Most popular skill leveling order66.6%· 9,085 matches
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Win Rate
48.5%
Pick Rate
2.4%
KDA Ratio
3.13
Avg Damage
38.8K
Matches
442.1K
Avg KDA
7.7 / 6.0 / 11.0
Vindicta is a balanced B tier pick in the current Deadlock meta, running a 48.5% win rate and a 2.4% pick rate across 442,065 tracked matches this patch. Vindicta's role leans snipes the unsuspecting, which shapes every item choice, ability upgrade and lane partner on this page. Vindicta has the mobility to engage at her leisure, picking at her prey and bleeding them out slowly. Injured enemies at any distance should fear being picked off when she is on the map. Vindicta averages 7.7 kills, 6.0 deaths and 11.0 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 Vindicta players open with Stake, Stake, and Crow Familiar, and that ability priority wins 66.6% of 9,085 tracked games. Early points into that path front load Vindicta's strongest spike and lets you snowball through the laning phase instead of stalling into mid game.
Across tracked games Vindicta finishes on an average 39,392 net worth with a 3.13 KDA. That number tells you when Vindicta actually spikes: every item tier and ability upgrade on this page is ordered so the strongest win rate path lines up with that economy. Vindicta deals around 38,847 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 Vindicta right now runs Extended Magazine (tier 1, 50.6% WR), Spirit Lifesteal (tier 2, 55.4% WR), Shadow Weave (tier 3, 56.5% WR), and Frenzy (tier 4, 62.9% 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.
Vindicta is holding a 48.5% win rate this patch and ranks in the B tier across the full hero pool. Over the last few weeks that number has stayed flat, so Vindicta is neither rising nor fading right now. Vindicta sits in the middle of the pack, which means match ups and draft context decide the game more than the raw pick does.
Vindicta loses lane weight against Mina (-1.5% win rate delta), Yamato (-1.2% win rate delta), and Silver (-1.2% 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.
Vindicta pairs strongest with Dynamo (+2.0% win rate delta) and Infernus (+1.8% win rate delta). Both partners cover holes in Vindicta'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 Vindicta.
Every patch that touched Vindicta, with the real win rate shift afterward.
Fire Rate no longer scales with Spirit Power · +30 more
Stake Tether Length no longer increases when Capture Radius increases · +2 more
Stake no longer has a smaller tether range than capture range (6m to 9m, no longer pulls you) · +10 more
Crow T1 bounce no longer bounces off of objectives · +1 more