In the order it actually gets bought.
Gloom Bombs
Leaping Slash
Ava
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Wreaks havoc from the sidelines
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Calico is a reliable A tier pick in the current Deadlock meta, running a 51.1% win rate and a 2.3% pick rate across 362,887 tracked matches this patch. Calico's role leans wreaks havoc from the sidelines, which shapes every item choice, ability upgrade and lane partner on this page. Calico uses the shadows to her advantage, weaving in and out of combat to hunt down her enemies one by one. Calico averages 8.6 kills, 6.6 deaths and 14.4 assists per match, so every stat, counter and item build below is pulled directly from ranked matches and refreshed every 15 minutes.
The highest win rate Calico players open with Leaping Slash, Gloom Bombs, and Ava, and that ability priority wins 65.8% of 47,197 tracked games. Early points into that path front load Calico's strongest spike and lets you snowball through the laning phase instead of stalling into mid game.
Across tracked games Calico finishes on an average 45,829 net worth with a 3.47 KDA. That number tells you when Calico actually spikes: every item tier and ability upgrade on this page is ordered so the strongest win rate path lines up with that economy. Calico deals around 36,413 hero damage per match, so the build path below prioritises items that scale into that damage profile rather than pure survivability.
The highest win rate build path on Calico right now runs Extra Spirit (tier 1, 54.4% WR), Spirit Sap (tier 2, 56.4% WR), Superior Cooldown (tier 3, 55.8% WR), and Silencer (tier 4, 60.5% WR). These picks carry the strongest individual win rates in their tier bracket across ranked matches, so stacking them in order gives you the cleanest data backed route. If your early game snowballs you can flex into offensive tier 3 and tier 4 items, otherwise the defensive options listed in the items tab hold the lead instead of forcing it.
Calico is holding a 51.1% win rate this patch and ranks in the A tier across the full hero pool. Over the last few weeks that number has stayed flat, so Calico is neither rising nor fading right now. That makes Calico a safe ranked pick right now without being the first choice in draft.
Calico loses lane weight against Sinclair (-1.3% win rate delta), The Doorman (-1.2% win rate delta), and Silver (-1.1% win rate delta). These aren't feelings, they are negative win rate deltas drawn from ranked matches with at least 50 head to head samples. When any of these show up on the enemy team, lean on the synergy picks listed below and delay your power spike items so you can survive the bad matchup into mid game.
Calico pairs strongest with Victor (+4.1% win rate delta) and Warden (+3.2% win rate delta). Both partners cover holes in Calico's kit that the worst matchups above exploit, which is why the duo win rates stay well above the hero's solo baseline. If you're queueing with a friend, these are the safest picks to lock alongside Calico.
Every patch that touched Calico, with the real win rate shift afterward.
Ava T2 reduced from +45% Move Speed to +40% · +1 more
Gloom Bombs melee resist debuff now stacks additively · +5 more
Leaping Slash base damage increased from 50 to 60
Leaping Slash scaling reduced from 1.2 to 0.8 · +5 more
