Sinclair
Henry's parents told him he was too young and impulsive to mess with real magic, and so they gave him a deck of cards to play with. He took to sleight of hand naturally and soon was dazzling his classmates with fantastic feats of illusions that were done without mystic artifacts or incantation. When he was in high school he met Savannah, and their mutual love of stage magic sparked a whirlwind romance. Soon they fell in love and created an act together. Obviously they were meant to be; and so at prom, Henry proposed to Savannah and they married soon after graduation. Unsurprisingly both sets of parents were not thrilled at this prospect, but Henry and Savannah knew they were soulmates. And so they cemented their love for one another by having a blood mystic bind their souls for eternity. When an on-stage accident claimed both their lives, no one was sure who to blame. Henry claims Savannah was out of position. Savannah says Henry didn't wait for his cue. But one thing's for sure, since their souls are tied to each other neither one of them have been able to move on. Now a bickering pair of ghosts, Henry and Savannah need to work together if they want to have any chance of undoing t
- Tier
- D
- Win rate
- 44.0%
- Change
- -0.2
- Pick rate
- 18.4%
- Ban rate
- 2.8%
- measured matches
- 104.5K
How to play Sinclair in Deadlock: abilities and upgrades, skill order, items by phase and matchups, from the games of the last two weeks.
BalancedUtilityOffensiveDefensiveAbilities
1Vexing Bolt24sRange 500mFire a bolt of magic that deals Damage, increasing as it travels. If you have an Assistant, they also cast Vexing Bolt at reduced damage. Press Ability 1 to redirect the bolt towards your crosshairs.- Minimum Damage
- 60
- Max Damage
- 120
- Assistant Damage
- 50%
- Time for Max Damage
- 2s
2Spectral Assistant40sRange 15mSummon an Assistant at the targeted location. The Assistant attacks whenever you fire your weapon, dealing Damage. While the Assistant is out, you can press Ability 2 to swap positions with your Assistant. Casting Spectral Assistant also reloads your weapon.- Damage
- 15
- Duration
- 6s
- Max Swaps
- 2
3Rabbit Hex26sRange 24mHex a target area and transform all enemies into a Rabbit for a limited duration. Rabbits are small and move faster, but take increased Damage and are unable to perform most actions. Hex does not interrupt abilities.- Hex Duration
- 2s
- Damage Amp
- 15%
- Move Speed bonus
- +36%
- Radius
- 6.5m
4Audience ParticipationUltimate85sRange 20mCopy the Ultimate of an enemy hero for a limited time. Reactivating the ability will use the Copied Ultimate instead. Copies will inherit this ability's upgrade points. Audience Participation will also copy the cooldown.- Copy Duration
- 12s
- Copied Cooldown
- 40%
Skill order
The most played order in 5.1K games of the last two weeks (52.6% win rate). Each ability takes four steps: the unlock and its three upgrades; 4 is the ultimate.
Max order:3›2›1
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | · | · |
| 3 | · | · | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 3 | 3 | · | · | · |
| 4 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
Highest win rate order: 60.2% in 1K games
Max order:1›3›2
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | · | · | 1 | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 |
| 3 | · | · | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 3 | · | 3 | · |
| 4 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | · | · | 4 | 4 | · | · | 4 | · | · |
Ability upgrades
All upgrades →Each ability unlocks with one point and has three upgrades, bought with ability points: T1 costs 1, T2 costs 2 and T3 costs 5.
- 1Vexing BoltT11 pointBolts apply -25% Fire Rate for 5 s.T22 points-13s CooldownT35 points+126.0 Max Damage. +50.0% Assistant Damage.
- 2Spectral AssistantT11 point-10s CooldownT22 points+7s Duration & 5m RangeT35 points+60% Fire Rate and +12.599999 Assistant Damage
- 3Rabbit HexT11 point-10s CooldownT22 points+1s Hex DurationT35 points+7% Damage Amp and +3m Radius
- 4Audience ParticipationT11 pointUpgrade the Copy.T22 pointsUpgrade the Copy AGAIN!T35 pointsUpgrade the Copy ONCE AGAIN!
