
How to play SilverHow to play
45.8% win rate · #39 of 44 · Feral · Hot Mess · Transformation
Updated 2026-10-29 19:16 UTC · n = 3,791,908 matches
How to play Silver
1Entangling Bola
2Boot Kick
3Slam FireYour combo: Block their movement abilities and stamina with Entangling Bola, mark them with Boot Kick for bonus damage, then unload Slam Fire’s empowered shots.
Don’t waste: Lycan Curse is your power window. When it ends and you’re human again, enemies use their CC and burst on you.
Edge: Your bloodlust builds faster below 30% health, and at tier 3 a hero kill refreshes your abilities and the transformation.
From community hero guides, Oct 2026 patches, checked against deadlock.wiki. The same combo from the other side is on how to counter Silver.
Your kit

Instantly reload your gun. You gain bonus fire rate and deal bonus weapon damage based on the target's health for a limited number of shots, but suffer from reduced accuracy.Deals bonus Weapon Damage against troopers and neutrals.


Throw a bola, dealing spirit damage, applying slow and preventing movement abilities or stamina.

Passive: Dealing damage generates bloodlust, increased at low health. At max bloodlust, you automatically cast Lycan Curse.Active: Instantly transform, gaining increased max health, and stacking fire rate on enemy heroes, and replacing your abilities and weapon with their ferocious versions.
Skill order
Max first:
Lycan Curse›
Slam Fire›
Boot Kick›
Entangling Bola
From the most common upgrade order (40k matches): the order abilities reach their last tier.
| 10m | 21m | 32m | 43m | 54m | 66m | 76m | 87m | 99m | 1011m | 1115m | 1219m | 1326m | 1428m | 1532m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Slam FireAbility 1 | I | II | III | ||||||||||||
Boot KickAbility 2 | I | II | III | ||||||||||||
Entangling BolaAbility 3 | I | II | |||||||||||||
Lycan CurseUltimate | I | II | III |
unlock I II III upgrade tiers · column labels are the average minute of each step
Build path with timings
Restorative Shot~2:32 · 72%
sold ~29:48
Melee Lifesteal~4:26 · 91%
→ Lifestrike
Close Quarters~6:34 · 77%
→ Point Blank
Stalker~8:05 · 80%
Lifestrike~17:08 · 65%
Hunter's Aura~18:10 · 70%
Weighted Shots~19:18 · 62%
Point Blank~21:07 · 52%
Berserker~25:09 · 63%
Spirit Resilience~26:06 · 41%
Items that win most on Silver
+11.1 pp · 12% buy it
+10.7 pp · 3% buy it
+10.6 pp · 1% buy it
+10.1 pp · 28% buy it
+9.6 pp · 9% buy it
+9.1 pp · 13% buy it
Lanes you win
Lanes to play safe
When they counter you
−8.6 ppGravesBuy against Graves:
Armor Piercer+2.8 pp
Plated Armor+2.7 pp
Cursed Relic+2.2 pp
−6.3 ppRat KingBuy against Rat King:
Ethereal Shift+3.3 pp
Juggernaut+2.9 pp
Refresher+2.8 pp
−6.2 ppPaigeBuy against Paige:
Magic Carpet+1.7 pp
Spellbreaker+1.6 pp
Cheat Death+1.6 pp
Best teammates
54.3% together
53.1% together
52.8% together
51.5% together
50.5% together
49.8% together
Notes from the best builds
silver
2: sell resto shot 1st
50.5% over 1.6k games · open build →(for any questions twitch.tv/shirorz) SILVER FEELS INSANE WITH THIS BUILD
core early: L-R basically. sometimes can skip hunters aura + weighted shots if need to rush unstop or another t4 (gotta buy them after tho)
time to use brain: ordered L-R prio
49.5% over 33k games · open build →