Minor Update - 09-16-2026 · Sep 16, 2026
- Fixation headshot stack count increased from +2 to +3
- Fixation T3 weapon scaling increased from 0.0003 to 0.00035
Assassin · Easy to play · Rapid Fire
Haze build & counters
Haze is a assassin in Deadlock (“Sneaks in and sprays bullets”). Since the 10-14-2026 patch Haze has a 53.3% win rate over 163,199 games, which is S tier across all ranks and A tier in Phantom to Eternus games. The most-bought Haze items after the first shop are Swift Striker, Burst Fire and Ricochet. Most players max Sleep Dagger first. Haze's hardest matchup is Graves.
- Tier
- S
- Win rate
- 53.3% −1.4
- Pick rate
- 43.7%
- KDA
- 2.94
- Souls / game
- 44,123
- Games
- 163,199
Tier by rank
- All ranksS53.3%
- Initiate – AcolyteS52.9%
- Sentinel – RitualistS53.1%
- Emissary – OracleS53.4%
- Phantom – EternusA52.5%
Best Haze items
The items Haze 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
Rapid Rounds88% buy · 53.3% win
Extra Spirit75% buy · 53.4% win
Extra Health57% buy · 54.2% win
Extended Magazine37% buy · 53.9% win
Tier 2 · 1,600 souls
Swift Striker94% buy · 53.5% win
Active Reload81% buy · 53.6% win
Bullet Lifesteal60% buy · 53.3% win
Bullet Resist Shredder47% buy · 55.3% win
Tier 3 · 3,200 souls
Burst Fire82% buy · 54.9% win
Surge of Power64% buy · 54.3% win
Fortitude52% buy · 55.0% win
Tesla Bullets37% buy · 53.7% win
Tier 4 · 6,400 souls
Ricochet70% buy · 57.5% win
Silencer38% buy · 62.7% win
Vampiric Burst31% buy · 57.1% win
Capacitor31% buy · 56.6% win
Haze abilities and skill order
1. Sleep Dagger
Throw a dagger that damages and sleeps the target. Sleeping targets wake up shortly after being damaged. Throwing a Dagger does not break your invisibility. Sleep Dagger does not interrupt enemies' channeling abilities.
2. Smoke Bomb
Fade out of sight, becoming invisible and gaining sprint speed. Attacking removes invisibility, but using items does not. Close enemies can see through your invisibility.
3. Fixation
Shooting a target increases your bullet damage on that target. Gain one stack per bullet hit, three if the hit is a headshot.
4. Bullet Dance · ultimate
Enter a flurry, firing your weapon at nearby enemies with perfect accuracy and added Bullet Damage.
Most common skill order
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 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 55.8% of 9,764 games. Sleep Dagger is maxed first in 61% of common orders.
Haze counters and matchups
How to counter Haze
Enemies that lower Haze's win rate most
Percentage points against Haze's overall win rate of 53.3%, all ranks, pairs with at least 300 games.
Recent official changes
Minor Update - 07-28-2026 · Jul 28, 2026
- Sleep Dagger wake up time spirit scaling reduced from 0.003 to 0.002
- Sleep Dagger damage spirit scaling reduced from 2.8 to 2.2
- Sleep Dagger T2 changed from “-17s Cooldown and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks” to “+1s Sleep Duration and Applies 15 Fixation Stacks”
- Sleep Dagger T3 changed from “+1s Sleep Duration and -50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up” to “-17s Cooldown and -50% Move and Dash Speed for 3s on wake-up”
- Fixation T3 reduced from +0.14 per Stack to +0.11
- Fixation T3 now also scales with Weapon Damage (0.0003)
Minor Update - 07-09-2026 · Jul 9, 2026
- Sleep Dagger T2 now also applies 15 Fixation Stacks
- Sleep Dagger T2 reduced from -18s Cooldown to -17s
Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · Jun 30, 2026
- Sleep Dagger T1 increased from -8% Bullet Resist to -10%
- Sleep Dagger T2 increased from -17s Cooldown to -18s
- Smoke Bomb T3 increased from +40% Bullet Lifesteal to +50%
How to play Haze
When Haze fixates on a target she can hold her own in a firefight. She prefers to create one sided exchanges, avoiding damage then picking off unsuspecting targets up close.
From the hero description in the game files.
FAQ
What is the best Haze build?
By purchase rate this patch: tier 1: Rapid Rounds, Extra Spirit; tier 2: Swift Striker, Active Reload; tier 3: Burst Fire, Surge of Power; tier 4: Ricochet, Silencer. Percentages above show how often Haze players buy each item and how often they win when they do.
How do you counter Haze?
Pick heroes Haze struggles against. Haze wins least often when the enemy team has Graves, Rat King and Paige. Win rates compare games with that enemy against Haze's overall 53.3%.
Updated Oct 19, 2026.