Item Tier List
All 156 items ranked S through D — October 2026 meta. Know what's worth your souls before you open the shop.
How to read this: rankings blend win-rate data (metabot.gg, deadlock.coach), pro build trends, and community consensus. Item tiers aren't hero tiers — a C-tier item can be S-tier on the right hero. Use this to avoid traps, not to copy-paste builds. Meta shifts with every patch; this list is dated October 2026.
Trap Items — Look Good, Lose Games
These items tempt new players but underperform statistically:
- Bullet Resilience — 35–40% win rates. The resists don't justify 3,200 souls.
- Metal Skin — 30% win rate on some heroes. A stat trap in active's clothing.
- Mystic Expansion — lowest win rate of any common Tier 1 spirit item (43%). Radius isn't worth it.
- Titanic Magazine — spraying more bullets means nothing if each one tickles.
- Cultist Sacrifice — cool concept, but the setup and cooldown make it a gimmick.
- Golden Goose Egg — fun exactly once.
If you love one of these, play it — comfort beats stats. But know what the numbers say.
Power Spikes by Shop Tier
The shop's four tiers (800 / 1,600 / 3,200 / 6,400 souls) map roughly to game phases — and each tier has a job. Buy with the phase you're in, not the phase you wish you were in: a Tier 4 dream doesn't help if you lose lane with empty slots.
Tier 1 800 souls — the laning tier
Cheap stat-fillers for the first minutes. Grab 2–4 to match your lane: damage if you're ahead and trading, health/sustain if you're getting poked out. Empty item slots are the real trap — a filled cheap slot beats a saved-up empty one.
Weapon: Headshot Booster, Rapid Rounds, Monster Rounds · Vitality: Sprint Boots, Extra Health, Healing Rite · Spirit: Mystic Burst, Extra Spirit, Rusted Barrel
Tier 2 1,600 souls — first power spikes
Your first real decisions. These items define how you play the mid game — mobility, sustain, and your first fight-winners. This is where most games are quietly won: the player who spikes first rotates first.
Weapon: Slowing Bullets, Kinetic Dash, Fleetfoot · Vitality: Bullet Lifesteal, Reactive Barrier, Healbane · Spirit: Compress Cooldown, Improved Spirit, Slowing Hex
Tier 3 3,200 souls — build-definers
Items that change what your hero does: teamfight auras, hard crowd control, and the answers to whatever is beating you. Buy reactively here — Counterspell into the ability that keeps killing you, Toxic Bullets into their sustain.
Weapon: Toxic Bullets, Tesla Bullets, Headhunter · Vitality: Fortitude, Warp Stone, Counterspell · Spirit: Superior Cooldown, Torment Pulse, Silence Wave
Tier 4 6,400 souls — game-enders
The items that decide matches. By now buy order matters less than timing: have your game-ender online before the fight that ends the game, not after. Cheat Death before the base race, Unstoppable before their wombo lands.
Weapon: Ricochet, Glass Cannon, Silencer · Vitality: Cheat Death, Unstoppable, Leech · Spirit: Refresher, Echo Shard, Mystic Reverb
Example Core Builds
Buy paths from lane to late game. Adapt the middle to your hero and the enemy team — the endpoints are what matter.
Gun Carry
Headshot Booster (T1) → Slowing Bullets (T2) → Bullet Lifesteal (T2) → Toxic Bullets (T3) → Ricochet (T4) → Glass Cannon (T4)
Lane damage, then stickiness and sustain so you survive the mid game, then the teamfight scaling that melts everyone.
Caster
Mystic Burst (T1) → Extra Spirit (T1) → Compress Cooldown (T2) → Improved Spirit (T2) → Superior Cooldown (T3) → Mystic Reverb (T4)
Cheap spirit and cooldowns first — note Extra Spirit feeds Improved Spirit, which feeds Boundless Spirit, so none of it is wasted.
Frontline
Extra Health (T1) → Sprint Boots (T1) → Battle Vest (T2) → Reactive Barrier (T2) → Fortitude (T3) → Unstoppable (T4) → Cheat Death (T4)
Health and move speed to survive lane, resists for the mid game, then the two items that win late teamfights.
Component chains save you souls: buy the cheap piece early — Extra Spirit → Improved Spirit / Surge of Power → Boundless Spirit, Extra Regen → Healing Booster, Mystic Vulnerability → Escalating Exposure, Mystic Slow → Lightning Scroll.
