Meta report · week of 5–11 Oct 2026
Deadlock meta report: 5–11 October 2026
707,123 matches from Monday 5 Oct to Sunday 11 Oct (UTC), all of them finished. Written the Monday after and never changed. Paige won most often, at 57.1%. Pick a rank to see the same report where you play.
Every match, including the 82% with no average badge (mostly unranked). The rank groups use only the 18% 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
36 of 41 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 5–11 Oct 2026 against 28 Sep – 4 Oct 2026.
Risers
Wraith50.2% → 51.4%+1.2 ±0.3
The Doorman45.3% → 46.4%+1.1 ±0.4
Haze54.3% → 55.1%+0.8 ±0.3
Holliday47.5% → 48.3%+0.8 ±0.4
Infernus48.6% → 49.3%+0.6 ±0.3
Fallers
Rat King61.1% → 56.9%−4.2 ±0.25 Oct patch
Victor54.6% → 52.7%−2.0 ±0.3
Mo & Krill50.5% → 48.7%−1.8 ±0.4
Lady Geist51.0% → 49.4%−1.6 ±0.3
Sinclair47.6% → 46.2%−1.5 ±0.45 Oct patch
15 of 39 heroes with 500+ matches in both windows changed by less than their samples' noise.
Since the 5 Oct patch
Win rate in the 6 days since the patch against the week before it.
Risers
Rem46.0% → 47.3%+1.3 ±0.3- The Doorman45.3% → 46.5%+1.3 ±0.4
- Wraith50.5% → 51.3%+0.8 ±0.3
- Holliday47.6% → 48.4%+0.8 ±0.4
- Infernus48.7% → 49.3%+0.6 ±0.3
Fallers
- Rat King61.4% → 56.1%−5.3 ±0.25 Oct patch
- Sinclair48.4% → 45.0%−3.4 ±0.45 Oct patch
- Victor54.0% → 52.9%−1.1 ±0.3
- Mo & Krill49.8% → 49.0%−0.8 ±0.4
- Lady Geist50.4% → 49.7%−0.7 ±0.4
20 of 39 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
- Rat King41.4% → 88.4%+46.95 Oct patch
Vindicta32.2% → 33.7%+1.5- Holliday21.6% → 22.3%+0.7
Picked less
- Mo & Krill29.6% → 21.0%−8.7
Lash44.0% → 35.8%−8.3
Drifter45.3% → 37.5%−7.9- Rem44.1% → 37.3%−6.8
Shiv29.2% → 22.9%−6.2
Bans
Share of 189,961 matches with ban data in which the hero was banned.
Most banned
- The Doorman15.7%−0.9
Graves13.9%+1.3- Haze12.4%+1.3
Bebop12.3%−0.4- Victor10.8%+0.6
Banned more
Banned less
- Shiv10.8% → 8.1%−2.7
Celeste11.8% → 9.6%−2.2
Warden4.3% → 3.1%−1.2- The Doorman16.6% → 15.7%−0.9
McGinnis8.6% → 7.7%−0.9
Item risers and fallers, All ranks
Bought more
Opening Rounds17.9% → 22.2%+4.3won 50.9% −0.1
High-Velocity Rounds22.4% → 26.1%+3.7won 50.7% +0.1
Fortitude14.8% → 18.3%+3.5won 52.9% +0.4
Extra Health19.2% → 22.6%+3.4won 51.8% +0.2
Mystic Regeneration13.6% → 16.6%+3.0won 49.2% +0.2
Radiant Regeneration13.1% → 15.8%+2.7won 49.9% +0.3
Bought less
Spirit Burn20.4% → 15.8%−4.7won 56.4% +0.2
Boundless Spirit34.5% → 30.7%−3.8won 53.8% +0.3
Trophy Collector22.5% → 18.8%−3.8won 51.0% +0.1
Transcendent Cooldown23.8% → 20.3%−3.5won 53.9% −0.4
Dispel Magic14.4% → 11.3%−3.2won 49.0% +0.1
Escalating Exposure20.7% → 17.6%−3.1won 55.7% +0.3
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
- 5 Oct patch: Minor Update - 10-05-2026
Landed during this week (Monday 5 October). 25 changes, 2 heroes.
Heroes changed: Rat King, Sinclair.
Changed by this patch and moving here: Rat King −5.3, Sinclair −3.4.
