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Midknight HolidayMidknight Holiday

by player 901696021 · updated 2026-10-17

GradeB
Win rate46.9%
vs Holliday avg−0.9
Games1.8k
Import in game
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  1. In Deadlock, open Holliday in the Heroes menu, then Builds.
  2. Search for the build ID (or the name), then favourite it.
  3. In a match, pick it from the build list in the shop.

Author's notes

Carry holiday. I recommend updating the build every week or so. To do this repaste the match ID in the search bar. If you want more solo agency you can buy Spirit Snatch and max your 2 second. This can be better for solo queue. Twitch.tv/Yoshi-Valve

Items in buying order

Early-MidYou want to poke until you get tier 2 barrel and extra charge then look for committed trades. I typically try to switch into Mo and Seven on the enemy team for the big head or with a strong laner like Yamato to stomp lane.
Extra Spirit 800Try to hit a barrel every wave on both them and lane creeps, since burst procs on both.
Extra Charge 800Jump and melee your barrels to make them explode on impact
Improved Spirit 1,600If you have 1.3k souls or more just save for Rapid then come back to this
Rapid Recharge 3,200Play around your charges. Try to keep a couple up even when farming encase a fight breaks out. If you know there's about to be a fight save your charges
Mystic Shot 1,600If you can't aim or don't like this item it's fine to skip in full. I tend to skip if I am poor
Restorative Locket 1,600Stupid and broken item. Good into ability spammers like Celeste. If you don't like it or can't pilot it just go any of the other T2 greens in Lane Options
Veil Walker 3,200This item is insanely good on this hero. If you don't know how to pilot it you don't have to buy it, but if you do or want to learn it.
Recharging Rush 1,600If you're running throw a barrel behind you after you hit a pad. The enemy will always chase on the pad so it's very easy to hit also you will get +2 movement speed for running.
Stamina Mastery 3,200A lot of people crutch this item, don't become them. Jump and then immediately diagonal air dash for quick movement
Tankbuster 3,200This item does a lot of damage but keep in mind it does current hp damage so it's not that good early in the game. Also you can bounce pad in Doorman ult
Superior Duration 3,200Better now because of barrel burn
Spirit Burn 6,400This is if you're ahead early like you should be on Holiday. If you're not, just go curse and skip Spirit Burn and Escalating
Lane OptionsoptionalYou want to stomp lane pre 8 mins so you can invade the enemy sinners on spawn then after you spend your bag look for lassos on other lanes.
Restorative Shot 800Buy into active lanes
Reactive Barrier 1,600Bebop, Abrams, or lots of CC. This is a very good item if the enemy comp is high cc
Rusted Barrel 800They keep buffign this already op item. Buy into double M1 lane or M1 and support lane
Rebuttal 800Amazing anti melee. Good for the base melee res and hp alone
Headshot Booster 800Good into Seven and Krill. If you have good aim you can buy this in lane into anyone, but I'm a coach so my aim is awful
Slowing Hex 1,600Super OP if they have dashes buy it.
Monster Rounds 800If you need wave clear
Enchanter's Emblem 1,600CDR and regen. Don't be afriad to crackshot lane creeps for clear speed, not being able to headshot waves really slows down your push
Healbane 1,600This item is really good when ahead for early rifts. It just gives you so much hp. Also great for the anti heal
Trophy Collector 1,600RESTO LOCKET IS BETTER. This Item just fits my playstyle more as I play a lot of Calico too
Guardian Ward 1,600If you are going DB
Spirit Shielding 1,600Nice into a lot of spirirt burst
#Citadel_HeroBuilds_LateIf you see a carry mispositioned in a teamfight barrel spam them. Also look for lassos to start fights. You can curse while in lasso, so use it at the very end.
Superior Cooldown 3,200You can buy this sooner if you need but Holiday wants to look for pics in enemy jg more then farm which is where this item excells early
Escalating Exposure 6,400If you're behind just go to a support pivot/curse
Transcendent Cooldown 6,400Doesn't work for Tankbuster.
Boundless Spirit 6,400Damage. You can look down and place a pad to fly right away. This is good after something like Lash ult
OptionsoptionalLearn to air strafe off holiday pads for 5 more meters every time you use one (I have a short on how). Also use your 2 to extend the duration of your lasso and if you instantly dash after hitting a pad you can stop it from knocking you up.
Counterspell 3,200Yamato, Drifter, Pocket or really anything you can read. It is very easy to coutnerspell drifter ult if you're trying to. WIth stun on your 2 you can down dash and counterspell to cancel Dynamo ult
Dispel Magic 3,200Into not ult debuffs. Great if you're getting knockdowned. If you're against kidnap doorman, despelling cart makes that build cosmetic
Divine Barrier 6,400This is great for late game as your barrels kinda fall off and support is over powered. Buy sooner into Pocket
Metal Skin 3,200This item is good into gun burst like Haze or Vyper
Knockdown 3,200Seven, Bebop, Vin, GT, Lash. Buy for any of these, this item is super good
Silence Wave 3,200Item is op Good for indoms or just the cc value
Disarming Hex 3,200Good into fed gun heroes that don't have a dispell
Spirit Snatch 3,200When you have max 2 you can jsut heavy off the stun to proc this
Spirit LuxuryA little in order, but buy as you like. All of these items are good and it depends on the game state.
Cursed Relic 6,400This item is insanley good. Don't forget you can use it to cancel Dynamo mid ult or take off any non ultimate buffs like a bridge buff or Seven's Power Surge
Ethereal Shift 6,400Good item for living into things like wraith ult or lash ult
on Powder KegMercurial Magnum 6,400imbue → Powder KegLots of damage on your gun and stacks escalating
Scourge 6,400If the enemy team is hard spirit, put this on your frontline
More OptionsoptionalWhen you lasso someone you can alt cast a barrel and drag them into it.
Plated Armor 6,400Gun/On hits
Spellbreaker 6,400GT, Lash, or any kind of spirit burst. This works on Vin snipe
Indomitable 6,400If they have a lot of smaller but impactful cc like Bebop, Lash, Krill, Ect.
Juggernaut 6,400If they have firerate based damage that isn't on hits
on Powder KegCompress Cooldown 1,600imbue → Powder KegImbue lasso if it's on cd. Just here so it doesn't pop up asking what you want to imbue
on Powder KegDuration Extender 1,600imbue → Powder Keg
Section 7optionalYou NEED to be agressive on this hero. Pic can have lots of agency if you use your mic and look for plays but you have to be in the enemy jg looking for pics with your team WHENEVER your lasso is up. You can also look for pics on a sidelane.
Section 8optionalIt is your job to hunt the enemy M1 and stop them for free farming, then stomping the late game, Look to kill them with your lasso and with a teamate. Ideally an assassin. Vision is also important, anytime you aren't showing on map and you have lasso up, you are creating pressure.

Ability order

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Powder KegPowder KegAbility 1IIIIII
Bounce PadBounce PadAbility 2IIIIII
CrackshotCrackshotAbility 3IIIIII
Spirit LassoSpirit LassoUltimateIIIIII

unlock I II III upgrade tiers

Build from Deadlock's in-game build browser; win rate from matches played with it this patch (all ranks). All Holliday builds →