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Field manual · Sep 29 patch

How to play BabaHow to play

53.1% win rate · #8 of 44 · Cackling · Beady · Hexing

Updated 2026-10-30 01:19 UTC · n = 3,827,247 matches

How to play Baba

Baba's Brew1Baba's BrewFeed The Birds2Feed The Birds

Your combo: Throw Baba’s Brew while it’s on Silence to shut their casters down, then cover the group in bread with Feed The Birds: the longer they stay in front of you, the more they’re slowed, and when the channel ends they’re hexed into pigeons and bombarded.

Don’t waste: Feed The Birds can be stopped by a stun, though the hex still goes off with whatever bread they have. Cast it when their stuns are spent.

Edge: Your Brew cycles between barrier, silence and burn; pick the moment for the one you need. While brewing you can’t shoot or cast your other abilities.

From community hero guides, Oct 2026 patches, checked against deadlock.wiki. The same combo from the other side is on how to counter Baba.

Your kit

Threadsap
Threadsap
Ability 1 · 28s cooldown · pull 0.6s

Weave a scraggly thread that follows your crosshair before bursting along its path, dealing spirit damage and stealing enemy Spirit, increased in effectiveness for Baba.While holding stolen Spirit, Baba deals bonus spirit damage with every bullet.

Granny Long Legs
Granny Long Legs
Ability 2 · 32s cooldown

Your bench's legs extend, granting bonus move speed, higher jumps, Debuff Resistance and Melee Resistance.Light Melee: Perform a kick that knocks enemies back.Heavy Melee: Perform a ground pound that applies knockup, slow, and deals spirit damage.Hold Crouch / slide to charge a high jump, release to jump.

Baba's Brew
Baba's Brew
Ability 3 · 27s cooldown · silence 3s

Brew a pot of tea that applies a magical effect in an area when thrown, cycling over time between a soothing barrier, Silence, or scalding burn that deals spirit damage over time and reduces spirit resist. Press to pause or resume brewing.

Feed The Birds
Feed The Birds
Ultimate · 150s cooldown · hex 2.75s · ultimate

Cover targets in front of you with bread, adding a stacking slow .When the channel ends a flock of pigeons bombard the targets, dealing spirit damage and hexing each target into a pigeon, increasing in both damage and duration based on bread count.

Skill order

Max first:ThreadsapThreadsap›Granny Long LegsGranny Long Legs›Baba's BrewBaba's Brew›Feed The BirdsFeed The Birds

From the most common upgrade order (60k matches): the order abilities reach their last tier.

10m21m32m44m55m66m76m88m912m1013m1115m1220m1326m1428m1532m
ThreadsapThreadsapAbility 1IIIIII
Granny Long LegsGranny Long LegsAbility 2IIIIII
Baba's BrewBaba's BrewAbility 3IIIIII
Feed The BirdsFeed The BirdsUltimateIII

unlock I II III upgrade tiers · column labels are the average minute of each step

Build path with timings

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Items that win most on Baba

Lanes you win

Lanes to play safe

When they counter you

−7.1 ppRat King

Buy against Rat King:

−6.5 ppGraves

Buy against Graves:

−6.3 ppPaige

Buy against Paige:

Best teammates

Notes from the best builds

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