Baba is a mystic in Deadlock. Since the 10-14-2026 patch Baba has a 52.6% win rate over 87,384 games, which is A tier across all ranks and A tier in Phantom to Eternus games. The most-bought Baba items after the first shop are Healing Booster, Radiant Regeneration and Boundless Spirit. Most players max Threadsap first. Baba's hardest matchup is Rat King.
Tier
A
Win rate
52.6% −4.7
Pick rate
23.4%
KDA
2.97
Souls / game
39,220
Games
87,384
Tier by rank
All ranksA52.6%
Initiate – AcolyteS53.5%
Sentinel – RitualistA53.7%
Emissary – OracleA53.5%
Phantom – EternusA53.2%
Best Baba items
The items Baba players buy most at each shop tier this patch, with the win rate of the players who bought them. Late items show higher win rates because winning players can afford them, so compare items within a tier.
Tier 1 · 800 souls
Extra Charge94% buy · 52.8% win
Mystic Regeneration93% buy · 53.1% win
Spirit Strike83% buy · 53.7% win
Extra Regen73% buy · 53.2% win
Tier 2 · 1,600 souls
Healing Booster77% buy · 53.8% win
Reactive Barrier54% buy · 54.2% win
Duration Extender49% buy · 57.2% win
Mystic Vulnerability46% buy · 54.9% win
Tier 3 · 3,200 souls
Radiant Regeneration91% buy · 53.6% win
Spirit Snatch76% buy · 54.9% win
Torment Pulse71% buy · 56.0% win
Superior Cooldown55% buy · 57.0% win
Tier 4 · 6,400 souls
Boundless Spirit42% buy · 60.0% win
Escalating Exposure30% buy · 59.2% win
Transcendent Cooldown24% buy · 57.4% win
Indomitable15% buy · 59.0% win
Baba abilities and skill order
1. Threadsap
Weave a scraggly thread that follows your crosshair before bursting along its path, dealing spirit damage and stealing enemy Spirit, increased in effectiveness for Baba. While holding stolen Spirit, Baba deals bonus spirit damage with every bullet.
2. Granny Long Legs
Your bench's legs extend, granting bonus move speed, higher jumps, Debuff Resistance and Melee Resistance. Light Melee: Perform a kick that knocks enemies back. Heavy Melee: Perform a ground pound that applies knockup, slow, and deals spirit damage. Hold Crouch / slide to charge a high jump, release to jump.
3. Baba's Brew
Brew a pot of tea that applies a magical effect in an area when thrown, cycling over time between a soothing barrier, Silence, or scalding burn that deals spirit damage over time and reduces spirit resist. Press to pause or resume brewing.
4. Feed The Birds · ultimate
Cover targets in front of you with bread, adding a stacking slow . When the channel ends a flock of pigeons bombard the targets, dealing spirit damage and hexing each target into a pigeon, increasing in both damage and duration based on bread count.
Most common skill order
1
1
3
2
1
3
4
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
Numbers match the abilities above: each box is one ability point, left to right. This exact order wins 62.6% of 6,240 games. Threadsap is maxed first in 60% of common orders.
Spirit Resistance scaling reduced from 0.12 to 0.1
Now has -7% Base Bullet Resistance
Threadsap - Spirit reduction on enemies now ends when Baba dies
Threadsap - Cooldown increased from 26s to 28s
Granny Long Legs - Cooldown increased from 30s to 32s
Granny Long Legs - Repeat light melees while airborne now have diminishing forward momentum
Granny Long Legs - Light melee upward launch reduced (looking up no longer lifts her as high)
Granny Long Legs - Heavy melee ground pound no longer gains horizontal speed when landing on slopes
Baba's Brew - Barrier scaling reduced from 1.2 to 0.7
Baba's Brew - Barrier reduced from 100 to 90
Baba's Brew - Cooldown increased from 25s to 27s (moved to T2)
FAQ
What is the best Baba build?
By purchase rate this patch: tier 1: Extra Charge, Mystic Regeneration; tier 2: Healing Booster, Reactive Barrier; tier 3: Radiant Regeneration, Spirit Snatch; tier 4: Boundless Spirit, Escalating Exposure. Percentages above show how often Baba players buy each item and how often they win when they do.
How do you counter Baba?
Pick heroes Baba struggles against. Baba wins least often when the enemy team has Rat King, Graves and Paige. Win rates compare games with that enemy against Baba's overall 52.6%.
