Deadlock hero Graves: win rate, tier, counters, synergies,
builds and every buff and nerf received. Current win rate 57.3% across all ranks, tier S in our live tier list.
Move speed reduced from 7 to 6.7 (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
Bullet damage per boon reduced by 4% (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
Grasping Hands - Can now be more easily double jumped over (change, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
Grasping Hands - Deploy time increased from 0.6s to 0.8s (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
Borrowed Decree - T2 no longer has -0.3s Time To Spawn (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
Borrowed Decree - T3 now also provides -0.3s Time To Spawn (buff, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
In-game role changed from Marksman to Mystic (not in the announcement) (change, Listen up, Crumbums! Your King is here.)
Graves can now destroy Venator's traps with her gun (buff, City Never Sleeps)
Health per boon increased from 33 to 35 (buff, Minor Update - 09-16-2026)
Jar of Dead T1 heal spirit scaling increased from 0.1 to 0.16 (buff, Minor Update - 07-09-2026)
Jar of Dead now build up faster from neutral creeps (buff, Minor Update - 07-09-2026)
Grasping Hands immobilize duration reduced from 1.25s to 1s (nerf, Minor Update - 07-09-2026)
Grasping Hands T3 cooldown increased from -10s to -14s (buff, Minor Update - 07-09-2026)
Essence Theft now procs from melee hits (buff, Minor Update - 07-09-2026)
Essence Theft T3 now also increases Max Steal Targets from 3 to 4 (buff, Minor Update - 07-09-2026)
Borrowed Decree T1 changed from "-15s Cooldown" to "-15s Cooldown and +25% Ghoul Speed" (rework, Minor Update - 07-09-2026)
Borrowed Decree T2 changed from "+25% Ghoul Speed and +10s Duration" to "-0.3s Time to Spawn and +10s Duration" (rework, Minor Update - 07-09-2026)
Jar of Dead collection rate reduced by 20% (takes longer to gain a charge) (nerf, Minor Update - 06-11-2026)
Jar of Dead damage reduced from 17+0.27 to 16+0.25 (nerf, Minor Update - 06-11-2026)
Jar of Dead bounty increased from 5+0.25/boon to 7+0.5/boon (nerf, Minor Update - 06-11-2026)
Grasping Hands T3 Immobilize duration reduced from +1s to +0.75s (nerf, Minor Update - 06-11-2026)
Jar of Dead damage reduced from 20 + 0.31/spirit to 17 + 0.27/spirit (nerf, Minor Update - 05-31-2026)
Ghouls damage reduced by 15% (nerf, Minor Update - 05-31-2026)
Ghouls bounty increased from 25+1/min to 35+2/min (nerf, Minor Update - 05-31-2026)
Sprint speed increased from 1.6 to 2.2 (buff, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
Grasping Hands now spawns a ghoul in the base ability (T3 still increases it by 1) (change, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
Updated dash ranges for Deadheads to be calculated from the center of Graves when they are following her (change, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
Fixed Fire Rate buffs for Deadheads not being applied to their next attack, but only on subsequent attacks (bugfix, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
Fixed Deadheads being unable to dash through veils (bugfix, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
Fixed Deadheads being unable to dash to targets at the very end of your attack range when they are in follow mode (bugfix, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
Fixed Deadhead's damage taken from bullets being unaffected by fall-off (bugfix, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
Added 0.1s buffer duration for Deadheads losing line-of-sight before they stop following an enemy (buff, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
Fixed Deadheads becoming inactive if Graves dies while they are following her (bugfix, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
Jar of Dead spirit scaling reduced from 0.35 to 0.31 (they are better at dealing damage now) (nerf, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
Increased speed & acceleration of Deadheads only when they are following Graves - doesn't affect in-combat (buff, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
Fixed certain projectiles (i.e Gray Talon's Bird) colliding with Deadheads (bugfix, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
Update Grave's melee to also set the dash target for Deadheads (change, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
Bullet damage and growth reduced by -10% (nerf, Gameplay Update - 05-22-2026)
Grasping Hands spirit damage scaling reduced from 1.9 to 1.6 (nerf, Small Update - 03-25-2026)
Grasping Hands T3 reduced from 2 Ghouls Summoned to 1 (nerf, Small Update - 03-25-2026)