Vindicta
A victim of John Hathorne during the Salem Witch Trials, Vindicta got a second chance of life when her spirit was brought back to the mortal plane during the first Maelstrom (the event that introduced the supernatural to the public at large). Waging a one ghost war against "The Friends of Humanity", a neo inquisition formed by Hathorne's descendants; Vindicta looks to keep the supernatural safe from Hathorne's ilk, and she isn't afraid to stack as many bodies as needed to do it.
- Tier
- B
- Win rate
- 50.3%
- Change
- -0.3
- Pick rate
- 31.1%
- Ban rate
- 8.5%
- measured matches
- 178K
How to play Vindicta in Deadlock: abilities and upgrades, skill order, items by phase and matchups, from the games of the last two weeks.
BalancedUtilityOffensiveDefensiveStrong against
Who this hero answers, and why.
- Sinclair56.0%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta wins 56.0% of the 16,830 games measured against Sinclair in the last two weeks.
- Mirage55.6%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta wins 55.6% of the 13,609 games measured against Mirage in the last two weeks.
- Pocket55.0%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta wins 55.0% of the 22,647 games measured against Pocket in the last two weeks.
- Shiv54.7%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta wins 54.7% of the 38,175 games measured against Shiv in the last two weeks.
- Viscous54.6%win rate in the matchup
Vindicta wins 54.6% of the 18,086 games measured against Viscous in the last two weeks.
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
Skill order
The most played order in 6.7K games of the last two weeks (56.0% win rate). Each ability takes four steps: the unlock and its three upgrades; 4 is the ultimate.
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 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 | · | · | · | 2 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | 2 | · | · |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | · | · | 3 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 |
| 4 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | 4 | 4 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 | · |
Highest win rate order: 68.5% in 1.5K games
Max order:1›2›3
| 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.
- 1StakeT11 point+45 DamageT22 points-22s CooldownT35 points+0.75s Tether Duration and +2m Capture Radius
- 2FlightT11 point+50% base Ammo while flyingT22 points+10s DurationT35 pointsHero Kills Refresh Duration. +10.0 Spirit Damage with increased Spirit scaling
- 3Crow FamiliarT11 pointReduces Incoming Healing by -35%T22 points+0.5% Bleed Damage -16.0s CooldownT35 points+2s Duration -8% Bullet Resist -8% Spirit Resist
- 4AssassinateT11 point-15s CooldownT22 points+80 Max Bonus DamageT35 points+4% Weapon Damage Per Kill
Items by phase
Shop →What Vindicta players buy most in each phase of the game, with the share that buys it and their win rate.
Laning phase
High-Velocity Rounds77% buy it49.9%
Opening Rounds55% buy it50.6%
Extra Charge54% buy it51.7%
Extra Spirit34% buy it49.4%
Long Range26% buy it50.6%
Quicksilver Reload26% buy it52.5%
Improved Spirit19% buy it50.4%
Rapid Rounds11% buy it49.2%
Mid game
Rapid Recharge72% buy it50.9%
Swift Striker58% buy it51.3%- Long Range47% buy it50.7%
Sharpshooter45% buy it51.8%- Rapid Rounds42% buy it50.7%
- Extra Charge34% buy it47.2%
Enduring Speed33% buy it52.1%
Sprint Boots28% buy it50.1%
Late game
Burst Fire48% buy it49.9%
Spiritual Overflow42% buy it55.3%
Mercurial Magnum38% buy it53.9%
Titanic Magazine37% buy it51.6%- Sharpshooter35% buy it48.2%
Spirit Lifesteal33% buy it52.7%
Counterspell26% buy it48.5%
Boundless Spirit25% buy it51.9%
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.
Lucky Shotbought at 38:20 · 14.9K games59.9%
Crippling Headshotbought at 36:24 · 30.6K games58.7%
Weakening Headshotbought at 29:50 · 19.4K games58.0%
Vampiric Burstbought at 34:45 · 30K games57.5%
Silencerbought at 39:36 · 7.9K games56.8%
Spirit Burnbought at 35:13 · 5.5K games56.7%
Glass Cannonbought at 32:43 · 15.6K games56.2%
Leechbought at 34:19 · 26.3K games56.1%
Blood Tributebought at 28:49 · 23.3K games56.1%
Spellslingerbought at 31:19 · 29.7K games56.1%
In-game builds
The most favorited Vindicta builds of the patch published in the game. Copy the ID and search it in the game's Hero Builds browser.
turbo absolute gun vindicta 95% WR top 10 EU RU NA
55.8K favorites · updated 2026-09-28
no sense in maxing ulti first because you will get +10 after level up for every kill even before t3 ttv/turbozverr for any questions recrent mikaels
216070turbo absolute vindicta 95% WR top 10 EU RU NA
37.7K favorites · updated 2026-09-14
late you play either utility (+sup if need) or rebuild gun ttv/turbozverr for any questions recrent mikaels spirit =)
120394Sexy Feet Build
35.3K favorites · updated 2026-09-29
This build looks like alot and it is I made this for myself its everything in one and if I want to go gun I go gun same with snipe and even medic -NiNjA_Master
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Matchups and teammates
Weak against
Best teammates
- Victor5K games57.7%
- Graves5.7K games56.9%
- Paige5.9K games55.7%
- Mo & Krill7.5K games55.0%
- Lady Geist4K games54.8%
Wins the lane 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.
Vindicta builds
View all builds →From the guide «Vindicta guide»
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).
Vindicta · Marksman
Vindicta: “turbo absolute gun vindicta 95% WR top 10 EU RU NA” (in-game build)
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.
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”.
The vitality items Vindicta players buy most, for games where you get focused or need to survive fights longer. Cheapest first.
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