Vindicta · Marksman
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Overview
Vindicta is a marksman in Deadlock: snipes the unsuspecting. Over the last two weeks it is B tier: 50.3% win rate in 177,977 games, picked in 31.1% of matches.
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- Vindicta: most played buildBalancedRecommendedThe items Vindicta players buy most in each phase of the game over the last two weeks (177,977 games measured), with how many buy them and how they do. Skill points in the most played order (6,749 games, 56.0% win rate).
- Vindicta: “turbo absolute gun vindicta 95% WR top 10 EU RU NA” (in-game build)UtilityAdvancedThe most favorited Vindicta build published in the game this patch: saved 55,782 times, last updated on 2026-09-28. Find it in-game in the Hero Builds browser by its ID: 216070. Its own categories are kept as notes on each item.
- Vindicta: highest win rate itemsOffensiveSituationalItems with the highest win rate when bought on Vindicta, among those bought in a meaningful share of games, placed by when they are bought on average. Win rate on items bought late is inflated by games that were already going well: read it as “what winning Vindictas end up buying”.
- Vindicta: vitality buildDefensiveSituationalThe vitality items Vindicta players buy most, for games where you get focused or need to survive fights longer. Cheapest first.
Builds
Vindicta: most played build
When to use it
The items Vindicta players buy most in each phase of the game over the last two weeks (177,977 games measured), with how many buy them and how they do. Skill points in the most played order (6,749 games, 56.0% win rate).
Laning phase
Mid game
- 1Rapid RechargeBought by 71.5% of players in this phase · 50.9% win rate
- 2Swift StrikerBought by 58.2% of players in this phase · 51.3% win rate
- 3SharpshooterBought by 44.7% of players in this phase · 51.8% win rate
- 4Rapid RoundsBought by 41.6% of players in this phase · 50.7% win rate
- 5Enduring SpeedBought by 33.5% of players in this phase · 52.1% win rate
- 6Sprint BootsBought by 28.5% of players in this phase · 50.1% win rate
Late game
Skill order
Max order:1›2›3
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Vindicta: “turbo absolute gun vindicta 95% WR top 10 EU RU NA” (in-game build)
When to use it
The most favorited Vindicta build published in the game this patch: saved 55,782 times, last updated on 2026-09-28. Find it in-game in the Hero Builds browser by its ID: 216070. Its own categories are kept as notes on each item.
This build is published in the game: copy its ID and search it in the Hero Builds browser to load it.
216070Laning phase
Mid game
- 1Enduring SpeedMid game
- 2CounterspellMid game
- 3Rapid RoundsMid game
- 4FleetfootMid game
- 5Swift StrikerMid game
- 6SharpshooterMid game
- 7Burst FireMid game
- 8Blood Tribute
Late game
Situational
Skill order
Max order:2›1›3
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Vindicta: highest win rate items
When to use it
Items with the highest win rate when bought on Vindicta, among those bought in a meaningful share of games, placed by when they are bought on average. Win rate on items bought late is inflated by games that were already going well: read it as “what winning Vindictas end up buying”.
Late game
Skill order
Max order:1›2›3
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Vindicta: vitality build
When to use it
The vitality items Vindicta players buy most, for games where you get focused or need to survive fights longer. Cheapest first.
Laning phase
Mid game
- 1CounterspellBought by 25.5% of players in this phase · 48.5% win rate
- 2Dispel MagicBought by 10.2% of players in this phase · 49.8% win rate
- 3Spirit ResilienceBought by 6.7% of players in this phase · 48.2% win rate
Late game
Skill order
Max order:1›2›3
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Abilities
- 1Stake40sThrow a stake that tethers enemies to the location where the stake lands. Enemy movement is restricted to the length of the tether.
- Tether Duration
- 1.75s
- Damage
- 40
- Capture Radius
- 9m
- Tether Length
- 9m
- Move Speed
- -40%
- 2Flight42sLeap into the air and fly. While in flight your weapon deals bonus spirit damage and your items have increased range.
- Spirit Damage Per Bullet
- 10
- Item Range
- +50%
- 3Crow Familiar32sYour crow familiar deals impact damage, reduces their bullet resist and applies a bleed that deals damage based on the target's current health.
- Impact Damage
- 40
- Bleed Damage
- 2.2% DPS
- Debuff Duration
- 5s
- Bullet Resist
- -6%
- Spirit Resist
- -6%
- 4AssassinateUltimate55sUse your scoped rifle to fire a powerful shot over long distances. Deal only partial damage until fully charged after 1.0s of being scoped. Does bonus damage to enemies with less than 50% health remaining. Landing a killing blow on a player with Assassinate grants you bonus weapon damage.
