Victor · Brawler
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Overview
Victor is a brawler in Deadlock. Over the last two weeks it is S tier: 56.3% win rate in 187,300 games, picked in 32.7% of matches.
Strengths
- Long-range gun: damage only starts to drop at 20 m and bottoms out at 58 m.
- Deals 43,686 hero damage per game on average, well above the roster median (37,211).
- A strong pusher: 10,257 objective damage per game on average (median 6,203).
Weaknesses
- Where it wins least: Phantom games (51.4%).
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
Builds
Victor: most played build
When to use it
The items Victor players buy most in each phase of the game over the last two weeks (187,300 games measured), with how many buy them and how they do. Skill points in the most played order (16,792 games, 57.6% win rate).
Laning phase
Mid game
- 1Spirit LifestealBought by 67.7% of players in this phase · 58.4% win rate
- 2Enduring SpeedBought by 63.4% of players in this phase · 59.1% win rate
- 3Torment PulseBought by 55.6% of players in this phase · 58.5% win rate
- 4Mystic VulnerabilityBought by 51.5% of players in this phase · 60.3% win rate
- 5Mystic ExpansionBought by 48.3% of players in this phase · 60.2% win rate
- 6Sprint BootsBought by 34.0% of players in this phase · 59.3% win rate
Late game
Skill order
Max order:1›2›3
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
 2 | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | 2 | · |
 3 | · | · | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
 4 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 4 | · | · | 4 | 4 | · | · | · | · |
Abilities
- 1Pain Battery2sTaking any damage passively charges up your Pain Battery. Once full, activating the ability fires multiple shocking bolts, dealing spirit damage once per target.
- Damage
- 100
- 2Jumpstart30sDeal spirit damage to yourself. Then, gain bonus regeneration and bonus move speed, decaying over time.
- Current Health
- 15%
- Total HP Regen
- 100
- Move Speed
- +3m m
- 3Aura of Suffering2.0sUnleash 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.
- Minimum DPS
- 13
- Max DPS
- 58
- Self Damage
- 70%
- 4Shocking ReanimationUltimate240sRelease 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.
- Rebirth Health
- 50%
- Damage
- 200
- Move Speed
- -120%
- Slow Duration
- 3s
Most played skill order
The most played order in the last 16792 professional matches with this hero. Highlighted levels are the points spent on talents.
Max order:1›2›3
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | 2 | · |
| 3 | · | · | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| 4 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 4 | · | · | 4 | 4 | · | · | · | · |
Strategy
1Your abilities
Keys 1 to 4; 4 is the ultimate:
- 1 · Pain Battery — 2s cooldown: 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 — 30s cooldown: Deal spirit damage to yourself. Then, gain bonus regeneration and bonus move speed, decaying over time.
- 3 · Aura of Suffering — 2.0s cooldown: 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) — 240s cooldown: 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.
2Where to put your first points
Unlock order most players use: Pain Battery (1) → Jumpstart (2) → Aura of Suffering (3) → Shocking Reanimation (4).
- Upgrade Pain Battery first, then Jumpstart; put points in the ultimate when you can.
Tips
- Last-hit troopers and shoot the soul orbs they drop: souls are your gold and your level.
- Deny the enemy's orbs when you can: every denied orb is souls they don't get.
- Spend your souls at the shop often: an unspent 3,200 is a tier 3 item you are not using.
- Parry melee attacks when you see them coming: a good parry stuns the attacker.
- Unlock order most players use: Pain Battery (1) → Jumpstart (2) → Aura of Suffering (3) → Shocking Reanimation (4).
- Upgrade Pain Battery first, then Jumpstart; put points in the ultimate when you can.
Matchups
Strong against
- Mirage62.3%win rate in the matchup
Victor wins 62.3% of the 14,524 games measured against Mirage in the last two weeks.
14.5K matches
- Sinclair62.1%win rate in the matchup
Victor wins 62.1% of the 15,448 games measured against Sinclair in the last two weeks.
15.4K matches
- The Doorman61.7%win rate in the matchup
Victor wins 61.7% of the 16,934 games measured against The Doorman in the last two weeks.
16.9K matches
- Paradox61.5%win rate in the matchup
Victor wins 61.5% of the 26,658 games measured against Paradox in the last two weeks.
26.7K matches
- Viscous60.7%win rate in the matchup
Victor wins 60.7% of the 17,588 games measured against Viscous in the last two weeks.
17.6K matches
Works well with
- Paige62.7%win rate in the matchup
Victor and Paige on the same team win 62.7% of 8,558 games measured in the last two weeks.
8.6K matches
- Graves62.1%win rate in the matchup
Victor and Graves on the same team win 62.1% of 8,316 games measured in the last two weeks.
8.3K matches
- Mo & Krill62.0%win rate in the matchup
Victor and Mo & Krill on the same team win 62.0% of 3,321 games measured in the last two weeks.
3.3K matches
- Seven61.8%win rate in the matchup
Victor and Seven on the same team win 61.8% of 5,312 games measured in the last two weeks.
5.3K matches
- Haze60.6%win rate in the matchup
Victor and Haze on the same team win 60.6% of 7,816 games measured in the last two weeks.
7.8K matches
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 2026-09-16.
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