%+1.9
  5. Venator44.5% → 46.4%+1.916 Sep patch

Picked less

  1. Shiv44.8% → 29.2%−15.616 Sep patch
  2. Bebop47.7% → 42.0%−5.7
  3. Haze55.2% → 50.6%−4.616 Sep patch
  4. Calico26.8% → 22.4%−4.4
  5. Mo & Krill32.5% → 29.6%−2.9

Bans

Share of 45,933 matches with ban data in which the hero was banned.

Most banned

  1. The Doorman16.6%−1.8
  2. Graves12.7%−0.3
  3. Bebop12.6%−0.7
  4. Celeste11.8%−5.3
  5. Haze11.1%−0.8

Banned more

  1. Sinclair2.8% → 4.0%+1.2
  2. Rem3.9% → 4.8%+1.016 Sep patch
  3. Abrams1.6% → 2.5%+0.916 Sep patch
  4. Yamato3.2% → 3.8%+0.616 Sep patch
  5. Drifter4.6% → 5.2%+0.6

Banned less

  1. Celeste17.1% → 11.8%−5.316 Sep patch
  2. Warden8.6% → 4.3%−4.316 Sep patch
  3. Wraith7.8% → 6.0%−1.816 Sep patch
  4. The Doorman18.4% → 16.6%−1.8
  5. Shiv12.5% → 10.8%−1.716 Sep patch

Item risers and fallers, All ranks

Bought more

  1. Fortitude10.9% → 14.8%+3.9won 52.5% +1.316 Sep patch
  2. Extra Health15.6% → 19.2%+3.6won 51.6% +1.3
  3. Enduring Speed22.5% → 25.5%+3.0won 52.1% +0.8
  4. Opening Rounds15.1% → 17.9%+2.8won 51.0% +1.9
  5. High-Velocity Rounds20.2% → 22.4%+2.2won 50.5% +1.6
  6. Transcendent Cooldown21.6% → 23.8%+2.2won 54.4% −0.4

Bought less

  1. Dispel Magic17.4% → 14.4%−3.0won 48.9% −0.1
  2. Trophy Collector24.7% → 22.5%−2.2won 50.9% −0.416 Sep patch
  3. Veil Walker6.3% → 4.6%−1.7won 49.0% +0.216 Sep patch
  4. Spirit Lifesteal23.0% → 21.3%−1.7won 52.7% −0.3
  5. Slowing Hex11.8% → 10.2%−1.6won 49.1% +0.316 Sep patch
  6. Healbane23.3% → 21.8%−1.5won 49.7% −0.4

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

No patch landed in this week or the week before. The last was the 16 Sep patch.

    Every hero, All ranks

    #HeroTierWin rate95% rangevs last weekPick rateBan rateMatches
    1Rat KingS61.1%60.9%–61.3%new41.4%0.0%223,501
    2PaigeS56.7%56.5%–56.9%+0.838.9%2.1%209,725
    3GravesS56.6%56.4%–56.8%−0.343.6%12.7%235,093
    4SevenS55.4%55.2%–55.6%+0.535.8%1.7%193,184
    5VictorS54.6%54.4%–54.9%−2.031.9%10.3%172,155
    6HazeS54.3%54.1%–54.5%+1.350.6%11.1%273,012
    7KelvinS53.7%53.3%–54.0%−0.617.2%4.9%92,856
    8IvyS53.0%52.7%–53.2%+0.327.2%1.4%146,508
    9DynamoS52.5%52.2%–52.7%+0.228.7%4.9%154,850
    10AbramsA51.1%50.9%–51.4%−1.231.3%2.5%168,608
    11Lady GeistA51.0%50.7%–51.2%−2.029.6%2.6%159,421
    12LashA50.8%50.6%–51.0%+0.144.0%7.8%237,449
    13Mo & KrillA50.5%50.3%–50.7%−3.029.6%10.5%159,834
    14WraithB50.2%50.0%–50.4%+1.731.9%6.0%172,047
    15VindictaB50.1%49.9%–50.3%0.032.2%8.3%173,705
    16ApolloB50.0%49.7%–50.2%−0.828.8%10.1%155,385
    17DrifterB49.5%49.3%–49.7%−1.545.3%5.2%244,290
    18CelesteC48.9%48.7%–49.2%−0.432.3%11.8%174,235
    19CalicoC48.9%48.6%–49.1%−3.022.4%4.4%120,630
    20InfernusC48.6%48.4%–48.9%−0.543.0%4.6%231,823
    21VyperC48.0%47.7%–48.3%−0.619.3%3.2%104,178
    22YamatoC47.9%47.7%–48.2%−2.628.2%3.8%152,251
    23SinclairC47.6%47.3%–47.9%+3.719.5%4.0%105,238
    24McGinnisC47.6%47.2%–47.9%−1.714.9%8.6%80,268
    25HollidayC47.5%47.3%–47.8%−0.121.6%2.7%116,223
    26BillyD47.4%47.2%–47.7%−1.733.7%2.0%181,902
    27BebopD47.4%47.2%–47.6%+0.842.0%12.6%226,791
    28Grey TalonD47.4%47.0%–47.7%−0.717.2%1.5%92,591
    29VenatorD46.9%46.7%–47.1%+0.646.4%1.3%250,039
    30MinaD46.8%46.6%–47.0%+1.043.9%3.2%236,809
    31RemD46.3%46.1%–46.5%−1.244.1%4.8%237,632
    32SilverD45.8%45.6%–46.1%−1.532.0%3.0%172,654
    33ViscousD45.8%45.5%–46.1%−0.217.0%4.1%91,735
    34ParadoxD45.7%45.5%–46.0%−0.430.0%2.1%161,785
    35WardenD45.7%45.4%–46.1%−2.214.6%4.3%79,003
    36The DoormanD45.3%45.0%–45.6%−0.620.3%16.6%109,525
    37PocketD45.1%44.8%–45.4%−1.125.0%1.8%134,589
    38MirageD44.7%44.3%–45.0%+0.415.4%2.1%83,006
    39ShivD44.2%43.9%–44.4%−1.129.2%10.8%157,388

    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.