
How to play HollidayHow to play
47.2% win rate · #29 of 44 · Crackshot · Explosive · Apprehender
Updated 2026-10-30 08:23 UTC · n = 3,885,989 matches
How to play Holliday
1Spirit Lasso
2Bounce Pad
3CrackshotYour combo: Lasso a target (20m range; it pulls and stuns for 2.25s), use Bounce Pad to stretch the lasso longer, then headshot them with Crackshot.
Don’t waste: Spirit Lasso is your catch: land it from range, up to 20m.
Edge: You have only 2 stamina, so divers who catch you after you’ve used it win. Keep it for getting away.
From community hero guides, Oct 2026 patches, checked against deadlock.wiki. The same combo from the other side is on how to counter Holliday.
Your kit

Throw a barrel that explodes after a delay, dealing spirit damage, setting enemies on fire and applying knockup. The barrel can be detonated early by being shot, melee'd, or detonated by another barrel. The burn stacks, so overlapping barrels burn for their combined damage.Can be Alt-Cast to place the barrel in front of Holliday.

Drop a bounce pad in the world that launches any hero. You explode on landing, dealing Damage to any nearby enemies. The explosion can only occur once per person per Bounce Pad.

Headshots deal bonus Damage and applies a Fading Move Speed penalty. This effect can only occur when off cooldown. Cooldown is reduced by 50% on NPC hits. Crackshot ignores range damage fall-off and does not apply to objectives.

Throw out your lasso, dealing spirit damage, pulling, and applying stun.Using a Bounce Pad extends the duration of Spirit Lasso.
Skill order
Max first:
Powder Keg›
Spirit Lasso›
Bounce Pad›
Crackshot
From the most common upgrade order (47k matches): the order abilities reach their last tier.
| 10m | 21m | 32m | 43m | 54m | 66m | 710m | 811m | 912m | 1013m | 1117m | 1219m | 1326m | 1428m | 1531m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Powder KegAbility 1 | I | II | III | ||||||||||||
Bounce PadAbility 2 | I | II | III | ||||||||||||
CrackshotAbility 3 | I | II | |||||||||||||
Spirit LassoUltimate | I | II | III |
unlock I II III upgrade tiers · column labels are the average minute of each step
Build path with timings
Headshot Booster~2:54 · 67%
sold ~16:21
Extra Charge~4:08 · 95%
→ Rapid Recharge
Extra Spirit~6:56 · 63%
sold ~12:25
Extra Stamina~13:29 · 69%
→ Stamina Mastery
Recharging Rush~14:16 · 62%
Rapid Recharge~14:43 · 89%
Stamina Mastery~21:21 · 79%
Tankbuster~23:11 · 55%
Superior Duration~26:09 · 43%
Items that win most on Holliday
+9.1 pp · 1% buy it
+8.9 pp · 4% buy it
+8.9 pp · 12% buy it
+8.7 pp · 2% buy it
+8.6 pp · 5% buy it
+8.4 pp · 3% buy it
Lanes you win
Lanes to play safe
When they counter you
−6.8 ppGravesBuy against Graves:
Armor Piercer+2.8 pp
Plated Armor+2.7 pp
Cursed Relic+2.3 pp
−6.2 ppRat KingBuy against Rat King:
Ethereal Shift+3.3 pp
Juggernaut+2.9 pp
Refresher+2.8 pp
−5.6 ppPaigeBuy against Paige:
Magic Carpet+1.7 pp
Armor Piercer+1.6 pp
Spellbreaker+1.6 pp
Best teammates
55.1% together
54.8% together
52.7% together
51.7% together
51.7% together
51.6% together
Notes from the best builds
more compy lavabolt build
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Pick One: Not optional.
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