Items by phase
Shop →What Sinclair players buy most in each phase of the game, with the share that buys it and their win rate.
Laning phase
Extra Charge68% buy it43.0%
Extra Spirit62% buy it42.9%
High-Velocity Rounds50% buy it42.4%
Opening Rounds49% buy it42.6%
Improved Spirit30% buy it44.3%
Monster Rounds20% buy it42.4%
Mystic Expansion14% buy it42.9%
Mystic Burst10% buy it43.3%
Mid game
Rapid Recharge56% buy it42.7%- Mystic Expansion50% buy it43.5%
- Improved Spirit40% buy it41.7%
Trophy Collector32% buy it43.5%
Veil Walker30% buy it44.3%
Duration Extender29% buy it44.5%
Enchanter's Emblem28% buy it43.7%
Sprint Boots22% buy it42.6%
Late game
Greater Expansion57% buy it43.6%
Superior Duration53% buy it44.7%
Boundless Spirit50% buy it45.8%
Superior Cooldown43% buy it45.9%
Transcendent Cooldown29% buy it49.6%- Duration Extender28% buy it42.8%
Compress Cooldown24% buy it46.0%
Diviner's Kevlar21% buy it52.7%
Items that win most
Highest win rate items bought with this hero (with enough games) and when they are bought on average. Late items win more partly because they are bought in games that were already going well.
Mystic Reverbbought at 35:14 · 12.5K games55.2%
Cheat Deathbought at 39:44 · 4.3K games54.9%
Spirit Burnbought at 34:54 · 21.4K games53.5%- Diviner's Kevlarbought at 32:29 · 26.1K games53.4%
Magic Carpetbought at 27:13 · 15.6K games53.3%
Divine Barrierbought at 33:39 · 5.6K games51.9%
Escalating Exposurebought at 34:50 · 16.6K games51.7%
Indomitablebought at 37:52 · 9.3K games51.3%- Transcendent Cooldownbought at 35:56 · 29K games50.4%
Lightning Scrollbought at 35:44 · 10.8K games50.3%
In-game builds
The most favorited Sinclair builds of the patch published in the game. Copy the ID and search it in the game's Hero Builds browser.
RAIGEKI THE ULTIMATE WIZARD - RANK 1 SINCLAIR
32K favorites · updated 2026-09-16
9/16 update: Exact same build post patch, just removed sprint boots TWITCH.TV/RAIGEKl (returning when we get big patch) Feel free to ask me any questions on the Sinclair discord @RAIGEKI
280256CF3 Magic Bolts of Boom V2.1
15.5K favorites · updated 2026-09-17
Bolts That Go Boom Yt - CF3Clips The Skeleton Deadlock Guy Bolts are Insane with Spirit Power Everywhere Just dont get caught...
726719rabbit backshots
14.3K favorites · updated 2026-09-20
Please note that this build CAN be bad against CERTAIN enemy comps where bolt / ult build would be better for that match. Ability Points for T3 rabbit can be exchanged for T3 ult if the enemy's T3 ults are good (e.g., Vyper's, Rem's, Victor's). You can also spend the first T2 points for assistant instead if there are no good ults around. (Wraith is the best target to use T2 ult on, low cooldown fo
567633
Matchups and teammates
Weak against
Measured over the last two weeks, with at least 200 games per pair (100 in lane). Lane matchups only count games where both heroes started in the same lane.
Sinclair builds
View all builds →From the guide «Sinclair guide»
The items Sinclair players buy most in each phase of the game over the last two weeks (104,547 games measured), with how many buy them and how they do. Skill points in the most played order (5,072 games, 52.6% win rate).
Sinclair · Mystic
Sinclair: “RAIGEKI THE ULTIMATE WIZARD - RANK 1 SINCLAIR” (in-game build)
The most favorited Sinclair build published in the game this patch: saved 32,038 times, last updated on 2026-09-16. Find it in-game in the Hero Builds browser by its ID: 280256. Its own categories are kept as notes on each item.
Items with the highest win rate when bought on Sinclair, 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 Sinclairs end up buying”.
The vitality items Sinclair players buy most, for games where you get focused or need to survive fights longer. Cheapest first.
Hero