Every hero, All ranks
| # | Hero | Tier | Win rate | 95% range | vs last week | Pick rate | Ban rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paige | S | 57.1% | 56.9%–57.3% | +0.4 | 35.9% | 2.7% | 254,086 |
| 2 | Rat King | S | 56.9% | 56.8%–57.0% | −4.2 | 88.4% | 0.0% | 624,929 |
| 3 | Graves | S | 56.5% | 56.4%–56.7% | 0.0 | 42.4% | 13.9% | 299,966 |
| 4 |  Seven | S | 55.4% | 55.2%–55.6% | 0.0 | 34.9% | 2.1% | 246,769 |
| 5 | Haze | S | 55.1% | 54.9%–55.3% | +0.8 | 49.5% | 12.4% | 350,234 |
| 6 |  Kelvin | S | 53.9% | 53.6%–54.2% | +0.2 | 14.3% | 4.9% | 100,810 |
| 7 |  Ivy | S | 53.1% | 52.9%–53.4% | +0.2 | 21.9% | 1.2% | 155,106 |
| 8 | Victor | S | 52.7% | 52.4%–52.9% | −2.0 | 27.6% | 10.8% | 195,357 |
| 9 |  Dynamo | S | 52.6% | 52.4%–52.9% | +0.2 | 22.9% | 4.5% | 161,803 |
| 10 | Wraith | A | 51.4% | 51.2%–51.6% | +1.2 | 32.3% | 5.4% | 228,648 |
| 11 | Lash | A | 51.2% | 51.0%–51.4% | +0.4 | 35.8% | 7.6% | 252,752 |
| 12 |  Baba | A | 50.9% | 50.7%–51.0% | new | 55.0% | 0.0% | 388,565 |
| 13 |  Abrams | B | 50.3% | 50.0%–50.5% | −0.8 | 26.5% | 2.8% | 187,608 |
| 14 | Vindicta | B | 49.9% | 49.6%–50.0% | −0.3 | 33.7% | 9.0% | 238,418 |
| 15 | Drifter | B | 49.5% | 49.3%–49.7% | 0.0 | 37.5% | 5.3% | 264,770 |
| 16 | Lady Geist | B | 49.4% | 49.1%–49.6% | −1.6 | 23.4% | 2.8% | 165,235 |
| 17 | Infernus | B | 49.3% | 49.1%–49.5% | +0.6 | 39.3% | 4.6% | 278,033 |
| 18 |  Apollo | B | 49.0% | 48.8%–49.3% | −0.9 | 27.8% | 10.3% | 196,633 |
| 19 | Celeste | C | 48.7% | 48.5%–48.9% | −0.3 | 32.2% | 9.6% | 227,930 |
| 20 | Mo & Krill | C | 48.7% | 48.4%–48.9% | −1.8 | 21.0% | 9.9% | 148,236 |
| 21 | Holliday | C | 48.3% | 48.0%–48.5% | +0.8 | 22.3% | 2.6% | 157,513 |
| 22 |  Calico | C | 47.7% | 47.4%–48.0% | −1.2 | 17.2% | 3.9% | 121,731 |
| 23 | Bebop | D | 47.4% | 47.3%–47.6% | 0.0 | 36.9% | 12.3% | 260,582 |
| 24 |  Vyper | D | 47.4% | 47.1%–47.7% | −0.6 | 14.9% | 2.8% | 105,456 |
| 25 |  Venator | D | 47.3% | 47.1%–47.5% | +0.4 | 42.6% | 1.4% | 301,266 |
| 26 | McGinnis | D | 47.3% | 46.9%–47.6% | −0.3 | 12.1% | 7.7% | 85,593 |
| 27 | Rem | D | 47.0% | 46.8%–47.2% | +0.6 | 37.3% | 5.0% | 263,463 |
| 28 |  Grey Talon | D | 46.9% | 46.7%–47.2% | −0.4 | 16.0% | 1.6% | 113,013 |
| 29 |  Yamato | D | 46.9% | 46.7%–47.1% | −1.1 | 26.0% | 4.2% | 184,075 |
| 30 |  Mina | D | 46.7% | 46.6%–46.9% | −0.1 | 42.9% | 3.6% | 303,181 |
| 31 | The Doorman | D | 46.4% | 46.1%–46.7% | +1.1 | 19.4% | 15.7% | 137,108 |
| 32 |  Billy | D | 46.3% | 46.1%–46.5% | −1.1 | 29.0% | 2.3% | 204,842 |
| 33 | Sinclair | D | 46.2% | 45.9%–46.5% | −1.4 | 14.9% | 6.3% | 105,678 |
| 34 |  Paradox | D | 46.1% | 45.8%–46.3% | +0.4 | 25.4% | 1.8% | 179,362 |
| 35 | Warden | D | 45.8% | 45.4%–46.1% | 0.0 | 10.5% | 3.1% | 74,436 |
| 36 |  Viscous | D | 45.4% | 45.1%–45.7% | −0.4 | 13.3% | 3.5% | 93,868 |
| 37 |  Silver | D | 45.3% | 45.1%–45.5% | −0.6 | 29.6% | 3.0% | 209,406 |
| 38 |  Mirage | D | 44.8% | 44.4%–45.1% | +0.1 | 13.0% | 1.8% | 92,220 |
| 39 |  Pocket | D | 44.7% | 44.4%–44.9% | −0.4 | 20.6% | 1.7% | 145,944 |
| 40 |  Solomon | D | 44.3% | 44.1%–44.5% | new | 30.8% | 0.0% | 217,649 |
| 41 | Shiv | D | 43.5% | 43.3%–43.8% | −0.6 | 22.9% | 8.1% | 162,246 |
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.