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Field manual · Sep 29 patch

How to play PocketHow to play

44.7% win rate · #43 of 44 · Trickster · Burst Damage · Frogs

Updated 2026-10-29 19:16 UTC · n = 3,791,908 matches

How to play Pocket

Flying Cloak1Flying CloakBarrage2BarrageEnchanter's Satchel3Enchanter's Satchel

Your combo: Send Flying Cloak and teleport to it, channel Barrage for 2s, then escape into Enchanter’s Satchel.

Don’t waste: Enchanter’s Satchel is your escape. Once it’s used you have none, at 780 health.

Edge: Barrage is a 2s channel that a burst can punish: start it where you can finish it.

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

Your kit

Barrage
Barrage
Ability 1 · 32s cooldown

Channel to start launching projectiles that deal spirit damage and apply slow around their impact point. Projectiles that hit a hero grant Pocket increased damage that stacks.Casting while airborne will cause Pocket to float.Casting AirDash or Flying Cloak will not cancel Barrage.

Flying Cloak
Flying Cloak
Ability 2 · 26s cooldown

Launch a sentient cloak that travels forward and damages enemies. You can press Ability 2 to teleport to its location.

Enchanter's Satchel
Enchanter's Satchel
Ability 3 · 17s cooldown

Escape into your suitcase. When the duration ends, deal spirit damage to nearby enemies. Duration can be ended early by performing any action.

Affliction
Affliction
Ultimate · 170s cooldown · ultimate

Applies damage over time to enemies nearby.Affliction's damage is non-lethal and does not apply item procs.

Skill order

Max first:Flying CloakFlying Cloak›AfflictionAffliction›Enchanter's SatchelEnchanter's Satchel›BarrageBarrage

From the most common upgrade order (34k matches): the order abilities reach their last tier.

10m21m32m43m53m65m76m88m912m1013m1114m1219m1326m1427m1531m
BarrageBarrageAbility 1III
Flying CloakFlying CloakAbility 2IIIIII
Enchanter's SatchelEnchanter's SatchelAbility 3IIIIII
AfflictionAfflictionUltimateIIIIII

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

Build path with timings

Early
Mid
Late

Items that win most on Pocket

Lanes you win

Lanes to play safe

When they counter you

−6.7 ppGraves

Buy against Graves:

−6.6 ppRat King

Buy against Rat King:

−5.8 ppPaige

Buy against Paige:

Best teammates

Notes from the best builds

Pocket stats and buildsHow to counter Pocket