What are the best items for Violet in Deadlock?

The highest win rate items for Violet right now are Weakening Headshot (68.5%), Crippling Headshot (67.6%), Witchmail (60.3%). These are calculated from tracked Deadlock matches and update every 15 minutes.

Who counters Violet in Deadlock?

Violet struggles most against Ivy, Kelvin, Rat King. These matchups are based on head to head win rate data from ranked Deadlock matches.

What is Violet's win rate in Deadlock?

Violet has a 45.4% win rate across 1,075 tracked matches, and currently sits in C-tier.

Is Violet good in Deadlock?

Violet is currently a C-tier Deadlock character with a 45.4% win rate.

Violet Deadlock - Stats, Builds & Counters

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Ability Priority

How to level Violet's abilities

The highest win rate Violet players open with Still Life, Still Life, and Living Ink, and that ability priority wins 68.2% of 258 tracked games. Early points into that path front load Violet's strongest spike and lets you snowball through the laning phase instead of stalling into mid game.

Power Spikes & Economy

When Violet actually spikes

Across tracked games Violet finishes on an average 33,460 net worth with a 2.55 KDA. That number tells you when Violet actually spikes: every item tier and ability upgrade on this page is ordered so the strongest win rate path lines up with that economy. Violet deals around 29,142 hero damage per match, so the build path below prioritises items that scale into that damage profile rather than pure survivability.

Item Build Priority

Strongest Violet build path

The highest win rate build path on Violet right now runs Sprint Boots (tier 1, 48.0% WR), Duration Extender (tier 2, 54.9% WR), Superior Duration (tier 3, 56.5% WR), and Crippling Headshot (tier 4, 67.6% 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.

Meta Position

Violet in the current Deadlock patch

Violet is holding a 45.4% win rate this patch and ranks in the C tier across the full hero pool. Violet is currently below the ranked average, so picking Violet demands a team comp that covers the weaknesses listed in the matchups tab.

Worst Matchups

Who counters Violet

Violet loses lane weight against Ivy (-14.3% win rate delta), The Doorman (-10.8% win rate delta), and Kelvin (-8.1% 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.

Best Synergies

Who to duo with Violet

Violet pairs strongest with Wraith (+4.8% win rate delta) and Graves (+3.1% win rate delta). Both partners cover holes in Violet'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 Violet.

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