- Damage
- 90
- Max Bonus Damage
- 90
- Weapon Damage Per Kill
- +6%
- Full Charge Time
- 1.0s
- No Charge Damage
- 50%
- Charges
- 2
Most played skill order
The most played order in the last 6749 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 |
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| 2 | · | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | 2 | · | · |
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Strategy
1Laning phase
Most bought:
- High-Velocity Rounds — 76.9% buy it · 49.9% win rate
- Opening Rounds — 54.9% buy it · 50.6% win rate
- Extra Charge — 54.1% buy it · 51.7% win rate
- Extra Spirit — 34.1% buy it · 49.4% win rate
- Long Range — 26.1% buy it · 50.6% win rate
- Quicksilver Reload — 25.9% buy it · 52.5% win rate
2Mid game
Most bought:
- Rapid Recharge — 71.5% buy it · 50.9% win rate
- Swift Striker — 58.2% buy it · 51.3% win rate
- Long Range — 46.9% buy it · 50.7% win rate
- Sharpshooter — 44.7% buy it · 51.8% win rate
- Rapid Rounds — 41.6% buy it · 50.7% win rate
- Extra Charge — 34.0% buy it · 47.2% win rate
3Late game
Most bought:
- Burst Fire — 48.2% buy it · 49.9% win rate
- Spiritual Overflow — 41.8% buy it · 55.3% win rate
- Mercurial Magnum — 38.5% buy it · 53.9% win rate
- Titanic Magazine — 36.8% buy it · 51.6% win rate
- Sharpshooter — 35.2% buy it · 48.2% win rate
- Spirit Lifesteal — 32.8% buy it · 52.7% win rate
4In-game builds
The most favorited builds of the patch in the game's own browser; search them by their ID:
- “turbo absolute gun vindicta 95% WR top 10 EU RU NA” — ID 216070 · 55,782 favorites
- “turbo absolute vindicta 95% WR top 10 EU RU NA” — ID 120394 · 37,668 favorites
- “Sexy Feet Build” — ID 224132 · 35,347 favorites
Tips
- Spend your souls at the shop often: an unspent 3,200 is a tier 3 item you are not using.
- First buys: High-Velocity Rounds, Opening Rounds and Extra Charge.
Matchups
Strong against
- Sinclair56.0%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta wins 56.0% of the 16,830 games measured against Sinclair in the last two weeks.
16.8K matches
- Mirage55.6%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta wins 55.6% of the 13,609 games measured against Mirage in the last two weeks.
13.6K matches
- Pocket55.0%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta wins 55.0% of the 22,647 games measured against Pocket in the last two weeks.
22.6K matches
- Shiv54.7%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta wins 54.7% of the 38,175 games measured against Shiv in the last two weeks.
38.2K matches
- Viscous54.6%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta wins 54.6% of the 18,086 games measured against Viscous in the last two weeks.
18.1K matches
Weak against
- Graves44.0%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta only wins 44.0% of the 37,306 games measured against Graves in the last two weeks.
37.3K matches
- Paige44.9%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta only wins 44.9% of the 37,759 games measured against Paige in the last two weeks.
37.8K matches
- Victor45.0%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta only wins 45.0% of the 30,571 games measured against Victor in the last two weeks.
30.6K matches
- Kelvin45.7%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta only wins 45.7% of the 16,629 games measured against Kelvin in the last two weeks.
16.6K matches
- Seven46.1%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta only wins 46.1% of the 32,324 games measured against Seven in the last two weeks.
32.3K matches
Works well with
- Victor57.7%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta and Victor on the same team win 57.7% of 4,960 games measured in the last two weeks.
5K matches
- Graves56.9%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta and Graves on the same team win 56.9% of 5,706 games measured in the last two weeks.
5.7K matches
- Paige55.7%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta and Paige on the same team win 55.7% of 5,865 games measured in the last two weeks.
5.9K matches
- Mo & Krill55.0%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta and Mo & Krill on the same team win 55.0% of 7,495 games measured in the last two weeks.
7.5K matches
- Lady Geist54.8%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta and Lady Geist on the same team win 54.8% of 3,993 games measured in the last two weeks.
4K matches
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 2026-09-16.
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