
How to play Deadman DannyHow to play
48.6% win rate · #22 of 44 · Reckless · High-flying · Explosive
Updated 2026-10-30 05:22 UTC · n = 3,866,425 matches
How to play Deadman Danny
1Strix Salvo
2Close The DealYour combo: Mark a target with Strix Salvo, grab them with Close The Deal (10m), then cash the mark with a charged shot for bonus damage and a slow.
Don’t waste: Only dive with Chimera Mk1 when it will hit a hero: if it hits none, you stun yourself for 1.3s and lose 10% max health.
Edge: Close The Deal deals 75% more damage to targets under half health: grab enemies trailing low at a fight’s edge.
From community hero guides, Oct 2026 patches, checked against deadlock.wiki. The same combo from the other side is on how to counter Deadman Danny.
Your kit

Launch a salvo of spirit missiles that lodge into the ground along a line. The missiles explode after a delay or upon detecting an enemy, dealing spirit damage and marking the target.Shooting a marked enemy with a charged shot consumes a mark to deal bonus spirit damage and apply a fading slow.Hold and drag to select the angle.

Hold Jump / mantle to fly, building up heat. When max heat is reached, your jetpack will begin to overheat.Overheating: After a short delay, dive to the ground. Upon impact, create an explosion that deals damage and launches you and nearby enemies. If no hero is hit, you stun yourself. Press Ability 2 to dive early.Cooling Down: After overheating, the jetpack cannot be used until it fully cools down.Slows affect you while airborne. You always explode on death.

Spray fuel dealing weapon damage over time and shredding bullet resist, building up to a huge backblast that deals spirit damage and knocks you backwards.Vents the jetpack when dealing damage.

Grab an enemy and give them a hands-on demonstration, flying high into the air before crashing back to the ground.You and the participant take spirit damage over time while falling and spirit damage upon impact. Damage is increased to enemies under 50% health.
Skill order
Max first:
Chimera Mk1›
Strix Salvo›
Close The Deal›
Jettison Fuel
From the most common upgrade order (68k matches): the order abilities reach their last tier.
| 10m | 21m | 32m | 44m | 55m | 66m | 76m | 88m | 99m | 1013m | 1117m | 1219m | 1326m | 1428m | 1531m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strix SalvoAbility 1 | I | II | III | ||||||||||||
Chimera Mk1Ability 2 | I | II | III | ||||||||||||
Jettison FuelAbility 3 | I | II | |||||||||||||
Close The DealUltimate | I | II | III |
unlock I II III upgrade tiers · column labels are the average minute of each step
Build path with timings
High-Velocity Rounds~2:29 · 93%
→ Opening Rounds
Opening Rounds~6:11 · 71%
Extra Spirit~7:46 · 75%
→ Improved Spirit
Grit~7:49 · 56%
→ Reactive Barrier
Improved Spirit~12:42 · 90%
→ Boundless Spirit
Mystic Expansion~13:04 · 69%
→ Greater Expansion
Reactive Barrier~13:48 · 69%
Tankbuster~21:13 · 79%
Greater Expansion~23:30 · 74%
Boundless Spirit~28:38 · 65%
Items that win most on Deadman Danny
+9.7 pp · 9% buy it
+9.3 pp · 9% buy it
+8.5 pp · 25% buy it
+7.7 pp · 6% buy it
+6.4 pp · 16% buy it
+6.4 pp · 5% buy it
Lanes you win
Lanes to play safe
When they counter you
−6.9 ppGravesBuy against Graves:
Armor Piercer+2.8 pp
Plated Armor+2.7 pp
Cursed Relic+2.3 pp
−6.4 ppRat KingBuy against Rat King:
Ethereal Shift+3.3 pp
Juggernaut+2.9 pp
Refresher+2.8 pp
−5.8 ppKelvinBuy against Kelvin:
Inhibitor+1.2 pp
Frenzy+1.1 pp
Diviner's Kevlar+1.0 pp
Best teammates
56.4% together
54.9% together
54.0% together
53.7% together
52.7% together
52.5% together
Notes from the best builds
La mejor build de magia de Danny y mas rota en mi opinión
Empezar a escalar: Si o si los 3 escudos amigo, es lo mas roto que he usado y eres medio inmortal si es que juegas seguro, el toro solamente cuando haya mucho melee o spameen pesados
Daño para explotar como yucateco: Aqui empezamos a buildearnos daño para poder explotarnos y no dejar de ser molestos alv
Ahora si viene lo chido: Aqui ya vas como el minuto 15-20 cabron vas a tener que tener relevancia con tus bombas yucatecas osea tirarte a cada rato medio suicida asi que esto es lo que te tendras que hacer, te explico porque cada item
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