What is High-Velocity Rounds in Deadlock?

High-Velocity Rounds is a Tier I weapon item in the Deadlock shop. It costs 800 souls.

Is High-Velocity Rounds good in Deadlock?

High-Velocity Rounds posts a 49.4% win rate over 1,880,606 tracked matches, which puts it at #45 among weapon items. Numbers refresh every 15 minutes.

What does High-Velocity Rounds build from?

High-Velocity Rounds is a base purchase. No components needed, just buy it straight from the shop.

High-Velocity RoundsDeadlock Item Stats & Best Heroes

WeaponTier I

800Souls

#45 of 53 Weapon items by win rate

High-Velocity Rounds is a Deadlock tier 1 weapon item. At a 800 souls cost, it sits in the lane snowball bracket of the shop. High-Velocity Rounds currently posts a 49.4% win rate in 1,880,606 matches, picked in 0.6% of games where it was an option. Across tracked matches this patch it ranks #45 of 53 weapon items by win rate.

Win Rate

49.4%

Pick Rate

0.6%

Matches

1.9M

W / L

929.1K/951.5K

Unique Players

462.3K

Purchase Timing

When this item is typically bought during a match

Early Game

5:43Buy

21:54Sell

0:005:0010:0015:0020:0025:0030:00

Avg Buy

5:43 min

Game Progress

16%

Avg Sell

21:54 min

Held For

~16:11 min

Item Stats

Weapon Damage8%

Bullet Velocity60%

Builds Into

Armor Piercing Rounds57.7%6400

Express Shot48.7%3200

Opening Rounds49.8%1600

More on High-Velocity Rounds

Keep digging with the rest of the Deadlock meta: full item tier list, in-game shop layout, community builds, hero tier list and the patch behind this win rate.

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Other Weapon Tier I Items

Rapid Rounds

Monster Rounds

Close Quarters

Extended Magazine

Headshot Booster

Restorative Shot

High-Velocity RoundsDeadlock Item Stats & Best Heroes

WeaponTier I

800Souls

#45 of 53 Weapon items by win rate

Win Rate

49.4%

Pick Rate

0.6%

Matches

1.9M

W / L

929.1K/951.5K

Unique Players

462.3K

Purchase Timing

When this item is typically bought during a match

Early Game

5:43Buy

21:54Sell

0:005:0010:0015:0020:0025:0030:00

Avg Buy

5:43 min

Game Progress

16%

Avg Sell

21:54 min

Held For

~16:11 min

Item Stats

Weapon Damage8%

Bullet Velocity60%

Builds Into

Armor Piercing Rounds57.7%6400

Express Shot48.7%3200

Opening Rounds49.8%1600

Win Rate by Rank

Best Emissary 50.0%Worst Initiate 49.4%

Win Rate Trend

50.0%+0.4%

157.4K matches this week

High-Velocity Rounds Deep Dive

Refreshed every 15 minutes

Stat Impact

What High-Velocity Rounds actually gives you

High-Velocity Rounds delivers 8% weapon damage and 60% bullet velocity. These bonuses determine which heroes and builds below actually benefit from the slot, and why the win rates on certain heroes skew so far above or below the item's average.

Best Heroes

Who wins most with High-Velocity Rounds

High-Velocity Rounds performs strongest on Seven (54.0% WR across 18,042 games), Haze (53.2% WR across 25,609 games), and Vyper (53.0% WR across 36,647 games). These heroes convert the item's stat bonuses into real win rate gains, usually because their kit scales linearly with the stats the item provides. If you play one of these heroes, this item belongs in your core build.

Most Picked By

Who buys High-Velocity Rounds the most

In terms of raw pickup volume, High-Velocity Rounds shows up most on Paige (381,541 games), Celeste (296,551 games), and Warden (261,100 games). High pickup does not always mean high performance, so cross reference this list with the best heroes card above before blindly copying a build.

Build Context

High-Velocity Rounds build path

High-Velocity Rounds is a base tier purchase with no prerequisites, so you can buy it directly from the shop without stacking components first. High-Velocity Rounds upgrades into Armor Piercing Rounds, Express Shot, and Opening Rounds, so picking it early sets up a direct path into a late game power spike instead of locking in a dead end purchase.

Meta Trend

High-Velocity Rounds this patch

High-Velocity Rounds sits at a 49.4% win rate and has barely moved over the last few weeks, which means the item is at its steady state pick rate in the current patch.

Rank Performance

High-Velocity Rounds across the rank ladder

High-Velocity Rounds performs roughly the same across every ranked bracket, so the build advice on this page holds from Initiate all the way up to Eternus.

More on High-Velocity Rounds

Keep digging with the rest of the Deadlock meta: full item tier list, in-game shop layout, community builds, hero tier list and the patch behind this win rate.

All Items Item Shop Community Builds Hero Tier List Current Patch

Other Weapon Tier I Items

Rapid Rounds

Monster Rounds

Close Quarters

Extended Magazine

Headshot Booster

Restorative Shot

High-Velocity Rounds Deep Dive

Refreshed every 15 minutes

Stat Impact

What High-Velocity Rounds actually gives you

Best Heroes

Who wins most with High-Velocity Rounds

Most Picked By

Who buys High-Velocity Rounds the most

Build Context

High-Velocity Rounds build path

Meta Trend

High-Velocity Rounds this patch

High-Velocity Rounds sits at a 49.4% win rate and has barely moved over the last few weeks, which means the item is at its steady state pick rate in the current patch.

Rank Performance

High-Velocity Rounds across the rank ladder

High-Velocity Rounds performs roughly the same across every ranked bracket, so the build advice on this page holds from Initiate all the way up to Eternus.

High-Velocity RoundsDeadlock Item Stats & Best Heroes

Purchase Timing

Item Stats

Builds Into

More on High-Velocity Rounds

Other Weapon Tier I Items

High-Velocity RoundsDeadlock Item Stats & Best Heroes

Purchase Timing

Item Stats

Builds Into

Highest Win Rate Heroes

Most Played By

Win Rate by Rank

Win Rate Trend

High-Velocity Rounds Deep Dive

What High-Velocity Rounds actually gives you

Who wins most with High-Velocity Rounds

Who buys High-Velocity Rounds the most

High-Velocity Rounds build path

High-Velocity Rounds this patch

High-Velocity Rounds across the rank ladder

More on High-Velocity Rounds

Other Weapon Tier I Items

Highest Win Rate Heroes

Most Played By

Win Rate by Rank

Win Rate Trend

High-Velocity Rounds Deep Dive

What High-Velocity Rounds actually gives you

Who wins most with High-Velocity Rounds

Who buys High-Velocity Rounds the most

High-Velocity Rounds build path

High-Velocity Rounds this patch

High-Velocity Rounds across the rank ladder