Mystic · Medium to play · Projectile
Viscous is a mystic in Deadlock (“Rolls around deflecting bullets”). Since the 10-05-2026 patch Viscous has a 45.5% win rate over 71,886 games, which is D tier across all ranks and B tier in Phantom to Eternus games. The most-bought Viscous items after the first shop are Compress Cooldown, Tankbuster and Crushing Fists. Most players max Splatter first. Viscous's hardest matchup is Paige.
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.
Mystic Expansion83% buy · 46.3% win
Mystic Burst74% buy · 45.5% win
Spirit Strike64% buy · 46.8% win
Extra Charge56% buy · 47.0% win
Compress Cooldown54% buy · 46.3% win
Melee Charge44% buy · 48.0% win
Improved Spirit40% buy · 44.8% win
Trophy Collector37% buy · 46.7% win
Tankbuster65% buy · 46.8% win
Spirit Snatch65% buy · 47.9% win
Greater Expansion59% buy · 48.4% win
Superior Cooldown56% buy · 47.8% win
Crushing Fists34% buy · 52.0% win
Transcendent Cooldown34% buy · 50.7% win
Boundless Spirit27% buy · 49.6% win
Spirit Burn19% buy · 54.4% win
Throw a ball of goo that deals damage and leaves puddles of goo behind that apply movement slow to enemies in the radius.
Encase the target in a cube of restorative goo that protects from damage, and increases health regen. Target is unable to take any new actions while cubed. Can be used on self. Press Jump / mantle to escape early.
Materialize a fist in the world that punches everyone in the area, applying knockup. Punching an enemy deals melee damage and applies slow. Enemies can Parry this attack. You and your allies have increased Air Control.
Morph into a large goo ball that deals damage and stuns enemies on impact. The ball grants large amounts of Bullet and Spirit resist, bounces off walls and can double jump.
Numbers match the abilities above: each box is one ability point, left to right. This exact order wins 52.0% of 2,368 games. Splatter is maxed first in 51% of common orders.
Enemies that lower Viscous's win rate most
Percentage points against Viscous's overall win rate of 45.5%, all ranks, pairs with at least 300 games.
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.
By purchase rate this patch: tier 1: Mystic Expansion, Mystic Burst; tier 2: Compress Cooldown, Melee Charge; tier 3: Tankbuster, Spirit Snatch; tier 4: Crushing Fists, Transcendent Cooldown. Percentages above show how often Viscous players buy each item and how often they win when they do.
Pick heroes Viscous struggles against. Viscous wins least often when the enemy team has Paige, Graves and Haze. Win rates compare games with that enemy against Viscous's overall 45.5%.
Updated Oct 13, 2026.
