Minor Update - 09-16-2026 · Sep 16, 2026
- Heavy Melee spirit scaling increased from 0.3 to 0.45
- Captivating Read T1 increased from -11s Cooldown to -14s
- Captivating Read T3 increased from +1m to +2m
- Fixed some collision issues with Rallying Charge
Mystic · Easy to play · Projectile
Paige build & counters
Paige is a mystic in Deadlock. Since the 10-14-2026 patch Paige has a 56.0% win rate over 122,079 games, which is S tier across all ranks and S tier in Phantom to Eternus games. The most-bought Paige items after the first shop are Guardian Ward, Greater Expansion and Transcendent Cooldown. Most players max Bookwyrm first. Paige's hardest matchup is Rat King.
- Tier
- S
- Win rate
- 56.0% −0.8
- Pick rate
- 32.7%
- KDA
- 3.36
- Souls / game
- 41,838
- Games
- 122,079
Tier by rank
- All ranksS56.0%
- Initiate – AcolyteS54.7%
- Sentinel – RitualistS56.0%
- Emissary – OracleS54.5%
- Phantom – EternusS54.4%
Best Paige items
The items Paige 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
Mystic Expansion83% buy · 56.5% win
Extra Charge78% buy · 56.4% win
High-Velocity Rounds76% buy · 55.8% win
Grit60% buy · 56.0% win
Tier 2 · 1,600 souls
Guardian Ward69% buy · 56.1% win
Compress Cooldown62% buy · 57.0% win
Trophy Collector61% buy · 56.9% win
Improved Spirit59% buy · 56.9% win
Tier 3 · 3,200 souls
Greater Expansion71% buy · 57.4% win
Superior Cooldown70% buy · 57.3% win
Rapid Recharge66% buy · 56.6% win
Superior Duration54% buy · 57.8% win
Tier 4 · 6,400 souls
Transcendent Cooldown51% buy · 58.1% win
Divine Barrier46% buy · 58.5% win
Boundless Spirit40% buy · 59.3% win
Spirit Burn24% buy · 61.0% win
Paige abilities and skill order
1. Bookwyrm
Conjure a dragon that appears at the target location before flying forward, dealing spirit damage and leaving a burning path in its trail.
2. Plot Armor
Grant an ally a barrier. While the barrier holds, they gain bonus weapon damage.
3. Captivating Read
Target an area with latent magic, applying slow. The magic detonates after a delay, dealing spirit damage and applying immobilize.
4. Rallying Charge · ultimate
Release a wave of spectral knights and steeds that charge across the entire city, healing allies and dealing spirit damage to enemies. The strength of the heal and spirit damage is amplified as the knights travel further.
Most common skill order
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 4
Numbers match the abilities above: each box is one ability point, left to right. This exact order wins 60.4% of 6,809 games. Bookwyrm is maxed first in 60% of common orders.
Paige counters and matchups
How to counter Paige
Enemies that lower Paige's win rate most
Percentage points against Paige's overall win rate of 56.0%, all ranks, pairs with at least 300 games.
Recent official changes
Minor Update - 08-12-2026 · Aug 12, 2026
- Plot Armor weapon damage scaling increased from 0.2 to 0.3
Minor Update - 07-28-2026 · Jul 28, 2026
- Rallying Charge cooldown reduced from 220s to 210s
Minor Update - 06-30-2026 · Jun 30, 2026
- Health per boon increased from 29 to 33
- Bookwyrm T1 changed from "+2s Trail Duration and +1m Radius" to "-12s Cooldown"
- Bookwyrm T2 changed from "+10m Range and -12s Cooldown" to "+1 Charge, +1m Radius and +2s Trail Duration"
- Bookworm T3 changed from "+100 Damage, +30 DPS and +1 Charge" to "+100 Damage, +30 DPS and +12m Travel Range"
- Plot Armor T1 fire rate spirit scaling increased from 0.13 to 0.16
- Plot Armor T3 increased from 75% Barrier to 100%
- Rallying Charge is now properly counted as a "miss" (for the -50% CD Reduction) if the only thing that was impacted were non-heroes
- Rallying Charge T3 Max Amp increased from +50% to +70%
FAQ
What is the best Paige build?
By purchase rate this patch: tier 1: Mystic Expansion, Extra Charge; tier 2: Guardian Ward, Compress Cooldown; tier 3: Greater Expansion, Superior Cooldown; tier 4: Transcendent Cooldown, Divine Barrier. Percentages above show how often Paige players buy each item and how often they win when they do.
How do you counter Paige?
Pick heroes Paige struggles against. Paige wins least often when the enemy team has Rat King, Graves and Victor. Win rates compare games with that enemy against Paige's overall 56.0%.
Updated Oct 19, 2026.