Deadlock
Holliday

Marksman · Hard to play · Pistol

Holliday build & counters

Holliday is a marksman in Deadlock (“Bounces about dispensing trick shots”). Since the 10-14-2026 patch Holliday has a 46.5% win rate over 75,395 games, which is C tier across all ranks and B tier in Phantom to Eternus games. The most-bought Holliday items after the first shop are Recharging Rush, Rapid Recharge and Boundless Spirit. Most players max Powder Keg first. Holliday's hardest matchup is Graves.

Tier
C
Win rate
46.5% −2.6
Pick rate
20.2%
KDA
3.24
Souls / game
41,422
Games
75,395

Tier by rank

Best Holliday items

The items Holliday 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 Charge95% buy · 46.6% win
  • Extra Stamina70% buy · 46.9% win
  • Headshot Booster65% buy · 46.4% win
  • Extra Spirit64% buy · 46.5% win

Tier 2 · 1,600 souls

  • Recharging Rush64% buy · 46.5% win
  • Improved Spirit55% buy · 46.2% win
  • Trophy Collector36% buy · 47.6% win
  • Duration Extender32% buy · 47.8% win

Tier 3 · 3,200 souls

  • Rapid Recharge90% buy · 47.1% win
  • Stamina Mastery80% buy · 47.8% win
  • Tankbuster58% buy · 46.9% win
  • Headhunter55% buy · 47.3% win

Tier 4 · 6,400 souls

  • Boundless Spirit42% buy · 49.9% win
  • Spirit Burn24% buy · 52.6% win
  • Transcendent Cooldown20% buy · 50.6% win
  • Glass Cannon18% buy · 53.6% win

Holliday abilities and skill order

Most common skill order

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 1
  6. 4
  7. 1
  8. 2
  9. 4
  10. 4
  11. 4
  12. 2
  13. 2
  14. 3
  15. 3

Numbers match the abilities above: each box is one ability point, left to right. This exact order wins 50.2% of 4,655 games. Almost every common order maxes Powder Keg first.

Holliday counters and matchups

How to counter Holliday

Enemies that lower Holliday's win rate most

Good against

Enemies Holliday beats most often

Best teammates

Allies that raise Holliday's win rate

Percentage points against Holliday's overall win rate of 46.5%, all ranks, pairs with at least 300 games.

Recent official changes

Minor Update - 09-16-2026 · Sep 16, 2026

  • Health per boon increased from 41 to 43
  • Crackshot T2 now also applies -6% Bullet Resistance for 5s
  • Lasso duration extention by Bounce Pad increased from +1s to +1.25s

Minor Update - 08-12-2026 · Aug 12, 2026

  • Powder Keg now does half its damage immediately and half over 3s as a damage over time burn (same overall damage, multiple instances stack)

Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · Jun 30, 2026

  • Powder Keg velocity reduced slightly
  • Powder Keg charge delay increased from 7s to 7.5s
  • Powder Keg spirit scaling reduced from 1.4 to 1.2
  • Powder Keg T3 reduced from +100 Damage to +80

How to play Holliday

Holliday depends on her skills as a crack shot, shooting things she's bounced into the air. With good aim she can lay out heavy damage. Her movement skills let her isolate her enemies or beat a hasty retreat.

From the hero description in the game files.

FAQ

What is the best Holliday build?

By purchase rate this patch: tier 1: Extra Charge, Extra Stamina; tier 2: Recharging Rush, Improved Spirit; tier 3: Rapid Recharge, Stamina Mastery; tier 4: Boundless Spirit, Spirit Burn. Percentages above show how often Holliday players buy each item and how often they win when they do.

How do you counter Holliday?

Pick heroes Holliday struggles against. Holliday wins least often when the enemy team has Graves, Kelvin and Victor. Win rates compare games with that enemy against Holliday's overall 46.5%.

Updated Oct 19, 2026.