Minor Update - 07-09-2026 · Jul 9, 2026
- Shocking Reanimation cooldown reduced from 275s to 240s
Brawler · Medium to play · Pistol
Victor build & counters
Victor is a brawler in Deadlock. Since the 10-05-2026 patch Victor has a 52.5% win rate over 148,688 games, which is A tier across all ranks and A tier in Phantom to Eternus games. The most-bought Victor items after the first shop are Healing Booster, Torment Pulse and Infuser. Most players max Pain Battery first. Victor's hardest matchup is Paige.
- Tier
- A
- Win rate
- 52.5% −1.6
- Pick rate
- 27.2%
- KDA
- 3.03
- Souls / game
- 43,034
- Games
- 148,688
Tier by rank
- All ranksA52.5%
- Initiate – AcolyteA52.3%
- Sentinel – RitualistA52.3%
- Emissary – OracleA52.1%
- Phantom – EternusA51.3%
Best Victor items
The items Victor 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 Regen95% buy · 52.8% win
Extra Spirit88% buy · 52.9% win
Mystic Expansion76% buy · 54.0% win
Extra Charge50% buy · 52.2% win
Tier 2 · 1,600 souls
Healing Booster95% buy · 52.8% win
Spirit Lifesteal94% buy · 53.2% win
Enduring Speed86% buy · 53.5% win
Mystic Vulnerability85% buy · 53.5% win
Tier 3 · 3,200 souls
Torment Pulse75% buy · 54.0% win
Greater Expansion69% buy · 57.1% win
Superior Cooldown45% buy · 57.7% win
Radiant Regeneration44% buy · 53.5% win
Tier 4 · 6,400 souls
Infuser79% buy · 55.3% win
Escalating Exposure76% buy · 57.4% win
Transcendent Cooldown31% buy · 62.3% win
Boundless Spirit28% buy · 62.2% win
Abilities and skill order
1. Pain Battery
Taking any damage passively charges up your Pain Battery. Once full, activating the ability fires multiple shocking bolts, dealing spirit damage once per target.
2. Jumpstart
Deal spirit damage to yourself. Then, gain bonus regeneration and bonus move speed, decaying over time.
3. Aura of Suffering
Unleash pain, dealing spirit damage over time to both enemies and yourself. The damage continues to increase the longer the ability is channeled, up to a maximum amount.
4. Shocking Reanimation · ultimate
Release a wave after taking lethal damage, applying a diminishing slow. After a brief channel you reanimate, dealing spirit damage and applying stun to nearby enemies.
Most common skill order
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 3
Numbers match the abilities above: each box is one ability point, left to right. This exact order wins 56.5% of 10,528 games. Pain Battery is maxed first in 55% of common orders.
Victor counters and matchups
How to counter Victor
Enemies that lower Victor's win rate most
Percentage points against Victor's overall win rate of 52.5%, all ranks, pairs with at least 300 games.
Recent official changes
FAQ
What is the best Victor build?
By purchase rate this patch: tier 1: Extra Regen, Extra Spirit; tier 2: Healing Booster, Spirit Lifesteal; tier 3: Torment Pulse, Greater Expansion; tier 4: Infuser, Escalating Exposure. Percentages above show how often Victor players buy each item and how often they win when they do.
How do you counter Victor?
Pick heroes Victor struggles against. Victor wins least often when the enemy team has Paige, Kelvin and Graves. Win rates compare games with that enemy against Victor's overall 52.5%.
Updated Oct 13, 2026.