Deadlock
Viscous

Mystic · Medium to play · Projectile

Viscous build & counters

Viscous is a mystic in Deadlock (“Rolls around deflecting bullets”). Since the 10-14-2026 patch Viscous has a 46.3% win rate over 47,275 games, which is C tier across all ranks and C tier in Phantom to Eternus games. The most-bought Viscous items after the first shop are Compress Cooldown, Tankbuster and Transcendent Cooldown. Most players max Splatter first. Viscous's hardest matchup is Graves.

Tier
C
Win rate
46.3% +0.5
Pick rate
12.7%
KDA
2.92
Souls / game
39,604
Games
47,275

Tier by rank

Best Viscous items

The items Viscous 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 Expansion80% buy · 47.1% win
  • Mystic Burst72% buy · 45.9% win
  • Spirit Strike63% buy · 47.7% win
  • Extra Charge54% buy · 47.7% win

Tier 2 · 1,600 souls

  • Compress Cooldown51% buy · 47.5% win
  • Improved Spirit41% buy · 45.7% win
  • Melee Charge40% buy · 49.2% win
  • Trophy Collector37% buy · 46.1% win

Tier 3 · 3,200 souls

  • Tankbuster65% buy · 47.1% win
  • Spirit Snatch64% buy · 48.4% win
  • Greater Expansion60% buy · 48.8% win
  • Superior Cooldown56% buy · 48.5% win

Tier 4 · 6,400 souls

  • Transcendent Cooldown36% buy · 51.8% win
  • Crushing Fists31% buy · 52.6% win
  • Boundless Spirit29% buy · 50.7% win
  • Spirit Burn20% buy · 54.3% win

Viscous abilities and skill order

Most common skill order

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

Numbers match the abilities above: each box is one ability point, left to right. This exact order wins 49.1% of 1,826 games. Splatter is maxed first in 53% of common orders.

Viscous counters and matchups

How to counter Viscous

Enemies that lower Viscous's win rate most

Good against

Enemies Viscous beats most often

Best teammates

Allies that raise Viscous's win rate

Percentage points against Viscous's overall win rate of 46.3%, all ranks, pairs with at least 300 games.

Recent official changes

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

  • Alt fire damage growth reduced by 10%
  • Splatter detonation cooldown reduced from 0.15 to 0.12
  • Splatter T1 reduced from +2m to +1.5m
  • The Cube cast range reduced from 26m to 20m
  • Puddle Punch cooldown increased from 21s to 24s
  • Goo Ball T3 now also increases spirit scaling by 0.2

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

  • Splatter damage reduced from 70 to 55
  • Splatter spirit ratio reduced from 0.8 to 0.7
  • Splatter base bounce count increased from 1 to 2
  • Splatter T3 bounce count reduced from +2 to +1
  • The Cube T3 reduced from -25s Cooldown to -20s
  • Puddle Punch slow duration reduced from 4s to 3s
  • Puddle Punch slow increased from -20% to -30%
  • Puddle Punch cooldown reduced from 24s to 21s
  • Goo Ball T2 increased from +10% Resists to +20%

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

  • Splatter T3 spirit scaling reduced from +1.1 to +1.0
  • Puddle Punch T3 increased from -12s Cooldown to -14s
  • Goo Ball T3 increased from +6s Duration to +7s

How to play Viscous

Viscous vexes his opponents through clever evasion and strategic uses of healing, enabling him to withstand the most brutal of enemy attacks.

From the hero description in the game files.

FAQ

What is the best Viscous build?

By purchase rate this patch: tier 1: Mystic Expansion, Mystic Burst; tier 2: Compress Cooldown, Improved Spirit; tier 3: Tankbuster, Spirit Snatch; tier 4: Transcendent Cooldown, Crushing Fists. Percentages above show how often Viscous players buy each item and how often they win when they do.

How do you counter Viscous?

Pick heroes Viscous struggles against. Viscous wins least often when the enemy team has Graves, Rat King and Kelvin. Win rates compare games with that enemy against Viscous's overall 46.3%.

Updated Oct 19, 2026.