Filter Items
S Tier — Game-defining — buy these on sight, they warp matches around them
Compress Cooldown
Cheap cooldown reduction with spirit power. Fits literally every caster build.
Superior Cooldown
49% win rate. The cooldown item that defines caster builds — more casts wins games.
Torment Pulse
53% win rate. Pulsing AoE spirit damage that scales with the fight. Zone monsters live here.
Echo Shard
Immediately re-cast an ability. Double your best spell on demand.
Mystic Reverb
56% win rate — the highest of any spirit item. Re-cast your last ability for massive burst. Deletes heroes.
Refresher
Reset all cooldowns. Two ults in one fight wins games.
Cheat Death
63% win rate. Survive lethal damage once per fight. Turns lost teamfights into won ones.
Inhibitor
Your bullets cut enemy damage and healing. Single-handedly shuts down hyper-carries.
Leech
35% bullet and spirit lifesteal plus damage. The sustain king — out-heal entire teams.
Unstoppable
Immune to stun, silence, sleep, root, and disarm. Your 'I get to play the game' button. Non-negotiable late game.
Toxic Bullets
Bleed based on max HP plus healing reduction. Melts tanks, counters sustain comps, and scales into late game. One of the highest win-rate items on gun carries.
Frenzy
Kills and assists trigger attack speed and lifesteal surges. Win one fight, win them all.
Glass Cannon
Massive damage at the cost of survivability. You're a carry — if you get caught you die anyway. Deal 70% more damage while alive.
Ricochet
Bullets bounce to additional targets. The only way to instantly clear waves and apply on-hit effects to multiple heroes. Non-negotiable on gun carries by 20 minutes.
Silencer
Your bullets silence. Deletes ability-reliant heroes from the game.
A Tier — Excellent — core build items with proven high win rates
Mystic Burst
Cooldown reduction — the universal spirit starter.
Rusted Barrel
Cheap debuff tool for 800 souls. Absurd value early.
Spirit Strike
For melee-spirit hybrids. Melee hits deal spirit damage and shred spirit resist.
Duration Extender
Longer ability durations — core for DoT and zone heroes.
Mystic Vulnerability
Amplify spirit damage on targets. Your whole team's abilities hit harder.
Slowing Hex
Active slow. Catch anyone, set up every combo.
Spirit Sap
Drain spirit resist and spirit power — anti-caster tech.
Disarming Hex
Disarm a carry. Deletes their damage for the duration.
Greater Expansion
Bigger ability radius. Hit more targets with every cast.
Rapid Recharge
Faster charge regen. Charge-based heroes become oppressive.
Silence Wave
AoE silence. Teamfight caster shutdown.
Superior Duration
Longer durations on everything that matters.
Surge of Power
Imbue an ability with permanent spirit power; casting it boosts your move speed.
Tankbuster
Charges up bonus spirit damage for big ability hits. The answer to 6000-HP frontlines.
Boundless Spirit
Huge spirit power plus health. Raw scaling.
Escalating Exposure
Stacking spirit amp the longer you fight. Scaling monster.
Ethereal Shift
Become untargetable. Dodge the combo that would kill you.
Spirit Burn
Explosion plus burn on big spirit hits, with healing reduction — finish what your team starts.
Transcendent Cooldown
Maximum cooldown reduction. Cast everything twice as often.
Extra Stamina
Extra dash and jump. Movement is life in Deadlock.
Healing Rite
Active heal plus spirit power. Clutch recovery on demand.
Rebuttal
Parry to heal the damage parried and send it back — punishes anyone who touches you.
Sprint Boots
Move speed is the best stat in the game. Buy these first.
Bullet Lifesteal
Core gun sustain. The reason carries can stay in fights.
Healbane
Anti-heal on hit. Mandatory against sustain comps.
Spirit Lifesteal
Sustain for casters.
Counterspell
Your next parry also blocks ability and item effects.
Fortitude
Tank staple. Big health plus regen after avoiding damage.
Lifestrike
Melee hits heal you. Brawler sustain core.
Stamina Mastery
Extra air dash and stamina. Movement tech enabler.
Colossus
Grow huge, gain resists, slow nearby enemies. Teamfight-defining tank active.
Juggernaut
Move speed, regen, slow resist. Core of the current bruiser meta.
Siphon Bullets
Steal enemy max HP with your bullets. Anti-tank scaling.
