What is Opening Rounds in Deadlock?

Opening Rounds is a Tier II weapon item in the Deadlock shop. It costs 1600 souls.

Is Opening Rounds good in Deadlock?

Opening Rounds posts a 49.8% win rate over 1,707,230 tracked matches, which puts it at #40 among weapon items. Numbers refresh every 15 minutes.

What does Opening Rounds build from?

Buy High-Velocity Rounds first, then upgrade into Opening Rounds at the shop.

Opening RoundsDeadlock Item Stats & Best Heroes

WeaponTier II

1600Souls

#40 of 53 Weapon items by win rate

Opening Rounds is a Deadlock tier 2 weapon item. At a 1600 souls cost, it sits in the lane snowball bracket of the shop. Opening Rounds currently posts a 49.8% win rate in 1,707,230 matches, picked in 0.6% of games where it was an option. Across tracked matches this patch it ranks #40 of 53 weapon items by win rate. Your attacks have additional Weapon Damage against enemies above 50% health.

passiveYour attacks have additional Weapon Damage against enemies above 50% health.

Win Rate

49.8%

Pick Rate

0.6%

Matches

1.7M

W / L

850.6K/856.6K

Unique Players

396.6K

Purchase Timing

When this item is typically bought during a match

Mid Game

9:37Buy

36:50Sell

0:005:0010:0015:0020:0025:0030:0035:0040:0045:0050:00

Avg Buy

9:37 min

Game Progress

27%

Avg Sell

36:50 min

Held For

~27:12 min

Item Stats

Bullet Velocity60%

Weapon Damage8%

Spirit Power7

Components

High-Velocity Rounds49.4%800

More on Opening 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 II Items

Melee Charge

Stalker

Active Reload

Slowing Bullets

Mystic Shot

Spirit Shredder Bullets

160051.0%

Recharging Rush

160050.8%

Weakening Headshot

160052.9%

Opening RoundsDeadlock Item Stats & Best Heroes

WeaponTier II

1600Souls

#40 of 53 Weapon items by win rate

passiveYour attacks have additional Weapon Damage against enemies above 50% health.

Win Rate

49.8%

Pick Rate

0.6%

Matches

1.7M

W / L

850.6K/856.6K

Unique Players

396.6K

Purchase Timing

When this item is typically bought during a match

Mid Game

9:37Buy

36:50Sell

0:005:0010:0015:0020:0025:0030:0035:0040:0045:0050:00

Avg Buy

9:37 min

Game Progress

27%

Avg Sell

36:50 min

Held For

~27:12 min

Item Stats

Bullet Velocity60%

Weapon Damage8%

Spirit Power7

Components

High-Velocity Rounds49.4%800

Win Rate by Rank

Best Ascendant 50.4%Worst Initiate 49.8%

Win Rate Trend

49.9%-0.1%

137.9K matches this week

Opening Rounds Deep Dive

Refreshed every 15 minutes

Stat Impact

What Opening Rounds actually gives you

Opening Rounds delivers 60% bullet velocity, 8% weapon damage, and 7 spirit power. 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 Opening Rounds

Opening Rounds performs strongest on Seven (56.6% WR across 180,732 games), Warden (52.7% WR across 59,351 games), and Haze (52.4% WR across 16,227 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 Opening Rounds the most

In terms of raw pickup volume, Opening Rounds shows up most on Vindicta (260,877 games), Venator (227,242 games), and Vyper (191,049 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

Opening Rounds build path

Opening Rounds requires High-Velocity Rounds as components, with a combined component cost of 800 souls before you factor in the upgrade fee.

Meta Trend

Opening Rounds this patch

Opening Rounds sits at a 49.8% 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

Opening Rounds across the rank ladder

Opening 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 Opening 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 II Items

Melee Charge

Stalker

Active Reload

Slowing Bullets

Mystic Shot

Spirit Shredder Bullets

160051.0%

Recharging Rush

160050.8%

Weakening Headshot

160052.9%

Opening Rounds Deep Dive

Refreshed every 15 minutes

Stat Impact

What Opening Rounds actually gives you

Best Heroes

Who wins most with Opening Rounds

Most Picked By

Who buys Opening Rounds the most

Build Context

Opening Rounds build path

Opening Rounds requires High-Velocity Rounds as components, with a combined component cost of 800 souls before you factor in the upgrade fee.

Meta Trend

Opening Rounds this patch

Opening Rounds sits at a 49.8% 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

Opening Rounds across the rank ladder

Opening 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.

Opening RoundsDeadlock Item Stats & Best Heroes

Purchase Timing

Item Stats

Components

More on Opening Rounds

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Opening RoundsDeadlock Item Stats & Best Heroes

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Item Stats

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Highest Win Rate Heroes

Most Played By

Win Rate by Rank

Win Rate Trend

Opening Rounds Deep Dive

What Opening Rounds actually gives you

Who wins most with Opening Rounds

Who buys Opening Rounds the most

Opening Rounds build path

Opening Rounds this patch

Opening Rounds across the rank ladder

More on Opening Rounds

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Opening Rounds Deep Dive

What Opening Rounds actually gives you

Who wins most with Opening Rounds

Who buys Opening Rounds the most

Opening Rounds build path

Opening Rounds this patch

Opening Rounds across the rank ladder