Win Rate
W:L 0.9649.1%
389.5KW / 403.7KL
Pick Rate
0.3%
of weapon purchases
Matches
793.2K
tracked sample
Slot Rank
#45
of 53 weapon items
Unique Players
251.8K
distinct buyers
Buildup Per Shot
0.7%
Dash Distance
-20%
Slow Duration
3.5s
When this item is typically bought
Avg Buy
16:40min
Game Progress
44%
Avg Sell
22:14min
Held For
~5:34min
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Pick share & win rate by purchase minute
Net worth at purchase · pick share & win rate
Performance across skill brackets
Patch-to-patch performance
Eternus mains of heroes that build this item
Most-favorited published builds featuring this item
TOP 1 PRIEST NA - SHMUCK
Venator build · v112
devilish
Drifter build · v1234
Drifter - Gun-Vampiric [62% WR] [tracklock.gg]
Drifter build · v1221
SMELLS LIKE WOLF GIRL IN HERE [ANNOTATED!]
Silver build · v141
Parzelion's Silver Build
Silver build · v46
Parzelion's Venator Build
Venator build · v29
Data-driven analysis
Slowing Bullets delivers -20% dash distance, 3.5s slow duration, and 0.7% buildup per shot. 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.
Slowing Bullets performs strongest on Abrams (56.5% WR across 29,924 games), Lash (56.1% WR across 2,353 games), and Graves (54.7% WR across 11,282 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, Slowing Bullets shows up most on Silver (156,013 games), Drifter (113,489 games), and Venator (108,607 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.
Slowing Bullets is a base tier purchase with no prerequisites, so you can buy it directly from the shop without stacking components first. Slowing Bullets upgrades into Weighted Shots, so picking it early sets up a direct path into a late game power spike instead of locking in a dead end purchase.
Slowing Bullets sits at a 49.1% 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.
Slowing Bullets peaks in the Eternus bracket at 52.9% and drops to 49.1% in Initiate. The 3.8 percentage point gap suggests the item rewards coordination or mechanical execution that only higher ranks consistently deliver.