Deadlock
Silver

Brawler · Easy to play · Long Range

Silver build & counters

Silver is a brawler in Deadlock. Since the 10-14-2026 patch Silver has a 45.9% win rate over 103,693 games, which is C tier across all ranks and B tier in Phantom to Eternus games. The most-bought Silver items after the first shop are Stalker, Hunter's Aura and Frenzy. Most players max Lycan Curse first. Silver's hardest matchup is Graves.

Tier
C
Win rate
45.9% +0.0
Pick rate
27.8%
KDA
2.53
Souls / game
39,511
Games
103,693

Tier by rank

Best Silver items

The items Silver 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

  • Melee Lifesteal90% buy · 46.3% win
  • Close Quarters80% buy · 46.1% win
  • Restorative Shot75% buy · 46.5% win
  • Extra Regen35% buy · 46.4% win

Tier 2 · 1,600 souls

  • Stalker81% buy · 46.7% win
  • Slowing Bullets60% buy · 47.0% win
  • Healing Booster35% buy · 46.9% win
  • Slowing Hex31% buy · 46.7% win

Tier 3 · 3,200 souls

  • Hunter's Aura71% buy · 48.0% win
  • Berserker65% buy · 49.1% win
  • Lifestrike65% buy · 46.9% win
  • Weighted Shots62% buy · 47.5% win

Tier 4 · 6,400 souls

  • Frenzy29% buy · 56.2% win
  • Unstoppable25% buy · 52.2% win
  • Silencer13% buy · 56.8% win
  • Diviner's Kevlar13% buy · 55.7% win

Silver abilities and skill order

Most common skill order

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

Numbers match the abilities above: each box is one ability point, left to right. This exact order wins 53.7% of 4,370 games. Lycan Curse is maxed first in 61% of common orders.

Silver counters and matchups

How to counter Silver

Enemies that lower Silver's win rate most

Good against

Enemies Silver beats most often

Best teammates

Allies that raise Silver's win rate

Percentage points against Silver's overall win rate of 45.9%, all ranks, pairs with at least 300 games.

Recent official changes

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

  • Health per boon increased from 28 to 31
  • Sprint speed increased from 1.5 to 2.5
  • Dashes and light melee's no longer pause your gun's cycle time
  • Boot Kick can only target heroes and objectives now
  • Entangling Bola can only target heroes now
  • Weighted Bola now increases gravity during the debuff duration, and interrupts flying abilities (same rules as Phantom Strike)

Minor Update - 07-28-2026 · Jul 28, 2026

  • Gun falloff range reduced from 20m->46m to 17m→42m
  • Slam Fire now does 100% bonus damage against NPCs (troopers and neutrals, not objectives)
  • Lycan Curse precast time increased from 0.2 to 0.3
  • Lycan Curse precast movespeed reduced from 7.6m to 2.5m
  • Lycan Curse T1 reduced from +20% Resists to +15%

FAQ

What is the best Silver build?

By purchase rate this patch: tier 1: Melee Lifesteal, Close Quarters; tier 2: Stalker, Slowing Bullets; tier 3: Hunter's Aura, Berserker; tier 4: Frenzy, Unstoppable. Percentages above show how often Silver players buy each item and how often they win when they do.

How do you counter Silver?

Pick heroes Silver struggles against. Silver wins least often when the enemy team has Graves, Paige and Rat King. Win rates compare games with that enemy against Silver's overall 45.9%.

Updated Oct 19, 2026.