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Field manual · Sep 29 patch

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

Entangling Bola1Entangling BolaBoot Kick2Boot KickSlam Fire3Slam Fire

Your 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

Slam Fire
Slam Fire
Ability 1 · 25s cooldown

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.

Boot Kick
Boot Kick
Ability 2 · 21s cooldown

Entangling Bola
Entangling Bola
Ability 3 · 23s cooldown · slow

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

Lycan Curse
Lycan Curse
Ultimate · 60s cooldown · ultimate

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 CurseLycan Curse›Slam FireSlam Fire›Boot KickBoot Kick›Entangling BolaEntangling Bola

From the most common upgrade order (40k matches): the order abilities reach their last tier.

10m21m32m43m54m66m76m87m99m1011m1115m1219m1326m1428m1532m
Slam FireSlam FireAbility 1IIIIII
Boot KickBoot KickAbility 2IIIIII
Entangling BolaEntangling BolaAbility 3III
Lycan CurseLycan CurseUltimateIIIIII

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 Silver

Lanes you win

Lanes to play safe

When they counter you

−8.6 ppGraves

Buy against Graves:

−6.3 ppRat King

Buy against Rat King:

−6.2 ppPaige

Buy against Paige:

Best teammates

Notes from the best builds

Silver stats and buildsHow to counter Silver