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.
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
96% pick rate. Bonus spirit damage on abilities — the universal spirit starter.
Rusted Barrel
Cheap active nuke for 800 souls. Absurd value early.
Spirit Strike
70% usage on melee-spirit hybrids. Melee hits deal spirit damage.
Duration Extender
Longer ability durations. 58% usage — 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
44% win rate. Drain spirit and sustain — anti-caster plus self-heal.
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
53% win rate. Longer durations on everything that matters.
Surge of Power
Active burst of spirit power. Timed nuke windows.
Tankbuster
Percent-HP spirit damage. 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
55% win rate. Execute damage on burning targets — 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
Reflect damage back at attackers. 45% win rate — punishes anyone who touches you.
Sprint Boots
Move speed is the best stat in the game. Nearly 70% of players 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
55% win rate on ability heroes. Sustain for casters.
Counterspell
45% win rate. Punishes spirit damage with a shield and reflect.
Fortitude
Tank staple. Health and regen that scales with missing HP.
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
55% win rate. Reflect damage to attackers — punishes anyone focusing you.
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
54% win rate on spirit-gun hybrids. Bridges weapon and ability builds beautifully.
Slowing Bullets
Your bullets slow. Turns every trade into a chase they can't win.
Swift Striker
22% fire rate 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 resist up close. Brawlers live here.
Tesla Bullets
Every shot chains lightning to nearby enemies. Teamfight AoE for free.
Crippling Headshot
Headshots cripple enemy damage and healing. Anti-carry tech.
Lucky Shot
Crit chance scaling. The more you commit, the harder it spikes.
Spiritual Overflow
57% late-game win rate on spirit-gun hybrids. Converts excess spirit into weapon power.
B Tier — Good — solid picks that do their job well
Extra Charge
Extra ability charge. 87% pick rate on charge-based heroes.
Extra Spirit
Flat spirit power. Simple scaling.
Mystic Regeneration
Spirit sustain. Stay casting longer.
Arcane Surge
Dash-jump synergy for casters. Movement plus 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
Reload and ability haste. 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
Team sustain aura. Support value.
Spirit Snatch
Steal 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
Chain lightning nuke. AoE burst.
Magic Carpet
Flying mobility. Rotation and surprise angles.
Mercurial Magnum
Hybrid weapon-spirit scaling. Niche carry.
Scourge
Spreading DoT. 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 shielding. 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 when you're bursted. Anti-combo tech.
Spirit Shielding
Shield vs spirit damage. Meta-dependent.
Trophy Collector
Bonus souls from kills and objectives. 58% usage — economy engine.
Weapon Shielding
Shield vs weapon damage. Meta-dependent.
Dispel Magic
Cleanse debuffs on demand. Clutch vs CC chains.
Fury Trance
Active attack speed and lifesteal. 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
Time your reloads before fights for a free damage window. 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. Movement players get free DPS.
Opening Rounds
First bullets of each mag hit harder. Win every short 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
Shoot faster as you take damage. Rewards playing on the edge.
Heroic Aura
Boost nearby allies' damage. Support-carry hybrid value.
Hollow Point
Bonus damage to wounded enemies. 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
Shred through armor-stacking tanks.
Capacitor
Active burst damage. Timed detonation for combo finishes.
Crushing Fists
Melee damage scaling. Brawler endgame.
Spellslinger
Hybrid gun-and-spirit scaling. 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
Early tank stats. Falls off fast.
Guardian Ward
Shield an ally. Support-only value.
Restorative Locket
Active team heal. Outclassed by bigger options.
Return Fire
Reflect bullets. Too situational.
Rescue Beam
Heal an ally at range. Very niche.
Veil Walker
Brief untargetability. 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
Move faster while reloading. Niche mobility trick.
Split Shot
Situational burst. Fun, but rarely optimal.
Stalker
Backstab damage for flankers. Worthless in fair fights.
Titanic Magazine
Spray for days — but sub-41% win rates say the DPS isn't worth it.
Weakening Headshot
Defensive headshot utility. Too situational for most builds.
Ballistic Enchantment
Spirit damage on every bullet. 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. Sub-41% win rates — the reposition rarely pays off.
Spirit Rend
Headshots deal spirit damage. 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
43% win rate — the lowest of any common T1 spirit item. The radius isn't worth it.
Bullet Resilience
35–40% win rates across heroes. Looks tanky, statistically loses games.
Metal Skin
30% win rate on Pocket. 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.