Witchmail
Taking spirit damage shortens your ability cooldowns — mages focusing you just feed you more spells.
Rapid Rounds
Flat fire-rate boost for 800 souls. One of the highest-value early purchases in the game.
Restorative Shot
Your bullets heal you. Lets you win trades you'd otherwise lose.
Mystic Shot
Your next bullet deals bonus spirit damage. Bridges weapon and ability builds beautifully.
Slowing Bullets
Your bullets slow. Turns every trade into a chase they can't win.
Swift Striker
Flat fire-rate boost with no conditions. The most straightforward DPS increase at this tier.
Burst Fire
Converts your gun to burst-fire with bonus damage. Massive DPS jump for most heroes.
Escalating Resilience
Stacking resists the longer you fight. Core of the current bruiser meta.
Headhunter
Headshot kills snowball into more damage. Dominant in the right hands.
Point Blank
Huge damage and a slow up close. Brawlers live here.
Tesla Bullets
Every shot chains lightning to nearby enemies. Teamfight AoE for free.
Crippling Headshot
Headshots shred resists and healing. Anti-carry tech.
Lucky Shot
Chance for empowered bonus-damage bullets (can’t crit). The more you commit, the harder it spikes.
Spiritual Overflow
Builds fire rate, spirit power, and spirit lifesteal as you shoot heroes. For spirit-gun hybrids.
B Tier — Good — solid picks that do their job well
Extra Charge
Extra ability charge. Core on charge-based heroes.
Extra Spirit
Flat spirit power. Simple scaling.
Mystic Regeneration
Health regen when you deal spirit damage to heroes. Brawl more, regen more.
Arcane Surge
Dash-jump, then your next ability gains range, duration, and spirit power.
Bullet Resist Shredder
Hybrid shred. Gun-spirit bridge.
Cold Front
AoE slow active. Zone control.
Improved Spirit
Flat spirit power upgrade. Reliable scaling.
Quicksilver Reload
Imbue an ability: charges spirit damage and reloads your gun on use. Hybrid tempo.
Suppressor
Reduce enemy healing and regen. Situational anti-sustain.
Decay
Damage over time plus healing reduction. Grind them down.
Knockdown
Active knockdown. Setup and peel.
Radiant Regeneration
Heal plus move speed whenever you cast. Sustain for casters.
Spirit Snatch
Melee hits steal spirit resist and spirit power. Snowball mechanic.
Arctic Blast
Big AoE nuke. Teamfight damage.
Cursed Relic
Debuff aura. Grind-down utility.
Focus Lens
Ability range. Snipe from safety.
Lightning Scroll
Your ultimate stuns and deals delayed bonus spirit damage. AoE burst.
Magic Carpet
Flying mobility. Rotation and surprise angles.
Mercurial Magnum
Hybrid weapon-spirit scaling. Niche carry.
Scourge
Defensive aura plus max-health burn. Teamfight grinder.
Vortex Web
AoE root and pull. Setup CC.
Extra Health
Flat health. Never bad, never exciting.
Extra Regen
Out-of-combat regen. Stay in lane longer.
Grit
Regen that ramps while fighting. Solid brawler sustain.
Debuff Reducer
Shorter CC and debuffs. Quietly wins fights.
Enchanter's Emblem
Spirit power and CDR while healthy. Niche but strong vs casters.
Enduring Speed
Sustained move speed. Rotation and chase value.
Healing Booster
Amplify your healing. Healer and self-sustain synergy.
Reactive Barrier
Shield triggers on hard CC. Anti-combo tech.
Spirit Shielding
Shield vs spirit damage. Meta-dependent.
Trophy Collector
Kills and assists stack sprint, ability range, and soul income — even through death. Economy engine.
Weapon Shielding
Shield vs weapon damage. Meta-dependent.
Dispel Magic
Cleanse debuffs on demand. Clutch vs CC chains.
Fury Trance
Damage triggers a fire-rate and move-speed surge. Fight steroid.
Healing Nova
Team AoE heal. Support value.
Majestic Leap
Super-jump mobility. Rotation and escape tool.
Spirit Resilience
Resist plus regen vs spirit comps. Situational wall.
Warp Stone
Teleport forward with bullet resist. Aggressive repositioning.
Divine Barrier
Big shield active. Clutch save on demand.
Diviner's Kevlar
Anti-spirit-burst shield. Counters one-shot casters.
Healing Tempo
Sustain that scales with fight length.
