Win Rate
W:L 0.9749.3%
1.6MW / 1.7ML
Pick Rate
1.2%
of weapon purchases
Matches
3.3M
tracked sample
Slot Rank
#46
of 53 weapon items
Unique Players
531.1K
distinct buyers
Bullet Velocity
60%
Spirit Power
7
Weapon Damage
8%
When this item is typically bought
Avg Buy
7:25min
Game Progress
21%
Avg Sell
37:07min
Held For
~29:41min
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.
Pick share & win rate by purchase minute
Net worth at purchase · pick share & win rate
Performance across skill brackets
Patch-to-patch performance
Two-week win rate before vs after each patch
05-22-2026
Jun 12 · 1.9M matches
Minor Update - 06-11-2026
Jun 11 · 1.9M matches
Minor Update - 06-04-2026
Jun 4 · 2.7M matches
Minor Update - 05-31-2026
May 31 · 2.7M matches
Minor Update - 05-28-2026
May 28 · 2.9M matches
Eternus mains of heroes that build this item
Most-favorited published builds featuring this item
SNIPER DPS SEXY FEET BUILD
Vindicta build · v10
Prestige Style Warden
Warden build · v12
VINDICTA MAX DPS 85% WR /magven0m twitch build
Vindicta build · v3
Recrent's Vindicta
Vindicta build · v6
ov3r V2 - top mmr build
Warden build · v24
TOP 1 CELESTE NA - SHMUCK
Celeste build · v78
Data-driven analysis
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.
Opening Rounds performs strongest on Seven (56.7% WR across 194,025 games), Victor (54.6% WR across 188,488 games), and Haze (52.6% WR across 154,701 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.
In terms of raw pickup volume, Opening Rounds shows up most on Warden (288,975 games), Vindicta (264,610 games), and Celeste (243,952 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.
Opening Rounds requires High-Velocity Rounds as components, with a combined component cost of 800 souls before you factor in the upgrade fee.
Opening Rounds sits at a 49.3% 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.
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.