Indomitable
CC-resistant tank stats. Frontline enabler.
Phantom Strike
Teleport to an enemy with disarm and slow. Gap-close plus disruption.
Plated Armor
Raw armor and health. Simple wall.
Spellbreaker
Reduce the next big spirit hit. Anti-burst tech.
Vampiric Burst
Active lifesteal nuke. Burst sustain on demand.
Extended Magazine
Reload less, shoot more. Simple and always useful.
High-Velocity Rounds
Faster bullets plus damage — easier to hit moving targets at range.
Monster Rounds
Bonus damage to NPCs and troopers. Speeds up your farm significantly.
Active Reload
Nail the reload timing for fire rate, lifesteal, and move speed. Skill-based value.
Fleetfoot
Active burst of speed and slow resist. Chase kills or escape death.
Intensifying Magazine
Damage ramps as your magazine empties. Rewards committing to full sprays.
Kinetic Dash
Rewards dash-jumping with fire rate and bonus ammo. Movement players get free DPS.
Opening Rounds
Bonus damage vs healthy targets. Win every opening trade.
Spirit Shredder Bullets
Shred spirit resist so your abilities hit harder. Team-enabler.
Alchemical Fire
AoE burn zone that shreds bullet resist. Zone control plus team damage amp.
Berserker
Stack weapon damage as you take damage. Rewards playing on the edge.
Heroic Aura
Grant nearby allies bullet resist. Support-carry hybrid value.
Hollow Point
Bonus damage while you stay healthy. Secures kills that would escape.
Hunter's Aura
Aura shreds enemy bullet resist. Your whole team hits harder.
Sharpshooter
Long-range damage and headshots. Rewards distance and precision.
Armor Piercing Rounds
Bullets periodically pierce and ignore bullet resist. Shred through armor-stacking tanks.
Capacitor
Active burst damage. Timed detonation for combo finishes.
Crushing Fists
Melee hits restore ammo and stack shred, stunning at max. Brawler endgame.
Spellslinger
Stacking fire rate and reload speed on ability casts. Niche but potent on the right hero.
C Tier — Situational — strong in the right hands, dead weight elsewhere
Mystic Slow
Passive slow on abilities. Outclassed by the active.
Melee Lifesteal
Melee heroes only. Great there, dead slot otherwise.
Battle Vest
Damage and fire rate while healthy. Falls off fast.
Guardian Ward
Shield an ally. Support-only value.
Restorative Locket
Active self-heal that scales with stacks. Outclassed by bigger options.
Return Fire
Auto-fires back at attackers. Too situational.
Rescue Beam
Heal an ally at range. Very niche.
Veil Walker
Stealth through cosmic veils, plus heal and speed. High skill, narrow use.
Infuser
Active heal and cleanse. Outclassed.
Close Quarters
Only shines on shotgun-range heroes who live in melee.
Headshot Booster
Great if you reliably hit headshots. Dead weight if you don't.
Long Range
Poke-build only. Useless if you ever get close.
Melee Charge
Melee-hero exclusive. Strong there, irrelevant everywhere else.
Recharging Rush
Weapon damage recharges your charged abilities. Niche tempo trick.
Split Shot
Situational burst. Fun, but rarely optimal.
Stalker
Close-range wounds: DoT, shred, reveal, and move speed. Worthless in fair fights.
Titanic Magazine
Spray for days — but the DPS rarely justifies the slot.
Weakening Headshot
Defensive headshot utility. Too situational for most builds.
Ballistic Enchantment
Imbue an ability: damaging enemies stacks weapon damage. Only for true hybrids.
Blood Tribute
Drain your own HP for fire rate and speed. High risk, rarely worth it.
Express Shot
Fast follow-up shot damage. Niche trigger discipline reward.
Shadow Weave
Brief invisibility. The reposition rarely pays off.
Spirit Rend
Headshots shred spirit resist. Aim skill meets ability scaling — narrow audience.
Weighted Shots
Slower, heavier shots that slow. Utility over raw DPS.
D Tier — Trap tier — looks tempting, statistically loses games
Golden Goose Egg
Gimmick item. Fun once, then never again.
Mystic Expansion
The radius isn't worth it for most builds.
Bullet Resilience
Looks tanky, but the resists don’t justify 3,200 souls.
Metal Skin
The resists don't justify the cost — a stat trap.
Cultist Sacrifice
Consume an NPC for souls and a buff — but the long cooldown and setup make it a gimmick.